Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 140 A Thousand-Year Invitation
In fact, in the world of cultivation, many strange tales often mention that some people, because of a friend's invitation to exchange jade pendants, harbored evil intentions towards the owner of a cave dwelling, which ultimately led to a tragedy.

The fact that the cave owner could entrust it to someone with such confidence indicates that he was even prepared to be betrayed and killed by that person.

Because of its special nature, such things are extremely rare under normal circumstances.

The reason why some can still be seen now is because there is another common situation regarding the Youyao Jue.

That is, some seniors with high cultivation levels are about to die because their lifespan is nearing its end or for other reasons.

He had no attachments, no descendants, and no disciples.

At the same time, if one wants to pass on one's cultivation and treasures, then one will leave behind some invitations as proof and qualifications to enter the manor.

Then some more tests are set up in the hope that the knowledge will be passed on to those who are destined to receive it.

According to Song Yan's thinking, this jade pendant should belong to the latter category.

"The treasure map shattered and turned into those dozens of ink-colored fragments. Could it have been done intentionally by this senior?"

but……

It's just a jade pendant, without any other information. How can I be sure that things are really as I think?
Song Yan tried to immerse his divine sense and spiritual power into it, but was repelled by some kind of restriction.

"This……"

What's the secret behind this thing?
He pondered.

It seems that the senior in the Nascent Soul Realm named Wu Daoxuan has already passed away.

Otherwise, dozens of cultivators might one day enter the cave with invitations and joy, only to find a Nascent Soul Realm expert waiting for them for a long time...

Song Yan couldn't help but shiver.

I turned it over and over, but I still couldn't figure it out.

"Forget it, we don't know anything right now, so there's no need to waste time here."

The warm pool water relieved my fatigue, and then a wave of drowsiness washed over me.

Song Yan stepped out of the pool, used her spiritual power to dispel the water vapor, and lay down on the jade bed to sleep peacefully.

……

With the conclusion of the Changping incident, numerous details and information about it began to circulate throughout the cultivation world.

However, because the Qi Refining stage was too low a level, Song Yan's name was overlooked during the spread of the event.

It only mentions a certain Qi Refining stage cultivator from the Dongyuan Sect.

Only those cultivators who were present at the time would mention the matter, saying, "That cultivator from the Dongyuan Sect was named Song Yan."

No one cares either.

No one believed that a Qi Refining stage cultivator could change anything on such a battlefield.

It was just good luck at most.

What most people are more concerned about is where the dozens of dark streaks that the treasure map transformed into after it shattered went.

Among the cultivators present that day, one observant cultivator made a judgment after careful recollection.

There were a total of eighty-six lines of ink.

Centered on Changping County, they scattered outwards.

On the same day, cultivators in the surrounding areas, including Chu, Qi, and Zhongyu, inexplicably obtained a black jade pendant, its purpose unknown.

As for why there are eighty-six paths, and how this black color selects cultivators, no one knows.

To date, all those who have been rumored to possess this item have remained anonymous.

No one dared to openly display it until its true purpose was figured out.

However, all the speculations about this object are vague and undefined.

It's probably the tomb of Wu Daoxuan, the Nascent Soul cultivator.

This speculation did not last long. About a month later, Xuan Yuan Sect suddenly conveyed a message from the Wu Clan of the Central Region to the entire Chu Kingdom.

"The tomb of Senior Wu Daoxuan is located in the Tang Dynasty in the Central Region. It is properly guarded by Wu's descendants. Please do not spread rumors."

"The black jade transformed from the Changping Treasure Map is only related to a former residence of an elder."

According to the descendants of the Wu family in Zhongyu, their ancestors probably left these clues so that people who love painting could obtain some of the paintings they left behind.

"There won't be many spiritual objects related to cultivation in my hometown."

These messages seemed to come from a descendant of the Wu family, who had traveled a great distance from the Central Region to use the Xuan Yuan Sect, the leading cultivation sect in the Chu Kingdom, to explain the matter. However, once the news of the Nascent Soul stage was confirmed, it only intensified the search for the black jade.

Does it really matter how many of these are spiritual objects that have been cultivated?

This is something truly left behind by a Nascent Soul cultivator! Even if it's just a painting, who can say for sure that it doesn't contain hidden secrets?
From this perspective, not to mention Golden Core cultivators, even Nascent Soul cultivators from the Central Region would likely join this great battle!
But the problem is...

Where exactly is this Daozi's hometown?

According to Wu's descendants, they didn't know either.

The elder enjoyed traveling around sketching and contemplating the great principles of nature, and he had many former residences.

"Before this, two other ancient gardens had appeared in the world. According to the rules left by the predecessors in the previous two instances, the cultivation of any cultivator who entered them would be sealed."

"Furthermore, whether one can obtain the paintings left behind by their predecessors depends entirely on the cultivator's skill in painting."

"I wonder if it will be the same this time."

Information about Daozi's ancestral home has already been circulating in the cultivation world of Chu through the mouths of Wu's descendants.

But even Wu's descendants don't know exactly where Daozi's hometown is or when it was discovered.

……

Dongyuan Sect, Wendao Gorge.

Song Yan sat in the Mo Dao Courtyard, earnestly holding a brush and copying the calligraphy model.

Although he had already become an inner disciple, he could theoretically escape the art of self-cultivation in many ways.

But he knew that the art of self-cultivation was by no means a waste of time.

Taking some time for self-cultivation is beneficial and has no drawbacks for spiritual practice.

"Um……"

He picked up the calligraphy, looked it over, and nodded in satisfaction.

He stood up and left the courtyard.

The Mo Dao Academy is much quieter now than it used to be.

The main reason is the recent discussions about Nadoko's hometown, which have led many disciples to focus their attention on Danqing Academy.

Most people know that last-minute cramming is pointless.

However, people's interest in the art of self-cultivation is indeed much higher than before.

"When that senior left these clues, he was still alive. That must have been a thousand years ago, right?"

"Who knows... Even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator can pass away one day."

"How do you know that the senior passed away peacefully?"

"Nonsense, a senior at the Nascent Soul stage, who could possibly kill him?"

Chu was ultimately just a small border country, without even a resident Nascent Soul Realm expert, let alone a Deity Transformation Realm expert.

Discussions about these things are based entirely on personal imagination and the stubbornness one displays when arguing with others.

"A thousand years ago?"

Listening to the idle chatter of the cultivators around him, Song Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Has it really been that long..."

millennium……

It can be summed up in just two words, yet they encapsulate countless changes, joys, sorrows, and partings.

With a soft sigh, he walked straight towards his own cave dwelling.

He wasn't very interested in Michiko's hometown.

After all, I know absolutely nothing about painting.

If one can ensure their own safety at that time, they may go to the site to observe the talents of these painters.

Broadening one's horizons and improving one's aesthetic sense is not a bad thing.

According to rumors, there are a total of eighty-six jade pendants, plus the one I obtained at the beginning.

That makes a total of eighty-seven...

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