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The three of them turned around, and what greeted their eyes were two figures, one old and one young. The old man looked to be over sixty years old, with a lean but robust build. His clothes were clean and tidy, and his hair was meticulously combed. Beside him was a child of five or six, dressed very simply but cleanly, with short black hair and healthy, tanned skin.
Unlike Shi Quan and his two companions, whose attire was similar to that of ordinary city dwellers, this old man and young boy clearly looked like they were from a village in the countryside. Although their clothes were clean and tidy, they were noticeably much plainer.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on encountering the Son of Destiny. A Heavenly Mandate Treasure Chest has been triggered and opened for you. Reward: One copy of the Cultivation Technique, Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures."
The moment Shi Quan's gaze fell upon the boy of similar age, the familiar mechanical voice of the System once again actively sounded in his mind.
Hearing the voice in his mind, Shi Quan's pupils noticeably constricted violently, and his heart pounded with joy.
On one hand, he hadn't expected that simply looking at him would so easily trigger the System's Treasure Chest.
Most importantly, this time the reward was a Cultivation Technique!
Nine Yin and Nine Yang!
In the Wuxia World, the meaning represented by Yin and Yang is the two opposing sides of the World, encompassing the changes of all things. The number nine also has a very special meaning; nine is the extreme, representing the limit, often implying "the exhaustion of change." Nine Yin and Nine Yang also carries the meaning of "all things return to one," greatly implying transcending limits.
Just hearing the name alone was enough to overshadow Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
Shi Quan hadn't expected his first meeting with Tang San to be such a coincidence.
In the Douluo Continent, who else could be the Son of Destiny besides Tang San?
Li Meili felt Shi Quan's hand suddenly clench and asked softly, "Shi Quan, what's wrong?"
Shi Quan tried hard to control the surging emotions in his heart and casually found an excuse, saying, "Nothing, Mom. I was just thinking, they're asking for the academy's location, so are they also going to register at the academy like us?"
"That must be Old Jack, the village chief of the beginner village, right?" Shi Quan subconsciously glanced at the old man who was still asking questions in a low voice.
"A-Jian, what do you think? Should we ask? If they're going the same way, we can get to know them early, and Shi Quan can have a companion," Li Meili asked Shi Jian.
"Let's ask." Shi Jian nodded. Judging from Tang San's and the other person's attire, they likely came from a relatively poor small village. An old man and a young boy, asking for the location of a Spirit Master academy at this time, most likely meant they were working students, just like Shi Quan. Having another Spirit Master friend would naturally be good.
Shi Jian pulled the carriage towards Old Jack and the other person, who were preparing to leave, and called out, "Elder, hello."
Old Jack's figure paused slightly, and he subconsciously looked around. He seemed to be the only elder on the street. He looked at Shi Jian uncertainly and asked, "Are you calling me, sir?"
Shi Jian said very politely, "Hello, Elder. My name is Shi Jian. I just heard you say you're going to Nuoding Academy?"
Old Jack's eyes lit up when he saw Shi Quan behind Shi Jian, and he asked, "Is Little Brother Shi also going to Nuoding Academy?"
"That's right, I'm here to send my son to enroll. Elder, are you sending your grandson to the Spirit Master Academy to enroll?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Old Jack nodded excitedly and explained, "But he's not my grandson. His name is Tang San, and he's from our Holy Soul Village. My name is Jack, and I'm the village chief of Holy Soul Village. His Family doesn't care about him, so I, as the village chief, had no choice but to send him."
"Hello, Village Chief Jack. We are from Shi Family Village. This is my wife, Li Meili, and this is my child, Shi Quan. We are also here to send him today."
"Isn't this a coincidence?" Old Jack grinned, gently patted Tang San's hand, "Tang San, quickly greet Uncle and Auntie."
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie." Tang San stepped forward obediently and greeted Shi Jian and Li Meili, his gaze subtly sizing up Shi Quan, who was beside the two of them.
"Shi Quan, why are you spacing out?" Li Meili asked, puzzled, when she saw Shi Quan not speaking. Normally, Shi Quan would have politely greeted them proactively.
"Hello, Village Chief Jack." Hearing Li Meili's words, Shi Quan finally snapped back from the System space and politely greeted Old Jack.
No one else could see the System screen except Shi Quan.
After glancing at Old Jack earlier, Shi Quan's attention immediately returned to the Cultivation Technique reward he had just received.
The System space was still in the form of storage grids, but it had changed from one to two.
