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Chapter 520 Dragon Armor Divine Book
As soon as Liang Jin stepped into the cave, a wave of heat rushed towards him like a surging tide, instantly enveloping him and making him feel unbearably hot.

As he descended the winding stone steps, he saw that the cave had been meticulously carved out one cave after another, each of which had been transformed into an exquisite Buddhist hall. The walls were carved with lifelike Buddha statues, their compassionate faces appearing and disappearing in the dim light.

The cave walls are densely covered with niches, like a honeycomb.

Each niche contains a precious scripture.

Due to the extreme heat in this area, ordinary paper simply cannot be preserved for long, so these scriptures are mostly made of pigskin. Scriptures made of pigskin, thanks to their toughness and resistance to cracking and deformation in this extreme high-temperature environment, have been able to survive for a long time.

Occasionally, Liang Jin could see one or two monks intently organizing these scriptures.

They were dressed in tattered monks' robes, their movements slow yet meticulous.

Leng You once said that the monks here were all deaf, but now Liang Jin discovered that they were not only deaf, but also mute.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that they have all cut off their tongues and pierced their ears, as if speaking and listening are no longer necessary for them. Guarding and organizing the scriptures here is their only mission in this life.

As Liang Jin ventured deeper into the cave, the surrounding temperature grew increasingly intense, like an out-of-control flame.

Later on, the temperature rose to a level where ordinary people could not survive there at all. The air seemed to be on fire, and even breathing became difficult.

Only martial artists with profound internal strength can withstand the intense heat and barely survive.

At this moment, Liang Jin finally reached the end of the cave.

Liang Jin was then shocked to realize that he was actually inside a volcano.

What comes into view is a spacious and empty hall. At the end of the hall is a spring, but what flows in the spring is not clear spring water, but boiling lava.

The magma was like a sleeping giant, occasionally churning and splashing out scorching sparks.

The hall is paved with thick volcanic rock, which is continuously baked by the magma below, resulting in an astonishingly high temperature.

Liang Jin's shoes had only been on the ground for a few moments when the soles were already charred black and emitted a pungent smell.

This forced Liang Jin to immediately channel his inner energy and keep himself suspended in the air in order to avoid the scorching rocks.

Furthermore, the air here is thin and filled with a large amount of pungent sulfurous gas; every breath feels like a sharp knife slicing through your throat.

There stood an old monk, shirtless, with Liu Yuan in front of the wall.

The old monk looked focused, his finger gently tapping the scriptures in the niche, as if explaining their mysteries to Liu Yuan.

The old monk had the appearance of an ascetic. His skin was dark, like a rock repeatedly washed by the torrents of time. He was thin and bony, as if a gust of wind could blow him over. However, his snow-white beard and eyebrows added to his otherworldly and otherworldly air.

He stood barefoot on the scorching ground, his soles covered with thick calluses, seemingly no longer afraid of the burning rocks.

It seems that this old man must be the Great Laughing King of the Boundless Bright King Sect.

Judging from his aura, the Great Laughing King is only at the fifth rank, which seems to confirm the rumors that his Buddhist knowledge far surpasses his martial arts knowledge.

Liang Jin subconsciously glanced at the jade scepter in his hand. The jade scepter vibrated more violently here, as if it was urgently calling out for something.

Based on the direction of the vibrations from the jade tablet, he quickly walked to a stone wall.

There was a painting on the stone wall, made of leather, depicting Buddhist allegories such as a pink skull, which gave it a mysterious feel in the dim environment.

"Does Yu Zhang react to this thing?"

Liang Jin frowned slightly, his mind filled with doubts.

At this moment, the Laughing King and Liu Yuan noticed Liang Jin's arrival and turned around to walk over.

When they saw the jade scepter in Liang Jin's hand, Liu Yuan remained calm and showed no particular reaction. On the contrary, the laughing king looked astonished, his eyes wide open, as if he had seen the most unbelievable thing in the world.

Then, the Laughing King's gaze towards Liang Jin turned serious. He clasped his hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer:
“Amitabha, it seems that Benefactor Meng is destined by Heaven and is indeed worthy to be the overlord of the Western Desert.”

Both Liang Jin and Liu Yuan were surprised by these words.

Liang Jin was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said:

"No wonder Liu Yuan said she absolutely had to keep you here."

