"The day you reach King's Spirit and Storm of Fury, I will let you go to The Tushita Cave!"
Yun Qingyao said.
"But I have already mastered King's Spirit and Storm of Fury!"
Lu Ren smiled.
"What did you say?"
Yun Qingyao was stunned, then chuckled, "My disciple, it has only been a day, and you have already mastered those two techniques? Even if you were an intuitive genius, it would be impossible!"
"Master, watch closely!"
Lu Ren held the Fire Spirit Sword in his hand, wielded it, and demonstrated King's Spirit and Storm of Fury.
"How is this possible?"
Yun Qingyao's mouth slightly agape.
This was too incredible!
Even if he was an intuitive genius, it would still be impossible for him to master these two sword techniques in just a day.
Lu Ren asked, "So, Master, can I go to The Tushita Cave?"
Yun Qingyao frowned. Though she was impressed by his progress, she knew the dangers of The Tushita Cave. Many talented individuals with Four-Star Bloodlines had spent years, even decades, cultivating their powers. They reached the level of mastering eight or nine spiritual apertures, and some had even perfected lower-grade Yellow-Rank martial arts. With Lu Ren having only mastered the Lower Ranked Human-Rank martial arts and the four sword techniques she had taught him, how could he compete with them?
"Disciple, do you really want to go to The Tushita Cave?" Yun Qingyao couldn't help but ask again.
Lu Ren nodded, looking serious. "Master, as long as I can change my bloodline, I can become a true genius. The outside world won't dare to criticize you for taking in a waste like me!"
"I don't care about the opinions of the outside world, I only worry about your safety. If you go to The Tushita Cave, the three major sects and even some of their descendants will not spare you!"
Yun Qingyao looked deeply at Lu Ren. In her eyes, he may not be outstanding, but he had a certain resilience that resembled her own.
"I just want to test myself!" Lu Ren said.
Yun Qingyao hesitated for a long time before sighing, "Actually, if I were in your shoes, I would want to test myself as well. Fine, I won't stop you. When the time comes, I'll accompany you to Wulingyuan."
She then added, "I have been working on creating the fifth move of my Heavenly Phenomenon Sword Technique recently. If I succeed, I will pass it on to you to enhance your strength further!"
After saying this, Yun Qingyao, also full of determination, hurriedly left.
Lu Ren watched his master leave, his face showing a happy smile. Despite spending time together, he couldn't deny that he had feelings for Yun Qingyao.
However, he was also aware of the gap between them, be it in status or strength. Though the age gap was not significant, with Yun Qingyao being only about three years older, he knew that she saw him only as a disciple.
"I need to get stronger now!" With this thought in mind, Lu Ren became even more determined to go to The Tushita Cave. No matter what, he had to challenge himself, even if it meant risking death.
After resting for a day, Lu Ren arrived at the outer sect's martial skills pavilion. Looking at the three-story high building in front of him, Lu Ren was amazed at the sheer number of martial skills stored inside.
"It seems that only the outer sect can access some powerful martial skills!" Lu Ren thought to himself as he entered the pavilion, presenting his outer sect disciple identity token to the elder guarding the pavilion.
"Elder, I'm here to select some martial skills," Lu Ren said.
Outer sect disciples were allowed to borrow martial skills anytime they wanted. While yellow-grade martial skills required contributions to borrow, other martial skills were available for borrowing at any time, a privilege for outer sect disciples.
The elder, upon seeing Lu Ren's token, was surprised. "You're that Lu Ren? The one with the worthless bloodline who couldn't even summon a dragon soul?"
Listening to the elder's words, Lu Ren couldn't help but feel speechless. It seemed that his status as a person with a worthless bloodline had already spread throughout the entire sect.
"The martial skills in the outer sect pavilion don't include any lower-grade martial skills. The lowest here are upper-grade human-grade martial skills. You might be wasting your time," the elder said.
"What?" Lu Ren was slightly shocked.
The elder looked around and then motioned for Lu Ren to come closer, whispering, "However, I have a lower-grade human-grade body refining martial skill hidden away. If you're interested, I can sell it to you for a good price."
"A body refining martial skill?" Lu Ren's eyes lit up.
"Elder, are you, as a senior of the martial arts pavilion, actually selling martial arts to me privately?"
Lan Ren looked at the elder strangely.
"Don't talk nonsense, this is a technique that I obtained during my travels, not a sect secret manual. Originally, I intended to sell it to those geniuses, but they didn't care for a human-grade inferior martial art!"
The elder quickly explained.
"Oh?"
A thought crossed Lan Ren's mind. "Elder, could you please let me broaden my horizons?"
The elder took out a book from a shelf, dusted it off, and handed it to Lan Ren.
"Tempering Qi and Strengthening the Body Technique!"
Upon seeing the title on the book cover, it was indeed a human-grade inferior body-refining martial art.
"Tempering Qi and Strengthening the Body Technique, a human-grade inferior technique passed down from a thousand years ago. Practitioners can cultivate their bodies using the spiritual energy within themselves, eventually achieving a Diamond Body."
The elder grabbed the manual back and said, "Interested? Price is fifty thousand copper coins. If you don't have that, you can put it on credit!"
"Fifty thousand?"
Lan Ren's eyes widened, the elder was asking a sky-high price.
A human-grade inferior martial art was usually worth only ten thousand copper coins, and as a disciple in the sect, they could borrow martial arts, so few disciples would spend money on a human-grade inferior martial art.
"If you don't want it, then forget it. I'm not forcing you!"
The elder said, putting the manual away in his embrace and closed his eyes to rest.
He was sure that Lan Ren would buy it!
This was a human-grade inferior technique, a rare body-refining martial art, and Lan Ren was considered a waste-bloodline.
He could only cultivate human-grade inferior martial arts.
Lan Ren's eyes flashed, and he suddenly smiled, saying, "Elder, is your technique really that profound? Passed down from a thousand years ago? I want to see if it's true!"
"Would I deceive you?"
The elder sneered, but secretly delighted that Lan Ren took the bait.
"You can only look at it for half a quarter of an hour!"
The elder threw the book to Lan Ren.
Lan Ren took the "Tempering Qi and Strengthening the Body Technique," sat down on the side, with his back to the elder, carefully perusing it.
Meanwhile, the elder reclined in his chair, looking relaxed.
Thinking about making fifty thousand copper coins soon, his mood was also quite good.
Lan Ren held the book, noticing that the elder was not paying attention to him, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
In the next moment, carrying the "Tempering Qi and Strengthening the Body Technique," he entered the treasure tower space.