Looting the life force of demons to forge a golden body Martial God-Chapter 266 - 254: Comprehending the Martial Dao True Meaning! Selecting Martial Techniques (2/3)

Chapter 266: Chapter 254: Comprehending the Martial Dao True Meaning! Selecting Martial Techniques (2/3)

Let’s not mention Lin Zhong returning to his office to be berated by Ge Yunsong after revealing the incident about Chu Feng nearly sustaining a severe injury due to the oppression of the Taoist Tool.

Zheng Bo asked, "Captain Chu, where would you like to go next?"

Chu Feng thought for a moment and said cautiously, "I’d like to take a look at the Ultimate Skills, there won’t be any nuisances like Taoist Tools there, right?"

Zheng Bo responded with a wry smile, "No, there won’t be. Only objects that contain the Martial Dao True Meaning can possess a trace of spiritual intelligence. Books are merely a medium for recording Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques; they can’t contain the Dao... Please follow me."

"Okay."

Chu Feng nodded his head and followed Zheng Bo to the next warehouse while pulling up his Attribute Panel.

The moment the pressure of the Taoist Tool disappeared, it seemed like a notification flashed on the panel, but he was not in the mood to check it then.

Now, looking at it, there weren’t just one, but two notifications:

[Withstood the pressure of the Late Stage of Cave Heaven’s aura for five minutes, willpower underwent transformation, comprehended Martial Dao True Meaning: 1%]

[Withstood the pressure of the Pinnacle of Cave Heaven’s aura for five minutes, willpower underwent transformation, comprehended Martial Dao True Meaning: 4%]

Below the data column [Martial Path Realm], a line of small text also gradually appeared: [Martial Dao True Meaning: 4%]

Chu Feng’s expression shifted subtly.

Martial Dao True Meaning?

Is this what Lin Zhong just mentioned as "one’s own Dao?"

There’s such a benefit to withstanding the pressure of aura?

After thinking for a while, Chu Feng had a sudden realization: indeed, enduring the pressure of the aura was a valuable trial for him, and it was normal to gain such benefits.

Because after entering the warehouse, both his True Force and spiritual power were suppressed, preventing him from using them.

Moreover, although he could use the Law of Heaven and Earth, unleashing it in such a confined space would basically mean heading straight for the destruction of the warehouse!

By then, he might be treated as a thief raiding the warehouse, surrounded and killed by the warriors of the Demon Extermination Army; at the very least, he would thoroughly offend Lin Zhong and the others, getting beaten up and driven out of the Demon Extermination Army.

"We kindly invite you to visit and you tear down our house? Is this how you repay us?"

So in front of the oppressive presence of the Taoist Tool, Chu Feng had no good ways to counteract, aside from flipping the table.

But it was exactly this predicament that forced him to rely solely on his willpower to resist the pressure of the Taoist Tool, thus severely honing his willpower!

It made his will stronger, more unyielding, and even spawned the courage to keep striking back despite being far inferior in terms of presence to the Taoist Tool, banging against the south wall without turning back!

And during this confrontation, Chu Feng felt as though he had some profound insights in his heart, as if some transformation was taking place, yet he couldn’t articulate it.

This shift in thinking might require a great deal of time to ponder, to summarize, and then through action, to be ingrained into his very marrow before becoming his own enlightenment.

Before summarizing this transformation, Chu Feng feared he might not even understand what exactly he was thinking about.

But now, the Attribute Panel pointed him in the right direction, informing him: what you’ve comprehended is the Martial Dao True Meaning, your own "Dao"!

’The Panel Lord is still my lord, pointing me in the direction of effort!’

Chu Feng felt merry in his heart, instantly dispelling the gloom from before.

Abandoning the proud, bullying, and cowardly Taoist Tool that carries the Martial Dao True Meaning of others to begin the journey of comprehending his own Martial Dao True Meaning, this deal was worth it!

