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Chapter 337 Clues to the Star Sand Wave-Stabilizing Shield (4K)

After leaving the dungeon, Xiao Chen headed straight for the Sutra Repository.

The defensive formations and restrictions here have all been cleared.

After retrieving the portable array plate, he released his divine sense and immediately gained a clear view of everything inside and out.

It must be said that divine sense is indeed quite convenient in terms of reading and viewing.

As long as Xiao Chen slowed down and climbed the stairs, he could quickly browse through the contents of the books stored on the lower floors.

Of course, doing it this way inevitably results in a superficial overview.

Although he could memorize all the contents of the book thanks to Zhenjun's memory.

However, the effect is only equivalent to rote memorization and cannot be applied flexibly.

However, this is just a minor flaw.

Firstly, Xiao Chen had already seen much of the content at the Tiangang Sect.

Secondly, some content only needs to be recalled when needed, so there's no need to read it until you fully understand it.

After quickly passing through the first few floors.

Xiao Chen arrived at the top floor of the Sutra Repository.

Upon entering, it was found that the place was divided into two parts.

In the very center is a small square house, each two zhang long and two zhang wide, which is protected by a separate layer of enchantment.

Many spiritual flowers were placed on the left and right sides, and each side had an exquisite gilded bookshelf.

To slowly lift the restrictions, Xiao Chen first went to browse the outer bookshelves after setting up the Reverse Five Elements Qi Dividing Array again.

The upper left side contains original ancient books.

Several of them were even placed in specially made glass cases for better protection.

Xiao Chen glanced through a few books and found that they were mostly historical stories and biographies of figures from the Compassionate Sea.

He wasn't very interested in these things themselves.

Therefore, most of them were just quickly glanced at and not examined in detail.

He carefully examined a special storybook in the middle titled "Travelers' Records: The Treasures Chapter".

This is a storybook from 600,000 years ago, which tells the story of a special nascent soul who calls himself "Sea Traveler" and what he saw and heard while traveling around the world.

There is a whole series, and the book in Xiao Chen's hand is just one of the volumes.

It records twenty-four short stories, mentioning twenty-four famous ancient magical artifacts and their characteristics.

The first item is the widely known 'White Jade Vajra Bracelet'.

Xiao Chen had previously bought a counterfeit talisman, and the quality was indeed very good.

Next are a series of famous magical treasures, such as the Three Talents Refuge Umbrella, the Divine Light Mother-Child Sword, the Mountain-Opening Treasure Seal, the Flashing Silver Soul-Breaking Needle, and so on.

It certainly broadened his horizons.

For example, the Three Talents Refuge Umbrella is a reusable life-saving treasure.

Its effects are similar to those of the substitute grass doll, but it will not be damaged by a single use and can be slowly nurtured with true essence.

Furthermore, after the first use, in case of an emergency, the second substitution effect can be triggered directly by destroying the magic item.

This is equivalent to having two chances to escape or fight back.

For example, the Silver Soul-Shattering Needle is a magic weapon that can directly damage a cultivator's spiritual consciousness.

When you discover that a hostile cultivator is using their divine sense to probe, lock onto, or oppress you, you can release this needle directly.

The book says, "A flash of silver light, and the soul is instantly shattered."

It can cause the enemy to suffer from a splitting headache and make it difficult to continue fighting. In severe cases, it can even shatter their consciousness on the spot and turn them into an idiot.

Upon seeing the last two pages, Xiao Chen discovered that the twenty-third magical artifact was named 'Star Sand Wave-Stabilizing Shield'.

"Hey, isn't this the magic weapon that the Fan family patriarch was looking for?"

He immediately focused his attention and carefully read the introductory story below.

The gist of it is that a million years ago, a fifth-order dragon attacked and killed humans, devouring hundreds of thousands of cultivators as food, with the intention of becoming a true dragon.

At that time, Venerable Xingsha's son happened to be traveling outside, and as a result, he and his four Nascent Soul guards were also taken as food.

When the news reached back, the Venerable One was furious.

He immediately called on his friends and, armed with magical artifacts, pursued the enemy for tens of millions of miles, venturing deep into the endless sea in an attempt to exact revenge.

However, the dragon's hiding place was actually in a deep abyss tens of thousands of miles deep.

It hides on the seabed, and there's no way to catch it unless you dive in.

However, after rushing into the abyss, they discovered that the Chilong, as a water spirit, was extremely skilled in water-based magic. Taking advantage of the environment, it was able to fight two opponents at once without being at a disadvantage, and even almost injured Venerable Xingsha.

But the hatred for killing one's son cannot be left unresolved.

Therefore, Venerable Star Sand visited four renowned weapon-refining masters at the time.

Then, he also spent a lot of money to exchange for several rare spiritual items, and spent ten years creating a custom magic weapon specifically designed to counter water magic – the Star Sand Wave-Stabilizing Shield.

