Meanwhile, Shi Quan was leisurely strolling around the Academy with his parents, chatting and laughing.
Although Nuoding Academy looked grand from the outside, its interior was not as large as imagined; besides the dormitory building, there were two teaching buildings, two playgrounds, and a cafeteria building. In just an hour, the three of them had walked a full circle around the Academy.
After resting and chatting for another half an hour, even though it was still afternoon, Shi Jian and Li Meili reluctantly bid farewell to Shi Quan.
The journey from Nuoding City back to Shi Family Village was quite a distance, and traveling during the day was much safer and more convenient. Douluo Continent was not like China; on the roads between cities and villages, there was a possibility of encountering wild beast attacks at night. To be safe, Shi Jian decided to return a bit earlier.
Farewells are always hard.
Outside Nuoding Academy, Shi Quan watched Li Meili, whose eyes were red from crying, wave to him repeatedly from the carriage, and his own eyes also reddened slightly.
Watching his parents gradually disappear into the distance, Shi Quan let out a long breath. After standing in a daze for a while, he did not return directly to the Academy but walked straight out of it.
This was because he now needed to find a quiet, undisturbed place to extract the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures.
The introduction to the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures had specifically warned him to be careful. To prevent any accidents during the transmission process, he decided to extract it in a safe place.
In a short while, Shi Quan's figure stopped outside a small inn not far from Nuoding Academy.
"Auntie, can you help me get the cheapest room?"
Shi Quan's voice came from under the counter. At six years old, even standing on tiptoes, he could barely reach the counter's height.
The clerk in front of the counter was visibly stunned, then realized there was someone new in front of the counter. She poked her head over the counter, looked at Shi Quan's tender face, and asked with a smile, "Little friend, where are your family members? Why are you here alone?"
Shi Quan showed a pained expression, "Auntie, I'm from Nuoding Academy. There are too many people at the Academy today, so I want to get a room here to rest quietly. I'll go back to the Academy later."
"You're from Nuoding Academy?" The clerk's gaze towards Shi Quan visibly changed.
"Mm, impressive, right!" Shi Quan puffed out his chest, displaying an air of 'I'm a Spirit Master, I'm very remarkable'.
The clerk chuckled, "Alright, little Spirit Master, if it's just for a simple rest, ten bronze coins will do. Is that alright, little Spirit Master?"
"No problem." Shi Quan nodded, fumbled in his money pouch, and took out ten bronze coins, handing them to the clerk.
Shi Jian and Li Meili had given Shi Quan his living expenses for the entire year when they left. He was now a small millionaire, and ten bronze coins were just a drop in the bucket for him.
The clerk took the money and quickly led Shi Quan to a small room of less than ten square meters. The room had almost no decorations, just a bed.
Shi Quan had no demands regarding the environment and did not show any disdain. He only reiterated to the clerk that he wanted to rest quietly and did not wish to be disturbed.
After the clerk nodded in agreement, Shi Quan inspected the room once more, then closed the doors and windows from the inside, drew the curtains, and finally sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Open the System space."
With a thought, the scene before Shi Quan's eyes shifted. Looking at the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures before him, he let out a long breath, then silently chanted, "Extract."
As Shi Quan's words fell, boom! Shi Quan felt something explode in his mind. In an instant, countless memories and knowledge surged and swept through his mind like a tide.
At the same time, Shi Quan felt a cold aura and a hot aura suddenly surge in. These two auras were very special; they weren't exactly cold, nor were they exactly hot. Wherever the auras passed, his Meridians and flesh trembled uncontrollably, and his spirit power, under the pressure of the two auras, remained still in his Dantian like stagnant water.
"Is this the trace of Yin and Yang power attached to the True Scripture?"
Before he could think further, as more and more memories and knowledge flooded his mind, Shi Quan gradually fell into a chaotic, unconscious state.
In the beginning, the two auras intertwined, merely wandering unconsciously within Shi Quan's body. As Shi Quan's consciousness sank, the two auras seemed to be drawn by something and suddenly began to circulate along a peculiar path within Shi Quan's Meridians.
At the same time, his spirit power, which had been like stagnant water, suddenly began to boil. Under the guidance of the two auras, it actually began to circulate along with them.
