Chapter 431: Sword Techniques of the Life and Death Realm
After talking with Lei Zhan, Kai Xin sent a message to Mo Mo via messenger pigeon. Working together with Lei Zhan, they quickly resolved everything. Mo Mo and Gu Feng stayed in the resource-rich Shenlongjia and, without any doubt, joined the Mu Family.
With Mo Mo and Gu Feng’s addition, Kai Xin felt somewhat more at ease…
Yin Hu’s progress in practicing the “Frosty Energy” technique was much faster than Lei Zhan had expected. After just a few days of practice, she began challenging opponents beyond her level. Her skill in Frosty Energy improved step by step, and it wouldn’t be long before she reached the master level, doubling her strength in the process.
With two top experts like Mo Mo and Yin Hu, along with many other elite fighters such as Xiao Bei, Gu Feng, Yi Tong, Lei Zhan, and the Thirteen Stick Monks, even without the support of the Xiyi Gate or the three local gangs, the Mu Family already had the strength to fight against the Yipin Hall!
The safety of the Mu Family should be assured for now.
Kai Xin felt slightly relieved.
But looking at the mess before him, his previously settled mood was once again disturbed!
“The six major sects…”
Never mind!
Anyway, he had to wait until Zhang Wuji and his group returned to carry out the mission. Wasting time idly was pointless, so he might as well go outside the city to see if there was any place where he could practice—since breaking through to the Life and Death Realm, Kai Xin hadn’t practiced any sword techniques from that realm yet. That was unacceptable, as once others mastered such techniques, the advantages of his 4th-stage Guo Guo Shen Jian would vanish.
This was something Kai Xin didn’t want to see happen.
However, he didn’t actually possess any secret manuals of the Life and Death Realm. Although there were a few such manuals in the gang’s warehouse, most of them weren’t sword techniques. The remaining two were of poor quality and not worth his attention…
“He has no choice but to buy them.”
Kai Xin checked his savings in the bank and finally felt confident enough. He left the inn and entered the nearest pawnshop.
He searched for sword technique manuals of the Life and Death Realm for sale in the pawnshops!
“…So expensive!”
The price of each such manual was as high as 50 million taels of silver. Even “Kai Xin, the Wealthy Landlord,” who owned billions, couldn’t help but curse inwardly.
But it wasn’t surprising.
Now, obtaining manuals of the Life and Death Realm wasn’t something that could be achieved through simple sect missions or by killing one or two NPCs from the Liberation Realm. Kai Xin remembered killing so manyNin King warriors yet never finding a single manual of a Life and Death Realm martial art—most of them were just “Shadowy Wind Legs.” This showed just how rare such manuals were.
And even in the future, even two years later, martial arts of the Life and Death Realm would still be the mainstream!
So, buying expensive swordsmanship manuals at times like these is the same as buying divine artifacts…
Happy glanced through them briefly and was quickly disappointed. Although there were a dozen or so swordsmanship manuals in the pawnshop, with the lowest priced at fifty million silver taels, few of them were truly good—two of them were even inferior to those in the Mu Family’s warehouse. Although swordsmanship manuals of the Life and Death Realm had undeniable advantages, Happy wasn’t interested in practicing lower-level swordsmanship. These realms were already extremely difficult to master, requiring a great deal of time. If he started practicing and then encountered something better halfway through, it would be a complete waste of time and money. It was utterly useless.
Happy would rather practice lower-tier martial arts to get closer to achieving the goal of “Changing the Stars and Planets” than waste time on a “subpar” manual.
As he scanned the names of the sellers behind a few of the swordsmanship manuals, Happy wore a thoughtful expression…
Conscience Tycoon.
“…”
“Haha, Brother Happy, you never come without a reason. What do you need this time?” Conscience Tycoon felt no guilt at poaching clients. After receiving Happy’s message, he quickly sent a warm reply.
“Of course it’s something good. I wanted to ask if you have any other swordsmanship manuals from the Life and Death Realm.”
“Other ones? Does that mean Brother Happy isn’t satisfied with the few manuals I have in the pawnshop?” Conscience Tycoon chuckled…
Happy wasn’t shy either and got straight to the point: “I prefer fast-paced offensive swordsmanship. Those focused on defense and killing aren’t my style. But since we’ve had a few transactions before, I wanted to check with you first. If you don’t have any, I’ll just place a high bid to buy them.”
“I do, I do!”
Although Conscience Tycoon competed with the Mu Family in forging, he was still very welcoming to Happy’s visit.
“I’ll list a few for you to take a look at.”
After Conscience Tycoon replied, new listings appeared in the pawnshop…
Three silver-gleaming swordsmanship manuals.
“Flying Dragon Swordsmanship”
“Life and Death Yin-Yang Sword”
“Dharma Swordsmanship”
…
Just by hearing the names, it was clear these swordsmanship manuals were extraordinary.
After Conscience Tycoon put these three manuals in the pawnshop, his assistant’s eyes widened in shock:
“Master, these three are precious treasures we’ve struggled to obtain. You said you wanted to auction them at the royal palace in the capital so that the big shots there would fight over them. Why put them all up at once?”
“What do you know?”
The Conscience Tycoon smiled as he set a price on the sword techniques, then said, “Although these three books are of inestimable value, the first two of them—‘The Sword of Life and Death’ and ‘Dharma Sword Techniques’—have quite remarkable origins. One comes from Kunlun, and the other from Shaolin. Even I can’t determine their prices. Fortunately, Happy is a master of sword techniques; let him assess them for me. Only then can I decide what appropriate price to set for them at auction.”
“So, you plan to sell ‘The Flying Dragon Sword Techniques’?”
“Heh…”
The Conscience Tycoon smiled mysteriously and shook his head slowly. “Who said I must sell it?”
……
Seeing the three brand-new, gleaming silver sword technique manuals in the pawnshop, Happy’s eyes lit up. ‘The Flying Dragon Sword Techniques’ had excellent attributes and was exactly the type he needed. But when he saw ‘The Sword of Life and Death’ next, he was initially stunned, followed by a hint of nostalgia in his eyes… This set of sword techniques seemed to be… the pinnacle of Kunlun School’s art, with profound and extraordinary techniques. In the final battle at Bright Summit, He Taichong and his junior disciple used this sword technique. Without Zhang Wuji’s Qiankun Great Shift, they would have had no chance to defend themselves—though this technique had one flaw: it required two people to form a sword formation to unleash its masterful power!
And finally, this one… ‘Dharma Sword Techniques’ (Incomplete): To master any of Shaolin School’s advanced sword techniques at the Profound Realm level, one needs strength of 70, foundation of 80, comprehension of 75, and agility of 75. An internal energy level at the Life and Death Realm is also required.
After reviewing the three sword technique manuals, Happy sighed slightly. The last two had quite significant origins. Unfortunately, one was a combined technique, and the other was marked as “incomplete,” making it ainferior version of Dharma Sword Techniques. It seemed that only the most ordinary ‘The Flying Dragon Sword Techniques’ could be practiced.
A message sent by carrier pigeon left the recipient stunned: “I want ‘The Flying Dragon Sword Techniques’. Give me your price.”
The Conscience Tycoon was stunned for a long time, not expecting Happy to respond so quickly and unexpectedly. Taking a deep breath, he replied, “Brother Happy, I have a question… about that 4th-stage Guardian Sword in your hands… How did you hide it from the Divine Weapons List? If you tell me this secret, I’ll give you this manual for free.”