Once Momo and Ancient Wind joined the clan, Happy became a lot more at ease.
Silver Wolf's speed of practicing Freezing Force was much faster than what Thunderous Battle expected. Within a few days, he started to challenge people who were stronger than him in terms of qi realm nonstop. His Freezing Force increased realm by realm. Before long, he reached Grandmaster Realm. At that time, his ability increased by more than one fold.
With Momo and Silver Wolf serving as garrison, as well as Little North, Ancient Wind, One Circle, Thunderous Battle, the thirteen staff-using monks, and other first class fighters there, even if they did not have Chivalry Sect and the three local sects to support them, Mu Clan would still have the ability to fight against Class One Hall!
Mu Clan should be fine for the time being.
Happy relaxed a little.
But when he thought back on the mess he had before him, the emotions he had just calmed down surged up once more!
'Six great sects… Oh well!'
After all, he still had to wait for Zhang Wuji and his group to return before he could go on with the quest. If he did nothing, he would just be wasting time. It would be better if he left the city to take a look at whether there was a place for him to practice his martial arts.
Once he reached Life and Death Realm, Happy had still not been able to practice even one Life and Death Realm martial art, and that was not good. When the others also reached Life and Death Realm, his advantage brought by the attributes of a fourth-echelon Nation Protecting Divine Sword would be completely gone.
That was something Happy did not want to see.
However, he did not have a Life and Death Realm manual just yet. While there were a few Life and Death Realm martial art manuals in the clan storage, most of them were not sword techniques, and the remaining two were something Happy regarded in disdain. They were rather inferior.
"I can only buy it."
Happy checked his savings in the bank. At the very least, he had some capital. Once he left the inn, he entered the nearest commission shop.
'Why are they so expensive?!'
When he saw that the Life and Death sword technique manuals were as high as fifty million taels of silver, even the "landlord Happy" who had billions of taels of silver could not help but curse those people for being scammers!
But that was to be expected.
Right then, Life and Death manuals could not be obtained through simple sect quests. They could also not be obtained by killing one or two Moksha Realm NPCs. Happy had killed many Ninja Kings in the past, but none of them had given him a Life and Death Realm fist technique. All of them were Stormy Shadowless Kick manuals. From this alone, it was enough to know just how rare were Life and Death martial art manuals.
Besides, even after two years after the game was launched in his previous life, which was the later stages of the game, everyone was still focused on Life and Death martial arts to fight!
Hence, buying expensive sword art manuals right then was the same as buying a divine vessel.
Happy browsed through the selection, but he was soon disappointed.
Even though there were around ten sword technique manuals in the commission shop and the lowest priced one was set at fifty million taels of silver, there were not many good manuals. In fact, two of them could not even compare to the ones in Mu Clan's storage.
Even though Life and Death sword techniques had absolute advantage over the sword techniques at lower qi realms, Happy did not have the intention to practice low-class sword techniques. Life and Death Realm sword techniques were very difficult to train, so he would need a lot of time to master one. If he met one that was even better while he was halfway through mastering one, he would just be wasting his time and money.
Happy would rather practice low-tier martial arts and get closer to his goal of learning Shifting Stars than spend his time practicing a substandard martial art.
He swept his gaze over the seller's name for some of the sword technique manuals, and then a contemplative expression appeared on his face.
Kind Tycoon.
He was stunned speechless.
[Haha, Brother Happy, you would never come to me without a purpose. How would you like to take care of my business this time?] Kind Tycoon did not feel guilty at all for trying to poach Happy's people. Once he received the letter from Happy, he quickly sent an enthusiastic reply.
[Of course it's something good. I want to ask whether you have other Life and Death sword technique manuals.]
[Other? Brother Happy, this means that you're not quite satisfied with the manuals I put in the commission shop, hmm?] Kind Tycoon even cackled.
Happy did not attempt to hide it and went straight to the point. [I lean toward speed-oriented offensive sword techniques. These techniques that focus on defense and damage aren't my cup of tea. Since we've already performed a few transactions between us, I thought to hear from you about whether you have anything that I want. If you don't, then I'll offer a high price for one in the commission shop.]
[I have!]
[I'll put some in the commission shop for you. Take a look.]
Once Kind Tycoon replied, new items quickly appeared on sale in the commission shop.
There were three silver sword technique manuals.
[Flying Dragon Sword Technique]
[Life and Death Dual Rites Sword Technique]
[Bodhidharma Sword Technique]
Anyone could tell that those sword technique manuals were unusual just by their names alone.
Once Kind Tycoon put those three martial art manuals on sale in the commission shop, the eyes of the employee behind him went wide..
"Master, we finally obtained these three treasures after much effort, and you said that you wanted to auction them off in Beijing Royal Mansion so that the elites in Beijing would fight over them. Why did you put them all in the commission shop in one go?"
"What would you know?" Kind Tycoon smiled and set a price for the sword techniques. "These three manuals might be worth cities, but these two… Life and Death Dual Rites Sword Technique and Bodhidharma Sword Technique have a bigger background attached to them.
