The White Bone Scholar’s life’s work was the White Bone Manual, which recorded a multitude of spells.
Among them, the Yin Evil Skills included the Three Yin Bone Searching Claw, White Bone Chain Armor, Hundred Bone War Chariot, Thousand Bone Hundred Demon Hammer, Subjugating Little Ghosts Technique, White Bone Rejuvenation Technique, Nightmare Victory Technique, Golden Light Spell, Immobilization Technique, Returning Light Mirror, Mirage Shifting, White Bone Yaksha Soul Emergence Method, and others, totaling thirteen types.
As for the Yang Gang Skills, there were the Dead Bone Curse Life Skill, Innate White Bone Great Capture, White Bone Divine Lamp, Paper Cutting Soldiers Technique, Yin Evil Thunder, Wind Riding and Qi Manipulation Escape Technique, Five Ghosts Yin Soldiers, Small Trigram Formation, totaling eight types.
In fact, the inheritance of the White Bone Scholar was not complete; he himself had mentioned in the White Bone Manual that the inheritance he received originally consisted of only a few White Bone Spells, and the rest he had added himself. He also cautioned his successors that it was advisable to choose spells named after White Bone to ensure continuity of the tradition.
Zhong Shenxiu estimated that among the White Bone lineage, only one or two Divine Skills could possibly be cultivated; it was likely that the White Bone Scholar was a weakling among those in the Divine Power Realm.
Even among the seventeen inherent techniques, many strange things had been mixed in.
Not to mention something like the Five Ghosts Yin Soldiers — after all, that was still somewhat inclined towards the Yin path.
But what were the Golden Light Spell, Immobilization Technique, and Small Trigram Formation? Ninety percent of the time, it was because the White Bone Scholar simply could not find suitable Gang Sha Spells and had to hastily craft some fillers.
This was normal; if all the spells in the White Bone Manual were from the same discipline, the seventeen inherent techniques could at least combine into three or four Divine Skills, and it would no longer be a mere Loose Cultivator affair but a reputable foundation for establishing a sect, remembered throughout the ages.
At this point, there was no choice. Zhong Shenxiu contemplated, "Time is pressing; I can probably only cultivate one or two spells, one offensive and one defensive, the White Bone Chain Armor and the Three Yin Bone Searching Claw then... Both of these spells can be cultivated with White Bone Evil Qi, which can be found in mass graves and ancient battlefields."
Although the vitality of the world was weak, it was still possible to cultivate; strictly speaking, it was far more accommodating to cultivators compared to the martial world Zhong Shenxiu had experienced.
Zhong Shenxiu looked out the window and realized that, unknowingly, the night had passed, and the dawn’s light was emerging on the horizon.
He turned on the Martial Artist Association’s special smartphone and immediately saw several missed calls and a message from Bai Yu, listing dozens of mass grave locations within and outside the Star Alliance.
With the other’s influence, locating these was a trivial matter.
Zhong Shenxiu thought for a moment and made a call, "Come and pick me up now. Arrange a visit—I want to inspect them in turns."
"Okay, please wait for fifteen minutes."
A gentle voice came from the other end of the phone. It was Bai Yu.
Zhong Shenxiu quickly washed up and walked out the door.
"Morning, Wu, do you want to go for breakfast?"
At this time, some tenants were also getting up, buying breakfast, preparing to continue their dreary routine of clocking in for work.
Luo Xiaoqing happened to be there too, her eyes lit up when she saw Zhong Shenxiu.
"No, thanks, I’m busy."
Zhong Shenxiu declined with a polite smile.
"That’s true, you’re already the champion of the competition, and you have all that prize money..." Luo Xiaoqing’s face darkened, and she began muttering under her breath, while thinking contemptuously, ’What’s so great about that? I could earn it back with a few more live streams.’
Just then, a gust of wind suddenly picked up, accompanied by the loud whirring of helicopter blades.
The wind howled, sweeping up clothes from drying racks, fluttering like flags in the storm.
A team of traffic police came and began controlling the traffic.
Soon after, a black helicopter descended from the sky, landing on the road in front of Zhong Shenxiu.
Bai Yu wore her usual urban chic attire with a pair of glasses that added a touch of intellectuality. Holding documents in her hands, she said, "Mr. Hua, please!"
"Alright, I’m leaving."
Zhong Shenxiu turned back to bid farewell to Luo Xiaoqing and boarded the helicopter.
Amidst the loud roar, the helicopter soared into the sky.
"Hua Wu hit the jackpot, huh."
A grandmother’s astonishment could be heard nearby.
"You dummy! Didn’t you see the Martial Artist Association’s logo?"
"And with airspace control over Xingcai District, even the wealthiest tycoons, those who can afford a helicopter, can’t just fly it over here. This isn’t a problem that money can solve."
An old man sighed, "That kid Hua has soared to the heavens now."
Luo Xiaoqing, hearing these comments, felt a surge of indignation in her chest.
Aboard the helicopter.
Bai Yu, wearing headphones, flipped open a folder, "According to the itinerary, we have put together a plan that will allow us to visit several sites swiftly, starting with site one—the Ancient White Horse Battlefield, where ancient generals from Liang and Yong fought for supremacy. The General of Liang, Bai Zhan, slaughtered a hundred thousand surrendered troops of Yong... Then, site number two, the Yin Mountain Scenic Area, which is said to have the finest feng shui for tomb burials. Ancient burials favored human sacrifices, especially the Ancient Emperor Luo E, who once had ten thousand people buried alive to accompany him..."
"Sounds good, let’s do that."
Zhong Shenxiu pulled out a bottle of juice from the seat next to him, casually opened the cap, while inwardly he sighed, ’Indeed, a hearty meal comes before the execution. Preparatory Martial Artists are all treated this way, and who knows how much better the treatment is once you become a full-fledged Martial Artist... This is wealth that kills.’
He didn’t care about any of that.
The only thing he cared about was the Evil Qi that might exist.
"Time from antiquity? Good feng shui? That’s great."
"The better the dragon vein, the longer it ferments, the easier it is for some special Evil Qi to be produced..."
"Perhaps this time... I could refine a few more techniques?"
Collecting Evil Qi was also a labor-intensive task.
The most important thing was, it required Mana!
Ordinary people, even an Innate Expert, were powerless in this respect.
And for Zhong Shenxiu to collect Xuanyin Sha Qi, he had to employ his abilities as a Pastor, managing the Headless Earl, equivalent to a Divine Power Realm expert doing grunt work, in order to make it so simple and quick.
Switching to his current self, who had only just entered into the level of Gang Sha, would not only be ten times as troublesome but would also take much more time.
He closed his eyes and began to feign sleep.
Time passed without him knowing how long, and then Bai Yu’s voice came through, "Mr. Hua, we have arrived at the Ancient White Horse Battlefield."
Zhong Shenxiu stepped off the helicopter to see a fleet of cars waiting outside the landing pad.
Bai Yu followed beside him, "Although we don’t know what Mr. Hua is after, we have already prepared the best local tour guides and archaeologists to be at your service..."
"No need for all that, just have someone drive an off-road vehicle and follow my instructions to wander around."
Zhong Shenxiu took a breath of air, and his mood suddenly became exhilarated.
He had a premonition that this time, there would undoubtedly be a harvest.
After all, this was a world where cultivation ended with Martial Artists, and there did not seem to be any cultivators.
If that was the case, those Earth Evil energies have almost never been mined; they are pure and untouched treasure troves.
Even just on the outskirts of the ancient battlefield, he seemed to sense a trace of the Evil Qi’s scent!