Breakthrough, Part 1 (Thanks to Alliance Leader Scribe)

Within the Great Dao Sect, the place where martial arts manuals are stored is a place called Black Cloud Pavilion.

The place is called Ge, but it is actually a fairly large natural cave, an underground cavern.

It contains a large amount of special mesh material to prevent moisture.

These net-like structures, suspended in mid-air, resemble patches of dark clouds, hence the name Black Cloud Pavilion (Dark Cloud Pavilion).

After discovering that refining pills and taking medicine made it difficult to accumulate Attribute Points faster, Zhang Rongfang came here, intending to find martial arts techniques related to improving digestion and absorption.

Black Cloud Pavilion.

Large, gray nets, resembling fishing nets, hung overhead.

Every so often, there was a glass brazier that looked like a street lamp.

The fire pit at its top emits light through its bright yellow glazed glass.

The top of the brazier is connected to a series of long flues leading to the ventilation openings of the cave at the top, preventing smoke from spreading and escaping.

Between the braziers stood enormous bookshelves, each over ten meters tall.

Many of the books on these shelves are not paper books, but bamboo slips and other types of books.

Zhang Rongfang walked slowly among the braziers and streetlights, looking around at the signs on the sides of each bookshelf, just like everyone else.

Each label indicates the category of the bookshelf.

Inside the pitch-black Black Cloud Pavilion, the bookshelves resembled monsters lurking in the shadows.

Only the legs and feet were illuminated by the firelight, while the rest of the body remained hidden in darkness.

Zhang Rongfang walked deeper into the Black Cloud Pavilion.

He also carried an extra lantern to light his way while searching for the book.

He continued along the path between the arms and food sections.

It felt like walking through a town made of bookshelves.

Along the way, people passed by him from time to time, but no one spoke to him.

The lighting was dim, and people couldn't see each other's faces clearly, so they simply stopped greeting each other.

After walking in silence for a few minutes, they walked for a short while.

Zhang Rongfang finally found the bookshelf where martial arts manuals were piled up.

Compared to other bookshelves, this bookshelf, although also over ten meters tall, has relatively few bamboo slips and books on it.

From top to bottom, each layer has about fifty or sixty wooden plaques, and each plaque has a brief description of the corresponding martial art.

Holding a lantern, he began searching row by row, from bottom to top.

They also dragged a wooden ladder over from the side, preparing to climb up and continue their search later.

From bottom to top, the first row at the very bottom shows the basic fist, foot, palm, and finger techniques.

"Cloud Piercing Hand," "Twelve Road Yang Family Fist," "Iron Finger Skill"—these are just some ordinary books that record classic and concise martial arts techniques that are unlikely to become outdated or obsolete.

Then, above that, are the weapons.

There are many kinds of weapons: swords, spears, halberds, hammers, clubs, bows, and daggers, as well as all sorts of unusual weapons.

Zhang Rongfang ignored the past and continued searching upwards.

The higher he went, the more he discovered that the martial arts techniques at higher levels were mostly made using metal sheets, bamboo slips, bone fragments, and other similar materials.

Before long, he had to use a wooden ladder to climb up to a higher place to search.

Carrying a lantern, it took Zhang Rongfang more than ten minutes to finally find a martial arts manual on the sixth floor that could enhance one's ability to eat in a corner.

To be precise, it is a secondary skill that complements a superior martial art.

Its name is Golden Toad Skill.

The entire technique was recorded on pieces of tortoise shell, the surface of which had been specially treated, giving it an extremely antique look.

Zhang Rongfang carefully took it down, carried the lantern back to the brazier lamp, and examined it closely by the light.

The manual had been covered with scribbled marks, some of which even obscured the original writing on the armor plate.

This made him quite unhappy.

Fortunately, with careful copying, the original lettering on the armor plate was quickly reproduced.

Zhang Rongfang spent more than ten minutes re-imprinting the nail plate using the leather template tool before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

He set the armor plate aside, picked up the copy carefully, and slowly examined it.

The person who made this achievement was called Moon King. His name was simply Moon King; it's unclear whether it was a nickname or his real name.

Zhang Rongfang carefully looked at it from the beginning.

Gold is something that is immortal and eternal.

Toad, a creature that greedily devours.

The combination of these two elements constitutes the original aspiration of this practice.

The first page states the original purpose of the exercise.

The second page directly presents a series of illustrations.

Those are images of large toads.

The inside of the body is transparent, and you can see a large number of tiny, sand-like particles distributed throughout, some more and some less.

There was little text thereafter, but rather a series of anatomical diagrams of toads. The handwriting served as annotations.

'Just how many toads did this guy dissect?' Zhang Rongfang was speechless as he flipped through the pages.

No wonder nobody cares about this martial art.

Everyone came here to learn martial arts, so why are they looking at these toad anatomy diagrams? But as he read them carefully, he gradually discovered that although the toad diagrams seemed similar, upon closer inspection, the key difference lay in the distribution, color, and coarseness of the grit inside the toads' bodies.

A passage at the end of the book gave him a real shock.

'The toad's power to devour is based on billions of grains of sand. Though the sand is fine, it can live.'

'The toad's ability to swallow different types of live sand also varies.'

