Xiao Shuxiang was quite interested in this technique and tried to understand it more deeply. For some reason, he felt that his understanding of martial arts manuals had improved. After only a few moments of reading the manual, all the illustrations were immediately imprinted in his mind. He could even see the weaknesses of the technique's moves and add other understandings in a short time. Simply put, even though the manuals he read were of medium or average quality, after he understood them further, they would become high quality.
"Why has everything become easier? Is it because of yesterday's incident when I was struck by lightning?" muttered Xiao Shuxiang with a surprised expression.
Previously, with his below-average abilities, he didn't have much opportunity to digest the teachings of his own teacher. It could be said that he was not only ungifted in cultivation but also in understanding martial arts skills. But now it was different; previously, he didn't feel this way when learning the aura concealment technique. To test his thoughts, Xiao Shuxiang then read several other martial arts manuals. The results remained the same; he could always find weaknesses and perfect the dozens of techniques he read in a short time.
"Is this what's called a genius?" muttered Xiao Shuxiang after realizing his thoughts had become sharper.
Xiao Shuxiang smiled to himself as if no one was paying attention to his behavior. Some disciples who witnessed Xiao Shuxiang's actions only shook their heads in pity; they thought that Xiao Shuxiang couldn't find a technique he could master, so he moved from one shelf to another.
But Xiao Shuxiang, who didn't care about the attention of those few people, continued to be active by continuing to read martial arts manuals that he found interesting to read and find their weaknesses. Meanwhile, their advantages were already written haphazardly on the front.
After going around the shelves containing martial arts techniques, Xiao Shuxiang still hadn't found anything he thought was suitable to be paired with his cultivation technique. He even planned to go up to the third floor and try his luck there. But just as he was about to turn around, his eyes fell on a dilapidated shelf in a corner of the room.
His eyes narrowed; his curiosity was piqued to see something that seemed to have been neglected for a long time. Xiao Shuxiang approached the wooden shelf containing several worn-out manuals that seemed to have been damaged by age or torn due to improper care.
Xiao Shuxiang stretched out his hand. Among the pile of manuals, he found a martial arts manual that was somewhat hidden and had not received attention from the other disciples. Carefully, Xiao Shuxiang took it and opened page after page of the martial arts manual that had yellowed with age.
Even though this martial arts manual looked useless, thanks to his extraordinary understanding, Xiao Shuxiang seemed to be able to find the connection between each movement on several missing pages. Whether intentionally removed or for other reasons, Xiao Shuxiang had no difficulty perfecting them back into other strange movements.
"This... How could the Sect neglect such a valuable manual? Or did someone else hide it among this worn-out pile?" muttered Xiao Shuxiang as he began to understand the contents of the martial arts manual.
"Thunderbolt Fist Technique. It's an empty-hand technique that relies on extreme power; a cultivator who wants to learn this technique must have the strength level of an Earth Warrior or at least be above it. Otherwise, they will experience permanent disability with the destruction of their energy center and their entire meridian network. This technique has very strong attack power; in addition to strength and speed, a cultivator seems to have unlimited power."
Xiao Shuxiang smiled brightly as he read it carefully. Besides being related to the power of lightning, which impressed him naturally, this technique was also considered capable of accommodating his Qi energy, which would certainly increase as his cultivation realm increased. The meaning of unlimited power for him was the ability of his internal energy, which was different from others.
Although Xiao Shuxiang couldn't practice it in this place, in his imagination, he had already gotten the steps and movements that began to be ingrained in him. Even though many parts were missing from this martial arts manual, somehow, the technique seemed familiar in his mind.
"It seems that the disaster I experienced before has led me to the next piece of good fortune, especially this martial arts manual that has been waiting for my arrival for so long," muttered Xiao Shuxiang, holding the manual like a rare treasure.
"Is he the trash that was previously rumored to be expelled from the Sect?" asked a disciple to his colleague.
"It seems so," replied one of his colleagues.
"Oh, no wonder he's called trash. It turns out that even though he has managed to raise his cultivation realm, his understanding is still very shallow," said the first disciple who spoke.
Several people who were paying attention seemed to nod; they clearly knew that the shelf Xiao Shuxiang was approaching was a pile of discarded martial arts manuals that were no longer valuable.
Meanwhile, Xiao Shuxiang only smiled lightly, hearing the words of several other disciples; only he knew who truly had the shallow understanding.
After getting what he was looking for, Xiao Shuxiang went back down and faced the Elder who was guarding the library.
"Elder, I have found the martial arts manual that I will develop," said Xiao Shuxiang, handing over the martial arts manual in question.
The Fourth Elder, who was in charge of the outer disciples' library, frowned, then looked at Xiao Shuxiang with a pitiful expression.
"You'd better not take a damaged manual that's about to be destroyed. Besides, this manual only contains incomplete techniques that were previously placed there by who knows who," said the Fourth Elder with a serious expression.
"It's okay, Elder, I've checked it, and I'm interested in studying it more deeply," said Xiao Shuxiang hopefully.
"I don't know the intention of the person who put it there secretly, and besides, this manual is not perfect. So even though it seems like a high-quality manual, no one can understand it," said the Fourth Elder, trying to suppress Xiao Shuxiang's desire.
"That's not a significant problem; at least I will ask for my teacher's guidance to understand it further," said Xiao Shuxiang in response to the Fourth Elder's statement.
"Hmm... Well, if that's your decision, but don't blame me for not telling you beforehand. Also, please accept a copy of the Mountain Crushing Palm manual. At least I'm still giving face to your teacher," said the Elder who managed the library.
"Thank you, Elder..." said Xiao Shuxiang happily, not expecting to get two lucky breaks.
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