As for the Source Stones in the secret chamber, they were also stored in a box. There looked to be more than three hundred of them.
Lin Yi casually collected the Source Stones. Rather than hurriedly building an Incense Altar to make a wish, he went to the wooden shelves and browsed the external martial arts manuals.
There were over a hundred such manuals, mostly whip techniques and lightness skills. They were all white- and green-quality.
According to Qin Jian's memories, he had collected these ordinary martial arts solely to master the Battle Halberd Technique.
As his master's signature martial art, the Battle Halberd Technique used killing intent to amplify the power of True Qi. Put simply, the more enemies one killed on the battlefield, the more powerful this external martial art became.
Likewise, the more powerful a martial art was, the harder it was to cultivate.
In the years since Qin Jian became a Garrison Commander, he had devoted all his attention to cultivating the Battle Halberd Technique. Yet he had only achieved minor mastery, barely reaching Level 5.
Lin Yi estimated that even though his martial arts talent was nearly at its limit, cultivating such a high-quality martial art would likely still take several days.
Now that he had announced to the outside world that he was in seclusion, his primary goal was to completely master Qin Jian's many martial arts and avoid exposing any flaws.
Then, he could fully replace Qin Jian's identity, use his authority for personal gain, and investigate the Ancient Domain's secrets.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, four days had passed.
That day, Lin Yi wielded the Black Profound Long Whip Qin Jian had carried. In the cramped secret chamber, he swung it with practiced ease, his body