# Chapter 689: Heaven Grade Martial Technique
After leaving the Venerable's residence, the crowd felt a sense of lingering loss. Although it was only a brief period of time, the Venerable's words had shown them a broader martial world.
There were not many words exchanged, but their understanding of martial arts had become more thorough. Their clarity regarding the realms above Mysterious Martial Realm was also more distinct. In their hearts, a desire arose — a longing to possess the power of Will, a longing to step into the Heavenly Martial Realm, and even a longing to comprehend that mysterious Essence, to achieve the Venerable Martial Realm, and even more distant, the Emperor Realm!
Now, they had an opportunity to step into the Emperor's palace world. There, perhaps they could obtain Essence Crystals, perhaps they could obtain other precious treasures. In the world of an Emperor from several thousand years ago, Venerable Martial cultivators served as guards, and Heavenly Martial cultivators were servants. If anyone said there were no precious treasures inside, no one would believe it.
Even the relics of a single Venerable were enough to drive people mad. A Venerable, to them, was lofty and unattainable, something to be looked up to.
Stepping into the courtyard, the Northern Divine Palace's Palace Master, Beiming, was waiting outside. He had been here all along without leaving. Seeing the crowd emerge, a smile appeared on his face. He said, "Greetings, Venerable. I trust you all now have a different understanding of martial arts. Now, I would like to ask once more: who among you is willing to join my Divine Palace? My Divine Palace will certainly not treat you poorly."
The crowd's eyes flickered. This time, aside from Lin Feng and a few others, everyone else was tempted. They seemed to need a powerful platform — a platform that could help them grow stronger.
"I am willing to join the Divine Palace." Someone spoke up, having made up his mind.
"I am willing as well." Another echoed. Aside from Lin Feng and his group, almost everyone else expressed their willingness to join the Divine Palace.
Seeing this, Beiming's face also showed a hint of a smile. But his gaze remained fixed on Lin Feng and Jun Moxi. What he wanted most was for these two to join the Divine Palace. However, Lin Feng remained unmoved, his expression calm and indifferent.
"Lin Feng, Jun Moxi, Tang Youyou, Yun Feiyang, Qing Mengxin — won't you give it some serious thought?" Beiming called out the names of the five one by one, taking the initiative to ask.
"Palace Master's kindness, Lin Feng gratefully accepts. But Lin Feng already has a master and is the leader of a sect. How could I join another force?" Lin Feng shook his head in refusal, causing Beiming to pause in surprise. So Lin Feng was actually the leader of a sect.
Jun Moxi and the others also refused one after another. They had no interest in joining the Divine Palace.
"Very well. Since you have all made up your minds, I will not press further. Now, all of you follow me." Beiming sighed and shook his head. Then he led the crowd through the void once more, passing over palaces and domes below. Finally, when they arrived at a towering palace that pierced the clouds, Beiming brought the crowd down to land.
This towering palace was extremely quiet. The palace gates were wide open. Stepping inside, they found rows upon rows of ancient books, a dazzling array.
"Cloud-Turning Palm, Carefree Sword Art, Heaven Origin Technique..." Lin Feng casually scanned and his gaze froze. Here, all of them were cultivation techniques and martial skills — powerful divine abilities.
"Here, from the lowest level cultivation techniques and martial skills to Earth Grade high-grade techniques and skills, all are available. Any inner disciple of my Northern Divine Palace may browse them freely, but they cannot be taken away. If you wish to cultivate them, you may memorize or copy them down before leaving. There are no other restrictions."
Beiming spoke, causing the pupils of the crowd to contract sharply. Earth Grade high-grade cultivation techniques and martial skills were already extremely precious to them. But as long as one was an inner disciple of the Northern Divine Palace, one could come here and freely choose any technique to cultivate. This was the benefit of belonging to a powerful sect. The gap appeared right here. Ask yourself: with the same talent, one person relies on groping in the dark alone, while another has such excellent conditions — their starting points are completely unequal, and their fates are destined to be vastly different.
"Back then, I relied on lucky encounters to obtain Earth Grade low-grade techniques and martial skills like Overlord Blade Art and Cross Shadow Assassination Technique. But now, here, Earth Grade high-grade techniques are available for free selection." Lin Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head. The others were also quite excited. From now on, they would never lack cultivation techniques and martial skills to practice. They could even cultivate many at the same time. This vast hall contained millions of sets of techniques and skills, all theirs to choose from.
"Lin Feng, you obtained first place in this Snow Domain Grand Competition. The Divine Palace will naturally reward you. If you were willing to join the Divine Palace, I could have let you enter the second layer of the hall to choose Heaven Grade Divine Palace techniques. Since you refused to join the Divine Palace, the Divine Palace will still not treat you poorly. We will grant you a set of Heaven Grade techniques or martial skills. However, you will not be able to freely choose. Tell me whether you want a technique or a martial skill, and which category, and I will help you select."
