How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 19: The Eight Subduing Dragon Palms?

"Don't worry, even though the previous owner of the bookstore is dead, I won't ruin my own reputation." Shen Nianxu also had a straight face. "Or am I really that untrustworthy?"

Upon entering the inner room, Boss Qin laughed heartily but didn't say anything more.

Chen Qi noticed that the young master of the He family next to him was staring intently at Shen Nianxu.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Before long, Boss Qin came out of the inner room, carrying two enormous boxes in his arms.

He handed one of them to He Wenchong, who was standing to the side, saying, "Young Master He, this is what you requested."

Taking the box and placing it on the transparent counter, He Wenchong said, "Is this the cultivation technique I wanted, the one that 'only cultivators of the fourth rank and above' can learn?"

The bodyguards around him were embarrassed, after all, He Wenchong emphasized the words "only cultivators of the fourth level and above", as if he wanted to prove something.

It should be noted that among the new generation of cultivators like He Wenchong, even those who have been exposed to the cultivation world since childhood, reaching the fifth level is still quite difficult.

He Wenchong has already reached the fifth-level cultivator stage at a young age, which is naturally at the level of a genius. It is precisely because of this that the He family has such strong confidence in the position of the leader of Qingcheng this year, and even went so far as to go to the book forum to show their dissatisfaction.

For this reason, He Wenchong was quite proud of this and often used his talent to intimidate others.

After all, a person's self-esteem is like a sine curve. Before reaching a peak, the more a person possesses something, the more they want to show it off.

Only after surpassing that peak and realizing that there are always people better than you can you learn what humility is.

However, Chen Qi, Shen Nianxu, and Hu Yao did not seem to react to his words.

Chen Qi had only recently entered the world of cultivators and did not have a clear understanding of things like talent and ability.

Hu Yao is a demon, and his understanding of cultivators is still at the level of Xuanqing Zhenren, so he naturally looks down on the new generation He Wenchong.

As for Shen Nianxu...

Is there anyone whose talent can compare to this jerk surnamed Chen next to me?

He's stripped Taoism bare, and now you're telling me about your talent?

In this world, connections matter!

"As for this part," Boss Qin placed another box on the table. This box was like an ocean courier box, firmly nailed together with wood, and even had talismans pasted on it, as if sealing something. "These are the treasured cultivation techniques of our Qin Family Office."

Shen Nianxu became excited, "That's great, let us see it quickly."

"Let me see... Of course, but you need to pay a deposit first, just in case the technique is damaged," Boss Qin added, "That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Shen Nianxu readily took out her phone. "No problem, how much is the deposit?"

"A deposit of 500,000 RMB is required; simply scan the QR code. We accept WeChat Pay, UnionPay QuickPass, and other payment methods."

"How much?" Shen Nianxu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "I don't have that much money. Can you give me a discount?"

Boss Qin looked troubled. "This is a bit difficult... Why don't you borrow some money from someone? It's just a deposit, you'll definitely have to pay it back later."

Borrow money...

Shen Nianxu really couldn't think of anyone she could borrow money from. After all, the reputation of the bookstore had been almost ruined by the previous owner and herself, so at least no one in the cultivation world would be willing to lend her money.

"Can we talk this over...?"

Boss Qin shook his head, just about to speak, when his eyes flickered slightly, he pulled down his sunglasses slightly, and stared at Chen Qi's face for a long time.

"My friend," Boss Qin suddenly smiled, took out his phone, and waved to Chen Qi, "we can discuss it. I can reduce the deposit to 200,000 yuan, all you need is for us to take a photo together, how about it?"

He Wenchong, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow slightly. "One photo, worth 300,000? You're making films, aren't you?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Boss Qin grinned, and asked Chen Qi, "What do you think?"

Chen Qi hadn't expected that one of his photos could be worth 300,000 yuan. Anyway, he had plenty of group photos from childhood to adulthood, so he didn't refuse. "Okay, do you want me to take off my clothes?"

Boss Qin: "...Why do I need to take my clothes off?"

Chen Qi: "Isn't that how it is? Take off your clothes and take a picture, and then you can borrow a lot of money from other people."

Boss Qin: "..."

Shen Nianxu: "..."

"No need," Boss Qin said, rubbing his forehead. "Just like this, the two of us will squeeze into the camera and take a picture together."

Chen Qi nodded and, somewhat confused, took a photo with the other person.

"Excellent!" Boss Qin seemed overjoyed, his smile widening as he immediately sent the photo to someone else. "Miss Shen, please pay."

Chen Qi asked, "Who did you send the photos to?"

Boss Qin gave a mysterious smile. "You don't need to worry about that."

Shen Nianxu scanned the QR code and transferred the 200,000 yuan deposit. "Now can you show us your treasured cultivation techniques?"

"Of course," Boss Qin smiled, pulling a crowbar from under the counter and prying open the wooden box with a snap. "The first book is a legendary martial arts manual, created by Hong Qigong, a famous manual renowned throughout the world!"

He Wenchong, standing to the side, was intrigued. "Could it be the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms?"

"No, that's not it," Boss Qin said, taking out a slightly yellowed book from a wooden box covered with hay and handing it to Chen Qi. "To avoid copyright issues, it's called 'Dragon Subduing Technique.' It's extremely powerful and I obtained it from a powerful cultivator back then."

Does this still require avoiding copyright issues?

Chen Qi didn't even know where to begin complaining.

He took the book from Boss Qin and flipped through a few pages.

At this moment, Shen Nianxu suddenly remembered something and asked, "You just gave it to us like that? Aren't you worried about someone learning it on the spot?"

"Hahaha!" Boss Qin laughed three times. "First of all, the kind of thing that can be learned on the spot has never happened before. After all, the more powerful the technique, the more you need to calm down and comprehend it. It's impossible to learn it on the spot."

"Secondly, we have also considered that some cultivators are born with the ability to remember everything they see. Therefore, we have also added a forgetting technique to the cultivation method, which allows people to forget the general content after reading. Therefore, what you mentioned is absolutely impossible."

What?

Shen Nianxu was immediately startled.

Is there also the matter of forgetting the cultivation method?

Her thinking was simple: since Chen Qi had the ability to learn a technique with just a glance, he might be able to steal all the techniques they had here from the black market.

But what would happen if these techniques were imbued with the effect of being forgotten after reading them?

Even if Chen Qi learned it on the spot, he would forget the ability after closing the book because of the "forget after reading" effect.

Damn! This was a huge blunder!

The 200,000 yuan deposit was wasted!

Seeing Shen Nianxu anxiously biting her index finger knuckles, He Wenchong chuckled, "What is Miss Shen worried about? Didn't we already see the outcome before it even started? I've also heard of this Dragon Subduing Technique. Even my father might not be able to learn it, let alone a newcomer like you."

Hu Yao gripped Chen Qi's clothes, her eyes fixed on He Wenchong.

The latter felt a little uneasy under their gaze and simply shut his mouth.

Less than thirty seconds later, Chen Qi, who had flipped through the entire book from beginning to end, closed the cultivation manual in his hand and handed it back to Boss Qin.

Shen Nianxu secretly glanced at Chen Qi's expression.

His expression was strange, as if he wanted to speak but didn't know what to say.

Ruined!

This was the first time Shen Nianxu had ever seen Chen Qi show such an expression.

I really miscalculated this time!