Devour: Can you also draw entries from clone projection worlds?

In the days that followed, you began to cultivate the Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Lingbo Steps. The cultivation of the Northern Darkness Divine Art was much more difficult than you had imagined.

This technique requires practitioners to first "discard their martial arts," dissipating all their original internal energy, and then cultivate "Northern Darkness Internal Energy" anew.

Because the nature of Beiming internal force is completely different from that of ordinary internal force, if there is ordinary internal force in the body, the two internal forces will conflict with each other and cannot be compatible.

You hesitated for a moment, but still followed the method in the silk scroll and dissipated all the internal energy you had painstakingly cultivated over the past three years.

The process of dissipating internal energy is very painful, as if something is being pulled out of your body one by one, and your internal energy cultivation returns to its original state overnight.

However, unlike others, you chose to channel all your internal energy into your body and use it to temper your body, maximizing its utilization.

As expected, the Northern Darkness Inner Force did not disappoint you. Its cultivation speed is much faster than that of ordinary inner force. In less than a month, a ball of Northern Darkness Inner Force was re-condensed in your dantian. Although the amount was not large, its nature was extremely pure.

Moreover, the Beiming internal force has a unique characteristic: it does not conflict with any type of internal force and can absorb the internal force of anyone for its own use.

Of course, the absorbed internal energy needs to be "assimilated" by the Beiming internal energy before it becomes one's own, and this process takes time.

The training of Lingbo Weibu went much more smoothly. This movement technique is similar to the lightness skill in the world of Swordsman, only more refined and complex.

With the added advantage of the "agile movement" attribute, learning will be twice as effective.

You practiced the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) on the mountain paths of Wuliang Mountain every day. From initially stumbling and faltering to later flowing smoothly and effortlessly, it only took you less than half a year.

[Fourth year complete, term extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, for obtaining the green term: Affinity of Northern Darkness Inner Force]

[Effect: When cultivating the Northern Darkness Internal Energy, the speed of absorbing and assimilating external internal energy increases by 30%. The effect is significantly enhanced when used in conjunction with the "Northern Darkness Divine Art".]

As you look at this entry, the corners of your mouth curl up slightly. It's a green entry, and it perfectly matches the Northern Darkness Divine Art that you've just started practicing.

This luck is simply unbelievable.

By the fifth year, your Northern Darkness Inner Strength has already achieved some success.

Although the total amount of internal energy in the dantian is not as much as that of those masters who have cultivated for decades, it is superior in that its nature is pure and its application is flexible.

You begin to try using the Northern Darkness Inner Force to drive your swordsmanship and movement techniques, and the effect is much better than ordinary inner force. The Northern Darkness Inner Force has a stronger explosive power and a faster circulation speed.

Furthermore, it possesses an "adhesive" property, adding a sticky quality to your swordsmanship; once your opponent's weapon is caught on your sword, it becomes very difficult for them to break free.

You have mastered the Lingbo Weibu technique to perfection. On the steep mountain paths of Wuliang Mountain, you can glide by like a gust of wind, without your feet touching the ground or your body getting dusty.

Even the fastest mountain eagle might not be able to catch you.

[Fifth year complete, keyword extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, for obtaining the white keyword: Treading Snow Without a Trace]

Although this entry is just a white entry, it's a perfect match for the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique).

In the sixth year, you did something bold—you went down the mountain, not to roam the martial world, but to test your Northern Darkness Divine Skill.

You need a "target," a villain, a damned person, someone who won't feel guilty even if you absorb their inner strength.

There are many villains in the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, but most of them have backgrounds and power, and you don't want to cause any trouble for the time being.

Finally... you found the most inconspicuous one, a bandit leader who committed evil deeds near Wuliang Mountain.

The bandit leader was named Wang Bao, who was over forty years old. His martial arts skills were neither high nor low, probably at a second-rate level.

He collected protection money in several villages at the foot of Wuliang Mountain. If they didn't pay, he would beat them, and if they killed them, he would throw them into the ravine.

The government couldn't control him, and the villagers couldn't afford to offend him; he had been running rampant in this area for several years.

You sneaked into Wang Bao's mountain stronghold on a dark and windy night.

The Lingbo Weibu technique allowed you to pass through the mountain stronghold's walls and patrolling henchmen like a ghost, without alerting anyone.

You find Wang Bao's room and push the door open. Wang Bao is drinking. Startled by the sudden intrusion, he grabs a knife to strike.

However... you didn't give him a chance. You struck Wang Bao's chest with a palm and activated the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

His internal energy surged into your meridians like a flood bursting its banks, and was then quickly assimilated by the Beiming internal energy, becoming your own internal energy.

His eyes were wide open, his mouth was agape but he couldn't make a sound, and his body went limp as if all the energy had been drained away.

The whole process took less than ten seconds. Wang Bao's martial arts skills were completely drained, leaving him a cripple.

You withdrew your palm and felt the newly added internal energy within your body. His internal energy wasn't particularly strong, but it was abundant. You felt that the internal energy in your dantian had increased by at least 30%.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Northern Darkness Divine Art: it requires no arduous training or accumulation; as long as a suitable target is found, internal energy can grow rapidly.

But you didn't get addicted to that feeling. You know, the Northern Darkness Divine Art is a double-edged sword.

The absorbed internal energy is too much and too mixed. If it cannot be assimilated in time, it will cause conflict in the body, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

You need to digest this new internal energy slowly, little by little; you can't be greedy.

[Sixth year complete, entry extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, for obtaining the blue entry: Northern Darkness Returns to the Clan]

[Effect: The assimilation speed of the Northern Darkness Divine Art is increased by 100%. Absorbed internal energy can be quickly converted into one's own internal energy without causing conflict. At the same time, the explosive power of the Northern Darkness internal energy is increased by 50%.]

[Note: This is a unique entry and cannot be upgraded.]

When you saw the words "unique term", you paused for a moment.

This is the first time you've seen this tag. It's a unique entry, meaning that in the entire world of Tian Long Ba Bu, only you possess this tag, and no one else will ever draw the same thing.

You carefully put the entry away and let out a long sigh of relief.

After six years, a blue entry has finally appeared.

Northern Darkness Returns to Origin: Assimilation speed increased by 100%, explosive power increased by 50%. With this skill, you can confidently use the Northern Darkness Divine Art to absorb other people's internal energy without worrying about conflicts or going into qi deviation.

In the seventh year, you continued to go down the mountain to "hunt". Your target was not those famous masters in the martial arts world, but those small people who were doing evil in the corners.

Mountain bandits, robbers, womanizers, and bullies who oppress the people—these people may not be skilled in martial arts or have strong internal energy, but they have the advantage of sheer numbers. By absorbing their power one by one, their internal energy can grow at a very considerable rate.

You set a rule for yourself: only absorb the internal energy of those who deserve to die.

You won't touch those whose crimes don't warrant death; you also won't touch those who aren't inherently bad.

You are not someone who indiscriminately kills innocent people; you are simply upholding justice in another way.

[Seventh year complete, keyword extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, for obtaining the white keyword: Light as a feather]