Chapter 287: Diamond Seal, Red Sound Fire

Hao Yi had previously told Li Fei that the martial arts best suited for Diamond Force in this world were found in Buddhism, specifically the "Eight Sections of the Diamond" from the Pudu Temple, a sacred Buddhist site.

A hundred years ago, Pudu Temple handed over four of the eight sections of the "Eight Sections of the Diamond" to the imperial court. Following the establishment of the twelve universities, the imperial court took the majority of the martial arts from the national treasury and gave them to these twelve universities; among them, Wu'an University was allocated one of the techniques from the "Eight Sections of the Diamond."

Wen Ke said she wanted to help Li Fei apply for a martial art suitable for cultivating Diamond Force; could it be that very technique from the "Eight Sections of the Diamond"?

Meeting Li Fei's expectant gaze, Wen Ke smiled and said:

"There are two martial techniques in total, both unique skills of Pudu Temple: one is called 'Diamond Seal,' and the other is called 'Red Sound Fire Diamond Method.'"

"'Red Sound Fire'?"

Li Fei's eyes lit up.

Because Hao Yi had mentioned the name "Eight Sections of the Diamond," he had specifically gone to learn about it; in Buddhism, the Red Sound Fire Diamond is indeed one of the eight diamond guardians.

"This 'Red Sound Fire Diamond Method' is a technique from the renowned 'Eight Sections of the Diamond'."

Wen Ke confirmed Li Fei's guess.

"Is the academy willing to give me such a unique skill?"

Li Fei was very pleasantly surprised.

"In the history of Wu'an University, you are the second student to successfully cultivate Diamond Force. This unique skill was meant for people to cultivate; otherwise, what would be the point of keeping it in the library?"

Wen Ke smiled and said, "The school attaches great importance to you now and is very optimistic about your future, so after a meeting and discussion, it was agreed to pass these two unique skills on to you. Although 'Diamond Seal' is not as famous as the 'Eight Sections of the Diamond,' it is also a unique skill of Pudu Temple and can be used in conjunction with the 'Eight Sections of the Diamond,' complementing each other."

Li Fei guessed that his performance in the battle on the Dragon Martial Platform must have had an influence, making Wu'an University think even more highly of him.

"Then how many credits and how much money are required to exchange for these two martial arts?"

Li Fei asked the crucial question.

A single "Wood Ghost Binding Curse" required 120 credits plus 200, 00 yuan to exchange; the more powerful "Diamond Seal" and "Red Sound Fire Diamond Method" would certainly require more credits and money.

"'Diamond Seal' is 200 credits plus 400, 00 yuan; 'Red Sound Fire Diamond Method' is 400 credits plus 1, 00, 00 yuan."

Wen Ke smiled as she reported the prices.

Li Fei: "."

Currently, he had 208 usable credits on hand; if he deducted the 120 credits required for the "Wood Ghost Binding Curse," he would only have 88 credits left.

And even if he didn't exchange for the "Wood Ghost Binding Curse," his credits would only be enough to exchange for the "Diamond Seal."

"The school has discussed it, and we can give you the 'Diamond Seal' and 'Red Sound Fire Diamond Method' in advance."

Wen Ke said.

"What are the conditions?"

Li Fei did not believe in free lunches.

Or rather, sometimes free things are the most expensive.

"You need to pay off these credits and money within three years. If you haven't paid them off within three years, you will have to pay 10% of the exchange price as interest every year thereafter."

Wen Ke said.

"Three years? Alright."

Li Fei nodded and agreed.

He had only been at Wu'an University for three months and had already earned over 300 credits, although some scoring methods were hard to replicate, such as that personal mission which earned him 60 points at once. However, he was confident he could earn enough credits for the exchange within three years.

As for the money required for the exchange, he would certainly be able to earn enough within three years as well.

"Besides this, after you break through to the Dao Foundation Realm in the future, you must represent Wu'an University in an operation and achieve the goal for the university."

Wen Ke said.

Li Fei: "What kind of operation is it?"

Wen Ke shook her head: "I can't tell you yet, but I can clearly tell you that this operation has a certain level of danger."

Li Fei thought for a moment and asked: "Professor Wen, with your current strength, if you were to participate in this operation, how high would the survival rate be?"

Wen Ke was startled, then smiled: "About 80 percent, I suppose."

That was indeed quite dangerous, after all, the opponent was the seventh-ranked person on the Feng Province Wind and Cloud List.

However, Li Fei was not worried after hearing this.

By the time he became a Dao Foundation Realm cultivator, his strength would be far greater than it was now, certainly far exceeding Wen Ke's, so his survival rate would only be higher.

"Alright, I agree."

