Back in Bend River City, at the Dragon-Tiger Guard headquarters.
The demon tide had ended, and exploration of the Underwater Dragon Palace had drawn to a close. Lu Chen finally had a rare stretch of leisure.
That night, he shut his door, lit an oil lamp, and sat cross-legged on his bed.
With a slight stir of his thoughts, the familiar translucent screen appeared before him:
[Profound Water Demon God Scripture: Not yet initiated] [Progress: 0/90]
He had originally assumed the Profound Water Demon God Scripture was similar to the Black Carp Bone-Transforming Art-an ancient true art specifically meant to enhance his fighting strength underwater.
But after he consulted the panel and sorted through the diagrams, characters, and circulation routes recorded in the Dragon Palace murals one by one, his expression gradually changed.
"Something's wrong..."
Lu Chen's brows drew together slightly.
The starting point of this art was far too high.
Even its most basic method of circulating qi and blood required the practitioner to control the sinews and bones throughout their body, their internal organs, and even deeper physical changes.
Many of its routes did not even pass through ordinary sinew channels.
Instead, they led straight to hidden parts of the human body that Lu Chen could not even perceive at his current level.
He tried circulating his qi and blood according to one section of the art.
But as soon as they reached his chest and abdomen, they seemed to strike an invisible wall.
There was no path ahead.
It was not a flaw in the art.
His cultivation realm was simply too low.
Something stirred in Lu Chen's mind.
He began carefully studying the information the panel had reorganized.
A short while later.
The astonishment on his face grew stronger and stronger.
The Profound Water