The Celestial Fate Martial Mansion has only existed for eighty years, while the Seven Profound Martial Mansion was established by the Seven Profound Valley—a Third-Grade Sect with a six-hundred-year history. The Martial Mansion offers a wide selection of Inheritance Techniques!
Cultivating the Celestial Fate Martial Mansion's Inheritance Techniques, the hope of reaching the Body Cultivation Sixth Layer Pulse Condensation Stage was slim. But by cultivating the Seven Profound Martial Mansion's Inheritance Techniques, as long as one had Fourth-Grade Talent, breaking through to the Meridian Condensation Stage wasn't difficult!
As for Lin Ming, he didn't have a decent Body Cultivation Technique at all. He relied solely on a book called "Martial Arts Introduction," punching a tree stump every day and practicing Bone Dissolving with a Bone Knife. This was Lin Ming's path of Martial Arts!
For the past few years, he had relied on these self-taught methods and his own diligence to step over the threshold of the Body Cultivation First Layer!
This inheritance was just too important to him!
Lin Ming was incredibly excited. He ravenously absorbed and organized the knowledge from this Inheritance Technique. Soon, the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* gave him another surprise!
The *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* was a top-tier Body Cultivation Technique from the Divine Realm. Although it was top-tier, it was still just a Body Cultivation Technique, so it wasn't absurdly precious in the Divine Realm. The reason Lin Ming was so excited was that he had finally figured out what this so-called Divine Realm was.
The Divine Realm was a higher-level world, one that had existed for tens of millions of years. Body Cultivation, Martial Arts, the use of various weapons, all sorts of skills, and arrays had all reached their apex there. It was a world of Martial Arts Great Powers whose heaven-defying abilities were simply beyond what the current Lin Ming could possibly imagine!
In that case, the value of this *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* was immeasurable! And the Magic Cube held even more Soul Fragments. 'When I become strong enough, I should be able to absorb more!'
At this thought, Lin Ming's heart pounded with excitement.
Lin Ming was now terrified that the Cultivation Technique might be incomplete. After all, the Soul Fragment he had absorbed was just a tiny piece; it would be a tragedy if the technique was missing parts. Fortunately, as he continued to read and absorb it, the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* remained complete, covering everything from Refining Power, Muscle Training, and Organ Cultivation, all the way to Muscle Strengthening, Bone Forging, and Meridian Condensation.
This was enough to shock Lin Ming. On the Celestial Derivation Continent, Body Cultivation Techniques generally targeted only a single stage. For example, there was the *True Scripture of Muscle Strengthening* for Muscle Strengthening, the *Bone Forging Golden Body Technique* for Bone Forging, and the *Nine Veins Divine Skill* for Meridian Condensation. Yet the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture*, a single Cultivation Technique, covered everything from Refining Power to Meridian Condensation. And after that, something even more astonishing happened.
On Lin Ming's Celestial Derivation Continent, Meridian Condensation marked the end of the Body Cultivation Stage. After that came the Gathering Essence stage, which was divided into the Postnatal Realm and the Innate Realm. The Peak of Meridian Condensation Realm was a major hurdle; many people got stuck at the Bone Forging Realm, unable to advance for their entire lives.
It was common knowledge that the Peak of Meridian Condensation Realm was the physical limit of the human body. And yet, in the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture*, after Meridian Condensation, there was another realm—Bone Marrow Tempering!
And beyond Bone Marrow Tempering, there was even the Eight Gates Escape Armor! By aligning with the Eight Trigrams and corresponding with the Nine-Star Celestial Phenomenon, one could open the eight inner gates. With the Daoist Palace Nine Stars, one could shatter the limits of physical strength and charge toward an even higher realm!
Moreover, cultivating Bone Marrow Tempering or the Eight Gates Escape Armor didn't prevent a Martial Artist from entering the Postnatal and Innate realms. This was equivalent to having several extra realms compared to others. The benefits were self-evident!
Reading this, Lin Ming was too shocked to speak. The *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* alone was a worldly Supreme Treasure!
Lin Ming couldn't wait to start his Cultivation. But before he did, he first checked the pocket on his chest for the Magic Cube. A single glance left him stunned—the Magic Cube was gone!
A cold sweat broke out on Lin Ming. He reached out to touch the spot, only to feel something strange on his chest. Lifting his clothes, he discovered a peculiar symbol had appeared on the skin beneath his left chest pocket. The symbol was one of the mysterious inscriptions from the Magic Cube.
'The Magic Cube entered my body?' Lin Ming recalled that the saintly woman seemed to have summoned the Magic Cube from the flesh of her palm. So this wasn't too strange, but it seemed he had no idea how to summon the Magic Cube again.
He tried, but sure enough, it didn't work. Lin Ming was a little disappointed. The Magic Cube contained tens of thousands of Soul Fragments. He had chosen the smallest and dimmest one and obtained such a precious treasure. If he could absorb even more souls, it would be an unimaginable trove of riches.
At this thought, Lin Ming suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh. 'I must be blinded by greed. The weakest ownerless Soul nearly devoured my consciousness; wouldn't the stronger Soul Fragments just kill me instantly? I must be dreaming.'
'It seems that the secrets of the Magic Cube and those miraculous Soul Fragments will have to wait until my Cultivation is higher. Worrying about it now is pointless. It's better to cultivate the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* as quickly as possible.'
And so, Lin Ming calmed his mind and began to comprehend this Divine Realm Inheritance Technique with its long and storied history.
The essence of the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* was to train the physical body into a Divine Weapon—indestructible and possessing astonishing strength.
Not only that, but the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* also emphasized techniques for applying force. The First Layer, Refining Power, was vastly different from traditional Cultivation Techniques alone.
