Chapter 25: The Book Storage Pavilion

  "Hu Gao brother, you're really impressive today! You defeated so many people with just one move and didn't even give Wu Yun any face, directly leaving him aside. Our Hu family hasn't been this impressive in the War Institute for a long time. Let me formally introduce myself, my name is Ji Le, the young master of the North Pole branch."

  Jile walked alongside Hu Gao, lavishing him with praise, the latter's performance today far exceeding his expectations. He had thought that in the end he would still have to step in himself to resolve this troublesome matter, but instead Hu Gao had handled it smoothly and even gained an advantage, making Jile feel that Hu Gao was a comrade worth taking seriously.

  "It turned out to be the young master of Extreme Joy, no wonder his realm is so high. However, just now I also saw that Wu Yun didn't have any treasures on him, that's why I dared to say those words. You don't really think I'm his opponent, do you?" Hu Gao said with a gloomy face.

  Hu Gao has self-awareness, with his current strength, he can challenge a fifth-stage opponent who is one stage higher, but Wu Yun is a sixth-stage peak in the Condensed Shadow Realm, which is nearly three stages higher. Even if he had an abnormal totem, he wouldn't have much confidence. "Don't fight without confidence" was a famous saying from Hu Gao's past life. If he really went to fight him, that would be called brainless.

  "Huh...?"

  Ji Le's mouth twitched, and suddenly he felt an urge to laugh in his stomach. This guy is really too weird! No wonder Wu Yunyi answered without bringing any treasures and left so decisively at that time. It turned out that it was because they couldn't beat the other party. They couldn't beat the other party but still had such momentum, which didn't lose the demeanor of a master. This is truly having skills.

  "Hu Gao, brother, I'm getting more and more impressed with you, but Wu Yun will definitely not let you off the hook. Just because you can't beat him today doesn't mean you'll be able to beat him tomorrow, does it?" Ji Le reminded him, saying by his side.

  "Sixth stage of the Condensed Shadow Realm." Hu Gao muttered to himself, then raised his head and said: "Thanks for telling me, Extreme Joy brother. Do you know if there's a place in our War Academy where we can find a large amount of yuan jue to study?"

  Hu Gao is not worried about the boundary issue, with the Five-clawed Golden Dragon in him, he has long surpassed ordinary Condensed Shadow Realm warriors and started to temper his body beyond the Totem Condensation stage. What concept is this? For him now, what's needed is to grasp some primary techniques and tactics, which can increase his chances of winning in battle.

  "Original Decision...?" Yu Le revealed a strange expression. Even with his current strength, he hadn't reached the level of cultivating Original Decision yet. Could it be that Hu Gao really had the assistance of a Guardian Spirit? His boundary and strength were hard to discern, but he was actually paying attention to Original Decision, which was something that only late-stage Condensed Shadow Realm warriors would consider. What was going on here?

  It's really infuriating to compare people, Yu Le shook his head, Hu Gao's strength was not bad news for the Hu family after all. "You're talking about the Cangshu Pavilion, I'll take you there."

  Jile Xiangtong nodded in understanding and immediately led the way forward, "Hu Gao brothers, it's good that you won 500 gold coins today. Otherwise, wanting to cultivate in the Cangshu Pavilion wouldn't be easy."

  "What? Do I need gold coins to cultivate in the library?"

  Hu Gao asked in confusion, this point he didn't know.

  Jile nodded: "Of course, otherwise how would the War Institute maintain its operation? Yuan Jue is a rare material everywhere. The lowest-level human-grade inferior yuan jue requires 10 gold coins to watch for one day, and the mid-grade human-grade yuan jue requires 100 gold coins to watch for one day. As for the high-grade human-grade yuan jue, it increases by 100 times, requiring 10,000 gold coins to be allowed to watch for a day. And as for the top-grade human-grade yuan jue, even if you have a lot of gold coins, it's not that easy to see."

  "So expensive?" Hu Gao exclaimed, his mouth agape. According to what Extreme Joy had just said, the 500 gold coins he had just won were actually worth less than African currency.

  According to the transmission of the elder, this yuan jue is not something that anyone can cultivate. It also depends on the degree of compatibility between the martial artist and the yuan jue. The compatibility must reach 50% or more before cultivation can begin. Generally, most martial artists will only choose to cultivate when the compatibility reaches 70%.

  According to the price Extreme Joy said, in this library, if you want to find a suitable mantra for yourself, with good luck, it might cost hundreds of gold coins. If you're unlucky, it'll really make you go bankrupt!

  It's really the rhythm of being poor in literature and rich in martial arts, unable to get up! After secretly sighing in his heart, Hu Gao touched the golden ticket on his chest, without hesitation, and continued to follow the Extreme Joy towards the Book Pavilion in front.

  "Hu Gao brothers, wait for a moment to find the yuan jue. You can choose based on your own characteristics, such as if you are good at close combat, you can choose fist or short-weapon yuan jue; if you are slow in speed, you can choose body method yuan jue..."

  Jile told Hu Gao all the methods he used to find Yuan Jue, and took out a stack of gold tickets from his pocket and handed them to Hu Gao: "I have some gold tickets here, you take them and use them."

