Chapter Eleven: Obtaining the Imperial Dragon Manual

  Although Liu Yi was somewhat on guard in his heart, he calmed down and looked at the ghost, solemnly saying "Then you speak."

  "The ghost then got to the point, 'Firstly, you were just about to die, and I saved you.' Liu Yi's cautiousness was seen through by it, so it deliberately mentioned this first to calm him down. Liu Yi couldn't help but open his mouth slightly in surprise."

  Then the ghost continued, "Next, let me introduce myself. My name is Huanling, and I was the leader of an ancient sect over a thousand years ago. However, one of our elders had a heart to usurp power, so he ruthlessly poisoned me. I used all my remaining strength to seal this part of my memory into a dream and stored it in the cave of Wodragon Mountain."

  The specter sighed and continued, "As time passed, some wicked people invaded this place, saw the treasures I left behind, and had evil thoughts. Of course, I wouldn't let him do as he pleased, so I broke through the seal, although it would make my memory a bit incomplete. Later, he was scared to death by me, and then I invaded his soul, becoming what you see now."

  Liu Yi felt as if he had traveled through time and space, everything in front of him was too sudden, making it hard for him to accept for a while.

  The specter looked at Liu Yi's stunned expression and couldn't help but laugh, saying "Haven't you reacted yet? Alright, let me take you to the cave and you'll understand that I'm not deceiving you. I've given you the Resurrection Pill, so you should be able to move now. This Resurrection Pill is one of the secret transmission elixirs; even if someone's life is hanging by a thread, as long as they're not completely dead, they can recover perfectly."

  Liu Yi tried moving his body and found that he could actually move, so he stood up and followed the illusion into the cave, thinking that he might as well go and take a look.

  The entrance to the cave seemed narrow, and at most could accommodate two people entering side by side. However, as one ventured deeper, it became increasingly spacious. The deeper into the cave, the darker it became, but the glowing spirits in the darkness appeared unusually bright, like a green lantern shining brightly.

  After walking for dozens of meters, the spirit arrived at a place on the wall of the cave. It didn't know what it had touched, but the wall suddenly split open from the middle. Upon closer inspection, this was actually a hidden door, and inside there was another world.

  Huan Ling went in first, and Liu Yi hastily followed. This gloomy place was indeed a bit frightening, and Liu Yi didn't dare to stray too far from Huan Ling. After all, knowing that his life had been saved by Huan Ling, Liu Yi's hostility towards him had dissipated quite a bit.

  After walking for about ten steps, the ghost led Liu Yi to a corner and told him "Open the urn in front of you." Liu Yi hesitated and bent down, tore off the paper strip on the urn, and lifted the lid with both hands.

  Suddenly, a chill swept towards Liu Yi, and Liu Yi felt a sudden shiver. Turning his head to look for the phantom, he found that it had disappeared. Liu Yi became alert, looking around him...

  Suddenly, a voice sounded in Liu Yi's mind "No need to look for me, I'm here. In your mind." Liu Yi collapsed instantly "What?! You actually ran to... how did you get in? What are your intentions?" A string of questions couldn't hide Liu Yi's panic at this moment.

  "Don't worry, I don't have any malicious intentions. Although I tricked you into coming here and broke my seal, I just want to borrow your body for a while. Of course, as a return favor, I will help you become a top martial artist in the world of Jianghu." The voice of the phantom echoed again in Liu Yi's mind.

  "What a great martial artist, I don't care at all!" Liu Yi said indignantly.

  "Don't forget that I'm now in your mind, and all your information is at my fingertips. You seem to be having an exam soon, and someone's looking for trouble with you. Haha, these problems I can help you solve." The spirit's laughter echoed beside Liu Yi's ear.

  It's not that I'm not tempted, that's a lie. Liu Yi was struggling with himself. Then, the spirit said "I am in your mind, and I won't cause you any side effects, so you can rest assured. Moreover, when you communicate with me, you don't need to speak, I can read your thoughts."

  "What if I don't agree?" Liu Yi's tone changed, and he asked coldly.

  "I won't leave your mind even if you don't respond." The evil spirit sneered "So, it's better for you to cooperate actively."

  Liu Yi's face was full of helplessness, and he could only nod in agreement.

  At this time, the spirit said "This is right, since I am attached to your body, I will no longer hide anything from you. In a secret room in this cave, there are some treasures from my lifetime that should be of some use to you. Let's go out from here first, that secret room is in another place."

  Liu Yi had no choice but to turn around and walk out. As soon as he left the dark room, the mountain cave rumbled and closed again.

  "Go forward along the left side." The spirit said again, "There is a secret room 20 meters ahead. Put your hand on the wall at shoulder height and there is a mechanism. Press it and the door will open."

  Liu Yi walked over and, as the phantom had said, placed his hand at a height of one and a half meters, pressed it, and the door creaked open with a clang.

  As the door creaked open, Liu Yi took a peek inside and was surprised to find it brightly lit. The walls of the secret room were lined with candles. A stone table stood quietly in the center of the room, and on one side, there was a stone bed. Next to the stone bed was a wooden chest with a brass lock hanging from it. The chest looked old and dusty, but there was no sign of decay.

  "Have you seen the box beside the bed? It contains my treasured collection." The ghost boasted. "Right, this box has a lock with a mechanism, without the key, anyone who forces it open will trigger the mechanism, don't touch it carelessly." Seeing Liu Yi wanting to go forward and touch the box, the ghost hurriedly said.

  "Where is the key?" Liu Yi asked.

  "The key is in the stone bed, of course." The mischievous voice of the spirit made Liu Yi somewhat indignant. "This isn't telling me anything! It's still inside the stone bed, how can I get the key out from this stone bed?"

  "This key was originally only mine to take out, but now I am you and you are me. Now put your hand on the protruding part of the stone bed." The spirit continued, "After putting your hand on it, don't move, just keep it there for a minute."

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, in a short while, an ancient bronze key floated out of the stone bed. Liu Yi exclaimed curiously, "Isn't this just like our current fingerprint recognition system? You guys had such advanced technology back then!"

  With the key in hand, Liu Yi hastily opened the box. The first thing that caught his eye was a volume of sky blue books, with the three words "Yu Long Jue" particularly striking on the cover. Turning to the first page, the pages had already slightly yellowed. There were some texts that seemed like an introduction: "The beginning of the Heavenly Way, embracing all things."

  Gather the essence of energy, pluck stars and pick moons.

  Eliminate evil and promote goodness, eradicate treachery and destroy wickedness.

  "Study the Eight Trigrams, master the art of riding the dragon."

  Liu Yi couldn't help but be puzzled, what is this written about? The spirit hurriedly explained, "This is the martial art created by our sect's founder, it's his experience. If you look further back, there are the heart methods and oral secrets of the Dragon Subduing Manual. Since I am inside your body, I already have the inner power of the Dragon Subduing Manual, but now I'm relatively weak, so my strength is limited, equivalent to just starting to practice the first stage of the Dragon Subduing Manual."

  Liu Yi still looked puzzled, so the spirit explained again: "The Jade Dragon Technique is divided into eight stages: Qian one, Dui two, Li three, Zhen four, Xun five, Kan six, Gen seven, and Kun eight. Each stage has a primary, intermediate, and advanced phase. Legend has it that once you reach the advanced phase of the Kun stage, you can ascend to immortality and live as long as heaven and earth."

  Liu Yi asked curiously, "Then what stage did you reach in your cultivation before?" The spirit replied with embarrassment, "I had poor innate talent and only reached the early stages of Kan Stage." He then added, "However, due to the seal being broken, I now have only the power of Xun Stage Early Period within your body."