Seeing his master suddenly become so serious, Yunxiao also immediately became solemn. At this moment, in Elder Yan's hand, a thin booklet appeared at some point.
This is a dilapidated square booklet. The material of the booklet is difficult to identify. Now it is somewhat yellowed. Elder Yan holds this booklet in his hand, and his face is full of a complex expression of love and hate.
"This is..."
Yunxiao has sharp eyes and immediately sees the three characters written on the cover of the booklet - Dragon-Capturing Technique!
"Dragon-Capturing Technique? Is this the martial arts skill that Master has been cultivating? Is it going to be passed on to me now?"
He is perceptive and guesses it almost exactly. At present, the other party has accepted him as a personal disciple. Naturally, he will pass on the martial arts he has cultivated to himself. This is also a symbol of a personal disciple.
"Disciple, this Dragon-Capturing Technique is the martial art that I have been cultivating for nearly twenty years. Twenty years ago, I obtained this miraculous skill by chance. Since then, I have never cultivated any other martial arts skills. Today, I give this martial art to you. But whether to cultivate it or not is up to you to decide."
With a casual toss, he directly threw the booklet in his hand to Yunxiao. In the depths of his eyes, there was suddenly a hint of uneasiness.
This Dragon-Capturing Technique is the most peculiar martial art he has ever seen. When he saw it for the first time, he was completely attracted by it. Since then, he has given up the cultivation of all martial arts and wholeheartedly contemplated this miraculous skill.
Unfortunately, for twenty years, he has been cultivating this martial art for twenty years, but still with little effect. It is also because of cultivating this martial art that his cultivation progress is slow and he has long been surpassed by his fellow disciples from the past.
By now, it is too late for him to switch to cultivating other martial arts, and it is also difficult for this miraculous skill to make further progress. To put it bluntly, his martial arts path has basically come to an end.
Perhaps his initial choice to cultivate this miraculous skill was a wrong decision, but as a martial artist, he does not regret it.
At present, he has his own personal disciple. Deep down in his heart, he hopes that Yunxiao can carry his wish and continue to study this miraculous skill. But when he thinks that if Yunxiao cultivates this skill, he may delay his future like him, he dare not force Yunxiao to cultivate it.
"Um? I decide for myself? What do you mean?"
Holding the booklet in his hand, just as Yunxiao was about to open it and take a look, he heard his master say such words. In response, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned and subconsciously stopped his actions.
"Disciple, do you know what a dragon is?"
Elder Yan did not answer Yunxiao directly. Instead, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice.
"A dragon? I have seen it in ancient books. A dragon is one of the emperors among magical beasts. Also called the Azure Dragon. Together with the White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Qilin, it is known as the five divine beasts of the magical beast race. They respectively control the five source powers of heaven and earth's five elements. I just don't know if these so-called divine beasts really exist."
"Hehe, do you think that everything recorded in ancient books is a myth and legend?" Elder Yan shook his head and smiled. "The five divine beasts of heaven and earth do exist. It's just that they are too far away from us."
Divine beasts. The word "divine" already indicates their lofty status. Obviously, they are not something that small characters like them can witness.
"It is rumored that these five divine beasts are born from the power of heaven and earth's five elements and all possess the power to destroy heaven and earth. The Azure Dragon divine beast ranks first and is the strongest divine beast. That level of existence can instantly destroy the entire Great Zhou Dynasty with just a single breath."
Although he cannot come into contact with that level of existence, the ancient books he has read are much more advanced than Yunxiao's. He knows that these five divine beasts of heaven and earth must be real, but he probably will never be able to witness them in his lifetime.
"Uh, destroy the entire Great Zhou Dynasty with a single breath?" Twitching the corner of his mouth, Yunxiao simply cannot imagine what kind of scene that is. Perhaps, these things can only be casually listened to as mythical legends for him.
"Master, why are you telling me these things? Please make it clear."
Out of nowhere, they started talking about divine beast legends. He really doesn't understand what his master is trying to say!
"Hehe, look at what the name of this martial art in your hand is." With a faint smile, Elder Yan pointed to the booklet held by Yunxiao and reminded him faintly.
"What's the name? Isn't it just the Dragon-Capturing Technique... Uh, capturing dragons?" Startled, he suddenly looked at the booklet in his hand. There, the three large characters "Dragon-Capturing Technique" were written in a flamboyant manner, giving people an illusion of soaring into the sky.
"Master, you don't mean to tell me that by cultivating this Dragon-Capturing Technique, one can capture a divine dragon alive, do you?"
"That's right, it can capture dragons!!" Slightly narrowing his eyes, a fiery look suddenly appeared in Elder Yan's eyes. "Disciple, you might as well take a look at this Dragon-Capturing Technique first. After reading it, you will fully understand."
He didn't explain too much because he believes that after Yunxiao reads this miraculous skill, he will surely understand his meaning.
"This... I'll read it now."
After being told by his master like this, Yunxiao also became interested. As he spoke, he opened the booklet and started reading from the first page.
When he opened the secret manual, the first thing that came into view was a map of the acupoints in the human body.
As those who practice martial arts know, there are countless acupoints in the human body. There are one hundred and eight major acupoints and countless minor acupoints. It is also through the interconnection of these acupoints that the meridians and veins of martial artists are finally formed, thus giving rise to the cultivation method of true qi.
This acupoint map is very detailedly marked. In addition to the one hundred and eight major acupoints, countless minor acupoints are also marked. In the fine details, it is even difficult to see clearly.
"What a complicated acupoint map. Even with my ability, it will probably take me several days to completely remember such a complicated acupoint map. The human body is truly wonderful."
After secretly being amazed for a while, he turned over the first page and looked at the second page of the secret manual.
"In the way of martial arts, open the dantian, condense true essence, form a primordial pill, overcome countless tribulations, form a dharma phase, occupy a celestial position, comprehend creation, understand the cave of wonders, and one can become a god in the near future. However, the mighty power of creating heaven and earth begins with the dantian!"
"I have dedicated my life to researching martial arts and finally reached the divine position. Now, as my lifespan is about to end, I have deduced the secrets of heaven with the will of supreme martial arts. Finally, I have created the Dragon-Capturing Technique. Those in later generations who practice it are hoped to break free from the restraints of heaven and earth and achieve immortality!"
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In supreme martial arts, the dantian is the foundation. However, a martial artist's dantian is too unique. Today, I break free from the restraints of the dantian and open up acupoints with the one hundred and eight major acupoints of the human body as the foundation. The one hundred and eight acupoints are also one hundred and eight dantians..."
Yunxiao's mind was completely immersed in every sentence of the booklet. At first, his expression was still normal. But as he read on, his eyes became brighter and brighter, his pupils were slowly dilating. Later, his breathing became somewhat rapid, and his entire body began to tremble slightly.