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Chapter 161 Shameless: The Value of Cultivation Techniques and Secret Manuals!
Twenty thousand gold coins.

This is absolutely a huge sum of money.

In the continent of Spellcasters, fourth-level spellcasters are known as "God Generals." The spell power rotating within their bodies transforms from a liquid to a solid state, forming irregular rhomboid crystals called spell crystals. This spell power can be released from the body and can be applied to melee spell weapons to increase their attack power. The "Spell Power Veil" transforms into "Spell Power Armor," making the wearer resemble a general conquering the battlefield. Hence, this is the origin of the title "God General."

"Only by becoming a fourth-level sorcerer can one truly step into the hall of sorcery cultivation."

“Dark Cloud City is quite large. Level 4 sorcerers are already the backbone and top experts. The level 5 sorcerers above them are known as ‘flying level’. They can fly, are extraordinary and otherworldly, and are already giants and pillars of strength in their respective regions.”

In Dark Cloud City, the strongest sorcerer on the surface is only level five.

This demonstrates the high value of a Level 4 Spellcaster.

"But a level four sorcerer's annual income is only around three to five hundred."

Twenty thousand gold coins?

An ordinary level four sorcerer would need fifty or sixty years to earn that much, but that's only if you don't spend any money. If you exclude spending money and include saving money, that time might double or even triple.

after all--

"Level 4 sorcerers are good at making money, but they also spend it lavishly, and there are many places where they need money."

"Twenty thousand gold coins is a fortune they could never earn in their entire lives."

Xia Potian looked at Zuo Jing: "Elder Yao's request to borrow 20,000 gold coins is rather outrageous."

Zuo Jing laughed and said, "My Soul Hall is not asking Brother Xia for money without a word. A large number of cursed artifacts worth 12.1 gold coins can be given to the Xia Family Trading Company as collateral. After a while, Brother Xia can settle the final payment whenever he wants. The Soul Hall will not urge you."

It goes around in circles and then comes back again.

Xia Potian was helpless; this was nothing but self-deception!

How is this any different from the Xia family's business helping to dispose of stolen goods?
It's just a nicer way of saying "selling stolen goods" or "buying and selling," calling it "borrowing" or "mortgaging," but ultimately it's the same thing.

Xia Potian said, "Gongye Trading Company is truly enraged this time. If they find out that the powerful magical artifact is in my Xia family, they won't pay attention to these word games and will definitely vent their anger on the Xia family's trading company."

Xia Potian shook his head: "The Xia family is not afraid of Gongye Trading Company, but there is no need to make enemies for a little bit of profit."

This person is completely unreasonable.

Zuo Jing really wanted to ask, "You old codger, are you afraid of the Gongye Merchant Guild, but not the Soul Palace?"

But he's not a gangster after all. Business deals should be based on mutual consent; there's no point in forcing someone to buy or sell.

"In that case, I'll take my leave."

Zuo Jing clasped his hands in a fist salute and decisively left.

There are many wealthy families in Wuyun City. If the Xia family is unwilling to take over, they can always find another family.

But before Zuo Jing could leave the hall, Xia Potian said from behind, "There's no need for a transaction or collateral. Since your side is short of cash, I can offer five thousand gold coins as a token of my appreciation."

"Ok?"

Zuo Jing turned around, tilted his head, and admitted that Xia Potian's reversal was truly unexpected.

……

Xia Potian gave Zuo Jing five thousand gold coins, which were still anonymous gold notes from the Jinxiu Trading Company.

Zuo Jing accepted it.

then.

He figured that Xia Potian might be amiable and cautious, perhaps to curry favor with the 'Soul Palace' he had fabricated.

Having one more friend is definitely better than having one more enemy.

Five thousand gold coins.

Both the Xia Family Business and Xia Potian himself could afford it; it was just a drop in the bucket.

However, violent organizations like the 'Soul Hall' are not common everywhere.

Yesterday, they blew up the gate of Gongye Mansion.

Today, Sheng stole a magical artifact worth over 100,000 gold coins from Da You Qi Xing.

Both attacks were clean and efficient.

Before figuring out the Soul Palace's true strength, Xia Potian would definitely be willing to take a mere five thousand gold coins as a sure thing.

Ah!
Zuo Jing sensed Xia Potian's goodwill.

That being the case.

It's better to avoid bothering two different people for the same thing.

Zuo Jing put away the gold notes and said, "To be honest, Brother Xia, we came to Wuyun City to welcome back our young master who has been missing for many years. The young master is poor and has never practiced magic or cultivation techniques since childhood. Now it is too late to start learning from scratch, and we cannot afford to waste our precious time. Therefore, we would like to ask Brother Xia to purchase one or two ready-made 'cultivation manuals'."

"..."

Xia Potian had known for a long time that Yao Chen was shameless, but he never expected him to be this shameless.

Not satisfied with just 5,000 gold coins, now you want a cultivation manual too?
'Techniques' are nothing special.

