Chapter 38: Xu Bo

"If you don't have a purchase record, but are discovered stealing or spreading them, you will be judged as illegal."

"Once verified, you will be jointly punished by the Martial Arts Hall and the Cultural Hall, starting at ten times." Xu Bo shook his head: "If the circumstances are serious, you might even be sent to prison."

Prison? Li Yuan held his breath.

"Teacher, will doing this be unfavorable to the evolution of Martial Arts in the entire human civilization?" Li Yuan hesitated: "Poor people, what should they do?"

No money, so no qualification to learn high-level skill secret manuals?

"Your idea is not wrong, this is indeed a bit unfair to the poor." Xu Bo said: "Copyright protection is a double-edged sword."

"Too much protection will stifle innovation."

"But not protecting it at all will also stifle innovation." Xu Bo said: "So, after many social experiments, the current situation was finally formed."

"Cultivation methods, whether basic or high-level, are completely open, and a large number of first-tier secret manuals are also completely free." [3

"This is enough to allow ordinary people to try the Martial Dao for free," Xu Bo said.

"For most people, it is extremely difficult for their technique to reach the third stage."

"If one is truly a Martial Dao genius," Xu Bo said, "with astonishing talent in technique or physical talent, then the country, and even the Seven Stars Alliance, will have various channels to discover talent and provide cultivation resources for free."

"Striving to discover all Martial Dao geniuses is the tenet of all forces in human civilization."

"Like you, the Martial Hall signing you in advance is one such discovery channel," Xu Bo laughed: "Just like students at Martial Dao universities, they have free learning permissions for many second-stage and even third-stage secret manuals in the 'Martial Arts Knowledge Network'."

"For Martial Dao university students, the country pays the copyright fees to the authors of the secret manuals on their behalf."

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

So the country, or rather, the entire human civilization, had long considered this point.

"There are copyright fees."

"Driven by profit, powerful martial artists are more motivated to create new technique manuals and cultivation methods," Xu Bo said: "Paying copyright fees is also to encourage martial artists to contribute the manuals they have created, rather than hoarding them as precious secrets."

"Through mutual exchange, every martial artist can learn the crystallization of wisdom from other martial artists, and their growth speed will be faster."

Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan and said: "In the future, if you create some powerful technique manuals, you can also upload them to the Culture Bureau and collect copyright fees."

"You can collect money while sitting at home."

Li Yuan smiled, unable to help but think of many unique skills and secret arts in history that were only passed down to one or two people per generation, and once an accident occurred, they would be lost.

The continuous strengthening of human civilization stems from the generation-to-generation inheritance of knowledge.

The Martial Dao is the same.

"With your current Martial Arts realm, learning two second-stage secret manuals is enough," Xu Bo instructed: "It won't be too late to learn more second-stage secret manuals after your spear technique and movement technique both break through to the fourth stage."

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded.

If one's Martial Arts realm is not high enough, and one hasn't even mastered the techniques of a single school, wanting to gather the strengths of a hundred schools is a joke.

"Of course."

"In the cultivation plan, there is no need for the monthly guidance from a master teacher," Xu Bo said: "My guidance is enough for you."

"You purchased the copyright for the secret manuals, and if I guide you again, it won't be considered a violation of copyright law."

"Not asking a Source Martial Artist for guidance?" Li Yuan hesitated slightly.

He naturally couldn't ask for more than Teacher Xu guiding him, but Teacher Xu Bo was only at level 19.

Could he keep up with the guidance of a second-stage Source Martial Artist?

"What, looking down on your teacher?" Xu Bo saw Li Yuan's thoughts and revealed a smile: "Don't worry, my Martial Arts realm is no weaker than most Source Martial Artists. If back then... forget it, there's no need to talk about that."

Xu Bo suddenly sighed low, his smile fading, appearing somewhat listless.

"Teacher, I was wrong," Li Yuan quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.

"I don't blame you, it has nothing to do with you," Xu Bo shook his head, then continued: "From now on, every Wednesday night, in my office, I will guide you once in spear technique and movement technique."

"There is no extra charge."

"Thank you, Teacher," Li Yuan felt grateful in his heart.

Once a week?

"However, for the twice-weekly actual combat sparring with a martial artist, you have to find someone yourself," Xu Bo said: "I don't have that much time."

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded.

It was already extremely fortunate that his teacher could specifically set aside time to guide his spear technique and movement technique.

He could not ask for more.

One must know, if one were to hire a second-stage Source Martial Artist for guidance, it would cost 100,000 cultivation points per session.

Suddenly.

"Hmm?" Xu Bo's brows were tightly furrowed, gritting his teeth, revealing a look of pain.

"What's wrong, Teacher?" Li Yuan was startled.

"It's nothing," Xu Bo said in a low voice, his voice even seeming to tremble: "An old ailment left over from the battlefield."

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now."

"In Martial Dao cultivation, no matter how much others guide you, you still have to rely on yourself to practice."

"Don't worry, I'll just take some medicine. You go back first and think about it yourself," Xu Bo said, enduring the pain.

"Yes," Li Yuan felt worried in his heart.

But he was very smart and saw that Teacher Xu Bo did not want to show his weak side in front of him.

