I Can Use Myriad Divine Abilities-Chapter 158: The 10-Year Promise

Tap, tap!

The cabin door was gently knocked.

Zhang Yuan put down the book in his hand, stood up, and went to open the door.

At the door stood a grey-clad servant with graying temples, holding a tray of food.

Zhang Yuan reached out to take it, habitually saying, "Thank you."

But in reality, the other party couldn’t hear him at all.

This was his third day on the ship.

Over the past two days, Zhang Yuan had stayed inside this cabin.

As if under soft confinement.

His three meals a day were all brought by this grey-clad servant, usually consisting of two dishes, a soup, and a bowl of rice.

Zhang Yuan had once tried to communicate with him.

Only to find that not only was this servant deaf, but his tongue had been cut out!

As of today, he could be one hundred percent certain, this warship flying the Furious Whale Banner was definitely not heading to Nanxun Prefecture.

After closing the door, Zhang Yuan placed today’s dinner on the small table.

He hastily finished eating.

The taste of the food was very ordinary, just enough to fill his stomach.

But Zhang Yuan didn’t mind.

He had been silently calculating the time, ready to make an escape.

Despite the fact that on this warship, there was not only a mage from Cyan Cloud Temple but also a Tier Four powerhouse stationed.

But as long as Zhang Yuan dived into the water, he could easily escape from his current predicament.

Yet, the same old story.

The longer he delayed, the safer his mother and Liu Seventh Lady would be.

Suppressing the slight turmoil in his heart, Zhang Yuan set aside the bowls and tray.

He continued to read the book.

This had been his only pastime in recent days.

And this book was quite something.

Its title was "Jianghu Records," gifted to Zhang Yuan by Liu Seventh Lady before she left.

Most of the contents recorded in this "Jianghu Records" were various knowledge of the Jianghu, from the major sects on the court to the diverse demimonde, involving hundreds of secrets and anecdotes.

It even had a separate section, narrating many bizarre events.

This broadened Zhang Yuan’s horizons, leaving him spellbound and forgetting to sleep or eat!

Apart from these Jianghu secrets, the book also recorded numerous methods for disguising, changing appearance, stealth, tracking, and survival in danger.

A veritable encyclopedia of the Jianghu!

Due to the detailed content, the book was very thick, and Zhang Yuan read it attentively, only almost finishing it today.

Interestingly, on the last few pages of "Jianghu Records," there were a dozen herbal remedies recorded.

The main functions of these remedies were to heal injuries, detoxify, and improve Qi and physical force.

Quite practical.

After reading it, Zhang Yuan felt unsatisfied, planning to read it again.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that the back cover of the book was much thicker than the front cover.

With a surge in his heart, Zhang Yuan immediately conducted a careful inspection.

He quickly found the interlayer in the back cover and pulled out a stack of silk paper!

Zhang Yuan opened the stack of silk paper, discovering there were three sheets in total.

They were a letter, a map, and a heart method secret!

Zhang Yuan first read the letter.

This letter was written by Liu Seventh Lady for Zhang Yuan.

The contents of the letter shocked him!

Liu Seventh Lady advised Zhang Yuan not to go to Qianjing to meet up after he escaped danger.

Instead, he should find a place to hide and train.

Because Zhang Yuan’s current strength was not strong enough, if he were to be hunted for escaping, running to Qianjing would undoubtedly be an extremely unwise choice, bringing great danger to both himself and his mother!

In the letter, Liu Seventh Lady made an agreement with him.

A period of ten years.

Within ten years, as long as Zhang Yuan broke through to the Divinity Realm, he could go to Qianjing to find his mother anytime.

Or if ten years elapsed, he could go to Qianjing.

This female martial artist stated at the end.

She was already tired of the wandering life.

If she didn’t find her master in Qianjing this time, she would settle down in the Imperial Capital.

Liu Seventh Lady also assured Zhang Yuan that she would be responsible for taking care of and protecting Mother Zhang and Xiang Xiu.

Waiting for his return!

After reading the letter, Zhang Yuan felt quite complicated inside.

He was well aware that Liu Seventh Lady did this entirely for his sake.

So that he had no worries.

But ten years!

Martial artists’ three great realms: Entering Force, Qi Entry, and Divine Entry.

A Divine Realm expert is at least Tier Seven in cultivation, but Zhang Yuan was only at the Tier Three level now.

This four-tier gap was akin to the difference between heaven and earth!

In just ten years, could he really enter the Divine Realm?

To be honest, Zhang Yuan had no confidence at all!

But on the other hand.

If he hid for ten years without being caught, it would definitely be much safer to go to Qianjing then.

With the passage of time, who would still remember a nobody like him?

But this was too passive.

Zhang Yuan was more inclined to achieve the first goal.

That is martial arts Divine Entry!

Ten years!

He clenched his fists tightly.

After a long while, Zhang Yuan calmed his emotions.

Then he picked up the second piece of silk paper.

This second piece of silk paper contained a map, guiding Zhang Yuan to a place where he could live safely in seclusion.

Liu Seventh Lady’s thoughtfulness genuinely moved him!

And on the third piece of silk paper was recorded a heart method secret named "Thousand Mechanisms Transformation."

This was a disguise technique.

Its principle was to stimulate power by maneuvering Qi blood to adjust the skin, muscles, and bones of the facial area, thereby achieving the effect of altering appearance.

And the appearance changed through "Thousand Mechanisms Transformation" could be maintained as long as the Qi force was not exhausted.

Therefore, it was hard to detect!

Such a secret technique, Zhang Yuan had never heard of, was probably a secret taught by Liu Seventh Lady’s master!

Logically, Liu Seventh Lady teaching him without her master’s consent would constitute a grave offense.

Looking at the silk paper in his hand, Zhang Yuan was filled with emotion.

The favor from this adopted sister, he truly didn’t know how to repay!

Meanwhile, Zhang Yuan also felt fortunate.

Liu Seventh Lady probably did not anticipate that he would only discover these pieces of silk paper at this moment, long after giving him "Jianghu Records."

If Zhang Yuan had been relieved of personal belongings after boarding the ship, and the secret within the book had been discovered.

That would have been extremely dangerous!

In fact, not only this "Jianghu Records" he carried with him, but even his luggage including the Iron-Clad Bow was left in the cabin.

Zhang Yuan speculated that Master Sun from Cyan Cloud Temple and that Tier Four powerhouse stationed on the warship obviously didn’t take him seriously.

They didn’t think that Zhang Yuan, a mere Tier Three martial artist, could stir up any storm on board.

So they didn’t even confiscate his weapon!

For such underestimation, Zhang Yuan could only say the more, the better.

That night, he repeatedly recited the heart method secret of "Thousand Mechanisms Transformation" to firmly remember it in his heart.

He also memorized the map.

Then he used an oil lamp to ignite the three pieces of silk paper, burning them cleanly.

He discarded the ashes into the waste bucket.

Only then did he feel relieved.

In the following days, the warship stopped and started, still not reaching its destination.

Although Zhang Yuan was confined inside the cabin and unable to go out, his senses remained sharp.

He heard that some new people had boarded this ship.

He suspected that the newcomers, like himself, were also being used as vessels for Celestial Being capture!