Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Zhu Wuyao calmed himself down, took out his disciple token, and entered the library.

"What?! Even a low-level sword technique requires so many contribution points?!"

Nothing's going right today.

The elder of the library thoughtfully offered the following advice:

"I see you're quite young, yet you've already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. Your strength is sufficient. Why not accumulate more contribution points and exchange them for a superior sword technique?"

That being said.

She can earn contribution points in the sect competition inside the Star-Picking Tower, but she can't exchange them for sword techniques. She can only use her sword to fight, so she probably won't get a very good ranking.

Seeing that Zhu Wuyao seemed somewhat downcast, the elder pondered for a moment and said:

"If you are in a hurry to improve your strength, you might as well go to the incomplete manual to look for it."

"Among them are many who were powerful in the early stages, but their techniques were damaged, or they died before they could finish practicing them."

"Therefore, only the first few levels are available. In the later stages, you will inevitably have to use contribution points to exchange for a new one."

Zhu Wuyao quickly nodded; yes, that's exactly what she wanted!

In various cultivation novels, one can often find treasures in these incomplete cultivation techniques.

Who knows, maybe in some hidden corner lies a hidden gem of unparalleled swordsmanship, just waiting for her to discover it.

Even without that luck, as your strength increases, your ability to earn contribution points will also increase.

We need to not only cut costs, but also increase revenue.

Before handing over his contribution points, Zhu Wuyao asked somewhat shyly:

"If a suitable one isn't found this time, can the contribution points be refunded?"

The elder looked at her with a complicated expression, but seeing her cultivation level, he thought about the rankings of the Star-Picking Tower—

Sigh! If he weren't in charge here and couldn't have set this precedent, he would have liked to lend some contribution points to this poor disciple.

"That's fine. The library is for disciples to improve their strength, not for making things difficult for them."

"Although I can't get my contribution points back, you can stay here tonight. You can come out whenever you find them!"

……

There's a kind of understanding that's hard to describe...

Okay, that's one way to do it.

Zhu Wuyao readily handed over his contribution points and went downstairs, only to find, to his surprise, that there were other people there.

It seems I'm not the only one looking to snag a bargain.

He picked up a book at random, activated his celestial observation technique, but sensed nothing and gained nothing.

Relying on fortune telling to find bargains doesn't seem to work.

Ye Xiaozhou's method of tossing coins was more suitable for finding cultivation techniques. Every time he picked up a fragmented manual, he would toss a coin to see if he was destined to find the book.

Zhu Wuyao had already decided on the method of divination, and it was not appropriate to change it without authorization.

It's like being forced into a situation by circumstances.

Only the first page of the introduction can be opened; the rest is sealed by a secret technique, and no more content can be seen.

Pumpkin knife skills

?

"Written by the Melon-Planting Taoist, who lived in seclusion in the countryside, growing many small pumpkins, he had an inspiration while cutting a melon one day and gained enlightenment on knife skills."

Zhu Wuyao finally realized just how uneven the quality of the items in the Remnant Secrets Pavilion really was.

This kind of sword technique with such a name has actually been brazenly displayed here.

No wonder Manager Li was so angry when he saw the title of his storybook that he stroked off several of his beard hairs.

So this is what it feels like?

She continued reading, and below was the author's own introduction to this sword technique—

"The Melon-Planting Taoist: Haha, this knife technique embodies my life's work and is truly top-notch! It captures the satisfying crunch of cutting through a pumpkin. Using this technique to chop someone is swift and clean; if it can cut through in one stroke, there's absolutely no need for two!"

……

Zhu Wuyao silently put the sword technique book back where it belonged.

Dear senior melon grower, although I admire you, I'm sorry, I'm actually a sword forger.

If I ever encounter someone who knows how to forge swords in the future, I will definitely recommend it to them...

She bypassed the sword techniques and arrived at the area with the sword techniques.

Swords and knives are commonly used offensive weapons, so there are so many of them that it's dizzying to look at them.

The elder of the library's words proved prophetic.

She did find the night!

Climbing from top to bottom, Zhu Wuyao made a point of flipping through those ancient bamboo slips.

For more recent works, the conclusions are already settled, just like the pumpkin knife technique—everything is clearly defined and explained, leaving no room for further development.

And those things that can't be traced back to their source might hold some surprises.

Since it's all incomplete anyway, let's take a gamble. Even if we're unlucky, we won't lose too much.

After careful selection, she finally found three books.

The first book is titled "Eternal Sword Technique." According to the description, it was a secret manual that a senior from the Star-Picking Tower discovered in ruins while exploring other continents.

Unfortunately, there's only half a book.

The sword intent has a righteous and awe-inspiring feel, and its power is formidable. Only those with a clear and enlightened mind can practice this technique.

Zhu Wuyao pondered for a long time and felt that this sword technique did not depend on talent, but on understanding and state of mind, and had considerable room for improvement.

The second book is titled "Testing the East Wind," a name that sounds quite carefree. The sword intent comes and goes without a trace, and the sword is swift as a dragon.

This has a source; it is the unfinished sword manual left behind by a senior swordsman whose skills surpassed those of his contemporaries, who passed away there.

After thinking about it, Zhu Wuyao also included this book in his options.

It has to be said that choosing a good name is really important. When you fight with others at the Immortal Cultivation Conference in the future, this name will be very intimidating.

It makes them seem very capable.

The third book is titled "Fallen Leaves," and its origin is rather strange.

I heard it was unearthed from the foundation of the Star-Picking Tower during its renovation. I don't know where it came from or who wrote it.

Actually, it should have been a complete secret manual, but unfortunately the excavation work was not done well and it was ruined.

Zhu Wuyao chose this book because the introduction mentioned that this sword technique was chilling and had an aura of annihilation.

A chill? Isn't that perfect for a bladeless sword?

Zhu Wuyao took out a piece of Xuan paper from his storage bag, tore it into three small pieces, wrote the names of the three manuals on a charcoal stick, and began to draw lots.

As a practitioner of divination, one naturally has the options for choosing a method of divination.

She held the three crumpled pieces of paper in her palm, shook them reverently, and scattered them on the floor.

I picked up one.

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Zhu Wuyao suddenly realized that he seemed to be looking forward to "testing the east wind" even more.

The note slowly unfolded, revealing two large characters: "Fallen Leaves".

……

Let's do it again, best of three!

The note was crumpled up again, and Zhu Wuyao shook it once more.

Coincidentally.

Zhu Wuyao looked at the words "fallen leaves" that appeared again on the note and sighed helplessly.

Is it really destined to be with me?

Somewhat hesitantly, she picked up the manual, sat down under the bookshelf, and read through the not-too-long introduction again.

He rested his chin on his hand and thought for a long time, and finally had to admit that this sword manual seemed to be suitable for him.

The Everlasting Sword Technique seems to require a sword tip, but the Edgeless Sword does not.

To test the east wind, one needs a light and thin sword; a bladeless sword is a heavy, large black sword...

Hey!

It cost ninety-six taels of silver to forge the sword. The materials used were decent for the Qi Refining stage, but not really that good.

It looks like an ordinary big black sword.

However, Sect Leader Fang of the Star-Picking Tower personally retrieved the Bladeless Sword from the flood, saving it from its fate of being destroyed.