I flew on a sword at the magic academy

The more you comprehend it, the more awe you will feel. This is not just a single offensive technique; it directly penetrates the source and can be called the supreme of all techniques!

Shi Daohan had been cultivating for many days, but she never heard the voice of the Lord of Tai'an City again. Her heart sank, and she realized that the other party was probably already exhausted.

Two hundred thousand years is an extremely long period of time, even for cultivators, demonstrating the vicissitudes of life and the changing of the stars.

Shi Daohan sighed, bowed deeply to the rock face, and made a deep bow.

The other person taught her the Dharma, and was nominally her mentor, but unfortunately she couldn't help him find liberation.

She got up and left the area. Wuji Mountain was full of unknown dangers, and she had lingered there for too long. The evil power was growing stronger and stronger, making her feel very uneasy.

"What did that legendary immortal do upon entering Mount Wuji? What were the hidden reasons behind Ge Hong's decision to defy ancestral teachings and enter Mount Wuji?"

Shi Daohan thought a lot. This was an extremely ominous place. She felt that there was probably no chance of finding the secret to becoming an immortal or the inheritance of an immortal. She might even perish here. But she was really unwilling to just retreat like this.

After much deliberation, she decided to explore a little further to see if she could find the Dragon-Seeking Manual.

Everything else is secondary, but if she can obtain the Dragon Seeking Scripture, she will no longer lack resources on her future cultivation path, and she really doesn't want to miss it.

After traveling several hundred feet into the depths of Wuji Mountain, the chainmail she wore was no longer ordinary, but exuded a faint luster. At the same time, the woodcutter's knife and compass in her hands also shimmered with an unusual light.

"There are high-quality spirit stones here, and there seems to be quite a lot of them." Shi Daohan sensed a rich spiritual energy.

The malevolent power came from another direction, not from the passage she was currently in, so she decided to continue exploring forward.

About half an hour later, she arrived at the end of a passage, where a soft glow and a sacred aura greeted her.

Shi Daohan was terrified and almost cried out. She saw a woman of unparalleled beauty, like a lotus emerging from the water, flawless, pure and otherworldly.

Ahead lay a vast cavern, and on a tall stone platform lay a crystal coffin, over a meter high and three meters long, almost transparent.

The woman in the coffin had her beautiful eyes closed and remained motionless. Her beauty was so stunning that it could topple mountains and rivers, as if she had stepped out of a myth.

But Shi Daohan felt a chill run down her spine, because she had seen this crystal coffin in the previous carvings!

She pushed her fighting power to the limit, holding the machete horizontally in front of her, ready to deal with any unexpected events.

She stared at the woman's slender hand in the coffin. In the carvings in the tomb passage, when an immortal descended, the unknown being in the crystal coffin would extend a beautiful, slender hand to confront it.

"It's so similar, it's uncanny. Even the crystal coffin is exactly the same." Shi Daohan felt a chill run down her spine. The Sleeping Beauty in the coffin had a jade hand with distinct knuckles and each finger was crystal clear, like a water scallion.

"I can't be that unlucky, can I..." Shi Daohan didn't dare to breathe loudly as she slowly backed away. It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous at this moment.

In the scene depicted on the carving, even the being who appeared to have become an immortal had to use his own weapons to suppress the crystal coffin, which shows how terrifying the woman inside the coffin must be.

Shi Daohan retreated more than thirty meters, observing the sleeping beauty in the crystal coffin, but the other party did not react at all.

"I can't sense any signs of life... Could it be... that he's already dead?"

The cave was filled with a rich spiritual energy, creating a peaceful atmosphere, devoid of any malevolent or ferocious aura, or even a hint of sinister killing intent.

Feeling no danger, Shi Daohan was no longer afraid and cautiously approached forward.

"I really can't sense any signs of life, so they must be dead, right?"

"Click"

Suddenly, a cracking sound came from beneath his feet. It was just a piece of rotten bone that had been decaying for many years. But what truly shocked Shi Daohan was that on the other side of the crystal coffin, a humanoid creature was kneeling!

Shi Daohan covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming, her heart pounding wildly.

The humanoid creature was over two zhang tall when standing upright. Its body was covered in fine, dark green scales, it had a bony horn on its forehead, six arms as thick as buckets, and wings on its back…

Shi Daohan immediately thought of the humanoid creature on the carving, which was unearthed by the ancient people and caused endless slaughter with a single stomp of its foot.

