Chapter 321

Chapter 321 Reading Manuals

“It’s a little boring . ” Yan Jin walked by his side and said, “Previously, we were in Godfiend patrol teams and often had the chance to fight demon monarchs . Now that the prefecture and county cities have been abandoned, Great Solar Godfiends like us won’t be of much use . ”

Meng Chuan smiled and said, “Some Great Solar Godfiends are still needed down the mountain . ”

“They are only allowed to leave the mountain because they are older,” said Yan Jin . “Some of our senior brothers and sisters are in charge of Earth Net’s investigations . Some are in charge of defending large cities . ”

“You’re still young, and you cultivate a transcendent-grade Godfiend body . Archean Mountain still has great hopes for you,” said Meng Chuan .

Yan Jin walked to the hall and sat down . “Sit . ” He then poured a cup of alcohol for Meng Chuan and said, “One has the highest chance of becoming a Marquis Godfiend before the age of 60 . After the age of 60, one’s probability of becoming a Marquis Godfiend will gradually decrease . I’m the same age as you . I only have eight years left before I’m 60 . I don’t have any confidence in becoming a Marquis Godfiend in eight years . ”

“Despite being stuck at a bottleneck, breakthroughs can happen at any time . ” Meng Chuan flipped his hand and took out a treasure box .

“Oh?” Yan Jin said in surprise, “You aren’t using a storage bag?” “Don’t let others know about it,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “It’s a small pocket grotto-heaven that I carry with me . There aren’t many people who know about it . ”

Yan Chitong and Xue Feng knew . Meng Chuan’s had greater trust in Yan Jin than in most others .

“A small pocket grotto-heaven?” Yan Jin exclaimed .

“Here . ” Meng Chuan handed the treasure box to Yan Jin . “This is a unique treasure I obtained by chance . It’s useful for you, so I’m giving it to you . ”

“For me?” Yan Jin smiled . They were good friends that had experienced life-and-death battles together when they were young . They cultivated together in Archean City and entered Archean Mountain together . Since they had a good relationship, it was normal for them to give each other gifts .

Yan Jin opened the wooden box curiously and saw an ice lotus flower inside . Flames flickered on the ice lotus flower’s pistils . Ice and fire… were perfectly combined within this lotus flower .

“This is…” Yan Jin’s heart skipped a beat . He cultivated the Azure Lotus Divine Body and dual-wielded swords . He also cultivated the Black Metal Sutra, Icefire Seven Absolutes . He had a deep understanding of ice and fire . Upon seeing the ice lotus flower that had ice and fire coexisting, he was immediately triggered . Soon, he reacted and looked at Meng Chuan . “This is too precious . ” “It’s nothing much,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “For example, my small pocket grotto-heaven is ten times more expensive than this! As for the ice lotus flower… it’s just one of my many treasures . This ice lotus flower isn’t anything to me . Don’t reject me if you call me brother . In the future, kill more demon monarchs when you become a Marquis Godfiend . We humans lack powerful Godfiends in this war . ”

Yan Jin looked at Meng Chuan and nodded . “Alright . ”

“That’s the way,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “By the way, I still have to thank you for guiding You’er . ”

“Meng You is quite talented . ” Yan Jin nodded . “At the very least, she’s more talented than I was back then . ”

“Yan Jin, you’re the same age as me . My children are already on Archean Mountain and are about to become Godfiends, but you’re still single,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “Does any woman catch your fancy? When do you plan on getting married?” “It’s good to be alone,” said Yan Jin calmly . “I like the feeling of being alone . I don’t like having too many people . It’s too noisy!” The two drank and ate, chatting until midnight before Meng Chuan returned .

Late at night, Yan Jin stood at the entrance of the cave abode and watched Meng Chuan leave amidst the snow .

“He’s gone again . ” Yan Jin closed the door to his cave abode and returned to his chamber . He took out the wooden box from his storage bag and looked at the ice lotus flower in the wooden box . As Yan Jin stared at the ice lotus flower, he whispered, “Meng Chuan, thank you . ”

When Meng Chuan returned to his cave abode, he saw Xue Feng hiding in the darkness near the entrance .

Xue Feng walked out of the darkness . “He accepted it?” Xue Feng looked at Meng Chuan .

“Yes . ” Meng Chuan nodded .

“That’s good, that’s good . ” Xue Feng heaved a sigh of relief . “Remember, keep it a secret . Once he knows that I gave it to you, he will definitely return it to me . ”

“It will be kept a secret . ” Meng Chuan nodded . “But your estrangement…” “Sigh, it’s mainly because of my father’s temper . The Xue family owes my younger brother a lot . ” Xue Feng sighed again before saying, “Thank you for your help . I’ll take my leave first . I have to leave Archean Mountain immediately and return to defend the city . ”

Meng Chuan nodded and watched Xue Feng leave .