  These gold tickets are all worth one hundred, and at a glance, there are at least several dozen. Hu Gao couldn't help but look at Yu Le in surprise, not expecting the young master of the North Pole branch to be so wealthy. The treatment he received as an heir was really too embarrassing.

  "Hu Gao waved his hand and said: 'I don't need that much gold coins for now, 500 gold coins are enough for me to use in the next few days. I'll ask you again when I need more.'"

  Although he is indeed short of coins now, Hu Gao is not indebted to others for favors, and it's enough that he remembers the other person's kindness in his heart.

  "Alright then, just let me know if you need anything."

  With great reluctance, he put away the golden ticket.

  "I'm going to the library, see you later." Hu Gao said with a bow, knowing that Extreme Joy's current strength was not enough to cultivate the Yuan Decree, and if he were to go in together, it would be awkward.

  At this time, Hu Gao and Yu Le separately went to the Book Pavilion alone. This place is somewhat similar to the library of the previous life, it is extremely quiet inside, there is a light curtain at the entrance, similar to a formation, an old man with white hair blocked Hu Gao who was about to rush in, after verifying his identity he let him in.

  As soon as he stepped into the library, he was attracted by several tall bookshelves. The bookshelves were over ten meters high and each one was divided into five layers, which could be reached by a ladder.

  There are four bookshelves, which are divided into four major categories: Body Method, Physical Repair, Weaponry, and Skill.

  After inquiring, Hu Gao exchanged the five hundred gold coins in his hand for a golden small card issued by Cangshu Pavilion. The principle was similar to the prepaid card of his previous life. As long as he liked which yuan jue, he just needed to swipe it next to the bookshelf, and the yuan jue would automatically appear in the warrior's hand.

  Hú Gāo's gaze swept back and forth across the four bookshelves. To be honest, he wanted to take a look at all four categories of primordial secrets, because he hadn't cultivated any yet, and if he wanted to comprehensively improve his combat strength, he definitely needed to master one from each category.

  But in the face of cruel reality, he knew that for now, he could only focus on one thing.

  "My specialty is great physical strength, not just now, but in the future as my cultivation increases, the characteristic of strong physical strength will become even more pronounced, so among these four categories, the fist and foot category is the most suitable for me."

  If he could cultivate a few sets of fist and foot techniques to perfection, his physical strength would be perfectly utilized, and Hu Gao's combat power would definitely increase exponentially.

  After thinking it through, he no longer hesitated and took the golden card directly to the body repair bookshelf.

  The bookshelf has five layers, with about a thousand yuan jue on each layer. The yuan jue are stored in a preservation box, with the name and introduction of the yuan jue pasted on the outside.

  Next to the bookshelf, there were many beads the size of peanuts floating in mid-air. These beads are called Blue Record Beads and can record the surrounding scene, similar to photography. This is a measure to prevent disciples from stealing the original formula.

  Hu Gao didn't bother with them, he had just stepped onto the bookshelf, his eyes began to scan the storage boxes, searching for his favorite secret techniques, while his mind was still thinking about other things.

  "Qian Qing Palm, a lower-grade technique of the Human Stage, is renowned for its ferocity, swiftness and agility. If cultivated to perfection, it can shatter stone and break through gold."

  "Whirlwind Kick, a lower-grade martial art technique, swift as the wind, leg movements like lightning, requiring extremely high body coordination, and difficult to cultivate. If cultivated to perfection, one can transcend ranks in battle."

  “……”

  For some reason, Hu Gao's gaze swept across the room, and the introductions to the various techniques were clearly etched into his mind, unable to be shaken off, extremely clear, just like they had been carved in.

  "Huh? How come I can remember all these introductions just by glancing at them?" Hu Gao furrowed his brow, feeling somewhat puzzled and unclear.

  He felt his head was warm and cozy, with a kind of gentle warmth, as if there was a hot flow surging. It was very comfortable. As long as he looked at the words, these words would be etched into his mind, during which there would be a warm current flowing through, and then these words could no longer be shaken off.

  "Photographic memory?" Four words flashed through Hu Gao's mind.

  However, he shook his head immediately. Even if he could remember everything at a glance, what's the use? This isn't a past life; if it were, and he had been able to remember everything at a glance, he would have definitely been the top scorer in the national college entrance exams, with countless honors.

  What's the use of having a photographic memory in this world? In this world, fists are the truth. Whoever has the bigger fist gets to speak louder. Can having a photographic memory make your fists bigger? Obviously not.

  "Even if I could memorize all the formulas, it would only save me some time at most. But there are so many formulas here, even if I had a photographic memory, I would still need enough gold coins to open the storage box and take out the formulas to recite them. Moreover, those formulas that don't match my compatibility well, what's the use of memorizing them? It's just a waste of time and money."

  Hu Gao suddenly felt that his ability to remember everything he saw was quite useless and had no effect at all.

  "Let's find fifty sets of yuan jue first and see which one has the highest compatibility with me. Although this function is a bit useless, at least it saves me some time."

  Hú Gāo smiled slyly and began to seriously search for a suitable mantra for himself.