Li Fei said.

Wen Ke looked into his eyes: "So confident? Won't you consider it again?"

Li Fei smiled: "No need."

"Good, then let's sign an agreement first."

Wen Ke took out an agreement and handed it to Li Fei.

Li Fei read it carefully; the content written on it was the same as what Wen Ke had just said, only with some details added.

So he signed his name on it and pressed his ten fingerprints in order.

After signing the agreement, Wen Ke did not immediately give the items to Li Fei, but instead made a phone call, asking someone to come to the office.

Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a white robe with the character 'Justice' embroidered on his chest walked into the office.

This clothing was the standard uniform of the Justice Academy.

"Professor Wen."

The newcomer saluted Wen Ke.

"Master Huang, sorry to trouble you."

Wen Ke said, then looked at Li Fei, "This is Master Huang from the General Justice Academy. He will preside over a vow-taking spell, the content of which requires you to keep the contents of the 'Diamond Seal' and 'Red Sound Fire Diamond Method' you receive confidential."

Keeping what one learns confidential and not spreading it is a requirement of many major martial arts sects, and they all use vow-taking spells to restrain their core disciples.

Therefore, vow-taking spells are actually very important and precious.

"When I cast the spell in a moment, please relax your mind and do not use your heart-will power to resist. Also, please try to restrain your blood energy, innate Qi, and force; do not mobilize the power of your implants..."

Master Huang told Li Fei the precautions he needed to take.

Li Fei nodded and then took a piece of paper from Wen Ke's hand, on which was written the vow he was about to take.

It was very simple, consisting of only one sentence:

"I will never disclose the contents of the 'Diamond Seal' and 'Red Sound Fire Diamond Method' obtained from Wu'an University in any form."

After memorizing the vow, Master Huang began to prepare to cast the spell.

Although he was already a Divine Transformation Realm master who could cast spells directly without external objects or rituals, in order to achieve a better effect, he still took out casting materials to set up an array on the floor, and then took out a dozen talisman papers and stuck them on Li Fei's body.

Subsequently, he asked Li Fei to restrain his blood energy, force, and relax his mind as he had said before.

After everything was ready, Master Huang began to cast the spell.

The materials on the floor gradually diminished, and the talisman papers on Li Fei's body ignited one after another without fire.

Li Fei felt a strong spell fluctuation lingering around him.

He cut off the connection between himself and the Ten Thousand Blood Bead to prevent the spell from failing on him.

"Li Fei, please recite your vow."

Master Huang had a solemn expression.

"I, Li Fei, swear..."

Li Fei recited the content of the vow Wen Ke had given him.

"Vow complete!"

Master Huang pointed a finger at Li Fei at the end.

Li Fei felt the strong spell fluctuation that had been lingering around his body instantly inject into his body, merge into the 【Steel Armor】 implant, and finally lie dormant, no longer detectable.

The state of an implant is affected by a person's spirit, which is why Li Fei was able to cultivate using the "Breaking Heart Obstacle" method.

By the same principle, vow-taking spells connect with a person's spirit to influence the implants within the human body.

If Li Fei were to subjectively leak the secret, this spell would take effect, directly influencing the 【Steel Armor】 implant in his body, causing the 【Steel Armor】 implant to riot and go out of control.

At best, it would lead to qi deviation and a drop in cultivation realm.

At worst, it would lead to mental derangement, becoming a madman, or even direct death!

After completing the vow-taking spell, Master Huang looked exhausted.

He was a peak Divine Transformation Realm master; the vow-taking spell cast with the help of materials and talisman papers had strong binding power and could even take effect on Dao Foundation Realm experts.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Wen Ke saluted Master Huang, and Li Fei also bowed.

After the other party left, Wen Ke first handed Li Fei a booklet:

"This is the 'Wood Ghost Binding Curse' you wanted. Give me your student ID, and the money you prepared."

"I didn't bring enough money today; I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

Li Fei handed his student ID to Wen Ke and then took the small booklet.

He had already asked Liu Saner to prepare the 700, 00-plus in liquid funds, which could be withdrawn at any time; tomorrow he only needed to transfer the money into a deposit slip and bring it to Wen Ke.

"Alright."

Wen Ke deducted 120 credits from Li Fei's student ID.

Then she turned and walked to the bookshelf on the side, opened the cabinet, took out two thick hardcover books, and handed them to Li Fei:

"These two are the 'Diamond Seal' and 'Red Sound Fire Diamond Method'."

Li Fei took the two books, thanked Wen Ke, and then left with the pile of things, returning to his dormitory.

He did not rush to look through the "Diamond Seal" and "Red Sound Fire Diamond Method," but instead studied the "Wood Ghost Binding Curse" first.

