Chapter 9: Take the Weaker Version. It’s For Your Own Good

Due to his intense desire to live, Shang Xia pushed himself to the limit as he squeezed out every single drop of inner qi left in him. Seemingly touched by his actions, the heavens didn't let him down.

With the complete integration of both techniques, Shang Xia casually pressed his palm on a rock beside him. With a crackling sound, it shattered into countless pieces.

As a smile formed on his tired face, he heard the commotion coming from outside… It seemed as though the bolt of lightning had caught the attention of many people in the institution.

With a smile on his face, Shang Xia slowly emerged from seclusion.

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"Looks like I shouldn't do too much to mess with it!" Shang Xia decided after analyzing the technique given to him by the blood red tablet.

After all, the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm that he comprehended did indeed possess terrifying power.

The heavenly lightning that struck Shang Xia, allowing him to comprehend the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm, contained extreme power. If anyone were to use the lightning contained in the Lightning Tree, god knew how ineffective it would be.

For example, he changed the treasures required to the core of a 300 year old Lightning Tree, and the success rate changed!

The reason behind the 300 year old core of the Lightning Tree was because that was how long it took to nurture one!

When the thought flashed across his mind, the success rate increased by 5 percent!

Changing the requirements based on his own knowledge seemed much more reliable than counting on the tablet to make the changes on its own!

"Yeah. I gave it a name on my own. After all, I was messing about when I created it. It has the ability to draw out the power of lightning from the Lightning Wings and the other items." Shang Xia's ability to bullshit wasn't something he learned on the fly. In fact, that was a skill he had honed meticulously in his previous life.

A content look could be seen on Shang Xi's face as she chuckled, "That's right! You're my nephew alright! This secret manual is more than enough. You don't have to give up any other techniques to the institution…"

Nice!

Shang Xia couldn't help but praise his aunt silently.

In the secret art he handed over to the institution, Shang Xia might not have hidden the existence of the Lightning Collection Blood Art, but he lowered the requirement to the core of a 300 year old Lightning Tree. Even though it affected the power contained in the martial intent, it did increase the success rate. That itself could save countless lives.

Without a shred of guilt in his heart, Shang Xia handed the weakened version over.

If one thought that Shang Xia was ruthless, they didn't see Shang Xi's edits to the secret manual. She removed every single item that would help in the cultivation of the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm. From what everyone knew, the Lightning Tree was definitely required. There was no point in hiding that. However, they could figure the rest out themselves. After several batches of cultivators failed, they would naturally improve on the secret manual.

"Humph! My nephew went through so much to successfully cultivate the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm. Why should they have it easy?" Shang Xi wasn't wrong. Even though Shang Xia was trying his best to disagree with her 'sinister' methods, the grin on his face betrayed him.

Shang Xia sniggered in his heart. "I tried to persuade her… Too bad my aunt calls the shots!"

Closing the final version of the secret art in her hands, the look in her eyes turned dead serious as she looked at Shang Xia. "Brat, what's the success rate if they use this?"

Thinking for a second, Shang Xia explained, "If they follow the exact steps, probably 40 percent."

It went without saying that there were definitely deviations when it came to the success rate. VịSit no(v)3lb/!n(.)c𝒐m for new 𝒏ov𝒆l𝒔

Even so, Shang Xi revealed a shocked expression and she yelled at him, "The Tongyou Institution is going to earn big this time! No… I have to extort them… This secret manual is too precious!"

"... what the f…?" Shang Xia stared at his aunt with a strange look on his face.