After leaving the hospital, Qin Hao immediately took paper and a pen out of his space and set about creating a cultivation technique.
To prevent the technique's grade from being too high and leaving him without enough Great Dao Crystals.
Qin Hao wrote a sentence: "Fist attacks as fast as lightning!"
[ Ding: Spending 100 Great Dao Crystals. The technique is being generated... ]
[ Ding: Congratulations to the host on obtaining "Lightning Fist." ]
[ Lightning Fist ]
[ Type: Lightning-Type attack ]
[ Grade: F ]
[ Function: Fists as fast as lightning, accompanied by lightning that dealt continuous damage. (Note: Only suitable for those with the Chaos Dao Body and those who have awakened Lightning-Type Ability.) ]
Because it was an F-grade technique, it was very quick to learn. Qin Hao first spent 30 minutes mastering it, then headed to the cultivation technique market.
After learning "Lightning Fist," Qin Hao gained a Lightning-Type Ability, and his talent grade was Legendary Rank.
The cultivation technique market!
There were a great many shops here, all selling cultivation techniques. There were also many street stalls selling them.
Qin Hao found a spot and set up a stall, selling just one F-grade "Lightning Fist" technique.
"Yo! Isn't this classmate Qin Hao? What's this? You've started selling cultivation techniques? Let me see. Whoa! It's actually an F-grade Lightning-Type technique. Hahaha! How about a discount? I'll take it for 10,000!"
Before long, his first customer arrived, and it was an old acquaintance: Zhao Hu.
Fuck, enemies really do cross paths on a narrow road. I've run into him again.
"10,000? What kind of pipe dream is that? I'm selling it for 200,000. Not a penny less."
"Tch, the market price for an F-grade technique is only 50,000, and you want 200,000? Why don't you just rob someone? This market's huge. I'll buy one somewhere else!"
And so Zhao Hu wandered around the market for three hours, yet failed to find a suitable technique.
He finally came across a Lightning-Type technique, but its grade was too high. It was D-grade, and the lowest market price was a million. Zhao Hu simply couldn't afford it.
So, after going round and round, he came back to Qin Hao.
Qin Hao had long expected Zhao Hu to return. Lightning-Type techniques were hard to come by, and ordinary families couldn't necessarily get their hands on one. The great families had bought almost all of them up.
"Brother Hao, hehe, you can't use it anyway, so just sell it to me. I'll give you 100,000. How about it?"
"No. Not a penny less than 200,000!"
"Qin Hao, don't push it! The market price for an E-grade technique is 50,000, and you've quadrupled it?"
"Hmph, market prices change. Lightning-Type techniques are scarce to begin with. Pass this village and there won't be another shop. Take it or leave it."
"You..."
"What about me? If you don't want it, forget it. I'm packing up and going home!"
Qin Hao pretended to pack up his stall. Since "Lightning Fist" was the only technique he had, he picked it up and walked off.
He had only taken two steps when Zhao Hu finally couldn't hold back. Low-grade Lightning-Type techniques were hard to come by, after all. He said, "Hey, fine, fine! 200,000 it is. Sell it to me!"
"Oh, sorry, I've packed up. If you still want it, it'll be 300,000!"
With that, Qin Hao kept walking. In the end, Zhao Hu chased after him.
"Fine, 300,000 it is!"
"Sorry, I've suddenly changed my mind again. This time it's 400,000. Are you buying it or not?"
Although Zhao Hu's father was a martial artist, he was one of the lowest grade. His family was a little better off than ordinary people, but they weren't wealthy.
This time, Zhao Hu could only scrape together a little over 500,000 to buy a technique, and Lightning-Type techniques really were hard to find.
He was now afraid that if he refused again, Qin Hao would raise the price still further, so he hurriedly shouted, "I'll buy it! I'll buy it! Is that good enough?"
I acted too hastily. Looks like I didn't raise it enough!
Qin Hao thought, then took out "Lightning Fist" and said, "Pay up!"