Strangely, during this continuous circulation, Shi Quan's spirit power began to evaporate within his body. More accurately, it was transforming, converting into a power similar to those two special forces. The conversion speed was not fast; only a portion of the spirit power could be converted after the two auras circulated once within Shi Quan's body.
The two auras circulated an unknown number of times within Shi Quan's body, eventually settling into silence, with the remaining spirit power sinking into Shi Quan's Dantian.
Shi Quan's body then collapsed onto the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
"Hmm?"
After an unknown amount of time, Shi Quan slowly got up from the bed, holding his throbbing head. It took him a long time to fully come to his senses.
His first action was to check the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures in his mind.
The next second, the contents of the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures were clear and distinct, like a brand. Vast knowledge instantly appeared in his mind.
After a simple glance at the contents of the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures, Shi Quan remained lost in thought for a long time.
The main reason was that the contents of the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures were simply too vast. It included Internal Skill Cultivation Techniques, external Cultivation Techniques, light body techniques, internal force techniques, fist and palm techniques, footwork, and more. This Cultivation Technique could be said to encompass everything, no wonder it was called the top Cultivation Technique in Jin Yong's parallel World, and not just one of them.
There was so much content that Shi Quan didn't know how to choose for a moment.
However, he didn't have time to think carefully now, because the brightly lit sky outside the window had unknowingly darkened. Due to his unconsciousness, he didn't know how much time had passed. He had to return to the Academy first.
Stepping out of the inn, the stars were already high in the sky.
Fortunately, the inn was not far from the Academy. Taking big strides, Shi Quan quickly returned to the Academy.
Once inside the Academy, Shi Quan's steps finally slowed. He walked slowly towards the dormitory while examining the contents of the Cultivation Technique in his mind.
"You're cheating! We're sparring, not playing hide-and-seek!"
After walking for a short while, Shi Quan was suddenly drawn by a sharp shout from not far away.
Following the sound, Shi Quan saw two figures chasing each other on the playground.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for encountering the Daughter of Destiny, triggering a Destiny Treasure Chest. It has been opened for the host, and you have received the reward: one novel, Douluo Continent, and one Critical Hit Card!"
Hearing the voice in his mind, Shi Quan's figure immediately stopped in place.
"Daughter of Destiny? Xiao Wu?"
Shi Quan looked at the figures on the playground, his expression becoming somewhat complex.
That's right, it was Tang San and Xiao Wu, who had nothing better to do than fight in the middle of the night, on the playground.
At noon, he had met Master but hadn't triggered a treasure chest. He had thought only Tang San could trigger treasure chests.
But now, meeting Xiao Wu, the System had actually triggered a treasure chest again.
"Tang San is the male protagonist of Douluo, and Xiao Wu is the female protagonist of Douluo. According to the usual plot of novels, 'righteous' male and female protagonists should have corresponding major villains of destiny. Does that mean..."
Thinking of this, Shi Quan's eyes lit up.
The trigger rules for this System treasure chest were truly baffling, but at least from the two Destiny Treasure Chests triggered today, it seemed highly probable.
"The two biggest 'villains' of Douluo are naturally Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, the future gods."
Thinking of these two, Shi Quan couldn't help but shake his head. Their identities were not something he could access at his current stage. He had no opportunity to prove it and could only wait for later.
His attention returned to Tang San and Xiao Wu, who were still chasing each other on the playground.
"This footwork is somewhat similar to Lingbo Micro Step. Left, left, back, right. If Xiao Wu chases towards the back-right, she has a chance to entangle Tang San."
Watching them spar, Shi Quan's mind subconsciously thought this. Shi Quan, who was watching with great interest, suddenly froze in place, his pupils shrinking sharply. "How do I know all this!"
"No... am I... Wang Yuyan?"
The Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures encompassed a vast amount of martial arts secret manuals. After this knowledge was transmitted to Shi Quan's mind, it was directly imprinted there. Although he hadn't learned them yet, all the martial arts theories appeared in his consciousness as if they were his own memories.
He was now like Wang Yuyan from Jin Yong's novels, someone who had thoroughly read the martial arts secret manuals of various sects and schools, who could easily discern others' martial arts Moves, and was a profound martial arts theorist.
