Trading Self-Created Soul Skills for the Wind Stabilizing Pearl

"Don't tell me my luck is that bad, and something happened in Hurricane Canyon again?"

Thinking of this, Mo Hui felt somewhat helpless.

Although Godwind Academy had already cleared out the area around Hurricane Canyon, the depths below the canyon were an uninhabited forbidden zone. Who knew what might emerge from below?

The two-thousand-year Hurricane Bird he had encountered last time had come up from beneath Hurricane Canyon. It accidentally crashed into his stone platform and nearly caused him to fall into the canyon.

But that time had been an exception. Under normal circumstances, such incidents were extremely rare. Even if they did happen, the patrolling teachers would stop them, so the chances of an accident were very low.

When he had run into trouble last time, Godwind Academy's teachers had actually reacted very quickly. They had reached his location in less than a minute. It was simply that his battle had ended even faster.

However, when Mo Hui clearly saw who had arrived, he was somewhat surprised and asked in confusion, "Headmaster, why are you back already?"

Feng Qingcang had only been gone for less than fifteen minutes. Could it be that he was also a training fanatic who had rushed out, finished his meal, and returned to cultivate?

"Ahem... Mo Hui, there's something I'd like to discuss with you. Shall we talk outside?"

Upon hearing Mo Hui's question, Feng Qingcang's old face reddened. He coughed lightly, then asked Mo Hui in a solemn tone.

"Of course, but what does the headmaster want to discuss with me?"

Mo Hui was somewhat puzzled. Aside from his Soul Tool being worth a little money, he did not have anything particularly valuable on him. What could possibly warrant a Soul Sage coming to speak with him in person?

Could it be that he knew about the soul bone?

Mo Hui's heart suddenly clenched. If that was the case, then his situation would be rather dangerous. Few people could resist the temptation of a soul bone. Even if it was only a two-thousand-year soul bone, it was still something countless soul masters could only dream of. After all, even some Titled Douluo did not possess soul bones!

"It's about your Self-Created Soul Skills," Feng Qingcang answered.

Whew...

Hearing that Feng Qingcang wanted to discuss this, Mo Hui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was not about the soul bone, it was fine.

Very soon, Mo Hui followed Feng Qingcang out of Hurricane Canyon and arrived at a teahouse.

After drinking a cup of tea, Feng Qingcang got straight to the point. "Mo Hui, I want you to hand over the methods for the Self-Created Soul Skills you used in your battle against Xiaotian to the academy. In exchange, I will give you this Wind Stabilizing Pearl."

As he spoke, Feng Qingcang pushed a cyan bead the size of a ping-pong ball toward Mo Hui and began explaining its origins and uses.

"This bead was found inside the body of an unnamed ten-thousand-year soul beast that I killed. It can dissipate wind-attribute attacks into wind-attribute energy. I call it the Wind Stabilizing Pearl.

"Don't you enjoy cultivating? If you wear this bead, you'll be able to cultivate freely in the deepest part of Hurricane Canyon's core area. You won't need to worry about the gales and wind blades blowing through the canyon anymore.

"Moreover, because the Wind Stabilizing Pearl transforms wind into pure energy, not only will your cultivation speed not decrease, it may even improve slightly."

After hearing Feng Qingcang's introduction, Mo Hui's eyes immediately lit up, and he reached out to pick up the Wind Stabilizing Pearl before him.

The instant he picked it up, Mo Hui felt a stream of pure wind-attribute energy flow out of the pearl and enter his body, leaving him refreshed and invigorated.

Seeing Mo Hui pick up the Wind Stabilizing Pearl, Feng Qingcang immediately felt a pang of heartache. This was his treasure!

If the Wind Stabilizing Pearl's effects had not weakened drastically after the Soul Emperor stage, rendering it almost useless to him now, he would never have traded it away.

However, after examining the Wind Stabilizing Pearl for a while, Mo Hui put it down and lowered his head as though he were considering something.

Seeing that Mo Hui seemed inclined to agree, Feng Qingcang quickly struck while the iron was hot. "Of course, I know it's somewhat excessive to exchange just one treasure for two Self-Created Soul Skills. How about this? If you have any requests, feel free to make them. As long as the academy can provide it, we will do our best to satisfy you."

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Mo Hui was visibly stunned. He had merely been thinking about whether his Wind Fist and Wind Leg counted as Self-Created Soul Skills, since he had used them in his battle with Feng Xiaotian. Why had the other party suddenly raised the price?

Still, since Feng Qingcang had taken the initiative to offer, Mo Hui naturally would not stand on ceremony. He immediately said, "In that case, I do have one request!"

"What request?"

Feng Qingcang hurriedly asked.

Mo Hui paused, then said with a determined gaze, "I want the highest access authority for Godwind Academy's library!"

Although Mo Hui, as a student of Godwind Academy, could also visit the library to read and study, many books were obviously not open to an ordinary student like him. What Mo Hui lacked most right now was knowledge.

After the Bobo Meditation Method had advanced into the Pidgeotto Meditation Method, it had almost completely overwritten all the pathways he had previously modified. With his current store of knowledge, it would clearly be difficult to upgrade the Pidgeotto Meditation Method again.

That was not to say Mo Hui could not do it. In fact, he had great confidence that, if given enough time to research it slowly, he would certainly be able to upgrade the Pidgeotto Meditation Method.

But the problem was that doing so would be too slow. His time was exceptionally precious now. He needed to raise his Soul Power Level and simply had no time for trial and error.

"You want the highest access authority for the library?"

Feng Qingcang looked at Mo Hui strangely. He had thought Mo Hui would make some major request, but it turned out to be this!

"That isn't an excessive request. I agree right away."

If Mo Hui had asked to view the archives, he might have hesitated. But the library only contained knowledge related to martial souls. Though some of that knowledge was dangerous, with him keeping watch, Mo Hui should not run into any trouble.

Seeing Feng Qingcang agree, a smile appeared on Mo Hui's face. He now had both cultivation resources and knowledge. It would be even better if he could obtain something like Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue to strengthen his body.

However, there was no need to rush that. The effects of Whale Rubber had not yet been discovered, so as long as he had money, there was still a good chance he could acquire Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.

After storing the Wind Stabilizing Pearl in his Soul Tool, Mo Hui asked Feng Qingcang, "Headmaster, how exactly should I hand over the Self-Created Soul Skills? Is it enough to write down the principles and techniques in a manual and give it to you?"

"Of course not. At the very least, you have to teach me personally!"

Feng Qingcang declared righteously.

Although one could cultivate by reading a manual, how could that compare to receiving personal instruction from its creator?

If Mo Hui taught him personally, both his learning speed and depth of understanding of these two Self-Created Soul Skills would improve greatly.

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Mo Hui's expression became incredibly strange. A student teaching the headmaster—wasn't that a complete reversal of the natural order?