Purchasing Martial Arts Manuals

"Senior, are you going to take me as your disciple?"

Lu Chuan never imagined that the person who would become his master would actually be his grand-master.

Moreover, from Chu Feng's demeanor, Lu Chuan knew he couldn't compete.

This meant that, most likely, Lin Lei would become his master.

With that thought, Lu Chuan asked, "Senior, what are the benefits of taking you as my master?"

Lu Chuan was a very pragmatic person. Without benefits, let alone Lin Lei, even if it were the Dean of Azure Dragon Academy, Lu Chuan wouldn't have taken them as his master.

"You little brat, you won't move unless there's a benefit."

After appraising Lu Chuan with a playful expression, Lin Lei became serious and said, "If you become my disciple, you can attend any of my disciples' classes for free, including Chu Feng's."

"In addition, I will grant you one hundred Academic Credits and issue three tasks, each with a reward of over one thousand Academic Credits."

"As for other benefits, I won't list them one by one. You'll know once you join my sect."

"So, are you willing to become my disciple?"

Since Lin Lei had said this, Lu Chuan naturally had no reason to refuse.

Immediately, Lu Chuan clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully, "Lu Chuan pays his respects!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Saying "good" three times in succession, Lin Lei helped Lu Chuan up and said with a smile, "Regarding the courses, just tell Chu Feng what you want to learn, and he'll help you with it."

"I'll start by issuing the tasks I just mentioned."

"For the first task, I require you to comprehend the Sky Swallowing Art to the proficient level within half a year."

"Upon completion, I will grant you five thousand Academic Credits!"

"For the second task, I require you to raise your cultivation to the fifth-rank realm within half a year."

"Upon completion, I will also grant you five thousand Academic Credits."

"As for the third task, it's related to the Dragon Tiger Ranking."

"You need to reach the Dragon Tiger Ranking within half a year. As compensation, I will grant you ten thousand Academic Credits!"

"Furthermore, for every rank you climb on the Dragon Tiger Ranking, I will award you an additional one hundred Academic Credits."

"In other words, if you can reach the first rank on the Dragon Tiger Ranking within half a year, I will directly reward you with twenty thousand Academic Credits!"

Five thousand!

Five thousand!

Ten thousand!

Lu Chuan's eyes lit up.

No wonder, he truly deserved to be Chu Feng's master; his generosity was evident.

If he could complete all three tasks, Lu Chuan wouldn't have to worry about Academic Credits for the four years he'd be at the academy.

Of course, while the rewards were attractive, the difficulty was not low either.

It would be very difficult for an ordinary person to complete even one task, let alone all three.

After leaving Lin Lei's manor, Lu Chuan considered his tasks for the day complete.

Although the process had been a bit bumpy, the outcome was ultimately good.

Putting aside the significant benefits Lin Lei could bring him, just the mere association was enough to deter many from casually offending him.

After a brief communication with Chu Feng to discuss how to arrange his subsequent lessons, the two parted ways.

Lu Chuan, however, did not return to his dormitory. Instead, he headed to the trading district.

Including the Academic Credits granted by Lin Lei, he now had nearly three hundred credits.

With so many credits, he naturally wanted to exchange them for something.

However, Lu Chuan didn't want to exchange them for resources; he intended to buy a new cultivation technique.

In the short term, purchasing a new technique wasn't as beneficial as converting it into resources to feed the Sky Swallowing Art.

But in the long run, it was definitely worth it.

Half an hour later, at the trading district.

Lu Chuan entered a seemingly grand shop and asked the attendant who greeted him, "Hello, do you have any high-grade cultivation techniques for sale?"

Upon hearing this, the attendant's eyes instantly lit up.

A big customer!

"Yes, yes, yes. Not only high-grade techniques, but we also have top-grade techniques, and even king-grade techniques far above top-grade."

"Oh?"

Lu Chuan's interest was immediately piqued. "Show me a king-grade technique!"

"Sure thing!"

Hearing Lu Chuan's request, the young lady couldn't have been happier. If this deal went through, she'd get at least ten thousand Academic Credits in commission!

After a bit of fiddling, the young lady held a tablet and hurried over to Lu Chuan, introducing it with a smile, "This is the King-grade cultivation art, the Primordial Chaos True Art!"

"This art possesses supernatural abilities. Once cultivated to the perfect stage, it can condense Primordial Chaos Qi within the body."

"Sir, let me tell you, this Primordial Chaos Qi is incredible."

"It can not only be used to kill enemies but also to enhance physical strength, spiritual energy quality, Martial Arts Talent, comprehension, and so on."

"There's nothing it can't do that you can't imagine."

"Sir, are you tempted?"

Tempted! He was definitely tempted!

As expected of a King-grade art, it could improve a Martial Artist's talent and comprehension. If he bought it, wouldn't that solve his problems once and for all?

"How much is it?"

"Not much, two hundred thousand Academic Credits," the young lady said with a smile.

"How... how much?"

"Two hundred thousand?"

Lu Chuan froze instantly. He thought he was finally rich, but it turned out he was still a pauper.

The young lady chuckled, "Sir, please don't think it's too expensive. All King-grade arts are priced like this. The Primordial Chaos True Art is actually quite cost-effective."

I can't afford anything more expensive than this!

"Ahem, do you have any cheaper arts?"

"Preferably arts that can be bought for a few hundred Academic Credits."

Lu Chuan felt a little embarrassed himself.

The drop from hundreds of thousands to a few hundred was just too drastic.

However, the young lady was quite refined; she didn't show any contempt for Lu Chuan. Moreover, her enthusiasm didn't wane one bit.

"Yes, most Mid-grade arts are priced around one to two hundred Academic Credits. Would you like to take a look, sir?"

Lu Chuan wasn't interested.

To be honest, Mid-grade arts wouldn't help him much. Even if he could fuse them, it would be hard to upgrade to High-grade.

Seeing Lu Chuan remain silent, the young lady seemed to understand something and quickly said, "I also have a High-grade art here, and it's only selling for a hundred Academic Credits. Would you like to take a look, sir?"

Lu Chuan suddenly looked at the young lady. Was there such a good deal?

"There must be some attached conditions," Lu Chuan said plainly.

The value of a High-grade art was at least ten times that of a Mid-grade art.

Even Mid-grade arts sold for one to two hundred Academic Credits. Lu Chuan didn't believe a High-grade art would be sold for just a hundred.

"Of course, there are," the young lady explained. "The buyer of this art must go to the Starry Sky Battlefield and pick a spiritual herb called the Starry Sky Lotus for my boss."

"Of course, if you happen to have the Starry Sky Lotus on hand, we can exchange it directly, and you won't have to trouble yourself to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield."

"Starry Sky Lotus?" Lu Chuan frowned. He had never heard of this spiritual herb and had no idea of its value.

What if its value was even higher than the High-grade art? Wouldn't he be losing out on this deal?

Besides, he couldn't even enter the Starry Sky Battlefield right now.

"Can I exchange for a different condition?" Lu Chuan asked.

"Yes, you can," the young lady nodded with a smile.