I flew on a sword at the magic academy

"Awooo..."

The sharp, long howl sent chills down one's spine. This creature was truly formidable. If Shi Daohan hadn't activated his protective divine light in time to deflect most of the force of that attack, he would have definitely broken several bones.

At this moment, the Wuji Mountain was no longer peaceful. Several sharp and mournful cries came again, even more terrifying than the unknown creature with six arms.

Shi Daohan felt as if his soul was about to shatter, and his mind trembled violently.

At the same time, that evil power suddenly increased dozens of times, and Shi Daohan involuntarily rushed in one direction during his escape.

"This is troublesome!"

Shi Daohan tried his best to circulate his inner energy, but he still couldn't resist the interference of that evil power. In the end, he completely lost control of his body.

"Buzz"

Suddenly, a metallic clang rang out, instantly calming the restless Wuji Mountain.

"Is that the immortal soldier of that immortal?!"

Shi Daohan was shocked, but she didn't have time to linger. As soon as she regained control of her body, she rushed towards a direction where the evil power was weaker, traversing through naturally formed caves until she had completely shaken off the monsters before stopping.

She arrived at a spacious cave, which was very large, like a plaza.

"That is..."

Shi Daohan steeled her resolve. She saw a human-shaped corpse with a golden booklet next to it.

As she approached, she saw that the corpse also had a fatal wound on its forehead, indicating that its spirit had been pierced directly, killing it instantly.

Not far away, there were some scattered metal fragments, made of the same material as the chainmail Shi Daohan was wearing.

"Ge Hong?!"

Shi Daohan examined them carefully and found that the metal fragments were indeed made of the same material as the chainmail she was wearing.

As for the corpse, in addition to the fatal wound on the forehead, there were multiple fractures in the limbs.

"He was already seriously injured before this, yet he still managed to get here."

Shi Daohan's gaze fell on the golden booklet, made of metal and heavy in the hand. The three ancient characters "[Seeking the Dragon Classic]" were particularly eye-catching, with vigorous and powerful strokes, like three divine dragons lying down, making it impossible to look away.

"The Dragon-Seeking Manual has finally been found!"

Shi Daohan was overjoyed. She had given up hope, but unexpectedly, her wish came true at this moment.

"With this Dragon-Seeking Manual, we won't have to worry about lacking resources anymore."

Shi Daohan opened the Dragon Seeking Scripture, and beams of golden light shot out, dazzling and radiant.

This is indeed a treasure. Putting aside the contents, the material of this book is already divine. It is hard and sharp, and can be used as a spiritual weapon.

Each ancient character within is like a dazzling star.

Shi Daohan began to read it carefully. She was already a master in the field of feng shui, but she was still deeply attracted. She had a more thorough explanation of various feng shui patterns and celestial phenomena and terrain.

"No wonder there have only been four Dragon Finders throughout history. This field is truly profound and extensive; one could never learn it all in a lifetime."

Shi Daohan sighed that the contents of this booklet were extremely complex, and even though she had already achieved a certain level of expertise in Feng Shui, she would still need to spend a long time and effort to understand and practice it.

She put the booklet away, then dug a hole in the ground and buried Ge Hong's remains in it, so that he could rest in peace.

The cave was very empty, with nothing in it. Shi Daohan searched for a long time but could not find the weapon of the immortal.

"Immortals are ethereal beings, existing only in legends. Their existence is unlikely to be easy for me to find, and they might even be suppressing some unknown, malevolent force here." She shook her head, abandoning that unrealistic idea.

She has already obtained the "Dragon Seeking Scripture," which has solved the problem of lacking resources for cultivation. It can be said that she has already gained a lot. It's time to think about how to get out.

"Many creatures in Wuji Mountain have been disturbed. If we turn back, we may encounter them again."

Shi Daohan frowned, unsure how to leave this ominous place.

The eerie power fluctuated in strength, making her very uneasy.

