Chapter 52 Spiritual Secret Technique

Carrying a battered book in a cloth sack, Chu Feng returned to the inn, his heart full of joy.

Meanwhile, Su Mei was no longer pouting; she wore a sweet smile and was equally delighted.

"Hey, did you find a treasure in that pile of junk books?" Su Mei asked, chuckling as she entered the room.

"You little brat, you were just pretending earlier."

Looking at the mischievous Su Mei, Chu Feng realized that she had been deliberately acting that way; she had obviously figured out his intentions long ago.

"That old guy is being shady. If you just handed him a Spirit Pearl without haggling, he’d surely jack up the price. If I hadn’t played devil’s advocate with you, you wouldn’t have gotten it so easily."

"By the way, what did you dig up? Hurry and show it to me." Su Mei couldn’t wait, yanking the cloth sack off Chu Feng’s shoulder.

After rummaging through the pile of books, Chu Feng finally pulled out a volume. It was just as dusty as the others, yet noticeably different.

Though worn, the book was intact; simply looking at it gave an antiquarian feel, and holding it, Chu Feng could sense that its material was special.

He brushed the dust off the cover, and several large characters emerged: “Spirit Secret Technique.”

"Spirit Secret Technique" Su Mei snatched it away, examined it for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise: "If this Spirit Secret Technique is genuine, you’ve just struck it rich."

"Although only those with mental power can cultivate the Spirit Secret Technique, its market value is certainly no less than a thousand Spirit Pearls. It’s strange that the old man hid this treasure inside a book—ah, I’ve got it, I bet he can’t even read."

"How expensive?" Upon hearing Su Mei’s words, Chu Feng first gasped, then burst into delight, realizing he had snagged a real bargain.

"Of course. Take our Azure Dragon Sect’s core disciple who possesses mental power but lacks a cultivation method. If you sold him this Spirit Secret Technique, he’d likely offer an even higher price, because this thing is priceless despite having a price." Su Mei said proudly.

"Haha, once I finish cultivating it and sell it off, won’t I make a fortune?" Chu Feng exclaimed in ecstasy. A thousand Spirit Pearls could easily let him breakthrough to the Yuan Wu Realm.

"Look at your lackluster attitude—this manual is merely a mental‑power control technique, not a cultivation method for a Spirit World Master."

"If you master barrier power and become a Spirit World Master, countless sects will seek you out. Even just the stipend they offer would be enough to make you truly wealthy."

"Don’t you know how much stipend our Azure Dragon Sect’s Spirit World Master receives each month?"

"How much?"

"Each month he receives one Mystic Pearl, which equals a thousand Yuan Pearls, and each Yuan Pearl equals a thousand Spirit Pearls—so he gets a million Spirit Pearls every month from the sect." Su Mei explained.

"Good heavens, a million Spirit Pearls a month? That’s unimaginable!" Chu Feng gasped. To him, a single Spirit Pearl was already priceless; a million was beyond comprehension.

"Even under such terms, that Spirit World Master merely tolerates it. Had he not been tempted by our Azure Dragon Sect’s treasures, he would never have agreed to serve as a guest elder." Su Mei continued.