Arena Wagered Battle, Inheritance Hall

Zhang Wan spent half the night using EXP to improve his cultivation, mastering the growing power.

The next afternoon, Zhang Wan returned to the Heaven-tier training ground.

Ten arenas already had people fighting.

However, compared to yesterday, fewer people were queuing to get on the stage; most were gathered below watching.

This wasn't surprising. Yesterday's fights were so brutal, with many students ending up with bloody heads. They were all injured now.

Without ten days to half a month of recovery, these people wouldn't be getting back on the stage.

Zhang Wan went to join the queue, and it wasn't long before it was his turn.

After paying a low-grade spirit stone, Zhang Wan leaped up, soaring over three meters high and covering a distance of two zhang, landing in the center of the one-meter-high arena.

The other participant ascended the stage in a similar fashion.

The senior Postnatal student acting as the referee shouted from below, "One, two, three, begin!"

As soon as the sound fell, Zhang Wan immediately retreated. His opponent charged forward, unleashing a barrage of palm strikes, their continuous palm shadows like a dense, fine rain.

Fine Rain Spring Breeze Palm? Zhang Wan recognized the martial skill; he had seen it yesterday while spectating.

The Fine Rain Spring Breeze Palm was both a palm technique and a cultivation method.

This technique excelled in its palm work and movement, making the user as swift as a gentle breeze, able to come and go freely with elegant grace. The palm strikes were like fine rain, dense and relentless, leaving no room for the opponent to breathe.

But the person before him clearly hadn't mastered the movement technique yet. Zhang Wan retreated rapidly, yet his opponent couldn't close the distance.

Just as Zhang Wan was about to reach the edge of the arena, he tensed his legs, adopted a horse stance, and channeled his strength into his palms, striking towards his charging opponent.

His opponent's expression brightened. Without dodging, he prepared to meet Zhang Wan head-on with the Fine Rain Palm technique, a part of the Fine Rain Spring Breeze Palm.

The Fine Rain Palm, with its dense attacks, was also filled with feints and illusions, constantly shifting.

He unleashed the Stacked Force Palm, striking into the dense palm shadows, but it hit nothing, only dispelling the palm shadows without connecting with his opponent.

Just as the Fine Rain Palm evaded the Stacked Force Palm and was about to strike Zhang Wan's extended arm.

Swish.

His horse stance shifted into a split, and Zhang Wan instantly dropped down, evading his opponent's Fine Rain Palm.

He immediately twisted his body, using one hand to support himself, and swung his leg out, kicking his opponent away.

That fellow wasn't weak, though. He wasn't defeated by the kick.

When Zhang Wan's split-stance attack missed, he realized something was wrong and quickly assumed a defensive posture, blocking Zhang Wan's kick.

After delivering the kick, Zhang Wan backflipped and landed, looking at his opponent with a hint of excitement on his face.

This was the first time he had fought someone with his full power unleashed. He could feel his blood boiling.

Without hesitation, Zhang Wan used the Nine Step Movement Technique, instantly closing the distance to his opponent and throwing a punch.

The sounds of fists and feet colliding rang out continuously, and in a flash, they exchanged dozens of moves.

Both sides sustained injuries, but the stinging pain only made them more excited, and they fought even more fiercely.

In the end, Zhang Wan, relying on the more robust physique cultivated by the Bronze Iron Body, managed to outlast his opponent until they were exhausted, securing the victory.

As he stepped off the stage, Zhang Wan was covered in bruises.

After the fight ended and the cold wind blew, the excitement faded, and the stinging pain throughout his body made Zhang Wan gasp.

He had won this match, but judging by his opponent's appearance, his injuries were clearly less severe.

He won, but he was more injured. This was quite frustrating!

"The Fine Rain Spring Breeze Palm is like a slippery loach," Zhang Wan grumbled inwardly.

Even though that guy hadn't fully mastered the Spring Breeze movement technique, it was still difficult for Zhang Wan to pin him down, and his punches and kicks rarely landed.

Yet, his opponent could launch effective attacks on him using his movement technique and palm skills.

If it weren't for his tough hide, he wouldn't have lasted until his opponent ran out of stamina.

This battle had taught Zhang Wan a lot and revealed many of his own shortcomings, all of which he needed to overcome.

The stinging pain in his body vanished as soon as he received the two low-grade spirit stones from his wagered battle victory, leaving only happiness.

His net worth had increased by another low-grade spirit stone. It felt great.

For the next month, Zhang Wan focused on self-cultivation, digesting the lessons learned from this battle.

He also occasionally visited the Heaven-tier training ground to watch arena wagered battles, gaining experience from them.

He also became familiar with some of the Postnatal students who frequented the place.

They weren't close friends, but they could chat a bit.

From these Postnatal students, Zhang Wan learned quite a bit.

For example, near the Beginner Martial Arts Academy, there was the Yunmeng Market. Postnatal students could go there to purchase anything they needed.

The market was controlled by the Jade Bone Sect, which also had its own shops there.

When these Jade Bone Sect disciples used their disciple tokens to purchase cultivation resources, they received a 0.1% discount. Of course, the most important thing was safety.

No one would dare lay hands on anyone from the Jade Bone Sect within Yunmeng Market.

However, if you want to obtain cultivation methods or other inheritances, it's best to go directly to the Inheritance Hall.

According to these classmates.

The prices for inheritances like cultivation methods, martial skills, and cultivation techniques in the market are quite high. Even with a 99% discount, the price is still despair-inducing.

Obtaining them from the Inheritance Hall is much cheaper.

As for them, the Postnatal students, although they still have to spend ten years in academic classes at the academy, it's not difficult for them to go to the sect's Inheritance Hall.

Requesting two or three days of leave, they can take a flying boat or a rune carriage to the mountain gate and then go to the Inheritance Hall to exchange for the inheritances they desire.

Many Postnatal students in the academy have saved up spirit stones and exchanged them for a cultivation technique inheritance at the sect's Inheritance Hall.

This made Zhang Wan realize.

No wonder during arena wagered battles, many students used talismans, spirit ores, and scraps of spirit herbs as stakes.

He had initially thought they exchanged spirit stones for these resources and then couldn't resist using them as stakes.

Now it seems these resources used as stakes were likely the leftovers after they practiced their skills.

Knowing this, Zhang Wan also had an idea. He could save up a sum of spirit stones and go to the sect's Inheritance Hall to exchange for a Spirit Planter inheritance. He could use some of the cultivated spirit plants himself and sell the rest in Yunmeng Market to exchange for other resources.

"I just don't know how many spirit stones a Spirit Planter inheritance costs."

This wasn't difficult to find out.

Among the Postnatal students in the academy, some had also obtained Spirit Planter inheritances from the Inheritance Hall. Zhang Wan inquired a little and learned what he wanted to know.

Upon asking, Zhang Wan discovered the situation was quite complicated.

The Inheritance Hall did not sell complete Spirit Planter inheritances.

It only sold Postnatal low-grade spirit plant cultivation methods. Further inheritance could only be obtained after joining the sect's Spirit Planter Hall and gaining their recognition.

In addition, if a Prenatal expert from the sect vouched for them, they could also obtain the subsequent inheritance of Spirit Planters recorded by the Jade Bone Sect.

This left Zhang Wan feeling helpless.

A Prenatal expert vouching for him? What kind of background did he have for that? It would be more realistic for Zhao Qixin to do it.

As a result, to obtain more profound Spirit Planter knowledge in the future, he would need to join the Spirit Planter Hall.

Fortunately, this department sounded like a support department, which suited Zhang Wan's needs, so he didn't need to dwell on it.