From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Although I have already practiced Night Battle in All Directions and learned the method of explosive energy, there is no reason to think that I have too much martial arts knowledge.

In fact, Chen Shi now needs other martial arts.

Night battles are a skill of the sword, but once he has no sword in hand, he is at his wit's end, his limitations are too great. As for using grass and trees as swords, or having a sword in one's heart even without a sword in hand, those are far beyond his current reach.

For example, when he was defeated by Jia Shun, the difference in their skill levels was certainly the main reason, but another reason was that Chen Shi only knew one kind of swordsmanship. If he also knew some fist and foot martial arts, he wouldn't have been helpless after his sword shattered.

"Very good!"

After receiving Xiao Fengxiao's letter, Chen Shi left the inner courtyard and immediately went to the library.

Unexpectedly, the person in charge of the building was not Jia Shun.

Although Jia Shun was in charge of the library, he was still a human being and couldn't stay in the library every day; someone had to take his place.

At this moment, it was an elderly man with gray hair, wearing a long robe, but it was neither the blue robe of an ordinary "retainer" nor the white robe of a steward.

However, anyone who could wear a robe was not an ordinary servant.

"Greetings, Steward."

Chen Shi dared not be negligent and bowed.

Then he handed over Xiao Fengxiao's handwritten letter.

With Xiao Fengxiao's orders, even if Jia Shun were here, he wouldn't dare to obstruct it. Otherwise, he would be asking for trouble!

However, things will go much more smoothly without Jia Shun.

"You are Chen Shi."

The old man glanced at Chen Shi and couldn't help but smile.

"So young, yet causing such a commotion, hehe, not simple at all."

"I am ashamed."

Chen Shi lowered his head slightly, his face showing shame.

Actually, killing A Qing was nothing. The main thing was that Xiao Fengxiao didn't hesitate to lead a group of people to make a scene in the main house for him. A group of maids and servants pulled hair, tore clothes, and fought each other. For the Marquis's mansion, this was unprecedented.

Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. In less than half a day, the news had already spread to everyone.

Beyond the spectacle itself, the master's protectiveness and the favor shown to Chen Shi are astonishing.

"Alright, go in and choose."

The old man smiled kindly again and raised his hand.

Chen Shi thanked him again and stepped into the building.

To be honest, although this is the second time I've received martial arts training, it's my first time coming in.

Last time, Jia Shun interfered and didn't let him into the building, but instead gave him the Elephant King Stake directly.

It seems that Jia Shun intended to harm him, but little did he know that his cleverness backfired and instead benefited Chen Shi.

If Chen Shi hadn't mastered the Elephant King Stance and possessed immense strength, he wouldn't have accidentally killed Lu'er. In that sense, Jia Shun reaped what he sowed.

"Over here..."

Having already entered the library, I stopped thinking about anything else and focused on choosing martial arts techniques.

The library is very large, containing not only martial arts texts but also a vast collection of other books, ranging from various Confucian classics to agricultural and industrial works, encompassing everything imaginable.

The claim of having a collection of 100,000 books is not an exaggeration.

"The martial arts techniques for the Qi Explosion Realm are on the second floor."

As Chen Shi was staring in astonishment at the rows of bookshelves filled with ancient texts, the old man came over and said something.

Thank you.

Chen Shi snapped out of his daze, thanked them, and went straight upstairs to the second floor.

The library has seven floors in total, and the higher the floor, the more precious the books it contains.

Ordinary servants can only apply for one lowest-level martial art, which is a low-grade Yellow Rank Blood Nourishing Martial Art, all of which are on the first floor.

Although the explosive martial arts are also of the Yellow Rank, as required by an Eighth Rank martial artist, regardless of whether they are of the Upper or Lower Rank, they are all on the second floor.

Similar to the first floor, although smaller, it was still filled with books. Most of them were other classic texts, with martial arts books occupying only a corner.

According to the labels, Chen Shi arrived at several bookshelves that housed martial arts texts.

"Second Grandma only told you to choose a martial art that explodes with energy, but she didn't restrict the grade."

The old man continued to follow behind, and spoke again.

"Thanks for reminding me."

Chen Shi thanked him and went straight to the bookshelf that displayed high-grade Yellow Rank explosive martial arts.

