Chapter 71: Chapter Seventy-One: Strange

Holding the huge scroll in his hand, which was over half a meter long and nearly thirty centimeters thick, Dong Shilang headed toward his home.

Inside the basement, after copying it out, he already had a rough understanding of its contents.

Much of the content, for him as a modern person, seemed hazy and obscure, difficult to comprehend.

Given his current level of theoretical knowledge, attempting to cultivate the scroll's contents would barely be enough to reach the threshold.

【The cultivation of Yin-Yang Release is indeed extremely difficult; just a brief glance revealed plenty of content I couldn't understand!】

【When I truly begin cultivating, the hardships will surely exceed my imagination.】

【I am certainly not a protagonist like the Child of Destiny!】

He silently complained in his heart, once again lamenting the injustice of the God of Transmigration; thinking of those transmigrators who have systems and can simply sign in to upgrade and grow strong, he could only helplessly hug that heavy scroll and return home,

Entering the courtyard, Dong Shilang sat on the entryway by the door, changing his shoes while habitually shouting.

"I'm back!"

A series of pat-pat-pat footsteps sounded, and immediately three figures somewhat resembling Dong Shilang appeared before him.

"This lazybones, he's actually come back so early today. I thought he'd be out loafing until noon and only come home at lunchtime!"

One figure, identical in appearance and clothing to Dong Shilang, spoke up. Its expression was disdainful, its eyes scanning Dong Shilang up and down, and it spoke with an unruly air.

This is the Shadow Clone Jutsu that Dong Shilang left at home to cultivate Fire Release; its whole body basically matches his, with no difference.

Its daily task is to stay home and cultivate the nature transformation of Fire Release. The scrolls related to Fire Release at home are the most numerous. To maximize the advantage, adopting this method is inevitable.

However, this shadow clone differs from the diligent, uncomplaining clone he originally imagined.

Whether due to long-term training of the fire attribute nature transformation or not, this shadow clone he now produces has a somewhat fiery temperament and also an unruly streak.

Over these years he has studied the Three-Body Technique and Shadow Clone Jutsu; although limited by time, his proficiency isn't deep, yet he has experienced some strange changes.

Before he could scold this Fire Release shadow clone, another voice sounded.

"Damn, bringing back such a huge scroll again—looks like our workload will increase. You bastard, are you even more capitalist than a capitalist? 996 isn't enough to describe it! This is totally 007!"

Seeing the huge scroll beside him, another shadow clone also chimed in with a complaint, voicing its opinion on his ruthless exploitation.

This is the shadow clone that stays at home to gather Yang Release chakra; while gathering Yang Release chakra, he also needs to balance studying medical ninjutsu.

"A heartless capitalist isn't even enough to describe this guy. Whether it's daily cultivation chores, household tasks, or even going out to buy groceries and cook, everything is left to us to finish. Meanwhile he goes about his life carefree!"

Another shadow clone also voiced a complaint, but compared to the first two, his expression is noticeably colder and his voice feels somewhat fleeting.

This is the clone that has only recently started staying at home; previously it substituted for him to go to school. Now, after graduating, it stays home to study genjutsu knowledge while also taking charge of household chores.

"You should shout 'Welcome home' and bow to me, but there's not a shred of ceremony!"

"You guys shouldn't complain either; the pain of daily physical training is something you can surely feel, yet I make it sound like I do nothing all day!"

Facing the verbal attacks from his shadow clones, Dong Shilang was not to be outdone; while changing his shoes, he fired back.

This also counts as a daily minor diversion for him—arguing with his shadow clones, trading barbs. Even bickering with himself is quite a novel experience.

At that moment, at the entrance to Dong Shilang's home, four identical Dong Shilangs gathered together, exchanging words. In no time, they were arguing loudly in the entryway.

"Alright, stop the noise. This time I've brought back something extraordinary; I guarantee it will open your eyes."

Speaking, he stepped toward the study.

Behind him, the three Dong Shilangs indeed stopped quarreling and, in tacit agreement, lined up and followed his silhouette toward the study.

At that moment, Dong Shilang's study looked quite different from how it first appeared to him.

The bookshelves increased from one to three, and the original square table and futon were replaced with an even larger square table placed in the center of the study.

A futon was placed on each side,

Inside the study, whether on the table or in the bookshelves, everything was filled to the brim with various books. These were collected by Dong Shilang over the years, some purchased through Mei Xiang Jie, others borrowed and copied from the school library.

Merely stepping inside, a faint scent of books and ink drifted into his nose.

After organizing some materials on the desk, he plopped down onto a futon and gazed at the three clones sitting cross-legged around the table.

He set the huge scroll down with a thud on the desk, waved his hand, and signaled for the three of them to look.

After all, they are still his shadow clones; usually their squabbling is fine, but when faced with serious matters they can still follow orders well. Otherwise, if some anomaly appeared at a critical moment, it could become a major problem.

"Did the main body just raid the family's secret treasury?"

"Wasn't it said that today we could only pick one secret technique? How come we have Yin-Yang Release?"

"Now that's settled; lately cultivating Yang Release has felt increasingly difficult. With these materials, it'll be much easier!"

Just a brief glance at the scroll, and the three shadow clones each gave their own commentary on the matter.

The Fire Release shadow clone wore a look of surprise, the Genjutsu shadow clone showed confusion, while the Yang Release shadow clone's expression was delighted.

Seeing this, Dong Shilang couldn't help but wonder whether his clones had something wrong with them.

They are all formed from chakra transformation; the only difference is that each shadow clone practices a different cultivation daily. Why would they show three different expressions for the same thing!?

This is clearly unreasonable! You know, shadow clones dissipate each day and are re-formed the next……