The 'secret manual' is too precious.

That's something only a level six sorcerer can write using their core ability of 'drawing qi into the body'.

Their incantation power resonates with the same type of energy in the world, enabling them to mobilize and utilize the energy of the world for their own use. Their understanding of incantations, cultivation, and techniques far surpasses that of ordinary people. They can draw upon the energy of the world to write 'secret manuals,' writing 'incantations' or 'techniques' on specially made pages. Beginners can simply touch them with a calm mind and implant the vast and complex 'incantations' or 'techniques' into their minds, surpassing the effort of ten years of study and comprehension.

The Xia family has no sixth-level sorcerers.

In fact, not a single level-six sorcerer could be found in the entire Dark Cloud City.

Level 4, God General level.

Level 5, Flying Level.

Level 6, equivalent to being granted the title of Marquis.

Once a sorcerer reaches level six, they are already a powerful figure, a true tyrant. The value of their carefully crafted manuals is self-evident; you can forget about getting one for less than ten thousand or eight thousand gold coins.

These are still the 'ownerless,' 'untraceable,' or 'writer-dead' secret manuals.

If it were a secret manual whose author is still alive and whose origins can be traced, it would be priceless and invaluable, because it represents the legacy of a sixth-level sorcerer. Once one studies it and achieves success, one would likely be able to ride on the coattails of that sixth-level sorcerer, a powerful figure at the Marquis level, and from then on, a meteoric rise to prominence would be a certainty.

Therefore, this secret manual is precious.

However, although the Xia family does not have any level six sorcerers, they have managed to collect several secret manuals over the years through their manpower and financial resources. The authors of these manuals are either deceased or unknown. The manuals do not have high added value, but they can still be sold for eight or ten thousand.

Before Yao Chen could even ask for it, Xia Potian's mind raced, and he said, "Coincidentally, I have a secret manual called 'Earth Rhythm,' which should be a method created by a level six sorcerer. It can be cultivated to level six, but unfortunately it only has a method for cultivating sorcery power and no matching sorcery. I wonder if the young master would be interested in it."

I think it's good enough!

Zuo Jing smiled and said, "Young Master is not picky."

He certainly knew that if a cultivation technique had a matching system of incantations, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

But at the same time, he also knew that such martial arts manuals would only be more valuable.

In fact.

Even if it's just a cultivation technique without any spells, even if it's not a secret manual, the fact that it can be cultivated to level six is ​​enough to make it priceless and a family heirloom for a small family.

Such a cultivation technique requires at least eight thousand gold coins. An ordinary level three sorcerer would need at least fifty years to accumulate that amount without eating, drinking, or spending any money.

This is merely a technique, not a secret manual.

however.

In reality, how could a level three sorcerer, as long as they still have the desire to improve, possibly go without eating, drinking, or spending money?

Sometimes, they even have to make ends meet and borrow money or incur debt to keep going.

Sorcerer.

Can make money.

They can spend more money.

In fact, most level 3 sorcerers will never accumulate 8,000 gold coins in their entire lives.

They were ambitious in the early stages but couldn't save money.

Later, he became disheartened, but it was already too late in life.

In their twilight years, they painstakingly accumulated a fortune, perhaps a few hundred gold coins, or perhaps a thousand or two, hoping that their descendants would continue to accumulate and that within three generations they might be able to amass a level six cultivation technique. But in reality, which of their descendants, generation after generation, wasn't ambitious in their youth?
The new generation is ambitious, unable to save money, and has even squandered the savings accumulated by the previous generation.

In the end, it's just a repetition.

The same applies to level three.

The same applies to Level 4. Human nature and the human heart have always been this way.

In reality, only level 5 sorcerers truly have the hope and the belief that it is necessary to seek level 6 techniques.

And this moment.

Xia Potian gave Zuo Jing a book for free.

color!
Zuo Jing was overjoyed and extremely grateful!

……

Xia Potian watched Yao Chen leave.

A beautiful woman emerged from behind the hall, a hint of confusion in her eyes: "The origins and background of the Soul Hall are unknown, and even whether this Yao Chen is truly an elder of the Soul Hall is questionable. Yet you are making such a grand gesture?"

The beautiful woman was none other than Guo Yun, the matriarch of the Xia family and Xia Potian's first wife.

Guo Yun herself is a high-level sorcerer, with excellent vision and wisdom. Moreover, she comes from the Guo family, one of the thirteen elders of Wuyun City, so her status is naturally extraordinary, and she has always been equal to Xia Potian.

She had been listening in, and after everyone left, Guo Yun felt that Xia Potian was being overly cautious.

Xia Potian said, "I have a feeling that this 'Soul Palace' is a powerful force that might cause Gongye Yunshan to suffer a great setback. I'll give them a mere five thousand gold coins and a secret manual; consider it making friends."

Guo Yun shook her head: "Then the price you pay for making friends is really high."

With cash and the secret manual, it's at least 13,000.

