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

Ling Feng walked steadily to the somewhat unusual stone wall, and began to clear away the vines attached to it with his iron sword.

After he used all his strength to clear away the vines, the whole place was finally revealed.

The cliff face here is not flat, but rather recessed inwards, where there is a rather inconspicuous stone door.

Because the outside was covered with vines, it didn't look unusual from the outside.

Now that Ling Feng has cleared away all the vines outside, the entire area is now revealed.

Now that he had found the place, Ling Feng no longer hesitated. He took a few steps forward and came to the stone door. He stretched out his hands and began to push the stone door.

Ling Feng pushed the stone door open with just a little effort.

He didn't know the underlying principles, and he didn't want to pay attention to them at the moment.

In the original story, even a weak scholar like Duan Yu, who couldn't even kill a chicken, could push him away. There's no reason why a first-rate martial artist like Ling Feng couldn't push him away.

After pushing open the stone door, Ling Feng did not rush in. After all, this place had been closed for many years, the situation inside was unknown, and it was unknown whether there was poisonous gas inside.

If you rashly barge in and are drugged, you'll be helpless and unable to call for help.

After waiting for a long time, Ling Feng took out a tinderbox from his pocket, lit it, and entered the cave, so as to check whether there was enough oxygen inside.

Upon entering, Ling Feng discovered that this place was not naturally formed; there were traces of human excavation everywhere, which he suspected was done by Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui back then.

It is unknown why the two chose to live in seclusion here back then.

After entering the cave, there is a set of stone steps leading upwards.

When this place was excavated, they must have been worried about it being flooded by mountain torrents, hence the stone steps.

After stepping over the stone steps and entering the cave, Ling Feng found that it was not dark inside. There were several slanted light holes in the cave ceiling, through which beams of light shone in.

This cave is quite large, about forty or fifty square meters, and this is only the main hall. There are several other side caves around it, which should be used for rest.

Inside the hall, apart from some decayed household items, the most eye-catching thing is a jade carving right in front of you.

On the ground in front of the jade carving, there is a milky white futon.

Ling Feng was very familiar with the appearance of this jade carving. Although it was not entirely the same as Wang Yuyan, it was still seven or eight parts similar.

Ling Feng had no idea why their family's genes were so strong.

Just considering Madam Wang and her daughter Wang Yuyan, although they weren't cut from the same mold, they still shared eight or nine points of resemblance. Now, this jade carving also bears a seven or eight-point resemblance, proving that this family's genes are truly powerful.

I wonder what Wu Yazi was thinking back then. With so many beautiful women around him, even if he liked Li Canghai, why did he neglect his wife? Couldn't he have chosen to have them all?

Of course, Ling Feng had no time to investigate the old man's thoughts; his priority was to seize the opportunity.

Ling Feng was fully aware of the opportunity here; it was right there on the futon in front of the statue.

Without further hesitation, Ling Feng approached the statue and indeed saw the few lines of small characters on the statue's jade shoes.

"I will kowtow a thousand times, serve me, obey my commands, and I will have no regrets even if I die a hundred times."

Ling Feng didn't care about kowtowing a thousand times. He bent down, picked up the prayer mat on the ground, and then tore it in half very roughly.

In an instant, what Ling Feng was looking for appeared before his eyes: two sheepskin scrolls wrapped together. Ling Feng took the sheepskin scrolls in his hand, and threw the futon on the ground again.

After unfolding the parchment, the secrets of the Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Lingbo Steps were revealed, along with some images of naked people practicing the techniques.

No wonder Duan Yu blushed when reading this in the original novel, but for Ling Feng, these were nothing but trivial matters.

After all, he had seen a lot in his later years and had witnessed many more exciting scenes than this.

After obtaining the opportunity, Ling Feng was about to sign in when he immediately stopped.

Because he didn't know what kind of reward he would get after signing in, if he got a reward that increased his proficiency in the martial arts techniques, but he hadn't learned those two techniques yet, wouldn't that be a loss?

Therefore, after thinking for a mere 0.1 seconds, he decided to first cultivate these two divine skills before signing in.

Since we're already here, we can check in anytime, so there's no need to rush.

Having made up his mind, Ling Feng immediately sat down cross-legged on the spot and began to cultivate the two techniques.

Ling Feng's body had been transformed by the Marrow Cleansing Pill, and he also had the assistance of a heaven-defying item like the Azure Lotus Sword Heart.

Although the Azure Lotus Sword Heart primarily enhances swordsmanship talent, by applying this knowledge to other situations, Ling Feng mastered both divine skills in just half a day.

