Lionheart King's Art

"This Rock Snake wasn't bad. It had even formed a Magic Core."

Yan Qingshan swung down on the rope again and landed outside the cave entrance. After using the rope to pull out the Rock Snake's corpse, he used a Little Knife to cut open its head along the wound and obtained a dark yellow crystal core. After putting away the Magic Core, Yan Qingshan returned to the cave entrance.

The hidden cave entrance was covered in rubble, vines, and strange trees, concealing most of the space and leaving no room for anyone to enter. After testing again and confirming there was no danger, Yan Qingshan used his battle saber to carve out an opening large enough to pass through, then leaped into the cave.

Deep within the cave, Yan Qingshan planted his torch into the mountain wall beside him and swept his gaze around. Before long, he found a yellowish Stone Door.

He walked over and crouched down. After finding a small protrusion, he pressed it lightly with his finger. Following a creaking sound, the Stone Door gradually rose upward.

As the Stone Door lifted, a faint glow spilled out from within. It was the light of Moonlight Stones. Though not particularly bright, it drove away the surrounding darkness, making Yan Qingshan no longer need the torch.

Yan Qingshan threw in several stones without triggering any mechanisms. Then, using the Rock Snake's corpse as a shield, he carefully entered the stone chamber.

The stone chamber was extremely plain and empty. Moonlight Stones used for illumination were embedded in the walls, while a seat stood at the center of the chamber.

A skeleton sat on the seat. Its ghastly white skull had long since fallen from its proper place and rested against the thigh bone. The sideways skull faced the entrance, looking unusually eerie and sinister.

Before the skeleton stood a broad, long stone table. Three locked Stone Boxes were neatly arranged atop it, while in the other three corners of the chamber lay piles of glittering Gold Coins and other precious valuables.

The number of Gold Coins alone was astonishing. A rough estimate put them at no less than several hundred thousand, with other valuable gold, silver, and treasures included. Their total value was at least several million.

In another corner of the stone chamber, precious Medicinal Mud had been piled into a small flowerbed, within which all kinds of flowers and herbs had been planted.

An unusual fragrance lingered in the air. Every one of them was at least a high-grade medicinal herb rarely found on the market. In terms of true value, these priceless herbs were the most precious things here.

The most valuable among them was a strange herb in the middle of the flowerbed, white and red in color. Its white stem was covered in specks resembling ice crystals, while its fiery red crown looked like a blazing flame.

A faint mist curled around the plant, making it seem as though it stood amid clouds and rainbows. This spiritual herb, containing two entirely opposite attributes, was called Ice Spirit Flame Grass. It was a true top-grade medicinal ingredient, and like the Blood Lotus Essence in Yan Qingshan's possession, it was one of the main ingredients needed to refine a fifth-grade Blood Lotus Pill.

Yan Qingshan did not linger over the herbs or treasures. Though valuable, they were not what he needed most right now. What he truly wanted was... He turned his gaze toward the three locked Stone Boxes on the stone table.

Yan Qingshan walked before the former owner of this place and respectfully kowtowed. Then he carefully took three keys from the skeleton's palm.

The owner of this stone chamber had clearly been a senior willing to leave opportunities for later generations. He had not set up any trials or other procedures, saving Yan Qingshan a great deal of trouble.

After obtaining the keys, Yan Qingshan walked to the stone table and unlocked all three metal locks in turn.

Yan Qingshan opened the three Stone Boxes one after another, revealing their contents. The first contained a Colored Scroll, the second a Black Scroll, and the third a Light Green Scroll.

Yan Qingshan immediately reached for the third Stone Box. When he opened it, the smile at the corner of his mouth could no longer be restrained. "Just as I expected..."

"Ding... Unrecorded knowledge detected. Recording and analysis initiated... Creating folders...

Profound-tier High-grade Cultivation Technique: Lionheart King's Art...

Profound-tier High-grade Dou Technique: Roaring Lion's Roar...

Profound-tier Low-grade Dou Technique: Phoenix Soaring Steps...

Dou Qi Cultivation Notes...

Lionheart King's Art Secret Method...

Profound-tier Flying Dou Skill Crafting Method..."

Yan Qingshan's face was filled with joy as Shuguang rapidly recorded everything. Just as he had expected, these were the most important cultivation technique and Dou Skill inheritances left behind by the owner of the stone chamber.

In the original story, the third Stone Box in this chamber had been taken by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group of Qingshan Town. Later, a Profound-tier High-grade Dou Technique, Roaring Lion's Roar, had appeared in the hands of Mu She from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Although the original story had not mentioned the existence of a cultivation technique, the owner of this place had clearly intended to leave behind an opportunity and inheritance for future generations. How could he have left only Dou Skills while forgetting the most crucial Dou Qi cultivation technique?

Many Dou Skills could only unleash their greatest power when paired with the proper cultivation technique. That was why matching Dou Skills and cultivation methods were placed together. The third Stone Box proved that Yan Qingshan's thoughts had been correct.

A Profound-tier High-grade cultivation technique was practically the highest-grade cultivation method one could find within the Jia Ma Empire. Even if a Dou Qi cultivation technique did not perfectly match one's attribute, it could still be cultivated. At most, the efficiency would be somewhat lower than one perfectly suited to the user's attribute.

However, unless it was a situation like someone with a Fire Attribute cultivating a Water System technique, where the attributes completely conflicted, the loss in efficiency would not be too great. It would still be better than a same-attribute cultivation method one tier lower.

