Chapter 229

Immediately afterward, he took down the "Spirit Ox Shaking Mountain Blade."

The text of this manual was heavy as iron, the strokes rough and vigorous; just holding it in his hand made one feel as if an invisible mountain were pressing down on their chest.

After half an incense stick's time, Jiang Ye withdrew his gaze, understanding in his heart.

The core of this peerless blade art was to overcome ten thousand techniques with a single force.

To break all techniques with deep, heavy power, and to shake mountains with brute force.

Finally, he reached his hand toward the "Spirit Monkey Shaking Heaven Staff."

The moment he opened the pages, Jiang Ye was mesmerized.

The characters appeared casual and unrestrained, yet every stroke and line exuded a wild, rebellious spirit.

Faintly, he seemed to see an invisible spirit monkey standing proudly with a staff, wanting to poke a hole in the very heavens with the stone staff in its hand.

After quite a while, Jiang Ye slowly withdrew his gaze, a flash of irrepressible shock crossing the bottom of his eyes.

The characteristics of this peerless staff art were equivalent to a combination of the strengths of the other two peerless martial arts.

It possessed both the agility of the "Spirit Snake Wind Spirit Sword," with the staff art being ever-changing, shifting between reality and illusion, making it impossible to guard against.

And it had the heavy power of the "Spirit Ox Shaking Mountain Blade," with the might of a single staff strike being enough to shake the heavens and earth.

From Jiang Ye's perspective, the difficulty of practicing this "Spirit Monkey Shaking Heaven Staff" should be the greatest among the three peerless martial arts.

One had to cultivate the agile changes of a spirit snake while also forging the deep, heavy power of a spirit ox; two completely different martial wills needed to reach a delicate balance within the same human body.

He suddenly thought of the ape-form true intent he had comprehended, "Spirit Ape Thousand Changes."

And the strange smile of the spirit monkey stone carving on his first day entering the Upper Sect...

"It seems I am fated with this staff art."

Jiang Ye put the other two manuals back in their original places, having already made his decision in his heart.

Although the Spirit Snake Sword Art was treacherous and the Spirit Ox Blade Art was domineering, neither was as fitting as this staff art.

He had the ape-form true intent as a foundation, and he had that tungsten gold treasure blade that could be melted down and recast into a tungsten gold staff; the timing, the location, and the people were all right here.

He walked slowly out of this area, and when he passed a bookshelf labeled for martial arts secret techniques, his gaze inadvertently swept over a row of labels, and his footsteps stopped abruptly.

"'Five Elements Organ Refining Technique'?!"

Jiang Ye's pupils shrank slightly.

He possessed Five Elements true qi within his body, so he was naturally particularly sensitive to this kind of Five Elements-type cultivation secret technique.

He immediately stepped forward and took down this "Five Elements Organ Refining Technique" to flip through it.

This look shocked him even more.

This was actually an extremely rare internal cultivation method.

One had to know that ordinary hard techniques could only temper the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones, but were helpless against fragile areas like the internal organs; this secret technique happened to fill that gap.

According to the general outline of the manual, the Five Elements had a corresponding relationship with the human body's five internal organs.

Use Fire-element to refine the heart.

Use Wood-element to refine the liver.

Use Earth-element to refine the spleen.

Use Metal-element to refine the lungs.

Use Water-element to refine the kidneys.

With the interior as solid as metal and stone, supplemented by external hard techniques, this was true internal and external cultivation, impervious to water and fire.

"This 'Five Elements Organ Refining Technique' is simply tailor-made for me..."

Jiang Ye flipped through the outline, his heart churning with stormy waves.

It was rare for ordinary martial artists to cultivate two types of true qi, and those with more than three were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

If an ordinary martial artist obtained this secret technique, they could only cultivate one or two internal organs.

They would be unable to form a complete Five Elements organ-refining cycle, and the power would be greatly discounted.

Only those who cultivated all Five Elements could unleash the true power of this secret technique to the extreme.

And he, Jiang Ye, happened to be one of them.

Once he mastered this secret technique, combined with his "Vajra Body Refining Technique" and the bear-form true intent "Old Bear Embracing Simplicity," he would be cultivating both internally and externally.

