Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 469 Ancient Treasure (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Li Yunjing gently traced the patterns on the ancient array with his fingers, and a faint seven-colored light emanated from his fingertips.

As he moved, the originally dim array patterns began to flicker slightly, as if they had been infused with new life.

"Although this formation is profound, it has been neglected for many years and the spirit stones have been exhausted, so it is not difficult to break."

As Li Yunjing spoke, he took out several low-grade spirit stones from his storage ring and quickly replaced the top-grade spirit stones that had turned into ash.

"rise!"

With a soft shout, the ancient formation suddenly lit up with a dazzling light, but the light was too weak.

The surrounding silt was pushed aside by an invisible force, revealing a deep cave entrance.

As for the obstruction of the formation, since it was only activated by low-grade spirit stones, its power was pitifully small. The various attacks that were unleashed were barely better than tickling Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing and Fu Chao peered into the cave and could vaguely see the outline of a magnificent palace deep inside, exuding an ancient aura.

"It's really here!"

Fu Chao said excitedly, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.

"Let's go in and have a look."

Li Yunjing pointed inside and said calmly, "However, we should be careful. Since that old demon used the palace's information as an important bargaining chip, it is obviously not an ordinary palace. It is probably not peaceful inside."

Fu Chao nodded, composed himself, and stepped into the cave with Li Yunjing.

The two walked along the dark passage, the walls of which were covered with ancient paintings, which contained various patterns from ancient times.

Various monsters, ferocious beasts, and divine beasts, as well as the lives of humans.

Upon closer inspection of these patterns, Li Yunjing discovered the rudiments of the "Southern Continent"!

"Look! This is the 'Southern Sky Continent'!"

Li Yunjing looked at the drawing and exclaimed in surprise.

This is a memory from ancient times!

Someone carved that era onto the stone wall.

"Really! This mountain range! This mountain range is the 'Shenxiao Mountain Range'! And this one! Doesn't it look like the 'Hengyue Mountain Range'? That's the East Sea! That's the South Sea!"

Fu Chao's eyes widened, and he became more and more surprised as he looked, shouting repeatedly.

"Yes! This is our place!"

Li Yunjing's expression was solemn. He took out a jade slip and printed all the pictures on it.

Although the map here is not particularly detailed, it still has some reference value.

After all, Li Yunjing hadn't even figured out the "Southern Continent," let alone other continents.

The painting also depicts the "far north"!
That place was a matter of life and death for me.

Li Yunjing would never miss a single piece of information.

Li Yunjing's gaze was fixed on the "Far North" depicted on the stone wall. It was portrayed as a wasteland covered in ice and snow, with nine blood moons hanging high in the sky and countless abysses cracked in the earth, as if connecting to the underworld.

Even more chilling is the image of a massive black altar, with countless blurry figures kneeling around it, seemingly performing some ancient ritual.

"This... could it be the legendary 'Nine Nether Blood Sacrifice'?"

Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat, and his fingers unconsciously traced the stone wall, as if trying to dig out more information from it.

"Brother Li, what's wrong? Is there a problem with this far north?"

Seeing his serious expression, Fu Chao leaned closer and asked.

"Legend has it that the far north is the ancestral home of the ancient 'Nine Nether Demon Sect,' where an unparalleled ferocious demon is sealed. Every time the blood moon shines, the altar will open, nourishing the demon's body with the blood of all spirits... If this picture is true, then the far north is probably more dangerous than imagined."

Li Yunjing took a deep breath and muttered to himself.

He continued to record the information on the stone wall into jade slips, especially the blurry runes and terrain details, which he meticulously copied down.

This information might save his life in a critical moment.

After all the drawings were imprinted, Li Yunjing felt relieved and let out a long breath.

With these drawings, even if there were no treasures inside the so-called palace, Li Yunjing's trip would still have been worthwhile.

For him, maps and his understanding of the world were more important than anything else.

"Let's go! Let's keep going!"

