14. Flying Swallow Knife Art

Fang Yang knew that this was the ranged technique he was looking for.

Although spells existed, they would definitely either be extremely expensive or extremely rare, so it was just not worth the effort of trying to find them.

In addition to this, Fang Yang only had 3 days till he had to leave for the mission.

To master a spell in 3 days to the point where it will even be combat effective is a tall ask.

The Flying Swallow Knife art was based on the object control art, a technique he had already mastered, so it shouldn't be too difficult to get started with allowing him to quickly increase his combat potential.

But despite being greatly satisfied with the technique, Fang Yang didn't show it on his face and with a cold expression, he turned the stall owner.

"How much for the Flying Swallow Knife Art?"

Hearing this question, a bright smile appeared on the face of the middle-aged man as he rubbed his hands under the table.

'Finally, a fat sheep!'

Without hesitating, the man quickly replied.

"Normally I wouldn't do this, but since I haven't sold the technique in a while, I'll cut you a deal. 12 spirit stones and you can walk away with this technique."

As soon as Fang Yang heard that price he nearly coughed a mouthful of blood

12 Spirit Stones! Why don't you just rob me!

Without responding, Fang Yang turned around and left.

Right now, asking for 12 spirit stones from him was like trying to cut off his arm. There was simply no way he would agree!

The man at the stall also seemed to realise he had got too far and, with an embarrassed expression on his face, quickly called to Fang Yang.

"Little Brother, please wait! It was just a slip of my tongue. The real price is much lower."

Hearing this, Fang Yang stopped his footsteps and turned around back towards the stall.

"So How much for the Flying Swallow Knife Art." Asked Fang Yang once again.

"Cough! For the small price of 10 spirit stones, this book could be-"

Before the man could even finish his sentence, Fang Yang's cold voice cut him off again

"9 spirit stones"

Hearing Fang Yang cut the price again, the stall owner couldn't help but frown.

"Little brother, this old man still has his old mother at home relying on him. To make matters worse, my little daughter had also recently fallen ill…"

As soon as Fang Yang heard the cliche lines, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and replied,

"Old man, if you really do have an old mother and daughter relying on you, then you should start setting some realistic prices or the crime of your mother and daughter starving on the streets will eventually fall on your head!"

"Cough! Little brother that is a bit…"

"8 spirit stones."

Seeing Fang Yang cut the price once again, the stall owner finally couldn't remain calm any longer.

A long argument broke out between the two neither one wanting to budge an inch.

Eventually, after arguing for a while, Fang Yang had enough and said.

"8 spirit stones for the Flying Swallow Knife Art and, in addition, I'll buy all the flying knives I will use from you."

Hearing this, the man didn't hesitate any more and spoke up

"Deal!"

A few minutes later, Fang Yang walked away with the book in hand and 25 tempered steel knives.

The knives weren't spirit weapons or anything outstanding. They were just made from high-quality steel, but Fang Yang hadn't been cheated on the price either. They would definitely still be able to play a role in the Qi refinement stage. In the mortal world, they could easily be hailed as ancestral treasures that cut through steel like mud, but here in the world of cultivators and immortals, such weapons would only be used by the people at the bottom like Fang Yang.

After securing the offensive technique, the remaining things on Fang Yang's list were much easier to acquire.

He bought 2 masks, one for him and one for his corpse puppet.

Inside the mine, various crimes and things go on away from the eye of the managers. Naturally, Fang Yang wouldn't be so stupid to commit crimes with his face in full view.

After buying a mask, Fang Yang bought 3 strong shields. Although he already had the Qi shield art, there was neither such a thing as too much defence. Besides, Fang Yang believed that it could still play an important role if given to his corpse puppet or one of his summoned skeletons.

After spending some money buying some shields and some masks, the rest of the money was all spent on buying some important pills.

Qi replenishing pills. Healing pills, blood nourishing pills. Fang Yang spent the rest of his money buying as many of those as he could.

Defence was important, but life-saving pills were even more so.

After buying the things he needed, Fang Yang didn't wander around any longer than he needed to and quickly went back towards his house.

After double-checking that his supplies were in order and making sure that he hadn't forgotten to buy any essentials, he took out the Flying Swallow Knife Art and read it again in detail.

The book on display was just a summary and was not a true detailed explanation of the knife art.

The Flying Swallow Knife Art was a Low tier Mortal technique, but its power was still satisfactory.

The entry-level of the Flying Swallow Knife Art consisted of being able to freely manipulate five flying knives at the same time.

The knives would be able to freely dive and turn in the air like a nimble swallow the technique was named after.