An ancient, ink-colored book stood quietly in the second grid. The book had no special decorations, and its ink-colored cover had faint patterns. On it were six bold, white characters: Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures.
Just like with the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid, when Shi Quan's gaze fell upon the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures, information about it automatically appeared in his mind.
Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures: Originating from a certain Author Jin Yong's parallel World, it is the most top-tier Cultivation Technique from ancient times to the present in many Author Jin Yong's parallel Worlds, the general outline of all martial arts, integrating Yin and Yang, complementing each other.
Note: The Cultivation Technique is transmitted by consciousness. Extracting it will directly imprint it into the Host's mind. A trace of Yin and Yang power is contained within the Cultivation Technique. Please pay special attention, Host.
How could Shi Quan not be familiar with the Author Jin Yong's Wuxia World? All those well-known Wuxia Cultivation Techniques like the Nine Yin Scripture, Nine Yang Divine Art, and Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms all originated from Author Jin Yong's Wuxia.
Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was also a type of Wuxia Cultivation Technique, originating from the Tang Sect.
Wuxia Cultivation Techniques were also divided into different grades.
In many novels, the Tang Sect was renowned for its Hidden Weapons and poisons, and most of its Wuxia Cultivation Techniques were created to complement Hidden Weapons and poisons.
For example, the Mysterious Jade Hand in Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was primarily for collecting and making poisons, while Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Purple Demon Eye, and Controlling Crane Catching Dragon were also for better use of Hidden Weapons.
In Shi Quan's opinion, the Tang Sect, as a Family-based Martial World School, was just a small School. It only gained its reputation because of its secretive and sinister nature.
The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record could be considered somewhat powerful, but even if it was a top-tier Cultivation Technique, it was among the worst of the top-tier ones. After all, whether it was Mysterious Jade Hand, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Purple Demon Eye, or Controlling Crane Catching Dragon, the initial purpose of these Cultivation Techniques was not to kill enemies but to preserve life. The true killing moves within the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record were the endless Hidden Weapons techniques and the Hidden Weapons themselves.
Hidden Weapons techniques included things like Guanyin's Tear and Bodhi Blood, while Hidden Weapons were naturally Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and Torrential Pear Blossom Needle.
These were the strongest aspects of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
Of course, the strength of martial arts, besides the martial arts Cultivation Technique itself, also depended on the power of the user's Internal Energy. The stronger the Internal Energy, the stronger the power unleashed.
Just like how Tang San almost slayed a god with the Guanyin's Tear technique, it can be seen that a Hidden Weapons technique combined with Titled Douluo strength can unleash Divine Rank power.
Regardless of its own rationality and the strength of the gods, this alone shows that the role of Wuxia Cultivation Techniques for Spirit Masters is something that even a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ability cannot compare to.
If a Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record could help Tang San achieve such accomplishments, Shi Quan could hardly imagine how powerful the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures would be?
Just being the general outline of all martial arts was something a small Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record could not compare to.
Not to mention that the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures was also the strongest Cultivation Technique among many Author Jin Yong's Wuxia parallel Worlds.
Although he hadn't extracted it yet, Shi Quan could see that there was absolutely no comparison between the two.
This was also why Shi Quan had been dazed for so long. Based on the introduction alone, he felt that in the Douluo Continent, the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures fully deserved to be called a Divine Rank Cultivation Technique.
His attention returned to Tang San, and Shi Quan happened to meet Tang San's gaze.
Their eyes met. Tang San smiled faintly, and Shi Quan also smiled slightly at him.
Putting everything else aside, the current Tang San was not as handsome as him, nor as cute as him.
Who made him have a beautiful mother? From his Martial Spirit, it was clear that Shi Quan had inherited his mother's advantages from a young age. Although his face still had a hint of childishness, he already had the makings of a handsome boy. Coupled with the Awakening of his Earth Martial Spirit and Spirit Martial Spirit, Shi Quan's childishness gained a touch of maturity and Spiritual Qi, making him even more endearing.
After Shi Jian and Old Jack had a brief chat, Shi Jian discussed it with Li Meili, and they finally decided to go to the academy together. The mother and son's shopping trip also came to an end.
Shi Jian was naturally much more familiar with Nuoding City than Old Jack. When they met, the group was already not far from Nuoding Academy.
Under Shi Jian's lead, the group quickly saw the tall archway in the distance. In the center of the archway were four large characters: "Nuoding Academy."
"What are you doing here?"
As soon as the group reached the gate, they were immediately stopped by the young gatekeeper. His brows furrowed, especially when he saw Tang San and Old Jack.
