The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 150: Trip to the Main Peak
"Grand Military Academy?"

Su Yan looked puzzled: "Are there still different sizes in the Military Academy?"

Gu Songde said, "There's no distinction between large and small martial arts halls. Each sect has its own martial arts hall, where martial artists at the fourth level of the True Meaning Realm, the Divine Integration Stage, serve as instructors to teach inner disciples martial arts. Danqiao Zhenren, if he has time, will give a lecture every ten days."

"Then where is the Grand Military Academy? Could it be on the main peak?"

Gu Songde shook his head: "The Military Academy on the main peak is no different from the ones in our lineage. Many outer disciples and servant disciples go there more often. The so-called Grand Military Academy is just a common name for us. If we really want to talk about it, we should call it the Spiritual Platform Teaching Hall."

Su Yan's eyes flickered: "Is it the place where the Nine Monuments Spiritual Platform is?"

"Yes," Gu Songde said, "once a month, the elder on duty will preach, using the Nine Stele Spiritual Platform to teach disciples to comprehend the true meaning."

He paused slightly, hinting, "Those who can serve as the duty elders are all old seniors of the sect, and their cultivation level is at least above the third level of the Danqiao realm."

Only then did Su Yan understand the origin of the differences in size between military academies.

"Brother, please lead the way. I also need to go to the main peak."

Gu Songde laughed and said, "You are going to exchange things, right? You got first place in the final exam, which means you have 1,500 contribution points. In addition, new inner disciples get 200 contribution points each. This is a lot of resources. Let's talk as we walk."

He opened the beast bag on his waist and released a flying bat with a wingspan of fifteen or sixteen meters, black fur, sharp claws and fangs. It was of the strength of the lower second rank, not weaker than a warrior in the Monkey Heart Realm.

"Brother, come up. The road to the main peak is long, so we won't ride the black-horned giant eagle."

The two of them got on the back of the flying bat. Su Yan noticed that there was a symbol hidden in the scarlet at the position of the flying bat's eyes. It was the mark of the beast, but he didn't know what kind of variant of the martial arts it was.

The flying bat soared into the sky, disappeared into the clouds, and headed towards the main peak after leaving Guizang Valley.

"Junior Brother, if you want to exchange your skills for martial arts, please go to the Martial Arts Storage Building. Most of our Beast King Sect's skills are stored there. Weapons, elixirs, spirit-sealing talismans, and many other miscellaneous items can be exchanged at the Sect Affairs Pavilion Treasury. However, the number of treasures and the exchange rate vary from time to time. If you don't have what you need, you can only complete a quest at the Sect Affairs Pavilion, or directly ask for help at the Weapon Refining Pavilion or the Alchemy Pavilion."

Gu Songde told Su Yan everything that happened on the main peak, and he was surprised.

"Is this how the main peak operates? Each peak has its own unique heritage, and the resources are so uniformly allocated. No wonder it's so powerful..."

As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the Nine-Monument Spiritual Platform. When they landed, they saw black-horned giant eagles, soaring skylarks, winged flying bears and other contracted beasts and mounts swarming in from the sky.

Soon, two to three thousand people gathered on the Nine-Monument Spiritual Platform.

Everyone sat cross-legged on the ground, not daring to make a noise.

About a quarter of an hour later, the bell rang three times, and the duty elder Yin Mingchen appeared on the stone tablet, sitting cross-legged, his hair and beard white, his robes fluttering in the wind.

"What I'm discussing today is the path to cultivating the spirit and increasing one's true intention. Gathering the spirit as a guide will accumulate strength for the transformation of one's true intention..."

Yin Mingchen began to teach the experience of practicing the true meaning. His voice was low and majestic, and it could be heard everywhere in the Jiubei Lingtai.

The faint sound of bells and beast roars could be heard faintly from the Nine-Monument Spirit Platform, blending into the sound of preaching. The effect of the preaching was three times stronger, causing resonance with the true meaning. Almost all the disciples were immersed in it, and realized the true meaning of the beast spirit's practice.

Su Yan was also among them. In the inner scene of his dantian, the true meaning of the green-scaled poisonous dragon and the white ape merged, constantly gathering spirit and true essence to temper the body of the beast spirit.

"Though beast spirits may have a thousand forms, I am not one of them. Even beast spirits cultivated from the same cultivation method can have a thousand variations. Only the true self remains unchanged, only the true intention of the original self can be nurtured..."

After listening to Yin Mingchen's sermon, Su Yan also gained some insights into the method of cultivating the true meaning of beast spirit. While he was sitting cross-legged, two hours had passed in the blink of an eye.

The bell rang, Yin Mingchen stood up and left, and everyone slowly woke up, looking as if they were still not satisfied.

"The Green-Scaled Poisonous Dragon has become more solid, and the White Ape has also become stronger. Those who can break through the Danqiao realm are indeed extraordinary..."

"Junior brother, do you need me to lead the way to the Hidden Martial Arts Building?"

Gu Songde just asked, but had no intention of leading the way.

It would be better if fewer people knew about the exchange of skills, resources, etc.