Even a powerful figure like the Lord of Tai'an City, who had surpassed the Nascent Soul stage, had been trapped here for over two hundred thousand years, exhausting his lifespan. If she couldn't find a way out, she could only hold on for two or three thousand years at most.

This is still the most optimistic view. If she were targeted by those unknown creatures, she probably wouldn't even last a year.

She left the cave and walked outside. She hadn't gone far when that sharp and piercing whistling sound rang out again.

"Swish swish swish"

Seven or eight unknown creatures appeared in front of her at the same time, surrounding her.

"How exactly were these creatures formed? Were they born from Yin energy?" Shi Daohan knew that these should be the guardian spirits of Wuji Mountain, but he didn't know what kind of life forms these creatures were, as he had never encountered them before.

"This isn't a creature from the Peerless Divine Source, so how can it already be so powerful!"

Ye Fan was shocked. The extent of such a being's terror was immeasurable. It was likely that few human experts in the mortal world could suppress it.

"This disciple respectfully bows to the Great Heavenly Venerable, the Thunder God of Universal Transformation of the Nine Heavens, and humbly requests the assistance of all the righteous gods of the Thunder Department to vanquish evil and eliminate malevolent forces! May the mighty power of Heaven transform into divine thunder!"

Shi Daohan shouted, wanting to ask the Thunder God of Heaven to help her get out of her predicament, but she received no response for a long time.

"What's going on? Why aren't you talking to me?" Shi Daohan panicked. Logically speaking, the righteous god of the Thunder Department should have arrived as soon as she finished speaking, but this time it didn't work.

She chose to retreat without looking back, but felt as if she were trapped in a quagmire, being sucked in by an invisible force, and slowly retreating backward.

"Is it a soul-binding technique?!" Shi Daohan was terrified, feeling as if his soul was being grabbed by an invisible hand and about to be forcibly pulled from his body.

She circulated her inner energy with all her might, and at the same time, her secret technique was activated. Her blood boiled and her body surged, which stabilized her figure.

"Buzz"

Just then, the metallic tremor rang out again, and an unknown creature behind them let out a cold snort of resentment. It then took a step forward and disappeared in the blink of an eye, followed by the other creatures.

Shi Daohan felt a chill run down her spine. These creatures were dozens of times more terrifying than those she had encountered before, and were definitely comparable to those who had reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

"That metallic tremor seems to be coming from here, but why can't I see that immortal weapon?"

The cave plaza was spacious and open, and even with the double pupil in his body, Shi Daohan couldn't find anything special.

"How could you run around like that..."

The voice of the Lord of Tai'an City came through, sounding even weaker than before.

"Lord Jiang?! It's so good to see you alright!" Upon hearing the long-lost voice of the Lord of Tai'an City, Shi Daohan was overjoyed.

"Alas... They have been awakened... You cannot leave..." The Lord of Tai'an City was on the verge of death, but he could still find Shi Daohan in the vast emptiness, which shows how powerful his divine sense was.

"Lord Jiang, perhaps we...we can get out if we join forces!"

Even Shi Daohan herself felt embarrassed saying this. How could her meager skills be of any help? If the Lord of Tai'an City could intervene, then there would be nothing for her to do. Saying that they would join forces was a bit of self-aggrandizement.

"If you had come a hundred years earlier... perhaps there would still be a glimmer of hope..." Lord Jiang's voice was broken, saying that he was on the verge of death and could not even get out of the place he was trapped in.

At the same time, Shi Daohan also received a devastating message from him.

Even without those tomb guardians, Wuji Mountain is one of the ten most dangerous places. In the past, that being who was suspected of becoming an immortal used heaven-defying methods to transform this place into an independent world, where one can only enter but not leave.

"I have already passed down the Formless Skill... at least it has not been lost in my hands... even in the Netherworld I will be worthy of being called a sage..." Lord Jiang said very weakly.

He passed on to Shi Daohan a secret technique of a sage, a master cultivation method that could evolve into all kinds of offensive and killing techniques.

He didn't want this method to be lost in his hands, so he passed it on to Shi Daohan without reservation.

