140: Dragon tendon obtained

The dragon tendon is finally in my hands.

At this moment, Chu Qing's hands trembled with excitement.

He immediately grabbed the dragon tendon.

This dragon tendon was only a foot long, covered in golden snake scales, shining like it was forged from gold.

But it was soft to the touch.

The great tendon was like a small Dragon, quite peculiar.

He observed it carefully, even memorizing how many scales the dragon tendon had.

At this time, the profession panel flashed:

【You touched a dragon tendon, new profession gestation progress increased!】

【Second Profession: Black Gold (Completed), dragon tendon (Completed), Entering the Main City Martial Academy, Seeing the Hundred Schools of Weapon Arts (Not Completed)】

Chu Qing's eyes lit up.

The progress for this new profession was two-thirds complete.

Only one last condition remained.

"Main City Martial Academy? Hundred Schools of Weapon Arts?"

"This... shouldn't be difficult!"

The Martial Academy had annual assessments.

Those who passed the assessment could at least enter the Fu City Martial Academy, or even the Zhou City.

However, to directly enter the Main City Martial Academy in one leap was truly as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

But:

Chu Qing felt that with his current progress, he could enter the Main City in three to two years.

"It's just, waiting for nearly three years, is it worth it?"

He pondered.

After a long time, he smiled nonchalantly:

"Any kind of Second Profession will provide me with a boost."

"But, the more power it boosts, the better."

"The Dean said that among top experts, a slight difference in the same Realm means an immeasurable gap."

"This Second Profession must be a powerful one."

"Only then can I truly distance myself from other Prodigies, even by a greater margin."

"Three years, I can afford to wait."

Whoosh!

Exhaling a mouthful of turbid Qi, he looked at the dragon tendon in his hand, falling into deep thought.

The Dragon Snake Twin-Headed Chain Spear required a dragon tendon.

The top-tier Secret Inheritance Black Water Bone Forging Method also required a dragon tendon.

But there was only one dragon tendon.

"The Chain Spear, although a prerequisite for the Secret Inheritance Overlord's Fist, is ultimately an external object."

"The Secret Inheritance Black Water Bone Forging Method is my foundation."

Thinking of this, his heart stirred, and he connected to the profession panel.

【You have completed the second condition for the Black Water Bone Forging Method!】

The next second:

The golden dragon tendon turned into dust, scattering across the ground.

The most difficult condition for the top-tier Secret Inheritance Black Water Bone Forging Method was complete.

The remaining ones... were relatively simple.

The dragon tendon was used.

No need to worry about losing it again.

Only then did Chu Qing examine the old man's corpse.

After a search, he found a wad of silver notes and a small box on the old man.

The silver notes were not very useful.

But he put them away, planning to give them to Apothecary Li when he returned, so Apothecary Li could purchase medicinal ingredients.

Then, he inspected the box, and after confirming there was no danger, he eagerly opened it.

Click!

Inside the box, there was a book and a note similar to a silver note.

He first looked at the note.

The note read: Three thousand taels of black gold!

Chu Qing's eyes lit up; the Black Water Bone Forging Method required ten thousand taels of black gold.

He hadn't expected this old man to directly contribute nearly one-third of the amount.

What a good person!

Chu Qing clasped his fists at the old man's corpse and said, "Thank you for nature's bounty!"

The old man... remained silent.

After putting away the black gold note, he began to read the book.

The book was very thick.

Chu Qing thought it was a top-tier Secret Inheritance or a weapon art.

However, after flipping through it, he found it was something like a diary.

This old man, at first glance, was not proper.

After all, who among proper people writes a diary?

He curiously flipped through it.

First, on the flyleaf, there was a line of vigorous handwriting:

【Great Gan, Year 977, Bai Qianli, Outer Sect Disciple of White Jade Capital, recorded!】

Chu Qing's heart stirred:

This diary was written ten years ago.

Its owner was an Outer Sect Disciple of White Jade Capital.

