Immortal Supreme: Sovereign of the Grand Dao

==================================

'The techniques from the sword tower will be my trump card.'

Arthur decided on that as he felt it would be better to have his stronger abilities hidden from what the public will know about him.

'No one has ever died due to having too many trump cards. Rather many have lived longer due to the powerful hidden cards they had in their sleeve.'

He stayed in his room for a while and planned his next step.

'I will go to the Martial Arts Library first and choose techniques for speed/movement, palm/fist techniques, and also sword techniques...oh and defense-type martial arts.'

Defense-type martial arts techniques can only be used by those that have reached the Gold Core Realm and above.

This is because only those that have reached the Gold Core Realm are able to send essence energy out of their body freely.

Although there are some martial arts that claim to give a good defense to those of a lower realm, they are highly ineffective.

'Also I need to see if I can find a Body Tempering Technique...'

Arthur still remembered the advice that the Nine Heavens Palace Artifact Spirit told him.

'If the full power of my soul is released, this body will not be able to handle it. So the Soul Gem is restraining my soul and only allowing a very negligible amount to leak out according to my strength.'

'The stronger I get, the more of my soul's power and ability that I would be able to harness.'

``````````

After Arthur left his room, he walked to the Martial Arts Library.

Soon he arrived before a Pavilion with a title on its front.

|[ Martial Arts Pavilion ]|

In front of the Martial Arts Pavilion stood two guards at the entrance.

Arthur nodded to them in greeting but their eyes were forward and they acted like Arthur was invisible.

Arthur just shrugged and entered the building.

This Martial Arts Pavilion only had two floors and was one of four such buildings.

The was another Martial Arts Pavilion in the Inner Court which was only accessible by Inner Court Disciples.

And it was the same for Core Disciples and Elite Disciples.

The one in the outer court was limited in the availability of techniques and the technique rank.

Within the library, there were different sections.

One part contained Cultivation Techniques, and another had Sword Techniques and another contained Fist Techniques, etc.

Martial Arts Techniques were categorized as; Mortal, Profound, Earth, and Heaven Rank Techniques. And they are further subdivided into, Low, Mid, High, and Peak Grades.

The Martial Arts Library of the Outer Court, only had Mortal Ranked techniques, from low to peak grades.

This was because unlike cultivation techniques that could be practiced from scratch many martial arts techniques had cultivation realm requirements.

Arthur first checked for movement techniques.

He did not bother to look at those low-grade mortal techniques and went straight for those of peak grade.

``````````

|[Shadow Steps ~ Peak Mortal Rank]|

||

|[Description: This martial arts technique was created with assassination in mind. With this technique, the practitioner can move silently. Its speed enhancement is greater at night and if the practitioner has comprehended Dark Intent...]|

|[Fleeting Mirage ~ Peak Mortal Rank]|

||

|[Description: This is an illusion-type movement technique that not only grants greater speed but allows the practitioner to create mirages...]|

|[Wind Ride ~ Peak Mortal Rank?]|

||

|[Description: This is a technique that pushes your speed to the extreme. Allows for fast and swift movements.

Requirements: Must have comprehended Wind Intent up to the third rank.

Side Note: This is an incomplete martial art technique that was found by an elder on a journey. Its difficulty level is at the Profound Rank and its effectiveness is comparable to low-grade profound rank techniques.

....the wind is your mount.]|

"This is the one."

Arthur decided the instant that he saw the 'Wind Ride' movement technique.

'I have comprehended wind intent to the peak. This technique suits me the most out of all that I have seen.'

Arthur took out the Wind Ride Technique from the shelf and moved on to the next section.

|~FIST ARTS~|

Just like before he browsed through all techniques on the shelf before he decided to choose from a few that he likes.

|[North-Star Fist ~ Peak Mortal Rank]|

||

|[Description: Uses essence energy to form giant fists which can be sent forward and would explode on contact.

Side Note: This technique requires an extreme level of control over one's essence energy.]|

Arthur decided on this technique for his first. Then he went to the next section.

|~PALM TECHNIQUES~|

After browsing through the techniques in this section, Arthur found a very interesting palm technique.

|[Nine Layered Waves ~ Pseudo Profound Rank]|

||

|[Description: This palm technique is built upon the concept that attacks can be stacked. It requires a high level of strength and essence energy control and is as hard to master as a Profound Rank Technique.

Warning! ~ There have been countless reports of disciples rupturing their arms when practicing this technique. Whoever chooses this is advised to learn with caution even if you are confident in your ability.]|

Arthur ignored the warning as though he didn't see it. And what was strange was that all the techniques that he chose were the ones labeled to be very hard to learn.

Arthur did not want to focus on one battle style as other martial artists do.

It was common knowledge that one can not learn too many things at once. Therefore younger martial artists are ad iced to have one major focus while others are just to compliment their fighting style and cover for any weaknesses.

But Arthur had decided to build himself all around.

'Jack of all trades, but a master of none?... heh I will be a master of all...In the past I dared to attempt mastering all 999,999 paths of the Grand Dao, this much is nothing.'

'So I have fist and palm attack methods and a movement speed technique. What is left now is a sword technique and a defense technique...'

'...and most importantly, a body tempering technique.'

====================================

~~~~~~~~~~~End of Chapter~~~~~~~~~

====================================

A/N: Join the discord server for this book and let's all chat.

Link: https://discord.gg/KQqau2bVw6