Notebook of Fortune - Chapter 58

Every battle technique required plenty of time to be picked up. There were no quick ways to grasp it. Zhao Chen wouldn’t have believed it if anyone else had told him that, but he had personally seen his friend turn from a good-for-nothing into someone who could outrun a horse!

Shen Zhe’s herb liquid had helped them reach the sixth stage of body polishing from nothing.

He certainly knew what he was talking about!

What if he could indeed achieve that?

“My special method, along with certain special medications, will allow you to pick up a general battle technique in the afternoon!”

Shen Zhe said that with intimidating pressure as he activated the power of the stars, “However… you must not divulge it to anyone, not even to your parents or teachers. Can you swear that?”

“Yes!”

The three of them looked at each other with excitement and said firmly, “We can swear to God…”

They swore in turn.

They knew the rules. The secret arts of many cultivators were not taught easily, and you had to pay a price to learn them.

“Now, prepare a battle technique book that you’ve read or learned, as well as herbs that treat scalding, a horse, and some clean clothes… I’ll take you somewhere else.”

Shen Zhe gave them instructions after they swore their oaths.

They all nodded, but Liu Pengyue looked at him in embarrassment, “I haven’t touched any battle technique yet…”

“You can find a random one and learn it on the way!” said Shen Zhe.

He had learned a battle technique on the way himself. The time was enough.

They dispersed and made preparations.

Shen Zhe, on the other hand, went to a blacksmith and purchased a helmet. It wasn’t very beautiful, but it was still much better-looking than the one he had made.

It was the perfect size for his head.

He wasn’t afraid of horse sickness anymore thanks to the helmet…

He returned to the dormitory and placed a bottle of vein-repairing herb liquid in his pocket. Soon, Zhao Chen and the rest of them were all prepared.

Carrying the pot, the four of them secretly left the school and rode out of the city.

Shen Zhe couldn’t feel more comfortable after putting on the helmet. The feeling of riding a motorbike came back to him as he delightedly rode to Mount Thorn.

They reached the mountaintop two hours later. The place was cold and covered in snow.

The mountaintop was too cold for any beast to stay for too long. It would be relatively safe as long as they were careful.

“Are we going to practice battle techniques here?”

They looked at Shen Zhe with a puzzled look.

They had thought that Shen Zhe had a top secret. However, they went to a mountaintop…

Was training there any different from training in other places?

“Liu Pengyue and Wang Xiaofeng, you will gather dry branches. Zhao Chen, find some stones to help me build a stove…” Zhao Chen made arrangements without giving any explanations.

Everybody was confused.

They had sworn and made preparations to learn battle techniques, not for having a picnic…

Anyway, there were better locations for a picnic. That place was buried in snow and was too cold.

Shen Zhe frowned and sternly said, “Let’s get going!”

He had become much more intimidating than before without him realizing it, thanks to having illuminated six stars and reaching the Stage of Unity.

“Yes, sir!”

Everyone was intimidated; they scurried and carried out their tasks in a hurry.

There were many stones on the mountaintop. Soon, a stove was built. Wang Xiaofeng and Liu Pengyue also gathered a heap of branches and leaves.

The fire of regular branches was enough to boil water. Coal was unnecessary.

Shen Zhe placed the pot on the stove and lit the fire. He then asked his friends to dig out some snow.

The snow was added to the pot; it melted and boiled after ten minutes.

Shen Zhe plunged his hand into it. Exactly as he speculated, the boiling water was only eighty degrees there and shouldn’t be a problem for them.

“Wang Xiaofeng, you’ll go first…”

Shen Zhe had gotten the Falling Leaves Palm from him. He certainly knew a lot about battle techniques since there were plenty of them in his dormitory.

“Go where?”

Wang Xiaofeng was stunned.

“To practice battle techniques, of course!” Shen Zhe nodded and said solemnly, “Enter the pot…”

“Enter the pot?”

Wang Xiaofeng’s lips twitched and he nearly passed out.

“Bro, it’s boiling water!”

While the environment was cold, the water was boiling… Was Shen Zhe really teaching him a battle technique and not killing him?

“Hurry up…”

Too lazy to talk anymore, Shen Zhe grabbed his battle technique and threw it into the pot.

“That’s Millennial Punch. It’s the only copy…”

Wang Xiaofeng trembled nervously. It was the only copy in their family. His father would kill him if it was ruined…

However, seeing how solemn his friend was, Wang Xiaofeng tried to hold back his sorrow. “Alright, I’ll go in. However, let me ask first. Do I need to take off my clothes? I didn’t bring a bath towel, soap or toothbrush!”

He thought that they had gone there to practice battle techniques, but it turned out to be a public bath. It was totally unexpected!

“…” Shen Zhe was sweating profusely. “Why would you take off your clothes? Jump in already!”

Not daring to talk anymore, Wang Xiaofeng jumped into the pot.

Zi! Zi! Zi!

Although boiling water at eighty degrees was hot, it couldn’t cause much damage to Wang Xiaofeng. He might end up scalded but he could treat it with balm.

“Now, recall your Millennial Punch…”

Shen Zhe then began to add drops of vein-repairing herb liquid that he had prepared in advance.

The herb liquid was of no use for learning battle techniques!

It was only a move to increase mysteriousness, so that Wang Xiaofeng believed that he was using a special technique, and to prevent the secret from being leaked out.

The herb liquid immediately nurtured Wang Xiaofeng as it spread in the water.

“How do you feel?” Shen Zhe couldn’t help but ask after he was boiled for a while.

It worked on him, but he wasn’t sure it would work on someone else.

“It’s a little bit hot…” Wang Xiaofeng scratched his head.

“…” Shen Zhe’s veins were starting to pop on his forehead. “I’m asking if you feel that you understand the Millennial Punch better now!”

“No!” Wang Xiaofeng shook his head.

Shen Zhe had a deep frown.

Was it possible that the notebook’s modification only applied to him and no one else?

It explained why Mr. Xin Qi couldn’t refine the herbs with the griddle like he did!

He had made the promise boldly. It would be too embarrassing if he couldn’t fulfill it.

More importantly, he had used up his pencils to illuminate the stars, so he couldn’t change the rules anymore.

He had gone there confidently, but it turned out that he would humiliate himself in the end!