Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 41: Handwritten Martial Arts, Dagger Technique
With over twenty meters long walls and over a hundred layers of shelves, although it cannot be said to be spectacular, the options for selection are definitely not small!
The constellations on Xingyao Continent are ever-changing, and the choices of attracting stars are also different, resulting in thousands of different martial arts theories on the continent, and a hundred schools of thought contending with each other...
Even the top families don't dare to say that their martial arts are the best in the world!
However, Jubao Pavilion dares to categorize good and bad martial arts!
When Tang Zheng was in the outer pavilion, he saw a book called "Jedi Heavenly King Spear". It was suitable for the first life palace Qi Sha and Tan Lang double stars. However, this rare martial arts that can be used for double stars in one palace was only placed in the outer pavilion.
"All the martial arts in Jubao Pavilion were personally compiled by guests from Zijin City who are above seven stars!" Ban Yiluo walked to the front of the shelf and said as he and Tang Zheng looked up at the countless martial arts books.
"But a friend of mine said that there is no good or bad martial arts, only whether it is suitable." Tang Zheng picked up a martial arts book from time to time and flipped through it.
"Your friend is right. Martial arts are methods of transferring and releasing star power according to certain rules. Everyone's situation is different, so there is no good or bad martial arts..."
"Then why are some martial arts placed in the inner cabinet while others can only be placed in the outer cabinet?" Tang Zheng asked.
Ban Yilou reached out and dusted the shelves. "Because every book here was written by a Seven-Star or above master, with prefaces by the masters of the Purple Gold City. The number of copies printed is entirely based on the master's own will. The minimum is only 500 copies, and the maximum is no more than 10,000 copies. They will be sold out first, and no more copies will be printed... Even if it is the same martial arts, do you think those simple and concise books out there can be compared with the set of skills written by the master himself?"
Tang Zheng was stunned.
He suddenly realized that if Ban Yilou hadn't reminded him, he would never have considered this issue!
Just like some textbooks he knew in his previous life, for the same "Selected English Level 4 and Level 6", the version randomly compiled by the printing house and the version carefully written by the professor would definitely produce a world of difference in learning effects!
"There are at least 500 copies? Not pirated...?"
"Even if there is, do you dare to use it?" Ban Yiluo rolled his eyes at him. The slightest mistake in the operation of star power might damage the star veins. Who would dare to joke with him?
"Since Jubao Pavilion dares to classify martial arts into good and bad, then the old man must have his own criteria for judging the quality of martial arts?" Tang Zheng asked.
"Yes." Ban Yilou introduced the martial arts of Jubao Pavilion with a very solemn expression, "You have just entered the first level of one star. It is best to choose a martial arts with a low lower limit and a high upper limit for the first set of martial arts a martial artist mainly practices!"
“Low lower limit, high upper limit?”
"The lower limit refers to how many stars a martial skill can be trained at, and the upper limit refers to how many stars a martial skill can be trained to and still have room for improvement." Ban Yilou pointed to a set of "Three Dukes' Arrow Techniques" next to him, "Look , this set of martial arts was written by three guest officials who once borrowed land to practice in Purple Gold City. It took more than a year to write this set of martial arts. You can start practicing with one star and can practice all the way to five stars. There are five volumes in total. This is a martial art with a low lower limit and a high upper limit!"
Tang Zheng turned his head and took a quick look, only to find that most sets of martial arts only had two or three volumes, and those with four volumes were rare.
I finally saw a few five-volume books, most of which were rated from three to seven stars. The upper limit was high enough, but the lower limit was obviously not low enough!
"Secondly, it is best to choose a martial art that consumes less star power, and the simpler the star power operation process is, the better." Ban Yilou shook his head at the "Three Dukes Arrow Technique". "Although the Three Dukes Arrow Technique is a good martial art with a low lower limit and a high upper limit, its star power operation is too complicated, which makes it time- , slow to attack, and prone to mistakes. Only when three consecutive life palaces are Pojun and Sanxing Guanri, is this arrow technique suitable!"
"Well... that's indeed too high a requirement." Tang Zheng said.
If introducing different star forces into the Life Palace is like adding, then introducing the same main star into the Life Palace is like multiplication!
For relatively mild main stars, you can also try the method of attracting consecutive stars. However, attracting the Pojun main star three times in three life palaces is definitely a suicidal behavior!
Ban Yilou walked to a set of "Seven Killings Flowing Fire Sword" and said, "This set of swordsmanship also came from a seven-star expert. Among his seven life palaces, the first, third, fifth, and seventh are all seven killing stars. The swordsmanship he created ranges from one star to seven stars, with a total of seven volumes. The lower limit is very low and the upper limit is very high. Moreover, if practiced by someone with the seven killing stars, the star power will be very simple, and it is a first-class fast sword! Even in the Jubao Pavilion, this set of swordsmanship can be ranked in the top ten!"
Being able to practice from one star all the way to seven stars is already a very rare top-grade martial art, not to mention the simple and smooth quick sword. It is completely understandable that such a martial art would be ranked in the top ten in Jubao Pavilion!
Tang Zheng looked along the shelves, one by one...
There is actually more than one set of martial arts like "Seven Killing Flowing Fire Sword".
