I Transmigrated Into a Female-Oriented Novel Where the Female Lead Hates Me and the Villainess Torments Me - Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: Dantian Repaired, Peak Manifestation Realm

“In my sleeve, there’s a book and a sheepskin scroll. The book contains all the martial arts I’ve ever practiced. As for the scroll, I stole it from an ancient sect. They said it was a treasure. I’m giving them both to you now. Figure them out yourself.” After saying that, the Thief Commander Qianmian trembled, his eyes widened, and he completely stopped breathing.

“Rest in peace,” Xiao Luocheng sighed lightly.

He retrieved the yellowed book and the sheepskin scroll from the thief’s sleeve, tucked them into his robe, then looked at the thief with a complicated expression. The mighty Thief Commander Qianmian, a powerful cultivator at the Profound Insight Realm, had been killed by someone only at the Manifestation Realm. Life was truly unpredictable.

Xiao Luocheng gave him a respectful bow before turning and leaving. According to the plotline, Su Jinyan would arrive here soon.

Not long after Xiao Luocheng left, Su Jinyan appeared, long sword in hand. He staggered forward, covered in blood, his face pale.

His battle with the Thief Commander Qianmian had nearly cost him his life. If not for sheer luck, he would’ve already become a cold corpse.

Su Jinyan walked up to the body, noticing the jade thumb ring on the hand, confirming the identity. He checked the thief’s pulse and confirmed he was dead, then searched his body. But he didn’t find what he was looking for and couldn’t help frowning.

…

Outside the city, in a mountain cave, Xiao Luocheng took out the yellowed book and the sheepskin scroll.

He first opened the book and began reading carefully. The more he read, the more delighted he became. It contained four unique martial arts techniques.

The first was Thousand Illusion Art—a transformation technique that could even alter the body, and more importantly, it concealed one’s true essence and aura, making it nearly impossible to detect.

The second was Stepping Snow Without a Trace—a powerful movement technique that allowed one to move freely through danger, even among thousands of enemies, as if treading through an empty field.

The third was Pure Yang Sword Finger—a fearsome finger technique that released sword energy from the fingers to kill enemies from afar. The stronger one’s true essence, the more powerful the sword finger became.

The fourth was Heaven-Stealing Swap Technique—a secret method to silently steal objects and even take lives without leaving a trace.

“A pleasant surprise,” Xiao Luocheng smiled.

These techniques hadn’t appeared in the original plotline, which meant the story was starting to change—a butterfly effect, but understandable.

He then looked at the sheepskin scroll.

“Supreme Mystery Scripture!” Xiao Luocheng’s breathing grew rapid.

The Supreme Mystery Scripture was something an ancient sect had retrieved from a secret place. For a thousand years, no one had been able to comprehend it, yet the sect still regarded it as a sacred treasure—until it was stolen by the Thief Commander Qianmian.

The Supreme Mystery Scripture was a supreme technique for cultivating true essence, known as the number one profound art for this purpose.

More crucially, it could refine poison, repair damaged meridians, and even restore a broken dantian.

Unlike ordinary cultivation techniques, the Supreme Mystery Scripture condensed sword essence true energy. Once activated, it would unleash overwhelming sword energy, even without weapons.

Its strength lay in the destructive power of its true energy. It could overpower cultivators of the same realm and even allow one to fight across realms. That was why it was hailed as the number one profound art.

However, it had a flaw—most of the cultivator’s power had to be continually condensed into sword essence true energy, a kind of purification. This meant one needed a constant supply of energy to sustain cultivation. Without sufficient resources, advancement would slow down significantly.

In the original plot, Su Jinyan had acquired the scroll but failed to comprehend the Supreme Mystery Scripture, eventually returning it to the ancient sect.

“Let’s start cultivating the Supreme Mystery Scripture.” Xiao Luocheng took a deep breath. There was no use overthinking it. Right now, nothing was more important than repairing his dantian.

He carefully examined the scroll, which was covered in dense runes. Others might not know how to decipher them, but he did—after all, the author’s narration had hinted at the method.

He took out a fire striker and lightly heated the scroll. Soon, some of the runes began to change, transforming into transparent dots.

Upon seeing those dots, he walked to the cave entrance, held the scroll up to the sunlight with both hands, and let the rays shine through.

Buzz!

As the sunlight passed through the scroll, the transparent dots projected onto the ground, merging with the runes and forming strange lines and patterns. The dots and symbols interwove to create a complex network of meridian pathways.

Xiao Luocheng focused on the patterns.

He memorized the layout quickly, then sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and began forming hand seals. The true essence within his meridians began circulating rapidly.

These lines represented the intricate meridians of the human body. The Supreme Mystery Scripture’s cultivation method involved following these exact routes.

As the true essence flowed through the mapped meridians, it eventually returned to his dantian and started mending it rapidly.

“It’s working.” Xiao Luocheng felt the dantian slowly healing and beamed with joy. He immediately urged the true essence again.

…

Three hours later, Xiao Luocheng opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.

His dantian was now completely restored. The power in his meridians had returned to the dantian, which had also expanded. His meridians were thicker and sturdier. Moreover, his cultivation had now reached the peak of the Manifestation Realm.

Most of the power from the Heavenly Profound Jade Disc had been used to repair the dantian. What remained was very little.

And now, that power had been condensed into sword essence true energy—purer and more refined. But the cost was tremendous. Otherwise, with the Heavenly Profound Jade Disc’s strength, he could have entered the Profound Insight Realm.

“As expected of the Supreme Mystery Scripture… truly monstrous,” Xiao Luocheng smiled, feeling the transformation in his body.

Though he hadn’t broken through to the Profound Insight Realm, he was satisfied. His dantian had been restored, and he’d reached the peak of the Manifestation Realm. At least now he could protect himself.

“It’s still early. Let’s cultivate the Pure Yang Sword Finger.”

Xiao Luocheng closed his eyes again and followed the instructions in the book, forming the special hand seals.

Pure Yang Sword Finger was a complex technique. It required the condensation of true essence into sword essence, which would then be unleashed through the finger meridians.

Fortunately, he already possessed sword essence true energy. Cultivating this technique would be much simpler—he only needed to guide the energy properly.