Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Chapter 23 discusses the 108 cultivation postures in the secret manual.

"This..." Wu Tong looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Although you already have some experience, I still don't recommend going into the wilderness alone. Having teammates means you can look out for each other, but if you're alone..."

"It's alright, don't worry," Jiang Lan interrupted. "I know what I'm doing and won't go to any dangerous places."

Seeing that Jiang Lan was determined, Wu Tong didn't try to persuade him any further. He just wanted to wait for Jiang Lan to leave so he could call Zhuge Tao and ask him to talk to him.

After all, the wilderness is fraught with danger. If something were to happen to a genius like Jiang Lan, it would be a significant loss for the entire Extreme Martial Arts Academy.

"Oh well……"

"Okay." Jiang Lan picked up the suitcase again. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Wu Tong nodded, and Jiang Lan then looked at Chen Gu and Gao Feng, "Brother Chen, Brother Gao, we're leaving now."

"Slow down, do you need me to help you carry the box?" Gao Feng replied enthusiastically.

"No, no need."

With that, Jiang Lan carried the box and walked out of the Extreme Club.

The clubhouse gate is just over a minute's walk from his villa.

Soon, Jiang Lan returned to the villa entrance.

Facial recognition activated automatically, and the villa gate opened.

Jiang Lan walked into the house and looked around before realizing that the house had been cleaned up.

"Tsk...it has to be a high-end neighborhood."

With a sigh, Jiang Lan walked towards the training room on the second floor.

Upon arriving at the training room, he eagerly placed the silver-white metal box on the ground and gently pressed his finger onto the fingerprint recognition area.

"Click".

The box latches popped open automatically, revealing the halberd and combat uniform inside.

Looking at the combat uniform, Jiang Lan's eyelids twitched for a moment, but in the end, she still didn't have the courage to put it on.

Wearing this to the wilderness...

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Lan turned his gaze to the replica of the Golden Feather War Halberd.

Jiang Lan picked up the halberd and examined it carefully.

perfect.

Putting aside its appearance, even the feather-like blade at the top of the halberd is exactly the same as the one given by the system.

Jiang Lan waved it a couple of times in her hand and blinked.

This feels off.

Although they look the same, this halberd just doesn't feel as good to hold as the one the system rewarded me with.

To put it in a more metaphysical way, it just doesn't have that feeling of being one with the halberd anymore.

Jiang Lan, somewhat skeptical, swung the weapon twice more before giving up.

With a thought, the golden halberd in his hand disappeared and then reappeared.

With a couple of swings, a series of whooshing sounds rang out, as if it were just a casual strike, yet it carried tremendous force.

A smile appeared on Jiang Lan's face; this was just right.

Sure enough, it has to be the original.

After practicing for a while, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Jiang Lan's body.

He put down his halberd, stretched his body slightly, and headed towards the restroom.

There were still some dried bloodstains left on my body, and the sweat soaking through them made me feel uncomfortable all over.

After taking off her clothes and taking a long, refreshing cold shower, Jiang Lan felt like she had come back to life.

Putting on the brand-new bathrobe hanging to the side, Jiang Lan walked to the second-floor audio-visual room.

In the next couple of days, he will be heading to the wilderness area alone.

Before entering the wilderness area, it is essential to make preparations in advance.

Jiang Lan turned on her computer, logged into the Extreme Home website, and found the online store interface again.

After browsing through the mall, Jiang Lan purchased a set of black and red standard combat uniform.

Lu Bu shouldn't be...

On the website of Extreme Home, in addition to the online store, there is also a forum-like feature where you can see posts made by other people.

Furthermore, posts are also tiered. For example, Jiang Lan is currently a War General, so he can only view posts from other War Generals or even lower-level warriors.

The God of War posted it, and unless he chooses to make it public himself, Jiang Lan cannot see it with his current access level.

[Shocking! After practicing the guiding exercises, my strength has actually...]

[On the 108 Cultivation Postures of the Secret Manual (Request for Featured Post)]

Upon seeing these titles, Jiang Lan suddenly realized that he had not yet purchased the guiding techniques and secret manuals.

It's true that these things are useless to him, but if he doesn't buy them, it might cause some unnecessary trouble.

In this world, a martial artist's cultivation is related not only to their own potential but also to the guiding techniques they practice.

Besides physical training, the most important way to improve one's physical fitness is a method called "Five Hearts Facing Heaven Cultivation Method".

Back then, the RR virus outbreak caused mutations in the genes of all mankind.

Those who survived already had their genes optimized to a certain extent.

Human cells are now able to absorb free energy from the universe, and this energy is known as gene source energy.

The Five Hearts Facing Heaven Cultivation Method is the only method that allows humans to actively absorb genetic energy.

If you don't practice guiding techniques, the amount of genetic energy that your body's cells can absorb each day is basically fixed.

At most, there will be some differences depending on each person's potential.

However, the difference is at most only a few times.

If a person doesn't practice guiding techniques, they might absorb genetic energy for a maximum of five minutes a day. But after practicing guiding techniques, this time could become ten minutes, half an hour, or even an hour.

In other words, if someone is naturally gifted and also cultivates a superior guiding technique, their cultivation speed might be hundreds of times faster than someone with poor talent and a weaker guiding technique.

The difference is self-evident.

For Jiang Lan to break through to the planetary level within two months, even with the most advanced guiding techniques, would be almost impossible, let alone without learning them.

Unbeknownst to others, Jiang Lan possesses a sacrifice system.

Therefore, to avoid unnecessary trouble, you should still buy the guiding techniques and secret manuals.

Whether or not it will be used at that time is not something others can investigate further.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan reopened the store page and began selecting guiding techniques and secret manuals.

He first opened the skill manual section, and the first skill manual that caught his eye was the one listed first.

【The Apocalypse (Creator: Hong)】

Category: Marksmanship

[Rating: Ultimate]

[Price: 1000 billion Huaxia Coins (full price), 500 billion Huaxia Coins (half price)]

[Half-price requirement: Four-star contribution points.]

Jiang Lan: "..."

Although he vaguely remembered that the manual was not cheap, he had long forgotten the exact price.

Seeing it with his own eyes now, even Jiang Lan, who had lived two lives, couldn't help but be startled.

Let alone spending money, he wouldn't even dare to burn this much when visiting graves during the Qingming Festival.

Just then, Jiang Lan suddenly thought of something.

Didn't Zhuge Tao say that after joining the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, he could choose any guiding techniques and secret manuals, and there was no price limit?

Is this thing going to work?

(End of this chapter)