Chapter 86: Waiting for the Fated One

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense, as if the very air had frozen.

Fortunately, the companions behind him quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Little Yu, forget it if he won't let you look; we don't care for it anyway." Sun Gang laughed disdainfully, "This old swindler, who around here doesn't know about his little tricks?"

"Exactly, things like Tathagata Palm or Nine Yang Divine Skill—do you really take the fictional stuff from novels as real?"

"Forget about buying them with money; even if they were free, we wouldn't want them."

"Hmph."

Hearing this, the old man sneered, "A bunch of short-sighted idiots."

"What!"

"Old man, what did you just say? If you've got guts, say it again!"

The crowd was stunned for a moment, then reacted, each of them furious.

"So what if I say it again?" The old man, feeling emboldened, responded arrogantly, "Are you planning to lay a hand on me?"

"You!"

The crowd suddenly realized that, faced with this rogue, they really had no way to deal with him.

Never mind hitting him; even if they touched him lightly, he would likely lie down on the ground immediately and wouldn't get up without a hundred yuan.

"Sigh, forget it." Just then, a sigh was heard.

It was seen that Lu Yu had two hundred-yuan bills in his hand, though no one knew when they had appeared.

"???"

The old man's eyes widened instantly, and drool almost spilled out.

"The dozen or so Secret Manuals from before, although I couldn't quite understand them, felt like they were very powerful. I had originally thought about finishing the remaining two and buying them all together to study slowly, but as it turns out," Lu Yu glanced at the old man with slight regret, "if you won't let me look, then forget it; I can't make sense of them anyway."

"Let's go."

Having said that, he stood up and made a move to leave.

"Hey, little brother, don't go!"

The old man grew anxious and hurriedly grabbed Lu Yu's arm, "Who said you couldn't look? You can look, you can look!"

"Really?"

Lu Yu looked full of suspicion.

"Of course it's real!" The old man's face was full of ingratiating smiles, "As long as you buy them all after you finish reading, I'll give you a twenty percent discount."

"No need." Lu Yu shook his head, "After being stirred up by you just now, I've lost interest, and you even insulted my father and the others. Forget it, forget it."

"I apologize! I apologize!" The old man hurriedly bowed to the crowd, said sorry, and then looked at Lu Yu with eager eyes, "Little brother, is this okay now?"

"This guy, his skin is really thick." Sun Gang couldn't help but exclaim, sighing at his own inferiority.

"Can you be a swindler if your skin isn't thick?"

"Indeed."

Listening to the crowd's sarcasm, the smile on the old man's face remained bright.

Making money, after all; losing a bit of face is nothing. Once the money is in hand, it won't be too late to insult them back.

"Alright." Lu Yu pretended to hesitate for a moment and said, "This is you offering to let me look; I didn't force you."

"No, no, go ahead and look." The old man urged from the side, his eyes fixed firmly on the two hundred yuan Lu Yu had put into his pocket.

Lu Yu picked up the "Vajra Palm" and flipped through it page by page, yet the Skill bar in his mind remained unchanged.

"Another fake," he muttered to himself, not holding much hope for the remaining one either.

Just then, a strange look flashed in the old man's eyes, but it vanished quickly.

"Hmm?" After finishing the first page, Lu Yu looked at the Skill bar in his mind and was instantly stunned.

【Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill (Incomplete): Not Even a Clue (0%)】

【Collection Progress: 3%】

【Completion Conditions: Thirteen Taibao Hard Qigong at Consummation, Golden Bell Shield at the Ninth Layer】

【Conditions not met, unable to complete】

The "Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill" is actually real?

This... this is too unexpected.

He felt as if he had casually walked into a lottery shop on the street, bought a ticket on a whim, and discovered he had won a five-million-dollar jackpot.

Although the collection progress was only 3%, and these completion conditions seemed ridiculously high.

Thirteen Taibao Hard Qigong at Consummation?

Golden Bell Shield at the Ninth Layer?

That is to say, not only must he find these two Cultivation Methods, but he must also practice them to an extremely high Realm.

The key is, where is he supposed to find these two martial arts?

Thinking these thoughts, his hands didn't stop moving; by the time he reached the middle, the collection progress had only reached 10%.

He instinctively wanted to keep flipping, but suddenly felt there was no need; even if he finished it, it would probably only be around twenty percent. He still had to find a way to get the other two martial arts; it would only save a little time needed for completion.

"Finished reading?" The old man wore an ingratiating smile, "How does it feel?"

Lu Yu shook his head, "Still can't understand it."

"It's normal not to understand," the old man explained with a smile, "These are all profound and mysterious martial arts; you have to buy them and take them home to study slowly."

Lu Yu put down the Secret Manual and asked with a serious face, "Old man, are these Martial Arts Manuals really useful?"

"Of course they are real!" The old man widened his eyes, as if Lu Yu had asked an extremely stupid question.

"But old man, if these manuals are as powerful as you say, why don't you keep them for yourself to practice instead of setting up a stall here to sell them?" Lu Yu pressed.

An average person would certainly think these manuals were all fake, and that the old man was just setting up a stall to swindle people out of their money.

But Lu Yu knew there were genuine goods inside, like this Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill; according to the description, once mastered, the entire body would turn golden, becoming a true Vajra body that is indestructible, immune to all Poison, impervious to damage, and supremely invincible.

Besides this, there were also the Shadowless Great Fast Blade and the Water-Pointing Swimming Dragon Skill; these Martial Arts were all real.

How could someone capable of producing so many authentic Martial Arts be just a peddler living off of swindling and deception at a street stall?

The old man was stunned for a moment, a trace of desolation seemingly flashing through his eyes, as he slowly said, "I didn't expect that even after hiding so deeply, I would still be discovered by you?"

"What?" Lu Yu was both surprised and somewhat excited.

"In truth, I was originally a martial arts expert who had lived in seclusion for many years, always leading a carefree life. Who could have foreseen that the heavens have unpredictable winds and clouds, a great upheaval occurred in the world, and Fierce Beasts invaded, making it difficult even for me to stay out of it."

The old man let out a long sigh, "That's right, the reason I am here is to wait for someone truly fated, so that these peerless Martial Arts can unleash the power they deserve."

"Little brother, I see that you are gifted with extraordinary talent and are surely a good seedling for practicing martial arts; the heavy responsibility of maintaining the justice and peace of the universe in the future shall be entrusted to you."

"Look, these Martial Arts Manuals were originally ten yuan each, totaling one hundred and sixty yuan. But in all these years, you are the first person to ask me this question; for the sake of our fated connection, take them all for one hundred yuan!"

After finishing, he put on a pained expression as if he were reluctantly parting with a treasure.

Lu Guohao and the others looked at each other in dismay; what on earth was all this?

Lu Yu also couldn't help but roll his eyes; he knew it wouldn't be that easy to make this old man tell the truth, and trying to find out his true identity was even harder than ascending to heaven.

"Taking them all isn't impossible, but one hundred is too expensive; fifty at most."

"What!"

"Little Yu?"

The exclamations of the crowd rang out one after another.

"Lu Yu, has your brain gone muddled?" Qin Hai couldn't help but say, "Can't you see that he is lying to you?"

Never mind fifty, even five would be too much!