Chapter 4

### Chapter 4: Unexpected Harvest (Second Update)

The three great works, *Nine Yang Divine Skill*, *Wang Nangu's Poison Classic*, and *Hu Qingniu's Medical Book*, could not be taken back to the real world. Li She was not the type to be a good Samaritan, so after memorizing the three works, he burned them.

This was the first time Li She had traversed countless worlds, breaking through the barriers of the world. His body, after being crushed and reformed, achieved the effect of bone washing, which martial artists dreamed of. Therefore, his physical strength reached the level of a top martial artist in this world, and his meridians were widened, allowing him to master the *Nine Yang Divine Skill* in just three months. This was the extraordinary aspect of the *Divine Thief Order*, which could continuously enhance human potential. Each time, there was a breakthrough, and this was the greatest secret of the *Divine Thief Order*.

After resting for a night, Li She packed all his belongings, took out a climbing rope, and tied his backpack. He had already found the small cave where Zhang Wujie had climbed out, but considering that Zhu Changling was still stuck inside, he stood in place and recited the bone-shrinking technique from the *Nine Yang Divine Skill*. His body made a series of cracking sounds, and the 1.6-meter-tall, 50-kilogram, 14-year-old Li She suddenly compressed, his limbs shortening by ten centimeters, his bones filling the gaps, and his body becoming 1.1 meters tall. The air in his lungs was expelled, and his chest caved in.

It seemed as if he had returned to the age of ten. Li She couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of the *Nine Yang Divine Skill*. His body had shrunk, but his weight remained unchanged, and his movements were unaffected.

Looking at his smaller form, he rolled up his pants and sleeves, put on a miner's lamp, and tied the rope around his body before crawling into the cave, which was about 50 centimeters wide.

The cave, completely inside the mountain, was of unknown length. Li She slowly crawled forward for over ten minutes and saw the body stuck ahead. It was undoubtedly the unfortunate Zhu Changling. After three months and the severe cold of Kunlun Mountain, the body had not rotted. The unique natural climate and ventilation conditions in the cave had completely dehydrated Zhu Changling's body, leaving it like a dried-up corpse, just a layer of skin.

To train Li She's courage, he had seen all kinds of disgusting corpses. He had visited many ancient tombs in famous mountains and rivers and had even adapted to the bodies full of flies and maggots from the African ethnic massacres. How much more could a dried-up corpse like this affect him?

Li She pushed Zhu Changling's body out with his hands and crawled for half an hour with great difficulty. Finally, he saw a patch of light. After jumping out of the cave, he took a long breath.

The small platform, less than ten square meters, was covered in snow. Anyone trapped in such a place for five years, unable to reach the sky or touch the ground, would be filled with resentment. No wonder Zhu Changling had plotted to push Zhang Wujie off the cliff.

Reversing the bone-shrinking technique, Li She's body made another series of cracking sounds, and his height returned to 1.6 meters. Standing on the snowy platform, he pulled out his backpack, which was tied to the rope. With a 'thud,' the backpack fell out, scattering the snow on the platform.

Li She walked to the edge of the platform and looked down, swallowing hard. "Damn! He didn't die? It's at least 70 to 80 meters down. Truly amazing, the protagonist's fate is indeed special!" Li She thought to himself.

He didn't dare to jump down like Zhang Wujie. A 20-story building's height was not something he could handle without the protagonist's light. He opened his backpack, took out the climbing equipment he had brought, and prepared. Although he didn't know how to release internal energy, he could still create a strong wind with his fists. Li She swung his fists at the snow on the platform, and in a few moments, the snow was blown away.

Under the sunlight, the dark platform was revealed. Li She focused and saw that it was covered with large and small characters and some diagrams.

Li She bent down, and the more he looked, the wider his mouth opened. The platform was inscribed with thousands of characters, all carved by Zhu Changling, including the Duan family's ultimate martial art, *One Yang Finger*.

"Ha ha ha! Although I don't have the protagonist's light, I still triggered a hidden plot! It's the will of heaven." Li She laughed loudly.

The platform was inscribed with over 4,000 characters, but the *One Yang Finger* section was only about 500 characters. It seemed that this *One Yang Finger* was also incomplete. In *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils*, the Six Pulse Divine Sword was a powerful martial art that produced a great hero like Duan Yu. In *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, the *One Yang Finger* created one of the Five Greats of Central China, the First Lamp Master. But in *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*, the *One Yang Finger* had almost disappeared, with only a mention of Zhu Changling, a descendant of the Duan family's vassal. It was clear that over time, many ultimate martial arts had been lost to history. After Guo Jing's death, in *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*, the *Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms* that made heroes tremble were no longer seen, and Huang Yaoshi's *Ocean Tide Melody* had become a lost art. Ouyang Feng's *Toad Divine Skill* had also vanished. Time was indeed a ruthless butcher's knife.