What the outer pavilion of Jubao Pavilion displays is only the financial strength of the Purple Gold City.
Once entering the cabinet, no matter who you are, you will truly feel the powerful strength and profound heritage of the Purple Gold City!
"Um, old classmate..." Tang Zheng turned his head and looked at Ban Yiluo.
"Any other questions?" Ban Yiluo asked.
"Are there nine volumes of martial arts ranging from one star to nine stars?"
"..."Ban Yiluo had a "go to hell" expression on his face.
There are very few strong people above seven stars , and the most important thing for above seven stars is opportunity!
When there were seven stars, so many strong men were willing to give up their fighting power to introduce a Tiantong star, just for the word "chance"!
So, how could there be a martial arts skill ranging from one star to nine stars? This is simply the height of ignorance!
Ban Yilou rolled his eyes and said, "I have too many martial arts here. Whatever kind of martial arts you want, I will help you choose."
"Which category?" Tang Zheng asked.
"You're not going to tell me that you haven't decided what to practice yet?"
"Oh, I practice dagger..."
"I see that you have two stars in your fate palace?"
"Well, sun, moon."
"Hiss..." Ban Yiluo really didn't realize that the stars flowing like ink in his purple gold constellation were actually the Sun and the Moon.
The martial arts of the Sun Star, yes.
There are also martial arts of the main star Taiyin.
However, the martial arts of the Sun and Moon...
No!
Those that barely meet the requirements, but are not martial arts, Ban Yilou can only come up with a few very theoretical books on crafting that have almost no practical value.
After all, who would have nothing better to do than to attract two stars in one house?
"Are you really sick?" Ban Yilou said this, but the next sentence was, "How did you do it? You didn't explode and die!"
"I'm about to explode and die, where are you going to find such a big sponsor?" Tang Zheng curled his lips.
Ban Yiluo stared at Tang Zheng for several times, then suddenly sighed.
The business that Tang Zheng brought him in just one month was already the total of his three years at Jubao Pavilion. He really had nothing to say.
However, there are not many dagger-based martial arts, and Tang Zheng's star-attracting method is so non-mainstream...
"You..." Ban Yilou shook his head, "Forget it, come this way."
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An entire wall was covered with various martial arts printed on it, and each one had a clear price tag. Only on a shelf in the corner were the martial arts on display looking very old, and there were no prices on them.
Ban Yiluo climbed to the fourth floor and came down with a set of martial arts.
Tang Zheng saw that the set of martial arts was not engraved, but a handwritten copy!
"Even in the Jubao Pavilion, there aren't many hand-copied martial arts." Ban Yilou handed the set of martial arts to Tang Zheng, "Take a look, is it suitable?"
There were only two handwritten words on the cover of that set of martial arts: "Dagger Technique"!
The handwriting is not very flamboyant, but there is a restrained grandeur in its simplicity .
Turning to the first page, it says "Dual stars can be practiced, the main star is unlimited", which means that this is a set of martial arts that can be practiced as long as there are two stars in one palace, no matter which two stars they are.
"Is it reliable?" Tang Zheng looked at the set of "Dagger Secrets" which only had three volumes, ranging from one star to three stars. Although the lower limit was very low, the upper limit was not high.
"Of course! This is a handwritten martial art!" Ban Yiluo emphasized.
"What's the difference?"
"The martial arts in the manuscript can directly guide the star power, so practicing them will be twice as effective with half the effort!"
"..." Tang Zheng blinked fiercely, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that there was such a good thing?"
If the printed martial arts in the cabinet are equivalent to the professor painstakingly compiling the experience of level 4 and level 6 bit by bit, then the handwritten martial arts are equivalent to the professor teaching one-on-one, holding hands and teaching stroke by stroke!
"Because the handwritten martial arts are basically incomplete, and we don't even know how many volumes there are in total. For example, this set of "Dagger Techniques" should have five or six volumes, but only these three volumes have been handed down to this day." Ban Yilou shook his head.
"Not all?" Tang Zheng frowned and waved his hand, "Okay. Take it first and we'll talk later."
"Thank you for the favor, two hundred and seventy taels of purple gold!" Ban Yiluo said.
Handwritten copies of martial arts are expensive and incomplete, so they are usually collected and few people will buy them for use.
Ban Yilou brought Tang Zheng to see the manuscript because he knew that Tang Zheng was rich...
You know, the whole set of "Seven Killing Flowing Fire Sword" is less than two hundred taels, and it is a top-grade martial art that only had 3,500 copies printed in total!
"Every one?" Unexpectedly, Tang Zheng asked without even raising his eyelids.
"A set!" Ban Yilou wanted to kill him in every way possible.
"Okay." Tang Zheng didn't even bargain. When Ban Yilou was about to pack the box for him, he added, "Also, for all those whose first life palace is the sun or the moon, give me a set of dagger martial arts!"
"What do you think martial arts are?" Ban Yilou shouted immediately, "A martial artist can only master three to five sets of martial arts with all his life's efforts! There are even martial artists who only focus on practicing one set of martial arts for their entire lives! Don't blame me for not reminding you - you can't chew too much!"
"Well... I just bought it, I didn't say I wanted to practice..."
"If you don't practice, what's the point of buying it?"
"I'll just take a look..."