Volume One: "Canxing Finger".

Volume Two: "Heaven-Shaking Hand".

Volume Three: "Mountain and River Bow".

These three volumes, each is rather profound, and all are about the use of power at the Early Stage of Purple Mansion.

Song Yan quickly scanned through them.

The "Canxing Finger" enables killing intent to be less rigid, less easy to dodge, and when cultivated to the highest level, can even form an array, trapping people. With every use, the opponent's standing area shrinks, trying to escape? No way.

If Zhang Han had mastered this technique back then, Song Yan would have had no chance of a counterattack because... he would have been trapped the first time Zhang Han struck, unable to get close.

The "Heaven-Shaking Hand" allows a cultivator to unleash a killing intent far beyond the ordinary in a short period of time, condensing it into a spot and dropping it from the sky, with incredible power.

Compared to the Blood Hand Song Yan learned from the "Ghost Infant Scripture", the Blood Hand is like a "chicken claw", while the Heaven-Shaking Hand is like a "bear paw".

The "Mountain and River Bow" is a technique specifically targeting the Early Stage of Purple Mansion technique "Sitting in Profound Heart". As the name suggests, Mountain and River Bow, uses mountains and rivers as the bow, and killing intent as the arrow. Once drawn, both the range and power are extremely terrifying.

However, sitting in Profound Heart is a prerequisite. Because only when you sit in Profound Heart, borrowing the power of the mountains and rivers, can you perform this technique.

Song Yan felt a sense of joy in his heart.

These three magic techniques truly filled the predicament of him "entering the Purple Mansion without techniques to use".

He looked up at the bookshelf of magic techniques for the Middle Stage of Purple Mansion, only to find a barrier separating it.

After a bit of thought, he understood.

Without reaching the realm, you're not allowed to see it.

This is also a measure by the ancestors of the Formless Race to prevent descendants from pursuing grandiose goals or going astray.

But as Song Yan looked away, he suddenly noticed something peculiar.

At the top of this Early Stage bookshelf, there seemed to be a blur of mist.

Within the mist, there was vaguely a book lying quietly.

He couldn't make out the name, but judging by its appearance and placement, it's likely above "Canxing Finger", "Heaven-Shaking Hand", and "Mountain and River Bow".

He then looked in the direction of the Crimson Palace Realm and found that all bookshelves had such a special place, and behind some mists, there were even two or three books.

After a brief thought, he quickly raised his hand to grasp it.

But as soon as he touched the mist, it flared up like oil meeting fire, spreading instantly, turning from quietly floating to a roaring surge, forming a sesame-sized golden dot.

This golden dot, Song Yan remembered, was similar to what emerged from the body of Madam Zhu after he killed her.

Memories flashed by, and the dot rapidly expanded, like a magic trick, transforming into a kind-faced old man with white hair.

And the books disappeared with him.

Song Yan looked at the white-haired old man.

The old man also looked at him.

Suddenly, Song Yan respectfully bowed and said, "Junior Tang Fan greets senior. I wonder if senior is an ancestor of my Formless Race?"

The old man looked at him, with a benevolent expression no longer there, frowning as he said, "If you are truly my descendant, how could you be without our clan's innate inheritance? How could you fail to touch this top-level Secret Technique without waking me?"

Song Yan looked at this old thing, speculating internally, it seemed like this was a strong predecessor from Tang Fan's lineage in the Formless Ancient Race, locking his intent into a Faceless Mask before the end of his life, to guide descendants, becoming a "grandfather-at-hand".

However, he was not afraid, and after a long sigh, he said with shame, "It was taken by thieves, a shame to ancestors."

The old man was stunned for a moment and said, "Explain in detail."

Saying more means more mistakes, so naturally, Song Yan wouldn't say anything complicated. He only mentioned that the Fox Wolf from the south of the Chu Kingdom was causing chaos, forcing him to flee south for safety. During this, he developed feelings for a girl named Xing'Er, who then took him to a place for a date, after which he unexpectedly fell unconscious. When he woke up, he found that he no longer had the innate inheritance of the Formless Race.

The old man asked with a gloomy face, "What sect does Xing'Er belong to?"

Song Yan was silent for a while and said, "Ancestor, though Xing'Er is a Demon Cultivator from the Ghost Slaughter Sect, she is not a bad person and would never harm me. Moreover, when I woke up, I found Xing'Er unconscious as well, with signs of Soul Search. If it weren't for her luck, she would have long gone mad."

He spoke with some excitement.

The old man lowered his gaze, his expression unpredictable. After a long silence, he sighed and said, "Just like your father."

Since they talked about "Tang Fan's father", Song Yan began to delve into memories.

He wouldn't originally know these memories, but unfortunately, a lovesick man and woman in the Celestial Prison had too much to talk about, so... Xing'Er had already shared much about Tang Fan's childhood during their chats.

And now, these memories became Song Yan's talking points.

In the end, he sighed, "Back then, my parents suddenly disappeared, and I moved with the villagers. All these years, I don't know where my parents are."

The old man asked, "Then where did you find this mask?"

Song Yan had long been prepared, saying he returned to search and found it in the Evil Land after an earthquake. Then he excitedly asked about any news of his parents.

The old man said, "In my Formless Race, marriage is only allowed among clan members, but your father fell in love with an outsider, then left for a distant land under a disguised identity. Fortunately, they had you, and you still have our innate inheritance.

Your father was not ambitious and was eventually plotted against by a close Formless Race servant, resulting in your parents' death at the servant's hands. But that servant was also killed by your father after claiming success."

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