After finishing their business, Li Yunjing led Fu Chao to continue downwards.

Before long, the view opened up before them, revealing a magnificent white palace standing in the center of a vast underground space.

The palace was enormous, standing a full 330 feet tall.

In the square outside the palace, a number of statues of various shapes and sizes stood around.

These statues are so lifelike that, despite the passage of countless years, they still exude an astonishing aura that sends chills down one's spine.

"Old Li, are these guys still alive?"

Fu Chao was startled; his calves cramped.

You should know that in the world of cultivation, there are countless ways to seal powerful forces inside statues.

Who knows if there are any special restrictions or prohibitions placed on these statues?

As soon as they walk past, the restrictions are activated, bringing the statues to life.

Judging from the terrifying appearance of these different species, they are definitely not benevolent beings!
If they really came back to life, Fu Chao seriously doubted whether the two of them could handle it.

He definitely can't do it himself!
Only Li Yunjing?
Even if your best friend is very strong, he can't take on ten people by himself, right?
"Let's go! If things don't look good, we'll retreat immediately!"

We've already reached the door, we can't just turn back now, can we?

Li Yunjing had no choice but to bite the bullet and say it.

Although he was proficient in "puppetry", he could not sense whether these statues were really some kind of special seal or puppet.

"All right!"

Fu Chao nodded, followed Li Yunjing by a step, and walked forward.

The first statue is a Qiongqi statue!
Li Yunjing walked closer, looked at the statue, and secretly swallowed.

These are the Four Fiendish Beasts!

If it really survives, even if it's a cub or a hybrid, Li Yunjing estimates he wouldn't be a match for it!

Fortunately, nothing terrible happened!

Even after Li Yunjing and Fu Chaoyue passed the Qiongqi statue, nothing changed.

"Looks pretty good!"

Li Yunjing let out a soft breath and slowly stepped forward.

We crossed the square with bated breath and arrived at the palace gate.

The palace gates were wide open, and the inside was pitch black, without any light. Even when one tried to probe inside with their divine sense, they could not detect anything.

"Old Li, are we... really going to go in?"

Fu Chao swallowed hard and asked in a low voice.

It was fine outside, at least there was light. But ever since we went underground, especially to the underground palace, Fu Chao has become a bit scared.

The events that had just transpired had completely devastated him.

"Having come this far, how can we leave empty-handed?"

Li Yunjing gazed into the depths of the palace and slowly walked forward.

"Wow..."

Li Yunjing carried the "Myriad Lotus Lantern," its soft light illuminating the road ahead.

The two exchanged a glance and stepped into the palace.

However, just as they stepped across the threshold, the stone door behind them slammed shut with a loud bang!
"what happened?"

Fu Chao was startled.

"careful!"

Li Yunjing gave a low shout, grabbed Fu Chao, and moved quickly.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The next moment, dozens of sharp stone spikes shot out from both sides of the passage, almost grazing the hem of their clothes.

"so close!"

Fu Chao said with lingering fear, "Which bastard built this palace and even set up traps?"

"Your own dojo has no secret mechanisms?"

Li Yunjing glanced at Fu Chao, his gaze grave: "It seems this palace isn't so simple. Stay close to me from now on and don't touch anything recklessly."

The two continued on their way, avoiding several more traps, and finally arrived at the end of the palace.

Under the illumination of the "Lotus Lanterns of Myriad Forms," ​​the interior of the entire palace gradually unfolded before the two of them.

Inside the magnificent hall, rows of chairs were arranged, making it seem like a solemn council chamber.

There were no other items on the table.

However, Li Yunjing looked at the tables and chairs and showed interest.

There are no ordinary things here!

Every table and chair is a second-tier magical artifact, and the most top-tier ones at that.

"Pity!"

Li Yunjing sighed. "What's wrong? So many good things, what's there to regret?"

Fu Chao was taken aback, then asked.

"The power of time has long since caused these magical artifacts to decay."

With a flick of his hand, Li Yunjing caused all the tables and chairs in the entire hall to turn into dust and scatter on the ground.

