22 C22: Protection Money
After leaving the Fenghua Hall, Su Zhan did not immediately go to the Baiyun Peak but went to the Sect Library.
Currently, he was in great need of martial techniques and cultivation techniques Xuan-level to continue supporting his cultivation.
One hour later, he finally arrived at the sect library.
The library in the Yuntian Sword Sect was very large and divided into three floors, each corresponding to the levels of martial arts and cultivation techniques available, namely Mortal, Xuan, and Earth.
Of course, there were not many earth-level martial arts techniques available in the library, and most of them were low-grade. Even for those in the Yuan Core Realm, practicing earth-level martial arts techniques was still quite challenging.
The entrance to the library was crowded with people coming and going. Seeing Su Zhan standing there, they recognized him as a newcomer and smiled at him. Most people seemed friendly, but there were also a few who looked down on him with disdain.
Su Zhan, of course, didn't care about what they thought.
This world was a world where the strong preyed on the weak, and they, the senior disciples, naturally wouldn't take a new disciple like him seriously. 1
After entering the library, Su Zhan went straight to the second floor. The shelves were neatly arranged and filled with cultivation techniques, martial arts technique, including sword techniques, palm techniques, body techniques, alchemy secrets, and blacksmith secrets. There were also various strange stories and anecdotes about the cultivation world.
"The Morning Qi Art, a low-grade Xuan-level technique, practicing this technique can extend one's breath and facilitate faster true qi recovery."
"The Spiritual Fire Art, a mid-grade Xuan-level technique, after practice, true qi can be transformed into the attribute of fire, and true qi becomes strong and fierce."
...
He quickly read through various cultivation techniques.
In the end, he chose a high-grade Xuan cultivation technique: the Yangyan Scripture!
When this cultivation technique was cultivated to perfection, his true qi could transform into the flames of the sun, possessing tremendous power!
Furthermore, the Yangyan Scripture was highly compatible with his Sun God Divine Body, making his cultivation progress twice as effective.
However, as a cultivator in the Yuan Condensation Realm, cultivating a high-grade Xuan technique was still too difficult for him.
Even with the help of the cultivation halo, it would take him some time to understand how to transform the True Qi from his Cold Jade Art into fire-based True Qi used to cultivate the Yangyan Scripture.
With this in mind, Su Zhan walked towards the martial arts bookshelf.
The largest collection of martial arts techniques in the library was sword techniques, about three to four times more than any other martial arts techniques!
However, as the name suggests, the Yuntian Sword Sect is a sect that focuses on swordsmanship.
"Since I have the Sun God Divine Body and the Yangyan Scripture, I should also choose a sword technique with a fire attribute, so I can unleash greater power!"
Su Zhan observed the various sword techniques with his eyes.
In the end, he chose a high-grade Xuan sword technique: the Flowing Fire Sword Technique!
It was an extremely powerful sword technique.
Next were palm techniques, fist techniques, and body techniques.
Because he had a special identity token given by Qin Jincheng, there were no restrictions on the number of martial arts techniques he could choose to cultivate. Therefore, he decided to take a complete set!
He would take them all and cultivate them slowly!
It took him half an hour to choose the cultivation techniques and martial arts techniques he needed before he arrived at the registration desk.
"Holy Book of Yangyan, Flowing Fire Sword Technique, Shadow Movement..."
The deacon in charge of registration, a cultivator at the Barrier Master Realm, paused and looked at Su Zhan, saying, "Don't you know that you can only choose one martial arts technique? You can only choose the next technique after reaching at least a minor achievement level in the technique you previously chose."
Su Zhan nodded and was about to explain when the deacon's expression suddenly changed. "Wait! You look unfamiliar! Are you a new disciple? Show me your identity token!"
"Of course."
Su Zhan also intended to show his identity token, so he promptly handed it over to the deacon.
"Why is your identity token... This!"
The deacon glanced at the name "Su Zhan" on the token and felt somewhat puzzled. When he turned it over and saw the name personally engraved by Qin Jincheng, he was immediately astonished.
After injecting a bit of his true qi into the token, he immediately sensed the strong aura of Qin Jincheng within it, causing his expression to change.
He then respectfully returned the token to Su Zhan with both hands.
"I never expected junior brother to have a specially crafted identity token personally made by the sect master. As far as I know, throughout the entire Yuntian Sword Sect, only three people have it, including you, who have been honored with this! From now on, junior brother, you can freely choose any martial arts technique. Let me record it when you leave!"
"Thank you, senior brother."
Su Zhan smiled faintly and happily accepted the token.
In the Yuntian Sword Sect, if someone reaches the Barrier Master Realm before the age of thirty, they will be recognized as a true disciple, while those who break through after the age of thirty will become deacons.
Although their cultivation level is the same, there is a significant difference in status between the two.
That's why a deacon at the Barrier Master Realm would show respect to someone who is only a Yuan Condensation Realm cultivator.
After storing all the selected martial arts techniques in his storage ring, Su Zhan exited the library.
As he walked on a small mountain path not far from the Baiyun Peak, several Yuan Condensation Realm cultivators suddenly blocked his way.
"You look unfamiliar. Judging from your appearance, you must be a new disciple who has just finished selecting martial arts techniques from the library, right?" One of the men, who seemed to be the leader of the group, asked.
"Yes, what about it?"
Su Zhan replied, glancing at the group of people to assess their strength.
Apart from the man who asked the question, who was at the middle stage of the Yuan Condensation Realm, the others were only at the early stage of the Yuan Condensation Realm.
"New disciple... Junior, may I know your name?" the man smiled and asked.
"My name is Su Zhan."
The man smiled and said, "Junior Su, my name is Zhao Li, I have been a disciple for four years. You can call me Senior Brother Zhao. As a senior, I have a habit of protecting newly accepted brothers and sisters so that they are not intimidated by other senior disciples."
"Hmm?"
Su Zhan looked at Zhao Li in confusion.
Is this guy an idiot?
Seeing Su Zhan's confusion, Zhao Li continued, "Of course, for this protection, a small fee is required, understand, junior?"
So they want to extort protection money from me.
Su Zhan understood Zhao Li's intention and shook his head. "I suggest you get rid of this habit, senior."
"Huh? Are you refusing to pay?" Zhao Li's expression changed, his tone becoming impolite.
The other four disciples also approached Su Zhan with unfriendly expressions.
"Brat, don't think that just because you have a higher status on the outside, you can be arrogant here!"
"The Yuntian Sword Sect is the number one sect in the Xia Nation. Since you're new here, you must follow our rules honestly!"
"I have seen many troublemakers like you. Today, let me show—"
"Slap!"
Before the early stage of the Yuan Condensation Realm disciple could finish speaking, Su Zhan slapped him, sending him flying.
He fell over ten meters away and spat out a few bloody teeth!
"You dare to sneak attack! Capture him, if we don't teach him a lesson today, he will think this sect is his home!" Zhao Li shouted angrily.
Instantly, the people activated their True Qi and attacked Su Zhan.
"I'll hit him!"
"I'll hit him too, this punch will surely cause serious injuries!"
"Wait! How is he not getting hurt?"
The three Yuan Condensation Realm disciples looked horrified as they saw a golden layer of light on Su Zhan's body. They couldn't believe that they couldn't even penetrate the outer defense of the Diamond Body technique.
These people couldn't even break through the outer layer of the Diamond Body technique...
Su Zhan paused for a moment, looking at the now bewildered inner disciples and said in a low voice.
"If I hadn't seen you move, I wouldn't have even realized someone was trying to hit me. With this level of strength, you still want to demand protection money from me?"
