King of Creation-Chapter 40 - True Inheritor’s Manual

Compared to the massive amount of wealth he had previously acquired, this reward surprised Ye Zhen even more.

Without any hesitation, Ye Zhen went straight to the Scripture Storage Tower.

During the fight with Hong Bao, he had felt his martial skills were too few to take on strong opponents; now he had obtained the qualification to enter the second floor of the Scripture Storage Tower.

Moreover, it gave Ye Zhen a purpose for the large amount of Sect Contribution Points he had just earned.

Cultivation resources are only truly such when they’re used; if stored and not utilized, they’re worthless.

The Scripture Storage Tower was, as always, crowded with people.

After queuing for a while, it was Ye Zhen’s turn.

He quickly handed over his Identity Jade, “Deacon, sir, could you please…”

“You haven’t been to the Scripture Storage Tower to choose a Secret Manual yet?

Go ahead, you’re not new here.” The old Sect Steward watching over the Scripture Storage Tower was already familiar with Ye Zhen.

Seeing him come straight here, he reminded him promptly.

“No, sir, I want to enter the second floor of the Scripture Storage Tower; I need your blessing,” Ye Zhen replied.

The second floor of Qiyun Sect’s Scripture Storage Tower had been enhanced by the Sect’s Array Master, with a Spiritual Power Light Screen guarding the entrance; the Green Jade Token of an Inner Sect Disciple served as a pass.

Since Ye Zhen was an Outer Disciple with only a White Jade Token, he would need the blessing of a Sect Steward to enter the second floor.

Ye Zhen knew this, thanks to the guidance of Steward Liu from Guan Feng.

“You’re still an Outer Disciple, right?

The second floor is not a place you can enter just because you wish to…”

The old Sect Steward had only spoken halfway when he suddenly took Ye Zhen’s Identity Jade and examined it closely, and was surprised, “The one who defeated Hong Bao today and stormed into the top three of the Earth Ranking, that was you?”

Ye Zhen nodded with a smile.

“Who would have thought, who would have thought…

I vaguely remember, four months ago, when you first became an Outer Disciple, you chose the somewhat difficult Snake Wandering Steps, and refused to be dissuaded.

I thought you were just another stubborn fellow.

But unexpectedly, you managed to amaze everyone; I, old man, have misjudged.”

With Spirit Light surging from his hand, the old Sect Steward imprinted Ye Zhen’s Identity Jade with an unknown glow, “Alright, you can go up to the second floor now.”

“I thank you, Deacon!”

After Ye Zhen left, the dozens of Outer Disciples lined up behind him, especially those who heard the old Sect Steward’s exclamation, each felt a surge of emotions.

Look at Ye Zhen, in only four months of being an Outer Disciple, he had soared to the Earth Ranking, and not just anywhere, but to the second place.

Now look at themselves, who have been Outer Disciples for a year or two and haven’t even made it onto the Earth Ranking.

Such comparisons really made life difficult.

The second floor of Qiyun Sect’s Scripture Storage Tower was much smaller than the first floor, containing only about a thousand to two thousand books.

That was far less than the tens of thousands stored on the first floor, due to the reality that higher-grade Cultivation Techniques were rarer.

Besides this reason, the second floor only stored Human-Level Lower Cultivation Technique Manuals.

The Scripture Storage Tower of Qiyun Sect had six floors in total.

The third stored Human-Level Middle Level technique manuals, the fourth stored Human-Level top technique manuals, the fifth contained the extremely precious Lower-grade Earth Level technique manuals, and the highest sixth floor stored the Sect Guardian Skills.

Having had the experience of previous visits, Ye Zhen began a careful search within the Scripture Storage Tower.

Since the Cultivation Technique Ye Zhen was practicing, the Essence Blood Primordial Body Technique, was already a Human-Level Lower Technique, he did not need to choose a new technique.

Nonetheless, he browsed for a while, generally understanding some features of the other techniques.

The Essence Blood Primordial Body Technique that Ye Zhen practiced was also kept on the second floor of the Scripture Storage Tower.

Ye Zhen focused primarily on martial skills and body techniques.

Because of the existence of the Illusion Serpent King within the first spatial stage of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Ye Zhen could learn snake-related martial skills and movements incredibly swiftly.

The Snake Wandering Steps and the Spirit Snake Vein Severing Hand easily reached the pinnacle of mastery.

Therefore, Ye Zhen’s initial thought was to find a snake-related martial skill to cultivate on the second floor of the Scripture Storage Tower.