"This……"

Fu Chao was startled, and only then did he understand what Li Yunjing meant.

"Magic artifacts also have a lifespan! Those low-level magic tools and spiritual artifacts cannot withstand the test of time! Even some ordinary treasures cannot exist for hundreds of thousands or millions of years! Only the top-level ones can survive and become the ancient magic artifacts we know today!"

Li Yunjing sighed softly.

"Then we came here in vain?"

Fu Chao said with resentment.

Li Yunjing's eyes flickered slightly, and he shook his head, saying, "Not necessarily."

"Come with me to the back hall!"

He walked slowly toward the depths of the main hall, and Fu Chao quickly followed.

In addition to the main hall, there are several secondary halls inside this underground palace.

In Li Yunjing's view, that was the real treasure trove.

This is the training ground of a great man!
The important figure simply disappeared in a hurry.

According to the habits of cultivators, truly good things are always carried with them, but there must also be some treasures in their dojos.

This important figure's cultivation level is unfathomable. He can set up such a teleportation array. Even some things that are "junk" in his eyes are probably supreme treasures in the eyes of Li Yunjing and Fu Chao.

Looking at the main gate of the secondary hall, Li Yunjing flicked his sleeve and the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" flew out, unleashing a sharp sword aura that was thousands of feet long, as if it could cut through the heavens and earth.

Upon entering the secondary hall, Li Yunjing scanned it with his divine sense and discovered that it was a palace, magnificent and splendid, in no way inferior to the previous main hall.

Inside this secondary hall, there were rows and rows of boxes everywhere!
The boxes had talismans pasted on them.

Time was of the essence, and Li Yunjing had no time to spare. He opened them one by one, and with a wave of his hand, the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" slashed out, unleashing sword energy at the talismans on each box.

"Crack!"

The restrictions here have fallen into disrepair over the years and no longer possess the power they once had.

The fragile barrier was broken by the sword energy. Among those boxes, there were also individual boxes that the sword energy of the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" could not cut through at all!

Seeing this, Li Yunjing was not angry at all; on the contrary, she was even happier.

This kind of difficult-to-crack box is definitely more important.

These boxes were naturally handled by Li Yunjing himself.

These are all inanimate objects. Without someone to replenish their energy, even if they possess extraordinary abilities, they cannot exert them without energy.

Li Yunjing opened all the boxes in the hall in no time.

In the first box, Li Yunjing and Fu Chao saw a series of jade bottles filled with all sorts of pills.

"Oh shit!"

Opening a jade bottle and seeing the weakened effects of the precious pill, Li Yunjing couldn't help but curse in exasperation.

"Hold!"

Fu Chao was the same; he could tell that all the pills here were of third-tier quality!
However, it is obvious that the color of the pill is dull, as if it has lost most of its medicinal power over the long years!
They've all gone bad, yet they still have third-tier quality. What level of pills were they back then?

Fourth order or higher?

Who wouldn’t feel sad when seeing this?

"Pity!"

Li Yunjing opened each bottle one by one, took out one, and tested its medicinal properties.

Li Yunjing couldn't name any of these pills!
Clearly, these were all high-grade pills, things that Li Yunjing had never been able to access before.

Every time he examined the properties of a particular elixir, his face would twitch involuntarily.

Heartache!

Extremely heartbroken!

My heart is breaking!

It’s so uncomfortable!
This is like cutting flesh off Li Yunjing!
"Old Fu, take this pill, it's to replenish your mana! Here, take this one too, it's for nourishing your spirit! And this one, this one is for strengthening your bones and bones..."

While experimenting, Li Yunjing took out pills from the jade bottle and tossed them to Fu Chao.

As for the remaining pills, he put them into his "storage ring" and they disappeared without a trace.

"It's rich! It's rich!"

At that moment, Fu Chao felt extremely happy.

Even though these pills have lost most of their medicinal effects, they are still third-tier pills!