"According to the description on the engraving, wasn't it killed on the spot by that immortal?" Shi Daohan guessed that there should be many such humanoid creatures in Wuji Mountain, and the one in front of him was not the same one depicted in the engraving.

Fortunately, the humanoid creature in front of them was also dead, and no signs of life could be detected.

Not long after, Shi Daohan discovered another broken stone tablet with the words "[Those who trespass will die]" written on it.

Although the writing is ancient, it is the script of the human race.

"Those who tamper with it will die. Tamper with what? Is it this crystal coffin before us? Is this the reason this humanoid creature died?"

Shi Daohan observed carefully and found that the humanoid creature did show signs of retreating and struggling before it died, but he did not see any fatal wounds on its body.

"Killing someone without them even realizing it..." Shi Daohan gasped, silently taking two steps back. He walked around the crystal coffin on the stone platform and saw many cracks that shimmered with light.

"It was repaired with top-grade pure spirit stones; this crystal coffin has been tampered with!"

Shi Daohan was shocked to discover that the Water Spirit Coffin had indeed been tampered with; the cracks were evidence of this, and the difference in materials was evident even after repairs.

The woman in the coffin was peaceful, like Sleeping Beauty in eternal slumber, but one thing was certain: it was indeed a lifeless corpse, though it looked remarkably lifelike.

This woman was truly beautiful, possessing an unparalleled beauty that could topple kingdoms.

"Huh, what's that?" Shi Daohan saw a faintly shimmering light, half-hidden in the woman's skirt in the coffin, and hard to spot if one wasn't paying attention.

"Do the unknown creatures in Wuji Mountain also like jade ornaments?"

Shi Daohan narrowed her eyes slightly. She always felt that the beautiful woman in the crystal coffin was human like her, and not the unknown creature in Wuji Mountain.

Then she made an amazing discovery: she saw metal fragments on the repair marks, which were made of the same material as the chainmail she was wearing!

This discovery stirred Shi Daohan's heart. In the past, Ge Hong made ample preparations before entering Wuji Mountain, including the creation of two sets of chainmail. The chainmail she was wearing now was made by Ge Hong!

There were only a few metal fragments, which were almost invisible without careful observation. Shi Daohan was certain that the metal fragments were made of the same material as the chainmail she was wearing!

Shi Daohan thought carefully and realized that a total of thirty-six people had left their names on the jade steps, of which only one was a woman's name.

—Yang Qingning, the Holy Maiden of the Celestial Academy!

"The person in this coffin... could it be Yang Qingning, the celestial maiden who entered Wuji Mountain in search of Senior Ge Hong?" Shi Daohan had such a bold guess in his mind.

She didn't act rashly, but searched for other clues in the cave.

Ge Hong must have been here, but she couldn't be sure what he did, nor did she have much time to explore it. The eerie call was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, causing her great mental anguish.

She left the cave and continued her exploration deeper into Wuji Mountain, where she soon made another significant discovery.

She found a broken pendant, identical to the one the old village chief had given her before she entered Wuji Mountain.

"It seems I'm on the right track, Senior Ge Hong. I hope you don't stray too far from the right path."

Shi Daohan put away the broken pendant and continued exploring.

After walking more than 300 meters, both the machete and the compass in her hand simultaneously emitted a dazzling light.

Silently, a large group of people appeared ahead, their skin as white as paper, a stark contrast to their black armor, exuding a sinister aura.

"The ghostly soldiers are using this route... how did they end up inside Mount Wuji?"

Under normal circumstances, Shi Daohan would greet these underworld messengers and exchange a few pleasantries, but since they were in Wuji Mountain, she dared not do so.

"Over the long years, too many people have died here. The underworld sent messengers to collect their souls, but they all ended up trapped and died here..." Shi Daohan discovered that those messengers had all died, and now only their obsessions remained, repeating the things they had done in their previous lives.

She stepped aside, holding her rusty woodcutter's knife horizontally in front of her, and all the underworld messengers, carrying the spirits of the dead, walked straight past her.

"Jehovah—!"

Suddenly, a sharp scream rang out, sounding particularly jarring in the desolate Wuji Mountain, making anyone who heard it feel a chill run down their spine.

