The Heavenly Dragon's Beginning in the Journey Through the Heavens

In the dead of night, a dark figure appeared and disappeared throughout the Sanhe Manor, as if searching for something.

The dark figure was none other than Kumārajīva, who had come to pay his respects during the day. He was searching for the 'Returning Water Pavilion,' where the Murong family hid their martial arts manuals.

It should be noted that the Murong family is known in the martial arts world for their "using their own methods against them" technique, which is the effect of their signature move, "Shifting Stars."

In fact, the Murong family has also acquired many other martial arts techniques over the years, such as the Seventy-Two Arts of Shaolin, which the Murong family is said to have acquired quite a few of.

The three ultimate techniques he brought to Tianlong Temple to exchange for the Six Meridians Divine Sword were obtained by Murong Bo by chance.

After making inquiries from various sources, he confirmed his suspicions: the Murong family had indeed collected numerous martial arts manuals.

When Murong Bo was alive, he dared not have the slightest thought of coveting him. It was only after receiving news of Murong Bo's death that he began to have such thoughts again.

Kumārajīva searched the entire Sanhe Manor thoroughly, but found no place where the martial arts manuals were hidden. He couldn't help but feel anxious, knowing that Ling Feng was still there. If he made too much noise, he might alert him.

In fact, he did not notice that a dark figure had been following him all along. This dark figure was none other than Ling Feng. However, Ling Feng's Lingbo Weibu was a top-notch lightness skill, so Kumārajīva had never discovered it.

Seeing him wandering around like a headless fly, Ling Feng felt a little sorry for him. However, it was none of his business. As long as he didn't cause trouble at Mantuo Manor, Ling Feng wouldn't bother with him. The reason he came along was simply to visit the Murong family's Huanshi Water Pavilion.

In fact, Ling Feng did know where the Murong family's Huanshi Water Pavilion was located, inside the artificial hill in the middle of this manor. He learned this by chance, but he had never been inside and did not know what kind of martial arts were inside.

After wandering around aimlessly with Kumārajīva, we finally arrived at the artificial hill where the Huanshi Water Pavilion was located, but Kumārajīva seemed to have completely ignored the artificial hill.

He didn't linger there at all, and immediately prepared to search elsewhere. Seeing this, Ling Feng smiled inwardly, realizing that this place was destined to be out of his reach.

Ling Feng was so excited that he became complacent and made a slight noise. For Kumārajīva, a master of innate level, even the slightest noise was like a bolt from the blue in the dead of night.

Sensing someone following him, he turned around and let out a sharp shout.

"Who is it, and why are you following behind this humble monk?"

Seeing that he had been discovered, Ling Feng stopped hiding and revealed himself, asking the question he already knew the answer to:

"Big monk, what are you doing sneaking around here in the middle of the night?"

When Kumārajīva saw that it was Ling Feng who came out, his heart sank. The person he least wanted to meet had still come to him. But since things had come to this, there was no other way, so he could only try to make excuses.

“I have always been grateful for the kindness of Elder Murong, so I just went to Elder Murong’s tomb to pay my respects again.”

"Great monk, I wouldn't even bother to expose you, do you even believe that yourself?"

Ling Feng didn't know how to explain his lame excuse. He should have come up with a better one!

Seeing that he couldn't easily fool them, Kumārajīva could only say, with a fierce but restrained tone:

"Boy, since you're not a member of the Murong family, this matter is none of your concern. I hope you won't meddle in other people's business."

"Haha, Great Monk, although I am not a member of the Murong family, I am related to them in some way, so I can still take care of things that need to be taken care of."

Ling Feng naturally didn't take his threat, which was all bark and no bite, to heart.

Kumārajīva was already furious because Ling Feng had ruined his plans time and time again. Now, with Ling Feng provoking him again, he could no longer suppress his anger.

"Kid, don't push me too far, or none of us will be happy."

"Haha, how are you planning to make things difficult for me? I'd like to see."

When Kumārajīva saw Ling Feng say this, he knew that there was no possibility of negotiation. He immediately stopped talking and launched a flaming blade at Ling Feng.

Since Ling Feng was provoking him, he was naturally on guard against a sudden attack. Seeing the blade energy coming from him, he also drew his sword and unleashed a sword energy.

The two energies collided in mid-air, instantly creating a shockwave that spread outwards, and the two energies canceled each other out.

Having failed in his first attack, Kumārajīva continued his assault on Ling Feng, determined to teach Ling Feng a lesson.

Ling Feng was not to be outdone, and attacked Kumārajīva with his sword from all sorts of tricky angles.

For a time, fists and swords clashed, and the two fought fiercely, but neither could gain the upper hand, resulting in a draw.

Ling Feng was not about to accept a draw. Seeing that he could not gain the upper hand by using swordsmanship in a short time, he simply sheathed his sword and began to fight using the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms that he had just obtained.

This was the first time Ling Feng had used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms since he obtained them. This set of fist techniques was indeed very compatible with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, and the power of the moves was also very strong. Even Kumārajīva did not dare to test its edge.

After Ling Feng changed his fighting style, Kumārajīva immediately found himself in grave danger. After all, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms were exceptionally powerful, and with the addition of the ninth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, Ling Feng was practically a humanoid tyrannosaurus, and his fighting style was extremely brutal.

He truly lived up to his reputation as a veteran innate expert. Although he was in grave danger, he managed to turn the situation around every time, making it difficult for Ling Feng to defeat him in a short period of time.

After the two exchanged dozens of blows, Kumārajīva was caught off guard and struck on the left shoulder by Ling Feng's palm.

Having taken Ling Feng's palm strike, his left hand immediately lost its strength, and his combat power was instantly reduced.

Knowing he was no match for Ling Feng, Kumārajīva gave up all hope. After forcing Ling Feng to retreat with a powerful attack, he turned and fled.

Seeing Kumārajīva fleeing in panic, Ling Feng had no intention of chasing after him. After all, the other party was also a martial artist at the Innate Realm. Although he could defeat him, keeping him here would not be an easy task.

Once he was sure that Kumārajīva had run far away, Ling Feng turned around and came to the entrance of the artificial hill. He also wanted to see the Murong family's collection.

After opening the entrance to the secret passage based on his memory, Ling Feng glanced around to make sure no one was watching before leisurely stepping into the passage.

After entering the secret passage, it was pitch black inside. Ling Feng took out a tinderbox from his pocket and lit it. What he saw was a downward staircase.

He wasn't sure if there were any traps or hidden weapons around him, so he proceeded cautiously. Perhaps the Murong family didn't believe that outsiders would find this place, so there weren't any traps or hidden weapons inside.

Ling Feng came down the stairs and saw a space of nearly 20 square meters, with seven or eight bookshelves and a few books on them.

It seems that these must be the martial arts manuals accumulated by the Murong family over the years. To confirm his guess, Ling Feng casually took one down from the bookshelf.

At first glance, it was recorded as the Qin Family Knife Technique from Hebei. Ling Feng did have some impression of this Qin Family Knife Technique.

Ling Feng flipped through the entire manual and found that it only recorded thirty sword techniques. He remembered that the Qin family sword technique had thirty-six techniques. It seemed that the Murong family's manual was incomplete and must have been obtained through some improper means.

After casually flipping through them, Ling Feng lost interest in these manuals, because most of them were not complete. Even if there were complete versions, Ling Feng wouldn't be interested in them, as they were mostly second- or third-rate martial arts techniques.