âWhatâs wrong? Why do you have such an expression on your face?â Chu Feng asked.
âBig brother Chu Feng, you really are⦠Haa, you shouldnât just pick it just because itâs a rank eight Exalted Taboo! Thereâs no use picking a rank eight Exalted Taboo if you canât grasp it. You might as well pick a rank seven Exalted Taboo that would be useful to you instead,â Shengguang Xintian said.
âWhat makes you think that I wonât be able to practice this rank eight Exalted Taboo? Iâve already said that itâs suited for me,â Chu Feng replied.
âYouâre talking nonsense. Thereâs not a single person who has managed to fully grasp Hellfire Quick Draw. Even our Holy Monarch was only able to grasp the basics of it when he tried to learn it back then.
âBig brother Chu Feng, Iâm not saying this because I donât want you to our Holy Valleyâs Exalted Taboo to be leaked out. To be honest with you, this martial skill doesnât even originate from us. I simply donât want you to waste this precious opportunity that you have.
âForget it, thereâs no point talking about all this now. Youâve already made your choice anyway,â Shengguang Xintian said helplessly.
âYou seem to know quite a bit about this martial skill. You have learned it before?â Chu Feng asked with a smile.
âIâve never learned it before, but I know about it. Isnât this the martial skill created by the Great Monstrous Slayer Emperor?â Shengguang Xintian said.
âIndeed,â Chu Feng replied with a nod.
That was precisely the reason why he thought that the Exalted Taboo was suited for him. He was the successor of the Great Monstrous Slayer Emperor, and that led him to think that the Holy Light Martial Skill Compendium had specially picked out the manual for him.
âIt looks like youâre really fond of that Exalted Taboo,â Shengguang Xintian said helplessly when she saw the excited look on Chu Fengâs face.
She knew that Chu Feng had his eyes set on the martial skill.
âI know how tempting that Exalted Taboo is, but itâs extremely difficult to master. Never mind, itâs already too late for regrets now. You can give it a try, but donât force yourself too much. You might suffer a cultivation deviation if you get too obsessed with it.
âThere are many ancestors of our Holy Valley who sustained severe injuries after practicing this martial skill. Even the closed-door disciple of our Holy Monarch, Shengguang Jinâan, gave up on it after giving it a try,â Shengguang Xintian said.
âShengguang Jinâan? Could the Shengguang Jinâan you spoke of refer to this person?â
Chu Feng began drawing out a portrait using his spirit power. That was the Shengguang Jinâan he had met previously at Conquerstar Mountain Villa.
âThatâs him. You know him?â
Shengguang Xintian was surprised to find out that Chu Feng knew of Shengguang Jinâan.
âIâve met him before. Heâs the Holy Monarchâs closed-door disciple?â
Chu Feng was surprised too.
He had a good impression of Shengguang Jinâan. He was a refined person who didnât hesitate to help others. He showed none of the arrogance that a young master from a powerful clan would usually show.
Yet, who could have thought that Shengguang Jinâan would actually be a member of the Holy Valley and the esteemed disciple of the Holy Monarch?
Seeing that Chu Feng was acquainted with Shengguang Jinâan, Shengguang Xintian ignored Chu Fengâs question and enquired about something else first, âBig brother Chu Feng, how is your relationship with Shengguang Jinâan?â
âWe arenât close, but I have a good impression of him,â Chu Feng replied.
âI see. Shengguang Jinâan is the only closed-door disciple of our Holy Monarch. Heâs outstanding in all aspects, boasting the greatest talent amongst us juniors. Even big sister Menglai isnât a match for him.
âStrictly speaking, he isnât a member of our Holy Valley. He only obtained the Holy Light Bloodline through a series of coincidences. He has no kin and grew up in our Holy Valley, so it isnât too far-fetched to say that heâs one of us.
âItâs just that many in the Holy Valley think of him as an outsider and arenât very fond of him. Iâm one of the few who are on close terms with him,â Shengguang Xintian said.
