Divine Throne of Primordial Blood - Volume 2 - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Heavenly Zither Hands

Su Chen glanced at Ji Hanyan, then observed his surroundings . He asked carefully, “You…… aren’t looking for me…… right?”

“Is there anyone else here?” Ji Hanyan asked as she wrapped her arms around herself .

The Clear Sky Tower had four rooms on each floor, each taking up a corner . Su Chen looked all around, but knew full well he was the only one here .

He could only sigh helplessly . “If you want to fight me, there’s no point . I’m not qualified to be your opponent . ”

“I’m not here to fight you . I wanted to ask where you learned the firebird Origin Skill you used against me?”

“That’s what you want to know?” Su Chen was slightly shocked . “Why are you interested in that?”

“I am interested in all Origin Skills that are comparable to Bloodline Origin Skills,” Ji Hanyan replied frankly .

The Erupting Firebird was the most powerful Origin Skill Su Chen controlled at the moment . In particular, the strengthened Erupting Firebird could even go up against Ji Hanyan’s Frosted Ice Palms . As a non-bloodline Origin Skill, this was very rare .

Ji Hanyan was well aware of the power of her own skills, so it was only natural for her to be interested in skills that could rival hers .

Su Chen thought for a moment, then replied, “I created this Origin Skill by combining two Origin Skills . ”

“It’s self-created?” Ji Hanyan’s eyes began to shine . “You can create your own Origin Skills?”

“I just got lucky,” Su Chen said modestly .

“I want to learn it . What’s your price?” Ji Hanyan immediately asked .

So that’s how it is . Su Chen laughed bitterly in his heart .

This woman fancied his Erupting Firebird . No wonder she had come all the way here to find him .

This wasn’t all that surprising . After all, Bloodline Origin Skills were controlled by an innate bloodline, and there were only so many that existed . If she wanted to advance further, pursuing a few powerful non-bloodline Origin Skills was a good alternative .

Su Chen never intended on keeping the Erupting Firebird only for himself . He controlled the Brooke Formula, and could produce even more Origin Skills in the future . In addition, the strengthened Erupting Firebird was only useful at the moment, and it would probably be tossed aside sooner rather than later . If he could use it to do business and obtain other cultivation resources, it might not be a bad idea .

He pondered, then said, “This Origin Skill is split into three parts . Two of them are Ancient Arcana Techniques: the Fireball and the Inferno Origin Energy Model, and the last part is the contemporary Flying Flower Hands . The first two are easy to discuss, but the last one is a bit harder . ”

“Soaring Snake Gu Clan’s Flying Flower Hands?” Ji Hanyan’s eyes revealed a trace of shock .

“Yes . ” Su Chen helplessly nodded his head . “I can teach you the others, but not that one . Of course, if you have an Origin Skill that can replace the Flying Flower Hands, that could also work . ”

“You can substitute the Flying Flower Hands for something else?”

“A unique attribute of the Erupting Firebird is that the Inferno Origin Energy Model allows the flames to assume a real shape, and the Origin Energy from the Flying Flower Hands raises the explosive power of the bird . In theory, it should still be possible with a similar Origin Skill, but it will take time to analyze . In addition, the final effect could be different . ”

Ji Hanyan fell silent .

She gazed at Su Chen wordlessly, deep in contemplation . Finally, she said, “I understand . If I can give you an Origin Skill to replace the Flying Flower Hands, are you sure you can combine them into a new Origin Skill?”

Su Chen wanted to say he was sure he could, but in the end he said, “I’m about 30% certain . ”

“Will this do?” Ji Hanyan flipped her palm, her fingers seemingly plucking at something as though she was playing a zither . Streaks of finger wind criss-crossed with each other, yet did not disappear . They formed an enchanting web in midair .

Su Chen didn’t expect her to possess such a move . He was slightly caught off-guard . He asked, “What was that?”

“Heavenly Zither Hands . With it I can condense finger strikes, which look as though they’re zither strings, in midair,” Ji Hanyan replied .

Su Chen’s eyes lit up .

The Heavenly Zither Hands and Flying Flower Hands were very different . Using it to substitute the Flying Flower Hands was basically impossible . But Ji Hanyan and Su Chen were not constrained by conservatism, and they were not dead set on just an Erupting Firebird .

Su Chen said, “I can try, but I can’t guarantee success . ”

“What’s your price?” Ji Hanyan asked .

She was very straightforward, wasting no time on unnecessary words .

Su Chen thought for a moment, then replied, “The Heavenly Zither Hands we’ll consider as down payment . If I succeed, I’ll teach you the new skill and it will cost you a skill that is at least as strong as the Heavenly Zither Hands . ”

“Deal . ” Ji Hanyan tossed out a small booklet . It was the Heavenly Zither Hands .

She turned around and left without even asking how long it would take Su Chen to create the skill .

Su Chen looked at her back as he pondered for a moment . It wasn’t all that surprising she didn’t ask how long it would take he realized . Powerful non-bloodline Origin Skills were extremely hard to come by, and any Origin Qi Scholar would treat them as precious treasures, keeping them concealed . Even Ji Hanyan’s personal instructor only had one non-bloodline Origin Skill, and it was a high-tier secret skill, not suitable for Qi Drawing Realm Origin Qi Scholars to study .

Exchanging two regular Origin Skills like the Heavenly Zither Hands for a powerful Origin Skill was an extremely favorable outcome for her .

Because of this, Ji Hanyan didn’t give Su Chen a time limit . To her, this was a high-risk, high-reward investment . Although the rate of failure was high, the rewards for success were beyond incredible .

After he could no longer see Ji Hanyan, he glanced at the Heavenly Zither Hands that had seemingly come down from the sky . Su Chen was speechless . He began to understand this woman’s swift and decisive manner of doing things a little more .

He could finally enter his room for the first time .

The rooms the Hidden Dragon Institute prepared for their students were very spacious . There was a bedroom, a living room, and a room for cultivation . The entire Clear Sky Tower was formed out of gold and was encased in an Origin Formation . It was extremely sturdy, and no matter what the students did, it wouldn’t be affected .

After entering the room, Su Chen first cleaned it and put his stuff down before walking to the cultivation chamber . The cultivation chamber had a small Origin Formation embedded in it, causing it to draw in Origin Energy and nursing the environment . This was something only seedlings could make use of . Cultivating in this place was already much better than many other places, and most students dreamed of having such a cultivation environment .

Even so, such an Origin Formation was completely beneath Su Chen’s gaze .

He opened his ring and pulled out a medicinal furnace, placing it within the Origin Formation . He laughed . “Now, I can draw out the full potential of this grade-six Origin Furnace . ”

Su Chen had pilfered this grade-six Origin Furnace from Master Feng . It required an Origin Formation around it to be used . Origin Furnaces were also divided into nine tiers, just like Origin Tools . This grade-six Origin Furnace was Su Chen’s most valuable possession .

Su Chen was not very proficient with formations, and he temporarily had no need of using this Origin Formation to make medicine, so he had set it aside . Unexpectedly, there was an Origin Formation in this place that would allow him to make use of the furnace .

Su Chen began to pull out item after item – his workbench, all kinds of containers, and ingredients – very quickly filling up the whole room . A great cultivation room had been turned into an alchemy room .

Finally, he pulled out his course timetable, analyzing which classes he should take for the upcoming term .

He was just about to begin when suddenly two voices shouted from outside his room .

“Su Chen, Su Chen!”

It was Wang Doushan and Jin Ling’er .

Su Chen sighed . It seemed he was not going to have an idle moment today .