In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

Before long, the group arrived at the library in the outer courtyard.

At this time, many new students had already gathered inside the pavilion.

Not only did they see acquaintances from the other two counties, but they also saw many geniuses from the prefectural city.

Clearly, everyone is in dire need of new techniques.

Although this is just the outer courtyard's library, and the best martial arts techniques of the martial arts academy will not be found here, fortunately, there are many of them.

There were rows of bookshelves, neatly arranged.

These bookshelves are filled with a large number of books.

It has been categorized into various types, including not only internal cultivation techniques, but also skills, as well as miscellaneous knowledge such as poison manuals, medicine classics, and mechanical arts, and even some ancient books and secret discussions.

These books look very new, so they are probably not originals, but rather copies.

"Although we can freely practice any of the techniques here, it's best not to try to learn too much at once. We should only choose one or two that are most suitable for us to avoid wasting time and resources. Besides, there are even better techniques waiting for us after we enter the inner courtyard!"

Ji Baiying addressed the crowd.

Chu Jun, Xu Lin, Qian Rou, and the others all nodded, and then began to make their selections.

Lu Yuan didn't hesitate and quickly walked to a bookshelf displaying sword techniques.

I quickly flipped through them and found that most of them were Yellow-grade cultivation techniques, with only two Xuan-grade ones.

Two Xuan-grade sword techniques: one is the Flying Snow Sword Technique, and the other is the Surging Wave Sword Technique.

Although these two sword techniques are completely different from the profound concepts of the Blazing Sun Sword Technique, and are both of the same Xuan-grade, they may not be able to trigger the conditions for breaking the limit, he still took one of each, wanting to go back and try them out.

Next, Lu Yuan went to another shelf and selected a book on the Fire Blade Technique.

Although the Blazing Fire Saber Technique is a Xuan-grade technique, Lu Yuan was still unsure whether it could trigger the limit-breaking conditions of the Wind-Breaking Saber Technique. He could only go back and try it out first.

Then, Lu Yuan went to the shelf where the movement techniques were displayed.

Before long, he chose a profound-grade movement technique called Wind-Shaped Leg.

He also took one of each of the following: internal cultivation methods, hidden weapon techniques, poison manuals, medicine manuals, and mechanical arts.

For others, trying to do too much at once might lead to failure, but he almost never has this problem.

Moreover, he won't cultivate most of them directly; they're just used to break through limits, so they won't affect his progress.

Anyway, he still needs to stay at the hospital for the next three months.

Three months is neither a long nor a short time.

Even with the Five Elements Vajra Body's flesh-refining technique, maintaining a pace of three sessions a day should be sufficient to reach perfection.

Therefore, he has ample time to attempt to break through the limits.

Even if all else fails, he can still master a few more profound-grade techniques to perfection.

"Lu Yuan, what are you doing?"

When Lu Yuan came over carrying a stack of secret manuals, Ji Baiying and the others who were registering information at the counter all looked at him with strange expressions.

"I want to try more things."

Lu Yuan smiled faintly and replied.

"Although this library won't restrict us from using cultivation techniques and secret manuals, there will be a price to pay. Each Yellow-grade cultivation technique costs one hundred taels of silver, and each Profound-grade cultivation technique costs one thousand taels of silver. Are you sure you want to choose so many?"

Ji Baiying frowned slightly and said to Lu Yuan, "You are only of average talent. Whether you have overdrawn your potential or had some kind of fortuitous encounter, since you have come to the Martial Academy by chance, you should cultivate in a down-to-earth manner."

"If I were you, I would only choose one internal cultivation technique and strive to achieve the highest rank in the shortest time. Then, I would abandon the copper and gold skins and use the iron skin foundation to fully attack the eighth rank. Only in this way can I possibly pass the new student assessment three months later. Otherwise, no matter how many techniques you practice, it will be completely useless."

Before Lu Yuan could even speak, Zheng Xu and Zhang Hu quickly asked, "Brother Ji, what will happen if we fail the assessment in three months?"

"Naturally, you should return to where you came from. The Martial Academy doesn't want mediocre talents!"

Ji Baiying said directly.

Upon hearing his words, not only did Zheng Xu and Zhang Hu's expressions change slightly, but even Chu Jun, Xu Lin, and Qian Rou silently put the technique manuals back in their places.

It wasn't that they were unwilling to spend money, but rather that they knew very well that if they wasted their time on cultivating techniques, it would be even more difficult for them to successfully cultivate the Golden Skin or advance to the eighth rank within three months.

"Brother Lu Yuan, you should put them all back quickly, just keep one internal cultivation method!"

Seeing that Lu Yuan was still standing there, Zheng Xu and Zhang Hu quickly tried to persuade him.

Before they arrived, the two families' elders had warned them that they must maintain a good relationship with Lu Yuan no matter what. Therefore, even after learning that Lu Yuan only had average talent, they still had no intention of distancing themselves from him.

"Thanks for the reminder, I know what I'm doing!"

Lu Yuan smiled and said directly.

In fact, what he has is probably just an appetizer; he may need more later.

As for money, there's no need to worry. He brought over 30,000 taels of silver notes with him this time, enough to squander for a while.

If all else fails, you can also buy some of the Ironback Bull's jerky and Blood Essence Pills.

Seeing that Lu Yuan insisted, the two of them said no more.

Chu Jun, Xu Lin, Qian Rou, and the others merely glanced at Lu Yuan with unusual expressions before heading off to register their information.

Ji Baiying frowned, secretly deciding that she should stay away from this kind of stubborn young man who wouldn't listen to advice and had almost no future.

Although he intended to win over the top ten seats so that they could band together for mutual support, some people seemed to be completely excluded.

Immediately, he stopped paying attention to Lu Yuan and went forward to register his information on his own.

"Can you really master these techniques?"

At this moment, Jiang Ying, who had been silent, suddenly poked Lu Yuan with a finger.

Lu Yuan turned his head and met a pair of big, watery eyes that blinked rapidly.

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Lu Yuan said with a smile.

"That makes sense!"

Jiang Ying smiled upon hearing this, revealing her two small tiger teeth.

He immediately ran back, and when he returned, he had several more secret manuals in his hand.

"This martial arts technique must not be passed on to outsiders; violators will bear the consequences!"

After registering his information, Lu Yuan paid more than nine thousand taels of silver directly.

Although it seems like a lot, it's nothing compared to the value of these secret manuals.

You should know that he spent more than 1,300 taels of silver to bid for that incomplete copy of the Vajra Skill on the black market.

The profound-grade manuals he now possesses are all complete, and their value naturally far surpasses that incomplete Vajra Skill manual.

Back in his room, Lu Yuan couldn't wait to start trying it out.

He first picked up the Flying Snow Sword Technique, flipped through it, and found that there was no change on the ancient scroll.

As expected, the conditions for breaking the limit were not triggered.

He then tried the Surging Waves Sword Technique, but there was still no change.

Unsurprisingly, the Blazing Blade Technique failed to trigger the limit-breaking condition of the Wind-Breaking Blade Technique.

"It seems that to trigger the conditions for breaking through limits, one needs a cultivation method with the same or similar profound principles!"

Lu Yuan pondered to himself, then picked up the book on wind-shaped legs.

After he finished reading, the ancient scroll in his mind finally burst into brilliant golden light, and the little golden figure once again intertwined and coalesced.

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