Comprehension +100%?!!

Forcing down his surging excitement.

Li Jingzhe shifted his gaze downward, landing on the final item.

Comprehension +100%?!

Hiss... even if this isn't heaven-defying comprehension, it's at least profound enough to touch the divine!

This, this, this... this isn't some talent domain; this is the deep love of Mother Blue Star for a traveler wandering far from home!

Most importantly, the cultivation methods and martial arts can be spread, and if others succeed in their practice, he receives a return of internal energy? And it can even crit?

One must know, the thing the Douluo World lacks most is cultivation methods. Whether it's commoner spirit masters, Martial Soul Hall, the two great empires, or the upper three and lower four sects, everyone uses meditation techniques.

It is no exaggeration to say that during the battle at Jialing Pass, if Scoundrel had used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to win over hearts, eighty percent of the Martial Soul Hall's spirit master army would likely have defected!

Yet the system tells him that the cultivation methods and martial arts within the Scripture Depository can be spread to the outside world?

And he, the disseminator and originator, can enjoy a critical return of internal energy?

Holy crap!

Wouldn't that mean he'd take off instantly?

As long as the information is spread, there would be no shortage of people wanting to learn the techniques in the Scripture Depository. The more people who practice, the more critical returns of internal energy he receives!

"Where there's a will, there's a way?"

Heh, with a cheat, what can't be done?

Who said the style of this world was wrong?

This style is absolutely perfect!

Good, good, good—

Practicing martial arts, is it?

Practice!

Must practice!

Practice immediately, right now!

Li Jingzhe moved his mind, and the Scripture Depository martial soul flew from his hand, growing against the wind. In the blink of an eye, it blotted out the clouds and moon, then crashed to the ground with a boom, kicking up billowing dust.

As the dust settled, Li Jingzhe examined the magnificent building by the moonlight. It stood nine stories tall with beam-and-column construction and interlocking mortise-and-tenon joints. With vermilion pillars, blue brick tiles, and solemn roof beasts, it was imposing, spectacular, and as towering as a divine temple!

Li Jingzhe nodded in satisfaction, a sense of heroism rising in his heart... this was his starting point in this world. Starting here, he would climb to the very top, step by step!

With his hands behind his back, he walked briskly through the gate and raised his eyes to scan the interior.

Above were painted and carved ceilings; beneath his feet were purple-gold bricks etched with birds and beasts. The murals on the four walls were vivid and lifelike, depicting gods and Buddhas, Asura and yakshas, hellish ghosts, and the myriad states of human life.

Three rows of three, nine sets of large bookcases were displayed within. Made of sandalwood with gilded edges, Li Jingzhe stepped forward to take a look, and—

He couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.

Good grief, nine sets of large bookcases, and only one book on each set, right?

This system certainly understands the art of superficial appearances...

He casually summoned one and took a glance... Chongling Sword Technique?

If he remembered correctly, this was the sword technique created by Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan during their leisure time in the Smiling Proud World, right?

At best, it was a third-rate martial art.

Li Jingzhe frowned and summoned another... Mount Song Mental Method!

As expected!

Another third-rate piece of trash!

The Mount Song Mental Method was also a technique from the Smiling Proud World, compiled by the Mount Song Sect leader Zuo Lengchan by gathering lost sect techniques... retrieving lost items and compiling them himself, omissions were inevitable, which was why he called it third-rate.

Don't look at the Mount Song Sect or the Mount Hua Sect as famous, powerful sects; the martial arts world of the Smiling Proud World was naturally a cut below other worlds.

Compared to the Muscle and Tendon Classic, Lingbo Microsteps, and Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique he opened from the starter pack, it was indeed third-rate.

After walking a full circle... Thousand Spider Poison Hand, Seven Injuries Fist, Blazing Blade, Leopard Tail Kick, Precept-Breaking Saber Technique, Chongling Sword Technique, Mount Song Mental Method, Iron Cloth Shirt, Triple Cloud Step;

Li Jingzhe began to understand. These nine techniques corresponded to: fists, palms, fingers, leg techniques, saber techniques, sword techniques, internal arts, external arts, and movement techniques!

The categories were quite fancy, but unfortunately, they were all third-rate.

Only the Blazing Blade was somewhat interesting. It was called a blade technique but was actually a palm technique, capable of unleashing elemental attacks rare in martial arts worlds, but in reality, it was just so-so... If Jiumozhi had been given several hundred years to painstakingly research it, he might have actually managed to tinker with a path to immortality.

What a pity, this Blazing Blade was still too crude.

The Thousand Spider Poison Hand and Seven Injuries Fist were even worse. They focused on high power but hurt the user before the enemy. One accumulated poison in the body, while the other directly overtaxed the internal organs and the yin-yang energy, making it extremely easy to go astray during practice...

If his expectations were correct, the first floor was filled with techniques of this level. He wondered about the second floor...

Li Jingzhe shifted his gaze to the staircase in the corner leading to the second floor... Should he go up and take a look?

He immediately took the stairs two at a time to the second floor, but upon seeing only an empty space, Li Jingzhe lost interest.

