Exchange

"Maintaining legal fairness and social order..."

Yan Lie listened to the stories told Gu Jinlai and felt a sense of emotion.

He has a deep understanding of Gu Jinlai.

Gu Jinlai, he had naturally experienced countless human sufferings caused by the loss of order and chaos along the way. This can be seen from the fact that he was all alone and had no relatives or friends who survived.

It's perfectly normal that he eventually developed this true self after countless hardships.

In the city of wind and rain, there are people who possess a similar true self.

But...

"Your path to being your true self... will be very difficult."

Yan Lie said.

"I know."

Gu Jinlai nodded. "But I don't want to deceive my own heart."

"I see."

Yan Lie took a deep breath.

To make this path work...

Although it's difficult.

However, the city of wind and rain has undergone many changes since its founding.

Various forces are secretly vying for power and influence.

The entire Holy Dynasty seems to be sliding back to the Holy Realm of a hundred years ago.

If there were more people like this Gu Jinlai, perhaps it could awaken those who truly stand at the top of power, making them recall their original intentions and remember what kind of holy dynasty they truly wanted to build.

"What you did in the southeast outer city... the academy master and the several martial saints might not like it... you might want to ask them for help..."

Yan Lie paused here, then said, "I can only do my best to persuade them."

"Since I want to confront my true self and seek my true self, I naturally cannot rely on others, because this is itself a process of self-justification."

Gu Jinlai said that "this stage itself requires constantly breaking through illusions, recognizing oneself, and strengthening oneself, and ultimately transforming and sublimating step by step, which is how the will of martial arts is condensed."

Yan Lie pondered for a moment and then nodded.

Forging a martial arts will is never an easy task.

Compared to the immortal will of the Celestial Person, the newly established path of martial arts is much more difficult.

If it weren't for the rapid progress of martial arts and the vigorous promotion by the Holy Dynasty, there simply wouldn't be so many martial artists on this land.

"So, why did you come here this time..."

"Exchange for contribution points".

Gu Jinlai took out the box. "I want to exchange all these supplies for contribution points, and then use those contribution points to exchange for the cultivation insights and Cultivation Method I want."

Yan Lie nodded.

The cultivation of the Martial King stage consists of three steps: tempering the body, refining combat skills, and consolidating the martial will.

Of the three steps, the most important is to cultivate martial arts will, but perfecting a top-tier Cultivation Method and simultaneously tempering the body is equally crucial.

After all, Cultivation Method and physical strength are related to what kind of martial arts Divine Ability a cultivator can ultimately develop.

If the resulting Divine Ability are too weak, even if one becomes a Martial Saint in the future, one will be helpless against those Celestial Person beings who have mastered Divine Ability powers and wield superior Dao artifacts.

"These supplies were obtained from the Bai, Wan, and Fang Family. Due to the means of acquisition, I cannot theoretically accept them."

As Yan Lie spoke, he took the box from Gu Jinlai's hands. "But, no matter how powerful the Bai family, Fang Family, and Wan family are, they can't reach into the Martial Saint Academy. So, what's wrong with me converting these supplies for you?"

Gu Jinlai had originally planned to exchange 200 million contribution points for the 400 million worth of resources, and have Yan Lie use the remaining 200 million to grease palms. Unexpectedly...

"Dean Yan, if this is difficult..."

"What's so difficult about it?"

Yan Lie laughed and said, "I can hold onto the position of vice dean because I have the dean's backing. No matter how powerful the backgrounds of the Bai, Fang Family, and Wan families are, can they be more powerful than the dean's? Alright, I'll have someone take stock of the specific value of these resources. Take my token to the library, choose what you want to exchange, and once I've finished taking stock, I'll record the corresponding contribution value for you."

"Thank you, Dean Yan."

This Gu Jinlai.

"No need to thank me. I don't have enough courage to do what you're doing. I can only offer you some help within my capabilities. I hope... you can really bring about some changes to the atmosphere of Wind and Rain City."

As Yan Lie spoke, he wrote a warrant and handed it to Gu Jinlai.

"Yes, Wind and Rain City will definitely get better and better."

Looking at Yan Lie, Gu Jinlai solemnly said, "I promise you, you will see the day when the light of order shines throughout the city of wind and rain."

"Hehe, then I'll wait and see."

Yan Lie responded with a smile.

Holding Yan Lie's token, Gu Jinlai arrived at the third floor of the library without any problems this time.

Four hundred million resources can be exchanged for the Great Thunder Sword Technique and the Thunder Primordial Spirit Body.

What remains are two Divine Ability.

Although his swordsmanship is superb, once you reach the Martial King or Celestial Person Realm stage, who would still rely on brute force or True Qi to perform swordsmanship?

The abilities they used were all supernatural powers that condensed the essence, energy, and Divine Ability of a cultivator and were amplified by drawing upon the power of heaven and earth.

Just as an ordinary person's sword strike only deals physical damage, another person's strike, in addition to physical damage, also deals magical and mental damage, and comes with various negative effects such as slowing, weakening, and breaking defense. The power of the two is naturally incomparable.

"Lightning-based Divine Ability."

Searching through the various methods collected on the third floor, from Gu Jinlai: "Fire Element Divine Ability will also work."

Although martial arts have risen in the Holy Dynasty, those who truly stand at the pinnacle of the Holy Dynasty are still the cultivators.

Although the path to becoming a human immortal has a direction, it is said that there is no true human immortal in the world today.

The strongest beings in the Holy Dynasty are those illusory immortals.