"The Ming King's flattery skills are truly remarkable."

"Yes, I like listening to it."

Liu Yuan frowned slightly, instinctively wanting to say that the King of Laughter never bothered with flattery.

But when the words reached her lips, she hesitated and ultimately couldn't bring herself to say them.

After all, what the laughing king said just now sounded like pure flattery.

The Great Laughing King, however, said solemnly:

"Does Benefactor Meng think that this humble monk is flattering and ingratiating himself? Then he is sorely mistaken."

"The reason I say this is because of the ancient divine jade in Benefactor Meng's possession."

"Anyone who obtains the ancient divine jade possesses the destiny of a king."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin shrugged dismissively, clearly not taking it seriously.

In his view, this was still nothing more than the old monk's flattering words.

Liu Yuan couldn't help but shake her head inwardly, clearly extremely disappointed with the Great Laughing King. She couldn't help but wonder why the always upright Great Laughing King would utter such flattering words today.

The Laughing King offered no further explanation, but reached out and carefully removed the painting from the stone wall.

Liang Jin then realized that there was something else hidden behind the painting.

Behind the painting is a niche containing a piece of crimson jade. The surface of the jade is covered with natural vein-like patterns, and at first glance, it looks like a lively, beating round heart, exuding a mysterious aura.

The moment Liang Jin saw the jade disc, he immediately knew that the jade scepter in his hand must have some kind of response to it!

The feeling this jade disc gave Liang Jin was similar to that of the jade scepter in his hand, as if there was some mysterious connection between them.

The Great Laughing King said:

"This is the most precious treasure of my Boundless Bright King Sect, named the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Jade."

"Its origin is unknown because it is too ancient. A thousand years ago, the first Dharma King of my Wuliang Mingwang Sect mistakenly regarded the Blood Jade as a Buddha relic and worshipped it. In fact, it was not a sacred object but an evil object. It was this that caused his disciples to gradually develop a bloodthirsty and ferocious disease when they practiced martial arts."

Liang Jin and Liu Yuan listened quietly, their faces showing doubt, but they didn't take what he said seriously.

They simply assumed that the Laughing King was trying to find an excuse for the brutality of the Amitabha sect.

Everyone in the world knows that the disciples of the Boundless Bright King Sect are brutal and murderous. Although they are Buddhist, their actions are more like those of a demonic sect than those of a demonic sect.

It is absurd to think that one can clear one's name by relying on a piece of jade.

The Great Laughing King seemed to see through their thoughts and sighed helplessly:
"I know that you two don't believe me, and there are few people in this world who are willing to believe it, so it's better not to say anything."

"As for the ancient divine jade in Benefactor Meng's possession, this humble monk would never mistake it."

"Ordinary jade will not change when it comes into contact with this Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall."

"However, if the ancient divine jade gets close to this Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall, the two will resonate."

"If you get within three inches, the core of the jade will ooze a scarlet viscous liquid, which will condense into blood crystals when it encounters the wind. Western Region pharmacists call it 'Dragon Heart Sand,' which is highly poisonous but can temporarily stimulate a martial artist's potential."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin was basically certain of the outcome.

However, to verify this, he still took out an ordinary piece of jade and brought it close to the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall. As expected, just as the Laughing King had said, it had no effect.

When he brought the jade tablet close to the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall, the resonance between the two indeed became stronger and stronger. When the two were extremely close, some scarlet viscous liquid seeped out from the core of the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall, like fresh blood, exuding a strange aura.

The Great Laughing King took a porcelain bottle and skillfully poured the viscous liquid into it.

Then, he held the porcelain bottle with both hands and respectfully handed it to Liang Jin.

Liang Jin took the porcelain bottle and asked with a puzzled look:

"Master, what is the ancient divine jade?"

The Great Laughing King replied:
“Jade that comes from ancient times and possesses extraordinary supernatural powers is called ancient divine jade.”

"The Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Jade of my sect is one, and the jade tablet in your hand is another."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin shook his head helplessly; this statement was indeed simple and direct.

The Great Laughing King continued to explain:
"First of all, the one who obtains the ancient divine jade must be a powerful overlord with great fortune."

"Our first Dharma King obtained this Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Jade, and then assisted heroes in establishing the Ancient Elephant Kingdom, achieving a six-hundred-year reign of dominance."