Shi Jian stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hello, brother. We're all here to send our children to register at the academy. We're from Shi Family Village, and this gentleman is from Holy Soul Village."
Old Jack also stepped forward with a smile and said, "Hello, young brother."
"Are you all working students?" The gatekeeper frowned, looking at Shi Jian in surprise.
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper said with a half-smile, "Our academy hasn't had working students for many years. You wouldn't be fakes, would you?"
Old Jack's eyes flashed with anger upon hearing this. Shi Jian immediately understood the implications, smiled, and first took out his Martial Spirit certificate from his In arms, then took out dozens of bronze coins and handed them to the gatekeeper, "Brother, this is the certificate Spirit Hall issued to us."
Shi Quan's eyes narrowed slightly at the sight. How dare a mere gatekeeper demand benefits from a commoner Family like theirs? One must know that those who could enroll had a chance to become successful Spirit Masters. To offend a future Spirit Master for some small gain was a losing proposition, no matter how one looked at it.
Of course, there was another possibility: this gatekeeper had someone behind him, connections, so he didn't have to worry about resentment from commoner families. But the problem was, if there really was someone behind this gatekeeper, a Master with no real power could still control him.
"But the Master seems to have the dean of Nuoding Academy behind him?" Shi Quan was too lazy to think about the intricacies of it. His large eyes were curiously surveying his surroundings. He was waiting for someone, and that someone was the Master.
Shi Quan wasn't sure if their appearance would cause a time deviation, and whether the Master would appear was still a question. What he was more concerned about was that encountering Tang San had triggered a Heavenly Mandate Treasure Chest. Would the Master, as Tang San's teacher, also trigger a similar Treasure Chest?
"What is he… looking for?" Tang San curiously observed Shi Quan. From their meeting until now, Tang San had always felt that Shi Quan seemed a little different from other children, but he couldn't quite pinpoint what was different. So, he had been looking at Shi Quan intentionally or unintentionally along the way.
"Where's the Master?"
Shi Quan's sweeping gaze paused. He suddenly noticed a figure in the distance walking towards the academy. Shi Quan had never seen the Master, but when he saw the distant figure's stiff and expressionless face, it was likely him.
However, to Shi Quan's disappointment, the System's sound of triggering a Treasure Chest did not ring out in his mind again.
Tang San followed Shi Quan's gaze and also saw the figure in the distance. Noticing the disappointed expression on Shi Quan's face, he subconsciously thought, "Is he looking for someone?"
"Brother, they are with us."
On the other side, as Shi Jian handed the money to the gatekeeper, he quickly motioned for Old Jack to also take out Tang San's Martial Spirit certificate.
Although Old Jack didn't understand the intricacies, being a village chief, he quickly reacted. Suppressing his anger, he handed Tang San's Martial Spirit certificate to the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper glanced disdainfully at Old Jack, took the certificate from his hand, looked it over, and his expression became strange.
"You two are really interesting. Your Martial Spirits are both Blue Silver Grass? One has Innate Level One spirit power, while the other has Innate full spirit power? I've been a gatekeeper at the academy for four years, and this is the first time I've heard of a Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit having spirit power. Not only do two of them come at once, but one even has full spirit power?"
Upon hearing the gatekeeper's words, Old Jack, Shi Jian, and Li Meili all exchanged surprised glances.
The Spirit Hall's certificates could not be faked, nor would anyone dare to fake them, as they all knew. Innate full spirit power was different from twin spirits. Shi Jian and Li Meili both understood the meaning of Innate full spirit power. Compared to Shi Quan, Tang San was the true Genius. They just hadn't expected such a Genius to also have Blue Silver Grass, just like their own child.
[Note:In douluo 1, Innate full spirit power is most recognized talent compared to twin Martial Spirits which is awakened only twice in the records before and one of them is dead and other is hiding(Bibi Dong). I don't know how many people know about Bibi dong having twin Martial Spirits.]
Tang San, who was beside them, also looked at Shi Quan with surprise upon hearing the gatekeeper's words, guessing in his heart if this strange feeling was due to their Martial Spirits being the same.
"Follow the main road straight to the end, and you'll see the registration office. However, this carriage cannot enter. Park it nearby, and you'll have to carry your belongings in yourselves."
The gatekeeper was in a good mood after receiving benefits from Shi Jian. Seeing that Old Jack and Tang San, dressed in their ragged clothes, probably couldn't offer anything, he didn't make things difficult for them further and chose to let them pass…