"About fifty meters down from this location, there is another secret room. There is no connecting passage, so it can only be dug out."
As the Red Queen spoke, she led Xu Long and Haitang down the dug passage.
This secret room was perfectly sealed, without the slightest trace, as if it had been dug out from the inside and then vanished into thin air.
If the Red Queen hadn't used modern technology to scan, it would have been impossible to discover that there was a secret room here.
"As expected of the Number One Under Heaven expert, he's truly amazing!"
Xu Long sighed inwardly.
It must be said that the crushing force of time can disregard many things.
Given this location, the methods of the Strange Hero of Heavenly Lake are completely uncountable.
But Xu Long possesses technology far ahead of this era, making things much simpler.
It's unknown how long this place has existed; if the books were made of paper or bamboo, they would have long since rotted away.
The Strange Hero of Heavenly Lake seemed to have anticipated this, so he inscribed his last words on the stone slab.
"I don't know who you are, and it doesn't matter to me, because by the time you find this place, I'll already be dead."
The Indestructible Golden Body is profound and extensive. When my master passed it on to me, he said it was left behind by an immortal.
I don't know if I'm an immortal, but once I've mastered it, compared to other martial arts masters, I am an immortal.
The Indestructible Golden Body requires the practitioner to possess both Yin and Yang constitutions and maintain their balance.
However, the human body cannot maintain absolute balance, so conflicts will occur, leading to depletion of blood vessels.
I have studied the strengths of many schools of thought and devoted myself to research for fifty years, and finally dismantled the Indestructible Golden Body.
"May future generations of disciples cultivate diligently and live longer."
Besides his last words, there was also a general outline of martial arts.
The Indestructible Golden Body: Heaven and earth unite, yin and yang flow, strength and gentleness complement each other, and the ocean embraces all rivers. It is indestructible, unbreakable, and impervious to all poisons. It draws external power and merges it into its own body, making it immortal and indestructible.
This is the general outline of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art and the Energy Absorption Great Art; both of these world-shaking martial arts were derived from the Indestructible Golden Body.
This martial art has extremely high requirements, and only people with special physical conditions can practice it.
In order to pass it down, the Strange Hero of Heavenly Lake divided the Indestructible Golden Body into the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art and the Energy Absorption Great Art.
Gu Santong's aptitude and temperament far surpassed those of Zhu Wushi, the Iron Courage Divine Marquis.
He lost to Zhu Wushi because he couldn't withstand the clash between the two martial arts styles.
Xu Long couldn't guarantee he could withstand it, but he had no other choice.
To kill Iron Courage Divine Marquis and Cao Zhengchun, one must learn the Energy Absorption Great Art.
Unless you skip those two side quests, there's no way to escape them.
However, Xu Long was not afraid. As long as he returned alive, the Main God would naturally save him.
Is this what you're looking for?
Haitang glanced at the stone slab. Although she didn't know exactly what it was, she could tell it was a martial art.
And what Xu Long went to such lengths to find was definitely not something simple.
"This is the Indestructible Golden Body, an extremely powerful martial art. Anyone who masters it will become the Number One Under Heaven; even the Iron Courage Divine Marquis and Gu Santong combined cannot defeat it."
Xu Long put the stone slab away and continued, "This was left by the Strange Hero of Heavenly Lake, but because it requires too much skill from the practitioner, it could only be broken down into two parts: the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art and the Energy Absorption Great Art. With it, I have a trump card to deal with Iron Courage Divine Marquis and Cao Zhengchun."
"Let's go, there's nothing left to miss here."
Xu Long turned around and left with Haitang.
The place where the Strange Hero of Heavenly Lake passed away should, in theory, be inside Heavenly Lake.
However, the Red Queen searched through numerous ancient texts but could not find a place called Heavenly Lake.
However, Valley of Villains and Villains' Peak were mentioned only occasionally!
Xu Long found the Indestructible Golden Body here, which means either the Heavenly Lake doesn't exist at all, or this is the real Heavenly Lake.
Iron Courage Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi is cunning and scheming, and always thinks through all possibilities before acting.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, everything related to him is half true and half false.
According to the original storyline, Suxin was placed at the bottom of Heavenly Lake in a coffin made of a piece of thousand-year-old ice.
Heavenly Lake is located atop the Heavenly Mountain.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as the Tianshan Heavenly Mountain, nor is there Heavenly Lake.
Iron Courage Divine Marquis didn't know where he had hidden Suxin, but he called that place Heavenly Lake.
"That old bastard, I was way overestimating myself by trying to outsmart him!"
Xu Long sighed, pondering his next plan.
Having obtained the Indestructible Golden Body, the next step is to improve Internal Force.
Twenty years ago, Gu Santong challenged martial arts masters to a duel Iron Courage Divine Marquis infiltrated the group, defeating them one by one, draining their Internal Force, and then framing Gu Santong for the crime.
Twenty years have passed, Xu Long intends to use the same method.
Although there are few new martial arts masters, and their quality is also low, it's better to take advantage of them.
It's pitiful, really. Martial arts masters from other worlds roam the land, upholding justice and gaining renown.
Even if you no longer want to be a part of the martial arts world, you can find a place to live in seclusion.
However, things are different here. The martial arts masters are just easy targets, constantly getting slaughtered.
It's absolutely awful!
"My friends, it is a blessing I, the Centipede, have accumulated in my past life to be able to meet you all."
"Well said! Let us drink this wine together and become sworn brothers! We need not ask to be born on the same day, month, and year..."
"..."
Inside a restaurant, a group of twelve people sat around a table.
If Xu Long were here, he would recognize them all as acquaintances.
Hong Chao, Meng Fanlong, and six other escaped C-rank Reincarnation Temple, as well as the Five Poisons under Cao Zhengchun.
As for the last one, he is the Thousand-Faced Gentleman whose true identity is unknown to anyone.
These six Reincarnation Temple were extremely experienced. After escaping from Xu Long, they actually managed to get involved with Cao Zhengchun's forces and even became sworn brothers with the Five Poisons.
"To be able to work under Director Cao is a blessing we've accumulated over many lifetimes. Director Cao is always generous and magnanimous; as long as the matter is handled well, we'll be rewarded with great wealth and honor!"
The Gecko, one of the Five Poisons, drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, appearing quite magnanimous.
"Of course! The ten of us were content to stay in the Giant Whale Gang and retire peacefully, but Li Zhengkai and the Dragon Guardian Villa went too far. They killed four of my brothers and even issued arrest warrants with bounties on our heads. Especially that Cheng Shifei, he's insidious, vicious, shameless, despicable, and vile..."
Mentioning Xu Long made Hong Chao so angry he was practically grinding his teeth.
They attacked out of nowhere, and with such power.
Whether it's fists, kicks, or swords, they don't react at all when they hit my body.
However, the opponent's attacks are extremely powerful; a touch will injure, and a collision will kill.
And that damned Fusang Country Yagyu Piaoxu and Yagyu Tajima no Kami, they were clearly in cahoots, I don't know why they suddenly rebelled.