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Chapter 5: Earthbound

Wu Youren asked his predecessor to cooperate with him to come up with a thing called the Running Dog Chapter. His predecessor said, "I don't understand what you are talking about," but he was not pretending to be confused.

He really didn't understand, and didn't know what the Running Dog Chapter was.

Apart from the butcher knife that he had to put under his pillow every night so that he could fall asleep, and the dozens of taels of silver that he had hidden in more than a dozen places, my predecessor did not think that there was anything else in this house that was worth coveting.

So, facing the criminal who broke into his house on a rainy night and asked him for something he had never heard of before, he felt a little puzzled.

Geng Xuan inherited the memories of his predecessor. Although he felt that something was fishy, he subconsciously stood on the side of his predecessor and believed his memories.

Now, looking at this small wooden box that Wu Youren dug out with his own hands, his thoughts wavered.

Through the memories of his previous life, Geng Xuan knew that his previous life had lived here with his father since he was old enough to understand, and he never knew that there was such a wooden box hidden in the basement of his home.

His previous incarnation's father had never revealed any information to him.

But now, the facts are before us.

Geng Xuan reached out and brushed away the dirt on the surface of the wooden box. He swallowed quietly and suddenly felt a little dry in the mouth.

"Click——"

The wooden box was opened easily.

Although the Eye of True Vision cannot allow Geng Xuan to fully see in the dark, his vision is much better than that of a normal person.

Although the light in the room was dim, Geng Xuan could barely see that there was a book in the box.

"Is this the 'Running Dog Chapter' that Wu Youren wanted?"

Because of the dim light, Geng Xuan could only barely see the words on the cover, but he couldn't make out what was written specifically.

"What kind of treasure is this book that makes him value it so much?"

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan suddenly felt a cat-claw pain in his heart. If this doubt could not be answered, he would not be able to calm down no matter what he did.

Geng Xuan turned his head and glanced at the corpse on the ground, then looked at the wooden box of books in his hand, then turned his head to look at the sky outside, and said softly:
"No hurry, no hurry, I'll just take a look."

"The night is still long and there is still a long way to go before dawn. There is still time and we should not waste any more time."

Geng Xuan felt like he was back to the state of browsing his phone before going to bed, and he felt inexplicably more energized.

He found a tinder at the bedside and lit the oil lamp.

The lamp was as dim as a bean, and the warm yellow light supported a small space in the dim room.

Geng Xuan moved the wooden box closer and used the light from the oil lamp to clearly see the words on the cover of the books in the box.

Because it is not Chinese characters, but a pictographic script that combines the characteristics of seal script and fish and insect script, it needs to be "translated" through the memory of the previous incarnation in order to be understood. Although Geng Xuan can understand it, it is quite unfamiliar to read.

Looking at the three words on the book cover, Geng Xuan read them out slowly.

"Earth...Travel...Chapter."

Geng Xuan was stunned for a moment.

He stared at the three words on the book cover with his eyes wide open, as if trying to confirm whether he had read it wrong.

Finally, Geng Xuan was convinced that unless his father in his previous life spent a lot of money to send him to a fake elementary school, otherwise, these three words meant "Earth Travel Chapter" and not "Running Dog Chapter" as he had originally thought.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The assailant broke into the house at night and demanded something that the previous owner had not known about and did not think would be in the house.

Then, after some trouble, the murderer really dug something out at home.

But when he opened it, it was not what the murderer wanted, but it was also something that his previous incarnation did not know.

Judging from the names alone, these two things are not completely unrelated and seem to have some kind of mysterious connection.

The murderer's timing was also very clever, as it was the seventh day after the suspected death of the predecessor's father.

……

One thread was connected to another, and when one was pulled out, another popped out. When all of them were laid out, Geng Xuan was sure: "There is a problem here, a big problem!"

As for what problem?
Geng Xuan tapped his confused head, stopped trying to figure out the problem, and turned his attention back to the books in the box.