Of course, Lin Zhong would probably also avenge him and not let off those Taoist Tools that had caused him to lose face.

—Chu Feng had already guessed Lin Zhong’s intentions from his demeanor a moment ago; the original idea was probably to let Chu Feng use the pressure of the Taoist Tools to temper his will.

However, those Taoist Tools turned out to be so violent that they interpreted Chu Feng’s resilience as a provocation and tried to crush him to death!

They had to depend on Lin Zhong to come to the rescue before they were able to save Chu Feng and Zheng Bo.

’So later, those Taoist Tools are going to have a miserable time... They won’t really end up like Zheng Bo said, being dunked into a cesspool, right?’

’...’

Chu Feng imagined himself in that situation and felt a shiver of disgust.

If it were him, he would rather die than accept such a horrific outcome!

Indeed, they are not human at all, no brain to speak of, any sensible person would consider the consequences of going mad against members of the Demon Extermination Army.

Bullying others on their own turf, isn’t that like looking for trouble in a cesspool?

...

Chu Feng didn’t know that Lin Zhong was even more ruthless than he had imagined, as he had directly erased all the Martial Dao True Meaning from the Taoist Tools, turning them into blank slates, and tossed them to the exchange place as ordinary True Artifacts.

Following Zheng Bo, he had arrived at the door of a room, where the latter pointed to a rack by the entrance and said, "Captain Chu, you need to put on shoe covers before entering."

"Oh."

Chu Feng put on shoe covers and followed Zheng Bo into the room, which turned out to be a small library with seven bookshelves in a row and an information terminal.

The bookshelves were encased in iron cages, each with a small door that was still locked.

Zheng Bo pointed to the shelves and said with a smile, "The blue shelves hold Martial Techniques, segregated into Human Rank, Earth Rank, and Heaven Rank Martial Techniques.

"The red shelves are for Magic, also divided into Human Rank, Earth Rank, and Heaven Rank.

"The black shelf at the end contains Secret Techniques, as well as highly ranked but incomplete Martial Techniques, which are preserved due to their potential for repair.

"You can read about the Martial Techniques on the information terminal, look at the introductions first, choose two, and then I will retrieve them for you."

Chu Feng felt so disappointed at the sight.

He thought it was going to be like a normal library where he could freely browse through, hoping to quickly review and have the panel record everything.

That way, he might never lack the resources to elevate the rank of his self-created Martial Skills in the future.

Chu Feng scratched his head and asked, pointing at the iron cage, "Can’t we go in there?"

Zheng Bo looked at him and seemed to see right through him, his eyes brimming with mirth, "If you’re willing to join our Demon Extermination Army, Commander Lin might agree to let you have a look.

"But for now, that’s not possible. This area can only be accessed by our warehouse management staff, one person at a time, and they can only bring out the Martial Techniques that have been selected."

He walked towards the information terminal, seemingly offhandedly saying, "Don’t be fooled by the thinness of that cage; it’s actually made from the same material as the Taoist Tools and incorporates knowledge of Magic Conductors.

"Not only is it sturdy, but it can also disrupt the spiritual power of anyone who touches it. Reckless contact might lead to brain death."

Chu Feng’s face fell instantly.

Great, his idea of getting a bargain was crushed from the root.

But on second thought, it made sense.

These Martial Techniques have to be exchanged with military merits, and they don’t come cheap. A single copy could drain the military merits a regular warrior earned through life and death over two to three years.

The prices for those Heaven Rank Martial Techniques were even higher, unaffordable to mid-level officers, and would cost senior officers an arm and a leg to acquire.

If anyone could just easily steal a look and learn, and word got out, wouldn’t the soldiers who spent a fortune on them explode in rebellion?

A well-functioning economic system is key to ensuring the life force of an organization, and any leader with a bit of sense would not let such things happen.

Meanwhile, Zheng Bo had already turned on the information terminal and smiled at Chu Feng, "Captain Chu, you can make your selections now."