This vow-taking spell required a wood-attribute spell-type implant and had to be at least at the early stage of Body Breaking to be cast, requiring a large amount of casting materials as assistance.

Once the oath is fulfilled, its binding effect can be applied at most to Archmages at the Possession Realm (non-metallic implants) and Martial Artists at the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm (non-metallic implants).

In this book, *Wood Ghost Binding Curse*, various limitations of oath-type techniques are detailed, giving Li Fei a further understanding:

First, the simpler the oath and the more explicit its direction, the stronger its binding force.

Conversely, the binding force will be weaker and may even be bypassed entirely.

For example, swearing eternal loyalty to someone; however, the definition of loyalty is very broad, and everyone's view of loyalty is different.

"I am actually cutting you for your own good"—such things are not non-existent.

Therefore, the content of an oath must have clear direction and be as specific as possible, such as keeping a secret or not attacking a certain person.

Secondly, there is the matter of how to break an oath.

There are mainly three ways: the first is to find someone proficient in this path whose strength is one major realm higher than the caster to directly break the oath for you.

The second is for one's own realm to be high enough to exceed the upper limit of the oath's restrictions.

The third is to wait for the technique to automatically expire.

Oath techniques have time limits; weaker ones will expire after a few months and require recasting.

Stronger ones can last for a year or two.

The oath technique cast on Li Fei today can last for at least a year.

Therefore, next year, Wu Da will certainly invite someone to recast it on him.

"Actually, for me, there is a fourth way to break the oath, which is to endure it by force."

Li Fei thought to himself.

For others, if their realm is insufficient and the implants in their bodies are triggered into a riot, they will be completely unable to control it, and the consequences will be very serious.

But for Li Fei, first of all, he broke through his realm by way of "breaking the heart barrier," so his mental power is far stronger than martial artists of the same realm, and his control over implants is stronger.

Secondly, he has the Myriad Blood Bead to share the damage for him, so it is very easy for him to suppress the riot of the implants while he himself suffers almost no damage or impact.

"Thinking about it this way, oath techniques can hardly restrict me."

Li Fei smiled.

However, he did not intend to break the oath for the time being; after all, Wu Da would still find someone to continue casting it on him next year. If the oath technique on him had already been broken by then, it would certainly be discovered.

After studying the *Wood Ghost Binding Curse*, Li Fei began to browse the general outline of the *Diamond Seal*.

This is a comprehensive martial art that can be used for both offense and defense, and it also contains content on "sound strikes" and "divine strikes."

Specifically, it involves using Diamond Qi to form different hand seals to achieve different effects.

In terms of the application of Diamond Qi, this is indeed a very suitable martial art.

Li Fei finally looked at the *Red Sound Fire Diamond Method*, one of the famous *Eight Diamond Sections*.

"The Red Sound Fire Diamond is the red Diamond, protected by infinite light fire."

This is the first sentence in the general outline.

"Infinite light fire?"

After reading the general outline, Li Fei had a preliminary understanding of the *Red Sound Fire Diamond Method*.

Simply put, this is a martial art that enhances attack power.

Li Fei has already maxed out his defense, and what he lacks is offensive means, so this martial art is very suitable for him!

Early the next morning, Li Fei called Feng Sanniang.

The other party agreed to help him connect with a seller of exotic beast feed outside Datong Prefecture, and according to the agreement, they could meet today.

The exotic beast farm in Li Fei's hands had been cut off from supplies by the "Beast King," and now it was almost out of stock and could not last for a few days.

Therefore, he had to trade with other exotic beast feed sellers first and buy a batch of feed to let his farm survive, otherwise, if the exotic beasts inside starved to death, his losses would be huge.

"Hello?"

After the call connected, a lazy voice came from the other end.

"Sanniang, it's me."

Li Fei said using the voice of Green-Faced Ghost.

"Young Master Qing?"

Feng Sanniang's tone rose slightly, "Calling me so early, I haven't even woken up yet."

As she spoke, the sound of bedding sliding against skin came from the other end of the phone, making one's imagination run wild.

"Has Sanniang forgotten something?"

Li Fei remained unmoved and asked coldly.

"Young Master Qing is now a big figure on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, how would I dare to forget my agreement with you?"

Feng Sanniang laughed, "Don't worry, I have already made the appointment, and you can see them this afternoon."

"That's good."

After agreeing on the specific time and place to meet with Feng Sanniang, Li Fei hung up the phone.

At three in the afternoon, Green-Faced Ghost appeared in a small alley.

Soon, a black car drove over and stopped in front of him:

"Young Master Qing, please get in the car."

(End of this chapter)