The Ancient Elephant Kingdom was an ancient slave-owning state, and the Boundless Bright King Sect was the state religion of the Ancient Elephant Kingdom.

In the ancient Elephant Kingdom, divine authority was greater than royal authority, and the Dharma King at that time had higher power and status than the king.

Therefore, it is entirely plausible that the king achieved hegemony.

The Great Laughing King continued:

"After that, the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Jade encountered three ancient divine jades in total."

"The first piece is a jade tiger brought by the founding emperor of the Black Dragon Dynasty two hundred years ago."

"The second fastest is the jade cong brought by the founding emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty fifty years ago."

"The third piece is the jade scepter that Benefactor Meng has brought today."

"The former two both founded their own dynasties and dominated their respective regions." "Now, Benefactor Meng has the potential to rule the Western Desert; this is the will of Heaven."

Liang Jin was quite surprised to hear this.

Fifty years ago, the Youhuan tribe on Zanglong Ridge was wiped out by the Daqian army.

In the same year, Emperor Taizu of the Great Qian Dynasty, Zhao Wuji, actually brought the jade cong to the Western Desert.

What exactly is the connection between these two things?
So Liang Jin pressed on, asking:
"What is their purpose in coming here?"

The Great Laughing King replied:
“It is destiny that brought them here, just as it is destiny that brought Benefactor Meng here today.”

"The events surrounding the founding emperor of the Black Dragon Dynasty are too distant for this humble monk to recall. However, when the founding emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty came to the capital, it was this humble monk who accompanied the previous generation of the Great Laughing King to greet him, so I do know a little about what happened back then."

"However, it is not difficult to guess that what the founding emperor of the Black Dragon Dynasty sought was the same as what the founding emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty sought."

"Furthermore, it aligns with what Benefactor Meng requested."

At this point, the Laughing King pointed to the scriptures in a nearby niche:

“The scriptures have been prepared for Benefactor Meng.”

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin simply smiled dismissively.

He came here today only because the jade tablet resonated with the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Jade here, and thus wanted to explore the secrets of the jade tablet.

This old monk can guess what I want to do?
Just ridiculous.

Seeing Liang Jin's disdainful expression, the Laughing King said:
“Benefactor Meng, you can infuse your inner strength into it like this humble monk.”

As he spoke, the Laughing King placed his hand on the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall, and his inner force flowed continuously into the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall through his palm.

As internal energy entered, a flowing light surged within the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall, as if it had been infused with the vitality of life.

The next moment, a red light emanated from it, turning the entire hall into an eerie red.

When the red light shone on the stone wall, it revealed a dense array of characters.

Upon seeing this, Liang Jin quickly focused his gaze.

But these characters were strangely shaped, like mysterious symbols, which he did not recognize at all.

Liu Yuan, who was standing to the side, watched for a while, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, and exclaimed:
"Could this be... the Dragon Armor Divine Book?"

Upon hearing that Liu Yuan actually recognized him, the Laughing King couldn't help but praise:

"No wonder the Dharma King once praised Benefactor Liu for his innate wisdom and exceptional intelligence."

"There are probably no more than a hundred people in this world who can recite the Dragon Armor Divine Book."

Liang Jin could only look at the two of them with confusion.

Liu Yuan then explained to Liang Jin that the Dragon Armor Divine Script was actually an ancient script.

Because of its extremely limited quantity and its great antiquity, no one in the world can understand it.

Liang Jin seemed to be deep in thought, then pointed to the text and asked:

"So, in other words, no one can understand these characters nowadays?"

The Great Laughing King nodded:
"Ever since our sect obtained this Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Jade, we have been trying to decipher its contents."

"So far, only a small portion of the content has been deciphered."

"Based on the deciphered content, successive Dharma Kings continuously improved our sect's martial arts based on their insights, which eventually led to the formation of the Boundless Bright King Sect."

In the end, the Great Laughing King couldn't help but sigh, a hint of loneliness and helplessness in his eyes.

Unfortunately, the Boundless Bright King Sect, which has lasted for over a thousand years, is now facing the crisis of extinction.

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin understood.

No wonder the Laughing King didn't mind him and Liu Yuan looking at these ancient characters; it turns out that no one could understand them at all.