As you turn the pages, seal-script fish and insect characters come into view. Under the flickering light of the oil lamp, these characters seem to flicker as if they were alive.

At the beginning, it was quite difficult to read because it required "translation" of previous memories.

But when he got used to this kind of text, he gradually forgot about "translation", and reading became smoother and smoother.

The first part of the book gives a brief summary of the origins of the "Earth-Walking Chapter" and explains why it is named "Earth-Walking".

Geng Xuan was completely fascinated and finished reading this part without realizing it.

He didn't continue turning the pages, his mind was still shocked and excited by what he read.

The book begins by explaining the two main sources of the birth of "Earth Travels".

The first is the art of digging, which is the highlight of the art whenever a city is attacked or captured. A person who masters this art can dig a tunnel underground at the fastest speed to accommodate a large number of troops, passing through the obstacles of city walls, gullies, and moats underground, and penetrate deep into the enemy city. This is like inserting a vicious dagger into the enemy's heart.

Another source is the art of exploring caves and robbing holes. The best of them can dig a hole that avoids numerous obstacles and deadly traps and penetrates deep into the core of the tombs of dukes and marquises overnight, sweeping away the most valuable burial objects.

With these two techniques as the foundation, and some other inspirations and ideas, the "Earth Walking Chapter" was finally born.

Ultimately, it's a technique that teaches people how to dig holes underground.

This may not seem like a big deal, but if the words in this book are not exaggerated, then this technique is simply amazing.

According to the book, if this ability is mastered to a certain level, it can achieve the effect of "walking underground like swimming in water".

There is no need to dig a tunnel in advance. As long as the soil surface meets the requirements, the practitioner of this technique can immediately drill into the ground and disappear like some insects with terrifying burrowing abilities.

Just by looking at this description, Geng Xuan couldn't help but have some wild thoughts.

After a while, he put his mind to it and started to look at the specific methods of cultivation.

At first, Geng Xuan was just a little surprised.

But the further I looked, the weirder his expression became.

Of course, there is a threshold to practice "Earth Walk".

Not to mention the complicated and exquisite techniques involving identifying the soil, using strength, and exerting force.

There is also a basic threshold, which is an indispensable prerequisite for practicing this technique, that is, the toughness of the body's skin and the strength of the ten fingers of the palm.

"Isn't this requirement tailor-made for Iron Skin Kung Fu and Iron Sand Palm?"

Geng Xuan discovered that as long as he practiced the Iron Skin Skill and Iron Sand Palm to a certain level, he would be able to meet the prerequisites for practicing "The Earth Walker".

——Although the first stage of body tempering is to refine the skin, the characteristics of the skin after refining will be different due to different methods of cultivation. The skin refining effect of Iron Skin Skill is perfectly in line with the requirements of "Earth Walking Chapter".

Geng Xuan's mind resurfaced with memories of his father strictly urging his predecessor to practice Iron Skin Kung Fu and Iron Sand Palm. He also remembered the secret about the Tiger Bone, Deer and Ginseng Wine that Chen Rongshan had told him.

He suddenly had some new understanding of all this, which was another story that his predecessor did not know until his death.

Although his previous incarnation's father had never told him about the "Earth Walk", he had already made the necessary preparations many years ago.

Once the predecessor reaches the standard of practicing "Earth Walk", it should be able to access this thing.

It’s a pity that the previous incarnation’s aptitude for cultivation was too poor, and the previous incarnation’s father also passed away some time ago, presumably having died in Chiwu Mountain.

This resulted in the predecessor being completely unaware of the true situation at home until the moment of his death.

"..."

Geng Xuan shook his head and turned his thoughts back to the "Earth Walk" itself.

After further study, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Now that I have mastered the Iron Skin Skill, according to this requirement, I only need to improve the Iron Sand Palm a little bit, and then I can practice the Earth Walk Chapter!"

(End of this chapter)