area51novel Chapter 605 - 242: Immortal Dynasty Cultivator’s Abode (Part 6)
Chapter 605 - 242: Immortal Dynasty Cultivator’s Abode (Part 6)
But now these array patterns have lost their Spiritual Charm.
It seems that the energy maintaining the array was exhausted, and it was forcibly broken by the Black Rock Snake.
Beyond the stone gate, a three-way fork in the road appeared, with each path clearly marked by human craftsmanship.
Shen Chonghong hesitated slightly and said:
"Let’s split up and search, be careful, and alert us if there’s any danger."
Upon hearing this, more than ten people behind him immediately split into groups of five and headed toward the side paths.
While Shen Chonghong led the remaining three people to continue forward.
The four of them walked nearly a hundred feet when the path suddenly opened up.
A ray of sunlight shot straight down from a hole at the top of the cave, shining directly on a peculiar small tree, beside which were a few already withered Spirit Grass plants.
Rich Spiritual Qi emanated from a nearby Spiritual Spring, forming a thin mist that slowly drifted toward the peculiar small tree.
A few leaves grew on the top of the small tree, and under the sunlight, they emitted a crystalline luster, resembling the finest jade.
"Truly magical, there’s another world hidden inside this small cave!"
Seeing this scene, Liu Gui behind Shen Chonghong couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.
"Young master, this small tree is also very strange."
"Only the top has four or five leaves, while the rest is bare."
Another Shen Family cultivator noticed the small tree, curiously approached it, and reached out to touch the jade-like leaves.
"Don’t touch it!"
Seeing this, Shen Chonghong immediately shouted to stop him.
But it was ultimately a step too late.
The Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer cultivator from the Shen Family already had his fingers on the leaves.
His body suddenly froze, and then, in an instant, he lost all signs of life!
Witnessing this, Shen Chonghong’s expression turned grim.
Dead!
The cultivator of the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer died instantly upon touching the leaves of the small tree; his Divine Spirit dissipated in an instant!
Such a terrifying and bizarre death sent chills down the spines of both Shen Chonghong and Liu Gui!
"Young master, what’s going on here?"
After a long time, Liu Gui swallowed hard, his face full of terror, and stammered.
Shen Chonghong stared intently at the small tree, shaking his head slightly.
"Don’t touch anything here indiscriminately."
"Especially that small tree, don’t go near it."
He could sense a faint eerie aura emanating from the small tree, but couldn’t identify what it was exactly.
The three bypassed the terrifying small tree and reached the depths of the cave.
This was clearly a place where the cave’s owner had once cultivated and meditated.
A bed resembling black jade had a cushion on it, in front of a stone desk.
On the left side of the desk, there were more than ten Bamboo Slips stacked together, and next to them were several Silk Scrolls.
On the right side was a Bronze Lamp, and beneath the lamp, a delicate box with an indiscernible material.
Looking around, Shen Chonghong’s gaze was drawn to a massive Map hanging on the stone wall behind the black jade bed.
He walked slowly to the desk, carefully examining the map in the sunlight streaming from the cave’s top, discovering it depicted a vast, boundless sea.
Islands were scattered across the sea, each marked with names in the Da Chu Immortal Text.
Watching closely, he finally identified the location of "Huaisang County" through the terrain on the far left of the map.
"This Situ Jing, a cultivator from Great Chu, was also searching for the Three Immortal Mountains back then?"
Concealing in Huaisang, and with such a Sea Map in the cave, Shen Chonghong immediately speculated that this Great Chu cultivator named Situ Jing must have ventured out to sea during his lifetime.
After pondering briefly, he waved his hand to store the massive Map into his Storage Bag.
Next, his hand reached for the Bamboo Slips on the stone desk.
"Young master!"
Behind him, Liu Gui hurried over.
"Young master, be careful, let me handle it first."
The incident with the small tree had made him cautious, fearing the Bamboo Slips might also be dangerous.
