Chapter 58 (1/2)
Every battle technique required plenty of time to be picked up. There were no quick ways to grasp it. Zhao Chen wouldn’t have believed it if anyone else had told him that, but he had personally seen his friend turn from a good-for-nothing into someone who could outrun a horse!
Shen Zhe’s herb liquid had helped them reach the sixth stage of body polishing from nothing.
He certainly knew what he was talking about!
What if he could indeed achieve that?
“My special method, along with certain special medications, will allow you to pick up a general battle technique in the afternoon!”
Shen Zhe said that with intimidating pressure as he activated the power of the stars, “However… you must not divulge it to anyone, not even to your parents or teachers. Can you swear that?”
“Yes!”
The three of them looked at each other with excitement and said firmly, “We can swear to God…”
They swore in turn.
They knew the rules. The secret arts of many cultivators were not taught easily, and you had to pay a price to learn them.
“Now, prepare a battle technique book that you’ve read or learned, as well as herbs that treat scalding, a horse, and some clean clothes… I’ll take you somewhere else.”
Shen Zhe gave them instructions after they swore their oaths.
They all nodded, but Liu Pengyue looked at him in embarrassment, “I haven’t touched any battle technique yet…”
“You can find a random one and learn it on the way!” said Shen Zhe.
He had learned a battle technique on the way himself. The time was enough.
They dispersed and made preparations.
Shen Zhe, on the other hand, went to a blacksmith and purchased a helmet. It wasn’t very beautiful, but it was still much better-looking than the one he had made.
It was the perfect size for his head.
He wasn’t afraid of horse sickness anymore thanks to the helmet…
He returned to the dormitory and placed a bottle of vein-repairing herb liquid in his pocket. Soon, Zhao Chen and the rest of them were all prepared.
Carrying the pot, the four of them secretly left the school and rode out of the city.
Shen Zhe couldn’t feel more comfortable after putting on the helmet. The feeling of riding a motorbike came back to him as he delightedly rode to Mount Thorn.
They reached the mountaintop two hours later. The place was cold and covered in snow.
The mountaintop was too cold for any beast to stay for too long. It would be relatively safe as long as they were careful.
“Are we going to practice battle techniques here?”
They looked at Shen Zhe with a puzzled look.
They had thought that Shen Zhe had a top secret. However, they went to a mountaintop…
Was training there any different from training in other places?
“Liu Pengyue and Wang Xiaofeng, you will gather dry branches. Zhao Chen, find some stones to help me build a stove…” Zhao Chen made arrangements without giving any explanations.
Everybody was confused.
They had sworn and made preparations to learn battle techniques, not for having a picnic…
Anyway, there were better locations for a picnic. That place was buried in snow and was too cold.
Shen Zhe frowned and sternly said, “Let’s get going!”
He had become much more intimidating than before without him realizing it, thanks to having illuminated six stars and reaching the Stage of Unity.
“Yes, sir!”
Everyone was intimidated; they scurried and carried out their tasks in a hurry.
There were many stones on the mountaintop. Soon, a stove was built. Wang Xiaofeng and Liu Pengyue also gathered a heap of branches and leaves.
The fire of regular branches was enough to boil water. Coal was unnecessary.