CHAPTER 71: CHAPTER 60 "BELLOWS SKIN" KNOW-IT-ALL (7.3K)_3

The end of the secret passage leads to the entrance of the royal arsenal.

The arsenal is located underground.

Arriving in front of the underground entrance.

Zhang Feng saw several martial arts masters with decent skills guarding both sides of the secret passage.

"Greetings, Seventh Prince!"

They saluted, having received the emperor’s notification and knowing that the Seventh Prince would be coming soon.

"Your Highness." In front of outsiders, Eunuch Zhao also addressed Zhang Feng with formality, "The arsenal is a forbidden area for the royal family; this servant will wait outside for you."

"Hmm." Zhang Feng nodded solemnly and then followed a skilled martial artist inside.

After passing through a long tunnel mechanism.

Zhang Feng arrived at a secret room of about forty square meters.

There were a few rows of bookshelves, but there weren’t many secret manuals.

On the shelf towards the back, there were his elder brother’s ’Cloud Stepping’ and the original ’Slanting Sun Sword’ from a banned book case three years ago.

Zhang Feng glanced at these and then went to look for some secret manuals he hadn’t seen before.

After taking a tour and flipping through roughly all of them.

Zhang Feng found that among these secret manuals, there were more on ’lightweight skill’ for the legs.

But upon thinking about it, it made sense.

As a royal family member, backed by the entire Lin Dynasty.

When encountering martial arts masters and finding oneself outmatched, there’s no need to fight; just escape into the army camp or any government office.

The rest would be left to the elite crossbow army of the Lin Dynasty.

And as Zhang Feng walked around, he read through the secret manuals here again.

Although the techniques and skills were different, Zhang Feng categorized them as ’Blood Concentration in the Limbs.’

As for the various moves in these boxing and swordplay manuals, Zhang Feng felt they could all be integrated into a common set of routines.

Zhang Feng’s long experience in practice allowed him to understand these skills thoroughly, integrate them, and organize the best combinations.

It just required some time.

Besides them, there was a rare one on ’Blood Concentration in the Torso.’

This body cultivation skill named ’Cloud Swallowing Skill’ was similar to ’Dharma Golden Body’ that Zhang Feng had sought abroad and could mutually verify each other.

After finishing reading everything.

Zhang Feng felt a bit overwhelmed and knew he needed time to digest it all.

Shaking his head.

Zhang Feng didn’t return immediately but looked again at the storage area for forbidden fruits deeper in the arsenal.

It was an ice cellar similar to a basement.

The forbidden fruits were stored inside to prevent decaying damage.

But generally, if not consumed five years after being harvested, they would become ineffective.

The Rock Fruit grew in a hot, poisonous mist forest abroad, resembling potatoes.

Picking the fruit was challenging and very rare.

Meanwhile.

Zhang Feng only glanced at the ice cellar, and after seeing twenty-five fruits inside, left satisfied.

Currently, he still had fifteen fruits remaining on him, almost comparable to the emperor’s personal stash.

’If I can’t use them all, I’ll add them back to my dad’s cache.’

...

Upon returning to his own mansion.

Zhang Feng didn’t idle and directed to the waiting Xiao Wuzi:

"Go find the know-it-all; if he’s around, come back and inform me."

There was only one torso secret manual in the royal palace, which was too few for verification.

So Zhang Feng thought of the know-it-all.

Though he mingled among all kinds of people, he might know some strange information even the royal family couldn’t obtain.

Zhang Feng hoped to use the know-it-all to find more torso manuals to verify with ’Dharma Body’ and augment his training knowledge.

However, after Xiao Wuzi went to scout and returned, he shook his head.

The know-it-all was not around.

Zhang Feng thought for a moment and decided to digest the knowledge while letting Xiao Wuzi check daily.

This continued for three months.

The Crown Prince hadn’t returned, but on this particular night.

Zhang Feng was dining in his mansion.

Footsteps came from outside the garden, and Xiao Wuzi entered, bowing first before saying, "Master, the know-it-all has appeared."

...

In an old town alley.

Forty guards were stationed outside.

Zhang Feng walked alone into the alley, looking towards the wall Xiao Wuzi mentioned.

Tap tap—

He lightly knocked a few times.

A brick on the wall was shifted aside.

A voice, sometimes youthful, sometimes elderly, came from within,

"Searching for stones or paths?"

"Checking people and matters." Zhang Feng directly took out some silver and handed it into the opening.

After a dozen seconds, the know-it-all said, "Please, great warrior, ask for directions."

At this moment, Zhang Feng, dressed like a Jianghu man, tall and with a bold demeanor.

In the eyes of the know-it-all, he seemed like a heroic Jianghu master.

At the same time.

Zhang Feng found the know-it-all’s way of speaking interesting and imitated a Jianghu person by cupping his fists,

"I inquire, Mr. Bai, where in this world is the best body cultivation skill?"

Saying this, afraid of being misunderstood, he added, "The body cultivation I’m talking about is akin to ’Vajra Dharma Body,’ have you heard of it?"

"Great warrior, in your first question, there are two parts." The know-it-all explained earnestly, "Firstly, the name of the best body cultivation skill.

Secondly, where it resides.

And as for the last part of your question, I naturally have heard of ’Vajra Dharma Body.’

It’s a famous book from the South, but a few months ago, someone bought it at a high price on the black market.

I heard it was a general with his entourage.

And for the silver you’ve given me, I can only answer your first question."

The know-it-all continued with an informed tone:

"If one were to rank them, there was someone who listed them classically.

They claimed that among various secret manuals in the world, ’Wind Drum Skin’ ranks third, and is the foremost body cultivation skill.

This skill was created by the owner of Jingwu Manor two hundred years ago.

Rumor has it that achieving perfection in this skill makes one impervious to ordinary weapons, the ultimate defense skill in the world!"

’Impervious to weapons?’ Zhang Feng noted this attribute and realized this was the manual he was seeking.