Chapter 18 - I Want to Take On Apprentices, Plan for the Hundred Schools of Thought!
Chapter 18 I Want to Take On Apprentices, Plan for the Hundred Schools of Thought!
Snow Moon City, Scripture Pavilion
The sun set over the western mountains, and dusk painted the horizon.
After finishing his review of all the manuals in the Scripture Pavilion, Jiang Che finally strolled leisurely back to his own residence.
Sikong Changfeng had gifted him a vacant mansion.
Although it couldn’t compare to the City Lord’s Mansion, it was still quite luxurious.
Spanning thousands of square meters, it featured flowing streams, small bridges, rock gardens, and lush flower beds. It even came with over a hundred maidservants.
After dinner, Jiang Che returned to his room, pulled out some paper, ink, and brushes, and began copying the heavenly-grade techniques he had obtained from the Scripture Pavilion earlier in the day.
“Mountain-Crushing Fist,” “Profound Heavenly Art,” “Fierce Wind Scripture,” “Tathagata Divine Palm,”...
It had to be said that old Li Changsheng hadn’t lived his long life in vain—he had gathered quite a few treasures!
This time, Jiang Che had managed to obtain a total of fifteen heavenly-grade manuals!
“System, redeem these for me...”
“Ding! Redemption successful. Congratulations to the host for gaining 15,000 points...”
Hearing the system’s notification in his mind, Jiang Che’s lips curled into a smile.
Initially, he thought this task would be very challenging, but it turned out to be surprisingly simple.
Adding this haul to the ones he had previously redeemed—Nine Yin Manual, Nine Yang Manual, and Northern Darkness Divine Art—he now had eighteen heavenly-grade manuals!
“System, open my attributes panel.”
...
Host: Jiang Che
Physique: Five Elements Spirit Body
Cultivation: Ninth Stage Grandmaster
Jiang Che didn’t even consider that possibility!
He was confident that once they witnessed his medical prowess, they would fight to become his disciples.
And if persuasion failed, well... there was always the hard way!
As for collecting techniques, Jiang Che already had a plan.
In the current world, which empire had the most martial arts manuals? Without a doubt, it was the Qin Dynasty!
After all, the Qin Dynasty boasted the presence of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
Since they were called the Hundred Schools, surely each one had at least one or two heavenly-grade techniques, right?
If Jiang Che could strip the Hundred Schools bare, wouldn’t his task be complete in one fell swoop?
Of course, as someone inherently lazy, Jiang Che didn’t plan to do this himself.
He had already thought of the perfect candidate: Ying Zheng!
Ever since unifying the Six States, Ying Zheng’s pursuit of immortality had grown increasingly desperate.
Once Jiang Che mastered God-Tier alchemy and concocted a few life-extending pills, proposing a collaboration with Ying Zheng seemed like a surefire bet.
One pill to extend life by thirty years in exchange for thirty heavenly-grade techniques seemed more than reasonable, right?
However, before heading to Qin, Jiang Che needed to enhance his strength—at least to the Half-Step Heavenly realm, or better yet, the Heavenly realm.
After all, the Qin Dynasty was a place rife with danger. The Hundred Schools of Thought, the Netherworld Network—every faction had its share of experts.
Even Zhao Gao by Ying Zheng’s side likely possessed Heavenly Unity-level strength, not to mention the Yin-Yang Sect’s leader, Donghuang Taiyi.
Jiang Che guessed that Donghuang Taiyi was at least on par with Li Changsheng, if not stronger.
Even if he hadn’t reached the Immortal realm, he was undoubtedly a peak Heavenly expert.
Moreover, Jiang Che was quite curious about the secret of the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations.
After sorting out his thoughts, Jiang Che began communicating with the system.
“System, if I want to gain mastery in God-Tier alchemy through direct infusion, how many points would I need?”