After Li Yuan exited the office.

"The medicine's effectiveness, the duration is getting shorter and shorter," Xu Bo gritted his teeth: "Just now, I couldn't help it and used Source Power to demonstrate for Li Yuan, which actually accelerated the onset."

Xu Bo walked slowly toward the lounge and took out a small, exquisitely packaged bottle from the refrigerator.

He opened it and took it.

The pain throughout his body quickly eased.

"I don't know how many more years I can live," Xu Bo said silently, a glint of ferocity in his eyes: "If it really comes to the time when I'm about to die, I will apply to return to the Star Realm."

"I, Xu Bo."

"If I die, I must die on the battlefield."

After a long while, Xu Bo finally returned to normal. Suddenly, his smart ring vibrated; there was an unread message.

"Hmm? A message from Li Yuan? Asking how my body is?" Xu Bo felt a faint warmth in his heart: "This kid is quite thoughtful."

Xu Bo could guess that if he didn't reply, Li Yuan would most likely come to his office again to check on the situation.

"Black Dog."

"Reply to Li Yuan, say I'm fine," Xu Bo said in a low voice.

"Yes, Master."

"It's good that Teacher is fine," Li Yuan received Xu Bo's reply in his independent Martial Dao room at school.

He closed his smart ring.

"Let's enter the virtual network," Li Yuan entered the virtual network pod nearby.

His consciousness connected, and he arrived directly at the Starfire Space.

"Master," the purple-clothed girl appeared out of thin air.

"Use cultivation points to purchase the second-stage secret manual 'Dragon Movement Technique' and the second-stage secret manual 'Starry Sky Spear Technique'," Li Yuan said directly: "Also, use points to purchase one Source Power Essence Pill."

Basic Qi and Blood medicinal liquid? There were still a few bottles at home, no rush to buy.

"Master, please confirm the purchase list," Xiaoyu waved her hand, and a light screen appeared in front of Li Yuan, listing the items.

Li Yuan scanned it and confirmed it was correct.

"Confirm."

Quickly.

"Obtained usage rights for the second-stage secret manual 'Dragon Movement Technique', already registered at the Martial Arts Hall and Culture Bureau, query code is... 1 million cultivation points deducted."

"Obtained usage rights for the second-stage secret manual 'Starry Sky Spear Technique'... 1 million cultivation points deducted."

"Obtained one Source Power Essence Pill, please fill in the delivery address... 100,000 points deducted."

Li Yuan directly received three notifications from the 'Starfire Space'.

"For the delivery address, just fill in home," Li Yuan thought for a moment: "Delivery time, let's make it 10 PM."

As an L3-level member of the Martial Hall, he could have 24-hour delivery.

"Master, the Source Power Essence Pill will be delivered to your home tomorrow," Xiaoyu said with a giggle: "Copyright law stipulates that all secret manuals above the second stage must be learned in the virtual space, and there are no physical secret manuals."

"Master has obtained all the data for the secret manuals and can choose to enter the personal space to learn."

"Good," Li Yuan nodded slightly.

If there were physical secret manuals, it would be too easy to spread them privately. What if they were spread via the virtual network?

The entire virtual network is supervised by human civilization.

"I want to see what is so powerful about second-stage secret manuals," Li Yuan felt quite expectant in his heart.

When Li Yuan was learning technique manuals in the virtual network.

Inside Song Yi's office on the 12th floor of the Starry Sky Martial Hall's Guanshan Branch.

"Bang~"

The teacup was instantly crushed, and a large amount of tea splashed out.

But Song Yi, dressed exquisitely, didn't care at all; the glass shards couldn't hurt her fingers in the slightest.

Song Yi's eyes were extremely sharp, revealing a hint of coldness: "What did you say? Li Yuan refused tomorrow's meeting? Why?"

"Yes."

Zhong Cheng, dressed in black, stood there and smiled bitterly in a low voice: "I only received Li Yuan's message in the afternoon, I sent him a message, but he didn't answer."

"I contacted his uncle again and only then found out that he had already been signed in advance by the Starfire Martial Hall," Zhong Cheng said in a low voice.

"Starfire Martial Hall?"

"Stealing someone I had my eye on?" A hint of anger flashed in Song Yi's eyes: "We clearly invited him first, is the Starfire Martial Hall so disrespectful of the rules?"

"And this Li Yuan!"

"We had already made an appointment, he refused at the last minute, and didn't even give you a reason," Song Yi's eyes were cold: "Is this the good candidate you were talking about?"

Instantly, a hint of dissatisfaction welled up in Zhong Cheng's heart.

You made the plan, and you're shifting the blame to me?

"Hall Master Song," Zhong Cheng said in a low voice: "As far as I know, Li Yuan's direct refusal of us is understandable."

"Understandable? What is your position, are you defending him?" Song Yi stared at Zhong Cheng, her eyes sharp to the extreme.

"The Starfire Martial Hall gave him a B-level contract," Zhong Cheng said quickly.

Song Yi's pupils shrank slightly.

Inside the room, there was dead silence.

After a long while.

"Get out," Song Yi suddenly shouted sharply.

"Yes," Zhong Cheng nodded, turned around and left, even forgetting to close the door.