"Such an old age, yet still an Outer Sect Disciple? How embarrassing!"

He continued to read:

【March 3rd, Year 977: Heard that a dragon tendon appeared in Shiji County. To show filial respect to an Inner Sect Disciple, I traveled tens of thousands of miles to contend for the Opportunity!】

【Turns out, this was a trap set by a local Sect and a Big Shot from the Imperial Capital to scheme against an anomaly.】

【I, unfortunately, became cannon fodder and was severely injured by the anomaly!】

... 【Year 978: I ultimately failed to preserve my Third Limit great Realm and completely fell to the Second Limit!】

... 【Year 980: Damn it, I couldn't even preserve my Second Limit great Realm!】

... 【Year 983: Trouble, the Skin and Hair of the First Limit collapsed, and my Five Viscera and Six Bowels degenerated!】

【Year 985: Spring, my Flesh Realm is unstable, I'm dying soon.】

... 【June, Year 987: My cheap disciple found a dragon tendon. How ironic: the dragon tendon I desperately sought back then has appeared, but I can no longer return to White Jade Capital to curry favor with the Inner Sect Disciples; I'm going to use this item to exchange for a great medicine with a Big Shot in the Main City to repair my injuries.】

... 【My cheap disciple is like a dog, relentlessly pursuing me; actually, I didn't leak the news, the person who delivered the letter to the Big Shot did. Why do they resent me? Scheme against me?】

【Damn it, I couldn't even preserve my Flesh Realm.】

【Fortunately, I cultivated my Golden Tendons to Perfection back then, so I should be able to hold on for a while longer.】

... 【My injuries worsened again, Silver Bone collapsed... Why is this happening?】

【I miss the plum blossoms covering the mountains in White Jade Capital so much!】

【I wonder if my Senior Sisters miss me!】

... The diary was very thick, not only recording the owner's injury changes but also the methods to deal with the injuries; it even contained various martial Dao insights.

Among them, it also mentioned his longing for White Jade Capital.

The content was extensive and diverse.

It required careful reading to fully uncover its hidden secrets.

However, even with a quick read, he learned a lot of information:

Tens of thousands of miles away, there was a place called White Jade Capital.

He also knew that an anomaly had appeared in Shiji County ten years ago.

Finally, he deduced:

The stronger one was in the foundational Realm, the less likely one was to fall in Realm after severe injury.

As for the Second Limit and Third Limit, these two great Realms, he didn't know much.

But it was already enough.

"White Jade Capital, a Third Limit expert, is only an Outer Sect Disciple?"

"How strong is this White Jade Capital?"

"To deal with an anomaly, a Third Limit expert became cannon fodder."

"How terrifying must that anomaly be?"

"Back then... how did Madam Shi obtain that dragon tendon?"

"Is she related to the anomaly?"

Chu Qing's thoughts raced.

He put the diary and the black gold note into the box and carried them with him.

He would carefully study this diary after returning.

"It's a pity this guy didn't carry anything like a Secret Inheritance."

"I wonder if White Jade Capital's Secret Inheritance would be more powerful than the Martial Academy's."

He was quite unwilling.

Then he checked the corpse again.

Clothes, boots, even the skin.

As a result, he found nothing.

Looking at the old man's corpse, Chu Qing's eyes flickered.

"I was really foolish!"

"This is the corpse of a Third Limit expert."

"This corpse is the greatest treasure!"

"If I study the corpse's structure, will it help my future progress?"

"If I let the Dean study this corpse, could there be more discoveries?"

Thinking of this, he packed up the old man's corpse.

Then, he carried it, identified the direction, and headed straight for Shiji County.

He didn't want to meet Tang Wuming anymore.

Because:

Tang Wuming's performance had greatly disappointed him.

Moreover, there were more and more Jianghu people here.

Everyone came for the dragon tendon.

If the news spread for too long, would it attract that anomaly from ten years ago?

For safety's sake, he chose—to leave was the best policy.