Chapter 4

C4 – Picking Martial Arts

Wei Pengxing had never been on the receiving end of such a threat before.

Peng Gengkun was merely a commoner disciple, whereas Wei Pengxing hailed from an affluent family.

Now, facing Peng Gengkun’s intimidation, Wei Pengxing was petrified. He promptly acquiesced to Peng Gengkun’s demands.

However, Wei Pengxing hesitantly admitted, “I truly don’t have thousands of Spirit Stones.”

Peng Gengkun arched an eyebrow and retorted, “If you can’t produce that many Spirit Stones, then I have no choice but to disable you.”

Before he could finish, Wei Pengxing blurted out in desperation, “Wait! I can give you twenty Spirit Stones to start with.”

Peng Gengkun considered the offer. “An elite disciple only earns five Spirit Stones a month, so him offering twenty is quite generous. Wei Pengxing may be a scion of wealth, but he couldn’t possibly have thousands of Spirit Stones on hand. I’ll accept the twenty for now.”

With a measured tone, Peng Gengkun stated, “Alright, hand over twenty Spirit Stones and I’ll spare you.”

Wei Pengxing nodded hastily and retrieved a pouch containing the twenty Spirit Stones from his Space Ring.

Upon receiving the stones, Peng Gengkun’s gaze fell upon Wei Pengxing’s ring.

“What’s this?” he inquired.

Wei Pengxing, eager to please, explained, “It’s a Space Ring. It can store many items, though not living beings. Simply channel Innate Astral Qi to activate it.”

With a flash of understanding, Peng Gengkun deftly removed the Space Ring from Wei Pengxing’s finger.

“Not a bad Space Ring, but it’s mine now,” Peng Gengkun declared. “Thanks for the tutorial. I’ll let you off the hook this time.”

But upon reflection, Peng Gengkun found the system quite reasonable. Given that conventional cultivation methods were out of reach for him, he had to resort to consuming items rich in Spiritual Energy. If he could enhance his power without the digestion step, his advancement would be unreasonably rapid.

“I currently have 150,500 points. Just another 500 points and I’ll level up. It’s incredible that I managed to advance from Low Rank to Intermediate Rank in Qi Refining in just three days.”

With that thought, Peng Gengkun couldn’t help but feel elated.

He made his way to the library. This time, he was granted entry without any hindrance.

The library was guarded by an elderly man who, after inspecting Peng Gengkun’s token, gave him permission to enter.

“As an elite disciple, you’re entitled to select a Martial Arts technique from the library. However, with your current status, you’re limited to the first floor,” the old man informed Peng Gengkun. “Elite disciples are eligible to undertake certain missions within the sect. Should your contributions to the sect be significant, you’ll gain access to the higher levels of the library.”

Peng Gengkun nodded in understanding, expressed his gratitude to the old man, and proceeded into the library.

Inside, he was greeted by rows upon rows of bookshelves, each brimming with volumes that left him in awe.

Several disciples from the Flying Cloud Sect were engrossed in studying Martial Arts. They barely glanced up as Peng Gengkun entered.

Approaching a bookshelf, Peng Gengkun noticed it was dedicated to Fist Technique books.

“There are so many books on Fist Techniques. How will I ever get through them all?” he wondered, feeling overwhelmed. Besides Fist Techniques, the first floor housed a variety of Martial Arts books, with ten rows just for Fist Techniques alone. It was impossible for Peng Gengkun to read them all.

Still, he couldn’t just pick any book to study; he had to make his selection carefully.

Then, Peng Gengkun’s attention was caught by two disciples at another bookshelf, fervently debating over an ancient tome.

“You can’t study this Palm Technique. Don’t be tempted just because it’s a Grade Two Martial Arts,” one said.

“But this shelf is filled with Grade One Martial Arts books, and there’s only this one Grade Two book. Why shouldn’t I study it?” the other argued.

Their conversation piqued Peng Gengkun’s curiosity.