Collapse Mountain Fist

The search ended after about five hours.

The Ore Vein, Mine Shafts, and Miner's Village had all been searched from top to bottom several times, but they had found nothing.

"Master Huìnéng, it seems the item isn't here..."

Supervisor Wu cupped his hands. "The Ore Vein has already been shut down for a day. If this continues, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time explaining it to my superiors."

Huìnéng's expression remained impassive. After a long pause, he smiled faintly.

"Sorry for the trouble, Supervisor Wu. Since the item isn't here, I'll take my leave."

"Master Huìnéng, I'll escort you back to the city."

Captain Lin said.

Soon, Captain Lin and his men left Miner's Village with Huìnéng.

"No need to mine tonight, either. Go back and get some rest."

Supervisor Wu ordered.

The miners had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

They'd searched all day and hadn't found a single thing. They hadn't mined at all, so they hadn't even earned enough to cover the cost of their meals.

After all the miners had left, Supervisor Wu turned to Steward Niu.

"Steward Niu, seal off Mine Tunnel No. 1 for now. No one is allowed inside. Find someone quick on their feet to go to Mountain River Sect and report that something has happened to the Fire Crystal Rock Ore."

"Supervisor Wu, what happened?"

Steward Niu was taken aback.

"This matter is rather serious. We shouldn't get too deeply involved."

Supervisor Wu patted Steward Niu on the shoulder.

Steward Niu immediately thought of Huìnéng. Could it be...?

He didn't dare think any further and promptly sent several quick-footed Mine Guards to Mountain River Sect.

That night, Yang Ling continued practicing the Vajra Mingwang Technique in his room.

Once he'd gathered five experience points and confirmed that they wouldn't increase any further, he went to bed.

The next day.

"They won't let us into the Ore Vein?"

"What's going on?"

"They say work will stop for a few days."

Miner's Village was bustling.

It was time to start mining, but all the miners had stayed in the village.

"Uncle Wang, what's going on? Why won't they let us into the Ore Vein?"

Yang Ling glanced around and spotted Uncle Wang. He hurried over to ask.

"Something's happened."

Uncle Wang looked grave as he pulled Yang Ling aside.

"I heard Mine Tunnel No. 1 has been sealed off. No one's allowed in. It might have something to do with that master from Ku Jue Temple yesterday."

"Mine Tunnel No. 1 has been sealed off?"

Yang Ling felt a faint chill in his heart.

This probably had nothing to do with the Vajra Mingwang Technique.

Most likely, someone had found Fifth Brother and the others' bodies...

"Yang Ling."

Zhang Wei called from nearby.

"Uncle Wang, I'll take my leave."

Yang Ling said.

"Go on, go on."

Uncle Wang waved him off, then began whispering with a few other old miners.

Finding a quiet corner, Yang Ling looked Zhang Wei up and down.

"Zhang Wei, what are you scheming this time?"

"While I was mining, I accidentally dug up a Martial Arts manual."

Zhang Wei spoke slowly. "You should know what that means."

"What kind of Martial Arts?"

Yang Ling narrowed his eyes. "You can find something like that while mining?"

After a pause, he exclaimed, "Don't tell me it's a Buddhist Sutra from Ku Jue Temple?

If you want to die, go die by yourself. I don't want to die!"

"Keep your voice down! Don't get us killed!"

Zhang Wei glanced around in alarm. Only after confirming no one was nearby did he relax and whisper:

"Yang Ling, if I had that Buddhist Sutra, I'd have turned it in for silver already. Why would I need to come to you?"

"Then what is it?"

Yang Ling said calmly. "If you want to sell it to me, stop beating around the bush and let me see it."

"I'm not that stupid."

Zhang Wei said coldly. "I hid it somewhere no one will ever find.

Even if you went out and told people I had a Martial Arts manual, no one would believe you."

"Then we can't make a deal."

Yang Ling shook his head slightly. "I don't trust you, and you don't trust me. Let's go our separate ways."

He turned as if to leave.

"Collapse Mountain Fist."

Zhang Wei said solemnly. "The name of the fist technique is Collapse Mountain Fist!"

A fist technique?

Yang Ling's thoughts stirred.

His Strength Attribute was already high.

He also had the Vajra Mingwang Technique.

What he lacked was a way to fight his enemies.

"If you have Martial Arts, why haven't you practiced it?"

Yang Ling studied Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei pondered for a moment. "You might not know this, but Martial Arts cultivation in the Divine Domain has requirements.

Collapse Mountain Fist has a high requirement: eight points in the Strength Attribute.

I only have four, so I can't practice it yet."

"What do you mean, Strength Attribute!?"

Yang Ling exclaimed. "You can see your own attributes!?"

"Just as I thought. It seems only Martial Artists can see their attributes."

Zhang Wei studied Yang Ling for a while, then smiled.

"Actually, I'm already a Martial Artist, so I can see my Attribute Panel.

My Strength is four, my Agility is three, and my Spirit is one."

Your Agility is clearly five.

Yang Ling grumbled inwardly, then said with a serious expression:

"You can really see the Attribute Panel?"

"What information does the Attribute Panel show? It might be the key to understanding the Divine Domain."

"Why would I lie to you? Once you've mastered Collapse Mountain Fist, you'll be able to see your own Attribute Panel, too."

Zhang Wei continued, "Unlike you, I don't keep things hidden. I'm an honest person.

From what I've seen, you mine so quickly not only because practice makes perfect, but because your Strength Attribute must be pretty high.

As long as you can practice Collapse Mountain Fist, you'll become a Martial Artist right away."

"You've said enough. Where's the Collapse Mountain Fist?"

Yang Ling said gravely.

"Five taels of silver. Give me five taels, and I'll give you the Collapse Mountain Fist."

Zhang Wei said.

He's eager to get out of here because he feels guilty and is afraid what happened to Zhang Hao will implicate him.

Yang Ling was curious how this guy had managed to get Zhang Hao's Martial Arts manual.

Could it be because they both had the surname Zhang?