That meant that unless he could obtain a Wood Attribute cultivation technique at least Profound-tier Mid-grade, this Lionheart King's Art was his best choice at present.

Yan Qingshan calmed himself and picked up the cultivation scroll of Lionheart King's Art, studying it carefully. "Profound-tier High-grade, Lionheart Profound Gang. Forge Unyielding Lionheart, Condense King's Momentum, Form Lion King's Visage...

Roaring Lion's Roar, a Profound-tier High-grade Dou Technique. It contains two forms of force within its Dou Qi Sonic Wave attack. It is not limited to weapons, fists, or kicks, and is famed for its overwhelming offensive power. When cultivated to great accomplishment, the Dual Force Transformation and Fusion becomes one. A furious roar strikes terror into the soul, Fierce Lion Annihilation destroys the body. When the two forces unite, A Gust of Wind and Clouds is thrown into chaos. Its power rivals an Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Skill...

Phoenix Soaring Steps, a Profound-tier Low-grade Movement Dou Skill..."

"Lionheart King's Art is actually attribute-free..."

After carefully reading the introductions to Lionheart King's Art and Roaring Lion's Roar, Yan Qingshan could not conceal the delight on his face. His heart leaped with exhilaration.

On the Dou Qi Continent, the vast majority of high-grade cultivation techniques had Attribute Restrictions. In other words, each cultivation method was best suited to a particular attribute, or had even been tailor-made for it. For example, the number one cultivation technique in the original story, Fennel Art, was a Fire Attribute cultivation method.

Naturally, such attribute-based cultivation techniques allowed those with suitable physiques to achieve twice the result with half the effort, but that did not mean people with other attributes could not cultivate them.

It was simply that cultivation techniques of different attributes were certainly less efficient than ones matching the user's attribute. Furthermore, the Dou Qi cultivated would not be as pure, making it difficult to bring the technique to its fullest potential or comprehend its true meaning.

Under such circumstances, many of a cultivation technique's core functions could not be used at all. For instance, if someone without a Fire Attribute cultivated Fennel Art, they might be completely unable to use it to absorb Heavenly Flames. In their hands, it would be nothing more than a Yellow-tier Cultivation Method. What would be the point of cultivating it?

Of course, apart from attribute-based cultivation techniques, there was another type that did not center on any particular attribute: attribute-free cultivation methods. This meant that people of all physiques could cultivate them.

However, such cultivation methods were generally more difficult to cultivate, and their increase in power might be somewhat lower compared to techniques that matched one's attribute.

Yet for Yan Qingshan, Lionheart King's Art was absolutely invaluable. Given his background and strength, without a fortuitous opportunity, he simply could not have obtained a Profound-tier Cultivation Technique, much less a Profound-tier High-grade Cultivation Technique. Even for the top powers of the Jia Ma Empire, such a thing was extraordinarily precious.

Unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, Yan Qingshan sat cross-legged within the stone chamber and circulated the Dou Qi in his body, beginning to convert his cultivation route.

The Profound-tier High-grade cultivation technique was countless times stronger than the Yellow-tier cultivation method he had previously kept as a backup. His pale yellow Dou Qi was compressed and refined into greenish Dou Qi like green silk, and his aura became far more condensed.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Qingshan slowly opened his eyes. A streak of white light seemed to flash through the stone chamber, and as he rose, a gentle breeze swept through the room.

Yan Qingshan felt refreshed from head to toe, his condition exceptionally good. After loosening his muscles and bones, he shifted his attention back to the stone table.

The other two Stone Boxes lay open atop the stone table. The Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and the pitch-black scroll waited for their new owner.

"Ding... Brand-new knowledge detected. Recording and analysis initiated... Creating new folder... Seven-Colored Poison Scripture..."

The first scroll Yan Qingshan took out was the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. The owner of this stone chamber had most likely been a physician or a Poison Master. Since he had left behind a Profound-tier High-grade cultivation technique and Dou Skill, and had even been capable of crafting a Profound-tier High-grade Flying Dou Skill, he was likely a Dou Emperor expert.

The Seven-Colored Poison Scripture recorded the knowledge and achievements of this suspected Dou Emperor expert regarding the Path of Medicine and Poison. The knowledge left behind by a Dou Emperor, the inheritance of a Dou Emperor—it was an exceedingly precious treasure within the Jia Ma Empire.

After recording the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Yan Qingshan carefully stored it and Lionheart King's Art in his Storage Ring. Even this lowest-grade Storage Ring had cost him several thousand Gold Coins. It had truly pained him when he bought it, but without a Storage Ring, how could he have taken this treasure away?

After the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Yan Qingshan finally picked up the pitch-black Flying Dou Skill scroll: the Profound-tier High-grade Flying Dou Skill, Wings of the Eagle.

Flying Dou Skills were the rarest type of Support Dou Skill on the continent. Rather than a Dou Skill, they were more like specially crafted wings that allowed people to fly through the sky—something originally only possible for those above the Dou Ling realm.

On the Dou Qi Continent, only after reaching the Dou Ling realm could one barely levitate and glide, managing short-distance flight. True flight was only possible after reaching the Dou Wang realm, when one could release Dou Qi and transform it into energy wings, soaring through the heavens without being restricted by terrain.

Only Dou Wang experts could fly through Dou Qi Wings, yet this Flying Dou Skill allowed even those below the Dou Wang realm to enjoy the same privilege.