Not far away, a ghost rushed towards Shi Daohan. It was a woman with disheveled hair, dressed in snow-white clothes, whose ferocious face could not be hidden by her messy hair.

"when"

Shi Daohan, wielding his sword, was knocked back several steps.

"What?!" Shi Daohan was shocked. The woman's spirit body was as solid as a physical being!

"Nourished by the yin energy of Mount Wuji, she has gained considerable power!"

This kind of undead is even more difficult to deal with than a vengeful ghost. Shi Daohan quickly retreated and then used his hand to write a strange rune in the void in front of him.

With a "whoosh," a blazing flame appeared out of thin air, transforming into a fire dragon that rushed forward, instantly engulfing the female ghost and reducing her to ashes.

However, the number of Yin messengers and undead was too great. Nourished by the Yin energy in Wuji Mountain for a long time, they had become incredibly powerful, and Shi Daohan had no choice but to retreat.

Having escaped the ghostly soldiers who had been using her path, she continued forward and soon arrived at a vast cave. The biting cold made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, as the cave was filled with solid ice formed from the ghostly energy.

"Senior Ge Hong, which direction did you go?"

The Wuji Mountains are full of interconnected caves, and Ge Hong left no obvious traces, making it difficult for Shi Daohan to follow in his footsteps.

Half an hour later, she found a broken, rusty woodcutter's knife and a tampered compass in a cave.

"His machete and compass were both ruined. What kind of danger did he encounter?" Shi Daohan wondered in surprise.

However, this was also good news. With the machete and compass both ruined, it seemed that Ge Hong couldn't have gone much further, which gave her renewed hope.

Suddenly, the old compass that Shi Daohan was holding trembled slightly and emitted a radiant light.

Shi Daohan realized something was wrong and turned around abruptly. Just a few dozen meters away, a huge creature was staring intently at her.

The creature was over two zhang tall, with a hollow lower body and two arms as thick as water vats pierced by a cold iron chain. Its entire body was covered in thick animal fur, making it impossible to tell what kind of creature it was. Its pair of eerie green eyes were fixed on Shi Daohan.

"Brother... can you understand me? I said I was just passing by, do you believe me? Did I bother you? Then I'll leave now..." Shi Daohan backed away warily.

"boom"

The unknown creature suddenly charged forward, its arms pierced by cold iron chains, each chain making a rattling sound as it moved. It possessed astonishing strength, crushing forward like a mountain.

"Let's talk this out, there's no need to resort to violence!" Shi Daohan tried his best to dodge, while simultaneously slashing down with his wood-chopping knife, sparks flying everywhere, as if he had struck iron and stone.

"call"

In the distance, a fierce wind surged from another cave, and a mournful howl echoed through the air.

A strange bird appeared in an instant; it had no feathers, no flesh, and was just a skeleton.

A powerful killing intent surged like a tidal wave, and its violent force was terrifying.

Shi Daohan immediately turned and ran. Both creatures possessed strength comparable to the mid-stage of the Void God Realm. Without spiritual weapons, magical artifacts, talismans, or secret treasures, she was simply no match for them.

Fortunately, the interior of Wuji Mountain is full of interconnected caves, some of which are very narrow. The two creatures, due to their enormous size, had great difficulty passing through them, which greatly slowed them down.

"boom"

The creature, covered in animal fur, opened its mouth and spewed out a beam of light, which surged towards Shi Daohan like a tidal wave.

Shi Daohan turned around and saw that there was another creature behind him, with six thick arms, its whole body shimmering with silver light, like an inextinguishable divine fire.

"How did I disturb them?" Shi Daohan wondered. He had been moving very carefully throughout the whole process and didn't know how he had startled these three creatures.

She fled at top speed, but eventually found herself approaching the central area of ​​Wuji Mountain, where the malevolent call grew stronger.

"Bang"

The creature with wings on its back and six arms possessed incredible speed, relentlessly pursuing Shi Daohan and launching attacks from time to time during its flight.

"Bang"

Shi Daohan was unable to dodge in time and was hit by a palm strike. The force of the blow sent him crashing through more than twenty caves before he regained his footing.

"Ugh... the unknown creatures of Mount Wuji are indeed powerful. I've finally witnessed it firsthand..."

Shi Daohan grimaced and spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart.

(End of this chapter)