Zhong Bai hummed and hawed, but Ming Wanqian actually wasn't using any force at all.
Well, Grand Uncle-Master was someone to be coaxed, and without coaxing the old man a bit, Zhong Bai felt he would have a hard time finding a method today.
Sure enough, hearing Zhong Bai's humming and hawing, Ming Wanqian rare showed a lighthearted smile.
"You actually have a heart, able to mess around with this old Daoist like this. Everyone else who enters the Scripture Repository Pavilion is proper and upright, like pieces of wood.
Only you brat suit my taste. Ahem, not bad, not bad. Let's get down to business. Travel divine abilities—honestly speaking, they are actually life-saving escape divine abilities.
This world is unfathomable, and heaven knows when you'll encounter irresistible demons.
Therefore, running fast is very important!"
With that, Ming Wanqian lightly exhaled a breath of stale air, seemingly recalling the past, or perhaps sighing.
"In the Scripture Repository Pavilion, there are two types that are relatively suitable for you. The first is the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique.
You are currently only at the third layer of Qi Refining. Using the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique, you can escape and travel among the five elements."
Upon hearing the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique, Zhong Bai's eyes lit up. The Five Elements Escape Technique! Even though a "Minor" word was added in front, that was still something one could only hope for and not seek.
"Grand Uncle-Master, the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique is good. This one, just this one!"
Seeing Zhong Bai's eager look, Ming Wanqian gave him an annoyed glare.
"What's the rush? Listen to me finish, Grand Uncle-Master. Although you can try practicing the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique now, before Foundation Establishment, among the five elements, with the wood escape you can manage to shuttle rapidly among forest trees.
The fire escape... I reckon it will burn you to death within a moment or two.
The water escape can only let you hold your breath longer, about the same as a swimming fish.
The metal escape, just like the fire escape, you aren't qualified yet.
The earth escape can at most let you enter the earth a few feet, well, and still not allow you to travel through it."
Hearing the prospect of his current cultivation of the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique, Zhong Bai autistic himself.
That is to say, apart from the wood escape technique being slightly useful, all the others were like flowers in a mirror and the moon in the water—touchable yet out of reach.
"Grand Uncle-Master, since you knew that my current cultivation of the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique is still somewhat reluctant, you..."
Zhong Bai didn't finish the subsequent words, but Ming Wanqian understood them clearly in his heart.
"No help for it. In the Scripture Repository Pavilion, there are only two escape techniques that the Qi Refining realm can cultivate, and the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique is one of them.
As for the other, this old Daoist feels it is more suitable for you: the Thunder Escape Technique!
This divine ability itself is used by thunder-path cultivators. Of course, once you reach the Foundation Establishment realm, it appears somewhat insufficient.
Therefore, your Master cultivated Shrinking the Ground into Inches rather than the Thunder Escape Technique.
Well, how about it? Choose the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique or the Thunder Escape Technique, figure it out yourself."
After throwing the problem to Zhong Bai, Zhong Bai fell into hesitation. Without a doubt, the future achievements of the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique were definitely higher.
At the Qi Refining stage, however, the Thunder Escape Technique was the most suitable for him.
"Forget it, when I reach the sixth layer of Qi Refining, I can come back to the Scripture Repository Pavilion to choose spells. After Foundation Establishment, I'll be able to enter the Scripture Repository Pavilion at any time.
When the number of Exorcism Points goes up in the future, it won't be too late to cultivate the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique!"
Having made up his mind, Zhong Bai's reply was also resolute.
"Grand Uncle-Master, this disciple has already thought it over. The Minor Five Elements Escape Technique has limited use for this disciple at present; the Thunder Escape Technique is more suitable for this disciple.
I still hope Grand Uncle-Master will fetch the technique for this disciple!"
Zhong Bai recovered the respect he had when he first entered. With that firm gaze, Ming Wanqian knew that Zhong Bai hadn't made the decision under an impulse, so he simply let him have his way.
A large hand made a grab toward the distant classics, and a thin volume of divine abilities effortlessly fell into the palm of his hand, suspended in the void.
"Catch it then. The Thunder Escape Technique, remember to return it in a month..."
