From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"Form-condensing martial arts? Heh, the younger generation is indeed formidable."

At the entrance of the library, it was the same old man as before. After reading the letter from Xiao Fengxiao that Chen Shi handed over, he couldn't help but look up at Chen Shi and smiled approvingly.

It hasn't been long since Chen Shi applied for the Qi Explosion martial art, and now he's about to break through to the Condensation Realm. His cultivation speed is truly impressive.

"Mr. Feng is too kind."

Chen Shi made a self-deprecating remark, his face full of respect.

At this moment, he already knew that the old man in front of him was named Feng Luyao and was wearing a long robe that was neither blue nor white, because he was not a servant of the mansion, but a guest of honor.

The term "retainer" refers to someone who, based on their own talents, resides under the patronage of a wealthy and powerful family.

They can also be called retainers or guest advisors.

In fact, the Jing'an Marquis's mansion kept many retainers, and Mu Yunsheng could be considered one of them.

The library is no ordinary place; it cannot be managed by ordinary servants or retainers. Since Jia Shun's death, there has been no suitable replacement for the manager, so until now, it has been temporarily managed by Feng Luyao.

"This time, however, we have to go up to the third floor."

Feng Luyao pointed to the stairwell and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Feng."

Chen Shi thanked him and then stepped over.

The library has seven floors in total. The higher the floor, the smaller the space becomes, making it resemble a tall tower, but the books collected inside become increasingly precious.

In terms of martial arts alone, the first level is nourishing blood, the second level is exploding qi, and the third level is solidifying form!

After taking three gulps in one go, Chen Shi couldn't help but look up at the higher floors.

Following this pattern, wouldn't the martial arts above the fourth floor be at the Xuan-level?

Profound and mysterious, the gateway to all wonders. This profound-level martial art is already an existence that transcends the mortal realm.

"Over there."

Just as I was pondering this, Feng Luyao's voice suddenly rang out behind me.

He followed him up.

"Oh, thank you, sir."

Chen Shi snapped out of his reverie and decided to stop thinking about it for the time being.

After all, he had not yet taken physical form, and the profound-level martial arts were still like the bright moon in the sky to him.

Looking in the direction Feng Luyao pointed, one could see a bookshelf on the third floor labeled with the words "Martial Arts".

The only bookcase containing the Formless Martial Arts!

Its rarity and preciousness are evident.

That makes sense, since those shops that specialize in selling martial arts techniques often only have a few solidified martial arts techniques.

"I wonder if there are any high-grade ones..."

Thinking of this, Chen Shi felt a little uneasy.

The shops selling martial arts techniques only sell low-grade Condensed Form martial arts techniques; mid-grade and high-grade techniques are increasingly rare and precious, and none of them are for sale.

Chen Shi wasn't sure if the library had it or not.

Although Xiao Fengxiao's handwritten letter, like the last one, did not restrict the martial arts grade, there was nothing he could do if it didn't.

"Got it!"

Walking up to the bookshelf, Chen Shi first glanced at it, and when he saw the labels "medium grade" and "superior grade", he couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

As expected of the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion!

It's definitely not comparable to those shops on the street.

For martial artists, rank is not everything; what suits them best is the best.

But before you start practicing, who knows if it's suitable? So you should definitely choose the higher grade first!

Chen Shi raised his head and looked directly at the top-level superior-grade solidified martial arts.

At least, the superior grade can solidify and cover the entire body, truly achieving a seamless combination of offense and defense without any blind spots.

Of course, this only applies to hand-to-hand combat; weapons are different.

"Three gates..."

The highest-grade martial arts techniques are placed at the top, consisting of only three manuals.

That's right. Top-grade Condensed Form martial arts are precious, and even a Marquis's mansion wouldn't have them piled up on bookshelves like cabbages.

Of course, there may be other high-grade solidification martial arts techniques that are kept privately and not displayed here.

For example, among these three manuals, Chen Shi did not see the snake-style martial arts practiced by the First Madam, Li Qinghan.

As masters, they naturally have more and better choices.

These things were irrelevant to Chen Shi. At this moment, he was already content with having a high-grade Condensation Martial Art to cultivate.

Stop thinking about anything else and focus your attention on the three manuals in front of you.

Two martial arts styles and one weapon style.

Chen Shi skipped over that weapon-based martial art.

In terms of weaponry, he already possesses the Night Battle Eight Directions weapon, although it's only of low grade, it's practical enough. However, because his explosive qi martial arts focused on movement techniques, his hand-to-hand combat skills are still significantly lacking in comparison.

Moreover, the form-condensing martial arts of fist and foot can condense the blood and qi of the whole body into a unified form, which Chen Shi was more inclined towards.

"As for these two books..."

With that in mind, Chen Shi took the remaining two books, one in each hand, and pondered them over and over again.

"This one!"

After a moment, Chen Shi made a decision.

Put the one on the right back on the shelf, leaving the one on the left.

The dark red cover bears the four large characters "Double Kill of the Claws and Scorpions".

"Hmm, this martial art is good, but it's also a bit troublesome."

Feng Luyao stood to the side the whole time, and only spoke after Chen Shi had made his selection. Before Chen Shi could ask, he continued to explain.

"The so-called 'claw and scorpion double kill' refers to the claw and the scorpion, but the scorpion technique cannot be used before reaching the late stage of the seventh rank."

"so."

Chen Shi pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"Then you'll reach the late stage of the seventh rank!"

"Hehe, not bad, that's ambitious."

Feng Luyao nodded and smiled at Chen Shi.

Such youthful spirit!

After making their selections, the two went downstairs, and as before, Feng Luyao registered the secret manual that Chen Shi had chosen.

It must be returned after a certain period of time, and must never be passed on or taught to outsiders without the master's permission!

Chen Shi knew all these rules, so he simply signed and affixed his seal.

In fact, martial arts, as the lifeblood of a martial artist, is an extremely precious resource, and therefore is strictly controlled.

Even the shops on the street that sell martial arts techniques will sign contracts after the sale, stipulating that the techniques cannot be passed on to outsiders or taught privately.

Otherwise, if one person buys it and the whole family practices it, who will buy it from in the future?

As for how to specifically restrict buyers based on a single document, those shops that can do this business naturally have their own leverage.

After registration was completed, Chen Xingshi politely took his leave.

Feng Luyao sat in his seat, glanced at the notebook, and casually tossed it aside.

After leaving the library, Chen Shi went to the medicine hut, just like before.

Mu Yunsheng, having nothing to do, was wiping her silver needles. Chen Shi found a place to sit down and took out his manual to read it.

"Scorpion-shaped..."

The term "claw" refers to the pincers on the forelimbs of beetles; the term "scorpion" refers to the stinger of venomous insects.

This "Twin Scorpion Kill" technique is a martial art modeled after the scorpion.

"I see."

After reading it through once, Chen Shi nodded slightly.

No wonder Feng Luyao said that one cannot use the Scorpion's moves without reaching the late stage of the seventh rank.

Once one's blood and qi condense into form, at the early stage of the seventh rank, one can transform their arms into the pincers of a venomous scorpion, thereby enabling them to use corresponding techniques.

However, only when one reaches the late seventh rank, when blood energy covers the entire body and condenses into a scorpion tail, can one use the Scorpion's techniques.

"Slash the throat to probe the nest."

As Chen Shi said before, we should wait until the late stage of the seventh rank to practice. There is no rush at the moment. We should practice the claw technique first.

I've read it all through without any problems. I'll take a deep breath and start practicing from the first move.