66: Treasure hunt in secret room

Compared to Han Pu and Qin Zhi, Lin Xiu was stronger than both of them and decided to guard the rear.

When Lin Xiu also walked inside, he found that the sunken wall rose again, blocking the entrance.

"Let's keep going forward." Seeing Du Chaoping and the others look at him, Lin Xiu gestured that they could only move forward.

The first half of the path required bending over, making their progress slow, but gradually they could stand upright again.

From the feel of the path under his feet, Lin Xiu realized that this passage extended downwards.

After walking for about ten minutes, Du Chaoping stopped ahead.

What greeted their eyes was a secret chamber. On the left, there was a platform with clothes on it, though covered in dust. Beside it were many fist-sized square jade stones, and several jade bottles.

The group walked forward to investigate.

"These contain healing Medicinal Pills, Han Pu, there's a bone-setting pill, your arm injury can be resolved now." Du Chaoping saw the inscription on one of the jade bottles and looked at Han Pu with a joyful expression.

"Is this appropriate?" Han Pu didn't take it immediately, but instead looked at Lin Xiu. Without Junior Lin Xiu, they wouldn't have had any chance to enter here.

"Senior Han, if you can use it, use it. Do you have a masochistic tendency? Does the pain in your hand make you feel good?" Lin Xiu said jokingly.

"You see, Junior Lin Xiu is very easy to talk to, just take it." Du Chaoping said.

This time, Han Pu no longer stood on ceremony. The throbbing pain in his arm was indeed unbearable.

He took out the Medicinal Pill and swallowed it. A warm current generated, flowing through his left arm.

Han Pu quietly breathed a sigh of relief, no longer needing to suppress the pain.

"These are all pure Dou Qi." Du Chaoping then picked up a square jade stone. Inside, there was a liquid-like substance. After his palm touched it, he showed a look of surprise.

The Dou Qi sealed inside had been refined, seemingly stripped from the body.

This kind of Dou Qi could be directly absorbed, rapidly increasing the Dou Qi within one's body.

Holding it in front of him for a closer look, Du Chaoping's tone was full of doubt and surprise, "Who would refine all the Dou Qi from their body? And how did they achieve such a degree?"

Lin Xiu was also examining it. The Dou Qi in the jade stone was very rich, with one piece containing nearly two-thirds of the Dou Qi in his body.

The Dou Qi in his body contained both Wind and Lightning attributes, and after his Aptitude increased to 20, it was even more profound than that of an ordinary Fighter.

Two-thirds of his Dou Qi was enough to rival the entire Dou Qi of a Nine-Star Dou Zhe who Cultivated a Yellow Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique.

If every jade stone here had this amount, then the person who separated the Dou Qi must have been at least a Great Fighter in strength.

"Han Pu, Qin Zhi, I have a suggestion." Du Chaoping looked at the two, "These jade stones contain pure Dou Qi and can rapidly increase one's strength.

Without Junior Lin Xiu this time, we wouldn't have had any chance to access them. Therefore, I think each of us should take at most one piece, and give all the others to Junior Lin Xiu."

Noticing Lin Xiu looking at him, Du Chaoping explained, "Junior Lin Xiu, our mentor has high hopes for you, and your rapid increase in strength is very important."

After hearing Du Chaoping's words, Han Pu and Qin Zhi had no objections. Being able to take one piece was already a huge gain for them.

Originally, they would have gained nothing, and even been injured by Bai Shan and his group.

Now, Lin Xiu not only helped them out of trouble but also led them to find treasures. It was only right for Lin Xiu to take the lion's share.

Lin Xiu was greatly surprised, but he didn't rush to accept them. For him, he didn't need these pure Dou Qi.

His own Cultivation speed was already fast enough. If he accepted these Dou Qi, he might Breakthrough to Dou Master in no time.

Secondly, compared to self-Cultivation, these Dou Qi were external. Although they could increase Dou Qi and Realm, they would affect the solidity of his Foundation.

Lin Xiu's desire for them was not strong.

"Senior Brother and Sister, please take these Dou Qi. I don't need them. We've just arrived; let's all look around again, maybe there will be other gains." Lin Xiu smiled and refused.

