Chapter 44 Devouring Skill


    When Ricky saw the words in his mind, he once again felt the immense vastness which was felt


    immortal, as if it were from the infinite remote antiquity.


    "It is the Chaos Manual!" Ricky eximed to himself.


    Now, Ricky faintly felt that his new spiritual meridian was more than just that, like it was also a kind of


    inheritance. Because he had no spiritual meridian, it just acted in ce of one.


    "The description on Manuals is supposed to be about the Casting Skill, then the Devouring Skill is..."


    Ricky said in a low voice, and his spirit againmunicated with those runes that had intruded into his


    Soul Sea.


    Just then, he felt that the mysterious runes turned into a huge block of information that absorbed into


    his mind.


    Soon, Rickypletely understood what the Chaos Manual and Devouring Skill were.


    From the new-gained information, Ricky learned that the Chaos Manual had been created since the


    beginning of heaven and earth. It was said to be the first treasure in the world for it was not only as


    simple as a casting manual, but also included a multitude of cultivation methods of martial arts.


    Thosebination of these martial arts cultivation skills and casting skills formed the Nine Supreme


    Skills, whichprised the Chaos Manual.


    The Devouring Skill was the first skill of the Nine Supreme Skills.


    "The Chaos Manual, the first treasure, has nine supreme skills. But what kind of person would be its


    original owner? And why would my mother have it?" After understanding how powerful the Chao


    Manual was, Ricky was taken aback.


    "I can''t tell anyone about the Chaos Manual. Or I''ll be in a lot of trouble!" Ricky warned himself.


    Blood Zone, the first segment of the new spiritual meridian, contained the Devouring Skill which was


    the first skill of the Chaos Manual. Those mysterious runes turned out to be the cultivation method of


    the Devouring Skill.


    The other eight supreme skills were in the other eight segments of Ricky''s spiritual meridian. Now he


    understood why it had split.


    To learn the remaining skills, Ricky would have to enhance within his own realm, inciting the


    emergence of the other eight segments. This was the same method he had used to obtain the Blood


    Zone.


    Now, the Blood Zone would be called the Devouring Zone instead.


    The scarlet mes apanying Devouring Skill was a peculiar fire indeed - Devouring Fire.


    "This means... With the Devouring Skill and Devouring Fire, I am actually qualified to be a basic


    casting master!" Ricky realized, excitement coursing through his body. "From now on, I, Ricky, will be


    one of those distinguished and respected casting masters!"


    He grinned from ear to ear, now extremely confident about his future in martial arts.


    Soon, Rickypletely immersed himself in the Devouring Skill, once he had fully absorbed and


    understood how toplete the casting skill and cultivation method in the Devouring Skill.


    For an entire day and night, Ricky was deep in his mind, trying to fully absorb everything. He didn''t feel


    hunger, and did not know how long it would take for him to wake up.


    Once he opened his eyes, Ricky told Grace and Heather that he was fine.


    Having checked to make sure this was true, Grace scolded him and told him not to be so impulsive


    anymore.


    Ricky dly epted Grace''s admonishments. He could feel that Grace did care about him.


    Ricky stood up and went to Lewis'' room.


    In the span of several days'' rest, Lewis had already recovered quite well. However, because of the


    deep fractures on his legs and arms, it was likely that Lewis would have to bid farewell to the path of


    cultivation.


    Lewis sighed, but the dominant thing in his mind was the shock that Ricky could have killed Dustin for


    him.


    They sat on Lewis'' bed, talking. Ricky found out that Lewis'' parents were preparing to take him home


    from the Snow Sect.


    "Ricky, my good friend, although I am almost totally disabled now, I will never regreting to train in


    the Snow Sect... Because I met you!" Lewis said, his eyes sparkling with tears.


    "Lewis, I won''t give up. I will find a way to heal your arms and legs," Ricky promised, just as ovee


    with grief as his good friend.


    As a warrior of martial arts, Ricky knew a lot of special ways and rare medicines which could help


    warriors regrow bones and even rehabilitate limbs, but at this moment he was not qualified to find them


    yet.


    But Ricky swore he would find them for Lewis.


    "Ha-ha, bro, I''m d that you would do that for me, but I''m better off declining your offer," Lewis smiled.


    "Somehow, I am excited to live like normal people in the future."


    However, Ricky still could feel the deep desire to continue martial arts reflected in Lewis'' eyes.


    ......


    After spending half the way with Ricky, Lewis'' family came to bring him home.


    Ricky and Vivian came with them a long ways, reluctant to return to the Snow Sect until they had seen


    their friend off a long distance away.


    ......


    "Master, do you know what special ways or medicines can regrow broken bones?" Ricky asked Grace


    once he returned to the courtyard.


    "You''re asking this question for Lewis, aren''t you?" Grace asked.


    "Yes. If only I hadn''t killed Luther, Lewis wouldn''t be in the state!" Ricky said sadly.


    "Our Snow Sect also has special ways and medicines that can regrow bones, but you must have


    figured out that the price won''t be small. They cost at least tens of thousands of gold coins or millions


    of silver coins." Grace told him, "Even I cannot afford that price, much less you. If you truly want to help


    your friend, the best and really the only way is to study cultivation methods dutifully, because the more


    powerful you are, the richer you be."


    "Master, I understand!" Ricky nodded vigorously, his mind racing.


    He knew he couldn''t fulfill his promise to Lewis right away.


    He was willing to practice, like Grace had advised him. As long as he was strong and determined, silver


    coins and gold coins would be easy to get.


    Although Ricky reached the highest level of the eighth grade of Skin Refinement, he wouldn''t


    breakthrough again right away. He knew that because the breakthrough would be made by the


    Devouring Power of the Devouring Zone, he needed toy a solid foundation to ensure that it wouldn''t


    hamper his future training in martial arts.


    With this, Ricky decided to practice and master the Nine-degree Body Refining Form and Devouring


    Skill.


    For the Nine-degree Body Refining Form, he was confident that he could reach the second degree


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    only by refining his body with the frosty power. By reaching the Second Degree of Nine-degree Body


    Refining Form, he would be virtually unbeatable in the Outer Competition.


    Ricky decided to consult Grace. "Master... What extent of the frosty power should be reached in order


    to break through and reach the Second Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Form?"


    "Centennial Magic Ice!" Grace replied.


    "The Centennial Magic Ice is hidden away in frozen, icy ces up on the snow mountains. I know


    some ces where you can start looking for it."


    "Well, I suppose it is time to head for the snow mountains once again!" Ricky said.


    But, before his departure, he needed to select a frosty-natured cultivation method which would


    enhance his cultivation of the Nine-degree Body Refining Form.