Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 165 There is treasure in the cave
The atmosphere inside the main hall was somewhat somber.

With his head down, Du Zhong dared not move. Just now, almost as if possessed, he almost revealed the secret of the Du family. He was so close.

“I do need a weapon refiner under my command, but your cultivation level is still too weak.”

"You are a member of the Du family, and you should be cultivating the Du family's Blazing Flame Technique. This technique is more powerful than versatile. Although it can help you advance to the Qi Refining stage, you will lack the necessary strength, and your future cultivation will be fraught with difficulties."

"This is a legacy I obtained by chance, called the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture. It cultivates the Qi of fire and earth, which should be a good match for your stubborn body. If you can complete the transformation of this technique in a short time and successfully advance to the Qi Refining stage, then you can join my ranks."

A calm and powerful voice rang out, breaking the silence in the hall.

Upon hearing this, Du Zhong, whose heart had been heavy with sorrow, felt a renewed sense of hope. Just then, a misty fog rolled in, and a Taoist book appeared before him—the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture.

"Please rest assured, King Jiao, I will complete the transformation and break through to the Qi Refining stage as soon as possible."

Without any hesitation, Du Zhong accepted the Taoist book.

He knew this was a test, and he had some confidence in his own talent for cultivation. As for what problems this Taoist book might have, that was not something he needed to consider right now. If Jiang Chen really wanted to harm him, he wouldn't need to resort to such methods.

Most importantly, as a core seed of the Du family, he knew clearly that his Explosive Flame Technique did have some problems. Not only did it require the use of Flame Grass when advancing to the Qi Refining stage, but subsequent cultivation was also quite difficult. At least in all the years since the Du family was established, the strongest person had only achieved the minor success of Qi Refining, and no one had ever achieved the major success of Qi Refining.

Under such circumstances, if he wanted to take revenge on the Yellow Wind Sect, then changing to a different cultivation method might be a good option.

Looking at the Eucommia ulmoides, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

He was somewhat interested in the mysteries of the Stubborn Stone Body, so he specially bestowed upon him the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture to see if the other party could display more divine abilities. Although the Earth Lung True Flame Scripture was a fragment, it was after all derived from the Dao Foundation Codex and its essence was quite extraordinary.

The only pity is that this method is quite dangerous to cultivate because it is incomplete, and it is difficult for ordinary people to succeed. However, Du Zhong has the stubborn body of stone, which can make up for this deficiency.

"This method is quite remarkable; I hope you won't disappoint me."

"In addition, I am interested in the spirit mines and weapon-refining traditions in Changfeng County. After you go down, summarize what you know and then hand it over to it."

After glancing at Rat Tianjiao, Jiang Chen gave the order.

Upon hearing this, Du Zhong immediately bowed and agreed.

After Du Zhong left with Shu Tianjiao, Jiang Chen began to sort out the spoils of this trip. The most important of these was naturally the red copper ore vein, which, although it had been mined for many years, still had considerable value.

In addition, there are two low-grade magic artifacts, a weapon-refining inheritance, and some pills and spirit stones.

"The Du family must have held back. Both the Blazing Flame Technique and the Thousand Hammers Weapon Forging Technique seem complete, but they are actually missing some key points. If you cultivate them according to the guidance of the Taoist books, there is a high chance that you will run into problems."

After reading the Blazing Flame Technique and the Thousand Hammers Weapon Forging Technique, Jiang Chen confirmed his guess. This is actually a common method used by many families to prevent the loss of their inheritance. It uses a lot of hidden meanings, and without corresponding guidance, it is very likely to cause problems in interpretation.

“Du Zhong should be under thirty years old. His spiritual cultivation is almost complete. He should be the seed of cultivation for the Du family.”

"Judging from his reaction just now, there must be something hidden on this fiery hill."

Having guessed something, Jiang Chen's mind merged with the mist once again.

The Mist Swamp Technique is the core magic of the Mist Dragon. Wherever the mist covers, the Mist Dragon's various abilities are enhanced to a certain extent. Although the area covered by the mist is limited in battle, it can continue to expand given enough time. At this moment, under Jiang Chen's control, the mist surged and began to explore every corner of Flame Hill.

After half an incense stick's time, and after careful investigation, Jiang Chen discovered something unusual.

“So that’s where it’s hidden.”

Through the mist, Jiang Chen locked his gaze on an abandoned mine.

In the next instant, the dragon's body moved, and Jiang Chen rode the mist into the air, arriving in the mine in no time.

"It is indeed here."

With his powerful senses activated, Jiang Chen detected the existence of the illusion array. This was deep within an abandoned mine, and getting here required navigating multiple forks in the road. With the illusion array concealing the location, it would be very difficult for an outsider to notice anything amiss without guidance.

With a hum, the illusion array was easily torn apart, and a huge cave appeared in front of Jiang Chen.

Inside the cave, sunlight streamed down, and tiny, needle-like grasses grew wildly, exuding a sharp aura. Around them grew ginseng, and at the very back was a wooden hut, suggesting that someone had lived there for a long time.

"This is···"

Jiang Chen's gaze locked onto the small sun hanging high on the cave wall, and his eyes flickered slightly.

It was already night outside, and the sunlight had long since disappeared. The reason why the cave still looked like daytime was due to this small sun, which was about the size of a millstone, with a mixture of gold and red colors, scattering rays of light.

Bathing in it, Jiang Chen sensed a vibrant life force and felt completely refreshed.

"What kind of stone is this? Its essence seems to have transcended the first tier..."

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen tried to identify the type of stone, but to no avail. There was no record of this kind of spirit stone in the inheritances he had come into contact with.

"I wonder how much the Du family knows about this spirit stone."

Without rashly touching the spirit stone, Jiang Chen changed his mind and headed towards the wooden house.

"The complete Explosive Flame Technique and the Thousand Hammer Weapon Forging Technique are indeed here."

Stepping inside the wooden house, Jiang Chen glanced around and spotted a bookshelf filled with various Taoist books collected by the Du family.

Taking down the two Taoist books on top, Jiang Chen discovered that they were the Blazing Flame Technique and the Thousand Hammers Weapon Forging Technique. Compared to the ones left outside, these were the truly complete ones. However, at this moment, he was not very interested in these two inheritances, so he only glanced at them before putting them down.

"This is the Du family's secret territory. Judging from the situation, the Du family has been operating here for a long time. They should know something about the characteristics of this spirit stone. I hope they have made a record of it."

With a thought in mind, Jiang Chen opened the volumes of Daoist books one by one.

Before long, he found records related to the spirit stone outside in these Taoist books.

(End of this chapter)