Chapter 703: The Complete Version of the Red Dust Heaven-Stepping Steps

"One book in exchange for two inner cores of the Mortal Transformation Eighth Layer?"

"If it really works, we'll be rich..."

"Yeah, since he only reads it once, it doesn't matter if it's a unique copy. Tomorrow I'll copy a few copies of the Bridge Heaven realm techniques from the sect!"

"I'll go too!"

...

Hearing Zhang Xuan's promise, the crowd grew excited again, and some even crowded around the two lucky ones to see what kind of technique had caught this Teacher Zhang's eye.

"Let's go!"

Ignoring the excited crowd, he nodded to Teacher Hong, leaped onto the beast's back, and flew straight back.

Seeing him ride the beast away while they had to take the ferry, everyone was filled with envy.

People really are different from each other!

Especially Senior Brother Feng and the young man, who were on the verge of tears.

They had come here intending to sell things, but everyone was drawn to this Teacher Zhang. Their items had been on display all day without anyone asking about them, not even a glance...

They were so frustrated they could vomit blood.

With no other choice, seeing Zhang Xuan and the others leave, they had to slink back to the Scholars' Sea by ferry, not daring to come out again. It was too damn discouraging... After three times in a row, they really suspected that if they continued, they would end up banging their heads against the wall here...

...

Returning to his residence, he re-cultivated the Heavenly Dao technique of the Spirit Fusion realm, making his true qi purer and more stable. Then he organized the technique and passed it on to his students.

Wang Ying had also awakened from her breakthrough, with turbidity and clarity separated in her body, full of strength.

Seeing her take the lead again, Zheng Yang, Liu Yang, and the others were anxious to catch up.

The teacher had six personal disciples; Zhao Ya and Lu Chong had left long ago, and now Yuan Tao had gone to a big family to receive inheritance. If they didn't hurry, they would really be left with nothing but the wind to drink and end up last!

Understanding their feelings, Zhang Xuan gave detailed explanations targeting each person's weaknesses.

After finishing, it was already midnight.

After sleeping, the next day Zhang Xuan went to the trading fair again. This time, everyone had prepared many Bridge Heaven realm techniques to exchange.

As before, he randomly picked one to attract the crowd's enthusiasm, while at other times he said it wasn't suitable, all the while frantically collecting in his mind.

In less than two days, he had collected over seven hundred books. Although it still wasn't enough to form a complete Heavenly Dao technique, hope was on the horizon.

After a day of effort, he again promised three inner cores of the Mortal Transformation Eighth Layer in exchange for one book, stirring the crowd into another frenzy of excitement.

Though the bait he offered was huge, the Bridge Heaven realm techniques brought in were becoming fewer and fewer.

After all, most of these people were geniuses from second-rate empires. Although the Bridge Heaven realm wasn't very high in first-rate empires, in their own countries it was nearly the peak. Even if they had secret manuals, there wouldn't be many.

Thus, after a full day on the third day, he only got less than two hundred books.

Over two hundred plus the previous seven hundred brought the total close to a thousand.

A thousand books was just a rough range for success. If the techniques were advanced enough, a few hundred could also coalesce into a Heavenly Dao technique. Just as he was about to gather these techniques and try to see if it would work, he heard a slightly hopeful voice.

"I don't have a cultivation technique, but I have a martial skill... Would that work?"

Looking up, he saw a young man looking at him expectantly: "I'm really in urgent need of a Mortal Transformation Eighth Layer beast's inner core..."

"A martial skill?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback and asked, "What martial skill? Let me see it!"

"Okay!"

The young man turned his wrist, and in his palm appeared an ancient book bound with bamboo slips, looking old and clearly many years old.

"This is a movement technique, but... it's somewhat incomplete..." the young man said awkwardly.

He had obtained this book by chance during a trial. He thought it was very valuable, but the technique was incomplete, making it impossible to cultivate, so it was useless.

He urgently needed a Mortal Transformation Eighth Layer inner core to refine medicine. If the other party was willing to exchange, that would be best; if not, there was nothing he could do.

"A movement technique?"

Hearing it was a movement technique and incomplete, Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment, then reached out his finger.

Buzz!

A secret manual appeared in his mind.

He casually opened it and saw four large characters: Stepping Cloud Movement Technique!

After quickly flipping through the content, Zhang Xuan couldn't help shaking his head.

This technique was of a high level and valuable, but as the other party said, it was already incomplete. Even the library couldn't restore it, so it was impossible to cultivate.

In other words... it was a complete piece of junk!

And he wanted to exchange this for a Mortal Transformation Eighth Layer inner core? He was thinking too much!

Shaking his head, he was about to refuse when a thought suddenly struck him.

"By the way, this Stepping Cloud Movement Technique has many similarities with the Red Dust Heaven-Stepping Steps. Can they be merged?"

The Red Dust Heaven-Stepping Steps was a secret manual he had obtained by chance. After collecting and organizing several movement techniques, it allowed him to fly even before reaching the Saint Domain. However, it had major flaws: it consumed a huge amount of true qi, and only Heavenly Dao true qi could sustain it.