Although Gu Songde wanted to make friends with Su Yan, he couldn't do such a stupid thing.

Moreover, he came to the main peak because he had his own matters to deal with.

Su Yan shook his head: "Brother, go and do your own thing. I will go by myself."

Separating from Gu Songde, Su Yan climbed up the stairs along the road to the main peak.

The main peak is stacked with high-rise buildings, majestic buildings and stately attics, which are in harmony with the ancient trees, exotic flowers and strange rocks. It is surrounded by mist and clouds and radiates faint light, giving it the appearance of a fairy mountain.

The Cangwu Tower is half embedded in the mountain, about a hundred meters high. It is built with spiritual wood and supported by white jade. It is carved with many lifelike animal patterns and looks extraordinary.

Su Yan stepped into the Cangwu Building, and the dark, shiny solid wood floor under his feet made a slight sound.

The building is like a pagoda, rising layer by layer. When you look up, you can't tell how many floors there are.

Each layer is filled with special books and scrolls, covered with flowing light. It is obvious that there is a special energy protecting these books.

As soon as Su Yan stepped into the Martial Arts Hall, he felt a sense of suppression. The true meaning of the beast spirit was suppressed in his body and could not appear. Even his true essence was suppressed by 70% to 80%.

"It's your first time here. Martial Arts Hidden Tower prohibits the use of weapons. It's the same for everyone who comes in. Just get used to it."

The voice came from the second floor. A man with withered hair and a haggard face stuck his head out. He looked to be in his sixties or seventies. He bent slightly and glanced at Su Yan.

"I've met senior."

"Call me Uncle Chang."

Chang Feng raised his eyes slightly and said, "Take out your disciple token and let me see it."

Su Yan did as he was told and took out his disciple token, which was captured by Chang Feng the next moment.

He touched the token with his hand, and cast some incantation, and a faint light appeared:
"Gui Zang, Su Yan"

He threw the token back and said, "As a new inner sect disciple, if you don't have any major merits, you can exchange for any skills, martial arts, auxiliary skills, or minor supernatural powers below the third level of your authority. By the way, for new disciples, the first exchange of main skills only requires 10% contribution points."

Su Yan took the token and saluted: "Thank you, Uncle Chang."

Chang Feng turned around and went back to a bookshelf, half lying against it, exchanged a martial arts book, and continued reading.

Su Yan's expression was slightly stern. The Cangwu Tower was guarded by a powerful person. Although Chang Feng's aura was steady just now, there was a sense of emptiness in it. He didn't know why.

He put this thought aside and started reading the books on the first floor.

The first floor has the largest collection of books. Walking around, there are thousands of large solid wood bookshelves with black animal patterns, about ten feet high, filled with tens of thousands of books.

Su Yan took a look around and couldn't help but feel shocked and sigh. "Green Snake Kung Fu, White Wolf Sutra, Wild Bull Strength, Fierce Tiger Strength... so many techniques, all with visualization diagrams here, yet their power is not much less than that of the Golden Ape True Kung Fu, and may even exceed it. Is this the essence of a major sect?"

When Su Yan's fingers touched the protective layer outside the book cover, he could sense a subtle true meaning. The type of martial arts and its approximate effects appeared before his eyes.

Although it is not very detailed, it is enough to give you a general understanding.

He looked around for a while and found the fewest skills and magical powers, but the most auxiliary skills and martial arts, all of which were below the first-grade upper grade.

But even so, these skills are more powerful than many small town martial arts traditions.

"Barbarian Bull Power, a first-level mid-grade technique, requires 500 contribution points. If you factor in the discount, it will cost 50 contribution points..."

Every kind of martial arts, even if they are of the same grade, has different contribution points. This is probably related to the difficulty of cultivation, the characteristics of the martial arts, etc.

He walked around and went up to the second floor. The collection of books here was much smaller than that on the first floor, with only a little over 10,000 books.

"Goshawk Wind Force, a second-level low-grade technique, requires 1000 contribution points and can be cultivated to the third level of the True Realm, Condensation Stage, without the use of a pill orifice method."

"Guniu Swallowing Spirit Technique, second-level mid-grade, 1200 contribution points..."

The second-level skills are more precious, and most of them cost one to two thousand contribution points. If it is the main skill, it is slightly more expensive, and after discount it is only one to two hundred, not more than three hundred contribution points.

The newly-joined inner disciples and outer disciples were given only about 100 to 200 contribution points, which were just enough to exchange for the main skills.

Su Yan looked at several main skills. Although some of them were more powerful than the Golden Ape True Skill, he still did not make a direct choice.

He was about to step onto the third floor. Chang Feng didn't even look up at him, but a faint voice came from him, saying, "The cultivation techniques of the Guizang Valley lineage are on the east bookshelf on the third floor. To the left and right are the classics of each lineage."

With Chang Feng's guidance, Su Yan went up to the third floor and headed straight to the east.

There are fewer martial arts techniques on the bookshelf, but more martial arts and minor supernatural powers.

