The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

The pond behind the mountain.

Lu Yao arrived at the place early in the morning. After carefully checking that no one was around, he plunged into the pool.

Lu Yao used his vital energy to circulate within his body, avoiding oxygen deficiency, and swam deeper into the passage.

The passage under this pool is extremely rugged; an ordinary person might not be able to swim across it.

After walking through the waterway for a quarter of an hour, Lu Yao finally saw the water outlet.

Deep within the ancient tomb, drops of water seeping from the mountain trickle down through the cracks in the rocks into a tranquil pool.

Suddenly, a head popped out of the pool and carefully examined the tomb chamber.

"This is it."

Lu Yao stepped out of the pool and came to the shore, carefully observing his surroundings.

Lu Yao looked up at the stone wall above and saw that there were indeed countless small characters carved on it.

"The Tendon-Changing and Bone-Forging Technique, the Soul-Shifting Technique, the Healing Technique, and the Great Demon-Subduing Fist"

Looking at the Nine Yin Manual on the stone wall, Lu Yao quickly memorized it all.

It's okay if you don't practice now, just write it down first.

After memorizing the Nine Yin Manual inscribed on the stone wall, Lu Yao began to ponder it.

"This Nine Yin Manual is incomplete."

Lu Yao sighed, though he already knew the answer in his heart.

The Nine Yin Manual on this stone wall is only a part written by Wang Chongyang; at least most of the content is not written on this stone wall.

However, Lu Yao was not greedy. The Nine Yin Manual was a top-tier martial art in the world of Condor Heroes, and countless martial artists had died for it. The contents on the stone wall were enough for Lu Yao to cultivate.

Lu Yao began cultivating the Yi Jin Duan Gu Chapter carved on the stone wall. After an hour, a trace of Nine Yin True Qi was finally generated in Lu Yao's body.

The enhancement and improvement of the Haotian Pearl are not without conditions. Physical attributes and talent can be directly improved, and martial arts can be instantly perfected using the world's origin.

This kind of cultivation technique requires one to first learn the basics before the Haotian Pearl can be improved. However, it only means that the technique has been fully comprehended and cannot directly increase Lu Yao's power.

However, once the technique is perfected, internal energy is like filling a cup with water; the progress is extremely rapid.

"Haotian Pearl, enhance!"

Lu Yao gave a soft shout in his heart and activated the Haotian Pearl.

A milky-white fluorescence emanating from the inside out enveloped Lu Yao, as the essence of the world poured down upon him.

A moment later, the light faded, and Lu Yao opened his eyes.

Lu Yao has fully mastered the Yi Jin Duan Gu chapter of the Nine Yin Manual, and his progress has reached the Great Perfection stage. He only needs to fill his dantian with Nine Yin True Qi step by step.

The origin of the world has also decreased from 260 units to 190 units.

Origin of the World: 260→190

Lu Yao glanced at the other martial arts manuals in the Nine Yin Manual, no longer hesitating; the world's essence had been preserved for this moment.

"strengthen!"

The milky white fluorescence reappeared, enveloping Lu Yao.

When Lu Yao opened his eyes again, countless martial arts principles flashed through his mind.

The Soul Transfer Technique, the Healing Technique, and the Great Demon Subduing Fist are all fully mastered and perfected.

Origin of the World: 190→10

Each of these martial arts techniques required sixty units of world essence to reach perfection.

These three martial arts are all part of the same system as the Nine Yin Manual, and can only be used with Nine Yin True Qi to unleash their maximum power and effect.

Lu Yao was not in a hurry. He quietly cultivated in the pool in the ancient tomb until several hours later when he stood up.

It wasn't that Lu Yao had fully restored his Nine Yin True Qi, but rather that his duty time was about to end.

Lu Yao had been cultivating here for a whole day, constantly calculating the time, since it was dark and gloomy in this ancient tomb, making it difficult to judge.

Lu Yao has only recovered about one-third of his true energy; it will take several more days for him to fully recover.

Following the same method, Lu Yao swam out through the water channel.

Looking at the darkening sky, he circulated his Nine Yin True Qi and disappeared into the pool with a few steps.

The next morning.

Lu Yao arrived at the Tomb of the Living Dead.

Looking at the entrance to the ancient tomb, Lu Yao's eyes flickered slightly.

However, Lu Yao planned to tell Xiaolongnu about the connection between the pool and the ancient tomb, hoping to increase her favorability.

"Is Miss Long here? Lu Yao is here to visit."

Lu Yao arrived at the Tomb of the Living Dead and shouted loudly.

In a short while, the tomb door opened, and Xiaolongnu lightly touched the white silk with her toes, flying out as gracefully as a celestial being, and arrived in front of Lu Yao.

"Why are you here again? Didn't you just come the day before yesterday?"

Xiaolongnu looked at Lu Yao with her clear, cold eyes, full of doubt.

"Miss Long, I have come here to tell you something."

Lu Yao smiled gently, his eyes filled with a strange expression as he looked at Xiaolongnu.

"Oh? What happened?"

Little Dragon Girl looked at Lu Yao curiously and asked softly.

"During my duty, after practicing swordsmanship, I became familiar with a pool of water and discovered that there was a hidden world beneath the pool."

"There was a passage beneath the pool, and out of curiosity, I went in to explore and discovered a tomb chamber."

“I observed that the style of the tomb chamber is exactly the same as that of the ancient tomb, and there are cultivation techniques and martial arts engraved on the stone walls, which suggests that it is related to the Ancient Tomb Sect.”

"That's why I've come to inform you."

Lu Yao made up an excuse and told Xiaolongnu about his discovery of the water pool passage and the tomb chamber.

"The tomb chamber? Take me to see it."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnu's eyebrows twitched slightly; this news had caught her attention.

As far as Xiaolongnu knew, the Tomb of the Living Dead only had one entrance and exit. If what Lu Yao said was true, then this unknown entrance and exit was very important.

“Miss Long, come with me.”

Lu Yao nodded, turned around, circulated his inner energy, and swiftly headed towards the pool.

Little Dragon Girl also used her lightness skill to keep up with Lu Yao's figure.

The two stopped by the pool.

"Is this here?"

Little Dragon Girl looked closely, but couldn't see how the pool was connected to the ancient tomb.

"This is it. Let's dive in and take a look."

Lu Yao nodded, confirming that this was the place, and there were also hidden marks he had left nearby.

"it is good!"

Xiaolongnu hesitated for a moment, glanced at Lu Yao, and nodded.

Without hesitation, Lu Yao jumped into the water first.

Little Dragon Girl watched Lu Yao's figure disappear into the pool, bit her lip, and jumped into the water as well.

Lu Yao noticed that Xiaolongnu had not yet come down from the water, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

Hearing the sound of water, he turned around and looked.

The little dragon girl's white skirt floated on the water, and her black hair swayed with the waves.

Because her clothes were soaked by the pool water, Xiaolongnu's clothes clung tightly to her body, revealing her exquisite figure.

Lu Yao stared at the beautiful scenery for a few seconds, stunned.

Seeing Lu Yao's expression, Xiaolongnu's face finally lost its cold indifference, and a hint of shyness appeared on her cheeks. She glared at Lu Yao fiercely.

Lu Yao smiled awkwardly and quickly turned around to swim into the passage.

But he couldn't help but recall the beautiful figure of Xiaolongnu just now, and his heart couldn't help but flutter.