"The Vajra Bright King Technique... a martial art, this is a martial art manual..."
Yang Ling's fingers trembled with excitement.
He now understood why the Butcher of Prisoners had come to this mine.
When Chief Constable Lin was chatting with Supervisor Wu, he mentioned that the Butcher of Prisoners was suspected of stealing a Buddhist scripture from the Bitter Awareness Temple!
Now it seemed, this was the truth!
"The authorities didn't issue a notice, and the Bitter Awareness Temple didn't make a big fuss. It's likely they were afraid other forces would covet this technique, or they simply didn't want to lose face."
"So, Zhang Hao was chased all the way to Green Mountain City?"
"The Fire Crystal Rock Mine Essence was probably something he brought with him, not something nurtured here."
"He used this item to attract a swarm of Mine Insects, precisely to protect this Vajra Bright King Technique manual. He probably intended to lay low for a while and come back for it later..."
Thinking this far, Yang Ling suddenly grew alert and turned to look around.Fortunately, no one else had discovered any of this yet.
"But I don't have much time. Zhang Hao is definitely being pursued by monks from the Bitter Awareness Temple. It won't be long before they guess he hid the Vajra Bright King Technique here..."
Without another word, Yang Ling stepped forward and picked up the Vajra Bright King Technique manual.
He had just planned to store it away and find another hiding spot when a prompt appeared before his eyes:
「Vajra Bright King Technique, Cultivation Prerequisites: Strength 10, Spirit 10」
「Prerequisites Met」
「Comprehend?」
"So that's what Spirit is used for?"
Yang Ling was overjoyed and immediately tried selecting 'Comprehend.'
The next second, the Vajra Bright King Technique manual instantly transformed into a streak of golden light, disappearing into his body.
Immediately after, Yang Ling felt a warm sensation throughout his body, and then, inexplicably, a majestic Buddhist scripture appeared in his memory.
Coming back to his senses, Yang Ling immediately opened his Status Panel.
Character: Yang Ling
Profession: Miner
Level: 8
Strength: 11
Agility: 5
Spirit: 10
Martial Art: Vajra Bright King Technique (First-Class Technique, Not Yet Initiated)
HP: 110/110
"Wu Que's Black Tiger Fist doesn't seem to have a grade identifier. Is it because it's too low-tier?"
Yang Ling secretly rejoiced.
He had really hit the jackpot this time!
Not only did he obtain a martial art, but it was also a first-class technique!
Even though he still didn't fully understand the martial art grade classification system in the "Divine Realm,"
first-class martial arts, in any game, were things you only learned in the mid to late game!
"Right now, the 'Divine Realm' hasn't been out for long, and I'm still in the beginner village. This first-class martial art will be an absolutely massive help to me!"
Yang Ling couldn't help but take a few more glances at his Status Panel and soon noticed that the Martial Art section seemed to have more detailed information.
He clicked to take a look.
[Vajra Bright King Technique, total of four layers]
[First Layer: Gain 5 Free Attribute Points. When circulating energy, Strength and Agility each increase by 15 points. Additional HP increased by 100 points]
[Second Layer: No permission to view]
"Hiss—"
Yang Ling drew in a sharp breath.
Judging by this description, if he cultivated the Vajra Bright King Technique to the first layer, he would gain 5 Free Attribute Points, and when circulating energy, his Strength and Agility would each increase by 15 points?
Most crucially, his HP would even increase by 100 points.
What's the difference between that and having an extra life!?
"I'm going back to cultivate! Forget mining for now!"
Yang Ling immediately tidied up the area, taking the Mine Essence with him. He also dug a pit to bury all the traces of the fight along the way and the corpses of the Mine Insects.
After clearing the traces and double-checking there were no oversights, Yang Ling chose another spot to bury the Mine Essence.
"Carrying the Mine Essence on me is impossible to hide. I can only bury it for now. Even if I'm unlucky and someone else finds it, so be it."
