Chapter 498: Chapter 166 Major Harvest, Another Divine Technique Acquired! (Please Subscribe)_3

Ordinary people can, but Chen Jiusi cannot; he is a Hall Master, and he must maintain his composure at all times.

What is a Hall Master? The mainstay of hundreds, even thousands, who can afford to be in disarray, but he cannot.

He took a deep breath.

Chen Jie approached Gu Qingfeng, casually searching him, and soon found something, a pouch. Upon opening it, there was a roll of silver notes inside. Upon inspection, there were only about ten thousand taels.

He was fleeing, his family had already been moved to Hangzhou Prefecture, and nearly all his property was there too.

It was impossible for him to carry much gold or silver on his person.

After looking around and finding no more silver, Chen Jie thought to himself, fortunately he hadn’t listened to him. If he had believed him, where would he have cashed fifty thousand taels?

Searching again, he discovered a built-in pocket in Gu Qingfeng’s belt.

His belt was very wide, about twenty centimeters, much like a large pouch.

After rummaging through it, Chen Jie found two books.

To be precise, not two books, but one booklet and a very thin piece of leather with writing on it.

Chen Jie took a look and saw that the booklet described a Saber Technique.

[Butterfly Blade]

Chen Jie flipped through it and found it was an Energy Transformation Martial Arts, used for fighting with a short blade, specifically the flashy knife work used by Gu Qingfeng.

The technique was quite powerful, and though flashy, it was formidable in close combat.

It probably was more powerful than what Xiao Hu and the others had learned, the [Five Tigers Breaking Door Saber].

Chen Jie took the secret manual; it could be added to the arsenal back home.

There was also Gu Qingfeng’s short blade, which was of very high quality, probably made from a special metal.

It was entirely black except for the blade edge, which was bright silver.

Such a design allowed maximum concealment of the blade, making its use during combat more secretive.

Chen Jie took a look and decided it was a fine blade worth collecting.

Chen Jie enjoyed collecting his opponents’ weapons, including their Martial Arts techniques.

Chen Jie secured the blade and then turned his attention to the last item, a secret manual written on something akin to leather.

Chen Jie looked closely to see what it was that Gu Qingfeng had hidden so meticulously.

Upon inspection, he saw a few words written on the leather: [Sky Blossoms Rain Money]

Chen Jie studied it carefully and discovered it was an explanation of Tang Sect’s Hidden Weapon throwing techniques, the application of Inner Strength, and other skills involved in controlling Hidden Weapons.

The design, it must be said, was quite ingenious.

Chen Jie became engrossed as he read, and he couldn’t resist the urge to try it out.

Conveniently, he had Gu Qingfeng’s blade at hand.

Chen Jie picked it up, gesturing with it in his hand, while simultaneously activating his Inner Strength according to the Hidden Weapon technique.

Upon activation, Chen Jie instantly noticed how smoothly the Hidden Weapon technique functioned, especially when driven by the Yang Chun Skill. The technique’s power had significantly increased, and the previously inelegant aspects of Tang Sect’s Inner Strength circulation methods now felt fluid.

Instantly, a possibility dawned on Chen Jie.

Could this be a lost Cultivation Technique from the [Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique]?

And being so smoothly activated by the Yang Chun Skill, he thought of another possibility: this could be one of the techniques from the Spring Word Technique.

Within that Spring Word Technique,

Only two solar terms were unaccounted for: Spring Equinox and Grain Rain.

So, this Hidden Weapon’s shooting technique?

Chen Jie instantly thought, “Grain Rain.”

It had to be Grain Rain, unexpectedly corresponding to a Hidden Weapon launching technique.

So, what could Spring Equinox be?

Chen Jie was curious, and he wondered, when all six techniques of the Spring Word Technique were gathered, what would it be like? Just how powerful was this legendary Spring Word Technique, after all?

After all, back in the day, Medicine King Valley had dominated using this Divine Technique.

With this thought, Chen Jie grew even more eager for the Spring Word Technique, as he realized that the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms were becoming somewhat insufficient at his current level.

Thus, the Spring Word Technique should be more powerful than just one palm of the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms.

Thinking thus, Chen Jie reviewed the Yang Chun Skill techniques he had collected.

According to the Twenty-four Solar Terms Song, spring corresponded to six solar terms: Li Chun, Rain Water, Jingzhe, Spring Equinox, Qingming, and Grain Rain.

He now possessed the Internal Cultivation Method corresponding to Li Chun, the Yang Chun Skill.

He had the Hand Technique corresponding to Rain Water, the Water Manipulation Palm.

He had the Qinggong corresponding to Jingzhe: Thunder Step.

He had the Weapons technique corresponding to Qingming, one stroke of the “Thirteen Breaking Tribulation Strokes” Spear Technique.

And now, today, he acquired the Hidden Weapons technique corresponding to Grain Rain: Sky Blossoms Rain Money.

All that remained was to discover which technique corresponded to Spring Equinox.

It seemed that, for the time being, he should find a way to acquire this Spring Equinox technique, and then he would have the complete Spring Word Technique.

With the Spring Word Technique, he should be able to defeat Nan Batian.

Thinking this, Chen Jie decided to keep the Sky Blossoms Rain Money technique.

He then felt the sleeve of his robe, where today’s biggest gain–the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle–was hidden.

Yes, this was what Chen Jie was most concerned with.

Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, truly a precious treasure, specifically used by the Inner Sect Disciples of Tang Sect, which was a well-known major sect in the Jianghu.

It was recognized by the court. Compared to it, Guild Cao, Fishing Guild, and other regional small sects couldn’t stand a chance; they would be ridiculed.

There’s no need for the elders’ level to intervene, just a few protectors could eradicate such regional sects.