Obtaining the Innate Skill (Part 1)

Li Wei took out the two Refined Steel Miao Sabers and used his Eye of Perception to examine them. Only then did he discover that several new pieces of information had appeared in the item attributes.

"Weapon: Refined Steel Miao Saber. Forged from hundred-refined refined iron from the Miao Border. Damage 7-13, +1 Agility, +1 Strength. Sharpness 6. Quality: Superior. Item Level 7. Can be exchanged for 1024 points. Dropped by Black Miao Tribesmen in the Sword Immortal World. Drop rate: 2%."

"Item level? There's even a drop location?" Li Wei's eyes narrowed. Almost instantly, he knew he had made the right choice in purchasing the Eye of Perception.

He looked at the weapons on the surrounding stalls. Under the Eye of Perception, they all displayed these additional attribute values. Not only did they show the item level, but they also detailed the specific plot world and drop rate. The implications of this were massive.

This meant that in the future, he could target specific plot world objectives to obtain rare items. However, that was a matter for later. For now, Li Wei's primary goal was to earn enough points to trade for an internal cultivation technique.

The two sharp Miao Sabers quickly attracted the attention of the passing crowd.

"Friend, may I take a look at these Miao Sabers?" A person wearing a set of "strange" armor walked over.

The armor on the other person resembled ancient studded armor, crafted from sturdy leather and metal. A crimson flash passed through Li Wei's eyes, and the data on this person and the attributes of his studded armor appeared before him.

"ID: 793. Human (Swordsman). Strength 11, Agility 15, Spirit 2, Stamina 9... Skills: Guide Art (LV3), Intermediate Swordsmanship Mastery. Attack Power 53. Overall Rating: D(2)."

"Item: Wolf Spirit Officer's Studded Armor. Fine armor made from beast hide and refined iron. +3 Strength, +2 Agility, +1 Stamina. Defense 43. Quality: Superior. Item Level 11. Dropped by Wolf Spirit Officers in the Blade and Sword World. Drop rate: 15%."

This was a veteran!

Judging by the person's ID, he was the strongest individual Li Wei had ever encountered in terms of both attribute values and level. Furthermore, the armor he wore was a top-tier piece of equipment; at the very least, on this Shadow Street, very few people wore armor from plot worlds.

"Be my guest!" Li Wei gestured toward the Miao Sabers without changing his expression, acting every bit like a seasoned merchant.

The man nodded and reached out to touch the sabers. He was clearly using a piece of yellow paper to check their attributes; with only 2 points in Spirit, he naturally could not have learned a skill like the Eye of Perception.

"Good blades!" He gripped the sabers with both hands and swung them. The blades sliced through the air with a hissing sound. He was clearly an expert with the blade. He then revealed a satisfied expression. "I want them. Name your price!"

Evidently, weapons like the Refined Steel Miao Sabers were rare in the market. Li Wei thought for a moment but did not give a price immediately.

"I need an internal cultivation technique. If you have one, I can trade these weapons plus a certain amount of points. High-level internal arts would be best, of course!"

Li Wei suddenly realized that a veteran like this surely possessed many excellent items. Perhaps he could scavenge something good from him.

The man was clearly taken aback. After hesitating for a moment, he moved his hand, and a palm-sized, cyan-colored handwritten booklet appeared in his grasp. He held it as if it were a precious treasure, a gesture that clearly caught Li Wei's attention.

"This is an internal art I obtained during a B-Rank team mission in the Legend of Jin Yong Heroes: the Quanzhen Sect's Innate Skill. I originally intended to keep it for myself, but if your price is right, I don't mind selling it to you!"

As if recalling some terrifying memory, a flash of fear crossed his eyes. It was clear that obtaining this manual had not been easy.

Looking at the manual, Li Wei's eyes lit up.

"Innate Skill (Classic). C-Rank internal art. Can be cultivated up to the seventh level. Each level increased grants +3 Strength, +2 Agility, +2 Stamina, and +30 Internal Energy. Cultivation Difficulty: Hard... 'Martial arts at their peak, the Innate Realm is achieved.' Created by the founder of the Quanzhen Religion, Wang Chongyang. Extraordinary power... Hidden attribute: Item Level 32. Dropped after defeating the Seven Quanzhen Masters in the Legend of Jin Yong Heroes world. Drop rate: 1%!"

Top-tier!

This was exactly what he had been looking for. Moreover, it was a C-Rank internal art, belonging to the "Classic" category of items. With this internal art, combined with his Cloud-Piercing Palm, his attribute values would see a qualitative leap.

After a brief moment of thought, Li Wei considered that since the other party already possessed a set of top-tier armor, what he lacked was a good weapon. Although the Refined Steel Miao Sabers in his hands weren't anything particularly legendary, they were considered decent, small-scale top-tier items in the market, as equipment that could directly increase base attributes was rare.

"One Refined Steel Miao Saber plus 4000 points. That is all I can offer!" Li Wei stared into the man's eyes as he stated his price.

The man frowned; clearly, this offer did not meet his expectations.

"Two blades, plus 8000 points. Otherwise, no deal!" As a veteran, he was highly experienced in evaluating the prices of such items. While his asking price was somewhat high, it was within reason.

However, he clearly lacked the heaven-defying skill of Eye of Perception. One had to know that an internal cultivation technique with an item level of 12, such as the Purple Mist Divine Skill, already cost over 5000 points. The item level of this Innate Skill was as high as 32; it could absolutely be sold for over 30,000 points.

Furthermore, he was a practitioner of Swordsmanship Mastery. Li Wei knew that internal cultivation techniques that purely boosted attributes were not the first choice for a "Swordsman" like him.

But even knowing this, what good did it do? Li Wei did not have 8000 points at the moment, and other than the Refined Steel Miao Sabers, he had nothing else to trade.

Perhaps seeing the hesitation in Li Wei's eyes, the veteran also felt that the price was a bit "high." After all, Refined Steel Miao Sabers with additional attributes were not common, and if sold individually, each could fetch over 2000 points.

But he would not lower the price. On Shadow Street, strength was the top priority if one wanted to survive. He had intended to sell this Innate Skill to exchange for points to purchase the Guide Art (LV4) sword manual.

He had just seen the Guide Art (LV4) at another stall, and the price tag was a staggering 15,000 points. Even for him, this was an unacceptable price; after all, in the entire Shadow Street, very few people could produce 5000 points at once, let alone 15,000.

But he had already learned Guide Art LV3, and to continue increasing his strength, he had to get his hands on Guide Art LV4.

Fortunately, in his last plot mission, he had snatched this Innate Skill from over a dozen other veterans. This time, he was counting on it to trade for the level four sword manual, so he would not budge on the price at all.

"Have you decided? If you don't have the points, don't waste my time!" Fearing that the Guide Art LV4 would be snatched up by someone else, the veteran kept glancing at the stall selling the Guide Art not far away.

As it happened, Li Wei caught his gaze.

Following the man's line of sight, Li Wei saw the skill book: "Guide Art (LV4). D-Rank sword manual. A remnant page of a sword art classic, recording profound swordsmanship..."

A price tag of 15,000 points?

Connecting this to the skills the man was cultivating, Li Wei immediately had an idea.