Chapter 42

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"Over there?" Yan Yan said, "That place is filled with low-grade secret manuals, all just a pile of garbage."

"Garbage?" Yang Dingtian asked in confusion.

Yan Yan said, "The manuals there are all of very low quality, not even worth mentioning. Some are completely untrainable. According to the elders, these manuals were randomly written by some weak warriors from ancient times, but were later dug up by later generations as treasures. After learning them, they found out they were completely useless and had harmed many people. Every sect has a lot of such garbage manuals."

"Take me to see it," Yang Dingtian said.

"What are you going there for?" Yan Yan asked.

"Just take me there," Yang Dingtian said.

Yan Yan frowned but still led Yang Dingtian out to the tenth room, the storage room for garbage manuals.

Opening the door, a musty smell hit them. It had been a long time since anyone had been there, and the entire place was covered in thick dust. There were no bookshelves; countless scrolls were scattered everywhere, some already damaged.

Yang Dingtian bent down and picked up a scroll, opening it halfway to find it was already half-rotten, so he threw it aside. He picked up another one, which was called "The Great Cosmic Devouring Technique." The name was incredibly powerful. But upon opening it, he found the patterns were just random scribbles, and several parts were broken. Although Yang Dingtian didn't understand these manuals, he knew this was garbage.

He picked up several more manuals and found they were all garbage. He had hoped to find a treasure among the garbage, but it was impossible.

"Alright, stop looking, they're all garbage," Yan Yan suddenly said. "There have been countless people with the same idea as you, but they all left disappointed. I can tell you, I've read every single garbage manual here. I also came here with the same idea as you, hoping to find a treasure."

Yang Dingtian was instantly very disappointed and could only go back to learning the Chaos Heaven-Slaying Sword. Following Yan Yan, he turned and left the garbage manual room.

"Crack!" Suddenly, a cracking sound was heard, and a crack appeared in the hard stone floor, with a beam of golden light seeping out.

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Something was happening, and Yang Dingtian was instantly delighted, running over to take a closer look.

From the crack in the stone floor, he saw a scroll lying a few feet underground, and it was a golden scroll, the only golden manual he had ever seen.

Yang Dingtian excitedly dug out the scroll and opened it with great anticipation. On it were written four large characters: Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique.

Yang Dingtian almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Other manuals had either powerful or mysterious names, but this Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique was truly bizarre.

Moreover, there were no patterns on the manual, just a blank page.

Looking at Yan Yan, she had a strange expression and sneered, "You think you found a treasure, don't you? You think you had a great encounter, don't you?"

"You're at least the hundredth person to open this manual," Yan Yan said. "It's garbage among garbage, with nothing inside. Many people have input their mystic energy, but there's no reaction. It's a completely blank manual."

That was true. When Yang Dingtian held other manuals, he could feel a surge of energy, but this Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique had no energy at all. But for some reason, Yang Dingtian felt a very strange sensation when he held it.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Dongfang Niemi in his mind let out a surprised sound, saying, "This manual is very, very strange."

"How strange?" Yang Dingtian asked.

"Even if a regular manual is of a high grade, when I look at it, I always see a picture, a picture of martial arts," Dongfang Niemi said. "But now, when I look at this manual, I see nothing. Yet it's not completely blank; it's like a vast sky, with only a few stars visible. When I try to get closer, it's incredibly proud and refuses to let me see. I learned a ninth-grade manual, but I never felt this unreachable before."

"Of course, this is just my feeling," Dongfang Niemi said.

Yang Dingtian felt a hidden excitement and said, "Master, I don't know why, but holding this manual gives me a very special feeling, as if I'm about to devour it or it's about to devour me."

Indeed, when he held the Chaos Heaven-Slaying Sword, his mystic energy was just restless. But now, it was a fatal attraction, like a vast desert yearning for a storm.

"Follow your heart; perhaps this is your destiny," Dongfang Niemi said slowly.

Yang Dingtian closed his eyes and felt for a long time. When he opened his eyes again, his expression was filled with determination.

"It's this one. I trust my own feeling," Yang Dingtian thought to himself, then opened his palm and input mystic energy.

"Yang Dingtian, are you crazy?" Yan Yan said. "A few people had the same idea as you and decided to learn this blank Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique. Do you know what happened after they input their mystic energy?"

"What?" Yang Dingtian asked.

"Complete blankness," Yan Yan said. "No matter how talented they were, after learning the Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique, they learned nothing and became blank themselves. One eighth-grade genius, after learning this technique, never advanced in cultivation and never even became an apprentice warrior until his death."