"One of them is from Kunlun Sect, and the other is from Shaolin Temple. Even I can't tell just how much they are worth, but it just happens that Happy is a master in sword techniques. I'll have him take a look and tell me how much they're worth. At that time, I'll know just how high of a price I should set for them during the auction."
"Are you saying that you intend to sell Flying Dragon Sword Technique?"
"Heh…" Kind Tycoon smiled mysteriously before he shook his head slowly. "Who said I must sell it?"
When Happy saw the three new silver sword technique manuals in the commission shop, his eyes lit up.
Flying Dragon Sword Technique had pretty good attributes, and it was the type of sword technique that he needed.
But when Happy saw Life and Death Dual Rites Sword, which was placed right behind Flying Dragon Sword Technique, he was stunned for a moment, then a faint, nostalgic look appeared in his eyes.
'This sword technique seems like a high-tier sword technique from Kunlun Sect. Its profound and incredibly powerful. During the battle at Light Summit, He Taichong and his junior used this Sword Control Art. If Zhang Wuji had not used Heaven and Earth Great Shift, he would not have been able to fight back at all.
'It's a pity that there is a flaw in this sword technique—it requires two people to form a sword formation which will bring out the profound secret within it that is as great as an ultimate technique!
The last book was Bodhidharma Sword Technique.
The requirements to practice it were as such:
Practice any one high-tier Mystical Realm sword technique from Shaolin Temple. AST: 70, AFF: 80, CPH: 75, BMM: 75. Qi Realm: Life and Death Realm.
Once Happy finished going through the three sword manuals, he sighed faintly.
The background of the last two was pretty great.
But it w
as a pity that one of them was a combination sword technique, and the other had the word "incomplete" attached to it, so it was an inferior version of Bodhidharma Sword Technique. By the looks of it, the most normal one of them all—Flying Dragon Sword Technique—was the one that he could practice.
He sent a messenger pigeon over, and the receiver instantly found himself dumbfounded.
[I want Flying Dragon Sword Technique. Set a price.]
Kind Tycoon was stunned for a long time. He did not expect that Happy would actually answer so readily, and his answer was also very much against his expectations. He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath before he replied.
[Brother Happy, I have a question. It's about your fourth-echelon Nation Protecting Divine Sword. How did you manage to deceive the Divine Weapon Rank? If you tell me the secret, I'll give you this martial art manual for free.]
Chapter 432 - Intelligent Heart Temple, Verbally Taught Nine Yang Skill
Kind Tycoon originally intended to use the instincts of a top ranked player on the Famous Player Rank to determine the value of Life and Death Dual Rites Sword Technique and Bodhidharma Sword Technique. However, what he did not expect was that the two out of the three Life and Death Realm sword technique manuals which he had been proud of were ignored. He was dumbfounded and wondered if his plan had been revealed when he set the price at one billion taels of silver. His tone changed.
[Brother Happy, I have a question. It's about your fourth-echelon Nation Protecting Divine Sword. How did you manage to deceive the Divine Weapon Rank? If you tell me the secret, I'll give you this martial art manual for free.]
Kind Tycoon was a very calculative person. While he searched for information, he also gave Happy quite a big bargaining chip.
He offered Happy a good Life and Death Realm sword!
It was a sword technique manual that was worth at least fifty million taels of silver, and he did it just because he wanted to get a piece of information. Perhaps only people like Kind Tycoon, who treated money as if it was nothing, could do something like that.
However, Happy's answer disappointed him once again.
[Let's not mix in other things into this trade. Let's just finish the trade for Flying Dragon Sword Technique. I'm not too used to owing people favors.] His tone was indifferent, and he did not show any excitement toward Kind Tycoon's suggestion.
[Hehe, then, I'll sell it for fifty million. It's fine if you don't want to tell me the secret of the Divine Weapon Rank. I understand.]
Kind Tycoon laughed dryly.
He could tell that Happy did not intend to reveal his secrets, and he knew not to look into this matter any further through sensible tact. However, when a person was as smart as he was, he could still sense something unusual from Happy deliberately keeping the matter a secret. Since Mu Clan had intentionally concealed one fourth-echelon masterpiece, could a second and third fourth-echelon masterpieces also exist among them?
Mu Clan's abilities might not be as they seemed.
Happy's four attributes had long since surpassed eight points. Once the trade was completed, he learned Flying Dragon Sword Technique without hesitation. He then went about the city and was surprised to hear an unexpected piece of news in the streets of Eternal Peace County.
There were originally many bandits lurking around the area of Eternal Peace Temple.
However, once the Jin Dynasty Soldiers stationed themselves in Eternal Peace Temple, the bandits vanished without a trace, and many players who used the bandits to train lost their training spots and source of income.
However, because of an accident, the players began to notice one after another that the Jin Dynasty soldiers in Eternal Peace Temple were about the same level as the bandits.
Once someone approached the temple, no matter who it was, they would immediately be attacked by Jin Dynasty soldiers!
Even though the Jin Dynasty soldiers were not weak—they had all reached Mystical Realm, had a 5-man commander in Life and Death Realm, incredible teamwork, and a lot of people—which made them a little difficult to kill, they dropped equipment and money once they died.