In an ordinary Cultivation Technique for Refining Power, reaching a strength of a thousand pounds was considered Minor Achievement, enough to shatter an ironwood stump with one punch. In the *Gang Fighting Scripture*, however, one not only had to refine power but also practice control over that power. At the Great Success stage, one could use their palm to strike a tree stump and reduce it to fine threads, or even cotton-like fibers!
Seeing this, Lin Ming's heart filled with yearning. Without a doubt, cultivating the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* would make him far more powerful than the average Body Cultivation master!
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「Three days later—」
At the foot of Dazhou Mountain, a bright moon hung high in the curtain-like sky. Lin Ming stood on the grass with his eyes closed, his breathing pulsating at a special frequency. He had been standing like this for an unknown amount of time, as still and motionless as a moonlit statue.
He was in Cultivation, practicing a unique method for circulating True Essence recorded in the *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture*—the *Chaos True Essence Technique*. This set of spells had a total of a Seventh Layer. It allowed for better use of True Essence to temper the body, forging the muscles and bones. After reaching Great Success in the spell, both strength and physical toughness would increase dramatically, far surpassing others at the same Realm!
Under the caress of the night wind, countless blades of grass rippled like waves. Lin Ming's breathing seemed to pulse along with this movement, as if he had completely merged with his surroundings, becoming one with them.
The moon passed over the treetops. A drop of cold dew quietly condensed on the tip of a leaf above Lin Ming's head. With a gentle tremble of the leaf, the heavy droplet fell silently.
The previously motionless Lin Ming suddenly opened his eyes. He extended his right hand, and the dewdrop landed precisely on his fingertip. It then rolled down his finger and into his palm. Lin Ming abruptly clenched his fist, catching the dewdrop within his grasp. Then, with a shake of his shoulder, he drove power from his legs through his waist and unleashed a sudden punch.
"BAM!"
Following the muffled impact, wood splinters flew from the ironwood tree in front of Lin Ming, a tree so thick it would take a person's arms to encircle it. A fist-sized indent nearly half a foot deep appeared out of nowhere!
Lin Ming took a deep breath, retracted his fist, and opened his hand. The drop of dew actually continued to roll off. With a light "SPLAT," the dewdrop landed on a blade of grass and broke apart.
Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Lin Ming's face.
'The *Chaos Gang Fighting Scripture* requires one to master their control over power to the point of perfection. The dewdrop didn't break when I threw that punch. Although I'm still far from the scripture's requirements, it's a decent result.'
Moreover, that last punch could leave an indent nearly half a foot deep in the iron-hard wood. Three days ago, he would have been lucky to leave one half an inch deep. This was all thanks to the *Chaos True Essence Technique*.
For the past three days, Lin Ming had been practicing the *Chaos True Essence Technique* nonstop. He had finally gotten a handle on it, but he was still far from achieving true First Minor Success.
In fact, the reason Lin Ming's Cultivation was progressing so smoothly was because he had benefited from that senior Great Ability. The many experiences and insights from that senior's memories were of great benefit to Lin Ming's Cultivation. The circulation of the Cultivation Technique was even deeply ingrained in that senior's Soul; all Lin Ming had to do was commit them to his body's memory.
Because of this frantic Cultivation, Lin Ming was also consuming medicinal herbs at an extremely fast rate. He had already used three slices of Blood Ginseng. If he kept practicing like this, he would run out in less than half a month.
'Even though I have the Cultivation Technique, the problem with the medicinal herbs still isn't solved...'
Just like that, another two days passed. Lin Ming's strength grew greater and greater. Now, at the Da Ming Pavilion, he could perform Bone Dissolving on a First-Level Ferocious Beast without breaking a sweat. He could even butcher four or five Second-Level Magical Beasts in a row with ease.
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One morning, Lin Xiaodong came to the Da Ming Pavilion to find Lin Ming. The two had a locating Sound Transmission Talisman between them. Lin Ming had only told Lin Xiaodong that he was working at Da Ming Pavilion, but not the reason why.
"The annual Martial Arts Trade Fair?" Lin Ming was slightly taken aback. This was the place Lin Xiaodong was proposing they go.
"Yeah! All sorts of Martial Arts Masters and famous nobles will be there. The things they sell... there's no 'rarest,' only 'rarer'!"
Lin Ming shrugged and said, "How can we afford that stuff? I have less than twenty taels of gold left."
"If we can't afford it, can't we just go look? Think of it as broadening our horizons. Besides, we're about to enter the Martial Mansion. We'll need a decent weapon, right? We can't afford the high-grade treasures, but I can still afford a fine, upper-mid-tier weapon."
Since Lin Xiaodong had put it that way, Lin Ming didn't want to spoil his fun. It would be good to go out and see the world anyway.
The two of them set off together. Lin Xiaodong chattered nonstop along the way, rattling off all sorts of gossip and rumors about the trade fair as if he were counting his family treasures. The fair was located near the Seven Profound Martial Mansion, in a less-than-prosperous area on the city's outskirts. As they were passing through a bustling district and were about to enter a small alley, Lin Ming suddenly stopped, placing a hand on Lin Xiaodong's shoulder.
"What's wrong, Brother Min?" Lin Xiaodong asked, confused.
"Someone's blocking our way." As Lin Ming spoke, his hand went to his waist and drew the Bone Dissolving dagger he always used at the Da Ming Pavilion. These past few days, as Lin Ming cultivated the *Chaos True Essence Technique*, his Perception Power had become many times sharper.
He almost instantly guessed who was coming. A few days ago, when he was being kicked out by his landlord, he had beaten up a pointy-eared, monkey-cheeked fellow. Now, that fellow's master had come looking for him. Lin Ming had long been prepared for this moment.