"Vajra Mingwang Technique... Martial Arts, this is Martial Arts..."
Yang Ling's fingers trembled with excitement.
He knew why Prisoner Butcher had come to this ore vein.
When Captain Lin had chatted with Supervisor Wu, he'd mentioned that Prisoner Butcher was suspected of stealing a Buddhist Sutra from Ku Jue Temple!
Now it seemed that was true!
"There was no announcement, and Ku Jue Temple didn't make a big deal of it. They're probably afraid other factions will covet this Cultivation Method, or perhaps they just don't want to lose face."
"So Zhang Hao was pursued all the way to Qingshan City?"
"The Fire Crystal Ore Essence must have been brought here by him. It wasn't nurtured here."
"He used it to lure a swarm of Mine Worms, which happened to protect this copy of the Vajra Mingwang Technique. He probably planned to wait until things died down before coming back for it..."
At the thought, Yang Ling suddenly turned around and looked around warily.
Fortunately, no one else had discovered any of this yet.
"But I don't have much time. Monks from Ku Jue Temple must be pursuing Zhang Hao. It won't be long before they guess he hid the Vajra Mingwang Technique here..."
Without another word, Yang Ling stepped forward and picked up the Vajra Mingwang Technique.
He was just about to put it away and hide it somewhere else when a prompt appeared before his eyes:
"Vajra Mingwang Technique, cultivation requirements: Strength 10, Mental Power 10" "Requirements met" "Would you like to comprehend it?"
"So that's what Mental Power is for?"
Overjoyed, Yang Ling immediately tried selecting the option to comprehend it.
The next second, the Vajra Mingwang Technique transformed into a golden gleam and vanished into his body.
Right after that, warmth spread through Yang Ling's body. Then, somehow, a majestic Buddhist scripture appeared in his memories.
Coming to his senses, Yang Ling immediately opened the Attribute Panel.
Character: Yang Ling Class: Miner Level: 8 Strength: 11 Agility: 5 Mental Power: 10 Martial Arts: Vajra Mingwang Technique (First-rate Cultivation Method, First Glimpse of the Door not yet achieved) Health Points: 110/110
"Wu Que's Black Tiger Fist didn't seem to have a rank listed. Is it because it's too low-grade?"
Yang Ling was thrilled.
He'd really struck it lucky this time!
Not only had he obtained Martial Arts, but they were first-rate!
Although he still didn't understand how Martial Arts were ranked in "Divine Domain"...
In any game, first-rate Martial Arts were something you could only learn in the mid-to-late game!
"'Divine Domain' only came out recently, and I'm still in the starter village. This first-rate Martial Art is going to help me enormously!"
Yang Ling couldn't help looking over the Attribute Panel a few more times. He soon noticed that the Martial Arts section seemed to contain more detailed information.
He clicked to take a look.
[Vajra Mingwang Technique, seven layers in total] [First Layer: Gain 5 Free Attribute Points. While circulating energy, Strength and Agility each increase by 15 points, and maximum HP increases by an additional 100 points.] [The Second Layer is not yet available to view.]
"Gasp—"
Yang Ling drew in a sharp breath.
According to this description, if he mastered the first layer of the Vajra Mingwang Technique, he'd gain 5 Free Attribute Points. While circulating energy, his Strength and Agility would each increase by 15 points?
Most importantly, even his HP would increase by 100 points.
Wasn't that practically like having an extra life!?
"I'm cultivating this as soon as I get back! What's the point of mining anymore!"
Yang Ling quickly gathered his things and took the Mine Essence with him. He also dug a pit and buried the signs of the fighting along the way, as well as the Mine Worm corpses.
After covering up the traces and checking several times to make sure he hadn't missed anything, Yang Ling chose another spot and buried the Mine Essence there.
"There's no way to keep the Mine Essence hidden if I carry it around. I can only bury it for now. Even if someone else gets lucky and finds it, I'll just have to accept that."
"This thing is valuable, but it also brings danger and unnecessary trouble."
"The Vajra Mingwang Technique is the real prize this time."
At the exit.
Steward Niu saw that Yang Ling had dug up another thirty-odd pounds of Fire Crystal Rock. He praised him verbally again, then settled his payment.
"Steward Niu, I feel like Yang Ling seems a little different."
The Mine Guard stepped forward, watching Yang Ling's retreating figure.
Steward Niu sighed. "His vitality and spirit seem to have improved. Looks like his injuries have healed."
In his eyes, Yang Ling was already one of the Yang Family's descendants from Hongkun City.
He was hiding here only to evade his enemies.
The Mine Guard flattered him:
"You really do have a sharp eye, sir."
"Heh, you've still got a lot to learn."
Back in the wooden hut, where rain leaked through the roof and wind whistled through the walls, Yang Ling immediately began studying how to cultivate the Vajra Mingwang Technique.
In his mind, the majestic scripture slowly surfaced.
Mixed in with those memories were several strange standing poses.
Yang Ling understood what to do and immediately assumed the first pose.
He sank into a horse stance, his palms facing the sky.
He silently recited the scripture of the Vajra Mingwang Technique.
Time passed, second by second.
Fortunately, mining had built up his Strength and endurance.
Otherwise, an ordinary person wouldn't have been able to hold such a pose for even a minute.
Perhaps ten minutes or so passed.
A warm current slowly stirred within Yang Ling's body.
Something was happening!
With a thought, Yang Ling opened the Attribute Panel again.
The Martial Arts section had changed:
Martial Arts: Vajra Mingwang Technique (First-rate Cultivation Method, First Glimpse of the Door) Experience Points: 1/100
"There are Experience Points! Does that mean once they reach 100, I'll have mastered the first layer?"
Suppressing his excitement, Yang Ling continued holding the first layer's standing pose and reciting the Buddhist sutra in his mind.
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