Even if you sold the entire Xia family, you still wouldn't be able to make many friends like this.

Guo Yun felt sorry for him.

Xia Potian laughed: "We don't encounter such a force every three to five years. Consider it a loss to avoid disaster. Better safe than sorry."

"..."

Guo Yun was helpless.

She knew her husband was a tortoise, always cowardly, but she never expected him to be this cowardly.

Soul Palace?

Medicine dust?

Little Lord?

Ha ha!

"I'd like to see what this is all about!"

Guo Yun's beautiful eyes sparkled, and her pretty face held a smile.

……

"grateful!"

After possessing Chu Si, Zuo Jing took five thousand gold notes and a secret manual and left the Xia family's gate. He immediately found a hole, crawled inside, and used a convenient shovel to wrap the gold notes and the manual together and teleport them to the Great Yan World.

immediately.

Zuo Jing then possessed various bodies and jumped around in the Great Yan world, searching for the package that had just been teleported over.

nowadays.

On the Great Yan side, Zuo Jing has a total of 89 level 10 assassins and 144 level 11 assassins, all of whom have mastered the 'Mind Matrix'.

among them.

Thirty level 30 assassins and thirty level 30 assassins were stationed at Kuangshan to ensure two deaths per day, without affecting the exploration progress at Kuangshan.

There are also 20 level 10 assassins and 20 level 11 assassins on the Laoshan side. Together they command 10,000 assassins, stationed in and around Laoshan, to ensure that there is no water to be poured in, no airtightness, and no mistakes.

Also.

Another 29 level 10 and 4 level 11 assassins are either stationed or exploring in various places outside of the Great Yan.

Finally, the remaining 10 level 10 assassins and 90 level 11 assassins, a total of 100 people, were assigned by Zuo Jing to the territory of Great Yan, spread across the two capitals and thirteen provinces. Although it is not possible to have a level 10 or level 11 assassin in every prefecture city for the time being, it is possible to achieve full coverage of the entire territory of Great Yan with just a little travel.

Zuo Jing only needs to possess these level 10 or 11 assassins scattered in various places and have them search for the package that was just teleported over. With the help of the 'Mind Matrix', as long as the package is within the territory of the Great Yan, it can be found within an hour.

If Run is not within the territory of Great Yan, but outside of Great Yan, the area is even wider and the assassins are more scattered, and this time may increase to two or even three to five hours.

However, with level 10 and 11 assassins doing the work for him, and with the existence of the 'Mind Matrix', Zuo Jing didn't need to possess each assassin one by one to check and interrogate them.

That's too much trouble.

He currently has over 40,000 assassins on the Great Yan side, with nearly 50,000. Even if we calculate based on 50,000, and each one possesses him for one second, it would take a total of 50,000 seconds, or 13 hours, 53 minutes, and 20 seconds.

"I don't have time for that!"

Fortunately.

There is a 'Mind Matrix'.

Zuo Jing spent three minutes possessing over two hundred level ten and eleven assassins, just finished giving instructions, and returned to the world of sorcery. He then possessed Chu Si and, through the 'Mind Matrix,' received a message—

"pack!"

"came back!"

……

The Continent of Spells.

Falling Goose Empire.

Dark Cloud City.

Zuo Jing possessed the assassin Chu Wu, opened the package, and saw gold notes worth five thousand gold coins and a spell manual inside. He exclaimed, "Tsk tsk! That's too fast!"

That's really too fast!

He received the news that the package had been delivered two minutes earlier, but Zuo Jing hadn't come over and didn't know, so everything he did afterward was in vain.

"I was just lucky."

"Before they had even possessed a few assassins in the Great Yan region, they discovered the package's whereabouts. The level 10 and 11 assassins used the mind matrix to transmit orders over long distances, and the package was sent back immediately."

This is what made it so fast.

Wonderful!

Zuo Jing first wrapped up the five thousand gold notes and then sent them back to the Great Yan's assassins for safekeeping.

Then he took out the secret manual, "The Rhythm of the Earth"—

"Old rules."

"Let the suicide squad go first."

Zuo Jing possessed a low-ranking assassin next to Chu Wu, returned the body to Chu Wu, and then let him use the secret manual.

"Yes, my lord!"

Upon receiving the order, Chu Wu clapped his hands together while holding the secret manual—

Snapped!
awkward!

"It seems it's different from games."

Zuo Jing wasn't embarrassed, since the assassins were all his own people, and there were no other options.

He instructed Chu Wu: "Open it and read it carefully."

"Yes, my lord!"

Chu Wu received the order and carefully flipped through the manual page by page. In fact, he was illiterate and could not understand it at all, but as he 'watched attentively', he unknowingly became immersed in it.

then.

soon.

boom!
A flash of light appeared on the manual, and with a whoosh, it disappeared into Chu Wu's brow.

Instantaneous time.

Chu Wu stood frozen in place.

……

(End of this chapter)