This man glanced at Su Que, then imdiately looked away.
Afterward, Li Xuanji proceeded towards the inner part of the house.
Before long, he reached a modestly furnished bedroom.
In the bedroom were five large chests.
The wood of these chests appeared neither precious nor old, looking just like the kind of chests used in an ordinary family's daughter's room to store dowries.
All five chests were locked with copper locks.
The copper locks looked slightly old, with nothing particularly strange about them.
Li Xuanji rummaged through his clothes, took out a set of keys, and successively unlocked the five chests.
Su Que peered into the five chests and saw rows of horizontal wooden planks.
Books were faintly visible among the planks.
Li Xuanji lifted the topmost wooden plank from one of the chests.
Soon, the planks rose up, forming a bookshelf.
The shelves held one secret manual after another.
Not long after, Li Xuanji had lifted the planks in all five chests, and bookshelves stood in each one.
These five chests were actually crafted by a skilled artisan found by Fan Gushan over three hundred years ago and have been in use ever since.
Li Xuanji said, "Sir, these are the books stored by our Li Family."
"So of these secret technique manuals, when first acquired, were on tortoise shells, bamboo slips, silk, or jade scrolls."
"But for convenience, we copied all those contents onto paper."
"Sir, please have a look."
Saying this, he gestured towards the five bookshelves, inviting Su Que to take a look.
Su Que proceeded to browse the books to see if there were any evil techniques.
But suddenly, he rembered that there were two people watching him from the side.
If he focused solely on the evil techniques, his intentions would be too obvious and would surely arouse their suspicion.
'It would be better to read a bit of every type of cultivation technique.'
Having made up his mind, Su Que looked at the shelf, randomly picked an orthodox cultivation technique, and began to read.
As Su Que had guessed, while he was browsing the secret manuals, Fan Gushan and Li Xuanji were both watching him intently.
They hoped to glean so information about Su Que's identity and martial arts knowledge based on the types of manuals he selected.
But after watching for a while, they noticed that the manuals Su Que chose included both inner strength techniques and martial arts, with many techniques focused on fist, foot, and palm techniques.
They could tell that Su Que was a martial artist skilled in fist and foot techniques but couldn't deduce much else.
A glint flashed in Su Que's eyes because he saw a book with the title "Nine Yin Scripture" on the cover.
However, at the bottom right corner of "Nine Yin Scripture," there were the words "Deficiency."
He opened the cover and began to read.
With his experience of practicing various cultivation techniques and his keen intelligence, he imdiately saw that the scripture's contents were incomplete, hence the na Deficiency.
Because the na "Nine Yin Scripture" was too renowned in his previous life, Su Que lingered a bit longer over this manual.
"Sir, you have a keen eye!"
At this mont, Li Xuanji couldn't help but speak.
"Why do you say that?"
Su Que lifted his gaze from the book and turned to look at Li Xuanji.
Li Xuanji said, "The 'Nine Yin Scripture' was created by an official under the Li Family's rule who was well-versed in Daoist classics."
"The original manual included inner strength, lightweight skill, martial arts, and so on, encompassing everything."
"If soone practiced according to the 'Nine Yin Scripture,' they would surely see a significant increase in their power."
"If one exceptionally talented martial artist were to cultivate the 'Nine Yin Scripture,' they might even grasp the natural power of heaven and earth within their body."
"However, unfortunately, when the Li Family fell into hardship, the 'Nine Yin Scripture' was burned, and the remaining parts were transcribed into this 'Nine Yin Deficiency.'
"If the 'Nine Yin Scripture' were complete, it would be the best among these books."
"But..."
At this point, Li Xuanji paused.
"Is there a problem?" Su Que asked.
Li Xuanji continued, "Strangely, it is said that when the 'Nine Yin Scripture' was complete, even practicing just a portion of it could enhance one's strength."
"This 'Nine Yin Deficiency' is also a part of the 'Nine Yin Scripture.'"
"However, if one cultivates according to this 'Nine Yin Deficiency', the power will indeed increase greatly, but the True Qi will surge within the ridians, and the mind will be filled with distractions. Continuing to practice will definitely lead to Qigong Deviation, harming the body and spirit."
"Therefore, although the 'Nine Yin Deficiency' is powerful, it leaves a significant hidden danger for the cultivator."
Su Que thought to himself after hearing this: 'What a coincidence! The part lost from the 'Nine Yin Scripture' resulted in this book 'Nine Yin Deficiency', which fits my needs perfectly as an Evil Technique!'
