Chapter 50
Deep within the dark and damp mine, Xiao Minghuang followed the guidance of the Fate Compass, descending further.
As she ventured deeper, the surrounding space became increasingly narrow, forcing her to press against the wall and move sideways.
Leaning against the cold rock wall, Xiao Minghuang twisted her way forward, softly muttering:
“Luckily it’s me. If it were Ruoshui, she would definitely get stuck here and couldn’t move forward.”
Finally, Xiao Minghuang stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary rock wall.
Her eyes, like stars, pierced through the darkness, seeing that there was no path ahead.
Yet, the needle of the Opportunity Compass still pointed straight at the rock wall.
Is there something hidden behind this rock wall?
Xiao Minghuang speculated that there might be another world behind the wall.
She raised her palm, gently pressing it against the rock wall, and with a thought, she channeled her spiritual energy, which surged forth violently!
Boom!!!
Under the surge of spiritual energy, the rock wall shattered into pieces, crumbling apart.
With a light wave of her hand, Xiao Minghuang settled the dust, revealing the scene behind the rock wall.
It was a narrow cave, only about ten feet deep.
At the deepest part of the cave, there was a raised platform on which sat a dust-covered skeleton, seemingly dead for countless years.
The moment she saw the skeleton, an awe-inspiring pressure emanated, as if facing an invincible supreme being.
But this feeling lasted only for a moment before it vanished.
“You might have been powerful in life, but in the end, dust returns to dust, and earth to earth…”
Xiao Minghuang’s eyes flickered as she whispered to herself, stepping forward.
She did not touch it immediately but took out a few spirit stones to test, ensuring no unexpected events occurred before approaching the skeleton.
The skeleton was ash-gray, completely naked, its clothes likely turned to dust over the countless years.
“Buried by time, yet the bones remain intact. I wonder what level of cultivation this skeleton had in life…”
Xiao Minghuang sighed. She was just beginning her path of cultivation, filled with youthful vigor and determination.
As for concepts like lifespan and immortality, she had no real grasp of them yet.
She shook her head slightly, dispelling these distracting thoughts, then raised her hand, channeling her spiritual energy to envelop her palm, and gently touched the skeleton.
The moment her hand made contact with the skeleton.
Crash!
The ash-gray bones crumbled instantly, turning into a pile of bone fragments.
The sudden event startled Xiao Minghuang, and she swiftly retreated. After realizing there was no anomaly, she turned back and approached the bone fragments…
Or rather, the pile of bone dust.
“It seems you weren’t strong enough after all…”
Xiao Minghuang murmured softly as she approached, discovering three items amidst a pile of grayish-white bone fragments.
The first and most striking was a long sword, about three feet in length, covered in dust.
Xiao Minghuang picked up the sword and gently blew on it, causing the dust to scatter and reveal the blade.
The sword was entirely green, exquisitely crafted and incredibly ornate. A faint green light shimmered along the blade, emanating an extremely profound aura.
As Xiao Minghuang held the sword in her hand and gave it a light swing, she felt a sense of lightness and agility wash over her.
The feeling this sword gave her was completely different from the top-grade Yellow-tier longsword she had received as compensation from the system.
That longsword carried an overbearing and domineering aura.
This sword, however, was filled with a sense of lightness and agility, clearly designed to overcome strength with softness and weakness with flexibility.
“This sword would be quite suitable for Wanqiu.”
Xiao Minghuang placed the sword into her storage bag and then picked up the other two items on the ground.
One was a golden scroll, and the other was a jade box.
The golden scroll was a special high-grade material that could replace paper, preserving its contents for thousands of years without decay.
Xiao Minghuang unfolded the golden scroll, and a few short lines of text caught her eye.
“My name is Qingwei, born in the Taichu Holy Land. While wandering, I was ambushed by evil cultivators, severely injured, and fled here to meet my end.”
“I leave all my life’s treasures to my descendants, but I ask that my remains be returned to the Holy Land and buried at the foot of Qingyun Peak.”
On the latter half of the scroll was a list of Qingwei’s possessions, spanning thousands of words. However, only two items had survived the passage of time without decay.
The sword Xiao Minghuang had stored in her bag was named “Qingying Sword,” a mid-grade Profound-tier artifact. The other item was stored in the jade box.
Opening the box, she saw a pill as white as jade lying quietly inside. Its smooth surface was adorned with intricate patterns, and the dense spiritual energy around it seemed almost on the verge of condensing into liquid.
“It’s actually a pill with pill patterns!”
Xiao Minghuang’s expression showed surprise, but after a moment of thought, it seemed reasonable.
After all, over such a long period of time, only a pill with pill patterns could have survived without decaying. Otherwise, it would have turned to dust long before she could retrieve it.
The pill in the jade box was called “Solid Spirit Pill,” a top-grade Profound-tier pill that could strengthen spiritual awareness and aid in cultivating the Taichu Holy Land’s inherited technique, 《Taichu Spirit Forging Method》.
“It’s a pity. This senior might not have carried the scriptures of this technique, or perhaps they have already decayed over time. I won’t be able to obtain this technique.”
Xiao Minghuang sighed softly. According to the golden scroll, 《Taichu Spirit Forging Method》 was a Heaven Grade technique with an incredible ability to enhance spiritual awareness. When cultivated to its peak, it could allow one to condense an enormous, towering spiritual avatar capable of shattering mountains and seas with a wave of the hand, unmatched in battle!
Among the various sects and nations of the Southern Region, none were known to possess a technique or martial art focused on cultivating spiritual awareness.
“If I have the chance in the future, perhaps I can leave the Southern Region and travel to other major continents in the Eastern Pole. Maybe I’ll find this technique there.”
Xiao Minghuang’s eyes flickered with thought. In the vast Eastern Pole, the Southern Region was merely the smallest and most spiritually barren area in the southwest.
The strongest martial artists here were only at the Nascent Soul level.
In contrast, the major Holy Lands, noble families, and imperial dynasties of the Eastern Pole even had martial kings among their ranks.
Moreover, it was said that in some ancient Holy Lands, immortal sages lay in deep slumber, only awakening if the Holy Land faced a great calamity.
These stories, whether read in ancient texts or heard in the royal academy, were of uncertain veracity. But one thing was undeniable: among the various regions of the Eastern Pole, the Southern Region was the weakest.
A moment later.
Xiao Minghuang gathered her thoughts and refocused her attention on the elixir.
“This elixir primarily enhances spiritual awareness. I can give it to Ruoshui. Her alchemy skills have been improving rapidly, but her spiritual awareness might not be keeping up with her progress.”
After organizing Qingwei’s legacy, Xiao Minghuang bowed three times in gratitude.
She then collected the bone fragments scattered on the ground, placed them in a container, and returned to the surface.
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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