Secrets Hidden in the Manual

"Abandoning my former homeland, I wear a demon mask on my face, all for the sake of basking in the sunlight—so what if it's despicable~~"

Walking in the desolate wilderness, Feng Xue dragged a cardboard box with wheels, humming a strange little tune as she strolled along a small river, looking as leisurely as if she were on a picnic.

Although Omen would occasionally lurk and attack from the roadside, in Feng Xue's eyes, which were filtered through Gynomorphic Filter, these Omen, which should have gradually evolved into beasts and acquired camouflage during their survival in the wild, were simply too conspicuous to be seen lying in the grass or on the treetops.

Looking at the round, plump buttocks in the grass, the mosaic spheres unique to the Omen also appeared before his eyes. Feng Xue rolled his eyes and walked over as if he hadn't noticed anything. Then, just as the naked woman, whose true form was unknown, was about to pounce, a swift movement chopped off her head.

However, this is just a normal Omen. If it were like the butcher who made Chen Xiyao urinate (Chen Xiyao: It's vomit! It came out!), he would still have to avoid it.

As for how to judge the strength of the Omen, just take a look with your Golden Finger and see how many manifested elements are in the huge mosaic sphere on their bodies. The more elements, the stronger the Omen and the more abnormal its ability. Generally, Omen with two or three manifested elements can be easily dealt with by Feng Xue in conjunction with the Disintegration Mother. Four will take some effort, and more than five will be a fierce battle. If more than six elements are found, Feng Xue will simply use the Ghostly Evasion Disassembly Madonna technique to escape.

However, probably because the stronger the Omen, the greater the need for [consciousness], the closer one gets to the center of the Infinite City, the weaker the Omen become. After walking more than seventy kilometers, Feng Xue could at first encounter some monsters that required some thought to deal with, but now, they are basically monsters that can be taken down with a single slash.

He bent down and Smelt the headless female corpse, gaining several thousand towers of corrupted [consciousness], but still no elements dropped. As for the legendary Phantom Object that could be dropped by Omen, he didn't even see a shadow of them.

Feng Xue sometimes really doubted whether the saying that Omen could drop Phantom Object was just a rumor. At least since he transmigrated, he had killed at least fifty or a hundred Omen, but he had never encountered Phantom Object falling from the sky.

After a round of disposing of the body, Feng Xue took out her employee ID card and confirmed her location.

"We're still a dozen kilometers away, and it'll probably take another three hours. Let's rest for a bit." Feng Xue glanced at the sky, which was starting to darken, and took out a branch about the length of her forearm from her Storage Bag. She stuck it into the riverbank, and when it didn't work, she adjusted its position slightly.

Immediately, a peculiar power began to spread. Although there were no substantial changes, a sense of security enveloped an area of several tens of meters in radius.

Name: Phantom Object - Hometown Tree

Elements: [Home], [Plants], [Camp], [Construction]

Introduction: Legend has it that in the Ancient Yan Country, when people had to leave their homes, they would collect tender branches from easy-to-grow trees in the village. When they arrived at a new settlement, they would plant the branches. If the saplings took root, they would live around the trees. If the branches were planted in the soil near a water source, and the environment was suitable, a habitable area could be created.

Note: It's only suitable for living, not invincible; be especially careful of your own kind.

This Phantom Object was Reforge by Feng Xue from a locust tree branch he casually picked in the Real World. He originally thought it was just a comedic prop, but when he started traveling in the wild, he realized just how important [habitability] really is.

Within the area where the saplings are spread out, the temperature, humidity, and even the soil hardness become very suitable for living, making even setting up a tent much easier than usual.

Furthermore, Feng Xue discovered that as long as she stayed in this area, even those Omen wouldn't attack at night. Of course, as the note said, this ability to prevent attacks probably only worked on Omen that weren't very intelligent.

Feng Xue casually set up a small tent using Santa's burlap sack, lit a campfire, took out the "Peerless Martial Art" and the half-copied secret manual, and began to continue writing.

The Tag "[Money Printer]" greatly increased his copying speed. Although it was still far from actual printing, his current handwriting efficiency had already surpassed the speed at which he typed using a keyboard in his previous life as a writer.

As each word landed on the paper, Feng Xue felt as if her internal strength had increased once again.

Copying a book is itself a process of reading. The "Bu Tiange" manual seems to have not only given him Internal Force, but also unlocked the reading system and mastery system of the Taiwu System. As he copied the manual these days, his understanding of various martial arts was also constantly increasing.

This isn't just about being able to understand things he couldn't understand before; it's about being able to see many details he had overlooked in the manual, such as a small detail that had been consistently ignored in this Peerless Martial Art—

Every martial arts manual inside is a handwritten copy.

This handwritten copy isn't some pirated, reverse-training scam like the Taiwu beta version; on the contrary, it's a huge treasure trove.

By comparing the different handwriting styles of each manual, Feng Xue finally confirmed, thanks to his improved martial arts skills, that each manual was personally copied by the practitioner or even the creator of the corresponding technique. He hadn't realized this when he was copying the books before, but as his martial arts skills improved, he was able to discern the essence of the predecessors who practiced this martial art from these handwritings.

This kind of charm is very mysterious. Even with his almost perfect copying (with the added benefit of Money Printer), he could not replicate this feeling. He even suspected that things like photos and photocopies probably could not replicate it.

That kind of charm is like a special effect that comes with this Phantom Object; unless it's the same Phantom Object, it's impossible to replicate it.

"But actually, it doesn't make much difference. In general cultivation, these divine essences are not only useless, but blindly imitating them may even hinder the cultivator's own path. Only when one has reached a point where there is no further progress can these divine essences play a role in making connections and gaining insights."

Having read for several days, Feng Xue had come to understand many of the profound principles of martial arts. She sighed inwardly, forcing herself to ignore those profound insights and simply being Book Copyist. Once she finished copying one manual, she would close the book, refresh it, and then copy the next one.

This cycle repeated itself until the sky brightened again.

Stretching vigorously to relax her body, which had been sitting all night, Feng Xue straightened up and began to bind the results of last night's work.

But just then, he raised an eyebrow slightly and muttered to himself in a strange tone:

"That's strange, how come the [Demon] Tag is suddenly appearing again?"