In his previous life, he also encountered some ancient scripts that could not be deciphered, such as "tadpole script," which looked as obscure and profound as ghost writing.

Looking at this so-called Dragon Armor Divine Book now, it's pretty much the same, which isn't surprising.

What's strange is that as long as you inject your inner energy into this Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall, it will emit light, and the emitted light can even project words onto the stone wall, which is quite unusual.

Liang Jin immediately grasped the jade tablet in his palm, took a deep breath, and channeled his inner energy into it.

He had considered doing this before, but he was worried that the jade tablet was fragile and that it would be troublesome if it were accidentally shattered by internal force.

But now that I've seen the Great Laughing King do this, I've mustered up the courage to give it a try.

Sure enough, after Liang Jin poured his inner energy into the jade scepter, it emitted a faint green light.

When this faint light fell on the ground, stone wall, or stone top, it indeed revealed countless densely packed small characters.

Upon inspection, Liang Jin confirmed that the characters were indeed the same as those on the Great Wilderness Blood Marrow Wall.

The laughing king and Liu Yuan immediately wanted to take a closer look at the text projected onto Liang Jinyu's jade tablet.

Liang Jin suddenly withdrew his internal energy.

The jade tablet immediately dimmed, and the projected text vanished instantly.

This displeased Liu Yuan, who said:
"You're too cunning, aren't you?"

"Are you perhaps afraid that I will steal the secrets from your jade scepter?"

Liang Jin wasn't embarrassed by what people said to him; he just laughed and said:
"I must be wary of Miss Liu."

Liu Yuan possesses the ability to remember everything she sees. If she were to look at it a few more times, she would probably be able to memorize all the words projected by Yu Zhang.

This jade tablet was brought out by Liang Jin's other avatar from the underground palace of Burial Dragon Ridge. How could he let someone take away the fruits of his labor so easily?
Liang Jin then looked at the Laughing King:

"Could it be that the founding emperors of the Black Dragon Dynasty and the Great Qian Dynasty also came here...?"

The Great Laughing King nodded:
"Our Boundless Bright King Sect was the first in the world to study this Dragon Armor Divine Book, and also the one that deciphered the most characters."

"Those two emperors would naturally not leave behind their ancient divine jade for our sect to decipher."

"So what they come to ask for are the results of our sect's deciphering of the Dragon Armor Divine Book, as well as experience notes."

"Now that Benefactor Meng is a person chosen by Heaven, this humble monk will naturally present his message."

As he spoke, the Laughing King took out some scriptures from the cave niche and handed them to Liang Jin with both hands.

When Liang Jin opened it, he found some texts deciphered from the Dragon Armor Divine Book, as well as some experience notes from it.

The Laughing King was clever enough to guess Liang Jin's purpose, so he readily took out his notebook.

Liang Jin wasn't about to take it for nothing, so he said:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"From now on, no one in the Western Desert will touch the Ming King's library cave."

The grace of not being killed is a great grace.

This is also Liang Jin's way of repaying the Great Laughing King.

After obtaining the scriptures, Liang Jin did not linger and quickly left the library cave.

He went outside, felt the cool breeze, and then got back into the carriage.

Just as he was about to open it, he suddenly asked the people around him:
"By the way, does any of you know about the Dragon Armor Divine Book?"

Everyone looked blank, clearly knowing nothing.

Leng You replied:
"The Dragon Armor Divine Script is an ancient script that is obscure and difficult to understand."

"I, Ming Cangwu, the leader of the Star Demon Sea Sect, was once obsessed with this path."

"It is said that he once obtained some artifacts containing the Dragon Armor Divine Book from the sea of ​​stars."

Liang Jin was quite surprised to hear this.

He had only asked casually, but he didn't expect that someone would actually know the answer.

Liang Jin immediately inquired:

"Are those artifacts still there?"

Leng You is unsure:

"It should still be in the Star Demon Sea's treasure vault."

"Your subordinate has already ordered the Star Demon Sea Treasure Vault to be sealed up, awaiting the Lord's inspection."

Now that Leng You has led the entire Star Demon Sea to submit to Liang Jin, all of Star Demon Sea's assets naturally belong to Liang Jin.

Liang Jin immediately decided:

"Okay, let's go take a look."

(End of this chapter)