I can push my cultivation progress to the end

“Hmm? Is that mysterious premonition telling me… to pay attention to the inside of that stone tablet?”

Li Hai stopped and turned to look at the stone tablet.

“Could it be… that there's something hidden inside?”

As he muttered to himself, the massive stone tablet he was staring at with his deep gaze was tightly wrapped by countless incomplete fingers that suddenly sprouted from the ground fissures below.

Bang!

After a muffled sound, the stone tablet was crushed into powder by these fingers.

And within this pile of stone dust, a beast-skin book was clearly visible.

Whoosh—

A chilling gust of wind swept past, and the beast-skin book appeared in Li Hai's hand.

He glanced at it and found that the cover of the book clearly read…《Northern Dipper Reversal of Fate Profound Art》.

Without hesitation, Li Hai immediately opened this cultivation method that sounded very powerful just from its name.

Then, he discovered that the beginning of the book was actually a first-person narrative from someone named Lie Xinghuo.

“Lie Xinghuo…”

Li Hai raised his head and muttered to himself, “I remember that name appeared on that stone tablet. He is… the founder of the Hunting Deer Pavilion, a figure who existed before the Great Xuan Dynasty.”

Then, he lowered his head again to continue reading.

Perhaps because the era of this Hunting Deer Pavilion's founder was too far removed from the present day, even just his first-person narrative was written in an extremely obscure and convoluted style, making it quite difficult for Li Hai to read.

In short, if Lie Xinghuo's narrative were to be put into plain language, its content would be—

…My name is Lie Xinghuo, originally from Gu Continent. Due to being pursued by enemies, I had no choice but to leave my hometown, cross the vast ocean, and arrive at this land of Yu Continent…

…This place is not like Gu Continent, where the human race has already unified the world. Instead, it is a land of warlords and constant warfare, with many experts and numerous sects, making it very dangerous…

…Inconceivably, Yu Continent has no demonic beasts causing chaos. This is fortunate for the people of the world…

…Wonderful, wonderful! The so-called orthodox martial arts here are completely different from my Gu Continent's demonic martial arts. I need to study them carefully…

…I have gathered over a hundred refugees and founded a sect called the Hunting Deer Pavilion…

…The ocean is full of dangers. I am old and frail and unable to return to my hometown. Alas…

…If any descendants learn this demonic martial art and receive my grace, I hope that you will go to the land of Gu Continent, leave the three characters 'Lie Xinghuo' in writing within the territory of the Hunting Deer Dynasty, and then burn them…

…Since my soul and body are buried in Yu Continent, let my name return to my homeland…

…Having read my letter, I hope you will do as I ask. I would be eternally grateful…

…Lie Xinghuo, a lonely stranger…

…

“So that's how it is～”

Li Hai slowly put down the book, sighing in realization, “This Hunting Deer Pavilion's founder, who likely lived more than two thousand years ago, actually came from outside of Yu Continent, a so-called person of Gu Continent.

And that unified dynasty of Gu Continent is actually called the Hunting Deer Dynasty. So, the name of the Hunting Deer Pavilion is actually what this Founder Lie used to commemorate his hometown.

Also, judging from his narrative, that Gu Continent, which is located in an unknown place, is likely filled with many demonic beasts. Otherwise, Lie Xinghuo would not have been so surprised that Yu Continent had no demonic beasts.

Well… how should I put it? Unable to return home, this Lie Xinghuo can be considered a pitiful person.”

Suddenly, a strange feeling arose in Li Hai's heart for no reason.

He didn't know what he was feeling sorry about.

He just felt that a person's long life could be roughly summarized in just a few short paragraphs, which was really… somewhat sad.

It would be even more tragic if future generations were to read his life, which could be summarized in just a few paragraphs.

Li Hai didn't want that.

“Weird, weird. I'm not a philosopher. Why am I thinking so much?”

After shaking his head and muttering a few words, Li Hai grabbed the book again and eagerly began to read.

To be honest, after reading the narrative of the Hunting Deer Pavilion's founder, Lie Xinghuo, Li Hai became very interested in the so-called demonic martial arts of Gu Continent that he mentioned, which is this 《Northern Dipper Reversal of Fate Profound Art》.

Therefore, he had to turn it upside down and thoroughly understand it.

“Demonic martial arts… tsk tsk, what a cool name. Let me see if you can live up to such a bizarre name.”

After muttering these words, Li Hai's mind was completely immersed in this beast-skin book, reading it for a full half an hour.

Qiu Fangzheng stood quietly aside, also waiting silently for half an hour.

After carefully reading for half an hour, Li Hai successfully mastered this demonic martial art, adding the name 《Northern Dipper Reversal of Fate Profound Art》 to his personal interface's skill list.

At the same time, he also thoroughly understood the essence of this cultivation method and even the entire demonic martial arts system.

Unlike orthodox martial arts, where effort leads to rewards, demonic martial arts can never be mastered through personal effort and so-called talent alone.

It requires… external objects to assist it.

At the same time, before entering the blood pool, the cultivator must completely cleanse their body, and throughout the entire cultivation process after entering the blood pool, the cultivator must not eat or drink, nor can they urinate or defecate. Otherwise, once the blood pool is contaminated, it will deteriorate and become inactive, ultimately leading to cultivation failure and death in the pool.

Such a bizarre cultivation method made Li Hai, a rough man, couldn't help but grin and sigh:

“No wonder it has the word 'demonic' in it. These Gu Continent martial arts… are indeed bizarre enough.”

Although the cultivation method of 《Northern Dipper Reversal of Fate Profound Art》 is extremely bizarre, the effect after its completion is truly heaven-defying.

According to its records, once this technique is fully cultivated, one can permanently live in lakes and seas, and possess a physique beyond ordinary people and a powerful self-healing ability.

Relying on this self-healing ability, even if the cultivator's limbs are completely severed and their chest and abdomen are pierced, as long as their head and brain are not damaged, they can recover extremely quickly by drinking water or soaking in water, or even just touching water.

As long as there is water, whether it is river water, well water, sea water, boiling water, or even blood water, it can allow those who have completed the Northern Dipper cultivation method to quickly recover from any type of physical damage.

That's right, it's that outrageous.

It was so outrageous that even after reading the cultivation method once, Li Hai still didn't understand why it could be like this.

Therefore, he could only attribute it to the effect of that damn Northern Dipper Great Kun's blood.

“Speaking of which, I don't have the blood of the Northern Dipper Great Kun here at all, nor do I have those corresponding secret medicines.”

Li Hai wondered, coming back to his senses, “So… can I cultivate this technique?”

With some skepticism, he activated the system function.