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

[The seventeenth year has passed. Entry extraction in progress... Detection indicates that the host has been studying Buddhism under the guidance of the Sweeping Monk, resulting in a significant improvement in mental state and the elimination of demonic obstacles...]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the purple keyword: All Laws Return to One]

[Effect: All martial arts techniques are mastered and can be freely used regardless of school or system. The effect of any martial art is increased by 200%, and internal energy consumption is reduced by 80%. You can create entirely new martial arts techniques; the quality of created martial arts techniques will not be lower than blue.]

[Note: Based on the characteristics of this entry, entries such as "Martial Arts Master" and "Comprehensive Understanding" have been automatically merged.]

[Quality: Purple Epic]

You stared at this entry and were completely stunned.

Purple? Yet another purple?!

"All Techniques Reach One": All martial arts techniques are integrated and can be used freely, regardless of sect or system. The effect of any martial art is doubled, and its consumption is reduced by 80%. You can create entirely new martial arts techniques; the quality of the created techniques will not be lower than blue.

What does this mean?

This means that all the martial arts techniques in your mind—the 72 Shaolin Arts, the Six Meridian Divine Sword, the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, the Lesser Formless Skill, the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, the Tianshan Six Yang Palms—can be freely mixed, combined, and new moves can be created at will.

You can use the internal force of the Yi Jin Jing to drive the Six Meridians Divine Sword, you can use the absorption properties of the Bei Ming internal force to enhance the grappling effect of the Tian Shan Zhe Mei Hand, and you can use the defensive power of the Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Skill to make up for the blind spots of the Lingbo Weibu.

All barriers between martial arts techniques vanished before this term.

You take a deep breath, suppress your elation, and begin to ponder the application of this term.

The first thing that comes to mind is combining the Six Meridians Divine Sword with sword intent.

The Six Meridian Divine Sword is an invisible sword aura, and its sword intent is mental pressure. If you attach your sword intent to the sword aura of the Six Meridian Divine Sword, it will not only be a physical attack, but also a mental attack.

As the sword energy reaches the body, the sword intent enters the mind; even if the opponent blocks the sword energy, they cannot block the sword intent.

You tried it out, pointing out with your right index finger, and the sword energy of the Shaoshang Sword shot out, with sword intent attached to the sword energy like an invisible film.

The sword energy struck a pine tree ten feet away, leaving a hole about the thickness of a finger in the trunk.

The sword intent pierced through the pine tree, leaving a shallow mark on the ground behind it—the result of the sword intent's impact.

Its power has more than doubled.

You nodded in satisfaction and then tried the next combination: the Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Skill combined with the Lingbo Steps. The Vajra Indestructible Body made your body as hard as iron, while the Lingbo Steps made your movements as agile as the wind.

One is defense, and the other is evasion. They seem like an odd combination, but you'll find that the Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Skill not only increases defense but also enhances the body's resilience and explosive power.

By incorporating the indestructible power techniques of the Vajra Body into the Lingbo Steps, your footwork becomes more powerful and aggressive, each step like a nail driven into the ground, turning faster and changing direction more suddenly.

Then comes the Northern Darkness Divine Skill combined with the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand. The Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand is a grappling technique that emphasizes close-quarters combat, while the Northern Darkness Divine Skill is an energy-absorbing technique that emphasizes absorbing energy through contact.

By combining the two, you can simultaneously activate the Northern Darkness Divine Art to absorb internal energy simply by grabbing any part of your opponent's body.

No need to pat your chest or press your lower abdomen; you can start inhaling intensely just by touching your hand.

This combination has immense practical value. In close combat, once you touch your opponent, their internal energy will continuously drain away.

Fighting is not an option, nor is not fighting; it's a dilemma.

You practiced by Taihu Lake for a whole day, trying every combination you could think of, and each combination was more than twice as effective as using them alone.

The claim that "all methods converge to one" will increase effectiveness by 200% is not an exaggeration; it truly doubles the effect.

In the evening, Mu Wanqing came to call you for dinner. She stood at the foot of the hill, looking up at you. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her face, turning her fair skin golden.

"Dinner's ready," she said.

