Chapter 613 - 395: Martial Emperor Dojo
Wei Fan thanked Zhou Shen for his protection but did not offer much explanation.
To others, the pursuit of becoming a Martial Saint requires several years of accumulation, but he doesn’t need it. He has a panel, and pouring tens of thousands of years of power into it is more effective than any amount of accumulated years.
Moreover, his Primordial Spirit, physical body, and True Essence are all cultivated with Unparalleled Martial Arts, reaching the pinnacle in all aspects, so he doesn’t need to accumulate.
Those who need several years of accumulation only do so because there are flaws in their cultivation.
He inquired about the bounty for the Golden Bell Shield secret manual, but Zhou Shen indicated that no one had come to claim the bounty.
Wei Fan couldn’t help but feel disappointed. The bounty has been out for over a month, and most Demon Hunters should have seen it, implying that there’s no follow-up technique for the Golden Bell Shield in the Beiding Continent, or the bounty doesn’t tempt them.
"If you’re so concerned about the follow-up techniques for the Golden Bell Shield, you can increase the Spirit Crystal fees and bounty, and send the bounty to the Demon Hunter Sub-Halls in the Eastern Domain."
Zhou Shen advised Wei Fan to send the bounty to all the Demon Hunter Sub-Halls in the Eastern Domain. If it can’t be found in the Beiding Continent, then offer the bounty across all continents.
"Can the bounty be sent to all Demon Hunter Sub-Halls in the Eastern Domain?" Wei Fan genuinely didn’t know this: "How many Spirit Crystals would it require?"
Realizing, he suspected it would require a considerable amount of Spirit Crystals.
Zhou Shen laughed and said, "The bounty spread throughout the Eastern Domain, with the Demon Hunter Organization charging a fee of one hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, and the bounty amount must not be less than five hundred thousand!"
Wei Fan took a deep breath. Many Martial Kings Ninth Layer experts sell Divine Soldiers they’ve refined over their lifetime, yet may not amass fifty thousand Spirit Crystals.
It’s known that even the corpse of a Ninth-Layer Demon King is worth only a few thousand Spirit Crystals, so six hundred thousand Spirit Crystals is no small amount even to the Holy Sect, and although Wei Fan has never used Spirit Crystals for cultivation, he couldn’t produce this number.
"I can use my authority as Vice Hall Master of the Sub-Palace to waive the Demon Hunter Organization’s fee of one hundred thousand Spirit Crystals for you, but the bounty of five hundred thousand cannot be reduced!"
Zhou Shen continued, explaining that this number was set to prevent bounty inflation, and not even he could change it.
"You have so many Holy Soldiers on you, why not sell them? A single Holy Soldier can fetch at least five to six million at auction, while a superior one can go for tens of millions." Zhou Shen squinted his eyes.
He realized Wei Fan didn’t truly know the extent of his wealth.
From what he knows, Wei Fan managed to seize three Holy Soldiers in the battle at Yun Jin City and another two from the Zilan Sect, totaling five Holy Soldiers, wealthier than many Holy Sects.
Wei Fan is unaffiliated; keeping just one Holy Soldier is sufficient, and the rest can be sold to the Demon Hunter Organization. One additional Holy Soldier for them means acquiring an unbeatable expert below Martial Saint level.
"Makes sense!"
Wei Fan’s eyes lit up; he possesses more than five Holy Soldiers. Coupled with the Guangling Sect Holy Sword and Dragon Embossed Gilded Bottle seized in the Wilderness and the Cold Moon Banner from Fire Cloud Cave, he has a total of eight Holy Soldiers.
What Zhou Shen said was correct; having more than one Holy Soldier invites unwanted attention, better to sell off the excess.
"Don’t need Spirit Crystals, can I have techniques instead?"
However, he doesn’t need Spirit Crystals; he has a panel for cultivation. Spirit Crystals mostly serve for array formations or using the Transmission Domain Gate, whereas he wishes to exchange for several Saint-level Techniques, currently insufficient in merit.
"Certainly, ordinary Martial Saint Techniques can sell for one to two million Spirit Crystals at auction, while supreme ones can fetch three to four million,"
Zhou Shen wouldn’t refuse, as providing Wei Fan a look at the technique is no loss to them. The two almost reached an agreement instantly; the Demon Hunter Organization acquires a Holy Soldier, while Wei Fan exchanges something unnecessary for urgently needed techniques.
"Care to see this Steel Fork and after deducting five hundred thousand Spirit Crystals, how many Saint-level Martial Arts can I exchange for!" Wei Fan took out the Holy Soldier from the Five-Colored Demon Bull Race.
Zhou Shen received it: "After deducting five hundred thousand bounty Spirit Crystals, I can authorize three Saint-level Martial Arts for you."
This Holy Soldier from the Five-Colored Demon Bull Race isn’t the best but not the worst either, valued at over seven million Spirit Crystals; after the deduction, Zhou Shen offers him a chance to choose any three top-tier Saint-level Martial Arts, truly looking out for him.
"Are you only exchanging one? You have so many Holy Soldiers; take out two or three more, out of goodwill, I’m risking bending the rules to exchange techniques for Holy Soldiers, if you don’t exchange more today, I may not agree in the future."
Zhou Shen glared at him; five Holy Soldiers, keeping one for personal use is fine, but more is wasteful, yet this kid only brought out one.
"Don’t try to fool me; you’re merely letting me view the Saint-level Martial Arts temporarily with no real loss, whereas they may sell for millions at auction, but bought they belong to oneself.
The Demon Hunter Organization’s Saint-level Martial Arts are repeatedly sold to all Territory Guardian War Generals, yet I’m forgoing one Holy Soldier..."
