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Daylight spilled onto the windowsill, and Lu Bai stretched his body before sitting up.

He was currently wrapped in bandages from head to toe to prevent his wounds from tearing open again.

After sustaining such injuries, he really shouldn't be engaging in any strenuous activity.

"Young Master, time for your medicine." Qi'er walked in from outside the door; fortunately, she didn't call him "Big Brother."

Lu Bai gulped down the medicine and began to take stock of his gains from this encounter.

His reserves of consumable modules like [Vitality] and [Internal Energy] were not particularly high.

However, he had accumulated a significant number of [Meridians] and [Acupoints], so it seemed it wouldn't be long before he could construct an orthodox martial art.

He just didn't know if the Withered Glory Scripture, which he hadn't obtained yet, would have any other specific module requirements.

Beyond that, there were several special modules.

His biggest haul came from the [Bandit Leader], who was also a Traveler.

Operating modules: [Luck], [Breath Control], [Close Eyes].

Here, "Luck" did not mean fortune, but rather the circulation of breath; this module allowed Lu Bai to exert a certain level of control over the flow of his internal energy and vitality.

Breath Control meant holding one's breath, which could be used to tighten the core and favored muscle-based power output; simultaneously, while holding one's breath, the body's muscles would instinctively tense, increasing resistance to impact.

Circulation modules: [Skin/Membrane], [Tendons/Bones], [Flesh and Blood], [Ear].

There was nothing much to say about these.

Then there were the Elemental Modules: [Incomplete], [Hardness], [Counter-shock], [Reduction], [Metal/Iron].

Except for [Incomplete], which the Bandit Leader had condensed himself and was therefore of little use, the other elemental modules were quite excellent.

In particular, [Counter-shock] and [Reduction] both came with descriptions.

[Counter-shock]: Reflects force back through vibration. Description: Decades of arduous training, combined with a bit of special extraction points, created this module.

[Reduction]: Reduces a portion of certain things. Description: Greedy capitalists always want to reduce what they pay out, such as wages or the lampposts they hang themselves from; condensed from a collapsed lamppost using special extraction points.

Clearly, the Bandit Leader had also received a death settlement; relying on that, he had managed to condense these two high-quality modules.

As for why he had condensed the [Incomplete] module, Lu Bai looked at his own legs; perhaps he had been the one to ruin the man.

Emission modules: [Cover], [Infuse], [Clothing], [Linkage], [Sound Mimicry].

The first three likely came from the Iron Shirt, but the latter two modules were quite interesting.

The [Linkage] module had an effect similar to how Lu Bai combined [Reliance] and [Mind Movement].

The latter allowed Lu Bai to develop a second stage for his skills, while the former seemed to allow a single module to exert double the utility.

For example, [Counter-shock] was the core module of the Iron Shirt, but by connecting it with [Linkage], and then adding modules like [Ear] and [Sound Mimicry], one could use the power of vibration to listen and locate, mimicking images in the mind based on the sounds heard.

If [Reliance] was a series connection, then [Linkage] was a parallel one.

If there were enough similar modules, even with only one skill slot, one could develop various effects and achieve comprehensive versatility.

"So, it's also possible to extract modules from the environment; that's a piece of information in itself." Lu Bai put these modules away, analyzing the information they revealed.

He had previously obtained martial arts manuals and could decompose them to acquire modules; now, he learned that he could also extract them from the environment, such as the lamppost that hung the capitalist.

"It seems that in the future, whenever I go to a place where something special has happened, I should try to extract modules."

Aside from the modules obtained from the Bandit Leader, Lu Bai only gained two from the archer.

Emission module: [Crosshair]. Its effect was to add a crosshair to assist with aiming; if he wanted to develop ranged skills, this module would be quite useful.

Then there was the Operating module: [Death-defying].

[Death-defying]: Belief can control everything about oneself. Description: A final, death-defying strike, with will and belief overriding the physical body.

The effect of this module was that when one possessed a death-defying conviction, even if one's physical condition was poor, one could use this belief to forcibly control the body to move.

This module was perfectly applicable; combined with the Elemental Module [Combat] and the Volcano Mode, Lu Bai felt that his ability to walk the tightrope of life and death had reached a new level.

"However, I still need to get the Withered Glory Scripture or related martial arts as soon as possible to see if I can condense a resurrection ability."

Lu Bai was well aware that those who walk by the river often get their shoes wet.

He knew he was reckless; Lu Bai was self-aware enough to acknowledge that.

In the past, he could ensure he wouldn't die from his own recklessness by relying on his talent for Dragon-like Vitality and the fact that he had practiced both the orthodox and unorthodox versions of his "shady" techniques.

But that wouldn't work now; the ceiling for combat power had been raised, and if he still wanted to be reckless, he needed to add a few more insurance policies.

Lu Bai had also discussed the matter of superior martial arts with Rou'er last night.

The Tianwu Holy Land did indeed possess superior martial arts, three of them, in fact.

According to Rou'er, ordinary martial arts generally only chose one development direction from among Living Essence, Momentum, Hard-body, Exotic Arts, or Sensory Perception.

Superior martial arts, however, would combine two or even all of them.

This resulted in the difficulty of practicing superior martial arts being exceptionally high.

Because the Phoenix Flying Ladies had their bodies transformed by 'Phoenix Blood,' they were able to practice one of them, the superior martial art known as the Flying Immortal Scripture.

As one practiced this martial art, one could eventually generate living internal energy and then control silk-based objects.

In addition to these, there was the Long Song Sword Scripture, a superior martial art focused on exotic techniques and sensory perception.

There was also the Spirit Heart Method, which encompassed the development of living spirits, momentum accumulation, and exotic techniques; unfortunately, its cultivation requirements were so high that no one had ever managed to master it.

All three superior martial arts were quite powerful, but regrettably, none of them were suitable for Lu Bai.

The one most suited to him was perhaps the Withered Glory Scripture.

But there is no need to rush, Lu Bai thought to himself. The Hundred Flower Grave will not necessarily let me go.

They will likely find a way to eliminate me before long.

I might even become the fuse for a war between the Hundred Flower Grave and the Holy Land.

When that time comes, there will be plenty of opportunities to obtain the relevant secret manuals from the Hundred Flower Grave.

I just don't know if the Traveler who supports the Hundred Flower Grave is still around, Lu Bai mused.

According to Rou'er, over four months ago, the personnel stationed by the Tianwu Group underwent a rotation, and three people had descended at that time; however, a traitor had infiltrated their ranks.

Right around the time Lu Bai and the others arrived, that traitor made their move, resulting in the deaths of two people, while the remaining traitor fled with severe injuries.

Travelers could only stay in a dimension for two to three months, and by that time, they had already been there for three months.

Now, Lu Bai had been in this dimension for nearly two months since his arrival.

Logically speaking, the traitor who fled with severe injuries should have already returned to Earth.

However, the Holy Land had detected some traces, suggesting that the traitor was very likely still remaining within the dimension.