He carefully examined it and was amazed: "There are more than ten third-level skills, not counting the martial arts and auxiliary skills."

The so-called third-level skills must be able to be cultivated to the Danqiao realm and can be used for a period of time.

Some good second-grade high-quality skills may have methods to break through the Danqiao, but there is definitely no method for subsequent cultivation, and the efficiency is definitely not as good as that of the third-grade skills.

"Silver Toad Transformation, Scorpio Scripture, Ice Silkworm Immortal Art, Bone Spirit Nine Transformations, Green Vine Wood King Art... Third-level techniques, each one costs over five thousand. So expensive."

Su Yan looked at the technique carefully, and from the introduction, he knew how powerful the technique was.

The silver toad changes, reaching the sky with its toad, and finally it can even turn into a silver toad that swallows the moon, with a body as big as a mountain.

The Scorpio, Ice Silkworm and other martial arts all specialize in one and are extremely powerful.

However, Su Yan frowned slightly, still not very satisfied in his heart, thinking: "My foundation is to control vicious insects, specializing in one field. Even if there is no restriction on the contracted beast, it may not be able to bring out my strengths."

What he needs is not specialization, but quantity.

His skills are extensive, and he can also control more ferocious insects. The two complement each other, which is his own path.

He carefully examined not only the Guizang Valley's techniques, but also the techniques of other sects.

He stayed on the third floor for more than two hours, and the lights lit up, illuminating the entire Cangwu Building.

During this time, some disciples came to look for classics, but they had already left. At this time, the Cangwu Tower was particularly quiet.

"Young man, what kind of skills are you looking for?"

Suddenly, Chang Feng appeared behind him, holding a rolled-up book in his hand, looking at Su Yan with a dim gaze.

Su Yan was startled, then came to his senses and turned around to greet him: "Sorry to bother you, uncle."

"It took you four or five hours to walk from the first floor to the third floor. I've never seen an inner disciple as picky as you."

Picky is a neutral word in the world of martial arts. Some people are confused and don’t want this or that, and they know nothing.

Some people, on the other hand, know exactly the path they want to take, which is why they are so picky.

In Chang Feng's eyes, Su Yan's focus can only be the latter.

"Uncle Master, I haven't found a technique I like yet."

"What kind of cultivation method do you want? To cultivate with a contracted beast, or to be single?"

Su Yan's heart sank slightly, and he looked up and asked, "Uncle Master, is there any technique in the academy that can help me control more wild beasts and achieve enlightenment?"

"Humph, you're greedy."

Chang Feng snorted coldly, but tapped his fingers on the bookshelf. "Yes, and quite a few. But the more wild beasts you control, the more true meanings you may have to cultivate in that technique. The more true meanings you have, the more distractions you have. Often, practitioners will fail and find it difficult to achieve success. Only those with great perseverance and talent can succeed. Are you one of them?"

Although this question did not release any imposing aura or pressure, the mere three words "ping" made Su Yan feel suppressed.

"Yes"

Su Yan raised his eyes, neither avoiding nor being humble.

"interesting."

Chang Feng's eyes flickered as he raised his head slightly. "The 'Dragon and Tiger Heaven-Suppressing Art' of Baihu Peak, the 'Yin Yang Divine Ape Transformation' of Suiyue Peak, the 'Fuyue Turtle Snake Art' of Fuyue Peak... and the 'Five Poisons Golden Body Mysterious Art' of Guizang Valley are all techniques that contract various wild beasts to assist in cultivation. The true meaning they condense is also extremely powerful, but they are all considered to be upper-grade third-level or even fourth-level techniques."

He chuckled, "I don't know whose disciple you are, but you can't afford to exchange for these techniques. The usual practice is to first cultivate a lower-level technique, such as the Dragon and Tiger Heaven-Suppressing Technique. Then, you can cultivate a technique that transforms a wild beast into a tiger, such as the Subduing Tiger Mysterious Technique, and then gradually advance. You can do the same now. The lower-level techniques of the Five Poisons Golden Body Mysterious Technique include the Silver Toad Transformation, the Sky Centipede Technique, the Black Snake Fiery Sun Technique, and so on. You can choose one."

Su Yan raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, but he had not made a decision yet.

Chang Feng frowned at his expression, "Why do you think it's too little? Just refining the Mark of the Beast Subduing is enough for you to drink a pot of water, how dare you be greedy for more?"

"It's not that I'm greedy, but I'm a little unwilling to give up. I don't know if there are more paths to take."

“More roads to take…”

Chang Feng almost laughed out of anger. If Cai Zhenyijing wanted to take more paths, then what was he?
However, after looking at the book in his hand and his surroundings, he shook his head, moved his body, and went to the second floor.

"If you don't mind wasting time, then go take a look at the technique at the bottom shelf of Guizang Valley. It's called 'Xingxiu Xuanshou Gong'. It was also created by a reckless fellow. It's a pity that his Danqiao lifespan has already been exhausted before he can even complete it and reach the fourth level. You'd better take care of yourself."

As soon as the voice fell, Chang Feng disappeared.

(End of this chapter)