The initial excitement had faded, and Li She calmed down to read the stone inscriptions, which he couldn't help but criticize. This was essentially Zhu Changling's autobiography. It seemed that Zhu Changling, trapped here, feared the *One Yang Finger* would be lost, so he carved it down. The beginning was filled with descriptions of the Duan family's glory, Duan Yu's heroic deeds, and the First Lamp Master's status as one of the Five Greats of Central China. When it came to Zhu Changling himself, he didn't forget to lament his own fate, blaming his death on being betrayed by a villain.

After reading, Li She couldn't help but criticize, "This Zhu Changling, with no one to verify, you really dare to say such things! The villain you speak of is Zhang Wujie, right? Ah, failing to steal a chicken and losing a handful of rice, the victor is the king, the loser is the bandit! Even though you dared to scheme against the world's favorite, dying of hunger is indeed tragic!"

Zhu Changling's body reminded everyone of the power of the world's favorite, that anyone who touched it would die, and die a terrible death.

The *One Yang Finger* was a prerequisite for practicing the *Six Pulse Divine Sword* and could be considered the foundation of the *Six Pulse Divine Sword*. It was a profound point-striking skill that could release internal energy. The *One Yang Finger* was divided into nine levels. In *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils*, most of the high monks in Tianlong Temple were at the second level, which was already considered a high level. In *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, the First Lamp Master was probably at this level.

However, from another perspective, this skill was also a bit of a chicken rib. Releasing internal energy was no easy task, and even if it could be released, it was rare to injure an enemy. Without a deep internal energy base, it was impossible to sustain. If the internal energy was insufficient, firing a few times would exhaust the user, and the range was not far. It was better to use a throwing knife. Without a corresponding deep internal energy base, this skill became a chicken rib. No wonder Zhu Changling was only a top martial artist in *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*.

According to Zhu Changling, every three levels formed a stage. Levels 9 to 7 were the entry level for the *One Yang Finger*, focusing on accumulating internal energy.

Levels 6 to 4 involved training the fingers to the point of breaking stones, refining internal energy.

Levels 3 to 1 involved reaching the stage of releasing internal energy based on the accumulated internal energy.

The 500-character *One Yang Finger* cultivation method, along with two diagrams, one for the left hand and one for the right, was illustrated. Li She tried to use the Nine Yang True Energy according to this cultivation method.

The *One Yang Finger* involved dividing the true energy from the three yang meridians of the feet (the Foot Three Yang Meridians, the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, and the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian) and the three yang meridians of the hands (the Hand Three Yang Meridians, the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, the Hand Shaoyang Triple Burner Meridian, and the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian), concentrating the true energy in the index finger and releasing it.

According to Zhu Changling, at the third level, the true energy could be released up to five zhang (about 16 meters), at the second level, up to ten zhang (about 33 meters), and at the first level, up to a stunning twenty zhang (about 66 meters). However, for Li She, who was proficient in firearms, twenty zhang? Could it even match a handgun?

With the *Nine Yang Divine Skill*, a treasure from *The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber*, any skill could be quickly mastered. This was the will of the world.

Facing the hard rock wall, Li She extended his index finger and ran the Nine Yang True Energy according to the *One Yang Finger* cultivation method. Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation in his index finger, as if blood was about to burst out. With a 'whoosh,' a red true energy beam shot out, piercing the hard rock wall.

The hard rock wall, like tofu, was punctured by the fiery red true energy, creating a hole the size of a coin. Overjoyed, Li She tried again. Indeed, with his deep internal energy base, the *One Yang Finger* skill shone in his hands. Under the powerful Nine Yang True Energy, the originally single-shot *One Yang Finger* became a rapid-fire machine gun in Li She's hands.

Excited, Li She fired fifty true energy beams, turning the hard rock wall into a honeycomb. Examining his work, Li She found a branch to probe the depth, and each beam had penetrated the hard rock wall by about two finger widths, about 20 centimeters.

Swallowing hard, "Damn, even a bulletproof vest couldn't stop it at close range," Li She thought.

Although there were only two finger techniques, and the others were probably lost, obtaining these two *One Yang Finger* techniques made Li She extremely excited. Maintaining his usual style, he destroyed the stone inscriptions on the ground, fixed the climbing lock, and tied the climbing rope around his body. High-altitude rappelling was a simple task for the current successor of the Divine Thief School.

'Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh,' the wind whistled in Li She's ears as he descended the cliff. Soon, he saw a grass hut below, the place that had saved Zhang Wujie's life.

After landing, Li She packed up the climbing rope, put on his backpack, and set off toward his next goal.

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