High Martial Arts: Grinding for the Supreme Talent

Chapter 404: Chapter 392: Mountain and River Spear Technique

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[*Mountain and River Spear Technique*, Category: Spear Technique Secret Manual, Rating: ★★★★★, Price: 120,000,000 Xia Country Coins (No discounts, 12 installments available), Note: Red Dome]

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[*Thunderbolt Spear Technique*, Category: Spear Technique Secret Manual, Rating: ★★★★★, Price: 120,000,000 Xia Country Coins (No discounts, 12 installments available), Note: Black Brilliance * 1.5]

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[*Vast Sea Spear Technique*, Category: Spear Technique Secret Manual, Rating: ★★★★, Price: 80,000,000 Xia Country Coins (No discounts, 12 installments available), Note: Chongming * 1.5]

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Lin Qi frowned at the prices after reading through the list.

”One hundred and twenty million Xia Country Coins?”

”And no discounts?”

Lin Qi was shocked. ’These Mental Realm Secret Manuals are ridiculously expensive!’

The *Mountain Shaking Spear Technique* only cost 12 million Xia Country Coins, and he could even get a 40% discount on that.

Now that he was looking at Mental Realm Secret Manuals, the price had jumped tenfold.

They were even thoughtful enough to offer a 12-month installment plan, probably because they knew people couldn’t afford it otherwise.

However, money wasn’t an issue for Lin Qi right now. He could afford to pay in full.

He examined the twelve Spear Technique Secret Manuals and, upon closer inspection, discovered something about the Five-Star Mental Realm Level spear techniques.

Six of them were actually created by Ninth Realm Title Level Martial Artists.

For example, the *Thunderbolt Spear Technique* was a simplified version of the Ultimate Skill created by the Overlord.

The Overlord was the founder of the Obsidian Martial Arts Dojo and was, in name and reality, the second most powerful person in the Xia Country.

His Ultimate Skill was the *Tyrant’s Spear Technique*.

The *Thunderbolt Spear Technique* was derived from this *Tyrant’s Spear Technique*.

It could be said to be incredibly powerful.

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Besides that one, there was another top-tier spear technique—the *Mountain and River Spear Technique*.

This technique was the renowned Ultimate Skill of the King of Mountains and Rivers, one of the Ninth Realm Martial Artists from their own Xia Country’s Red Dome Martial Arts Dojo.

The King of Mountains and Rivers was a legendary figure in the Xia Country. Gifted with exceptional Talent from a young age, he had created the Mental Realm Level *Mountain and River Spear Technique* based on the *Mountain Shaking Spear Technique* while he was still in the Eighth Realm.

And the advanced Spear Technique Secret Manual for the *Mountain Shaking Spear Technique* was, in fact, the *Mountain and River Spear Technique*.

He continued reading and saw that several of the spear techniques were created by famous Ninth Realm Title Level Martial Artists.

Furthermore, as far as he knew, many Martial Artists who broke through to the Ninth Realm Title Level would create their own Ultimate Skills after their breakthrough.

’Perhaps the secrets of Ninth Realm Martial Artists aren’t something I’m privy to yet.’

He looked at the general descriptions of the secret manuals and noticed that at the Mental Realm Level, most practitioners would become ”Hexagonal Warriors.” The spear technique manuals provided varying degrees of boosts to power, speed, and defense.

They had almost no obvious weaknesses.

This also made it much harder to achieve victory in a battle.

Then, he began to quickly check his compatibility with them on the panel.

*Mountain and River Spear Technique* (Compatibility: 99%)

*Thunderbolt Spear Technique* (Compatibility: 99%)

*Star Gun Technique* (Compatibility: 99%)

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After checking all twelve Five-star rating spear techniques, Lin Qi fell silent.

His compatibility with all of them was over 90%, and there were six with 99% compatibility.

This meant he could choose any of them and would be able to unleash their maximum power.

’Strange, my compatibility with Thunder Attribute secret manuals always seems to be exceptionally high?’

He was puzzled. It seemed he had a strong affinity for the Thunder Attribute, showing high compatibility with related Body Techniques and secret manuals.

However, among the twelve Five-star rating spear technique secret manuals, there wasn’t a single purely Metal Attribute Spear Technique Secret Manual. There was one, but it only had a Four-star rating.

But he wasn’t going to choose a Four-star rating spear technique. ’Why learn a weaker one when a better one is available?’

So, his eyes locked onto the *Mountain and River Spear Technique*.

This technique had a very powerful aspect: it could accommodate most Special Powers.

It could accommodate all eight attributes: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, as well as Wind, Thunder, and Ice.

It was truly all-encompassing. Choosing it would be almost foolproof, and he could seamlessly transition to other spear technique secret manuals later on.

”I’ll take the *Mountain and River Spear Technique*!”

After thinking for only a second, Lin Qi made his decision.

Next, he started looking at Cultivation Resources.

He planned to buy some potions that could increase his Spiritual Power.

He glanced at his own Spiritual Power.

[Spiritual Power: 550]

The rate of his Spiritual Power growth had started to slow down, and the effects of the Spirit Potions were significantly reduced.

It was almost being overtaken by his Qi and Blood Value.

