Chapter 104

"I still want to play for a few days; I'm not doing it!" Jiang Fan waved his hand.

"I wasn't talking to you." Wan Hai's brows furrowed imperceptibly.

Jiang Fan was too lazy. Everyone from his batch had gone to do missions to earn contribution points, yet he played every day. He couldn't let him corrupt these three newcomers.

Jiang Ping was very tempted, but he still said, "Many thanks for the kind offer, Senior Brothers, but I have a few close friends, and we've already agreed to do missions together."

Xu Cheng's eyes lit up, "No matter, your friends are our friends; they can come along."

"I must discuss it with them first!" Jiang Ping did not agree immediately.

Xu Cheng looked at Lu Ren and Sun Tao.

Lu Ren bowed and said, "Many thanks for the kind offer, Senior Brothers, but this junior brother's strength is low, and I would only hold you back. I will trouble you two senior brothers once my cultivation has improved.

Having traveled for several days, this junior brother would like to go back and rest. You all continue your chat."

After speaking, he bowed to the group and rose to leave.

Xu Cheng wanted to say more, but seeing this, he could only swallow his words.

Jiang Ping said, "Don't mind him, Senior Brothers. Lu Ren has a solitary personality and has always been unsociable..."

Lu Ren shook his head inwardly. Would these old foxes who had been mixing in the outer sect for years really be kind enough to help their junior brothers?

With Wan Hai and Xu Cheng singing in harmony, he knew they were up to no good.

He only hoped that his refusal was clear enough for Sun Tao to be alert and not trust people just because they had just met.

Returning to his room, he lit the oil lamp, swallowed another Qi-Boosting Pill, and began reading the sect rule booklet.

The next day, the first thing Lu Ren did upon opening his eyes was to look at the panel.

【Joined Purple Sun Gate, Points +40】

【Refused Xu Cheng and Wan Hai, Points +5】

【Martial Dao Longevity Points: 91】

Xu Cheng and Wan Hai indeed had ulterior motives; otherwise, the panel wouldn't have given him point rewards.

Adding all the rewarded points to the Vajra Art and one point to his lifespan, he began to sit cross-legged and cultivate.

As the Vajra True Qi circulated, a stinging pain quickly spread throughout his body, as if he were being scorched by raging fire.

Under the tempering of the Vajra True Qi, his physical strength began to improve slowly, and his muscles and bones roared, becoming refined and tough.

When the sky brightened, Lu Ren finally finished his cultivation.

【Vajra Art · Entry (756/1000)】

The Vajra Art was truly too difficult to practice. It had been nearly a year and a half since he obtained it, and it still hadn't reached the minor success stage. However, with the recent improvements from the panel, it would reach minor success in at most one or two months. At that time, not only would his physical body gain a trace of the "Vajra Indestructible" characteristic, but his True Qi would also transform into true Vajra True Qi.

"If I can refine Qi into Gang with Vajra True Qi, will the power of my Gang Qi far exceed that of ordinary people?"

After resting for a while and practicing the Turtle-Snake Great Stance for half an hour, Lu Ren took his identity waist tag and walked toward the Outer Sect Scripture Hall.

"Lu Ren, does the disappearance of my Senior Brother Jiang have anything to do with you?" Kong Yu's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Lu Ren turned his head, looking surprised, "Jiang Yi?"

Kong Yu nodded.

Lu Ren laughed, "He disappeared? That's truly great; it would be best if he just died."

After speaking, he strode away.

A look of anger appeared on Kong Yu's face, and he frowned slightly, "Could it really have nothing to do with him?"

He was just trying to bait Lu Ren, but looking at Lu Ren's reaction, it was clear he was unaware.

Ji Jincheng said, "It shouldn't be him. With his cultivation, he isn't capable of killing Senior Brother Jiang Yi without a sound."

Kong Yu nodded, "Even if it isn't him, Senior Brother Zhu Yang died at his hands after all. This grudge must be avenged. I'll deal with him once I've established a firm footing."

Lu Ren soon arrived at the Outer Sect Scripture Hall and handed over his identity token.

The deacon guarding the door took it, and as he handed it back, he said, "You can only choose from the first floor. Once you've chosen, come here to register and claim it."

As Lu Ren reached out, he slipped the silver hidden in his palm into the other's hand and said, "This disciple wishes to learn a powerful palm or fist technique. I dare to ask Deacon for some guidance?"

The deacon secretly weighed the silver and found it to be two taels. His stern expression immediately turned into a smile, "On the first floor, the fist technique to recommend is the Raging Wave Fist. The Raging Wave Fist is divided into nine layers; each layer adds a layer of force. If you can cultivate it to the ninth layer, you can stack nine layers of force, and its power will be no less than the Hunyuan Force. Even in the early stage of Great Completion of Qi Gathering, you could trade blows with someone at the Perfection of Qi Gathering.