Returning to the first floor, he passed the bookcases and saw a desk, also made of fine sandalwood and gold leaf. The Lingbo Microsteps, Muscle and Tendon Classic, and Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique he had opened from the starter pack were all laid out upon it.

Without a second thought, he picked up the Muscle and Tendon Classic as if he had found a priceless treasure. He had originally worried that at seventeen, his body had already matured and his bones were set, causing him to miss the prime window for martial arts training. Now, however, the Muscle and Tendon Classic should be able to perfectly compensate for this deficiency.

He flipped to the first page!

[General Outline: Cleansing the marrow and cutting the hair, changing the tendons and forging the bones, turning the rotten into the miraculous.]

A ten-thousand-foot tower rises from the ground; one must first lay the foundation!

He quickly scanned through the Muscle and Tendon Classic. Perhaps because he was inside the Scripture Depository, his comprehension was boosted by 100%. The passages that should have been obscure and difficult to grasp were unexpectedly easy to understand, making his reading fluid and his comprehension thorough.

The breathing techniques, the corresponding physical movements, the circulation paths, and the acupoints across his body were all imprinted in his mind.

As his understanding of the Muscle and Tendon Classic deepened, his breathing pattern shifted quietly, and he began to practice the accompanying movements right where he stood.

Each inhalation and exhalation formed a natural cycle, and every gesture felt perfectly intuitive.

Before he knew it, he had completed the set of movements and finished the circulation. Li Jingzhe stood firm to conclude the practice, instinctively exhaling a light breath. A puff of turbid air was expelled from his nose and mouth, leaving him feeling refreshed and exceptionally comfortable.

Immediately after, he could clearly feel a wisp of heat lingering in his dantian... Could this be internal energy? Or perhaps, soul power?

He pulled up the system interface.

[Soul Power Level: 1.25]

[Cultivation Technique: Muscle and Tendon Classic]

Sure enough, his soul power was no longer in a state of nothingness, and the cultivation technique column now displayed the information for the Muscle and Tendon Classic. However, the fact that the soul power was displayed to two decimal places was truly enough to make one struggle to suppress a smile.

Yet, that amusement was quickly replaced by a burning, heroic spirit rising from within.

Believe it!

Scoundrel had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill for six years to achieve a pseudo Innate Full Soul Power, while he, having only circulated the Muscle and Tendon Classic once—and still in the introductory stage of cleansing the marrow and cutting the hair—had already cultivated over 1 level of soul power!

"If the cultivation speed of the Muscle and Tendon Classic alone is this astonishing, what would happen if I combined the Muscle and Tendon Classic, the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique, and the Lingbo Microsteps?"

Having tasted the sweetness of success, a thought struck Li Jingzhe.

Cleansing the marrow, cutting the hair, changing the tendons, and forging the bones were merely appetizers—the basic functions of the Muscle and Tendon Classic.

The core ability of the Muscle and Tendon Classic was to "gather all rivers into the sea" and turn the rotten into the miraculous.

The so-called "gathering all rivers into the sea" meant the ability to fuse any cultivation technique or martial art, greatly raising the upper limit of other techniques. You Tanzhi from the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils world fusing the Muscle and Tendon Classic with the Ice Silkworm's cold poison to master the Ice Silkworm Poison Palm was the best example!

"The Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique is a top-tier external art; when mastered, the palm force contains the power of a Thousand Jun..."

"The Lingbo Microsteps is a supreme movement technique based on the I Ching Sixty-Four Hexagrams, combined with unique breathing and footwork. Every completed circulation increases internal energy..."

"If I were to combine these three..."

Li Jingzhe's eyes gradually brightened. He was a man of action.

He quickly scanned through the Lingbo Microsteps and the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique. Just as before, under the 100% comprehension boost, every word and sentence was branded into his mind, firmly remembered and thoroughly understood.

When he began to move again, a strange sensation washed over him.

It felt as if a compass of the I Ching Sixty-Four Hexagrams had appeared beneath his feet. Every step he took secretly aligned with the changes of the cycle, drawing upon the heat in his dantian to circulate throughout his body. It cleansed his marrow and removed impurities, growing stronger with every loop, while his hand movements took on a sense of steadiness and weight, grand and open.

It remained centered on the Muscle and Tendon Classic, yet his gestures and breathing cycles now carried the shadows of the Lingbo Microsteps and the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique!

Li Jingzhe was overjoyed: "It works!!"

When progress and gains are quantified, hard work is no longer tedious. At this moment, he seemed to see the hope of becoming a god, completely immersed in the pleasure of growing soul power.

The three-in-one Muscle and Tendon Classic operated naturally. As the saying goes, the mysterious is the mystery of mysteries; speaking of the Dao for a while, discussing Zen for a while, the three schools harmonizing as one... Over and over again, he was intoxicated by martial arts, completely forgetting himself.

Just as Li Jingzhe was immersed in his cultivation, two graceful figures suddenly stood on the street outside the Scripture Depository.

"Huh, since when was there a pavilion here?"