In fact, Chen Shi knew this in his heart.

He originally planned to choose a high-grade Yellow Rank martial art!

As for which one to choose...

Chen Shi glanced at the manuals on the bookshelf; most of them were about martial arts, but there were also some about weapons.

In the Blood Nourishing Martial Arts, the difference between the lower, middle, and upper grades lies in strength.

Explosive Qi martial arts, on the other hand, are forms of blood and qi bursting forth. Lower-grade techniques are simply bursts of qi, such as the Night Battle in Eight Directions sword technique, which uses the blade as a guide to extend blood and qi.

In comparison, mid-grade techniques are more agile; for example, the "Snake Fist" allows the blood energy to twist and attack like a snake or worm. High-grade explosive martial arts, on the other hand, allow the blood energy to leave the body directly, achieving a ranged attack effect.

Although Night Battle in All Directions is only a low-grade martial art, it is quite practical, and Chen Shi does not intend to choose another weapon-based martial art.

"That's it!"

After some thought, Chen Shi reached out and picked up a secret manual.

"This one..."

The old man stood to the side, shaking his head slightly.

I advise you not to choose this book.

Why?

"There is only one such movement technique in the Gu family library that meets the Qi Explosion Realm criteria. In fact, it is extremely rare in the entire martial arts world. The reason for this is that, apart from the fact that movement techniques do not require high-grade Qi Explosion Realm techniques, the threshold for cultivation is too high."

The old man smiled and pointed to the "Soaring Through the Void" in Chen Shi's hand.

"Take this book for example. It consumes a lot of blood energy during its use. Even if you cultivate a high-grade blood-nourishing martial art and your blood energy reaches 800, it will be difficult to sustain it."

"so……"

Chen Shi was taken aback, but a thought suddenly occurred to him.

He couldn't withstand 800 units of blood energy, but he should be fine with 2000 units.

"I'll choose this one!"

"...Alright then."

The old man paused slightly, smiled, and said nothing more.

After all, young people always have to pay the price for their choices.

After making their selections, the two went downstairs, registered, and then Chen Shi took his leave.

Watching Chen Shi's retreating figure, the old man hesitated for a moment before tearing out the page from which Chen Shi had registered.

Chen Shi was unaware of this and went straight to the medicine hut with the secret manual in his hand.

"They're here."

Mu Yunsheng glanced at Chen Shi, said a few words, and didn't ask anything else.

"Um."

Chen Shi nodded and, as usual, helped Mu Yunsheng with the work first.

Having finished most of the work, I finally came to the open space in front of the medicine hut and opened the book "Soaring Through the Void".

As before, first skim through the whole thing.

"I see."

After reading it, Chen Shi suddenly understood.

No wonder the old man warned that this movement technique consumes a great deal of blood and energy.

Generally, martial arts techniques that utilize explosive energy to propel the body actually consume very little energy.

However, this technique, "Soaring Through the Void," is different. It involves condensing blood and qi into invisible threads, connecting these threads to other parts of the body, and then using these threads to pull and stretch, thereby achieving the effect of soaring into the air and walking on the void.

Since the burst of energy is merely an explosion of blood energy, not the condensation of blood energy at the seventh rank, the blood energy has not condensed into a physical form. To maintain the continuous flow of energy, one must continuously output blood energy.

This is precisely why it consumes a great deal of blood and energy.

"Truly worthy of being a superior movement technique!"

However, if one masters this skill, by using the energy threads to guide the movement, one can achieve extremely high speeds without leaving a trace, resulting in a strange, agile, and unpredictable figure that is truly unfathomable.

Chen Shi was overjoyed; he had made the right choice in selecting this movement technique!

Learning another martial art means having more skills. Chen Shi originally wanted to choose a fist or foot technique to reduce his reliance on weapons.

But upon seeing this movement technique, he immediately changed his mind.

Just as the old man said, top-grade martial arts at the Qi Explosion Realm are extremely rare!

Rarity means preciousness.

Furthermore, the environment for this search team is complex and fraught with danger. Having a powerful movement technique would greatly increase the chances of survival.

Let's begin!

Without thinking about anything else, Chen Shi took a deep breath and immediately began his cultivation.

With more than half a month to go before departure, he must at least master this movement technique before entering Yongqiu Mountain!