64: Chapter 64, the secret manual "Thunderfire Blade," is back!

Starry Sky Group building, 80th floor.

After having breakfast together at the 9th-floor restaurant, Fang Zhuo and Bai Shiwei went straight up to this level.

At the entrance, they ran into Wang Jinhua.

"Not bad, you've already broken through to Advanced Martial Artist."

After Wang Jinhua offered a word of praise, he teased: "But it's only been a few days; can you not stand the loneliness already?"

Young people really have high spirits; even when training at the group headquarters, he didn't forget to call his wife over.

"Can't help it, my wife is clingy."

Fang Zhuo shrugged; in front of Wang Jinhua, he still wanted to maintain the image of a steady genius.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the flesh on his waist was pinched.

He turned his head, and Bai Shiwei was pretending to look out the window as if nothing had happened.

Wang Jinhua took in the expressions of the young couple, his mouth twitched, and he felt as if his own head was shining.

"I won't disturb you two any longer, but there is one thing I want to remind you of."

"Your Life Level is increasing very quickly, but you must be careful; Body Control is more important."

"On the path to becoming a Transcendent Martial Artist, Body Control is of the utmost importance."

"Understood, thank you, Brother Wang." Fang Zhuo thanked him earnestly.

Inside the training room, Bai Shiwei was tempering her body in the equipment area by herself.

Fang Zhuo was honing his Body Control alone.

Actually, even without Wang Jinhua's reminder, Fang Zhuo had already realized this.

Moreover, the only thing he was missing to obtain the phoenix essence blood reward in the contract was Body Control.

"Before December 31st, Life Level must break through level 30, Body Control must reach Inner Sight, and physical power output multiplier must reach 12!"

"There are only about three months left... This won't be easy."

Fang Zhuo took a deep breath. The path to Inner Sight was not easy to tread. He was currently at the perfection of Micro-Perception, looking as if he were just one step away from Inner Sight.

But after these past few days, Fang Zhuo knew for himself just how difficult it was!

It looked like a single step away, but in reality, it was as far as the horizon...

Control, control—it relies heavily on comprehension. Some people might never grasp it and could be stuck for their entire lives.

Fang Zhuo practiced the Federal Basic Fist Technique—the 12 Styles of Military Fist—over and over again, until his training suit was soaked with sweat.

"After reaching the perfection of Micro-Perception, the fist technique doesn't help much with improving my Body Control anymore..."

"Oh well, at Life Level 30, I should have purchased a secret manual to train with anyway. This money can't be saved."

He had originally wanted to go straight into Inner Sight to fulfill the third condition of the contract. The corresponding rewards included not only the phoenix essence blood but also an SS-grade secret manual!

While Fang Zhuo was pondering with his arms crossed.

Bai Shiwei also walked over, wiping her sweat and carrying a water bottle: "Here, hydrate yourself."

"What are you thinking about?"

"Considering which secret manual to buy." Fang Zhuo smiled. Actually, he had already made up his mind.

In the Blue Moon Federation, the most commonly used weapon is the blade, followed by the spear and sword.

Because of this, there are the most blade technique manuals, with a full three SS-grade blade technique manuals available! Lower-tier blade technique manuals are as numerous as the hairs on an ox, and the blade is deeply loved by the vast majority of martial artists.

Bai Shiwei suggested earnestly: "How about the Thunder Fire Blade?"

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she couldn't help but recall that single strike Wang Jinhua had executed in front of the Shanhe Martial Arts Hall.

"You're thinking the same thing as me." Fang Zhuo laughed, then immediately became troubled.

The Blue Moon Federation's secret manuals are extremely expensive. The SS-grade secret manual Thunder Fire Blade has a total of eleven levels, and the full set costs 3 billion!

Although you can buy it by level, just the first three levels of Thunder Fire Blade, which are suitable for training below the Transcendent Martial Artist level, cost 3 million!

This is also the reason why Beginner and Intermediate Martial Artists generally cannot afford to learn secret manuals.

For them, if they have that money, it is more practical to use it to purchase training resources to increase their Life Level.

"Are you worried about money?"

Bai Shiwei asked: "We still have some money left. See how much you are short, and I'll see if I can apply for the later-stage training resources from our group."

"No need."

Fang Zhuo shook his head: "I can apply for money from the Starry Sky Group."

After his father's incident, he didn't want the people around him to worry about money anymore.

After purchasing the blood explosion pill last time, there was about 300,000 left. Before coming to Origin Star, he used about 100,000 to buy some basic training resources to leave for Bai Shiwei.

There was only 200,000 left, and later, his father-in-law Bai Qiming transferred a little over 1 million in living expenses to Bai Shiwei, which hadn't been touched yet.

