"I bid ten thousand copper coins!"
"I bid eleven thousand copper coins!"
"I bid twelve thousand copper coins!"
...
"I bid twenty-five thousand copper coins!"
Many disciples were fiercely competing, with some blushing with excitement, especially those with fourth-grade bloodline talents bidding the most aggressively.
Although Xiaohuo wanted to bid, all his money had been spent on buying the Fire Spirit Sword, so he naturally gave up on bidding.
In the end, the Nascent Opening Pill of Lu Ren was acquired by a disciple with a fourth-grade bloodline for the price of thirty thousand copper coins.
Lu Ren received thirty one-thousand copper coin notes and was ready to leave with satisfaction.
"Lu Ren!"
Elder Zhu Tie stopped Lu Ren and tossed him a token, saying, "Since you have successfully opened your nascent gate, take this token and go select a superior-grade martial skill from the Martial Skills Pavilion!"
"Thank you, Elder!"
Lu Ren accepted the token and, under the gaze of the other disciples, left the square of the Martial Hall and headed towards the distant Martial Skills Pavilion!
All the disciples saw Lu Ren's departing figure and felt even more uncomfortable in their hearts. Clearly, Lu Ren was a waste bloodline, yet he was the first to become an entry-level disciple, successfully opened his nascent gate, and became a warrior.
Despite being fourth or fifth-grade bloodline warriors themselves, they were now being trampled underfoot by a waste bloodline.
On the way, Lu Ren muttered to himself, "The 'Foundations of Martial Arts' states that there are seven spirit gates hidden within the human body. The more gates that are opened, the stronger one's power becomes!""After opening the first spirit gate, all you need to do is cultivate the Body Refining Martial Art, temper your body, and you will be able to open the other spirit gates. Let's go choose a martial skill first!"
After the time it took to burn an incense stick, Lu Ren crossed the vast square and arrived in front of a three-story building, which turned out to be the Martial Skills Pavilion.
This Martial Skills Pavilion was located in the novice area, with the most precious martial skills being of the superior-grade at the novice level.
For higher-level martial arts techniques, one needed to visit the Martial Skills Pavilion in the outer area.
Entering the pavilion, Lu Ren saw rows of bookshelves displaying a variety of martial arts manuals, broadening his horizons.
The bookshelves were divided into three sections, labeled as novice lower-grade, novice middle-grade, and novice superior-grade.
As Lu Ren was about to head to the novice superior-grade section, the elder guarding the pavilion reminded him, "Ordinary novice disciples can borrow one lower-grade or middle-grade martial art manual each month for a period of one month. Access to the novice superior-grade martial arts requires contribution points."
Lu Ren walked over and took out his token, saying, "Elder, I have successfully opened my nascent gate."Seeing the token, the elder guarding the pavilion looked at Lu Ren with surprise and exclaimed, "You can borrow a novice superior-grade martial art manual for a period of six months!"
"Thank you, Elder!"
Lu Ren arrived at the novice superior-grade martial arts section and, as he flipped through the manuals, he was stunned.
Sudden Rain Palm, Thunderous Fist, Void-Piercing Finger...
What were all these techniques?
Raindrops formed by both palms, creating a downpour.
Fists bursting with thunder, striking like lightning with immense force.
Channeling energy into the fingers, transforming them into sharp swords capable of piercing through air with a single finger.
He could understand all the words in the manuals, but how was he supposed to cultivate them?
At that moment, Lu Ren couldn't help but recall some of the transmigration novels from his past life where the protagonists obtained divine-level techniques and instantly succeeded in cultivation.
This was utterly ridiculous!
Novels were truly deceitful!
In the end, Lu Ren dismissed the idea of practicing the novice superior-grade martial arts. As a person with mediocre bloodline talent, it would likely be challenging for him to cultivate superior-grade techniques."Even if you have the will, it's not worth it in the end."
With this thought in mind, Lu Ren walked over to the section for novice low-grade martial arts and opened one of the manuals.
Tiger Fist!
The manual had clear illustrations depicting the postures and detailed explanations, making it suitable for his cultivation.
Moreover, Lu Ren believed that even a simple martial art, with continuous practice, could lead to a qualitative change.
After returning the book to its place, Lu Ren approached the elder guarding the pavilion and asked, "Elder, if I do not wish to select a novice superior-grade martial art and instead choose a novice low-grade martial art, can I select multiple books?"
"What did you say?" The elder thought he had misheard.
It was known that novice superior-grade martial arts were far more powerful than novice low-grade martial arts. In other words, at the same level, a martial artist practicing novice superior-grade techniques could easily defeat an opponent practicing novice low-grade techniques.
Many outer disciples went all out to complete tasks in order to exchange for novice superior-grade martial arts. Once successfully cultivated, their combat power would skyrocket.
However, the disciple in front of him unexpectedly did not want a novice superior-grade technique but preferred a novice low-grade technique.
Novice low-grade martial arts could be borrowed every month without any restrictions.
"Are you sure you don't want a novice superior-grade martial art?" the The elder guarding the pavilion said, "In that case, you can borrow three novice low-grade martial arts at once, for a period of six months!"
Returning to the section for novice low-grade martial arts, Lu Ren carefully selected three techniques that suited him best.
The first one was Tiger Fist, a novice low-grade attacking martial art.
The second one was Bagua Palm, a novice low-grade defensive martial art.
The third one was Spirit Cat Steps, a novice low-grade body movement martial art.
With these three manuals in hand, Lu Ren returned to the elder guarding the pavilion to register.
Upon seeing Lu Ren's name, the elder exclaimed, "Are you Lu Ren? The disciple with the low-grade bloodline?"
Lu Ren had already become famous within the entire sect's elder council. It wasn't because of his low-grade bloodline but because the Saintess Yun Qingyao had taken in a disciple with a low-grade bloodline, which had spread throughout the sect the day before.
In other words, the entire Elder Council of the Qingyun Sect knew about Lu Ren, a disciple with a low-grade bloodline.
"It is I," Lu Ren admitted somewhat awkwardly.
The elder frowned and asked, "Lu Ren, where did you get this token from?"
As a low-grade bloodline, it was impossible for him to open his spiritual aperture, no matter how many Opening Pill he consumed.
Lu Ren replied, "Elder, Senior Zhu Tie said that I've received the blessing of a celestial being and successfully opened my spiritual aperture. Don't believe me? Feel it for yourself!"
The elder, with a mix of belief and doubt, placed his palm on Lu Ren's abdomen and immediately sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations.
"My goodness, you truly opened your spiritual aperture!"elder asked.
"Confirmed," Lu Ren nodded.The elder's eyes sparkled with admiration.
"No wonder you chose to exchange high-grade martial arts for low-grade martial arts!"
The elder suddenly realized, stroked his beard, and then said, "You can return these three martial arts manuals whenever you want, but you must not lend them to others, or you will bear the consequences."
For a low-grade bloodline to be able to open their spiritual aperture was truly a celestial blessing. As for cultivating martial arts, let alone half a year, even one or two years would be difficult to make progress.
However, he was eager to see if Lu Ren, with his low-grade bloodline, would be able to cultivate a martial art given enough time.