He stopped Shen Chonghong and carefully removed the topmost Bamboo Slip. After confirming it was safe, he handed it to Shen Chonghong.
Taking it, Shen Chonghong glanced at the dense Da Chu Immortal Text on it.
However, there were some similarities between the Da Chu Immortal Text and the current script of the Yangnao Land.
Examining it closely for a moment, he roughly understood that the cave’s owner was indeed Situ Jing.
He had held the position of "Shaman" in the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty.
Shen Chonghong went through the other Bamboo Slips, determining that Situ Jing seemed to have been ordered to sea in search of Immortal Elixir for the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty’s ruler.
Whether he found the Immortal Elixir or not wasn’t mentioned in the slips, but upon his return, the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty seemed to have fallen.
He had no choice but to hide in Yangnao Land, unable to return to Danzhou.
As for the Silk Scrolls next to the Bamboo Slips, Shen Chonghong opened them one by one, finding even older text, different from the Da Chu Immortal Text.
After storing the Bamboo Slips and Silk Scrolls in his Storage Bag, he turned his attention to the delicate box on the right side of the desk.
"Young master."
"Young master."
Just as he hesitated about opening the box, other Shen Family cultivators exploring the two other paths returned.
Shen Chonghong turned around.
"No one should approach that small tree."
After warning everyone, he asked, "So, what did you find along the other two paths?"
A middle-aged man of the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer spoke first.
"Young master, at the end of our path was an herb garden. The Spirit Medicine planted there had all withered and lost their Spiritual Charm, and apart from these, there was nothing else."
As he spoke, he handed over a cloth bag.
Shen Chonghong opened it and found it contained Spirit Medicine Seeds, with faint Spiritual Charm lingering, uncertain if they could still be planted.
Along with the Spirit Medicine Seeds were several Jade Shovels and a damaged Beast Skin Book, with simple illustrations of various Spirit Herbs and Medicines, accompanied by text.
It seemed to be either a record of Spirit Medicine planting methods or a book introducing the properties of these Spirit Medicines.
After storing these in his Storage Bag, he looked at the other five people.
"Young master, we indeed had some gains."
"At the end of that path is a massive Pill Furnace, which was too heavy for us to move."
"Besides the Pill Furnace, we found these."
They all handed over Jade Scrolls, Scrolls, and Bamboo Slips to Shen Chonghong.
Pill Furnace!?
Hearing this, Shen Chonghong felt a wave of excitement!!
In the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, the Shen Family had just started mastering the Artifact Refining Dao, with the Array Dao inherited from Fu Yang, and Shen Xiubai had already begun his training.
The cave’s owner, Situ Jing, being a cultivator from the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty, and possibly a Pill Master, could mean these Jade Scrolls contained Alchemy Dao inheritance!
Suppressing the joy in his heart, he picked up the Jade Scrolls to inspect them one by one.
"Hundred Herbs Jade Marrow Scripture"...
"Fire Control Technique"...
"Jade Liquid Rejuvenation Elixir"!?
"Cloud Scripture Pill Collection Jade Box Book"!?
...
The more he read, the more delighted Shen Chonghong felt!
It truly was Alchemy Dao inheritance!
The Jade Scrolls in front of him covered everything from the properties of Spirit Herbs and Medicines, fire control, to the introduction of Alchemy Dao, Pill Formulas, and even divination post-Pill Formation!
This was a complete Alchemy Dao inheritance!
Suppressing his excitement, he stored all these into his Storage Bag.
"You all have rendered great service; once we return, I will inform the clan and you shall be richly rewarded!"
A complete Alchemy Dao inheritance meant a lot to the Shen Family, and it was all thanks to the Shen Family cultivators present discovering this cave.
After storing everything from the cave into his Storage Bag, Shen Chonghong looked at them:
"Where is the Pill Furnace? Retrieve it, and we’ll immediately return to Yunshui City."
The harvest was already immense, and it was essential to send everything back quickly, lest any mishap turn him into the Shen Family’s sinner!