If you can stack the Hunyuan Force, the power is even more astonishing.

However, this technique has extremely high requirements for physique and comprehension. If your physical tempering is insufficient, choose carefully.

The strongest palm technique is the Jade-Shattering Palm. In terms of power, it is even above the Raging Wave Fist, but this technique mainly uses True Qi to temper the palms, and progress is very slow..."

The two taels of silver were not spent in vain. The deacon recommended a few more techniques with less strict requirements and even explained their pros and cons.

"This disciple thanks Deacon for the guidance!" Lu Ren bowed.

"My surname is Liu. Call me Deacon Liu from now on. Go, and remember, you only have the time of one incense stick to choose!"

Everyone likes a sensible young person. This man immediately told Lu Ren his surname.

Lu Ren kept it in mind and strode into the Scripture Hall.

"One incense stick of time is enough!"

Raging Wave Fist, Jade-Shattering Palm!

Only children make multiple-choice questions; he wanted them all. Although his memory couldn't possibly allow him to remember them after one reading, the panel could.

However, this counted as stealing knowledge, so he had to be cautious.

The Scripture Hall was not large, with only two rows of bookshelves, totaling one or two hundred secret manuals.

That didn't sound like much, but this was only the outer sect, and it wasn't actually a small amount.

One had to know that in a place like Qingyuan County, most wealthy families only had one secret martial art.

There were already quite a few people here, mostly disciples from Qingyuan County, but everyone was earnestly searching for the techniques they wanted, and no one greeted anyone else.

Lu Ren scanned the area and quickly found the Raging Wave Fist.

He stepped forward, took it, and flipped through it. His face immediately darkened; the manual only had the first half, and the back was blank. His plan to steal the knowledge had fallen through.

After some thought, he decided to choose the Raging Wave Fist.

The Jade-Shattering Palm was powerful, but like the Vajra Art, it required long-term effort, and he wouldn't be able to use it in the short term.

Although the Raging Wave Fist was slightly weaker in power, with his bone structure and comprehension, his progress would definitely be rapid.

After looking at other manuals here for a while and remembering some useful ones, Lu Ren returned to the registration desk.

"Kid, the Raging Wave Fist is powerful, but if you don't have excellent comprehension, you'll reach the third layer at most, and its power won't even be as good as ordinary fist techniques. I can give you a chance to re-choose."

Seeing that the sensible young man really chose the Raging Wave Fist, Deacon Liu kindly reminded him.

Lu Ren bowed, "This disciple will choose the Raging Wave Fist. Please give me the complete technique, Deacon Liu."

"Fine, just don't regret it later." Deacon Liu laughed.

He had been in the Scripture Hall for many years and had seen too many people with high expectations but low ability who chose manuals based solely on power without considering whether they could actually master them.

It was only because of the two taels of silver that he had offered a reminder.

"Return it in three days. Do not leak it to others."

Deacon Liu registered Lu Ren, who took the manual and sat down in a peach grove to read the Raging Wave Fist manual.

The core of the Raging Wave Fist was stacking force, but the moves were also exquisite. Once the fist technique started, it was like waves crashing, continuous and unending. If the enemy wasn't killed, the fist momentum would only grow fiercer.

【Raging Wave Fist · Not Yet Entered (0/20)】

Before long, Lu Ren finished reading it for the first time, and the panel popped up before his eyes.

He didn't rush to practice but focused his mind and read it again.

The feeling of the second reading was completely different from the first. He felt as if thoughts were gushing like a spring in his mind, and all kinds of fist technique essentials were easily connected and understood.

"Grade A-minus comprehension is truly extraordinary."

Comprehending the technique had actually become a very pleasant thing.

Lu Ren restrained his impatience, still not rushing to practice, and carefully contemplated it a third time.

This time, he could no longer suppress the impulse in his heart. Once finished, he dropped the manual and jumped to an open space to practice.

As the fist momentum rose, his blood and True Qi moved with it, like waves rising on a calm lake.

"Pop!"

After only a short while, a crisp sound came from his body; he had easily mastered the first layer and completed one stack of force.

Lu Ren acted as if he hadn't noticed and continued to practice.

The wind stirred in the grove, whipping up dead leaves.

"Pop-pop!"

Soon, crisp sounds rang out again, but this time it was two consecutive, rapid sounds. He had already cultivated the Raging Wave Fist to the second layer and could stack two layers of force.

"I have long since comprehended the Hunyuan Force; the first three layers of the Raging Wave Fist are not difficult at all."