You sheathed your sword, floated down the hillside, and landed in front of her.

"Why are you so happy today?" Mu Wanqing asked, looking at your smiling face with some curiosity.

"Because... your husband has become stronger again." You picked her up and spun her around.

Mu Wanqing laughed and patted your shoulder: "Put me down! Someone will see!"

"Let them see," you said. "It's not illegal for me to hug my own woman."

Mu Wanqing blushed, but did not struggle further.

[System notification: Current term statistics...]

[White entries: 33]

[Green entries: 5 (Body Refinement Genius, Sword Mind Clarity, Agile Movement, Combat Instinct, Compassion) Note: "Comprehensive Understanding" and "Free and Easy Wandering" have been merged into "All Laws Return to One"]

[Blue entries: 4 (Sword Intent Minor Success, Danger Perception Medium, Unfettered Freedom, Endless Northern Darkness) Note: "Martial Arts Grandmaster" has been merged into "All Laws Return to One"]

[Purple entries: 2 (Northern Sea Returns to the Ocean, All Laws Return to One)]

After the start of spring, you went to Lingjiu Palace.

You're not going to learn martial arts from the Heavenly Child Granny; you've already learned everything you need to learn and mastered everything you need to know.

Your main purpose is to visit her and see how that "girl" in her nineties is doing.

The Tianshan Child Granny's Rejuvenation Technique cycles every thirty years. Each time she rejuvenates, her martial arts skills temporarily disappear, and her body becomes weak.

Judging by the timeline, it should be within the next few years.

You don't want anything to happen to her during that vulnerable time.

In the original story, it was during that period of weakness that she was found by Li Qiushui, and in the end, they both perished.

Although you don't want to change this ending, after all, the feud between Tianshan Tonglao and Li Qiushui has lasted for decades, and perhaps dying together is the best relief, you want to make the process less painful.

When we arrived at Lingjiu Palace, Tianshan Tonglao was practicing her skills on the back mountain. She was wearing her signature red dress, had two small braids, and was sitting cross-legged on a large rock with her eyes closed and her hands forming a mudra.

However... her complexion was clearly not good; she was pale and bloodless, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

"It seems... the rejuvenation process has already begun." You didn't disturb her, but instead found a rock some distance away to sit on and wait quietly.

You waited all day, from dawn till dusk, and from dusk till dawn, while the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny practiced her skills without stopping.

The next morning, she finally opened her eyes.

"You've come." Her voice was weak, but her tone was still mature.

You walked over and knelt down in front of her. "Are you alright?"

"I won't die," the Heavenly Child Granny snorted. "I'm just a little tired."

Before she could say anything more, you reached out and took her hand, slowly channeling your inner energy into her body to help nourish her meridians.

Tianshan Tonglao's body trembled slightly, then relaxed, closed her eyes, and let the warm current flow through her body.

After a long time, she opened her eyes and looked at you: "Your internal energy seems to be much, much stronger than before."

"We are not yet the best in the world, so we dare not slack off."

"The best in the world?" Upon hearing this, Tianshan Tonglao couldn't help but smile, a faint smile that vanished in an instant. "You didn't come here just to see me, did you?"

You were silent for a moment, then said, "I've been thinking about it, and I feel there's something I need to tell you."

"explain."

"Li Qiushui is coming."

The Heavenly Child Granny's expression changed instantly. She stared into your eyes, her gaze sharp as a knife.

How did you know?

"I know a lot of things," you said. "I'm not here to advise you to hide. I know the feud between you and her; it's a matter of life or death. I only want one thing from you."

"What is it?"

"Don't die together, come back alive."

Tianshan Tonglao paused for a moment, then smiled. The smile was bitter and desolate, with a resigned calm.

"Back alive?" She shook her head. "Only one of us can live, her or me."

"Then you live," you said. "She dies."

The Heavenly Child Granny looked at you, the sharpness in her eyes gradually fading, replaced by an indescribable emotion.

"You...you're willing to help me?"

"certainly."

The Heavenly Child Granny remained silent for a long time. She lowered her head and looked at her hands, those small, white hands that looked like a child's.

"Okay," she finally said, "then you help me."