Chapter 5, Secrets of Cultivation Techniques

Qin Yu immediately leaned over to take a look

Twenty-eight types of external martial arts secrets were laid out before Qin Yu

The underground chamber complex contains dozens of secret rooms. Lian Yan led Qin Yu into one of these rooms. Inside this room, there was only a bed, a long table, a chair, and some other daily necessities, giving it a very simple appearance

After leaving overnight, Qin Yu alone took out one book after another of the secret manuals and placed them all on the table, a total of ninety-six manuals, filling the long table completely

Each volume of internal martial arts manuals is a treasure that drives martial artists to madness. The Qin family has a long and illustrious history; even if the manuals from the three major dynasties were brought forth, they would not compare to those of the Qin family. Many of the Qin family's manuals have been lost for hundreds of years.

Ah, this is truly comfortable

"Xiao Hei, come down!" Qin Yu suddenly reached out and grabbed "Xiao Hei," pulling him into the hot spring.

Qin Yu looked at Lian Yan with confusion

As he spoke, the speaker's hand moved like a phantom, tapping the box twelve times in quick succession, each time at a different location

At this moment, on the long table, there is an exquisite black box placed alongside the picture and the book

No one can help oneself; only through diligent effort can one achieve success

Upon seeing the appearance of "Little Black," Qin Yu immediately threw his head back and laughed heartily: "Haha, Little Black, you are truly adorable. Come, let’s soak in the hot spring together; it’s very comfortable. You will be an eagle soaring in the skies in the future, and while you can ascend to the heavens, you must also be able to dive into the waters; otherwise, you would be of little use."

Qin Yu definitely nodded his head

On a clear and bright day, at the hot spring area of Yunwu Mountain Villa's West Garden

"I want to tell you some good news," Lian Yan said mysteriously. Qin Yu was immediately filled with surprise in his heart. "Good news? Could it be that Father has come?" He thought this in his mind, but Qin Yu did not voice it; he eagerly looked at Lian Yan.

At this moment, Qin Yu had a goal in mind, and his entire being was filled with motivation, even his demeanor changed significantly

"The 'Ancestral Dragon Scripture', it seems my father had me read it when I was young?" Qin Yu looked at the last and originally thinnest manual, which, despite being made of the same material, was the most precious. The 'Ancestral Dragon Scripture' was written on gold paper, and even the three large characters 'Ancestral Dragon Scripture' gave a sense of oppression.

Yunwu Mountain Villa, in the underground secret chamber complex of the North Courtyard

"Xiao Yu, those secret manuals are in this box," Lian Yan said, pointing to the black box. Upon hearing this, Qin Yu's eyes lit up, and he rushed forward to open the black box. This action startled Lian Yan.

Having reviewed sixty-eight top-tier internal martial arts manuals, Qin Yu then turned his attention to twenty-eight external martial arts texts

Qin Yu widened his eyes; he remembered very clearly that the box did not have a keyhole just a moment ago. He had thought that this box was just an ordinary one of the lid-closing type, similar to its surface, and did not expect its internal structure to be extraordinarily unique.

"Xiao Yu." Lian Yan walked over from the corridor of the Western Garden with a smile, rounding the rockery to appear before Qin Yu. Qin Yu turned his head and immediately broke into a radiant smile: "Grandpa Lian."

Lian Yanxiao said: "The various secret manuals you requested have arrived"

"Follow me." Lian Yan smiled as he led the way, and Qin Yu, filled with excitement, followed closely behind Lian Yan, yet he had made a firm resolution in his heart. In the past, Qin Yu had lived a vague and aimless life, spending his time either reading in the study, gazing at the stars late at night, soaking in hot springs, or playing with Xiao Hei.

"Alright, you learned to read before you turned six, and over the past two years, you have read many books. You can understand these secret texts on your own, so take your time. Grandfather will take his leave now." Lian Yan said with a smile, and then left the secret chamber.

Even if others take it away, they cannot find the keyhole, nor do they have the key. Lian Yan then took out a golden key and inserted it into the keyhole. With a "click," the box opened automatically

"Iron Sand Palm", "Great Strength Diamond Palm", "Dragon Claw Hand", "Iron Cloth Shirt", "Diamond Shield", "Thirteen Bodyguards' Horizontal Training", "Overlord Divine Fist"

At a glance, the black box contains numerous extremely thin books, each comprising only a dozen pages, with some having as few as a few pages, and the thickest one having just over twenty pages. Yet, despite their thinness, the entire box is surprisingly filled to capacity.

Qin Yu felt a slight sense of disappointment in his heart, but when his mood recovered from that disappointment, he suddenly jumped out of the hot spring. In just a few moments, he put on his clothes, his eyes filled with excitement: "Grandpa Lian, hurry and take me there, where is the secret manual?"

"Xiao Yu, you are too young and do not yet understand the value of these secret texts." Lian Yan shook his head and smiled, "Do you know that the value of these texts even surpasses the hidden treasures of the Chu Dynasty's royal palace? Therefore, the construction of this box is quite peculiar; forcing it open or opening it carelessly will destroy the texts inside."

Suddenly, "Little Black" flapped its wings in a flurry. Unfortunately, by the time it managed to escape, its feathers were already soaked, truly resembling a drenched chicken. Water dripped from "Little Black," and "Youyuan" looked at Qin Yu, seemingly blaming its young master for teasing it.

Gazing at the secret manual before him, Qin Yu's eyes radiated an unprecedented brilliance

With a sound of "Pong!", a keyhole unexpectedly appeared on the box

"The internal skill secret methods here are all top-tier, with sixty-eight volumes of secret texts, as well as twenty-eight types of external skill manuals. Xiaoyu, in the future, if you wish to study these secret texts, you must come to the secret chamber; they must not be taken outside. Do you understand?" Lian Yan said with a serious expression, addressing Qin Yu.

Qin Yu was joking with Xiao Hei, but Xiao Hei flapped its wings, shaking off the water droplets from its body, and stared at Qin Yu, seemingly quite displeased

Qin Yu lay in the hot spring wearing only a pair of shorts. Regardless of whether it was winter or summer, there was no need to worry about the temperature in the hot spring. The hot spring at Yunwu Mountain Villa is unlike others, possessing miraculous effects. According to research by some experts in traditional medicine, this hot spring contains numerous substances beneficial to the body

"Xiao Yu, don't open it!" Lian Yan's right hand suddenly flashed like a phantom, and he actually grabbed Qin Yu and lifted him up, then placed him behind himself. He said very seriously, "Xiao Yu, this box is not an ordinary box; you cannot open it like that!"

At that moment, Qin Yu casually picked up a book and began to flip through it slowly. In the secret chamber, Qin Yu focused intently as he started to examine the various precious cultivation manuals collected by the Qin family over countless generations...

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