Chapter 108: Martial Path Institute (Recommendation Tickets)
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Looking at the Spirit Gathering Disk, Storage Ring and Spirit Sword in his hand, Li Mang was excited but also at a loss, and could only look to Changfeng Guan Shi and the two headmasters Fan Gu Dao and You Yue. After all, the gifts were too valuable, and even if he liked them, he couldn't just accept them.
"This is a scheme, intentionally setting up Wuji and Songshi for revenge!" You Yue Zhang Jiao couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, but she still said: "Given their identities, things that have been sent out naturally won't be taken back, you can just keep them for now! But don't show them to others, these three treasures will make many people jealous... Cough cough, this old lady doesn't have anything else to give, welcome to come to Yi Fu Yuan often."
After finishing speaking, You Yue's palm teaching dryly laughed twice and then left.
“……” Chang Feng quietly returned to his original position, picked up the documents on the table and began to carefully review them. Chang Feng was not a generous person, people who knew him called him Zhou Bapi, you can't get anything out of him easily.
"Haha, don't worry about it, just take it! " Fan Gu Dao also came back to his senses from his daze and couldn't help but laugh heartily. From then on, Li Meng became his disciple. He was happy to have taken advantage of the situation, but then he turned serious and said: "Quickly acknowledge your master, Master You Yue's words are correct. This thing should not be shown to others unless absolutely necessary. After all, you're not strong enough yet, and no one dares to touch you in the Huang Yang Academy. But once you go outside, it's uncertain."
"Yes, I will take charge." Li Mang's heart skipped a beat as he used his spiritual sword to cut open his finger and dripped fresh blood onto the three treasures.
Treasures are weapons, but they differ from ordinary weapons. They can recognize their masters and have a spiritual nature. Some high-level ones even possess independent thinking.
Ling Gathering Array Disk. As the name suggests, it is a treasure that can gather spiritual energy, and its value is not low in this era of scarce spiritual energy, which shows that Zhonggu Palm Teachings has spent a lot of money on it, but unfortunately, it still failed to achieve its goal. The Huangdi Institute has countless talents, but he has been unable to find a suitable Array Dao disciple for many years. No wonder he is disappointed, and he even calculated the benefits of Wuji and Songshi, allowing Li Mang to benefit from it, which shows how much importance he attaches to Li Mang.
Wuji old man was a cunning person, he previously said that the storage ring had several cubic meters, but in fact it only had just over one cubic meter of space, small and pitiful. However, Li Mang was still overjoyed, and with a thought, he put the array disc into it.
The spiritual sword given by Song Shi Zhong Jiao was a good thing, and with just a drop of blood, Li Mang felt that his mind could control it, making it bigger or smaller, and letting it fly back and forth in the air. However, since he was still in the Heavenly Palace, he didn't dare to be too proud, so he put the spiritual sword into the storage ring and wore the ring on the middle finger of his left hand.
It is said that the Spirit Sword can be merged into one's body, but Li Mang has not yet mastered this method, so he cannot do it for the time being and can only temporarily put it in his storage ring.
"Come on, follow me to the Martial Arts Institute!" Fan Gu Dao waved his hand and turned around to leave without saying goodbye to Long Feng. This wasn't disrespect, but rather because they were too familiar, so those empty formalities weren't necessary.
"…almost got killed!" Changfeng gazed at their backs and muttered to himself, wiping away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.
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Butokuden
This is a super large courtyard, with complete facilities and many training grounds. The yard seems to have an array of spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy is more intense than other places. After all, it's a place for cultivation, so it's naturally better than other places. However, there are very few people. Along the way, except for a few children, Li Meng didn't see anyone else.
"There aren't many people in the Wudang Institute, just over a dozen. Regardless of age, everyone addresses each other as 'shixiong' (older brother) or 'didi' (younger brother) according to their order of entry. Some are martial arts enthusiasts, some are lazy, but overall they're all good people. You'll get to know them later." Fan Guodao said while walking with Li Mang.
Li Mang was speechless, generally speaking they were all good people, these words were...
In the blink of an eye, the two had already entered the main hall, and Fan Gu Dao led Li Mao to his office on the top floor. This was a classically decorated grand hall with a majestic aura, although not as magnificent as the Heavenly Hall, but still impressive. On the wall above was a huge character "Wu", emitting an overbearing atmosphere.
"I may not have any earth-shattering treasures, but I'm not so poor that I've got nothing to show for it. Over the years, I've collected some pretty decent weapons. You can pick one out for yourself!" As he spoke, Fan Gu Dao pushed open a wall panel with force, revealing a secret room.
The room was not large, with only a bookshelf inside, some boxes containing unknown items, and on the other side, a weapon rack, displaying knives, guns, and daggers, shining brightly, obviously not ordinary goods.
"Master, I already have a spiritual sword given by Senior Song Shi..."
"Ling Jian, you can only use it when necessary, so consider it your trump card. You'll also need a normal weapon to conceal your strength and mislead your opponents. The world of cultivation has always been about the strong preying on the weak. Tian Yi's identity will give you some protection, but there will always be those who take risks for their own interests." Fan Gu Dao interrupted Li Mang's words.
"Teaching is indeed a virtue." Li Mang listened attentively, his experience was still insufficient, after all, he had just entered the world of cultivators and there were many things he didn't know. The senior's words were very important to him, and every sentence was beneficial.
"Hmm." Fan Gu nodded his head in approval, very satisfied with Li Mang's humble attitude. He then pointed to the weapons on the knife rack in front of him and said: "These are all top-grade weapons, although they can't compare to the Ling Jian of Song Shi Palm Teachings, but they're not bad either. Take a look and choose one that suits you."
He then seriously began to sift through them. He already had a spiritual sword, so he didn't need to choose another sword; while spears, halberds, and clubs were not something he used, getting one would be useless, so he dismissed them at a glance; finally, he focused his attention on daggers and long knives.
He had both a dagger and a long knife, but they were only yellow-grade. For now, it was still okay to say, but the further back he went, the smaller the role he could play would be. Later on, when encountering powerful ancient beasts, it was possible that even their defenses couldn't be broken through. Therefore, choosing a long knife was very necessary.
Unfortunately, the style he liked was not available here, only a slightly cumbersome large knife that was not very convenient to carry, but it was powerful when used. So, he finally chose an inconspicuous large knife.
The knife's appearance is not dazzling, the back of the knife seems to be unfinished, with patches and gaps everywhere. But it looks sturdy, more importantly, the blade is extremely sharp, giving people a strange chill.
"This knife may look ugly, but it's absolutely one of the best here. The workmanship is excellent. Unlike those few kids before, who only chose the good-looking ones." Fan Gu Dao praised Li Mang's attitude and then took out a red wooden box from in front of him.
This box is very special, and the way to open it is also peculiar. It looks like an ancient mechanical device was used to make it. Inside, there's only a book with a plain leather cover that has some mysterious martial arts diagrams on it, but not a single word can be found.
P.S: There are many overdue updates, which will be made up one by one.