Vajra Palm Print

The mute monk's arrival was like a magnet, firmly capturing Xu Qian's attention. This "Qi and Blood Furnace" was too tempting for him. For several consecutive days, he put extra "care" into delivering meals, his gaze (mainly through the Qi Gazing Technique) scanning the monk inside and out.

However, the monk remained like a meditating stone Buddha, indifferent to everything around him. Apart from the uncontrollable, occasionally fluctuating, scorching aura, there were no other anomalies.

This monk's concentration is too deep, isn't it? Is he really going to sit here until the end of time? Xu Qian scratched his head. Relying solely on the Qi Gazing Technique to observe the flow of Qi and Blood could roughly determine the monk's physical strength and injuries, but it wasn't enough to "steal" the specific cultivation methods.

A turning point appeared on an ordinary afternoon.

As usual, Xu Qian went to deliver water to Cell C-6. As he bent down to pass the ladle through the delivery slot, his gaze unintentionally swept across the ground beside where the monk was meditating.

It was hard stone, worn smooth and cold from years of being stepped on.

But next to the monk, in the corner near the wall, Xu Qian keenly noticed several extremely subtle, abnormal depressions on the stone floor!

If he hadn't broken through to the mid-stage of Postnatal Realm and his eyesight hadn't greatly improved, coupled with his deliberate observation, he would never have found them!

A thought struck him. After delivering the water, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he pretended to tie his shoelaces, crouched down, and carefully examined the area from the corner of his eye.

He saw that the depressions vaguely formed the outline of a blurry palm print! The palm print was very shallow, and its edges were not very clear, as if someone had just pressed down unintentionally.

But Xu Qian's Qi Gazing Technique "saw" that the stone area where the palm print remained was actually surrounded by an extremely faint, yet exceptionally condensed, fierce golden aura! This aura shared the same origin as the monk's scorching Qi and Blood, but it was more concentrated, carrying a sense of invincibility and the power to suppress demons!

This is... him unintentionally leaking Qi and Blood or True Qi, leaving traces on the ground? Xu Qian's heart pounded. "This palm print... is definitely the residual intent left by an extremely fierce palm technique!"

Although it was just a trace of unintentional leakage, incomplete and imperfect, the "intent" contained within was as clear as a firefly in the dark night!

An opportunity has arrived!

Xu Qian suppressed his excitement and didn't lose his composure on the spot. He tied his shoelaces (which he hadn't actually untied) and stood up, leaving calmly as if he had discovered nothing.

But in his heart, he had already quickly formulated a "tracing plan."

That night, it was Xu Qian's turn to be on duty for the latter half of the night. He had prepared something in advance—a small piece of soft, soaked mud. He had secretly dug it out from a damp corner while cleaning up debris during the day.

After midnight, Block E was silent. Confirming that the monk was still sitting like a stone sculpture, his breathing long and steady, Xu Qian, like a ghost, silently slipped to the outside of Cell C-6.

He held his breath, circulating the Turtle Breath Art to its extreme, and carefully extended the lump of wet mud through the gap in the bars, precisely covering the faint palm print depression!

His movements were gentle and slow, afraid of startling the "fierce beast" inside.

The mud adhered well to the contours of the palm print, tracing the residual "artistic conception."

Throughout the entire process, Xu Qian was so nervous his palms were sweating, feeling like a thief sneaking into a museum to steal treasures.

Fortunately, the monk seemed to be immersed in the deepest meditation, completely unaware of the outside world.

Once the tracing was complete, Xu Qian quickly retrieved the mud carrying the "treasure," tucked it into his chest, and then, just as silently as he had arrived, disappeared into the darkness.

Returning to a relatively safe corner, Xu Qian finally let out a long sigh of relief and eagerly took out the mud.

Under the dim firelight, a clear palm print indentation could be seen on the mud. Although still blurry, it was much clearer than the one on the stone floor!

He gently brushed his hand over the palm print indentation on the mud while fully activating his Longevity Dao Fruit!

Buzz!

The Dao Fruit's clear light flowed, emitting a distinct suction force!

A faint stream of information, containing fierce, domineering, and indestructible intent, surged into his mind from his fingertips!

[Acquired trace 'Buddhist Fierce Palm Technique' intent comprehension.]

[Deducing... The palm technique's incompleteness is too high, unable to restore complete moves.]

[Analyzing core intent... Acquired fragment of 'Vajra Intent' (extremely trace amount).]

[Can attempt to integrate the 'Vajra Intent' fragment into existing offensive methods, slightly increasing power and toughness.]

Although he didn't obtain the complete palm technique, Xu Qian was overjoyed to have obtained this trace fragment of 'Vajra Intent'!

He could feel that although this fragment of intent was weak, its quality was extremely high! Once integrated into his Sword Intent Seed or ordinary attacks, it would definitely bring about a qualitative change! It would make his attacks more invincible and his defense (if he had defensive moves in the future) more impregnable!

This is a huge profit! A huge profit indeed! Xu Qian looked at the ordinary piece of mud in his hand as if it were a peerless treasure.