Although that soul force was extremely powerful, Ling Xiao was not afraid of being detected by the Inner Gate Moonlight Tower Master.
In the Mountain River World, when simulating this process, he had already rehearsed similar scenarios several times.
As expected, after that powerful soul force swept through the entire Inner Gate Moonlight Tower, it retracted.
Ling Xiao could confirm that it wasn’t aimed at him, but merely a routine scan.
After all, there were other inner disciples in the Inner Gate Moonlight Tower selecting martial arts manuals at the time.
Once that soul force completely vanished, Ling Xiao resumed his actions.
“Hmm? This is it!”
A look of delight appeared on Ling Xiao’s face.
“Dragon Finger: Top-grade Gold Rank Dragon Clan martial art, its power surpasses human martial arts of the same level.
A technique created by the authentic Dragon Clan, it can only be learned by Dragon Clan members or martial artists with dragon-type martial souls.
The finger technique has nine levels, each more powerful than the last, pursuing a one-hit-kill effect, with extremely astonishing destructive power.
When used in conjunction with the Dragon Clan’s soul force ‘Dragon Might,’ the effect is even greater.
When cultivated to minor mastery, it can function like an immortal-grade treasure, piercing iron as if it were mud;
When cultivated to major mastery, its power is even more terrifying, capable of penetrating defensive divine-grade treasures…”
The reason for Ling Xiao’s excitement was that he thought of his “Terrifying Finger.”
This finger technique was comprehended from the finger technique of the blue-clothed woman of the Moonlight Sect, and later, he heard from Elder White.
In fact, his Terrifying Finger originated from the Dragon Finger.
With just a one-word difference, the gap was immense.
The Terrifying Finger was a rare Gold Rank martial art created by a Moonlight Sect expert, inspired by the Dragon Finger, which could be cultivated by human martial artists and used with soul force.
The Dragon Finger, however, was a top-grade Gold Rank Dragon Clan martial art, only cultivable by the Dragon Clan or those with dragon martial souls.
Although Ling Xiao did not have a dragon martial soul and was not of the Dragon Clan, he possessed Dragon Clan bloodline and the “Primordial Golden Dragon” form for attacks.
In that form, he could only use Dragon Clan martial arts, as if it were tailor-made for him.
In fact, the human-dragon form was the most balanced, capable of using both human and Dragon Clan martial arts, without arousing too much suspicion. After all, the Heavenly Dragon Continent was once home to the Divine Dragon Clan, which intermingled with humans and produced offspring.
People might be surprised by the human-dragon form, but they would not connect it to the Primordial Golden Dragon.
He had been lacking Dragon Clan martial arts.
He would learn it!
Ling Xiao was now choosing martial arts to address his deficiencies.
He selected what he lacked, rather than picking randomly.
The two martial arts chosen this time, Soul Dice and Dragon Finger, were exactly what he needed most.
After selecting these two martial arts, Ling Xiao did not continue trying.
A third attempt might be detected by the Inner Gate Moonlight Tower Master.
This had happened in simulations.
If detected, all his previous efforts would be wasted.
He didn’t want that.
So, with this in mind, he abandoned his greedy thoughts and retracted his soul force.
He directly chose an entry-level Gold Rank martial art as a cover.
He chose it purely as a disguise, so when he used it, it wouldn’t raise suspicion.
After all, in terms of execution, the two were very similar.
The difference was only in power.
The Dragon Finger was far more terrifying!
When paired with the Dragon Clan’s soul force, Dragon Might, it would be even more astonishing.
After taking a copy of the Dragon Finger, Ling Xiao turned and left.
The Inner Gate Moonlight Tower Master had been watching Ling Xiao and was puzzled when he saw him choose this finger technique.
“Why would this kid choose that martial art? Doesn’t he already know it?”
Ling Xiao didn’t care what he thought. His purpose for coming to the Inner Gate Moonlight Tower had been achieved.
Obtaining two urgently needed top-grade Gold Rank martial arts was a bountiful harvest.
After returning to his residence, Ling Xiao gave the Dragon Finger to his main body to comprehend, as he might soon go on a mission, and this martial art would greatly enhance his combat strength.
He entrusted the Soul Dice to one of his sword soul clones to comprehend.
Another sword soul clone was tasked with cultivating the Mountain River Heart Method, his primary internal cultivation technique and the only one for improving his cultivation level, which he absolutely could not neglect.
As for the Soul Dice, merely sitting and comprehending seemed of little use; the key was to refine it in actual combat.
Thus, it could be set aside for now.
The same applied to his body refinement technique. However, to break through, combat alone was insufficient; he also needed rare natural treasures. On this mission, he planned to see if he could gather materials to refine higher-grade body-strengthening elixirs.
Although he couldn’t yet refine elixirs of that level, Yang Danlin could. He would ask Yang Danlin to help refine them later.
There was no rush to cultivate the Soul Dice; he could speed up cultivation after refining it.
Perhaps because Ling Xiao had previously cultivated the Terrifying Finger, the moment he saw the Dragon Finger, he had an epiphany.
In just a moment, he had already comprehended the first level.
His comprehension of the Soul Dice was even more astonishing.
Also divided into nine levels, each level increased in power, with the first level being key, requiring mastery of six types of attack or defense variations.
This was extremely difficult, yet he fully comprehended the first level in less than a quarter of an hour.
If other martial artists knew of this, they would be utterly shocked.
Such cultivation speed was unheard of.
Even for the most ordinary human martial arts, as the grade increased, the cultivation difficulty multiplied.
Each grade was like a chasm, nearly impossible to cross without sufficient foundation.
Entry-level Gold Rank martial arts were legendary mortal martial arts in the secular world, unattainable for most martial artists in their lifetime.
Even if obtained, many failed to cultivate them due to lack of comprehension or aptitude.
Of course, for martial artists qualified to enter the twelve sects, entry-level Gold Rank martial arts were not so extraordinary.
In a sect like the Moonlight Sect, outer disciples could freely cultivate entry-level Gold Rank martial arts. As long as they were willing to endure hardship and effort, comprehension and successful cultivation were only a matter of time.
However, rare Gold Rank martial arts had exponentially greater power and cultivation difficulty.
Only inner disciples were qualified to cultivate martial arts of this level.
Ling Xiao had once asked Lan Yuer about the cultivation progress of inner disciples with rare Gold Rank martial arts.
The conclusion left him stunned.
The vast majority of inner disciples only reached minor or major mastery in rare Gold Rank martial arts.
