502 Second Page of Nine Yang Skill (2/2)
”It's good that you returned…” Master Kong Xiang was very excited and helped Yuan Mie to his feet. ”Bring over a kasaya and give it to Martial-nephew Yuan Mie.”
”Thank you, martial-uncle!”
Once Yuan Mie heard it, tears spilled out from his eyes, and he prostrated himself on the ground again.
Receiving a kasaya bore great significance. Yuan Mie had been on Punishment Mount for more than twenty years before finally returning to the temple. When he changed his kasaya, it meant that he was completely rid of the title of a monk who broke his vows and had returned to the temple.
Master Kong Xiang said, ”Young Swordsman Happy helped my Martial-nephew Yuan return and reenter the temple of monks. I am truly grateful. First, you searched for Dragon Immortal Grass. Second, you retrieved Flower-pinching Finger. And now, you helped Shaolin Temple bring Yuan Mie back from Punishment Mount. Even I am in your debt, patron. You have saved a life, and if I continue to hesitate, it will show that I am a person who does not return favors.”
As he spoke, he slowly brought out a book from his kasaya right under Happy's excited gaze. ”This is Shaolin Temple's Nine Yang Skill. It is also one of Shaolin Temple's cornerstones. I am truly sorry, but I cannot give you the only copy we have.
”However, I have long since copied a Shaolin Temple's Nine Yang Skill Manual by hand, and I hope that you can uphold the principles of Shaolin Temple to get rid of tyranny while helping the weak to bring blessings upon the world of martial artists!”
”I will definitely not disappoint you, abbot.”
Happy received the hand-copied manual with incredible excitement. The book immediately turned into a ball of light that went into the center of his forehead.
The system provided a notification.
”Ding!
”Learned Shaolin Temple and Emei Sect's Nine Yang Skill. Your Nine Yang Skill has been upgraded to Golden Quintessence Nine Yang Skill. The effects of the skill increased. If you receive Wudang Sect's Nine Yang Skill, you will be able to obtain Nine Yang Divine Skill!”
Happy checked his progress excitedly.
[Golden Quintessence Nine Yang Skill: Lvl 1.00
[Improved version of Nine Yang Skill Qi Cultivation Technique. When you activate Nine Yang Skill, the speed at which you recover your qi will increase by twice when compared to the recovery speed of when you had only learned one page of Nine Yang Skill. Your resistance toward soft qi and cold qi increased. Decreases 80% soft qi and cold qi damage on you.]
Even though Emei Sect's Nine Yang Skill had disappeared and all Happy's progress with the skill had been reduced to nothing, when he looked at the attributes of Golden Quintessence Nine Yang Skill, he immediately felt happy.
Double recovery speed did not just mean his recovery speed when he circulated his qi. When he fought against others, Nine Yang Skill would circulate on its own, and his recovery speed would increase by leaps and bounds. He would no longer have to worry about his qi being depleted when he used his skills.
Having twice the recovery speed meant that his qi would be in a constant state of being full. That is, as long as he did not go overboard with using Ten True Dragon Styles.
”Amitabha.”
The loud call for Buddha's name shifted Happy's attention from Golden Quintessence Nine Yang Skill back to the abbot, and for the first time, Happy found that the old monk was actually rather lovable.
”Patron, since you have been granted your wish of obtaining Shaolin Temple's Nine Yang Skill, I will be off preparing the ceremony to return Martial-nephew Yuan Mie back to the temple of monks. You are welcome to come to Shaolin Temple at any time in the future, patron.”
”Thank you for fulfilling my wish, abbot. I will take my leave now.”
Even though Happy had obtained two pages of Nine Yang Skill, he still lacked a page from Wudang Sect.
He would only be confident in facing One Emperor when he had the complete Nine Yang Divine Skill. After all, One Emperor was the man who remained invincible for more than three years in Happy's previous life.
However, once he left Shaolin Temple, he subconsciously returned to Punishment Mount and arrived at the summit that was constantly shrouded in white clouds and fog.
When he stopped there and stood still, he heard an old sigh beside his ears.