"Every genius who didn't believe in the curse and learned the Pig-Slaughtering Sword became a complete waste. This Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique is a disaster, and our Cloud Peak City has long wanted to destroy it. But we couldn't, so we buried it under the floor here. I didn't expect the stone to crack today and for you to find it." Yan Yan said, "In short, if you learn this manual, you'll be completely and utterly finished."

"So, I won't let you learn this damn Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique no matter what," Yan Yan said.

"But my heart tells me it's what I want," Yang Dingtian said.

"Many people have had the same idea," Yan Yan said. "You should leave this room right now and go learn the Chaos Heaven-Slaying Sword. I'm going to bury this harmful thing again."

Yang Dingtian firmly held the manual, not moving, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Yang Dingtian, are you listening to me?" Yan Yan said angrily. "Am I still your wife? Are you listening to your wife?"

"Are you not letting go? Are you not leaving? Don't force me to act, don't force me to hit my husband," Yan Yan's beautiful eyes flared, and she was ready to act.

Yang Dingtian looked at Yan Yan and said, "I've decided; I'm going to learn the Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique."

Yan Yan was shocked and said, "Yang Dingtian, we don't have time for you to take risks, and you don't have the right to take risks. No, absolutely not."

"I must," Yang Dingtian said firmly.

Yan Yan's face changed, and she suppressed her anger, becoming gentle. "Be a good boy, listen to me, and go learn the Chaos Heaven-Slaying Sword. I'm your wife, and I'm counting on you to protect me, my husband..."

The last word "husband" was said so sweetly and coquettishly that half of Yang Dingtian's body went numb.

Yan Yan's gentle attack almost made Yang Dingtian give in, but he gritted his teeth and looked at her firmly. "Yan Yan, I've decided."

At that moment, Yang Dingtian seemed possessed.

Yan Yan stared at Yang Dingtian for a long time, then suddenly stepped back several meters, drew her sword, and placed it at her neck, saying coldly, "Fine, learn it! If you learn this cursed thing, I'll have no hope left. I might as well die. As soon as you input mystic energy, I'll die in front of you."

"My personality has always been fierce, but I've endured a lot for you, you bastard," Yan Yan said coldly. "Do you think I dare? As soon as you input mystic energy, I'll cut my throat."

Yang Dingtian was completely stunned. Yan Yan was so stubborn and determined that he was at a loss. He couldn't let her cut her throat, but could he just give up on this Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique that he was so captivated by?

Yang Dingtian took a deep breath and said, "Yan Yan, I feel this is truly destined for me. Of course, many people have felt the same way, and they all became waste."

"That's right, choosing this Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique is a huge risk," Yang Dingtian said. "But coming to this world itself was a huge risk, an almost impossible risk."

"Sorry, you haven't convinced me," Yan Yan said. "You have two choices: put down the manual and come with me, or I'll cut my throat and let my blood spray on your face."

"There's a secret I haven't told anyone, not even your father," Yang Dingtian took a deep breath and said slowly, "Coming to this world was an impossible risk; I'm not from this world."

"What?" Yan Yan was instantly shocked.

"I'm not from this world; I come from another world, completely different from the Chaos Continent, a world that seems fantastical to you," Yang Dingtian smiled slightly. "Of course, in that world, there are no girls as beautiful as you."

"Impossible!" Yan Yan's expression became incredibly shocked, her eyes wide.

"I come from another world, so... so I must learn the Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique," Yang Dingtian said slowly. "I have to take this risk, I have to protect you, I have to complete your father's mission..."

As he spoke, Yang Dingtian began to input mystic energy into the manual.

Yan Yan just stared at Yang Dingtian, of course, she didn't cut her throat.

Then, something incredible happened. As Yang Dingtian input his mystic energy into the Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique, patterns began to appear on the manual, and then the manual disintegrated inch by inch.

The Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique! The patterns on it were more brilliant and wondrous than any he had seen before.

The entire manual disappeared inch by inch. Finally, the manual completely disintegrated in Yang Dingtian's hands, vanishing from the world.

Yang Dingtian closed his eyes and slowly floated in the air, surrounded by rings of light that enveloped his body.

Finally, the mysterious light completely enveloped Yang Dingtian, like a baby in its mother's womb. Countless rays of light entered Yang Dingtian's body.

Watching all this, Yan Yan was completely stunned.

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