The next morning, Meng Chuan went to the Treasure Repository to visit Elder Yi .

“Junior Brother Meng . ” Elder Yi warmly welcomed Meng Chuan and led him into a tea room . Elder Yi sat cross-legged and brewed some tea for Meng Chuan . “Have some tea . ”

“I’m here because I want all Black Metal Sutras and Heaven-level techniques that involve the lightning lineage,” said Meng Chuan . “I want to read them . By the way, I don’t need the Heart Intent Saber and World Roving Dragon Saber . ”

“Oh?” Elder Yi hesitated for a moment . “Junior Brother Meng, are you sure you want all of them? Archean Mountain has a long history . We have plenty of Heaven-level lightning lineage techniques . ” “All of them,” said Meng Chuan . “Alright . ” Elder Yi stood up . “I’ll go look for them . Wait for me here . ”

After a while, Elder Yi returned to the tea room after Meng Chuan finished his cup of tea .

“Archean Mountain has a total of eight Black Metal Sutras involving the lightning lineage . You don’t need the Heart Intent Saber or World Roving Dragon Saber . The remaining six techniques are here . ” Elder Yi placed six black metal plates on the table . They looked ordinary and didn’t have any illustrations . With a wave of his hand, piles of black books appeared beside him . The number of books was astonishing .

“These are the Heaven-level techniques of the lightning lineage,” said Elder Yi solemnly . “Heaven-level techniques are only at the Dharma Domain level . At most, one or two moves will reach the Grotto-Heaven realm . Therefore, they didn’t have the luxury of using Meteorite Metal for legacy impartation . The number of times that a legacy can impart intent guidance is naturally limited . Each instance of intent guidance will deplete the intent legacy . After about 20 instances of intent guidance, the intent legacy will be depleted .

“Therefore, readers need to be very careful . ” Elder Yi looked at Meng Chuan . “If there’s no need, it’s best you don’t read it . Read it only when there’s a need! After reading it, you will be obligated to write a new legacy if you master it . ”

Meng Chuan nodded . Legacies were obviously very precious .

“These are the lightning lineage Heaven-level techniques that contain intent legacies . There are 322 books in total . There are also books here that have depleted intent legacies; they only have textual descriptions . There are 619 of them . ” Elder Yi waved his hand again, and a large pile of books appeared beside him .

“By the way, why do you suddenly want to read so many manuals?” Elder Yi asked curiously . “These manuals are filled with all kinds of different things . Many of them aren’t the same as yours . ”

“I just want to read them,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . After seeing the purple lightning and painting the Fifteen Lightning Forms, he had a good understanding of lightning . Only a portion of the knowledge from the Heart Intent Saber and the World Roving Dragon Saber was usable to him . Now, he wanted to draw upon the wisdom of his seniors and lay the foundation for his future cultivation . Only by standing on the shoulders of his predecessors could he see further .

“Alright, you can read them if you want to . ” Elder Yi pointed at the six Black Metal Sutras . “These six Black Metal Sutras are spear techniques, hammer techniques, movement techniques, sword techniques, and so on . They aren’t saber techniques . Archean Mountain also doesn’t have the original copy of Lightning Devastator Saber . ”

Meng Chuan nodded . It didn’t matter if it was a saber art or not . What he wanted was the profundities contained in the lightning lineage techniques .

“These manuals are important . Archean Mountain only has one copy for many of them,” said Elder Yi . “I’ll arrange a courtyard for you at the library . You can rest in the courtyard and read these manuals . Return them to me after reading them . ”

“Don’t worry . ” Meng Chuan nodded . This was a collection accumulated thanks to the sect’s long history .

Manuals were the core of a sect . These Heaven-level techniques’ intent legacies would be depleted after they were used more than 20 times . If disciples were allowed to cultivate anything they wanted, dozens of disciples were enough to deplete the intent legacies . Therefore, there were various restrictions when it came to learning . One had to ensure that the people that used the intent legacies could master the technique and produce new legacies . Only by doing things this way could it be passed down for generations .

Whoosh . Meng Chuan waved his hand and put away all the manuals . “Elder Yi, please lead the way,” said Meng Chuan with a smile .

“Actually, it’s not a good thing to read too many manuals . ” Elder Yi walked in front and muttered, “Just follow what you are good at . Reading too much unrelated stuff can sometimes serve to confuse you . ”

Meng Chuan didn’t say a word . From his point of view, these manuals were all ‘nutrients’ that allowed him to advance in the lightning lineage .