It's ridiculously expensive!
An ordinary family's annual expenses might not be enough to light one stick of incense, yet this world's economy hasn't collapsed?
"Phew..." Fang Zheng exhaled deeply:
"I'll take them all."
"How generous!" Shopkeeper Ba's face lit up, and he quickly lifted the lid of the brocade box, revealing three sticks of incense slightly thicker than usual.
"Please take a look, Young Master Fang, this is the calming incense."
"Not only Warlocks but even Mages like to use this incense for cultivation; it can double the effect in the ti it takes for one stick to burn."
Fang Zheng took a light sniff, and a faint fragrance entered his nostrils.
Instantly.
His Sea of Consciousness trembled slightly, and many distracting thoughts quietly dissipated, even his sowhat agitated mood cald down, making his eyes light up.
"It truly is a treasure!"
With this incense, combined with the Yama Visualization thod, becoming a Mage is promising.
But it would be great to know the formula of this incense; with modern thods, it might be possible to replicate it, and then Daoist cultivation wouldn't be a worry.
Of course,
This is just wishful thinking; Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion would never let the formula of the calming incense leak out.
"Click!"
Shopkeeper Ba closed the box:
"Opening the lid will weaken the dicinal effect; Young Master Fang, just take it out when you need to use it, and simply light it up with no other steps."
"Mm."
Fang Zheng nodded, thought for a mont, and then said:
"I wonder if Shopkeeper Ba has any superior martial arts for sale?"
"Hm?" Shopkeeper Ba was taken aback but then laughed:
"Young Master Fang really overestimates . I'm just a small shopkeeper, how could I have access to superior martial arts?"
"Even this calming incense..."
He pointed to the brocade box and said:
"I get at most a dozen sticks a year; they simply don't give more, Young Master Fang. If you want superior martial arts, you can go to the Prefecture City."
"They occasionally have them there."
"Prefecture City." Fang Zheng seriously considered for a mont:
"I've long heard of the prosperity of Zhaonan Prefecture, the best of the four prefectures, yet I've never seen it for myself. If I'm free next year, I should take a trip."
"Indeed, the eight scenic spots of Zhaonan Prefecture are unparalleled; it's worth..." Shopkeeper Ba suddenly looked puzzled, tilting his ear as if listening to sothing.
Then he looked contemplative, and his expression toward Fang Zheng turned a bit strange.
"What's going on?"
Fang Zheng touched his face:
"Is there sothing on my face?"
"No." Shopkeeper Ba coughed lightly and said:
"I just suddenly rembered, we do have a superior martial art in the shop."
"Oh!" Fang Zheng's spirit lifted:
"Really?"
"Indeed." Shopkeeper Ba said:
"This cultivation technique was entrusted by a mysterious custor, but for so reason, that person didn't co to collect it at the agreed ti."
"By the way,"
"This cultivation technique is not only superior martial arts, but it's also related to the rumored Thunder Departnt."
"Thunder Departnt?" Fang Zheng frowned:
"I'd like to hear the details."
"Actually, I'm not very clear." Shopkeeper Ba waved his hand with a smile:
"It's said that in ancient tis, the Celestial Court and Underworld ruled everything, with the Thunder Departnt of the Celestial Court claid to be the best in magical combat, inheriting many Dharma Gates."
"These are, of course, just rumors, but it shows how exceptional this technique is."
"Please wait a mont, Young Master Fang; I'll fetch the cultivation technique."
"Much obliged." Fang Zheng nodded.
In this world, there is no Celestial Court or Underworld, only the vast human realm, which the Daoist Sect has propagated countless tis through the ages, deeply ingrained in people's minds.
The Thunder Departnt,
Is naturally also a rumor.
However, pondering it closely, it's a bit strange.
Why have successive dynasties and the Daoist Sect spared no effort in propagating the absence of a Celestial Court, even forbidding the worship of any Deities by the people?
Once discovered, it's a serious cri.
"Young Master Fang, thank you for waiting."
This ti, Shopkeeper Ba took quite a while, with a layer of sweat on his forehead for so unknown reason, carrying a parcel as he ca.
The parcel carried a faint fragrance.
He opened the parcel to reveal a yellowed book.
"Elental Thunder Skill"
Fang Zheng frowned, glancing up at Shopkeeper Ba.
Thunder Skill?
If he rembered correctly, he had just ntioned martial arts, and this na seed like sothing related to magic.
Though it was indeed related to thunder.
"Young Master Fang, don't worry."
Shopkeeper Ba smiled and opened the first page.
A line of large characters caught his eye, making Fang Zheng's eyes narrow.
Divine Treasure·Martial·Secret Volu·A Six
He had seen this line before, but it wasn't from this Elental Thunder Skill; it was from the Yama Visualization thod and the One-Character Heart-Clearing Slash he had acquired.
At that ti, it was Divine Treasure·Martial·Secret Volu·D Seventeen.
The front part was the sa.
Only the latter D Seventeen changed to A Six.
"Shopkeeper Ba."
He spoke softly:
"What do these words an?"
"This..." Shopkeeper Ba looked bewildered:
"I don't know either, it's probably so classification of a book catalogue, Divine Treasure should be the Daoist Canon, Young Master Fang, no need to bother with these things."
"Look."
He flipped another page but didn't continue turning.
A strange rune appeared on the next page, a Talisman that Fang Zheng recognized as a Sealing Talisman.
It requires the corresponding Dharma Gate to open it.
Which ans this book likely hasn't been opened or read yet, because once opened the talisman would be damaged, potentially destroying the book.
It's a protective asure.
However, secret manuals like this surely don't exist in just one copy.
Shopkeeper Ba said:
"This technique is incomplete, but it's enough to cultivate True Qi to the Great Cycle Realm, and during its practice, the power is as firm and swift as lightning, making it superior among martial arts."
Fang Zheng lowered his head, examining it closely.
After a long ti, he raised his head with a look of regret:
"The cultivation technique is genuine, the power indeed notable, but alas..."
"Drawing lightning into the body to temper the flesh, forgive my ignorance, but I've never heard of such an alarming thing, Shopkeeper Ba, are you sure this is truly a thod for human cultivation?"
How terrifying is the Power of Thunder?
If it strikes the body, even a Martial Artist who has refined True Qi would be smashed to bits; he definitely couldn't withstand it.
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