"Still short by 1.8 million..."

"Let's use the loan quota from the civilization points first. Anyway, there's no interest; it would be a waste not to use it."

Fang Zhuo thought to himself and logged into the group's internal website.

He glanced at his personal information page. The combat power rating displayed was still that of a newly advanced Advanced Martial Artist. He guessed that perhaps this was linked to actual combat records.

Otherwise, after he broke through to Advanced Martial Artist, it should have been updated long ago, given that there are detectors everywhere inside the group building.

"A loan quota of 500 points, 1 civilization point equals 10,000. First... take out the full loan!"

Fang Zhuo thought about it, filled in the maximum amount directly, and submitted the application.

The group's internal approval was almost instantaneous.

"Buzz~"

"Huaxia Bank account ending in 8114 has received 5 million, balance is 6,260,083. Note: Civilization point exchange."

Fang Zhuo immediately placed an order for the secret manual Thunder Fire Blade on the Blue Moon Federation's official website, of course, only the first three levels.

Watching the balance decrease by 3 million, Fang Zhuo couldn't help but feel a heartache: "It's fine. If I'm unwilling to invest, and I fail to break through to Inner Sight by the end of the year, that would be the real loss!"

3 million, compared to the 3 billion price of the full set of Thunder Fire Blade, is just a drop in the bucket.

Thinking about it this way, he felt better.

A few minutes later, the door of the training room where Fang Zhuo and Bai Shiwei were was knocked on.

"So fast?"

Bai Shiwei was surprised.

Fang Zhuo was also a bit puzzled.

"Hello."

"Mr. Fang, hello. This is the secret manual Thunder Fire Blade you ordered, please accept it." The delivery person was a middle-aged man wearing the Starry Sky Group uniform.

"May I ask where the secret manual was dispatched from?" Fang Zhuo was even more puzzled.

"You didn't know?" The man laughed: "Thunder Fire Blade was created by our group's founder; the copyright and supply source are naturally within our group."

"So that's how it is..."

Fang Zhuo couldn't help but sigh. This group founder is too low-key; apart from the title of the first Cosmic Martial Artist of the Blue Moon Federation.

He had never heard of anything else about him at all.

"Shi Wei, you try it."

In the center of the training room, Fang Zhuo handed the secret manual Thunder Fire Blade to Bai Shiwei.

This was a head-mounted VR headset with the Thunder Fire Blade secret manual contained within. When a martial artist wears it for observation, it automatically verifies the martial artist's iris.

It binds upon first use. In subsequent uses, if the identity verification fails, the user will be warned. If they ignore the warning and continue to watch, it will be judged as stealing the technique, which is a serious crime in the Blue Moon Federation and will result in huge fines or even imprisonment.

Fang Zhuo was not sure if the system could refund it. If it could be refunded, it should be able to bypass the copyright verification, right?

"Huh?" Bai Shiwei pointed at herself and hurriedly shook her head: "Hubby, aren't you going to train in the Thunder Fire Blade to try and break through to Inner Sight?

If you give it to me, what will you do! Besides, my Life Level is only 25; there's no need to learn it so early."

"..."

Fang Zhuo looked at the earnest Bai Shiwei, not knowing how to explain it for a moment. He couldn't talk about the system refund.

It wasn't a matter of trust, but this kind of thing was too fantastical.

No one would believe it even if he said it!

"It's fine, you'll have to learn it sooner or later. Better to learn it early than late. We won't be short on money in the future; I'll just order another copy in a bit!"

Fang Zhuo pressed down on Bai Shiwei's shoulders, his tone serious: "Let's learn this Thunder Fire Blade together. Let's race to see who can get the hang of it first and who can reach the third level first?"

As he spoke, he took out his phone and placed another order right before Bai Shiwei's eyes.

It's fine, no fear of wasting it. Before it's used or identity-bound, it can be resold at any time.

"This..." Bai Shiwei was moved in her heart, but she didn't act coy. She bit her lip and said: "Hubby, then you better be careful, don't lose to me."

"Alright, bring it on."

Fang Zhuo made a provocative gesture.

Bai Shiwei smiled brightly, excitedly put on the headset, and immersed herself in the virtual world demonstrated by the secret manual Thunder Fire Blade.

[Wife Bai Shiwei consumed one copy of the secret manual Thunder Fire Blade. Bai Shiwei's current Life Level is Intermediate Martial Artist. The refund coefficient is 4. Refunded secret manual Thunder Fire Blade * 4.]

"Nice...!"

Fang Zhuo took a look at the system space, and four brand-new VR headsets were lying quietly in the corner.