Chapter 94: I Shall Control All Martial Arts In The World!
Yang Jie naturally agreed. He actually didn’t want to stay in the Martial Arts School teaching after graduation; that wasn’t his dream.
As for the breach of contract fee or whatever, applying upward could get it approved, so there was no problem.
After talking it over with Yang Jie, he headed to the Library and found the gatekeeper old man.
This time, he wanted to sweep up all the Martial Arts in the Library.
He came to the school, of course, to stock up.
Basic Martial Arts are also Martial Arts; those that can boost Qi and Blood all have their unique merits.
These Martial Arts are actually all interconnected, just like textbooks. The entire Ningjiang City uses the same set. With Li Ye’s current status as a main force contender, packaging up the entire Library was too simple.
After getting all the information on the Martial Arts, he left the school and went to the Disinfection Bureau, calling Huang Qingyi back.
“Bureau Chief Li, you wanted to see me?”
After a few days apart, Huang Qingyi, who had been promoted to Team Captain of the major team, had a completely changed spirit and vigor.
The previous Huang Qingyi was a good person, somewhat cautious and timid.
The current Huang Qingyi was much more high-spirited overall, and his speech carried a great secretary’s aura.
He gave off the feeling that inside the unit he was the captain, and outside the unit he was the Bureau Chief.
“There’s something for you to handle: all factions and Martial Artists in the city, including the counties. Anyone with different Martial Arts—have them turn in their Martial Arts.”
Li Ye said, “Also collect the Martial Arts from the major Martial Arts Schools. Family heirlooms or not, I want them all anyway. Give me a copy of your Gale Clearing Net Fast Sword too.”
“You want Martial Arts?”
Huang Qingyi was stunned. “Bureau Chief Li, you’re already in the Second Realm. What do you want these Martial Arts for?”
And they weren’t even high-level or top-tier; no matter the level, he wanted all the Martial Arts.
Did those Martial Arts still have any use for Li Ye now?
“Don’t worry about it. I need these things.”
Li Ye said, “Right, when collecting the Martial Arts, also register and catalog them for them. In the future, if someone dies somewhere and it’s found to be from Martial Arts, follow the leads directly to demand the person.”
“Understood.”
Huang Qingyi didn’t ask more and left after acknowledging.
Li Ye picked up the desk phone again and called Sun Shun, saying:
“Uncle Sun, help me check something. I have a classmate named Yao Lèdān. Her family does Ingredient Supply and Logistics. See if there’s any issue.”
Soon, the office door was knocked on, and Sun Shun came in with a beaming smile.
“Bureau Chief Li, I checked it out. Yao Cheng’s ‘Tianshun Food Chain’ is one of our local enterprises, no problems. It’s just that some people might have acted without measure, causing a small misunderstanding, but it’s resolved now.”
As soon as Li Ye mentioned classmate, he probably knew what was up. Sure enough, checking revealed that the Ren Family’s industry that was taken over overlapped with other businesses.
But after annihilating the Ren Family and striking fear into Ningjiang’s underworld, Li Ye’s reputation was there. Some people weren’t even trying to curry favor but were purely afraid, so they cut off the supply chains for those businesses and redirected all supplies to the business industries where Li Ye had a share.
“Handle it as it should be. Normal competition on the surface doesn’t need attention. I’m not so petty as to do such despicable things.” Li Ye said.
In the past, he definitely would have gone for the monopoly if possible—nothing was more profitable than a monopoly.
But he was a Martial Artist, not someone out to make money.
He still needed face; he wouldn’t make himself look so ugly.
The Ren Family’s downfall was already enough to satiate him; any more shares from that bit of industry wouldn’t make up for it.
“Uncle Sun, are there any extra channels? I want to borrow some other Martial Arts—not high-level ones, ordinary, medium, exquisite are all fine.”
Sun Shun thought about it upon hearing this and said, “The Disinfection Bureau still has that much face. Borrowing from the University is no problem, though it might cost a little—not much, just a token amount.”