Wei Fan retorted back at Zhou Shen, if only because he doesn’t have enough merit and genuinely needs the Holy Skill, otherwise this trading method is clearly disadvantageous to him, as the Demon Hunter Organization practically gains a Holy Soldier for free.
"Besides, one or two techniques are enough; having more won’t help in cultivation. If you’re willing to offer Martial Emperor Techniques, I’d gladly bring out several more Holy Soldiers then!"
In the exchange catalog of Territory Guardian Generals, there are no Martial Emperor Techniques. As the oldest force of the Human Race, the Demon Hunter Organization cannot be without Martial Emperor Techniques; otherwise, how would they attract Martial Sages like Zhou Shen to risk their lives?
Even if it’s for righteousness, without Martial Emperor Techniques, how would they cultivate strong individuals to stand against Demon Fiends?
Zhou Shen shook his head: "Forget about the Martial Emperor Techniques. I’ve never seen such things, not even in the Sub-Palace. Only the Main Hall has them. If you want Martial Emperor Techniques, wait until you break through to Martial Sage, defeat four or five Demon Saints, and perhaps you’ll be qualified to exchange for Martial Emperor Techniques at the Main Hall!"
The Demon Hunter Organization indeed possesses martial arts created by Martial Emperor, but they are not accessible to Martial Kings. Not only is there a cultivation limit, but it also depends on merit, and ordinary merit won’t do. You must accumulate merit by slaying Demon Saints to exchange for Martial Emperor Techniques.
Even as a Vice Hall Master-level Martial Sage in the Sub-Hall, he has yet to cultivate any Martial Emperor Techniques.
Wei Fan was greatly disappointed. Even in a place like the Demon Hunter Organization, the control over Martial Emperor-level techniques is so strict, requiring both merit and a limit on cultivation.
"Of course, if you’re willing to offer the Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill, I think a swap with the Main Hall could be possible." Zhou Shen suddenly brought up the Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill, his gaze fixed intensely on Wei Fan.
Wei Fan and Feng Hua were both taken aback, then realized and couldn’t help but give a thumbs up: "Impressive, you actually guessed that I obtained the Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill."
It would be difficult for others to guess, but the Demon Hunter Organization knew his information, so deducing that he obtained the "Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill" was quite normal.
Zhou Shen instantly became excited, unable to hold back: "Did you really obtain the Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill?"
The Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill was an obsession for the strong in the Five Great Domains. Even after becoming a Martial Sage, he refused to give up, spending decades seeking to understand it repeatedly.
It’s not just him; even Xuanyuan Peak would probably be curious about this matter if they were here.
"It’s not called Thunder Mountain Celestial Skill; the real name is Nine-Nine True Skill!" Wei Fan said.
The reason he revealed this was to gather information about Nine-Nine True Skill from Zhou Shen, a Martial Sage, but he was disappointed. Zhou Shen showed a momentary bewilderment upon hearing the name "Nine-Nine True Skill," clearly unfamiliar with it.
"So it’s called Nine-Nine True Skill..."
Zhou Shen didn’t delve deeper into the name but excitedly asked Wei Fan how he understood it and if there were any secrets.
Wei Fan did not hide the process of cultivating ninety-nine eighty-one images to form an imprint, and how he obtained all Heart Methods when Thunder Mountain exploded.
"Can the ninety-nine eighty-one images really form an imprint?"
Zhou Shen fell once more into bewilderment. Despite cultivating the ninety-nine eighty-one images for millennia, he never achieved the imprint, just like others who persisted in vain.
"Could it be our aptitude isn’t suitable to fit Nine-Nine True Skill?"
He expected some secrets initially, but hearing how Wei Fan obtained Nine-Nine True Skill revealed no unique circumstances. It seemed like extraordinary talent was the key.
His aptitude might be lacking; could the gap between Xuanyuan Peak and Wei Fan be so vast?
Wei Fan speculated it might be related to Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, but wouldn’t disclose this. He only wanted to gather information about Nine-Nine True Skill from Zhou Shen, not to enlighten him.
Even Feng Hua was uninformed about Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, much less Zhou Shen.
"If you’re willing to exchange Nine-Nine True Skill, I believe its fame would prompt the Main Hall to offer Martial Emperor Techniques in return."
Once again, Zhou Shen suggested the exchange, but Wei Fan directly refused. The level of Nine-Nine True Skill exceeds typical Martial Emperor Techniques; they aren’t qualified to exchange for it.
The opening line of Nine-Nine True Skill is "Nine Revolutions into Divinity," something Martial Emperor Techniques definitely lack.
Moreover, even if he agreed, he couldn’t articulate the complete Nine-Nine True Skill Heart Method; the technique mainly lies in that mysterious imprint.
With reluctance, Zhou Shen soon presented the book listing Territory Guardian Generals’ exchangeable techniques to Wei Fan, who quickly selected the desired techniques, including a Saint-level Martial Technique called Eight Desolates and Six Harmonies Demon Suppression Fist and two top-tier Saint-level Cultivation Heart Methods.
His martial techniques were still too few; he only had one Saint-level Primordial Spirit Martial Technique Mountain and River Seal and Saber Technique Four Symbols Heaven-Sundering Slash. The Great Sun Shattering Fist had long been insufficient.
After choosing the techniques, Zhou Shen led him to the corresponding secret chamber for comprehension. Wei Fan feigned diligence, spending three days inside before emerging.
"Something up?"
Upon exiting, he noticed that Feng Hua and Zhou Shen had already arrived, appearing about to knock, their expressions somewhat anxious.
Feng Hua nodded: "It’s good news; it’s something you’ll be interested in!"
Wei Fan was puzzled as Zhou Shen also nodded: "Huangfu Qingyang’s arena has emerged in Treasure Flower Continent!"