Chapter 54: Mysterious Object, Reward (I) (2/2)
Gathering a few sticks and twigs, starting a fire, he first stripped the rabbit and wild boar, and nestled them on top of the sticks and twigs to roast them. After half a ring, a dense fragrance wafted over his nose. The oil and fat dripped on the burning coal below, releasing crackling sounds. The firelight would dance from time to time, causing splashes of faint strands of fire stars.
”If only there was a little salt!” Junior Leopard bit on the meat in his hands. It was very fragrant, but it was tasteless. However, for Junior Leopard, who was in a hungry state, it was sufficient.
After eating and drinking to his fill, Junior Leopard wiped his mouth and raised his head to observe on all fours. In these surroundings, other than him, not even a bird existed.
Helplessly shaking his head, he leapt up, and returned to the cave by the cliff. With one look, he saw the black bag with golden lines lying in one corner.
This bag was brought into the cave by him, but he hadn't had time to take a look at it. Now that he had eaten and drunk to his fill, he naturally couldn't wait to open the bag.
Other than the green-colored Queer Pearl and the Inner Elixir of the Evil Toad, the bag still had three things inside, a rock, a book, and a goatskin scroll.
”Is this the legendary Spiritual Stone?!”
Junior Leopard picked up the stone in the bag, and held it in his palm. He slightly circulated his Qi, a wave of extremely cold Spiritual Qi followed his hand's laogong acupoint straight into his Dantian.
”Si—!” Junior Leopard's body heavily jerked. His hand swayed, and threw this rock far out of the cave entrance. The stone had left his hand, however, his body was still shivering repeatedly.
”Spiritual Stone, it really is a Spiritual Stone. Furthermore, inside it contains an extreme Yin Spiritual Qi. I practice fire attribute cultivation, which is totally incompatible!”
Sitting on the floor, after a full two hours, he then completely refined the strand of cold Qi that entered into his Dantian. He heaved out a long breath.
Theoretically speaking, the Spiritual Qi contained within a Spiritual Stone could increase one's powers, waiving away the requirement of the inhalation and exhalation process. However, if the Spiritual Stone contained Spiritual Qi that was incompatible, the effort spent is not any less than just honestly sitting there and going through inhalation and exhalations. Most of the time, the effort was doubled while the results were halved. Like just now, just refining one strand of cold Qi wasted Junior Leopard's two hours. Yet it didn't let his own Internal Qi gain any increase.
”Aye, I thought I picked a treasure. I cannot use this thing, yet it is a pity to throw it away. Bringing it with me will also bring trouble. This is exactly like the legendary golden brand chicken rib!” Junior Leopard had a bitter face. He ran to the bottom of the cave, and picked up that Spiritual Stone and threw it into the bag. He then took out the two books and the ancient looking goatskin scroll.
” Blood Evil Harden Bone Fist ?! This is a punching skill to forge the bones?”
As he first flipped open the book, Junior Leopard became surprised. This book was not thick, and what was recorded was actually a punching skill to forge the bones. Looking at this fist method's title, it should be the Dark Sect's bone forging punching skill. Junior Leopard looked at it twice, and then returned it into the bag.
This was a bone forging punching skill that couldn't even be bought with 10,000 gold. Given his body's condition now, he would need at least three years before he could practice it, hence, he should keep it first.
He then flipped open another book. This book was thinner than theBlood Evil Harden Bone Fis t. There were only about a dozen pages, and what was recorded on it was a sword method.
” Silver Moon Sword Technique ?!” Looking at this sword technique's title, Junior Leopard's eyebrows twitched. He then continued flipping, until he flipped to the third page, he then stopped. ”Star River Burning Completely?”
This move ”Star River Burning Completely” was what Xue Wuya taught him previously, it was one of Silver Moon Sword Technique 's three killer moves.
”Keke, looks like this Xue Wuya didn't completely comprehend this set of sword techniques. He only flimsily passed it down to me. If not, just based on this sword technique and the coal dagger, killing that Monster Toad would be extremely easy, there will be nothing left for me to do!”
As the old saying went, ”Once human beings think, the Emperor will laugh”. What Junior Leopard thought of was only half right. Indeed, this sword technique was what Xue Wuya just obtained. It was also because of this set of sword techniques that he would kill everyone in the Yangzhou West County, incurring the wrath of The White Blademaster Lu Shaoyou. However on the other side, Junior Leopard only saw the power ofSilver Moon Sword Technique , it's extreme sharpness. Yet he didn't notice that this sword technique's requirements on the body were perverse. He forgot that Xue Wuya suffered serious injuries, and completely relied on the Bloodfire Gang to fight with the Evil Toad. He couldn't exert his body movement. Even if he used this set of sword techniques, he couldn't unleash this sword technique's true strength. Dealing with the EvilToad, this was still too forced.
”This set of sword techniques could be practiced. Even though my Internal Qi isn't enough, it is better to familiarize myself with the movements first!” Junior Leopard's heart was silently happy. He carefully read through the whole sword technique. His attentive manner was as if he wanted to firmly memorize everything that was within the book.
After reading intensely for one hour, Junior Leopard finally regained his senses. ”Now is not the time to be researching this!”
He hurriedly put the sword manual into the bag, and opened the goatskin scroll.
Actually, Junior Leopard couldn't confirm if this piece of skin was goatskin, it only looked like it. This scroll had been stored for a countless number of years. He didn't know how many times had it been flipped open by people. It was entirely covered with dust.
On careful observation, he saw that on the goatskin scroll was a figure of a naked body. On the figure were drawn lots of red lines and black dots. Junior Leopard naturally could recognize that. These red lines and black dots were the body's tendons and vessels and acupuncture points. On the side of the figure, there were numerous little words. It was like a kind of secret martial arts skill. However, the words on it were something that Junior Leopard could not decipher.