Chapter 526 - 229: In Full View, Vanished Without a Trace
Chapter 526: Chapter 229: In Full View, Vanished Without a Trace
"Oh, there’s even a reward."
Xiao Chen ambled over to the tray and pocketed the Nascent Soul Jade.
The surrounding crowd watched this unfold with envious eyes. Although they couldn’t recognize the object, they could guess it was something extraordinary.
But with the cultivators from the Yin Corpse Sect serving as a cautionary tale, no one dared to voice any objections.
Ten breaths after the Nascent Soul Jade disappeared, the tray retracted beneath the platform on its own.
Immediately after, the entire Observatory Platform began to tremble slightly.
Amidst the trembling, many of the original Restrictions vanished, and seven brand-new pillars rose from the center.
Each pillar was about ten feet tall, and carved upon it were ninety-nine Ancient Spirit Runes.
If one could view them from above, they would see that the pillars were arranged in a ladle shape, just like the Big Dipper.
The Ancient Spirit Runes on the first five pillars were already lit, emitting a soft white light.
The sixth pillar was also more than halfway lit, and a single Ancient Spirit Rune could be seen twinkling in its middle section.
At the same time, a faint, shimmering archway materialized in the direction the mouth of the ladle was pointing.
Although Xiao Chen didn’t understand the Ancient Spirit Language yet, he could guess from the situation that this must be the exit to the Relic.
’Looks like I’ll have to wait another day and a half to get out on the seventh day.’
’This Relic didn’t leave behind an escape route? That’s not very thoughtful at all.’
Xiao Chen was suddenly reminded of the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace.
The Yellow Springs Dao clearly understood that they couldn’t let their Inheritors leave through normal channels, lest they be ambushed at the exit by their enemies.
’Although that might have something to do with them being the Demon Dao, all in all, the Celestial Star Sect was clearly not thorough enough in their considerations on this matter.’
Xiao Chen sized up the Jade Pillars. ’A day and a half isn’t long, but it isn’t exactly short either. What should I do in the meantime?’
He thought for a moment. ’I should probably focus on gathering more information about the Relic first.’
’Maybe there’s a back door hidden somewhere in the inheritance.’
With that, Xiao Chen turned and walked to the lower-left corner of the Observatory Platform. He first took out the Yan Character Return Array and set it up, just in case.
Although it was unlikely anyone would dare disturb him, it was better to be safe than sorry.
He then took out the other two Jade Scrolls and began to read their contents one by one.
The first Jade Scroll recorded a Celestial Level Cultivation Technique inheritance: the "Twenty-Eight Stars Performance True Scripture."
It also came with a full twenty-eight Earth Level Cultivation Techniques, which covered Mutated Spirit Roots, and all of them could be cultivated to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul realm.
Judging by the sheer number of Cultivation Techniques, it was no exaggeration to say that Xiao Chen could establish his own sect with this Jade Scroll alone.
Of course, his Golden Core Cultivation was clearly insufficient to establish a sect, and besides, he had no such intentions at the moment.
’If I get the chance, I should probably just sell these inheritances.’
He considered it further. ’Selling it as a whole would make it too valuable and difficult to offload. When I get the chance, I should learn how to work with Jade Scrolls so I can split the techniques up and sell them individually.’
This way, he could help the Celestial Star Sect spread its teachings while also trading for some resources for himself.
The second Jade Scroll, however, did not record a Cultivation Technique.
Instead, it contained a special Dao Skill—the "Stargazing and Divination Technique."
As the name implied, it was a special inheritance used for divining good and bad fortune and deducing the threads of fate.
Looking at this inheritance, Xiao Chen was suddenly reminded of Lin Ping’an. He wondered how that kid was doing now.
"Observe the stars to comprehend the Dao, the Dao deduces the principles of fate..."
He gave it a quick browse. The entire thing was filled with one abstruse and profound concept after another.
’Why is it all such weird stuff? Isn’t there anything simple and practical?’
Just as Xiao Chen was grumbling to himself, his vision suddenly blurred. He seemed to have been transported high above Celestial Star Island.
A young man appeared before him, dressed in a wide-sleeved black robe embroidered with golden constellations.
The man had his back to him and spoke slowly, "Has the time finally come for me to awaken?"
"Time is short, and this strand of Divine Thought can’t hold out for much longer. Let’s dispense with the idle chatter."
"Next, I will personally demonstrate the Secret Technique for you. Watch closely."
Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up. ’Could this be the legendary Divine Thought Demonstration?’
For an ordinary cultivator, an Inheritance Jade Scroll could save them the time it took to memorize a Cultivation Technique.
But for top-tier powers that had Divinity Transformation Cultivators, they served another, more important function: storing a wisp of a sect elder’s Divine Thought within the Jade Scroll.
Future Inheritors could use this opportunity to witness an elder perform a Secret Technique with their own eyes and listen to their teachings.
It was especially beneficial for their future cultivation to experience that profound, intangible essence firsthand.
"I have studied this Dao for three hundred years. You need only commit this demonstration to memory, and your future studies will yield twice the results with half the effort."
As he spoke, the man turned around and sized up Xiao Chen with great interest.
A clear look of disappointment flashed in his eyes. "To think the inheritance was claimed by an outsider... Forget it. Just forget it. You can comprehend it on your own."
With that, he disintegrated into a cluster of shimmering specks of light, and the entire world seemed to crumble along with him.
Then, a stream of information unfurled directly in Xiao Chen’s Sea of Consciousness. It was the "Starlight Body Refining Secret Technique."
Huh?
’Wait a minute, a Divine Thought can go on strike?’
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and saw that the Jade Scroll in his hand had gone completely dim. A crack had even appeared within it.
’Is... Is this right?’
He had just been focusing all his attention, ready to learn the Secret Technique, only for the man to refuse to demonstrate it.
’Do I not look like a disciple of the Celestial Star Sect?’
’Alright, maybe I really don’t look the part. But did he have to be so petty?’