Since they had both been to the Scripture Repository Pavilion once before, Ming Wanqian didn't mention other precautions. Just as Zhong Bai was holding the Thunder Escape Technique with both hands and wanted to thank him, Ming Wanqian directly flicked his sleeves, and Zhong Bai's whole body uncontrollably flew toward the outside of the Scripture Repository Pavilion.
"You brat don't need to say words of appreciation; it makes the listener's ears hurt. It's always the same routine, everyone is like this, it's annoying to death."
Until Zhong Bai stood outside the Scripture Repository Pavilion and heard his own Grand Uncle-Master's words coming from inside the pavilion, Zhong Bai understood that he was being disliked.
Giving a bright smile, he had to admit that this Grand Uncle-Master had a lot of personality!
Respectfully bowing with cupped hands toward the Scripture Repository Pavilion, Zhong Bai no longer fussed over it, planning to return to his small courtyard to study the newly acquired Thunder Escape Technique.
Inside the small courtyard, on the futon.
Zhong Bai calmed his mind, looking at the Thunder Escape Technique close at hand, feeling somewhat hard to get started.
Well, he flipped through it back and forth several times, but when he wanted to actually implement it, Zhong Bai felt everywhere was stiff and difficult to understand.
"Forget it, just memorizing the Thunder Escape Technique first is fine, no need to rush.
For now, it's better to refine the Body Forging Art to Great Completion first."
Having this thought was still because Zhong Bai considered that physical body improvements were hard for others to discover, plus the stronger the physical body, the more helpful it would be for thunder techniques in the future.
Therefore, Zhong Bai planned to add all his Exorcism Points to the Body Forging Art!
"Currently I only have 450 Exorcism Points. These were still painstakingly saved up from two trips down the mountain.
Now, I can only use them to enhance the physical body first."
Shaking his head, Zhong Bai wasn't reluctant to part with the Exorcism Points. The two trips down the mountain made Zhong Bai feel that the difficulty of acquiring Exorcism Points wasn't high, but since he couldn't frequently go down the mountain right now, they appeared exceptionally precious.
Exorcism Points successfully exchanged for cultivation days for the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art. A total of 450 cultivation days exchanged!
In an instant, Zhong Bai felt his muscles and bones begin to rapidly writhe all over his body. That sensation carrying the impact of rolling vital blood made Zhong Bai's consciousness blur quite a bit for a moment.
Soon, however, Zhong Bai lightly bit the tip of his tongue. Accompanied by the seepage of tongue-tip blood, that sense of impact finally stopped Zhong Bai from falling into unconsciousness.
Following closely, the vital blood in his body continuously increased. This sudden increase in vital blood quickly made Zhong Bai's skin look like a boiled big prawn; beneath the ruddy luster, minute, imperceptible black impurities were also continuously expelled...
Originally, after minor completion of the Body Forging Art, very few impurities remained in Zhong Bai's body, plus he had expelled some when drawing thunder into his body. At this moment, as the impurities inside Zhong Bai's body were expelled, his meridians and bones became translucent.
Time ticked by. Accelerating the cultivation of the Body Forging Art might only be a matter of a split second, but the transformation of Zhong Bai's body took quite a bit of effort.
Half an hour later, Zhong Bai slowly opened his tightly closed eyes. Even though his lips were pale and his whole body was trembling at this moment, the joy between Zhong Bai's brows still couldn't be covered.
"Done, the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art has reached Great Completion!"
Slowly uttering these words, Zhong Bai's whole body trembled, and in a split second, his muscles and bones resonated together!
"With the Great Completion of the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art, a single punch can carry the sound of a tiger and leopard, possessing three thousand catties of arm strength!
To deal with demons and malevolent spirits, it might still not be quite enough, but ordinary people wanting to harm me with sabers and mortal blades in the future will no longer be able to do it."
After expressing a few words of emotion, Zhong Bai then went to wash up.
Night fell, upon the roof of the small courtyard.
Zhong Bai sat exceptionally contentedly on the roof beam. Regarding his current state, Zhong Bai had a conviction: once he reached the point where he could graduate from apprenticeship, it would be like a dragon entering the four seas.
"Sweeping the Nine Provinces is perhaps no longer an out-of-reach dream!"
Thick killing intent flashed through his eyes. At this very moment, a bloodline called slaughter was continuously awakening deep in Zhong Bai's bones, and a heart to sweep away all demons was also continuously beating within his chest.
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