He even had a vague premonition.

If he walked this path to the end, there might even be a possibility of becoming a saint in the flesh.

He looked at the label next to the bookshelf.

This secret technique also required ten thousand contribution points to exchange.

Jiang Ye took a deep breath and reluctantly put the manual back, a flash of burning heat crossing the bottom of his eyes.

He must get his hands on this secret technique.

"Contribution points..."

Jiang Ye murmured softly.

As long as the struggle for the Primordial Qi went smoothly, everything would be resolved.

He turned and walked toward the hall door.

At the hall door, an old man dressed in plain white robes sat with his eyes closed, his breathing long and shallow, as if he were taking a nap.

Jiang Ye walked forward slowly and said in a deep voice: "Elder, I wish to exchange for the first layer of the 'Spirit Monkey Shaking Heaven Staff'."

A moment later.

The old man slowly opened his eyes and sized Jiang Ye up; no expression could be seen on that calm, ancient face, and he only said indifferently: "Give me your identity token."

Jiang Ye handed over his identity token and also presented the square token containing the ten thousand contribution points.

After the old man verified it, he nodded slightly and turned to enter the small room behind him to make a rubbing.

After about half an incense stick's time, he handed a rubbing of the manual, the ink still wet, to Jiang Ye, his tone still indifferent but with a hint of seriousness:

"Sect prohibition: it is strictly forbidden to spread this externally!"

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, received the manual with both hands, thanked the old man, and turned to walk out of the hall with long strides.

Tianyun Peak.

After Jiang Ye returned to his courtyard, he couldn't wait to open the manual and study it carefully.

"Is this what a peerless martial art is..."

The more Jiang Ye read, the more shocked he became.

The heart method recorded within was far more profound than any martial art he had practiced before.

The imagery diagrams were even more extraordinary.

Just by unfolding the first page, his breathing couldn't help but stall slightly.

On the paper was a spirit monkey holding a long staff, falling down head-on; the posture was so vivid that it seemed as if it would break out of the paper in the next moment.

This move was called "Head-on Blow."

In the posture of the spirit monkey falling with the staff, it contained a certain mysterious trajectory that could only be understood and not described, truly marvelous.

"Is this... staff intent?!"

Jiang Ye stood up abruptly from the stone stool, a flash of brilliance crossing his aged eyes.

When he practiced the "Blood Moon Blade" back then, he had comprehended blade intent; now, seeing this imagery diagram, that familiar feeling surged into his heart again.

This first imagery diagram clearly contained a type of staff intent.

He couldn't wait to flip forward.

This layer of martial art had a total of three imagery diagrams.

In other words, the first layer alone contained three types of staff intent.

As expected of a peerless martial art, it was truly extraordinary.

Jiang Ye wished he could start practicing on the spot, but he had no staff in hand.

He couldn't just make do with a broom.

"I must go get a weapon first."

Jiang Ye's heart stirred; he entered the house and took out the pitch-black long blade cast from tungsten gold.

This treasure blade was extremely heavy, its armor-piercing ability was sharp, and the material was a rare treasure of heaven and earth that one could only hope for but not seek.

Melting it down and recasting it into a tungsten gold staff would perfectly match this peerless martial art.

"However, who should I get to forge it..."

Jiang Ye fell into deep thought.

This tungsten gold was exceptionally precious; if he handed it to an ordinary blacksmith, the lack of skill was one thing, but the loss of material would be the true loss.

He had to find a master of weapon forging.

The first person who appeared in his mind was Zheng Feng.

Zheng Feng came from a powerful family in Linzhou and should be the most knowledgeable about the forging masters in this giant city of Linzhou.

Jiang Ye walked unhurriedly to the courtyard where Zheng Feng and his sister lived, and from afar, he saw the gate wide open.

He looked inside and saw that girl, Zheng Hui, practicing punches, sweating like rain; her little face was flushed, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, and every move and stance was quite decent.

"I couldn't tell that this little girl was so diligent."

A faint arc curled at the corner of Jiang Ye's mouth, and then he gave a light cough.