With his level of cultivation, if he were to consume it, his cultivation would undoubtedly advance greatly!

Of course, you can't take it indiscriminately!

Fu Chao must prepare himself, go all out, and slowly refine one of the pills to absorb its medicinal power and increase his strength.

There were seven or eight boxes in total, all filled with pills.

After the distribution was completed, Li Yunjing grabbed a bronze alchemy furnace from the side hall.

This bronze alchemy furnace has not decayed!

This is an ancient magical artifact!
The bronze alchemy furnace exudes a powerful spiritual energy, and it is engraved with many patterns of agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, and farming, seemingly recording a period of civilization.

Having seen many fine things, Li Yunjing naturally recognized the grade of this "Bronze Alchemy Furnace" as being above the fourth rank, making it a true treasure!
Li Yunjing simply put it away.

With such a great harvest, Li Yunjing was filled with excitement and began to open the remaining boxes. One by one, many magical artifacts appeared in the boxes.

Unfortunately, under the influence of time, these magical artifacts decayed and turned into dust.

They couldn't even refine the materials anymore.

Soon, most of the boxes were opened.

The new box in front of Li Yunjing was opened by him personally.

Li Yunjing was quite interested in the box, thinking it might contain something good.

"Crack!"

The box was opened, and a jade ruler appeared inside.

After examining it, Li Yunjing discovered it was yet another ancient magical artifact!
Next, Li Yunjing opened the remaining boxes.

Then came a copper bell, a long spear, a copper gong, a long knife, a large drum, a string of crystal beads, a halberd, and a giant axe.

A full ten treasures!

"Old Fu, what do you want? Pick one!"

Li Yunjing was delighted and pointed to the good things.

"Well... I didn't do anything special, so let's just forget about it?"

Fu Chao was taken aback, but felt a warmth in his heart. Although he wanted it, he thought that he had relied on Li Yunjing all the way and had not made any contribution himself. It was understandable that he had taken advantage of Li Yunjing earlier.

However, this is clearly an ancient magic weapon, a high-quality item ranked in the fourth tier.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators would be tempted by the position; what right does Fu Chao have to take it for free?

"fart!"

Li Yunjing laughed and scolded, "What's the point of pretending between brothers? Did you think what I said before was all nonsense? Take one!"

"Um...you're really giving it to me?"

Fu Chao was touched and asked shyly.

"Really? Hurry up! Men shouldn't dawdle! Once you've chosen, I'll give the rest to my women, and any leftovers can be given to my friends!"

Li Yunjing rolled her eyes at Fu Chao and said in an annoyed tone.

"Okay! I won't hold back!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing was serious, Fu Chao no longer hesitated. He looked at all the good stuff and finally took the halberd.

In his opinion, this weapon is so cool!
It's perfect for him to show off!
Li Yunjing had no idea what Fu Chao was thinking. If he did, he would definitely roll his eyes at him!
When others choose magical artifacts, they consider whether they fit their cultivation method and whether they can enhance their strength.

Fu Chao is something else, he did it all just to show off!

"Let's go! To the next secondary hall!"

Having thoroughly exploited the resources here, Li Yunjing and Fu Chao headed towards another side hall.

They entered the secondary hall using violent means.

This time, however, Li Yunjing and Fu Chao were disappointed and heartbroken!
This is a bookstore!
But the bookshelves were already rotten, not to mention the books themselves!
Nothing exists anymore!

Countless pieces of knowledge have disappeared.

When Li Yunjing entered the room and saw that all the books were gone, his legs went weak and he almost knelt down.

What he values ​​most is knowledge!

Only knowledge that you acquire truly belongs to you; other resources are external and merely tools to aid your spiritual practice.

Now, what he cherished most is gone!
"Old Li! Don't get excited! There are still a few deputy halls! There are still good things waiting for us there!"

Seeing Li Yunjing's defeated look, Fu Chao was startled, genuinely afraid that Old Li would never recover.

(End of this chapter)