He had never found a suitable movement technique to supplement those three flaws. Could this incomplete manual do the trick?

The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. With a thought, he placed the two manuals together.

"Correct!"

With a low exclamation, a flash of light appeared, and a new book emerged. He quickly opened it, and the two books had indeed formed a new Red Dust Heaven-Stepping Steps.

"No flaws?"

Zhang Xuan flipped through the book, his eyes gleaming.

The Mortal World Soaring Steps, which had incorporated the incomplete Trample the Night Travel Art, was now fully supplemented, and the three previous flaws had vanished.

Cultivating according to this new technique, even if he flew through the air, he wouldn't fall down for several hours!

In other words, the flight capability of this manual now matched that of a Saint, and he would no longer face the danger of falling from the sky at any moment like before!

"Excellent!"

His eyes shining, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

This was a major asset, greatly increasing his ability to survive.

"A useless fragment to others can help me fill gaps. It seems I should collect more of these in the future..."

Suppressing his excitement, Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

This fragment was useless to anyone else, but in his hands, it could fill gaps and supplement other techniques.

"Although this book is useless to me, since you need a Mortal Transformation Realm Level 8 inner core so badly, and we are both master teachers, it's only right to support each other. I'll give you one, no problem!"

In high spirits, he put the book into his ring and handed over a Mortal Transformation Realm Level 8 spirit beast's inner core.

Just supplementing the Mortal World Soaring Steps' Qi Heaven Scroll to remove its flaws alone made this fragment worth an inner core.

"Thank you..."

Having not expected this to work, the young man's face flushed with excitement.

"Fragments work too? I have two here..."

"I also have fragments of techniques..."

...

Seeing that this Master Zhang even accepted fragments and paid a high price, the onlookers erupted in commotion.

Over the years, which sect didn't have ten or eight fragments? These were considered waste in everyone's eyes, yet they could be exchanged for money... This guy must be really foolish!

In an instant, another pile of fragments accumulated on the ground.

Zhang Xuan's fingers swept over them, collecting them one by one. After a while, he couldn't help shaking his head.

Fragments could indeed supplement content, but only if there was a main technique. Without the main technique, collecting more was useless.

After collecting a while and obtaining many techniques that were of little use, Zhang Xuan stopped.

Returning to his residence, he instructed others not to disturb him, hesitated for a moment, and then began to go into seclusion.

"Let's see if I can form a cultivation technique for the Bridge Heaven Realm!"

Sitting cross-legged in the room, Zhang Xuan's gaze sharpened.

Over the past few days, he had collected nearly a thousand Bridge Heaven Realm techniques, and with the fragments he had just obtained, he might be able to successfully form a Heavenly Path technique.

Focusing his mind, he called out softly in his thoughts, and a book "whoosh!" appeared before him.

"Heavenly Path Bridge Heaven Realm technique... no flaws!"

After flipping through it, Zhang Xuan laughed out loud.

He had thought he would have to go to the academy and spend credits to collect a complete Bridge Heaven Realm cultivation technique, but he had accomplished it ahead of time.

With the technique, he could smoothly cultivate to the Bridge Heaven Realm and become a Mortal Transformation Realm Level 6 expert, greatly increasing his strength!

"First, practice the Mortal World Soaring Steps!"

Putting the book aside, Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry; instead, his eyes fell on the flaw-free Mortal World Soaring Steps.

He had already practiced this martial technique once, so practicing it again was much simpler.

As true energy circulated through his meridians, Zhang Xuan's entire aura became light and ethereal, and his gaze grew deeper and more profound.

Boom!

After an unknown amount of time, a barrier inside his body suddenly burst open, and he immediately felt as light as a swallow, like a feather.

Whoosh!

Zhang Xuan, sitting cross-legged on the ground, floated up and drifted around the room.

"As expected of the flaw-free Mortal World Soaring Steps, the true energy consumption is so low..."

Feeling the consumption of true energy in his body, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Previously, with this martial technique, as soon as he flew, true energy drained like a flood. Even with his recent diligent cultivation, he felt alarmed. Now, the true energy in his body flowed slowly like a rural stream, with minimal consumption, allowing him to fly continuously for several hours with ease.

Not only that, but his speed was also much faster than before. Although still far behind the Purple Winged Heavenly Bear Beast, it was no weaker than some flying spirit beasts of Mortal Transformation Realm Level 5 or 6!

Moreover, as his cultivation increased, his flying speed would become faster and faster!

"By the way... can I merge the Heavenly Path Movement Technique?"

After flying for a while, just as he was about to land and rest, an idea popped into his mind.

The Mortal World Soaring Steps was a type of movement technique, and so was the Heavenly Path Movement Technique. Although the latter was for running on the ground and the former for flying in the sky, both belonged to movement techniques. Could they be merged?

Once merged, what kind of power would it produce?

Let's try!

Immersing his spirit in the Heavenly Path Library, he placed the two books together.

"Correct!"

A book appeared.

"This..."

Casually flipping it open and taking a look, Zhang Xuan's eyes widened.