After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 256 Promotion
The secret cave contained no gold or silver treasures that could rival the wealth of a nation, nor any peerless martial arts manuals that everyone in the martial arts world longed for, nor any miraculous pills that could enhance one's martial arts cultivation.

The entire secret cave is only about ten feet in diameter, with a small forest of silver stalactites hanging from the top.

A large bronze lamp was lit against the wall. The oil inside the bronze cauldron was as thick as mercury, and the flames were golden red and burning brightly. Sparks would occasionally fly up, as if it would never go out.

Apart from that, there was only one thing inside the entire secret cave:
A stone tablet.

The stone tablet is entirely black, about half a zhang tall, and sits in the center of the secret cave. Its surface is rough and has an inscription engraved on it.

Li Musheng stopped in front of the stone tablet. Although the stone tablet in front of him looked somewhat ordinary, according to the headmaster of Luoshen Peak...

The origin of this stone tablet is extremely mysterious; it was passed down by the founding patriarch of Luoshen Peak.

Legend has it that this stele descended from the sky amidst divine fire and was obtained by the patriarch of Luoshen Peak through a fortuitous encounter.

This stele is not only intricately connected with divine beings, but it is also the true treasure of the entire Fallen God Peak.

Li Musheng circled the black stone tablet, which the successive leaders of Luoshen Peak called the "Divine Talent Tablet".

The Divine Stele of Talent has a very special ability: it can sense the birth of divine beings from all over the world.

Whenever a divine being is born, the Divine Stele of Talent will sense it and then vibrate and glow.

Luoshen Peak also uses the characteristics of this stone tablet to search for people with divine qualities.

When a divine being is born, it is often accompanied by celestial phenomena. Luoshenfeng recorded the time when the Divine Stele of Talent moved, and then went to various states in Dali to search for these time points, the places where celestial phenomena occurred and where babies were born.

For example, the Tianjin Guard of Shengzhou previously acted as accomplices of Luoshen Peak, using this method to massacre villages and towns in search of a divine being.

Li Musheng stared at the stone tablet for a while, then turned his gaze to the big black cat crouching beside it.

The other party was staring intently at the inscription on the stone tablet, its bright green cat eyes wide open.

Li Musheng reached out and patted its head. After realizing what was happening, the big black cat immediately rubbed against Li Musheng's palm and pointed at the stone tablet with its paw, meowing affectionately.

It was clearly trying to get Li Musheng to allow it to see the inscription on the stone tablet.

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow, petted the big cat, but did not stop the other party from looking at the inscription.

The inscription actually describes the "Devouring God Method" that the sect leader of Luoshen Peak had told him before. Those with divine nature can devour divine blood and enhance their innate divine power by practicing this method.

However, divine beings are extremely rare, and the divine blood within them cannot be regenerated. To be honest, there are very few places where this method can be used.

Li Musheng withdrew his hand, glanced at the large black cat in front of him, thought for a moment, and then warned in a deep voice:

"It's fine for you to see it, but after we leave the secret cave, you can't pass this technique on to anyone else."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat's bright green eyes lit up, and it immediately meowed happily in response before happily continuing to look at the inscription on the stone tablet.

Li Musheng stopped paying attention to the big black cat, then crossed his arms and stared at the dark stone tablet in front of him, a thoughtful expression on his face.

According to the sect leader of Luoshen Peak, in addition to being able to sense the descent of a divine being, this Divine Stele also conceals a great secret known only to the successive sect leaders of Luoshen Peak.

This was also the method that the sect leader of Luoshen Peak had told him before, the method that would allow him to surpass the Martial God.

As for the secrets contained in this Divine Talent Stele, they were also passed down by the founding patriarch of Fallen God Peak.

It is said that if someone can decipher this divine monument of talent, then that person will be able to control the four great powers of earth, water, fire, and wind, and ultimately hold the power over the entire world and rule the world!

"You make it sound so amazing, is it really true?"

Li Musheng stroked his chin, realizing that even the deceased founder of Luoshen Peak hadn't been able to achieve this.

He suspected that the other party was deliberately creating a mystery, fabricating a non-existent secret to give the descendants of Luoshen Peak some hope.

However, to be fair, this Divine Talent Stele is indeed quite miraculous. It can sense the descent of a divine being even from thousands of miles away, which clearly makes it no ordinary thing.