"No!" Suddenly, Zhang Rongfang's mind went blank as he recalled what he had learned and heard in his previous life.

He suddenly realized, "Aren't these microorganisms?!"

The Golden Toad Skill is just talking about the various microorganisms in the digestive system, isn't it? He continued to look closely.

Sure enough, although the creator of the Golden Toad Skill didn't know what kind of microorganisms they were, they had almost completely demonstrated the process of digestion and absorption through extensive observation.

After food is crushed, it is further refined and broken down by various digestive juices into the most basic nutrients.

Then it is absorbed by the epithelial cells with a very large surface area and permeates into the blood.

Of course, the author of this Golden Toad Skill did not have such microscopic observation ability.

But he took a different approach, simulating the toad by shaping the environment of its entire digestive system.

He drew inspiration from the digestive and absorptive processes of toads, and then, using training drugs, began to simulate similar environments both externally and on his own body.

Zhang Rongfang watched it all the way to the end.

Finally, this technique actually requires a series of medicines and pills to modify the digestive system environment.

Read the whole thing.

He had some hesitation in his heart.

Every medicine has its side effects, but this martial art actually requires a bunch of medicines to be taken continuously in order to finally master it.

This can actually be considered a form of poisonous martial arts.

The Golden Toad Skill is divided into three realms.

They are: Hidden Moon, Chasing the Sun Chasing, Sky Devouring.

"What a magnificent Moon King! What a Sky Devouring! This man possesses immense power, but I wonder about his life story?"

"Moon King, I never expected you to have found this cultivation technique."

Suddenly a voice rang out from behind Zhang Rongfang.

He was so startled that he nearly jumped out of his seat.

Turning around, he immediately saw his master, Yue Dewen, standing behind him with a sigh on his face.

The surrounding area was completely Kong Wu, clearly having been cleared out.

"Master, when did you arrive?" Zhang Rongfang stood up and quickly bowed to make way for him.

"Well, seeing that you were engrossed in your reading, I didn't want to disturb you," Yue Dewen said with a smile.

"I heard from Qingyou that you're looking for martial arts pills to enhance absorption?"

"Yes, lately I feel like I'm absorbing food too slowly. I was thinking that if I could improve in this area, perhaps I could master both my Civilian Skill and martial arts skills much faster." Zhang Rongfang's heart tightened, and he quickly answered honestly.

"Your idea is correct. Someone has tried this before. The Moon King was one of them." Yue Dewen stood in the shadow of the firelight, slightly lost in thought.

"However, this type of martial art is more about transforming oneself into a special physique. It can be considered a way of modifying one's talent after birth. The effect is good, but the difficulty is very high."

"And," he paused.

"And what?" Zhang Rongfang pressed.

"Furthermore, such martial arts can only provide temporary strength, but it is very harmful to oneself and will shorten one's lifespan considerably," Yue Dewen replied.

"Short-lived." Zhang Rongfang understood once again why this technique had been left to gather dust in a corner.

"Of course, if it's just about broadening your horizons, reading more and seeing more is fine." Yue Dewen's expression changed, and he showed an understanding smile.

"Yes." Zhang Rongfang nodded respectfully.

"Alright, my good disciple, I came here specifically for you." Yue Dewen handed a black metal Waist Token to Zhang Rongfang.

The Waist Token is engraved with intricate Locked Script, surrounded by cloud and pine patterns, and has two large characters in the very center, which are clearly newly engraved.

Those were two large Ling Script.

"Heaven and Earth!" "Since you have become a disciple, although the current situation is special and it is not appropriate to hold a formal ordination ceremony, you still need to have Daoist Title."

Yue Dewen pointed to the two Ling Script on the sign.

"Now that you know the precepts, this will be your Daoist Title from now on!"

"Heaven and Earth!?" Zhang Rongfang a little surprised, looking at the sign in his hand.

"That is the Heaven and Earth!" Yue Dewen gently patted his shoulder. " To Part the Chaos to See Qiankun —this is my expectation of you!"

What a grand Daoist Title!

Zhang Rongfang felt a chill run down his spine, sensing that this master was clearly no ordinary person.

The fact that he dared to adopt such a capricious and unconventional Daoist Title suggests that he holds an extremely special position within the Great Dao Sect.

"Alright, this Moon King should be the Second Generation Moon King. He created this skill back then to complement their Six Flourishing Moon Scripture."

He did succeed later, surpassing his master at an extremely fast pace and greatly shortening the time required to accumulate martial arts skills.

However, this also took a heavy toll on his health, leading to his untimely death at the young age of forty.

"Didn't you Worship God?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

"He died before he could go into seclusion," Yue Dewen said regretfully. "Everyone thinks they can Further Progress, they all want to cultivate to a higher level before Worship God."

Because while Worship God may be good, once Worship God, your practice becomes fixed and unchanging.

"So, he didn't expect that something would suddenly happen to him?" Zhang Rongfang understood.

"Yes. Moon King is the name of the leader of the Sensing Gate. Only those with the strongest spirit and strength are qualified to assume this position."

"But that was many years ago. The current Sensing Gate are a mess. They've long lost their former glory," Yue Dewen explained briefly.