The Heavens begin by inheriting their grandfather's cheat ability

Chapter 48 Divine Skill: Northern Darkness

He gazed intently at the jade in the stone.

The Northern Darkness Divine Art draws upon the internal energy of the world to create its own; the Northern Darkness Flood does not arise spontaneously. Just as all rivers flow into the sea, the sea's waters are formed by the containment of all rivers…

[Fragment of the Northern Darkness Divine Art detected. Analyze it?]

"Analysis!"

[Analysis of the incomplete Northern Darkness Divine Art is complete!]

As the pages were deciphered, Shi Zhongyu suddenly noticed a change in his internal energy.

Shi Zhongyu felt something and sat cross-legged on the ground to begin circulating the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

A new, peaceful, and gentle internal force emerged from the void, continuously covering his original internal force.

The internal energy that was covered did not disappear, but instead circulated and returned to his dantian.

The dantian inside the body is also constantly changing, as if a sea has been opened up.

Shi Zhongyu slowly opened his eyes, his aura becoming more restrained.

He appeared ordinary, but with a single thought, he could draw upon the power of a hundred rivers to absorb the enemy's internal energy and return it to himself.

"It's a pity it's just a fragment of the Northern Darkness Manual!"

Shi Zhongyu took one last look at the stone wall, thought for a moment, and then changed one of the characters.

After doing all that, he checked his own information on the book pages.

Name: Shi Zhongyu

Realm: Beginner (Mortal)

武学：基础剑法圆满、雪山剑法入门三式圆满、雪山派心法化境（11306/30000）、雪山磐石桩圆满、踏雪无痕化境（12750/30000）、雪山剑法七十二式化境（19650/30000）、金乌刀法化境（5050/10000）、凌霄掌入微（6074/10000）、北冥神功残篇圆满。

Shi Zhongyu looked at the perfected Northern Darkness Divine Art, but he was not surprised.

This divine skill has no so-called realms; its main function is to absorb external internal energy and incorporate it into oneself.

According to the book's analysis, this divine skill's conversion efficiency is not as good as the complete version.

It cannot even completely transform some special internal forces, such as those of extreme yang or extreme yin.

"Perhaps I should take some time to visit Lingjiu Palace!"

The Northern Darkness Divine Skill is a legacy of the Free and Unfettered Sect, which has now vanished without a trace.

And if you want to learn the Northern Darkness Divine Art, you have to go to the Lingjiu Palace.

He didn't believe that Xu Zhu wouldn't pass down the Northern Darkness Divine Skill.

After learning the divine skills inside the cave, Shi Zhongyu immediately turned around and descended the cliff.

The martial arts figures below the cliff did not leave; they saw Shi Zhongyu approaching.

Their eyes flickered.

Finally, someone couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Jade-Faced Yama, what is that cave's array of divine skills?"

Shi Zhongyu turned to look at the person who had asked the question, a smile playing on his lips.

"If you want to know, go up and see for yourself."

Upon hearing this, the man smirked.

If he could get up there, would he still ask?

The man wanted to ask more, but Shi Zhongyu's eyes turned cold, and the aura emanating from his body made the man immediately shrink back and dare not utter another word.

Shi Zhongyu walked to the place where there was a thousand miles of snow, nodded to the girl, and mounted his horse.

"drive!"

The martial arts community watched Shi Zhongyu's departing figure, then turned their attention back to the cave on the cliff.

Some people sighed in disappointment and turned away, but others still tried to climb up.

After leaving the cliff, Shi Zhongyu unfolded the map.

Since his master wanted him to practice his swordsmanship with these evil and heretical methods, he naturally had to go.

Not to mention, along the way, his martial arts skills improved rapidly, no less than what he had achieved through his daily arduous training.

Half a month later, Shi Zhongyu sat cross-legged on the wall of an ancient castle.

The castle was engulfed in flames, and its interior was littered with lifeless corpses.

The leader of the Poison Scorpion Cult, his protectors, and the twelve Scorpion Generals all fell beneath the wall.

At this moment, Shi Zhongyu's robes billowed, and his inner strength continuously overflowed from within.