Li Musheng thought for a moment, then scanned the entire area around the secret cave, confirming that he had not found any other useful objects.

He approached the Divine Stele of Talent, then reached out and patted it, causing the entire black stone stele in front of him to resound with a loud thud.

Seeing this, Li Musheng nodded slightly and muttered to himself:

"The hardness is not bad, it can even be compared with that divine weapon, the Dragon-Controlling Divine Sword."

However, the big black cat next to him was startled by the sound from the stone tablet. It looked up with a puzzled expression, its green cat eyes staring at Li Musheng, clearly not knowing what he was going to do.
At this moment, Li Musheng glanced at the big black cat and asked:

"Have you finished watching?"

Upon hearing this, the big black cat nodded its head subconsciously.

Then it meowed softly, seemingly expressing its gratitude to Li Musheng.

However, Li Musheng ignored its meaning and suddenly raised his hand, grabbing the half-zhang-tall black stone tablet directly into the air.

Then, in an instant, he struck out with six palms, which imprinted on the six sides of the stone tablet.

In an instant, the rough, black stone tablet cracked at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then rough, black stone pieces peeled off.

These stone fragments, which were originally as indestructible as divine weapons, are now breaking apart and falling, revealing the smooth, bluish-black surface inside the stone tablet.

In an instant, a black stone tablet half a meter high was transformed into a bluish-black jade tablet about one meter high.

The inscriptions previously carved on the surface of the stone tablet also disappeared as the stone fragments crumbled.

Upon seeing this, the big black cat opened its eyes wide, its face showing surprise. At the same time, it patted its chest with its paw, seemingly glad that it had memorized all the inscriptions.

However, the next moment, it quickly moved closer to Li Musheng and began to curiously examine the dark blue jade tablet in front of it.

"Did you notice anything?"

Li Musheng asked the big black cat a question, then frowned, since he couldn't figure it out at all.

If it's meant to be left for people to ponder, then at least a few words or some other clues should be left behind.

However, the dark blue jade tablet in front of him was completely smooth, without even a single mark.

At this moment, seeing that Li Musheng was actually asking him a question, the big black cat seemed to feel that it was being valued, and immediately began to circle around the dark blue jade tablet in front of it with a solemn expression, examining it carefully.

It seemed that Li Musheng being able to speak to it was such a sacred and important thing that it had to treat it with all its heart, even if it was just a cat.

After circling around a few times, the big black cat suddenly lowered its head, clearly having seen nothing either. Seeing this, Li Musheng narrowed his eyes and pondered:
"It looks like we still have to continue."

As he spoke, he immediately struck down with his palms several more times, landing on the dark blue jade tablet in front of him.

However, this time the jade tablet in front of me did not crack or fall off as before, but instead left several palm prints about half an inch deep.

Li Musheng stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping over the palm prints he had left behind.

At this moment, the palm print is visibly and slowly recovering, and it should return to its original state soon.

"Interesting. It seems that the secret of the Divine Talent Tablet may be hidden inside. Perhaps only by splitting the entire jade tablet open can we obtain its secrets."

Li Musheng looked thoughtful.

However, the sect leader of Luoshen Peak said that he needed to comprehend the Divine Stele of Talent in order to obtain the four divine powers. He didn't know if his method of comprehension was correct.
Thinking it over, Li Musheng shook his head, then used his hand as a knife and cleaved down directly at the dark blue jade tablet in front of him.

What seemed like an ordinary action by Li Musheng suddenly made the big black cat next to him bristle.

In its emerald green eyes, it seemed to see a celestial blade descending from the sky, carrying unimaginable terrifying power, as if it were about to cleave the entire world in two.

The next moment, the dark blue jade tablet, which had originally been able to withstand several of Li Musheng's blows, was cut in half from the middle like tofu, and then fell to both sides.

The big black cat stared blankly, while Li Musheng hurriedly went to the dark blue jade tablet that had been split in two.

Then, he finally discovered something different in the cross-section of the jade tablet that had been cut open.

The interior of the jade tablet was emitting a soft glow, and within that glow, faint, ethereal patterns were emerging.

Those patterns were not any kind of writing that Li Musheng recognized; they were almost like scribbles.

"How can one comprehend this?"

Li Musheng stared at it for a while. He was indeed incredibly insightful, but these things were so nonsensical that he really didn't know where to begin to understand them.

