Overview:
Hidden Manuals and Scrolls are rare written records containing lost techniques, cultivation methods, strategic doctrines, or ancient knowledge. Many are fragmented, encoded, or fiercely protected, making their full understanding a challenge even for master cultivators. These texts are often the key to rediscovering lost arts or creating new ones.
Notable Hidden Manuals & Scrolls:
The Whispering Codex
Origin: Unknown hermit master
Content: Secrets of stealth, perception, and silent movement; hints of techniques used by Shadow Fang.
Status: Only partially deciphered; surviving copies are scattered across murim libraries.
Manual of the Iron Mountain
Origin: Northern hermit
Content: Endurance cultivation and strength amplification techniques; precursor to Stone Tiger training methods.
Status: Fragments remain in isolated temples; full methods lost to time.
Scroll of Elemental Harmony
Origin: Azure Lotus offshoot sect
Content: Elemental Qi integration for combat and cultivation, including fire, water, and wind applications.
Status: Some chapters are missing; modern disciples reconstruct techniques from fragmented knowledge.
Cloak of Shadows Manuscript
Origin: Shadow-affiliated hermit master
Content: Techniques for stealth, perception manipulation, and evasion; inspired later Shadow Fang methods.
Status: Rare and encoded; only advanced disciples can partially read it.
Jade Serpent Precision Compendium
Origin: Jade Serpent Sect
Content: Agility, speed, and pinpoint strike techniques; also includes tactical applications for duels and ambushes.
Status: Mostly preserved; some parts are legendary and rumored to be lost forever.
Impact on Murim:
Hidden manuals preserve knowledge that might otherwise vanish with a master’s death.
They often become the center of quests, rivalries, or rediscovery by curious disciples.
Even partial understanding can inspire new cultivation methods, hybrid techniques, or strategic innovations.