âI see.â
Chu Feng nodded comprehendingly.
When he heard that Shengguang Jinâan wasnât liked by others and was viewed as an outsider, he couldnât help but think about himself. He was also oppressed by the other members of the Chu clan back then because they viewed him as an outsider.
It didnât feel good to be in such a position.
Weng!
The surroundings suddenly began trembling, causing the bookshelf in front of them to shake intensely.
âAhh! I got too engrossed with talking to you that I nearly forgot our purpose here. Thereâs a limit to the time you can remain in the Holy Light Martial Skills Compendium, so you need to quickly pick the other two manuals,â Shengguang Xintian said.
âDonât worry, Iâve already made up my mind.â
Chu Feng floated toward two of the rank seven Exalted Taboo Martial Skills placed on the bookshelf.
Even as he was chatting with Shengguang Xintian, his eyes had been scanning the manuals on the bookshelf. By now, he had already looked through all of the manuals and decided on what he wanted to take.
Shengguang Xintian walked over to look at those two books. They were the Storm Dragon Footwork and Storm Dragon Obliteration.
âYouâre interested in these two manuals?â
Her voice sounded like she was hoping for Chu Feng to deny it.
âYes. Iâve already made up my mind.â
It was just that Chu Feng answered her question affirmatively. He even reached out to grab those two manuals.
This time around, before he could come into contact with the manuals, Shengguang Xintian suddenly grasped his wrist to stop him.
âMy gosh, are you a masochist? Look at the kind of martial skills youâre picking!â Shengguang Xintian exclaimed in bewilderment.
âIs there something wrong with the martial skills I picked? If Iâm not wrong, these two martial skills are created by the same person, so they should be related to each other. Cultivating two martial skills that synergize well with each other can usually bring about unexpected gains,â Chu Feng said.
âYouâre right to say that the two martial skills are created by the same person and are related to each other. Itâs just that youâll be disappointed if youâre hoping for unexpected gains. These two martial skills are known to be incredibly weak,â Shengguang Xintian said.
âItâs fine. Iâll judge it myself,â Chu Feng said.
He determinedly placed his hands on those two martial skills and took in their information.
Storm Dragon Footwork was a rank seven Exalted Taboo Martial Skill. Practitioners of this Exalted Taboo would produce a thunderous roar with every step taken. It was much weaker than other rank seven Exalted Taboos, but that was because it was just a simple movement skill. Its true prowess would only be shown when used together with Storm Dragon Obliteration.
Storm Dragon Obliteration was a rank seven Exalted Taboo Martial Skill. Practitioners of this Exalted Taboo would produce a dragonâs roar when channeling their martial energy into their dantian. It was an offensive martial skill that would be greatly enhanced when used together with the Storm Dragon Footwork.
These two Exalted Taboos were created by the same person who went by the name of âStormâ.
âWhy are you smiling? You canât really be thinking of learning these two martial skills, are you?â Shengguang Xintian asked in horror upon seeing Chu Fengâs satisfied smile.
âI think they look pretty decent,â Chu Feng said.
âWait wait wait! You really shouldnât choose these two martial skills. They are definitely the weakest ones amongst the other rank seven Exalted Taboo Martial Skills available for selection. There are a few cultivators who didnât believe in it and tried to learn them⦠including me. However, it turned out to be an utter waste of time.
âEven when those two martial skills are used simultaneously, all it does is to produce a thunderous rumbling when moving around. Youâll just look like a fool.
âIf you trust me, you should pick this Flaming Beast Slash instead. It boasts tremendous destructive prowess. Itâs not easy to learn it, but I believe that youâll definitely be able to pull it off,â Shengguang Xintian said as she pointed to another rank seven Exalted Taboo on the bookshelf.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
However, Chu Feng picked up the Storm Dragon Footwork and Storm Dragon Obliteration manuals and absorbed them into his mind. He chose to persist in his choices.