Although cultivating the Northern Darkness Divine Art requires abandoning one's previous internal energy cultivation, Ling Feng's previous internal energy cultivation was only at a second-rate level, so abandoning it was inconsequential.

As for the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, it is an authentic body-refining technique, which is not closely related to internal energy, so the two do not conflict.

After mastering the two divine skills, Ling Feng could already sense their extraordinary nature.

In particular, the Lingbo Weibu (凌波微步) lightness technique is the most urgently needed technique for Ling Feng at present.

After all, the lightness skill he had previously practiced was only second-rate, while Lingbo Weibu was considered a top-tier lightness skill, and the two were really hard to compare.

Ling Feng now possessed absolute confidence that he could reach the top of the canyon without relying on any external force.

No wonder Duan Yu was able to climb up from here as soon as he learned the Lingbo Weibu in the original novel.

The Northern Darkness Divine Skill is extraordinary; it is a true internal martial art and an authentic Taoist internal energy cultivation method.

While the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill is indeed powerful and a remarkable body-refining technique, it primarily cultivates the body, whereas the Northern Darkness Divine Skill focuses on cultivating internal energy; the two are exactly opposite.

Although the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill is exceptionally powerful, over time, it will inevitably leave indelible hidden injuries on the body.

At lower levels, these injuries are not a major problem, but once one cultivates to a higher level, these hidden injuries may become fatal.

Now, this hidden danger can finally be eliminated.

With a genuine Taoist internal energy cultivation method like the Northern Darkness Divine Art, even hidden injuries can be gradually healed, thus achieving true cultivation of both internal and external strength.

Moreover, the Beiming Divine Skill also has the characteristic of absorbing internal energy, which is undoubtedly a cheating technique.

Although there is a risk of internal energy depletion after absorbing internal energy, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill is designed to temper the physical body, so this risk can be perfectly eliminated.

Although Ling Feng's internal strength is shallow and he can't even be considered third-rate, he can still compete with top-tier experts with just the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, a body-refining technique. After all, his Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill has reached the eighth level, which is quite remarkable.

Moreover, Ling Feng had a hunch: the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill was so powerful; if it were paired with another martial art, how formidable it would be!

If we're talking about the most powerful martial arts moves in the world, we have to mention the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, since it's one of the few truly powerful palm techniques in Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

If the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill were combined with the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Ling Feng didn't know how powerful it would be, but it certainly wouldn't be small.

After a moment of contemplation, Ling Feng wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth before preparing to complete the system's sign-in task. This was Ling Feng's main purpose for this trip, but he couldn't see the reward until the task was completed.

Having mastered the two divine skills, Ling Feng didn't delay any longer and immediately called the system to prepare for the sign-in.

"System, I want to check in."

"Ding"

"Check-in successful"

"Received sign-in rewards: First level of Dugu Qiubai's sword dao comprehension, ten years of cultivation time for any technique, and ten cubic meters of system storage space."

"Ding"

"The next check-in location is Wanchou Valley, which you must reach within one month."

Dugu Qiubai's first level of sword comprehension: The Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai spent his entire life comprehending five levels of sword intent. This is the first level, the realm of the sharp sword. Before he came of age, he used this to compete with the heroes of Hebei, and his power was fierce and sharp.

Ten years of cultivation time for any technique: The host can assign it to any technique and instantly gain ten years of cultivation time for that technique.

Ten cubic meter system storage space: The host can have ten cubic meters of personal space, which can store any item except those with vital signs.

Upon seeing the contents of the system rewards, even the well-informed Ling Feng was momentarily stunned. These rewards were simply too incredible, each one a rare treasure, priceless.

Ling Feng immediately stopped hesitating and began to integrate the first level of sword intent of the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai.

After a moment of dizziness, Ling Feng had many memories of swordsmanship. He found that this first level was not special; the moves were simply about being fierce and powerful. Compared to the sword techniques he had learned before, it was not much more sophisticated.

However, Dugu Qiubai's understanding of swordsmanship was of great help to Ling Feng, since he possessed the swordsmanship physique of the Azure Lotus Sword Heart and had extraordinary talent in swordsmanship.

According to Ling Feng's own estimation, once he comprehends these insights into swordsmanship, his swordsmanship will surely reach a higher level, perhaps even reaching the so-called second realm of Dugu Qiubai.

However, in Ling Feng's view, both the first and second levels are still at the level of focusing on technique. Only by reaching the third level of heavy sword can one barely enter the level of intent. Of course, this also requires the support of corresponding internal energy.

Therefore, to reach the third level of the heavy sword realm, one must first cultivate powerful internal energy; otherwise, it's all just empty talk.