Chapter 524: Chapter 523: Crane Controlling Art Full Level
Ding Ling changed his route temporarily, giving up on going directly to Mantuo Manor and instead heading to Canhe Manor at Gusu Yanzimu.
The Returning Water Pavilion was located here.
Various martial arts secret manuals were hidden inside.
Having killed the Four Great Manor Masters, Ding Ling knew Canhe Manor would be empty, presenting the perfect opportunity to visit the secret scrolls of the Returning Water Pavilion.
Splash!
The boat sailed swiftly through the waves, propelled by Ding Ling’s Fusion Qi.
Before long.
He arrived at Canhe Manor.
Ding Ling led the way onto the shore.
His vision was exceptionally keen, allowing him a glimpse of many people inside the manor.
Most of these individuals were young women, either watering flowers, engaging in various chores, or simply reading and playing guqin, harmonizing with the unique and beautiful scenery of the manor, creating an almost idyllic paradise.
The intrusion of Ding Ling and his party shattered this tranquility.
A delicate-featured woman, fair as jade and dressed in green, put down her guqin, gracefully approached, first saluting Ding Ling’s group before softly speaking:
"I wonder what business brings you to Canhe Manor? Our master is not here, so it is inconvenient to host such esteemed guests."
Her voice, sweet and lilting in the soft Wu dialect, felt like a warm current passing through the heart.
Ding Ling paused and asked:
"Who are you?"
"My name is Abi."
The woman replied softly:
"And you are?"
"We have come this time to view the secret scrolls of the Returning Water Pavilion."
Recognizing her as Abi, Ding Ling sighed inwardly and did not conceal the truth, frankly saying:
"The Four Great Manor Masters under your Canhe Manor, such as Bao Butong and Fengg Bo’e, tried to kill me and I killed them. I am here now to visit the Returning Water Pavilion. I do not wish to kill anymore. So, could you please lead the way?"
"You, you, you..."
Abi was taken aback, her face colorless, as she staggered back two steps, gazing at Ding Ling’s group with disbelief: "You, you, this, this..."
"Forget it."
Ding Ling snapped his finger.
One Yang Finger!
He hit Abi’s Sleeping Acupoint.
Abi immediately let out a soft groan, collapsing to the ground, unconscious.
Ding Ling had a fondness for Abi.
Whether in TV series or novels, Abi was always a gentle, kind-hearted, and pure young woman.
Yet, such a girl was wholeheartedly devoted to Murong Fu, unwavering in her loyalty.
Ding Ling had no intention of killing her.
After all, this matter had nothing to do with her from start to finish.
"Let’s go."
Ding Ling motioned for Ling Yanqiu to settle Abi.
Then the group continued forward.
This time Ding Ling captured another old servant and demanded he lead the way.
This person, appearing to be in his sixties or seventies, possessed some martial power, but when Ding Ling used the North Nether Divine Skill to absorb him, his inner strength was almost completely depleted.
[Inner Power Value +5]
He was nonetheless a third-rate expert.
But unfortunately, his inner strength was rife with impurities.
More than ninety percent was transformed away.
He tried to attack Ding Ling, but how could Ding Ling be courteous? Just in need of a guide, he captured him and let him lead the way.
This old man, fearing for his life, after his inner strength was drained, despite his horror and shock, he became timid and obedient, doing whatever Ding Ling instructed.
Twisting and turning along the way.
They reached a secret library.
The door was tightly locked.
A plaque hanging above the door read: "Returning Water Pavilion"
Ding Ling was delighted and casually struck with a Splitting Sky Palm. Bang! The door shattered, and Ding Ling waved his hand, sweeping aside the scattered wood chips.
Once inside the library.
He looked around.
Indeed. Rich and abundant, a dazzling array of books all around.
There were several dozen bookshelves.
Each was filled with secret scrolls.
Ding Ling walked straight to the first bookshelf, picked up a book "Five Tigers Breaking Gate Blade Technique"
Quickly skimmed through it.
[Five Tigers Breaking Gate Blade Technique Full Level]
The four-dimensional attribute points remained unchanged.
Ding Ling perceived briefly, knowing it was merely a third-rate martial arts secret manual.
He didn’t think much of it.
With so many martial arts secret manuals here, certainly the vast majority were second-rate and third-rate.
A first-class secret manual would truly be remarkable.
Ding Ling picked up another book "Eighteen Woodcutter Techniques"
Splash!
Reading swiftly with eyes like lightning, the book was finished in a few breaths.
[Eighteen Woodcutter Techniques Full Level!]
Ding Ling continued to read on.
One by one, all were quickly read by him.
Everything was maxed out.
But the secret scrolls on the first bookshelf were evidently all third-rate.
He read them all.
His foundation deepened considerably, the Martial Arts Melting Furnace body became clearer.
He moved on to the second bookshelf.
Took up another book.
"Back Mountain’s Three Ultimate Techniques"
Quickly finished reading.
[Back Mountain’s Three Ultimate Techniques Full Level]
Also a second-rate Cultivation Technique.
It held no benefit for Ding Ling’s four-dimensional attribute points enhancement.
Now, only the Seventy-Two Shaolin Temple Skills and other high-tier martial arts could improve Ding Ling’s four-dimensional attribute points.
Continued to flip through.
Soon another bookshelf’s secret scrolls were finished.
All second-rate, third-rate Cultivation Techniques.
Over a hundred books in total.
Completing the readings, his foundation grew stronger, the furnace body of the Martial Arts Melting Furnace became clearer, and his control over Vigorous Qi became more natural and skillful.
Ding Ling swiftly flipped through the bookshelves, examining the booklets.
Jiu Mozhi, among others, also began perusing the secret scrolls on the bookshelves Ding Ling had already reviewed.
Jiu Mozhi was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected to have such fortune by following Ding Ling! This only confirmed his resolve to cling to this opportunity. As for his old friendship with Murong Bo? Sorry, Murong Bo was dead, and Jiu Mozhi, being a sensible and rational Martial Fanatic, naturally knew to adapt to the times! Thus, he turned wholly towards Ding Ling!
Ling Yanqiu also looked around but was not particularly interested. For her, all the Breathing Techniques and martial arts she mastered had not yet been cultivated to full level, practicing more would only lead to biting off more than one could chew. She also had no time to practice these Techniques.
Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing were mostly curious.
Duan Yu, on the other hand, was preoccupied with the thought ’When will Brother Ding take me to meet the Immortal Sister?’
Seeing Ding Ling so engrossed in martial arts, he couldn’t help but reflect, ’Brother Ding is already so powerful and is still exhausting himself to improve. I spend every day in leisure, wasting my youth, is this really okay?’
Thinking about whether the Immortal Sister might despise him for being a Martial Dao failure in the future, he felt a tightness in his heart, walked to one side, drew out the secret scrolls of North Nether Divine Skill and Ripple Step from his bosom, and began to read.
He had good discernment, knowing these two martial arts were certainly top divine skills worth learning.
Jiu Mozhi, however, did not recognize this, now lost in various third-rate and second-rate secret scrolls, unable to extricate himself.
After a period of time.
Ding Ling finished reading all seven or eight hundred of the third-rate and second-rate secret scrolls.
Came to the last bookshelf. Where he saw the first-class secret scrolls.
"Crane Controlling Art"
Ding Ling quickly finished reading.
[Crane Controlling Art Full Level]
[Strength +0.1]
[Agility +0.2]
[Constitution +0.1]
This unexpectedly was a superior high-tier Technique.
Once mastered, it could control some objects from a distance.
It had some similarities with Xiao Feng’s ’Dragon Capturing Skill’ from the TV.
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