That way, he would be able to master the skill in a short amount of time.

After searching for a while, Ye Zhen felt somewhat disappointed.

The Human-Level Lower Level Martial Techniques stored on the second floor indeed had some relation to snakes, such as the Spirit Snake Sword Technique and the Ten Thousand Snake Poison Palm, etc.

However, after a closer look, Ye Zhen realized that although these Human-Level Lower Martial Techniques were named after snakes, they often only captured a hint of their essence.

The techniques of the Human-Level Lower were already quite profound and no longer relied as heavily on animalistic shapes and forms, which was common in Mortal-Level Martial Skills.

For example, the Spirit Snake Sword Technique only appeared serpentine and unpredictable in its execution.

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At its core, it was still a sword technique.

The Illusion Serpent King residing in the first spatial stage of the Mirage Dragon Pearl provided almost no assistance in cultivating this Spirit Snake Sword Technique.

Thus, choosing this skill seemed rather pointless.

Unable to leverage the power of the Illusion Serpent King for rapid success in cultivation, it also failed to complement Ye Zhen’s Snake Wandering Steps or Spirit Snake Vein Severing Hand.

After some consideration, Ye Zhen decided to continue training in either fist techniques or palm skills.

In doing so, his already mastered Snake Wandering Steps and Spirit Snake Vein Severing Hand could continue to be effective.

After all, with Ye Zhen’s Snake Wandering Steps and Spirit Snake Cutting Vein Hand cultivated to perfection, even when facing opponents wielding Human-Level Lower Martial Techniques, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage.

Among various choices, Ye Zhen initially selected five fist techniques suitable for his cultivation and compatible with his Snake Wandering Steps.

Eventually, he chose one fist technique—the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist!

The Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist emphasized speed and explosive power.

If cultivated successfully, the technique would produce a thundering sound that could confuse the opponent.

At Small Success, the punches would be as rapid as lightning, while at Great Accomplishment, punches would flash like a thunderbolt, focusing on speed.

The only requirement was a high level of True Yuan concentration.

The more condensed the True Yuan, the stronger the power of the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist.

Another reason Ye Zhen selected the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist was its good compatibility.

It could be fused well with his Snake Wandering Steps and Spirit Snake Vein Severing Hand.

With a lightning-fast punch followed by a Spirit Snake Vein Severing Hand, it would be a powerful combination that would give any enemy a headache.

As for body skills, Ye Zhen chose a technique known for its speed—the Wind God Step—without any hesitation.

The Wind God Step purely emphasized speed.

At Great Accomplishment, its velocity could rival that of a Middle-grade Mortal Level body technique.

“Ye Zhen, the Wind God Step you’ve chosen is good.

It complements your previously cultivated Snake Wandering Steps, making a fine selection.” At the entrance to the Scripture Storage Tower, the Old Sect Steward once again offered his guidance to Ye Zhen.

“However, the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist might not suit you.

With your cultivation advancing rapidly in the past four months, it’s hard to say your True Yuan is pure, while the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist requires highly pure True Yuan to be powerful, let alone manifest the thunder sound and lightning.

“If your True Yuan is pure, its power could skyrocket, but on the other hand, any martial skill would be powerful if your True Yuan is sufficiently condensed,” he advised.

As the conversation reached this point, the Old Sect Steward showed a contemplative expression, “To my knowledge, after all these years, few people have practiced the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist.

On the rare occasion someone chooses it, I managed to persuade them to give it up.

You’d better choose another one!”

“No need to change, I’ll take the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist,” Ye Zhen declared.

“You….”

Just as the Old Sect Steward was about to say something more, he suddenly recalled his previous several guidance sessions with Ye Zhen and let out a wry smile, no longer saying anything more.

He proceeded to the inner chamber and retrieved the two secret manuals for Ye Zhen.

Perhaps it’s a common trait among everyone to play with a new treasure as soon as they get it.

Now with new manuals in hand, Ye Zhen wanted to have an initial look-through.

It might have been because Ye Zhen flipped through the pages too swiftly or because the manual had been stored for too long, but as he was browsing, a yellowed page unexpectedly fell out from the Thunder Leopard Lightning Fist.

Ye Zhen hurried to pick it up, as damaging a Sect’s secret manual was a punishable offense.

However, when he picked up the yellowed page, the first line of text stunned him—left by Tu Fangye for a fated reader!

Who was Tu Fangye?

After a pause, Ye Zhen remembered the significance of this man, Tu Fangye.