It is said that after the refining was completed, it was thrown into the nearby sea to test its effectiveness.

To everyone's surprise, the sea surface within a thousand miles was as smooth as a mirror, without a single ripple.

Venerable Stardust was overjoyed, and thus took the Stardust Wave-Stabilizing Shield and went alone into the outer sea. He slew the dragon with his sword, captured its head, and returned to offer it as a sacrifice to his beloved son.

"Hiss~, the difference is so big just because you have one more magic weapon."

Xiao Chen gasped. At first, even the two of them together couldn't defeat the Chilong, but after bringing the magic weapon, things changed immediately.

If this story is not exaggerated, then the power of this magical artifact must be extremely strong.

"I wish I could get my hands on this magical artifact that's specifically designed for naval battles."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh, "It's perfect for dealing with the sea creatures, and maybe we can even go hunting in the outer seas."

"It's a shame this thing is broken; what a waste."

He had previously obtained a fragment of the Star Sand Wave Shield from the Wang family patriarch, and it is clear that this magical artifact later encountered some kind of accident.

Since this ancient book mentions this magical artifact, it means that it was not damaged at the time.

Therefore, the incident must have occurred within the last 600,000 years.

Is anything major happening around this time?

Xiao Chen recalled the historical story he had just read and tried to deduce the specific time and location of the damage.

The fragment in his hand is quite large.

If we can collect a few more pieces, there is a real chance of restoring this magical artifact.

This may sound like a very difficult task, but the main difficulty lies in the lack of clear clues, making it like searching for a needle in a haystack.

However, as long as you can find a clear clue, you can easily piece it all together.

And once the repairs are complete, it will have a significant advantage against sea creatures.

It's not just about fighting the sea creatures; it could also be a great help to Xiao Chen if he goes to the outer seas to hunt sea beasts in the future.

Considering that the high-level resources in the Compassionate Sea are not yet abundant, there is still a considerable possibility that he will venture out in the future.

Therefore, repairing the Star Sand Wave Shield will be beneficial in the future, including after breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.

Meanwhile, it might be quite difficult for others to gather clues.

However, Xiao Chen has a unique advantage: he can try to obtain clues from various sects.

On the surface, he was a rogue cultivator who could visit various sects in turn and borrow ancient books.

If all else fails, resources can be traded, and people won't be particularly wary, and most likely no one will refuse.

Therefore, he has a high chance of quickly obtaining clues to find the remaining fragments.

"Let me think, there aren't many major events that require the use of magical artifacts."

Xiao Chen sorted through his memories: "Could it be the annihilation of the Sea Witch Clan? Or the second great exploration?" Five hundred thousand years ago, there were still remnants of the Sea Witch Clan tribe on the northwest side of the Compassionate Sea.

They occupied three third-tier spiritual veins and a large island.

At that time, many major sects on the west side of the Compassionate Sea joined forces to launch a large-scale siege to attack the alien races and seize the spiritual veins.

Several books mention that the battle was particularly brutal.

Because both sides know perfectly well that in racial wars there is no such thing as surrender; it's a fight to the death.

Therefore, the Sea Witch Clan resisted with exceptional determination, and the entire clan fought desperately to the death.

Ultimately, they sank the large island and six nearby smaller islands.

Not even a single rock was left!

This is also why a large area is left empty on the west side of the Compassion Sea, extending upwards from the Three Leaf Islands.

So much so that in the new version of the map, the area of ​​the Ocean of Compassion has been drawn smaller.

This was the reason why Xiao Chen went to the wrong place when he went to find the Witch Tomb before.

Fortunately, they encountered Sun Haoran, who had an ancient map, and quickly found the correct location.

As for the second major exploration, it was a joint search organized by various sects in the Compassionate Sea 200,000 years ago.

After the annihilation of the Sea Witch Clan, a period of peace lasting 300,000 years emerged in the Compassionate Sea due to the mutual support and checks and balances among the various sects.

Everyone has accumulated a lot of resources.

Therefore, a venerable one proposed that everyone work together to build a large spirit ship to launch explorations.

The goal is to travel eastward along the endless sea, searching for possible boundaries or new land and spiritual veins.

This kind of exploration had happened once before.

However, after venturing 86 million miles without success, they had no choice but to return.

Therefore, this time, learning from experience, we brought more supplies and manpower.

As a result, after traveling only 80 million miles, they encountered three fifth-order great demons passing by.

Except for a few lucky cultivators, the rest, along with their ships, were completely wiped out. Four Nascent Soul True Monarchs were lost, and nearly a thousand Golden Core cultivators perished.

So everyone kept quiet, and at least for the last two hundred thousand years, no one brought it up again.

Moreover, they were attacked by sea creatures this time.