"This thing is valuable, but it also carries danger and could attract unnecessary trouble."
"The Vajra Bright King Technique is the real prize from this trip."
At the exit.
Supervisor Niu saw that Yang Ling had mined another thirty or so pounds of Fire Crystal Rock and verbally praised him again before settling the payment.
"Supervisor Niu, I feel like Yang Ling looks a bit different."
A Mine Guard walked up, watching Yang Ling's departing back.
Supervisor Niu sighed with emotion, "His vitality and spirit seem even better. It seems his injuries have fully recovered."
In his eyes, he had already concluded that Yang Ling was a scion of the Yang Family from Hongkun City.
Hiding here was just to evade enemies.
The Mine Guard offered some flattery,
"Your discerning eye is as sharp as ever, sir."
"Heh, learn from it."
...
Back in the wooden hut that leaked when it rained and let the wind in when it blew.
Yang Ling immediately began researching the cultivation method of the Vajra Bright King Technique.
In his mind, the majestic scripture slowly emerged.
Mixed within these memories were some strange stance postures.
Yang Ling felt a moment of enlightenment and immediately assumed the first posture.
He squatted in a horse stance, palms facing upwards towards the sky.
In his heart, he silently recited the scripture of the Vajra Bright King Technique.
Time passed minute by minute.
Fortunately, his strength and endurance had been trained through mining.
Otherwise, an ordinary person couldn't maintain such a posture for more than a minute.
Perhaps about ten minutes passed.
A warm current slowly began to generate within Yang Ling's body.
There was movement!
Yang Ling focused his mind, and the Status Panel opened again.
The Martial Art section had already undergone a new change:
Martial Art: Vajra Bright King Technique (First-Class Technique, Initiated)
Experience Points: 1/100
"There are Experience Points! Does this mean that once the Experience Points reach 100, I'll have cultivated to the first layer?"
Suppressing the joy in his heart, Yang Ling continued maintaining the first-layer stance posture, silently reciting the Buddhist scripture in his mind.
Unconsciously, several hours passed.
Outside, the roosters were already crowing.
Dawn had broken.
Yang Ling hadn't slept all night, but he wasn't tired at all. On the contrary, he was full of energy!
The Vajra Bright King Technique's Experience Points had also increased to: 5/100
"That's strange. I calculated at the beginning that it took about ten minutes to gain 1 Experience Point, but after reaching 5 points, there's been no further movement..."
"Could it be that you only get a maximum of 5 Experience Points per day? Practicing more is ineffective?"
Yang Ling's brow furrowed slightly but soon smoothed out.
Even if it's only 5 points a day, it's fine.
In 20 days, he could cultivate to the first layer!
By then, his strength would undergo a qualitative transformation!
Yang Ling focused his mind and opened his Status Panel:
Character: Yang Ling
Profession: Martial Artist
Level: 8
Strength: 11
Agility: 5
Spirit: 10
Martial Art: Vajra Bright King Technique (First-Class Technique, Initiated)
Experience Points: 5/100
HP: 110
"My profession has already changed from Miner to Martial Artist..."
Yang Ling couldn't help but let a smile curl at the corner of his mouth.
Having been in the "Divine Realm" for almost a month, he had finally achieved preliminary results.
From Vagrant, to Miner, to now, a Martial Artist!
He would gradually establish his footing in the "Divine Realm," step by step!
Right at that moment, a burst of gong and drum sounds suddenly rang out from outside:
"Everyone up, quickly, assemble at the village entrance!"
Dozens of Mine Guards could be seen, holding copper gongs and constantly striking them.
One by one, the miners, puzzled, emerged from their huts and headed towards the village entrance.
At the village entrance, both Supervisor Wu and Chief Constable Lin were present, though both their faces looked somewhat pale.
Standing before them was a monk who appeared to be in his thirties, speaking expressionlessly about something.