It is known that most secret manuals are incomplete, and if practiced,
it's highly possible that the effects of the manual will be greatly reduced.
There is also the possibility of achieving nothing at all.
Qigong Deviation is only a very small possibility.
In fact, most martial artists experience Qigong Deviation not because of issues with the cultivation technique, but because their own ntal state has gone awry.
Su Que morized the location of the 'Nine Yin Deficiency', then proceeded to browse other books.
About two hours later, Su Que had roughly browsed all the books.
He finally selected the 'Nine Yin Deficiency' along with three other books and looked at Li Xuanji:
"Mr. Li, may I borrow these four books to read at ho?"
Seeing Su Que holding the 'Nine Yin Deficiency', Li Xuanji couldn't help but say, "Sir, I just ntioned, practicing this 'Nine Yin Deficiency' is extrely detrintal to the cultivator..."
He regarded Su Que as an important figure in helping him restore the kingdom, and naturally didn't want Su Que to suffer any harm.
Now that he saw Su Que insisting on this book, he had to remind him.
Fan Gushan looked at Su Que, wanting to know how Su Que would respond.
He knew everyone is not a fool; if soone said practicing this manual would lead to Qigong Deviation and bodily harm, then this mysterious person must have his backing for taking this manual.
He knew his lord, Li Xuanji, must have thought of this as well.
However, because his lord relied too much on this mysterious person, he couldn't help but remind him due to fear that sothing might happen and weaken the Heaven-Breaking Army's strength.
Upon hearing Li Xuanji's words, Su Que explained: "Mr. Li, didn't you say this is an incomplete cultivation technique, and besides, the 'Nine Yin Scripture' was also created by soone. Since they managed to create the 'Nine Yin Scripture' from nothing,"
"now that I have the 'Nine Yin Deficiency', perhaps I might complete the 'Nine Yin Scripture.'"
Li Xuanji felt slightly relieved upon hearing this.
At least, he knew Su Que was thinking about completing the 'Nine Yin Deficiency' and not directly practicing it.
Thus, Su Que's combat power remained preserved.
Fan Gushan couldn't help but smile inwardly when he heard this.
He thought Su Que had so strong backing, but it turned out to be such a whimsical thought.
Back then, after finding the descendants and loyal ministers of Emperor Jinglong, he discovered the 'Nine Yin Deficiency'.
For over nine hundred years since then, he had been pondering how to complete the 'Nine Yin Scripture.'
During this ti, he read almost all Daoist classics in the world and captured nurous martial artists for experintation.
Though he could not wield True Qi, he had been a Qi Blood Realm and ridian Opening Realm martial artist and was naturally strong in physical fitness.
Also, having eaten Black Tortoise at and drank Qilin Blood, he beca extrely robust.
Moreover, in later years, he consud many Treasures of Heaven and Earth, nourishing his fra to beco incredibly formidable.
Now, with just physical strength alone, he could handle martial artists at the peak of the ridian Opening Realm without any problem.
However, the absence of True Qi made it difficult to surpass the top experts of the Liang Kingdom.
Therefore, capturing martial artists for experintation was quite easy for him.
After experinting with nearly thousands of martial artists, so went into Qigong Deviation, so couldn't produce any results, and a small portion succeeded in practicing.
Thus, in these nine hundred years, he only managed to complete a small part of the 'Nine Yin Deficiency'.
This made him realize that the creator of the 'Nine Yin Scripture' was extraordinarily gifted, incomparable to others.
Having spent centuries unable to complete the 'Nine Yin Scripture', he didn't believe this mysterious person before him could achieve it.
After expressing his intention to complete the 'Nine Yin Scripture', Su Que didn't know what Fan Gushan and Li Xuanji were thinking.
However, completing the 'Nine Yin Scripture' was rely an excuse to placate Li Xuanji and the others.
He had no intention of doing that.
After reading the 'Nine Yin Deficiency', he realized that the 'Nine Yin Scripture', as he understood from his previous life, was indeed an orthodox cultivation technique that emphasized the balance of Yin and Yang, extrely peaceful and upright.
After practicing, although power increased, lifespan and Talent Value would also surge.
However, a cultivation technique like the 'Nine Yin Scripture', if unchanged, wouldn't have any side effects.
Without the reversal of side effects, his lifespan and Talent Value would increase only slightly!
He did not plan to complete the 'Nine Yin Scripture'. Instead, he intended to use the foundation of the 'Nine Yin Deficiency', combining it with evil techniques he had practiced, to deduce an extrely evil and Yin martial art with significant side effects.
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