It not only consumed a large amount of resource reserves, but also led to the destruction of several sects.

It is foreseeable that the next two to three hundred thousand years will be a period of rest and recuperation, and a third major exploration will not be launched.

There are only two major events.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Xiao Chen to deduce that the Star Sand Wave Shield must have been damaged during one of those incidents.

However, the details of that time are not recorded by the Zhaokong School, nor have they been found in the Tiangang School's collection of books.

Then we'll have to find out from other places.

Fortunately, the Mo Zhang Sect had already been relieved of the siege, and Xiao Chen remembered that it was one of the sects that participated in the siege of the Sea Witch Clan.

We can explain the situation directly to True Monarch Yunfeng later and go see them.

In any case, whether returning to Ji'e Island or heading to the new cultivation world, it will all pass through the territory of the Mo Zhang Sect, so it's all on the way.

The bookshelf on the right is filled with fourth-order cultivation techniques and spells ranging from Earth-level to Yellow-level.

However, Xiao Chen didn't need any more magic for the time being, so he just glanced at it briefly to pass the time.

A moment later, the independent restriction in the middle was also lifted.

So he immediately put down his martial arts and pushed open the door to enter the small house.

Inside, there was a bookcase, a set of purplish mahogany tables and chairs, and a tea set on the table.

There wasn't a single book on the bookshelf.

Instead, there was a thick stack of array formations and two small boxes.

Judging from its appearance, this is probably the location that True Monarch Jianying usually uses to study formations.

Xiao Chen immediately flipped through those array diagrams and easily found the array diagram that matched the previous backup mountain-protecting array.

After all, this place is protected by many restrictions, so there is absolutely no need to hide there.

"So it's called the Five Elements Linked Spirit Locking and Shadow Reflection Array. It looks quite complicated."

Xiao Chen found the name of the formation on the array diagram, and also noticed the dense markings on it.

Both are fourth-order formations.

As a fourth-order grand formation used to protect the mountain gate from hostile Nascent Soul cultivators, its setup difficulty is completely different from that of a portable formation like the Reverse Five Elements Qi Dividing Grand Formation.

Xiao Chen originally thought that if he got the array diagram, he could try to set it up.

But now he feels it might be a bit difficult.

The two array diagrams differ in size by more than ten times, making them almost seem like they are not of the same level.

Another major problem is that standard array diagrams directly indicate the relative orientation and spacing between portable array panels when placing them.

However, this array diagram does not clearly mark the points at all.

Instead, they use numerous comments to specify that certain conditions should be met and corresponding actions should be taken.

In areas where the layout conditions are not fully met, corresponding adjustments need to be made.

In summary, it can be summed up in four words: adapt to local conditions.

"It's boring. It's really boring."

Xiao Chen shook his head and put away all the array diagrams here.

Then go directly to look at what's inside the box.

The first box contained a secret recipe that described a fourth-tier spirit wine called 'Liuxiang' and its specific preparation method.

Judging from the appearance, these should be the spirit wines that were found in the warehouse before.

Xiao Chen carefully examined the materials used and found that the main material was a relatively common fourth-order spiritual fruit, and the three important auxiliary materials were also not difficult to purchase.

He had seen fourth-order spirit trees in the spirit herb garden when he scanned it with his divine sense.

However, none of the fourth-tier spiritual herbs in the herb garden, including spiritual fruits, are ripe yet, so no one has gone to pick them.

After all, if you pick it now, it's just a useless defective product.

Ordinary cultivators might have considered picking it and planting it themselves.

However, Xiao Chen was too lazy to wait, since fourth-order spiritual herbs often take hundreds or even thousands of years to mature.

To be fair, he should have already reached the Nascent Soul stage by now.

This is not because he is arrogant, after all, he can greatly shorten the time to accumulate true essence by relying on the Yin Five Elements Seal.

As for the bottlenecks in cultivation, Xiao Chen, who possesses two cultivation realms, has a greater chance of obtaining multiple breakthrough spiritual items to assist in the breakthrough.

Moreover, the methods for breaking through levels should differ in different worlds.

It is very likely that we will find new secret techniques that can be stacked and have an effect.

Moreover, Xiao Chen doesn't need to worry about this issue right now, since he still has two more opportunities to acquire new Hextech before facing a major bottleneck.

The second box contains three jade slips that have not yet been inscribed.

This was something that True Lord Jianying specially prepared for the younger generation of the Zhaokong Sect.

Xiao Chen naturally picked up a piece and used it directly, easily obtaining the other party's core inheritance.

Among them are two Heaven-level inheritances and ten Earth-level inheritances.

And two separate divine sense techniques, unfortunately one is at the Heaven level and the other at the Earth level.

As for the Yellow-level cultivation technique that Xiao Chen had just seen outside, it was not even mentioned.

(End of this chapter)