Cultivating Inner Power

"Vajra Wisdom King Art... a martial art, this is a martial art..."

Yang Ling's fingers trembled with excitement.

He knew why Prisoner Slayer had come to this mine.

When Constable Lin had spoken with Supervisor Wu, he had mentioned that Prisoner Slayer was suspected of stealing a Buddhist scripture from Bitter Enlightenment Temple!

Now, it seemed that was true!

"There was no official notice, and Bitter Enlightenment Temple didn't make a fuss. They were likely afraid other factions would covet this martial art, or perhaps they simply didn't want to lose face."

"So Zhang Hao was chased all the way to Green Mountain City?"

"The Fire Crystal Ore Essence was probably brought by him, not nurtured here."

"He used it to attract a swarm of Ore Worms, which just happened to protect this Vajra Wisdom King Art. He was probably planning to wait until things blew over before returning for it..."

At that thought, Yang Ling suddenly turned around and looked about warily.

Fortunately, no one else had discovered any of this yet.

"But I don't have much time. There must be monks from Bitter Enlightenment Temple pursuing Zhang Hao. Before long, they'll probably figure out that he hid the Vajra Wisdom King Art here..."

Without another word, Yang Ling stepped forward and picked up the Vajra Wisdom King Art.

Just as he was about to put it away and find another place to hide it, a prompt appeared before his eyes:

"Vajra Wisdom King Art. Cultivation requirements: Strength 10, Mental Power 10."

"Requirements met."

"Would you like to comprehend it?"

"So this is how Mental Power is used?"

Yang Ling was overjoyed and immediately chose to comprehend it.

The next second, the Vajra Wisdom King Art instantly turned into a streak of golden light and vanished into his body.

Right afterward, Yang Ling felt warmth spread through his body. Then, an imposing Buddhist scripture inexplicably appeared in his memories.

Coming back to his senses, Yang Ling immediately opened his Attribute Panel.

Character: Yang Ling

Occupation: Miner

Level: 8

Strength: 11

Agility: 5

Mental Power: 10

Martial Arts: Vajra Wisdom King Art (first-rate cultivation method, not yet at Initial Mastery)

Health: 110/110

"Wu Que's Black Tiger Fist doesn't seem to have a rank listed. Is it because it's too inferior?"

Yang Ling secretly rejoiced.

He had truly struck it rich this time!

Not only had he obtained a martial art, but it was even a first-rate one!

Although he still did not understand the ranking system for martial arts in Divine Realm.

In any game, first-rate martial arts were things one could only learn in the mid to late stages!

"Divine Realm has only been out for a short while, and I'm still in the beginner village. This first-rate martial art will definitely be a tremendous help to me!"

Yang Ling could not help looking at the Attribute Panel a few more times, and soon noticed that the martial arts section seemed to contain more detailed information.

He tapped it open for a look.

[Vajra Wisdom King Art: four levels in total.]

[First level: gain 5 free attribute points. When circulating the art, Strength and Agility each increase by 15, and maximum Health increases by an additional 100.]

[No permission to view the second level.]

"Hiss—"

Yang Ling sucked in a cold breath.

Judging by this description, once he cultivated the first level of the Vajra Wisdom King Art, he would gain 5 free attribute points, and his Strength and Agility would each increase by 15 whenever he circulated it?

Most importantly, even his Health would increase by 100.

How was that any different from having an extra life!?

"I'll cultivate it as soon as I get back! Why keep mining?"

Yang Ling immediately packed up. He took the Ore Essence with him, then dug a pit and buried all the signs of fighting along the way, as well as the Ore Worm corpses.

After clearing away the traces and repeatedly confirming that there were no oversights, Yang Ling chose another spot to bury the Ore Essence.

"I can't hide the Ore Essence if I carry it around. I can only bury it for now. Even if someone else gets lucky and finds it, so be it."

"This thing may be valuable, but it also brings danger. It could attract unnecessary trouble."

"The Vajra Wisdom King Art is the greatest harvest this time."

At the exit.

When Steward Niu saw that Yang Ling had mined another thirty-odd jin of Fire Crystal Rock, he praised him verbally once again before settling his payment.

"Steward Niu, I feel like Yang Ling seems a little different."

The mine guard stepped forward and watched Yang Ling's departing back.

Steward Niu sighed. "His vitality and spirit seem to be getting better and better. It looks like his injuries have recovered."

In his eyes, Yang Ling had already been identified as a descendant of the Yang Family from Hongkun City.

He was only hiding here to evade his enemies.

The mine guard flattered him.

"Your old eyes are as sharp as ever."

"Heh, learn from me."

Returning to the wooden shack that leaked rain when it rained and wind when it blew.

Yang Ling immediately began studying the cultivation method of the Vajra Wisdom King Art.

The majestic scripture slowly surfaced in his mind.

Mixed in with those memories were several strange standing postures.

Yang Ling gained some insight and immediately assumed the first posture.

He lowered himself into a horse stance, his palms facing upward.

In his heart, he silently recited the scripture of the Vajra Wisdom King Art.

Time passed second by second.

Fortunately, his strength and endurance had both been trained through mining.

Otherwise, an ordinary person could not maintain such a posture for even a minute.

After perhaps ten-odd minutes.

A warm current slowly began to arise within Yang Ling's body.

Something was happening!

With a thought, Yang Ling opened the Attribute Panel again.

A new change had appeared in the martial arts section:

Martial Arts: Vajra Wisdom King Art (first-rate cultivation method, Initial Mastery)

Experience: 1/100

"There's experience! Does that mean once it reaches 100, I'll have cultivated the first level?"

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Yang Ling continued maintaining the first-level stance and reciting the Buddhist scripture inwardly.

Before he knew it, several hours had passed.

The roosters outside had begun to crow.

Dawn had come.

Yang Ling had not slept all night, yet not only was he not tired, he was full of energy!

The Vajra Wisdom King Art's experience had also risen to: 5/100.

"Strange. At first, I calculated that I could gain 1 point of experience every ten-odd minutes, but after reaching 5 points, there was no movement at all..."

"Could it be that I can only gain 5 experience per day? Is further practice useless?"

Yang Ling frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.

Even 5 points a day was fine.

Twenty days would be enough for him to cultivate the first level!

By then, his strength would undergo a qualitative transformation!

With a thought, Yang Ling opened the Attribute Panel.

Character: Yang Ling

Occupation: Martial Artist

Level: 8

Strength: 11

Agility: 5

Mental Power: 10

Martial Arts: Vajra Wisdom King Art (first-rate cultivation method, Initial Mastery)

Experience: 5/100

Health: 110

"My occupation has changed from miner to Martial Artist..."

A smile rose at the corners of Yang Ling's mouth.

After nearly a month in Divine Realm, he had finally achieved some initial results.

From refugee, to miner, to a Martial Artist now!

He would establish himself in Divine Realm step by step!

Just then, the sound of gongs suddenly rang out from outside.

"Everyone, get up! Hurry and gather at the village entrance!"

Several dozen mine guards could be seen holding bronze gongs and striking them repeatedly.

One miner after another emerged from their houses in confusion and headed toward the village entrance.

At the village entrance, both Supervisor Wu and Constable Lin were present, though both looked somewhat pale.

Before them stood a monk who appeared to be in his thirties, speaking expressionlessly.