Liam Ardent stepped into the vaulted, sandalwood-scented halls of the Wudang Scripture Vault. Rows of jade shelves lined with scrolls stretched before him like a forest of wisdom. He lifted a single manual marked in gold.
Ladder Cloud Steps — Golden Manual — Wudang's famed lightness skill.
His lips curved slightly. But rather than sit and cultivate, Liam opened his system interface and called up the mall.
System Store
Double Cultivation Card… Skip Battle Token…
Double Training Card – Cost: 10,000 Silver
He pressed "Buy" without hesitation. The moment it activated, a ripple of hidden force settled into his body—doubling all training gains.
A crisp prompt sounded in his mind.
System Update
[Double Training Card Activated]
"Now," Liam murmured. "Time to feast."
He gripped the ladder-cloud manual again.
System Update
[Golden Manual: Ladder Cloud Steps – Mastered]
[EXP +2,000 / Internal Energy +2,000]
System Update
[Silver Manual: Wudang Long Fist – Mastered]
[EXP +600 / Internal Energy +600]
System Update
[Golden Manual: Pure Yang Infinite Art – Mastered]
[EXP +2,000 / Internal Energy +2,000]
One manual after another. Liam barely even opened the scrolls. He only needed to touch them—and the system devoured their essence for him. His body surged with inner power, bones humming, blood like molten steel.
Beyond the window, Master Elias Rowan meditated under a pine tree in peace, unaware of the storm of cultivation happening within.
Outside, those who peeked assumed Liam was merely skimming scrolls. Walking through a hall without focus—so they thought. In truth, manuals were practically being burned into his soul in seconds.
Hours flew like sparks.
System Update
[Level Up → Level 9]
[Constitution +2 → 138 (Insight & recovery ×13.8)]
[Internal Energy skyrockets…]
By dusk, Liam let out a slow breath, entire hall spinning with residual qi. Every scroll in the Scripture Vault had been absorbed.
Over two hundred bronze manuals
More than one hundred silver manuals
Twenty-one golden manuals
All mastered. The only regret — no diamond-grade techniques.
Still, when he finally checked his panel, a grin spread slowly across his face.
System Update – Status Panel
Name: Liam Ardent
Level: 9
Internal Energy: 166,000（Peak First-Rate Expert）
Experience: 106,000 / 256,000
Constitution: 138
Storage: Growth Gift Pack ×1, Golden-Silver Talisman ×1
Silver: 6,400
Weapon: Heavenly Reliquary Sword（King-Class Divine Weapon）
Skill Treasury: Heavenly Descent Beyond the Veil（King Skill – incomplete）, Thousand-Remedy Codex, Ladder Cloud Steps, Pure Yang Infinite Art, Unnamed Medical Book（Diamond Manual）…
"This… is worth it."
He turned and pushed the wooden door open. Outside, Elias Rowan opened his eyes.
"You've finished?"
Liam nodded. "Let's go. I can cleanse Lucas Rowan's poison completely now."
Cleansing the Poison – And a Secret Twist
They found Lucas seated cross-legged in a side chamber. Liam raised a hand, and dozens of silver needles flicked into being between his fingers like a fan of swords.
In a blur, the needles embedded themselves across Lucas's meridian points. Cold mist erupted as the poison was forced out—so much that Lucas coughed violently. Frost steamed in the air.
A final turn of qi sent a cycle of warmth through Lucas's organs. The youth gasped and collapsed forward, sweaty but alive.
"Unbelievable…" Elias Rowan breathed.
Lucas blinked in a daze. "I… I can breathe without freezing…"
Liam smiled politely—but inside… he knew a small root of cold poison still remained, nestled… at the most private place.
Enjoy your future life as a eunuch, Lucas Rowan.
With the treatment complete, the Wudang disciples returned — first curious, then relieved, then cold again once they remembered who Liam was.
They offered thanks… and then quickly ushered him toward the mountain road with formal bows but icy eyes.
Liam did not care. He had gotten everything he wanted.
Without a backward glance, he descended the mountain road toward the world below—ready to reunite with Lilith and Rowena, and begin a new chapter of his cultivation journey.
Glossary – Chapter 30
Ladder Cloud Steps – Golden lightness technique of the Wudang Sect, allowing the user to ascend walls or glide across treetops like smoke.
Pure Yang Infinite Art – A potent internal cultivation manuscript of Wudang focusing on pure yang qi circulation.
Double Training Card – System consumable that doubles EXP and internal energy gained from training for a limited duration.
This story is inspired from various Wuxia novels ,so if you find any similarities please dont mind . and if you think this is boring wait till the Dual cultivation starts ,Thank you .
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
T/N :
Access 25 chapters in Advance on my P@treon: [email protected]/GodFic