And so Qin Hao sold the "Lightning Fist" technique he had already learned to Zhao Hu for the high price of 400,000.
Zhao Hu left cursing under his breath. If it weren't for the martial artists keeping order in the technique market, he would surely have badly wanted to give Qin Hao a thorough beating after getting the technique.
After selling the technique, Qin Hao converted the entire 400,000 into Great Dao Crystals, obtaining 4,000 in total.
With a full 4,000 Great Dao Crystals this time, Qin Hao tried to create a high-grade technique.
This time he wrote: "Icebound Ten Thousand Miles, deal continuous damage, and kill enemies with Ice Cone as if crushing ants!"
[ Ding: This technique requires 100 million Great Dao Crystals. Current balance: 4,000 Great Dao Crystals. Unable to generate the technique. ]
Seeing this, Qin Hao could only discard the first part, leaving just "Kill enemies with Ice Cone as if crushing ants!"
[ Ding: This technique requires 1 million Great Dao Crystals. Current balance: 4,000 Great Dao Crystals. Unable to generate the technique. ]
"It still won't work? Were my requirements a little too high?"
After grumbling, Qin Hao ultimately left a single phrase: "Frozen for Ten Thousand Miles!"
[ Ding: Spending 1,000 Great Dao Crystals. The technique is being generated. ]
[ Ding: Congratulations to the host on obtaining "Icebound Art." ]
[ Icebound Art ]
[ Type: Ice-element group control ]
[ Grade: E ]
[ Function: With a point of the finger, Icebound Ten Thousand Miles. All enemies within that range will be frozen and restrained by an Ice Seal. (Note: Only suitable for those with the Chaos Dao Body and those who have awakened Ice-Type Ability.) ]
He put the technique on his stall, then began writing again: "At a thought, time freezes!"
[ Ding: This technique requires 10 trillion Great Dao Crystals. Current balance: only 3,000 Great Dao Crystals. Unable to generate the technique. ]
Qin Hao had wanted to try creating a Time-Type technique, but he hadn't expected it to be just like the Spatial Type: a mere two phrases cost 10 trillion Great Dao Crystals.
As with the Spatial Type, Qin Hao could only write another phrase: "Time Acceleration!"
[ Ding: Spending 1,000 Great Dao Crystals. The technique is being generated. ]
[ Ding: Congratulations to the host on obtaining "Time-Speed Art." ]
[ Time-Speed Art ]
[ Type: Time-Type control ]
[ Grade: E ]
[ Function: Time Acceleration and deceleration. (Note: Only suitable for those with the Chaos Dao Body and those who have awakened Time-Type Ability.) ]
"This one's good too. I'll keep it to learn myself."
After putting "Time-Speed Art" away, Qin Hao created an E-grade Metal-Type Ability technique and an E-grade wind-element technique, one after the other.
He put the techniques on the stall and waited for buyers, while he picked up "Icebound Art" and began reading it carefully.
Thirty minutes later, the system's notification sounded.
[ Ding: Congratulations to the host on learning "Icebound Art," obtaining a Legendary Rank Ice-Type Ability, and obtaining the Frozen for Ten Thousand Miles skill. ]
Qin Hao was delighted. Although he hadn't cultivated the technique to perfection, he had gained an Ice-Type Ability and a skill.
It was just that the skill would have to be cultivated slowly to grow stronger; otherwise, it wouldn't be very powerful.
Ah, it doesn't matter. The skill is only for control anyway. It's only useful when combined with other skills.
Besides, I still have a Time-Type copy of the "Time-Speed Art." I can cultivate it slowly later. The time acceleration and slowdown it gives me are much stronger than this.
With that thought, Qin Hao began concentrating on calling out his wares.
"Hey, come take a look! An E-grade ice-element technique, an E-grade Metal-Type Ability technique, and an E-grade wind-element technique! If you want one, hurry over and have a look!"
Sure enough, as soon as he called out, a crowd gathered to look...