Manor Lord Wu Wutian

"Hohoho..." the old man smiled like it was no one's business and with a single knock of his staff, released waves of qi everywhere. It revealed his true appearance: that of a sagely old man. Although very old, his eyes carried a tint of vibrancy and his body exuded a strange feeling of vitality...

But Tang Ling didn't have the time to admire the virility of such man; his front head full of sweat. The qi released by a single tap of his staff released a pressure that made him immobilized for a few seconds. Blood inside of him was burning, it felt like it could explode any second! Thankfully, it was only a single release of power, if there were a second, a third... He wouldn't be in this world anymore.

The supervisor stoned his face, although he knew it could be considered be an attack, it wasn't intended. It was simply the pressure of 'existence' of higher-level masters, the suppression of a higher lifeforms towards inferior ones! At that level, no amount of men could kill this man because as long as he willed, anyone would self-explode in a fifty meters radius!

Thankfully, the Manor Lord hurriedly suppressed his aura to accommodate the people in this inn. But also because if he didn't, a something called 'Itinerant Peace' would probably determine he was causing trouble...

"This is your newly recruited disciples? Not bad. There are a few worthy seeds here, what a waste. With your sect's teachings, they aren't valued enough." Wu Wutian observed the group of disciples who had their heads down with sweat and evaluated them whimsically. In a single breath, he threw at Master Gu Ze a stack of notes. "Give everyone here this as my apology. It should be enough, right ?"

At the next moment, the lord thought a new idea: "How about this? I shall give you all this as an apology, isn't it a bargain ?" And in a single breath, he threw a stack of note in the air and it divided to fly towards everyone present, landing before their hands.

On it, the paper which seemed to be banknotes, had only three words. Martial Imperial Repository. In bronze.

"What... Is this ?" Tang Ling was confused.

"T-this is the Imperial Repository Bronze Level Pass !!!" someone exclaimed.

"Heavens! This was my younger days dream !"

[Martial and Imperial Repository Pass (Bronze Level)

Rarity: Super Rare

Effects: Allow the visit to the Martial Repository in the Bronze Hall and get a copy of a martial art.

Description: It is said that the Repository contains all the books that the royal family collected through their reign. It is separated in three hall : Courageous Bronze, Outstanding Silver and Imperial Gold. Rumors have it that inside the Golden Hall, there are divine martial arts and even the ones that the Emperor practices!

*Note: This pass can be bought for three hundred gold, an amount that many wouldn't be able to accumulate in their lifetime.]

"God! Thank you Manor Lord !!!" The commotions made from excitement started to make the entire establishment tremble. But it soon calmed, when the crowd noticed that he disappeared.

"Huff..." Tang Ling let a sigh out of relief. So this is the power level of this world? It is comparable to Orderers in his world! Of course, he couldn't directly compare these two because first, the power systems were different and two, in either case, he didn't have enough knowledge to comprehend the deep power that made these two great. All he knew were common knowledge about them; the former taught in school and the latter learned in the conversation between comrades.

'But this is some crazy power right here! Even the army of Gargoyles invading the city didn't seem as scary as him !'

But then, a strange voice which seemed to appear from nowhere, shocked him. It was from the alleged disappeared lord! It whispered two sentences :

"You're quite good; having a solid foundation. When you'll go to your martial library, go and learn Soul Blade and Aspect of A Leopard."

It dazed for a moment and Tang Ling then turned his head to see if it was real or a piece of his imagination. Three other disciples also heard, namely Feng Ci, Feng Cai and Nangong Xinyue. Perhaps they were the good seeds that Wu Wutian talked?

Tang Ling saw the supervisor nodding, expressing clearly that they should listen to what the old man said.

After much difficulty, the group left the inn and went to the martial library on the other side of the mountain. It was quiet with a few people meditating on couches and reading manuals standing.

"These people with a badge or any sign with a wind symbol are your senior brothers and sisters. There are also strangers, they've earned the right to enter the library. Promising and adventurous men we all have in the library." Gu Ze said as he showed the way. "The right side contains martial skills, the left movement skills and the center, defensive skills. At the end, you can find mental mantras. If you want to search for miscellaneous stuff, there's no real classification but it's besides the walls. "

Tang Ling observed the private library that the Wandering Sect had in its disposition. It was quite small with only a few bookshelves that really contained what everyone wanted and was comparable to the public library in Bao Feng City. It didn't say much because although Tang Ling would call the library small, he would know that knowledge is priceless and it's a lot of work and money for someone to collect this many books. And martial arts weren't cabbages sold on the street, they weren't bulls*** books that the officials bought to fill the book count and let the establishment feel more impressive than it should.

With only one look, Tang Ling was sure that the books here were pretty legit. The name of each skills seemed weird but the wear from constant use demonstrated its legitimacy.

[Frost Palm Manual (Palm-attack skill manual)

Learn : [Frost Palm]

Condense frost into one's palm and strike with fierceness. Each strike deals 60% bonus damage and freeze. At the highest level, deals True Damage and penetrate defense under 100. If penetrated, deals extra damage, cause bleed and freeze to internal organs.]

[Open Shocking Palm Manual (Palm-attack skill manual)

Learn : [Open Shocking Palm]

Power one's palm with might. Deals 80% bonus physical damage and cause wave damage (depending on user's strength). Knocks back enemies. At the highest level, it can shock people and cause internal bleeding, disrupt qi and area-of-effect.]

There were six other variations of palm techniques, but it wasn't something that Tang Ling sought for.