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

You open your eyes and find yourself standing in a bamboo forest. The bamboo is very tall and dense, blocking out the sun. Sunlight shines through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

The air was humid, carrying the fresh scent of bamboo leaves and the damp smell of earth.

You looked down at your hands; they were clean, slender, and without calluses.

You touched your face again; it was young, smooth, and wrinkle-free.

Clearly, you've changed bodies again.

I found a stream and squatted down to look at the reflection in the water.

The boy, around seventeen or eighteen years old, was handsome and looked like a scholar.

He was wearing a faded blue long gown and a jade pendant with the character "Wei" engraved on it.

You reach into your pocket and find a letter with the words "To be opened by you" written on the envelope.

Upon opening the letter, you see it was written by your "father." This body's father was a quack doctor with mediocre medical and martial arts skills. He died a few years ago, leaving this letter to tell you to go to Jiaxing and find a friend surnamed Lu who can take you in.

You folded the letter, tucked it back into your bosom, and stood up.

"Jiaxing, the Lu family." You thought about the original setting. The Lu family of Jiaxing, there seems to be a Lu Chengfeng, who was Huang Yaoshi's disciple. After being expelled from the sect, he lived in Jiaxing and opened Guiyun Manor.

Lu Chengfeng's martial arts skills are not high, but he is knowledgeable and has connections with many masters in the martial arts world. If you can find Lu Chengfeng, you should be able to find out a lot of information, at least understand the plot.

Having made up your mind, you walked downstream along the stream for about an hour until a small town appeared ahead.

The town is small, but lively, with people coming and going on the streets, and all kinds of things being sold.

You found a noodle shop, ate a bowl of plain noodles, and then asked the owner for directions to Jiaxing. The owner told you that Jiaxing is in the southeast and you can get there in a day by taking the official road.

On the evening of the second day, you arrived in Jiaxing. Jiaxing city was much larger than that small town, with wide streets, numerous shops, and throngs of pedestrians.

You inquired about the location of Guiyun Manor, which is on a small island outside the East Gate, surrounded by water on all sides, with only a stone bridge connecting it to the shore.

You walk to the stone bridge and see two men who look like servants standing at the bridgehead, dressed in blue robes with knives hanging from their waists.

"Excuse me, is this Guiyun Manor?" you asked, clasping your hands in greeting.

A servant glanced at you and asked, "Indeed, who are you looking for?"

"My name is Wei Wen. My father has a long-standing relationship with Master Lu, so I have come to pay him a visit." You took out the letter from your pocket and handed it over.

The servant took the letter, glanced at it, said "Wait a moment," and turned to enter the manor.

After a short while, the servant came out, followed by a middle-aged man in his forties, tall and with a refined appearance, wearing a gray robe and a jade belt around his waist. It was Lu Chengfeng.

Lu Chengfeng glanced at you, his gaze lingering on your face for a moment, then looked at the letter in his hand. The handwriting on the envelope was strong and vigorous, indeed that of his old friend.

He was silent for a moment, then tucked the letter into his sleeve and nodded to you: "Come in."

You followed Lu Chengfeng into Guiyun Manor. The manor was very large, with pavilions, towers, bridges, and flowing water, and was decorated in an elegant but not extravagant manner.

Lu Chengfeng led you to a guest room and asked you to stay there for now, saying we could talk about it tomorrow.

You thanked them and entered the room. The room wasn't large, but it was clean and tidy. The bedding on the bed had been newly changed, and there was a pot of tea and several plates of snacks on the table.

The next morning, Lu Chengfeng treated you to a meal. At the meal, Lu Chengfeng asked you some questions about your "father," and you answered them one by one according to the contents of the letter without revealing any flaws.

Lu Chengfeng then asked what skills you had. After thinking for a moment, you simply lied and said that you knew a little about medicine and basic martial arts.

Lu Chengfeng let you demonstrate a few moves, and you deliberately played them poorly, like a beginner, but... you seem to have underestimated your current skill level.

"Your foundation is not bad, it's just that no one has taught you," Lu Chengfeng said. "If you don't mind, you can stay here with me, and I will teach you martial arts."

Since things have come to this, you can only accept it for now. However, although Lu Chengfeng's martial arts skills are not high, he has a lot of knowledge and connections. Following him will allow you to come into contact with many people in the martial arts world.

Furthermore, staying at Guiyun Manor will make it easier for you to gather information about the Nine Yin Manual.

Who has the Nine Yin Manual now?

If you think about the original timeline, the first Mount Hua Sword Tournament has already ended, Wang Chongyang won, and obtained the Nine Yin Manual.

But instead of practicing, he hid the scriptures under a stone slab in Chongyang Palace.

Wang Chongyang was already dead. Zhou Botong took the scriptures to hide them, but on the way he encountered Huang Yaoshi and his wife Feng Heng. He was tricked into giving away the second volume, while Zhou Botong hid the first volume somewhere on Peach Blossom Island.

You were thinking to yourself, the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual is in Huang Yaoshi's hands, and the first volume is on Peach Blossom Island. You need to find a way to get these two volumes.

But you can't just take it by force. Huang Yaoshi's martial arts are beyond your current capabilities. Although your Beiming internal energy is incredibly powerful, you still need to readjust and integrate it into this new body.

You really settled down at Guiyun Manor, learning martial arts from Lu Chengfeng every morning, practicing on your own in the afternoon, and meditating to cultivate the Northern Darkness Inner Strength in the evening.

Lu Chengfeng's martial arts skills are not high, but he has a keen eye and can see your "problems": inaccurate power generation, unstable footwork, and stiff moves.

You deliberately exposed these problems. You need a reasonable "progress" process. You can't be a peerless master right from the start, or that will arouse suspicion.

Days passed by like this. You spent a lot of time adapting to the Northern Darkness Inner Force. The meridians of this new body are not quite the same as the previous body, and they need to be cleared and adapted to again.

Fortunately, with the blessing of "all things returning to one" and "boundless freedom," this process is much faster than you expect.

In less than a month, you will be able to circulate the Northern Darkness Inner Force within this body. Although the amount is still not as high as your level in the main world, you will have reached about 30-40% of its power.

Lu Chengfeng was surprised by your "speed of progress", but you didn't think much of it and just assumed that you were naturally gifted.

He taught you all the martial arts he had learned, including the basic skills of Peach Blossom Island, the Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm, the Whirlwind Sweeping Leaf Kick, and the Jade Flute Sword Technique.

While these martial arts techniques may not compare to the Five Greats' ultimate skills, they are still considered top-tier in the martial arts world. Furthermore, they allow you to be exposed to the martial arts system of Peach Blossom Island, laying the foundation for later secretly learning the Nine Yin Manual.

After the start of summer, a guest arrived at Guiyun Manor. The man was in his thirties, thin, with a cold and stern face. He was dressed in a black outfit and had a long sword hanging at his waist.

Lu Chengfeng called him "Senior Brother Chen".

"Senior Brother Chen? Chen Xuanfeng!" You searched through the original work in your mind, and this name immediately popped into your head.

Chen Xuanfeng, Huang Yaoshi's disciple, eloped with Mei Chaofeng and stole the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual.

[First year complete, entry extraction in progress... Detected that the host is practicing Peach Blossom Island martial arts at Guiyun Manor, and has begun to integrate into the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes...]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the white-level entry: Falling Petals]

[Effect: When using Peach Blossom Island martial arts, the effect is increased by 20%, and internal energy consumption is reduced by 10%. Simultaneously, the understanding and comprehension of Peach Blossom Island martial arts are slightly improved.]

[Current total of white-label entries: 39]