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

You didn't stay by Taihu Lake for too long.

The contents of the first volume of the Nine Yin Manual have been engraved in his mind, but the second volume is still in Huang Yaoshi's hands.

You need an opportunity, a legitimate opportunity to get close to Huang Yaoshi, and that opportunity will come soon.

The following spring, news spread throughout the martial arts world that Huang Yaoshi's disciples, Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, had betrayed their master and stolen the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual, and were being hunted down by Huang Yaoshi.

You were having tea in a small teahouse when you heard the news.

You put down your teacup, a thought suddenly occurring to you. Based on the original timeline, you calculated that Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng should not have mastered the Nine Yin White Bone Claw yet, nor should they have encountered the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan.

In other words, the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual is still with them. If they can find you before Huang Yaoshi, they can easily obtain the second volume.

After paying for your tea and leaving the teahouse, you didn't rush to find Chen Xuanfeng. Instead, you went back to Guiyun Manor to ask Lu Chengfeng for information.

Lu Chengfeng tells you that Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng were last seen in the Kuocang Mountain area of ​​eastern Zhejiang.

You thanked Lu Chengfeng and rode your horse to Kuocang Mountain, which is located in southeastern Zhejiang. The mountain is steep and rarely visited by people.

You searched for three days before finally finding you in a cave at the foot of a cliff.

Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng were practicing the lower volume of the Nine Yin Manual in the cave, but their internal energy foundation was too weak to control such profound martial arts. They suffered from qi deviation, their meridians throbbing and aching all over, causing them unbearable pain.

You stand at the cave entrance, looking at them. Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng also see you. They both jump up at the same time, drawing their swords and pointing them at you.

"Who are you?" Chen Xuanfeng's voice was hoarse and wary.

"Someone who has come to help you."

You walk over, reach out your hands, and place them on both of their shoulders.

The Northern Darkness Divine Art was activated instantly, and their internal energy surged into your body like a flood bursting its banks.

Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng's internal energy wasn't particularly strong, totaling only thirty or forty years, but their strength lay in its purity. After all, they were Huang Yaoshi's prized disciples, and a great teacher produces great students.

Furthermore, you discovered the internal energy circulation pathways of the lower volume of the Nine Yin Manual within your bodies. The nature of that internal energy is completely different from the Northern Darkness Internal Energy of the upper volume of the Nine Yin Manual; it is more yin and more unpredictable, like a venomous snake wriggling through the meridians.

With your eyes closed, guide the Nine Yin internal energy into your dantian. Beiming Guihai quickly assimilates it, transforming it into pure Beiming internal energy.

Then you open your eyes, take a step back, and Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng collapse to the ground, pale-faced and weak, but the pain in their meridians has disappeared.

They looked at you, their eyes shifting from wariness to fear—yes, utter fear.

"You...you absorbed our internal energy?" Chen Xuanfeng's voice trembled.

"You only absorbed most of it," you said. "The rest is enough to save both of your lives. As for the skills in the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual... you shouldn't continue practicing them. Some people need to know their own limitations; if their foundation is too weak, they'll die if they keep practicing."

Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng exchanged a glance but didn't speak, and it was unclear whether they had heard each other.

He didn't care about that, nor did he linger; he turned and left the cave.

You have obtained what you wanted. Although it is not the complete second volume of the Nine Yin Manual, as long as you have internal energy and the first volume of the Nine Yin Manual, you will be able to deduce the operation path of the technique.

Twenty years of cultivation in the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils taught you a lesson: although there are countless martial arts techniques in the world, they all follow the same principle. As long as you have internal energy, you will inevitably be able to deduce the techniques. The only difference is when.

With the added benefits of terms like "All Laws Return to One," "Unfettered Freedom," and "Nine Yin Manual Explanation," it's only a matter of time before you discover the Nine Yin Manual.

Sure enough, in less than a month, combining the fragments of your memory, you were able to completely deduce the techniques of the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual.

Nine Yin White Bone Claw, Heart-Shattering Palm, White Python Whip, Great Demon-Subduing Fist, Soul-Shifting Technique—these things floated into your mind word for word.

You spent a month practicing all the martial arts in the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual, and then continued your travels in the martial arts world.

You have never forgotten your true purpose in coming into this world: to become stronger, and even stronger.

You've already mastered the Nine Yin Manual, yet you still want the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the One-Finger Divine Skill, and the Finger Flicking Divine Skill.

But these priorities aren't that high, and you're not in a huge rush, after all... you still have plenty of time.

As for internal energy, after absorbing most of the internal energy of Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, he deduced the techniques of the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual. The internal energy of Beiming and the internal energy of Nine Yin were completely integrated, and the total amount of internal energy in his body had reached a terrifying level.

Next... you plan to go to the Western Regions to see if you can find Ouyang Feng, the purpose of which is naturally to obtain the Toad Skill.

Ouyang Feng's Toad Stance can be said to be one of the most bizarre martial arts in the world. Once mastered, it is extremely powerful, and there are many different opinions about its training process and methods.

However... it's highly likely to be extremely dangerous, possibly requiring the reversal of all internal energy, which could easily lead to qi deviation and demonic possession.

You traveled in the Western Regions for almost a month before finally finding Ouyang Feng on your tenth trip to White Camel Mountain.

Ouyang Feng stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the desert in the distance. He was dressed in a white robe, his face was cold and his eyes were sinister.

Seeing you approach, he didn't turn around, but coldly asked, "Who are you?"

You said you were very interested in his Toad Style Kung Fu. Ouyang Feng turned around and looked at you. His gaze lingered on your face for a moment, then he smiled—a very cold smile.

"You're interested in my Toad Style Kung Fu? Then do you know the rules of Ouyang Feng?"

"Of course I know," you shrugged casually. "Beat you, or offer something that will win your heart."

"Very well, then I am indeed a little curious," Ouyang Feng's eyes narrowed, "What are you prepared to exchange for it?"

You casually pulled a booklet from your pocket and handed it to Ouyang Feng. It was your handwritten copy of the first volume of the Nine Yin Manual. You had only copied one-third of it, but it was enough to make Ouyang Feng's heart flutter, or even go crazy.

Sure enough, Ouyang Feng took the booklet, flipped through a few pages, and then his expression changed drastically.

"The Nine Yin Manual?! Who exactly are you?" He looked up at you, his gaze shifting from cold to fanatical. "Where did you get it from?"

"That's not important. What's important is whether you're willing to switch?" The balance of power shifted instantly, and now it was Ouyang Feng's turn to be anxious.

Ouyang Feng remained silent for a moment before slowly nodding.

You then stayed at White Camel Mountain for three months, unsurprisingly learning the Toad Style Kung Fu, and then quietly left before Ouyang Feng noticed anything amiss.

As for the consequences of giving you that booklet... they are no longer important.

According to the original story, Ouyang Feng should have suffered a qi deviation long ago; you merely brought it forward a little.