He was the type who couldn't do anything himself, only able to talk the talk.
But that was enough to shock Shi Quan. Merely receiving the martial arts knowledge from the True Scripture had brought his martial arts theory to such a level. After he Cultivated and learned, what Realm would his martial arts reach?
Thinking of this, Shi Quan felt a surge of excitement in his heart. He no longer paid attention to the two still chasing and sparring on the playground and continued walking towards the dormitory, while also beginning to examine the items he had just obtained from the treasure chest.
System Storage Space.
The slot where the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures were originally placed had turned into a blue book with "Douluo Continent" written on it. Another slot had appeared next to it, containing a golden and silver interwoven card with the words "Critical Hit" written on it.
Douluo Continent: The original novel of Douluo Continent.
Note: The book will be transmitted to the host's mind in the form of consciousness.
Critical Hit Card: Can critically hit rewards obtained from treasure chests (rewards doubled or transformed into better rewards).
Note: Use after the treasure chest is opened. There is no best, only better.
The descriptions of the rewards this time were very simple. Although they didn't offer any substantial help to Shi Quan at the moment, they still made his eyes light up.
Especially the appearance of Douluo Continent made Shi Quan happy. One of the biggest advantages of a Transmigrator is their foreknowledge of the World.
He didn't know how good other Transmigrators' memories were. He had read Douluo Continent, but it was a million-word novel. Even if he had just finished reading it, if you immediately asked him about some details in the novel, an ordinary person certainly wouldn't be able to answer. He was in this situation, not to mention his current state.
He had Transmigrated to Douluo for six years, plus it had been several years since he read Douluo in his previous life. After so many years, let alone details, he had even forgotten some main plotlines. If you asked him about the framework of Douluo, the forces, etc., he could tell you a thing or two. But if you asked him about the timeline of the main plot's development, sorry, he wasn't very sure himself.
However, the appearance of this original Douluo Continent novel now helped Shi Quan solve this problem.
The two words were 'grasp'. With the original work, various descriptions were clear and precise. If he couldn't easily grasp it, he would be letting this original work down too much.
He wasn't in a hurry to extract the original Douluo for now; he had to take things one step at a time. Although he had forgotten many main plotlines, he still knew that Tang San was going to acquire his first spirit ring tomorrow. His top priority now was to determine the martial arts he wanted to Cultivate. There were many Cultivation Techniques in the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures, and he couldn't Cultivate all of them. He understood the principle of not biting off more than one can chew.
Therefore, he had to choose a few of the most suitable martial arts from the many Cultivation Techniques in the True Scripture to Cultivate.
The Academy was exceptionally quiet at night; it was rare to see students and teachers. Along the way, Shi Quan only saw Tang San and Xiao Wu sparring on the playground. Even the usually noisy dormitory building was quiet at this time.
When Shi Quan returned to the dormitory, he found that almost everyone in the dormitory was Cultivating.
Cultivating after dark was a tradition for Spirit Masters. Almost all of these ordinary students had elders who were Spirit Masters in their families, so they naturally developed this habit.
Seeing this, Shi Quan didn't make too much noise. After a simple tidying up, he quickly got into bed and began organizing the vast amount of knowledge in his mind.
There was no other way, because the True Scripture contained so much. Even just for light body techniques, there were more than a dozen recorded. To completely and meticulously go through all the contents of the True Scripture, Shi Quan would not be able to finish even if he spent a day and a night.
He could only first classify and organize all the Cultivation Techniques in the True Scripture based on their names and general content, and then select the martial arts suitable for himself from the Cultivation Technique introductions.
Fortunately, this knowledge and memory were directly imprinted in Shi Quan's mind. If the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures had been extracted in book form, Shi Quan could hardly imagine how he would cope and handle it.
Even so, it took Shi Quan a full half an hour to roughly classify the martial arts in the True Scripture into: Internal Skill Cultivation Techniques, External Skill Cultivation Techniques, light body techniques, internal force Cultivation Techniques, basic Cultivation Techniques, and Attack Cultivation Techniques.
After classifying them, it came to the most crucial selection part. Within each of the six categories, there were numerous choices. If someone with choice paralysis were in this situation, they would probably have collapsed long ago.