Just then, the two halves of the dark blue jade tablet in front of them suddenly began to tremble violently, as if they were attracted to each other by magnets. Then, they suddenly stood up straight and generated an extremely powerful attraction, quickly pulling each other together.

However, Li Musheng reacted quickly, unleashing a powerful aura that allowed him to seize the two dark green jade tablets and forcibly separate them.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Li Musheng suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the jade tablet in front of him.

Just as he touched the jade tablet, he vaguely sensed in a flash that the divine blood he had collected from the body of the sect leader and the Venerable of Falling God Peak had undergone a momentary change.

Originally, Li Musheng absorbed divine blood through the "Devouring God Technique" and the "Azure Dragon and Azure Netherworld Scripture," which broke the limitation that ordinary people could not absorb divine blood, but it was relatively slow.

But in that instant, he could clearly sense that he was absorbing the divine blood accumulated in his arm much faster.

"Is this how it's used?"

With a thought, Li Musheng pressed his palm directly into the dark blue stone tablet, onto the faint, ghostly runes.

The next moment, the radiance of those patterns seemed to sense the divine blood in Li Musheng's arm, and then it flowed rapidly, completely covering his entire arm.

At the same time, Li Musheng could clearly sense that when he used two techniques to absorb the blood of divinity, the speed was dozens of times faster than before, catalyzed by the patterns on those jade tablets.

In an instant, strands of divine power rapidly merged into Li Musheng's body. This divine power was different from the true qi of heaven and earth circulating between his meridians and dantian.

This power is similar to that of Qilin blood and Azure Dragon true energy, both of which are completely integrated into the flesh and bones.

At this moment, Li Musheng felt the same way he did when he absorbed the Qilin blood and the Azure Dragon's true energy; these divine powers were constantly improving his physique.

In about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, all the divine blood that had accumulated in the bodies of the sect leader and others from Luoshen Peak was completely absorbed.

After carefully sensing it, Li Musheng realized that the divine blood in the bodies of the Luoshen Peak Sect Leader, the Four Venerables, and the previous eldest disciple had improved his physique by about 15%, which was even better than the effect of absorbing the Azure Dragon True Qi.

Moreover, Li Musheng could clearly sense that there were strands of divine power hidden within his body. Although he did not possess divine talent and could not truly use this divine power to mobilize the forces of heaven and earth, such as wind and thunder.

However, Li Musheng was able to more directly sense the connection between divine power and the power of heaven and earth than when he had previously observed the actions of Venerable Chi Huo and others.

Of course, he still cannot control the connection between them, since the divine and the martial arts are two completely different systems, and his achievements in the martial arts cannot affect them for the time being.

Thinking of this, Li Musheng looked at the dark blue jade tablet in his hand, which had been trying to merge together with the other two pieces of jade from beginning to end.

Perhaps what the sect leader of Luoshen Peak said was true. If one could truly comprehend the mystery within, and thus control that mysterious connection, that would be possible.

Therefore, even ordinary people can control the divine power that only divine beings can use.

"It really is a treasure."

Li Musheng released his hands, freeing them from the restraints on the dark blue jade tablet. In the blink of an eye, the two stone tablets were attracted to each other and merged together.

Before long, it returned to its original complete appearance as a dark blue jade tablet, and even the palm prints that Li Musheng had made earlier had completely healed during this period.

Seeing this, Li Musheng pondered for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the entire Talent God Stele.

This stone tablet is indeed worth studying, but he doesn't have time to study it right now, so he can only take it with him.

Then, Li Musheng glanced at the big black cat lying at his feet.

After being stunned by Li Musheng's palm strike, the big black cat was quickly drawn to the situation inside the dark blue jade tablet.

Moreover, it seemed to be extremely obsessed with the radiance emanating from the inside of those stone tablets, so it followed Li Musheng around as if possessed, lying on the ground and greedily absorbing the radiance from those jade tablets.

Only after the stone tablet closed and all the light disappeared did the big black cat stretch lazily, still wanting more, and keep rubbing against Li Musheng's clothes.

Her bright green eyes darted around, as if she had decided to stick to Li Musheng from now on.

Li Musheng saw everything but didn't care. He squatted down and reached out to pet the cat.

However, he noticed that the cat seemed to have grown larger after absorbing the light from the jade tablet.

"interesting."

Li Musheng stared at the big black cat for a while, then patted its head before getting up and leaving the secret cave.

(End of this chapter)