"Okay, if there are other gains, we won't take any, but if there aren't, Junior, you will distribute them as I said." Du Chaoping made the final decision, leaving no room for Lin Xiu to refuse.

The entire secret chamber was only five or six square meters, and four people inside felt a bit crowded.

While the three were searching, Lin Xiu looked at the pile of clothes. Pulling the clothes aside, he saw a scroll.

"Guiyuan Art? No Rank?" Lin Xiu didn't put it away directly, but instead showed the scroll to the three.

However.

Du Chaoping didn't reach out to take it either, directly telling Lin Xiu to keep it himself, without even the thought of inquiring about it.

"Senior Brother and Sister, compared to Dou Qi, I prefer Fighting Skills and secret techniques. I won't compete with you for those Dou Qi." Seeing this, Lin Xiu voluntarily gave way.

"Junior, you haven't even looked at the scroll yet. What if it's just a trashy scroll? You'd be at a loss." Han Pu thought Lin Xiu was too impulsive.

Du Chaoping and Qin Zhi had the same thought. They clearly cared about those pure Dou Qi, but they were very restrained and didn't show it.

Unable to do anything else, Lin Xiu opened it and glanced at it. Just as he was about to introduce it, he was interrupted by Du Chaoping.

"Junior, just tell me if you are satisfied with it or not." Du Chaoping didn't want to know the contents of the scroll.

Sometimes wealth moves hearts, and if some scrolls are too good, it can easily lead to snatching and the like.

So, rather than knowing, it's better not to know.

The scroll introduced that the Guiyuan Art leaned towards a secret technique, which involved categorizing Dou Qi and opening Yuan Acupoints, meaning creating a new space within the Dantian, effectively widening the Dantian.

Lin Xiu learned from the scroll that those pure Dou Qi were created by the person who Cultivated the Guiyuan Art. To open Yuan Acupoints, one needed to constantly circulate Dou Qi and expand the Dantian. The excess Dou Qi could be temporarily stored outside the body through refinement, and then absorbed into the Yuan Acupoints once they were complete.

The Yuan Acupoints could normally store excess Dou Qi and could be directly called upon when needed.

"I'm very satisfied." Lin Xiu said directly. He spoke from the heart. This method of storing Dou Qi could allow him to hide his strength in a certain sense.

Secondly, each time a Yuan Acupoint was opened, it needed to be matched with a Demonic Beast core of the corresponding attribute. The more Yuan Acupoints, the higher the Cultivation Technique's Rank would also become.

In fact, what Lin Xiu valued more about the Guiyuan Art was that it could also expand one's own attributes.

For example, everyone knew he had Wind and Lightning attributes. If he used Gold or Fire attributes after hiding his identity, it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.

"Originally, when I entered the Inner Academy, I was worried that Cultivating too fast would prevent me from participating in Xiao Yan's Fire Energy competition. Now, that concern is gone. Moreover, if I can change my attributes, I might even be able to snatch Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Lightning Bat Skywing, and Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill."

After seeing the effects of the Guiyuan Art, Lin Xiu immediately thought of many things. Even the Fire Lotus that Xiao Yan completed with his Heavenly Flame, if he could open five Yuan Acupoints, he could also create a Dou Qi Fire Lotus using five Dou Qi attributes.

"Junior Lin Xiu, then we won't be polite about these pure Dou Qi." Seeing Lin Xiu's barely suppressed smile, Du Chaoping also understood that Lin Xiu had indeed obtained a satisfactory Fighting Skill.

"Don't be polite, Senior Brother and Sister. Your increase in strength also helps me." Lin Xiu came back to his senses, feeling that this trip was not in vain.

If he hadn't met Du Chaoping and the others, and had the parchment, he wouldn't have been able to find the pattern hidden in the cave.

Du Chaoping, Han Pu, and Qin Zhi divided the jade stones. Han Pu and Qin Zhi each gave one piece to Du Chaoping as a form of gratitude.

Thus, Du Chaoping took six pieces, and Han Pu and Qin Zhi each took three.

While they were absorbing the Dou Qi from the jade stones, Lin Xiu was not idle. He happened to have a second-Rank Demonic Beast core from a Wind Wolf Lion, so he began to practice the Guiyuan Art.