“What if I want all the non-high-level Martial Arts in all of Shenzhou—no, the whole World?” Li Ye asked.
“You trying to build a Library?”
Sun Shun joked, thought about it, and said, “It’s possible; it’s not a big deal.”
Martial Arts of this level have no cost. Shenzhou wishes everyone would learn them; it’s just that cultivation resources are the costly part. For just the Martial Arts themselves, a borrowing fee is giving face.
High-level Martial Arts and top-tier Martial Arts are rarer; most people treasure them closely, and they also require talent and conditions, so acquiring them is harder.
“Then I want them all!”
Determination flashed in Li Ye’s eyes. “All the Martial Arts in the world—I want them. The sooner the better on this.”
In modern society, they use network transmission; it’s not like hand-copying which is time-consuming. It’s just a transmission, not that slow. It’s only that Li Ye wants a large quantity, so it might take some time.
But he could afford to wait that time.
For this, he also called Pan Zhengyang, asking if he could get high-level Martial Arts from the Provincial Department.
“Hold on.”
After Pan Zhengyang hung up, a new number called back.
“Oh, Little Ye, got busy and forgot. Forgot to give you my contact before. I’m your Grandpa Wang.”
The kindly voice of Old Man Wang from last time came through.
“Zhengyang says you not only want new top-tier Martial Arts but even more? Can you tell your Grandpa Wang what you’re up to?”
“Sure, Grandpa Wang.”
Li Ye first acknowledged the elder, then said, “I want to see what other Martial Arts are like—best to absorb the strengths of many schools and make myself stronger.”
Old Man Wang paused obviously after hearing this, and after a long silence, said:
“Little Ye, Martial Artists have nine realms in total. For example, you’re getting 100% in every subject in Elementary School, but you’re not satisfied and want higher, so you score 150, 200, 300—but it’s still Elementary School.”
“No matter how flowery you make addition, subtraction, multiplication, division—it’s still that. Once you reach Junior High School, what’s usable is still those, and later there’s High School, University, graduate studies.”
“Don’t fix your gaze in one place. The Martial Artist’s path is long; we’ll take it slow.”
His tone was almost like coaxing a child.
Jianghuai Province’s Disinfection Department finally had a great genius under it—how could he not coax him?
Especially since this genius now seemed a bit off in the head, with the momentum to learn all Martial Arts. What for?
In the end, wasn’t it still about breakthroughs?
“I know. I just want to take a look. Don’t worry, I know my limits. It’s purely to see them. I can exchange with extra high-level Martial Arts.”
“If you’re talking about what you collected from Ningjiang, I copied a share too, so no need for exchange. Top-tier Martial Arts would be tough, but I can give you a batch of high-level ones.”
“But don’t get obsessed. Martial Arts have no strong or weak—only different manifestations from the practitioner. In the end, they’re all for breakthroughs.”
“Yes, I understand. Thanks, Grandpa Wang.”
“As long as you know. Alright, Grandpa’s busy first. Come ask if you don’t understand. That kid Zhengyang isn’t reliable; don’t learn from him.”
After chatting a couple sentences and hanging up, Li Ye leaned back, head tilted up in thought.
Did he not know that learning too many Martial Arts was useless?
Anyway, it was all breakthroughs; practicing or not made no difference.
He also knew the Nine Realms of Martial Artists. Rather than blowing up fish in the newbie zone, better to see higher scenery.
But the problem was, he was willing, but his current cheat wasn’t!
The ‘Devour Ghosts’ authority that could currently boost Qi and Blood, improve talent, and derive Martial Arts—he didn’t use it now, then when?
To maximize effect, naturally learn all Martial Arts, then derive new ones. Use the devoured pollution and Spirituality to derive a Martial Art completely suited to him that goes straight through the Six Passes.
And one that absorbs the strengths of a hundred schools!
“What am I going to do?”
Thinking of Old Man Wang’s earlier question, Li Ye grinned.
“I’m going to collect the world’s Martial Arts!”
Also, later.
