Mysterious Jade Pendant

Lu Ming carefully took out the books, finding their material unusual, seemingly not ordinary paper.

He then thought it made sense. Considering the owner of the stone coffin had turned to dust, yet these two books showed no signs of decay, no dampness or mold, and felt remarkably tough to the touch, they must be special.

After a few more glances, Lu Ming stopped paying attention to the material and began to read.

The first book was quite thick. Opening the stiff cover, dense text appeared. He skimmed it and shook his head in disappointment.

As expected, he didn't recognize the characters.

The reason he said "as expected" was that the original owner, being an orphan beggar, was certainly illiterate.

As for himself, he had hoped the book would contain characters from his previous life, even ancient script, which he could understand.

Now, he was somewhat disappointed. The script in the book was one he had never seen before.

"It seems after I solve the problem of food and shelter, I'll need to find a way to learn the written language first. Otherwise, even with peerless martial arts, it's useless if I can't understand them."

Lu Ming mused to himself, quickly adjusting his mindset, and continued flipping through the pages, looking for any illustrations.

Perhaps he could understand some of those.

Before long, he finished reading the first book page by page. It was a book entirely of text, with no pictures.

Not disappointed, he began to flip through the second book.

Compared to the first, this one was much thinner. Upon opening it, only three large characters greeted his eyes.

Although he still didn't recognize them, an inexplicable sense of pressure suddenly washed over him, making him realize this book was far from ordinary.

It was very likely the martial arts manual he had been hoping for.

So, he eagerly turned to the second page.

It was still text, but this time, there was a drawing below it: a small figure sitting cross-legged with its heart facing the sky.

Lu Ming stared at it for a long time, examining it closely, but still couldn't make heads or tails of it. He then turned to the third page.

It was another passage of text accompanied by a small figure drawing. The text was still incomprehensible, but the drawing had changed.

This time, a line appeared on the figure, seemingly representing meridians.

"It really seems to be a martial arts manual."

Seeing the drawing, Lu Ming became even more certain, his breathing involuntarily quickening. After all, this was his first encounter with something that was mere fantasy in his previous life and extremely difficult to obtain in this one.

He quickly flipped to the back.

This time, he flipped much slower, wanting to savor it even if he couldn't understand the words.

Before long, he had read more than half of the book. The content that followed was completely different from the beginning.

Besides the text, there were also the states of the small figure.

These figures were no longer sitting cross-legged but were holding a long saber, striking various poses.

"It seems this is truly a martial arts manual. The front should be an internal cultivation technique, and the back should be a saber technique."

After finishing, Lu Ming was completely convinced. He decided he needed to learn the written language of this world as soon as possible.

He also needed to find a place like a medical clinic to learn about human meridians.

He could imagine that for his current situation, completing these two tasks would be a difficult process, perhaps even impossible in the short term.

But at least he now had a goal to strive for.

The worst thing for a person is to lack direction, and he now had a clear one.

His thoughts settled, Lu Ming closed the books. He planned to find a safe place to hide them and retrieve them later.

However, just as he was about to get up, something unexpected happened. For some reason, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest.

"What's going on?"

Startled, Lu Ming quickly pulled open his thin cloth garment to check. He saw that on his chest, which had been frozen to a dark purple, a jade pendant pattern had suddenly appeared.

"Is this that Jade Pendant?"

Lu Ming was even more surprised because he was extremely familiar with this jade pendant pattern. It was one he had collected from an antique market in his previous life.

In his past life, his family was wealthy, and his hobbies were diverse. He enjoyed collecting all sorts of strange and unusual items.

This Jade Pendant was one of them.

He just didn't know why it had appeared here, and it seemed to have burrowed into his body.

"Could it be that my sudden transmigration is because of you?"

Lu Ming was very confused, staring intently at his chest, wanting to know the answer. However, no one answered him. Instead, in the next instant, his vision suddenly went black.

Then, when he could see again, he found himself in a mysterious space.

"Where is this? Is anyone here?"

The space was empty, seemingly boundless. Although Lu Ming guessed it was inside the Jade Pendant, he still called out.

His voice echoed far away, but no one answered. However, something changed.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of him. To his surprise, judging by its appearance and build, the figure was himself.

Also dressed in tatters, the only difference was that a golden light was constantly emanating from its body.

"Truly strange."

Lu Ming muttered to himself, not acting rashly, but staring intently at the golden figure.

After appearing, the golden figure did not speak but immediately sat down cross-legged, with his palms facing the sky, and then began to perform various movements.

"This is... the martial arts manual I just flipped through!"

Looking at the figure, Lu Ming was very surprised because the movements it made were not unfamiliar to him; they were clearly consistent with the small figure illustrations in the book he had just seen.

As expected, next, the golden figure suddenly produced a saber in its hand and began to practice the saber techniques recorded in the back of the book.

The only difference from the small figure illustrations was that this was a real person demonstrating the saber technique.

The golden figure's movements were not fast at first, so he could still see them clearly. However, they became faster and faster afterward, to the point where he could only see afterimages and hear the "swish, swish" sound of the saber cutting through the air.

After that, he could not even see shadows, nor could he hear any sound.

Only occasionally would an incredibly powerful saber qi be unleashed.

Since it could not cause any destruction here, he could not intuitively feel how strong this saber technique was, but judging by the length of the saber qi, it was not weak.

This was, in the truest sense, a saber tens of meters long.

Especially the last strike, which hadn't even been unleashed yet, nor was it aimed at him, but he felt as if that strike had already locked onto him fiercely.

It was as if the entire space was the target of that saber strike.

He didn't know why he had this feeling.

Finally, for some reason, that strike was not unleashed. The golden figure sheathed its saber and stood up, turning towards Lu Ming.

Lu Ming also looked at the other party, guessing in his heart that the appearance of this golden figure was meant to teach him this set of cultivation techniques and saber techniques.

He could also guess that what he had just witnessed was merely a demonstration, not the actual teaching.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to learn it in that manner.

As expected, after the golden figure sheathed its saber and stood up, it paused for a moment before suddenly transforming into a beam of golden light and shooting towards him.

Lu Ming instinctively raised his hand to block. When he lowered his hand, he suddenly found himself back in the place where the cold wind was blowing, and a surge of information suddenly appeared in his mind.

He quickly checked and found that it contained all the information about that cultivation technique and saber technique, which was concise and easy to understand, as if it had been engraved in his mind.

"You are truly not simple."

After quickly reviewing it, Lu Ming looked at his chest again. The jade pendant pattern on it had long since disappeared. Perhaps it would reappear when he encountered the next secret manual.

He touched it, then looked up at the sky. He felt that too much time had been wasted and it was important to hide his belongings and enter the city.

So, he quickly got up.