Heaven Grade!
The crowd's eyes trembled as they looked at Lin Feng. This was the difference in treatment. If Lin Feng were willing to join the Divine Palace, Heaven Grade divine abilities would be his to choose freely. What a pity, what a terrible pity. They truly could not understand why Lin Feng refused.
Moreover, even though Lin Feng refused, the Divine Palace still promised him a set of Heaven Grade divine abilities. They did not have such treatment. It was because Lin Feng was the first place in the Snow Domain Grand Competition. Entering the Emperor's world still required relying on Lin Feng's formidable strength.
"Heaven Grade!" Lin Feng murmured. For techniques, he already had the Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture, which was enough. As for martial skills and divine abilities, he had quite a few lucky encounters: the Nine Revolutions Buddha-Demon Art, sword dao power — whether in attack or defense, they were all super powerful means, no weaker than Heaven Grade.
"Lin Feng, I must remind you. Heaven Grade techniques and martial skills already align with the power of Will. They can promote the comprehension of Will. You could choose a set of sword techniques." Beiming suggested to Lin Feng.
"Sword techniques!" Lin Feng shook his head. Possessing the Blood Drinking Sword, comprehending the fifth level of Sword Dao Will, plus the sword in the desolate void within his mind, all of this could already promote his comprehension of Sword Dao Will. He did not need sword techniques.
"I need a movement technique. Preferably one with Wind Will." Lin Feng spoke. He already had means of attack and defense, and his technique was powerful. What he seemed to lack most was movement technique. In the Snow Domain Grand Competition when facing other strong opponents, his movement technique could not suppress others. He relied on his sword and other terrifying means. Therefore, he chose a movement technique.
"Very well. I will go and select a set of Heaven Grade movement techniques for you." Beiming nodded. He took out a five-star key and placed it into the five-star slot of a five-colored door. In an instant, a flash of light passed, and Beiming's body directly disappeared from the spot.
"A wondrous place." The crowd looked at the disappearing figure of Beiming, wondering what technique he would bring out. What a pity that Jun Moxi was also unwilling to join the Divine Palace. Otherwise, he too could have selected a Heaven Grade Divine Palace technique.
After a while, Beiming emerged from within. In his hand hung a piece of jade. On the jade, faint light seemed to flicker. Memory Jade!
"Lin Feng, this Wind Soaring Nine Heavens is a Heaven Grade low-grade martial technique. Cultivating it can help you comprehend Wind Will. Keep it well." Beiming handed the Memory Jade to Lin Feng. Lin Feng did not even look at it and directly put it away, causing a sharp glint to flash in Beiming's eyes. Lin Feng, this man, not joining the Divine Palace... what a pity.
"Jun Moxi, Tang Youyou, the four of you — if you are willing to join my Divine Palace, I can also reward you with Heaven Grade techniques or martial skills. But since you have all refused, you may freely choose from the techniques and martial skills in this hall. You may take up to five sets directly. Additionally, there will be a grand gift from the Dragon Mountain Empire, which I will have someone personally deliver to the Dragon Mountain Empire."
"Jun Moxi thanks the Palace Master for his kindness. As for my personal reward, I will not need it." Jun Moxi shook his head. The divine abilities he cultivated were already very strong. Heaven Grade techniques and martial skills were what truly held strong appeal for him. Earth Grade peak techniques and skills, though precious, were at least not very useful to Jun Moxi.
Tang Youyou and Qing Mengxin also did not take any. Being versatile without specialization, they now needed to focus on cultivating their own techniques and martial skills well.
Only Yun Feiyang did not let the opportunity pass. He alone took five sets of techniques and martial skills before stopping.
"Palace Master, since matters here are concluded, I also wish to leave. Please inform me of the time and location for entering the Emperor's Secret Realm. I will arrive on my own at that time to enter on behalf of the Divine Palace."
"Take these." Beiming waved his hand. The crowd caught the Memory Jades he tossed out. They heard Beiming say, "Inside these is the map of our entire region. I have marked the Emperor's Secret Realm. Within three months, you must arrive."
"Very well." Lin Feng and the others nodded. Among them, there was mutual trust. This was the boldness of the strong. Since the Divine Palace wanted to use Lin Feng and the others, they would not doubt them, allowing them to arrange things on their own!
PS: Only two chapters today. Next, Lin Feng returns home to show off, and a major plotline needs to be carefully sorted out. Tomorrow, I will get up early and release a chapter. Currently, I owe two chapters of daily updates!