What surprised the players even more was that the Jin Dynasty soldiers in Eternal Peace Temple respawned quickly. The respawn time was half an hour, and it made many players incredibly excited. They went about spreading the news and formed parties to work together to clear Eternal Peace Temple!
Within just half a day, countless small teams stationed themselves in Eternal Peace Temple, and quite a number of people even came near Mahavira Hall where they saw an orderly row of fierce, heavy-armored warriors.
Some people spread word that if those heavy-armored warriors were killed, each of them dropped at least one thousand taels of silver. The drop rate of masterpieces did not seem to be low either.
Even though many people died near Mahavira Hall and the tall tower, there were also many heavy-armored soldiers who died in their hands, and plenty of players went after them.
Of course, Happy did not dare to approach Eternal Peace Temple recklessly. Normal players might not have any problems in entering that place to train, but he was someone who was involved in a quest. Once he got closer, he might cause Zhao Min's three servants to attack him. One A'san was already difficult to deal with, so Happy did not want to gamble with his life.
He returned to the inn and changed into a set of inconspicuous clothes. He then called two disciples from Emei Sect to go out of the city in search for Intelligent Heart Temple, which was a place where Emei Sect disciples stationed themselves.
While they were on their way, the Emei Sect disciples told Happy some things.
Most of the temples for nuns in the world of martial artists in China were under Emei Sect's name. They were Emei Sect's branches and informants placed everywhere in the world of martial artists.
Besides, those who could build temples were all martial aunts who had some degree of achievements with their martial arts. They were at least at Moksha Realm, which was perfect to protect the Emei Sect disciples.
The leader of Intelligent Heart Temple was a proper Moksha Realm fighter. She had a few disciples under her, and she was not weak.
Happy swiftly realized that it was a good chance. Since he had the jade ring, he could summon all Emei Sect disciples. If he could persuade the leader of Intelligent Heart Temple as well, then the situation would be different!
Intelligent Heart Temple was less than a few miles away from the city, and it was very close to Eternal Peace Temple.
When Happy saw the leader of Intelligent Heart Temple, he simply could not wrap his head around the idea that the old nun in her fifties and dressed in garments made of pure cloth was the leader of a nun temple and even a Moksha Realm fighter.
Leader Hui Xin was completely different from Mistress Annihilation. She looked incredibly friendly and gave off a calming presence. She had a water bucket on her shoulders, and it gave her a simple air that made it clear that she stood aloof from worldly matters. She spoke slowly, and her voice was like an ancient bell deep in the mountains. It could baptize a soul.
"Martial Aunt Hui Xin!"
"Ah, it's you, Jing Neng." The old nun put down her water bucket and placed her palms together in a salute. "Do you have the sect teacher's whereabouts yet?"
Jing Neng moved forward to answer. "Yes, Martial Aunt Hui Xin. We found Young Swordsman Happy, and he helped us find out the sect teacher's whereabouts."
"I see, so she is locked up with the elites of the six great sects in Eternal Peace Temple. It's no wonder then why there have been so many Jin Dynasty soldiers in the area these days."
Leader Hui Xin had a compassionate expression on her face. "Even though I have been quietly walking in the ways of Buddha for decades, I am still a disciple of Emei Sect. Now that my sect teacher is in danger, I cannot just sit by and watch. Young Swordsman Happy, if you have use for this old nun, please order me as you please."
"Mistress, you are too serious." Happy hastened to return her salute. "Mistress
Annihilation had evaluated me highly, so when she was in danger, she gave me this great task. But unfortunately, my strength is too low! I couldn't lead the sects to go to Eternal Peace Temple and save the elites."
"Young Swordsman Happy, you're too humble," Hui Xin said with a well of emotions. "Even though you're young, you managed to retreat while surrounded by Jin Dynasty soldiers. This is enough to prove that you are intelligent and have extraordinary powers. Coincidentally, I was around Eternal Peace Temple yesterday night. If I were in your place, I doubt that I would have been able to leave while I surrounded by those two powerful fighters."
"Mistress, you went to Eternal Peace Temple yesterday night?"
Happy was stunned.
Hui Xin nodded solemnly. "Eternal Peace Temple and Intelligent Heart Temple are places where Buddha is. They are places where our origins lie, and we usually communicate with each other. Right now, Jin Dynasty soldiers have occupied the land in which the masters of Eternal Peace Temple meditate en masse. There is no way I cannot pay attention to this."
She paused for a moment before her tone suddenly changed. "Young swordsman, you are not a member of our sect, but you were willing to risk your life for the people of the six sects. You have a kind heart, and you think of the people in the country. I admire you…
"We are not able to do anything in regards to the matter of the six sects. We must wait until the elites of the six sects have gathered together. However, young swordsman, why don't you train in Intelligent Heart Temple for the time being. I see that your comprehension is astonishing, and I have with me a martial art that I can give you. Then, when you practice martial arts in the future, you will have twice the results with only half the effort."
Her final sentence made Happy's heart tense up suddenly.
'Getting twice the results with only half the effort when I practice martial arts? Could this be the legendary ultimate technique?"
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