The internal energy of the Poison Scorpion Sect members directly caused Shi Zhongyu to take a large bite.

This directly increased his proficiency in the Snow Mountain Technique by 5,000 points.

The Snow Mountain School's Mindset Transformation Realm (16306/30000).

After a period of cultivation, Shi Zhongyu rode his horse away from the ancient castle of the Poison Scorpion Sect.

Not long after Shi Zhongyu left, someone discovered the demise of the Poison Scorpion Cult.

Soon, news spread throughout the Western Regions that the Jade-Faced Yama had visited the Poison Scorpion Sect in the Jingjue Desert.

In just one day, the Poison Scorpion Cult, which had been passed down for a hundred years, was completely wiped out, and Scorpion King Fortress was reduced to ruins.

The news that a major evil sect that had been entrenched in the Jingjue Desert of the Western Regions had been completely wiped out shook the entire Western Regions.

The entire Western Regions was filled with shock and uproar.

They all knew how terrifying the Poison Scorpion Cult was: controlling oases, intercepting trade routes, wielding countless poisons, and enslaving the sand people. Even the thirty-six city-states of the Western Regions had to endure and yield to them.

This enormous creature was uprooted by a single person.

In particular, Jade-Faced Yama destroyed the Black Wind Ridge Twin-Headed Dragon Bandit Stronghold first, and then destroyed the Loulan Blood Shadow Sect.

Even the Poison Scorpion Cult has now been destroyed by this Jade-Faced Yama.

All the forces in the Western Regions were speculating about what this Jade-Faced Yama was up to.

Is he perhaps planning to sweep away all evil and heretical practices in the Western Regions?

Or something else?

No one knew Shi Zhongyu's purpose, but some evil forces and unorthodox figures in the Western Regions were all uneasy.

They didn't know the purpose of the Jade-Faced Yama, and those they saw being killed by him were all people like them.

Maybe they'll be next.

Some people have considered forming a united front.

No matter how powerful the Jade-Faced Yama is, he is still just one person.

Shi Zhongyu was unaware of the rumors circulating in the martial arts world; he was currently heading to Guizi.

Because that was the territory of the Blissful Evil Sect, and compared to his next target, the Evil Fiend Hall, the Blissful Evil Sect was the closest to him.

Not to mention that he had previously killed the son of the leader of the Blissful Evil Sect; if he went sooner, it would allow the father and son to be reunited.

Of course, by absorbing the inner strength of those people for his own use, he can accumulate good karma for them when he does good deeds in the future.

Shi Zhongyu traveled westward and soon arrived at a Western Region city-state built against a mountain.

He surveyed the city-states of the Western Regions; these cities were magnificent, bustling with merchants and travelers.

Standing outside the city, Shi Zhongyu could see merchants and warriors from the Central Plains coming and going.

"It's so lively!"

Shi Zhongyu sighed and prepared to rest in the city-state for a few more days.

However, not long after he stepped through the city gate, he noticed something amiss.

Wherever he goes, he seems to sense some unseen gazes quietly locking onto him.

Shi Zhongyu, holding Qianlixue's hand, glanced out of the corner of his eye at the carefree martial artist sitting idly against the wall by the street.

The man appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, but his peripheral vision kept glancing at him.

He glanced silently at the second floor of the tavern not far away, where two people were chatting by the window, but their eyes were fixed on him.

There were also guards from the caravan behind him, who appeared to be patrolling, but were always following him.

Shi Zhongyu pretended not to see and continued walking with Qianlixue by her hand.

He couldn't help but laugh as he walked.

He noticed that even the street vendors and camel handlers all had a hint of wariness in their eyes as he passed by.

Shi Zhongyu realized that he was being watched.

These people were divided into several groups, taking turns following each other without revealing any connection.

It could be said that some people were openly observing, while others were secretly working behind the scenes, with layers of connections, keeping a close eye on his every move.

Wherever he goes, there are people watching him.

"That's interesting!"

Shi Zhongyu sighed and led his horse to a stop in front of an inn.

There were many inns along the way, but he chose this one out of all.

It was only because he sensed the greatest malice among the people in this inn when he passed by.