Chapter 22：Secret Learning

When Mu Xuyang arrived at Gu Zhenfeng's residence, he saw that the lights were on inside and Gu Zhenfeng was busy packing his things. He was surprised to see Mu Xuyang arrive so late and quickly put down what he was doing. He looked at Mu Xuyang and smiled, "Mu Xuyang, did you come to me for something important?"

"I heard that Senior is leaving, so I came to see you." Mu Xuyang replied.

"I haven't been good to you, will you miss me when I leave?" Gu Zhenfeng chuckled.

"Senior has already been good to me. It's just that my ability is limited and I can't help Senior with anything." Mu Xuyang remained silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, I came to ask Senior to tell me if, besides Lin Dong and his followers in our sect who want to kill me, there are other people who intend to harm me."

"Outside the area controlled by the Thunder Eagle Hall, there have been frequent appearances of strangers recently. They are monitoring the Thunder Eagle Hall, searching for two people, one is the vice hall master, and the other is you."

"Oh, thank you for telling me so much, Senior." Mu Xuyang thanked Gu Zhenfeng and recalled some of the things that had happened to him before. He guessed that the strangers who appeared around the Thunder Eagle Hall were either from the Feijian Hall or the gang where the witch Molly was in. He felt that as long as he didn't go out, these people wouldn't dare to step into the area controlled by the Thunder Eagle Hall. He didn't take this matter to heart.

After guessing that it was some people monitoring the Thunder Eagle Hall, Mu Xuyang didn't think much about it. He scanned the study with his eyes and then asked, "Gu Elder, can I look around in this study?"

"The various practice secrets in this study are not important things for Qingxuanmen. As long as you don't take them away, you can look at them however you like."

"Don't worry, Elder Gu, I won't even take a page of paper with me."

"Okay, you can read here. I still have to pack my things. I'll be leaving for the Qingyun Sect tomorrow."

"You go ahead, Elder."

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There weren't many martial arts and practice secrets in the study, only about thirty in total. Most of them were basic, intermediate, and advanced martial arts and practice secrets, with only a few being intermediate to high-level martial arts and practice secrets.

Mu Xuyang wasn't interested in basic martial arts and practice secrets. After Gu Zhenfeng left, he quickly walked to the pile of intermediate to high-level martial arts and practice secrets, randomly picked up a high-level martial art and practice secret called "Breaking Sky Fist," and started reading it.

When Mu Xuyang was studying the martial arts secret book "Breaking Heaven Fist," he faintly felt the spiritual power within his body rapidly condensing into extremely small information runes under the mysterious control of his mind, merging deep into his mind.

As the information runes merged, various offensive and defensive moves recorded in the "Breaking Heaven Fist" martial arts secret book were miraculously imprinted in his mind, as if he had practiced this set of martial arts for countless years and had thoroughly mastered it.

What surprised him the most was that the offensive and defensive moves imprinted in his mind were slightly different from those recorded in the secret book. However, every move and technique was much more profound and mysterious than what was recorded in the book.

"What exactly is this mysterious power inside my mind that can release such power? Is it because my cultivation level is not high enough that I am unable to perceive its existence? Is everything I can attain now based on the instinctual operation of that mysterious power?"

After reading the "Breaking Heaven Fist" martial arts secret book, Mu Xuyang closed his eyes and reviewed it in his mind. He discovered that he seemed to have completely mastered this set of martial arts. He then put the secret book back on the shelf.

Next, Mu Xuyang took four other martial arts secret books, "Flowing Cloud Sword," "Phantom Spear," "Meteor Hammer," and "Breaking Wave Blade Technique," and read each one, using the help of that mysterious power to imprint the offensive and defensive moves into his mind.

After finishing reading these advanced martial arts secret books, Mu Xuyang lost interest in the intermediate and low-level ones. He then picked up a book called "World History" and began studying it.

"World History" is a book that briefly describes the current layout, history, and distribution of various forces in the Xuanhuang Great World. Although the book is thick with 300 pages, it is nothing for Mu Xuyang, who has a super abnormal learning ability. He only needed to glance at a page, and the content on the page would be copied into his mind.

After quickly reading over 300 pages, Mu Xuyang realized that the Xuanhuang Great World was much larger and more mysterious than he had imagined.

Thanks to the existence of that mysterious power in his mind, Mu Xuyang found that learning anything had become extremely easy and effortless. All the words, pictures, and information recorded in "World History" were copied into his mind, becoming a part of his knowledge.

Previously, he thought that in the Xuanhuang Great World, there were only ten major immortal sects, three major Buddhist sects, and five major demonic sects, until he realized that he was ignorant. In fact, there are countless forces in the Xuanhuang Great World, and the territories are extremely vast. The areas where humans exist are less than one-tenth of the entire Xuanhuang Great World. In those areas where humans do not exist, there are countless dangers...

After finishing reading "The World History", Mu Xuyang was about to put it back when Gu Zhenfeng returned to the study and smiled at Mu Xuyang, saying, "The book you're holding, 'The World History', is not complete. It only records some things related to the Xuanhuang Great World. As for other worlds outside the Xuanhuang Great World, there is no mention of them. The world is so vast that no one can imagine it. However, for ordinary people, this 'World History' is enough for a lifetime."

"Yes, for people like us with average talent, being able to leave Huayin County is already a very remarkable thing." Mu Xuyang recalled Gu Zhenfeng's words and put the "World History" back on the bookshelf.

"This is a world where the weak are preyed upon by the strong, where the law of the jungle prevails. Under limited ability, it is best to avoid reaching too high. It is good to find a big tree to lean on, but it also faces fierce competition and the risk of being eliminated at any time."

Gu Zhenfeng walked slowly to the seat in front of the desk and sat down, looking at Mu Xuyang and saying with great concern, "The deputy hall master brought you to the Thunder Eagle Hall out of kindness, intending to give you a living environment where you can have no worries as long as you make a little effort. But he ignored your personality. Your stubborn and unwilling-to-lose personality will bring you countless troubles. If you are strong enough, you can resolve the crises that come your way. But the fact is, your talent is average, and no matter how hard you try, you cannot surpass certain people, which means you have lost the ability to resolve some crises. If you want to live longer, you either have to hide your stubborn and unwilling-to-lose personality and live a muddled life, or find a suitable opportunity to leave the Qingxuan Sect, which is not a suitable tree for you to lean on. Whether you want to listen to my words or not, this is the truth, and I hope you can take it to heart."

"I understand your goodwill, senior." After hearing Gu Zhenfeng's words, Mu Xuyang didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just responded with a perfunctory sentence and then bid farewell to Gu Zhenfeng and left.