Therefore, he needed to buy more effective potions or some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

It didn’t matter if they were a bit more expensive.

He quickly filtered the list to show a series of potions that could increase Spiritual Power.

Concentration Liquid, Spiritual Potion, Spirit Potion...

There were even quite a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could significantly boost Spiritual Power.

[Item: Soul Essence]

[Effect: Purifies the mind, significantly increases the user’s Spiritual Power. Note: Optimal for Fifth Realm Martial Artists.]

[Price: 30,000,000/bottle]

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Lin Qi’s eyes lit up when he saw it. This potion was practically made for him.

Although it cost 30 million per bottle, spirit-related resources had always been expensive.

Thinking of this, he immediately placed an order for five bottles.

[Do you wish to purchase the Spear Technique Secret Manual *Mountain and River Spear Technique* and Soul Potion?]

[Your purchase of the *Mountain and River Spear Technique* and Soul Essence totals 270,000,000 Xia Country Coins. Due to your 40% discount, the Soul Potion you purchased totals 90,000,000 Xia Country Coins.]

[Fingerprint verification successful!]

[You have paid 210,000,000 Xia Country Coins!]

[Your purchased Spear Technique Secret Manual, *Mountain and River Spear Technique*, and Soul Essence will be delivered by tomorrow.]

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”Phew~”

Lin Qi let out a breath of relief, but he felt like his heart was bleeding.

Of the nearly 500 million he had worked so hard to accumulate, 210 million Xia Country Coins were gone in an instant.

That was nearly half his net worth, and he still needed to buy Organ Cultivation Liquid for his Qi and Blood cultivation.

”There’s still not enough money!”

Lin Qi shook his head and sighed, but he felt the money was well spent.

He had to increase his strength as quickly as possible. SSS-level geniuses like Chu Yu and Wang Hailong definitely had more money than he did.

His only option was to spend the money on himself to continuously close the gap.

That’s just how Martial Arts worked. Without money, it was truly impossible to raise one’s Qi and Blood Value.

The reliance on resources was immense.

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「The next day.」

”BOOM!!”

Below Cangjing Building, at the Azure Sky Sixth Institute.

Countless students, after their classes ended, watched as fighter jets soared through the sky, leaving clear white contrails in their wake.

Then another jet streaked overhead.

Jiangtao remarked with a sigh,

”A lot of the teachers have already started heading to the Otherworld. Brother Qi, you’re leaving tomorrow too!”

Everyone turned to look at Lin Qi. He was indeed leaving the next day.

Lin Qi smiled. ”Don’t think I don’t know. You guys are already planning to go to the Otherworld together.”

”Teacher Tong even said that the upcoming classes can be taken online.”

Guo Heng laughed.

”Can’t be helped. Everyone feels that the effects of cultivation are better in the Otherworld, so they go there to cultivate for a while before coming back.”

Lin Qi nodded. If the Otherworld also had the three great cultivation environments, who would want to stay and cultivate on Blue Star?

’But my Elite Training Camp is for Awakened geniuses. The cultivation environment there should be an upgrade, right?’

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「A few minutes later.」

”Student Lin Qi, your delivery!”

Lin Qi took the packages from the burly delivery man, handing him an expensive energy drink in return.

He had become quite familiar with the delivery man. This energy drink, worth over a hundred yuan, could quickly replenish one’s energy.

For a delivery man who was only at the Second Realm, it was a luxury item.

”Thanks!!”

He took the energy drink, gave an honest smile, and turned to leave.

Lin Qi carried the two packages back to his Martial Arts Room.

”Lin Qi, which Spear Technique Secret Manual did you choose?”

A few minutes later, Lin Qi received a video call from his teacher, Mu Hong. His background showed the inside of a fighter jet.

”The *Mountain and River Spear Technique*.”

Mu Hong, dressed in black, nodded after hearing his answer.

”I knew it. It’s the advanced spear technique for the *Mountain Shaking Spear Technique*. The Mountain and River Realm can integrate a large number of Special Abilities.”

”It’s a spear technique secret manual with a huge gap between its floor and ceiling, but it has a solid foundation, so things rarely go wrong.”

”At the same time, in the hands of a suitable genius, it can unleash tremendous power.”

Mu Hong nodded. That last sentence was meant for Lin Qi.

With Lin Qi’s Talent, the *Mountain and River Spear Technique* would definitely unleash astonishing power in his hands.

”Although the *Mountain and River Spear Technique* is the advanced secret manual for the *Mountain Shaking Spear Technique*, it’s not easy to comprehend the Mountain and River Realm from the Shaking Mountain Realm.”

”You need to be mentally prepared.”

Teacher Mu Hong suddenly reminded him.

Lin Qi listened and nodded seriously. ”I understand!”

After ending the video call.

Lin Qi opened one of the black metal boxes.

”BEEP!”

The box opened to reveal two items: a thick secret manual—the *Mountain and River Spear Technique*—

and an Obsidian Stone, a special stone used for imprinting one’s will.

Previously, with his Source Energy Skill, the visualized Calamity Beast could be imprinted into it.

And now, it could also be used to imprint a person’s Mental Realm.

Imprinted within it was the Mountain and River Realm.

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