Especially the six masters of the six great grotto-heavens, those six supreme immortals who have received divine weapons as their masters.

In addition, after many sects and forces were destroyed, the top experts were killed, and often only those of the next level, such as Celestial Person or even Primordial Spirit True Lord, were able to save their lives and escape to the Holy Land.

Upon arriving at the Holy Land, they had no choice but to give up their sect's heritage in exchange for resources.

In this situation, the Martial Saint Academy's library alone contains hundreds of volumes of Celestial Person Inheritance and Divine Ability Inheritance, which surpasses even the Martial Saint Inheritance and Insights.

Not to mention collections like those in the library of the City Lord Mansion Wind and Rain City.

Gu Jinlai, they quickly found two Divine Ability that were quite satisfactory.

Thunder Staff, Magnetic Divine Light.

Among them, the Thunder Staff is a Divine Ability that condenses the thunderous power within the body to bombard the target.

This Divine Ability power is not particularly strong in terms of destructive power, but it contains two unparalleled advantages.

One is speed.

Another effect is that when lightning enters the body, it will cause the cultivator's whole body to convulse and stiffen. Although this effect is very short-lived for a Martial King with a strong physique or Celestial Person with abundant True Qi, in a battle between strong people, a momentary opening can determine the life or death of a battle.

Therefore, this is a Divine Ability with excellent auxiliary capabilities.

Another kind of primordial magnetic divine light...

It is almost a standard Divine Ability those who cultivate the Thunder Primordial Spirit Body or the cultivation of Thunder-type power.

This Divine Ability is specifically designed for flying swords, or any metal-based weapon or armor.

Under the sweep of the primordial magnetic divine light, flying swords and metallic objects will lose control and fall into the hands of the opponent.

Throughout Gu Jinlai have been frustrated that when fighting their enemies, they might accidentally break their weapons, which is a great loss.

The Yuanci Shenguang (元磁神光) technology perfectly solved this problem.

And...

It is said that this Divine Ability is a simplified version of the great Divine Ability, the Great Primordial Magnetic Divine Light. In the future, one can further study this great Divine Ability based on the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, which is a win-win situation.

The only regret is...

The price is a bit high.

The minimum requirement for King Wu to exchange for the Martial Saint's inheritance is only one hundred million.

However, the inheritance of Celestial Person and the Divine Ability of Celestial Person are not like that.

The Thunder Staff is a bit better, it only costs 120 million.

Because the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light can be repaired in the future, it is worth 230 million.

It is undeniably expensive.

"I brought about 400 million worth of resources this time, but there are still 300 million worth of supplies in the law enforcement agency. After deducting some resources to keep for our own use or return to the victims, it is not difficult to transfer another 150 million."

With this in mind, Gu Jinlai made a decision.

Don't bother two people with the same task.

After leaving the library, Gu Jinlai quickly found Yan Lie and explained the matter.

Yan Lie did not make things difficult for Gu Jinlai, but sent a Martial King from the Martial Saint Academy to the southeast outer city to bring back some supplies.

He also personally transferred the contribution points, worth 550 million, to the Gu Jinlai identity token.

Looking at this number, Gu Jinlai can't help but feel a bit emotional.

In the city of wind and rain, the annual income of an ordinary Martial King is often only around ten million.

Five hundred and fifty million would require a King Wu to save for forty-five years without eating or drinking.

In reality, King Wu also needed to cultivate himself and had his own social circle.

Under these circumstances, they might not be able to save up to that number even in a hundred years.

Furthermore...

How long did King Wu live?

How long will it take them to cultivate to the level of Martial King?

This alone shows just how astonishingly large a sum of 550 million is.

No matter what you do, nothing brings in money as quickly as ransacking a house.

"You must face your true self, but you must also remember not to succumb to desires. There are too many temptations in this world. You must firmly adhere to your bottom line, never forget your original aspiration, and keep your mission in mind."

After transferring the money to Gu Jinlai, Yan Lie gave him a careful explanation.

"I see."

Gu Jinlai nodded. "I know very well what I want and what I want to do."

Seeing this, Yan Lie did not try to persuade him further.

Gu Jinlai made another trip to the library and replaced the two Divine Ability, Thunder Staff and Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, as well as the two Cultivation Practice Method, Great Thunder Sword Art and Thunder Primordial Spirit Body, which lead directly to the Martial Saint realm.

After changing his Divine Ability Cultivation Method, he did not return to the outer city, but went directly to the training room of the Martial Saint Academy.

"Divine Ability, Cultivation Method..."

From Gu Jinlai, let's first look at the two Cultivation Method.

To master these Cultivation Method using Qingguang, one must first learn the Cultivation Method.

If you don't cultivate yourself to the basics, you can only take shortcuts.

That is to use the Clear Light to optimize and reshape the Great Thunder Sword Technique.

In this way, the Great Thunder Sword Technique would become an unknown Cultivation Method.

Of course, the reshaped Cultivation Method may not necessarily be stronger, and may even become weaker.

The only advantage is that you can skip the initial stage and get started directly.

"I've been reading through many martial arts classics lately, and with the vast amount of knowledge I possess, the probability of optimizing and reshaping my Cultivation Method the point of weakening them is very low. Furthermore..."

Gu Jinlai planned to return to Qiantian within two years. Before that, he needed to have the power to fight against Tianlongmu.

"Time waits for no one."

He said it in a low voice.

After reviewing the Great Thunder Sword Manual several more times, he closed his eyes.

"Let's begin."

With a thought, a beam of clear light was instantly injected into the consciousness residing on the Green Lotus.