"Lord Jiang, please hold on a little longer! If I escape, I will definitely go to Tai'an City and send someone to rescue you!"

"Absolutely not!" City Lord Jiang exclaimed urgently, stating that he was about to pass away peacefully and there was no need for anyone to come and die.

"Lord Jiang, is there really no way to get out? Did that being who was suspected of becoming an immortal leave behind any backup plan? What exactly did He do here?"

Shi Daohan pressed her for an answer, insisting that she had to find a way to escape and couldn't be trapped there to die.

However, after saying those words, Lord Jiang fell silent.

Wuji Mountain, with its feng shui layout of nine dragons pulling a coffin, who was buried there? The being who seemed to have become an immortal was clearly a later arrival. Before him, an unknown being had already entered Wuji Mountain. What did he do after entering Wuji Mountain?

The path they came by was no longer viable. Unable to deal with the unknown creatures, Shi Daohan had no choice but to grit his teeth and venture deeper into the area.

As soon as she left the empty cave, she sensed that intense evil power, which almost lifted her off the ground and summoned her away.

"No wonder even beings beyond the Nascent Soul stage couldn't escape; this power is truly bizarre..." Shi Daohan thought with a chill.

She couldn't resist the force; her thighs and arms had been stabbed countless times, and her clothes were soaked in blood. The healing pills she had prepared before entering Wuji Mountain were almost gone.

"That is..."

Just then, an object on her body emitted a dazzling light. It was the jade pendant hanging from her waist, a piece of broken jade that she had obtained from the scarred bandit leader of Luhe Village.

"Why is this jade pendant suddenly reacting? What message is it conveying?" Shi Daohan carefully looked around and was suddenly surprised to find a huge jade book in a vast cave hundreds of meters away!

It is over ten meters long and two meters wide, radiating a soft, shimmering light.

Shi Daohan looked at the jade pendant in his hand, then at the huge jade book, and his breathing became rapid. Enduring the pressure that threatened to break his soul, he slowly approached the book.

It was only a distance of six or seven hundred meters, but it took her three hours to reach it, leaving a deep trail of footprints on the ground.

Large beads of sweat dripped down her cheeks and onto the ground, soaking the hair on her forehead. Her bones were creaking and groaning, as if they were about to collapse under the pressure.

"Huff... huff..."

Shi Daohan gasped for breath, the invisible pressure and the evil summons tormenting her, but she finally reached Yu Shu's side.

The terrifying pressure, as if a hundred thousand mountains were pressing down on her, and the evil summons all lessened considerably, giving her a chance to catch her breath.

"We're probably close to the central area of ​​Wuji Mountain by now," Shi Daohan muttered to himself.

She slumped to the ground, looked down, and found that the broken ancient jade she was clutching in her hand was becoming brighter and warmer, and the jade book in front of her was also emitting a soft, shimmering light, as if in response.

Ink Book

The two ancient characters are clearly visible, possessing a profound and unfathomable Taoist charm.

Shi Daohan's mind was in turmoil. This was very likely a celestial scripture, a legacy left behind by an immortal from countless years ago!

"Huh, why can't I open it?"

She tried to open the jade book to see its contents, but found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't budge it an inch.

She looked down at the ancient jade in her hand and muttered to herself, "Could it be because this piece of jade is incomplete?"

She knew that some inheritances required specific tokens to unlock, and this ancient jade might be such a token, but unfortunately it was incomplete and fragmented.

"Ink Book... It is named with ink but written on jade." Shi Daohan looked at the jade book in front of her, her heart filled with regret. This was very likely the legacy left behind by that person who was suspected of becoming an immortal from countless years ago. Unfortunately, no matter how she tried, she could not open it and could not see its true appearance.

Suddenly, Shi Daohan saw a line of golden characters on the stone platform under the jade book. Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was left by the Lord of Tai'an City!

—The mastery of the ink is so profound that it has shaken the ages and is unparalleled. It is a great pity that I was unable to witness his methods!

Lord Jiang also came here in the past, but unfortunately he was unable to open this jade book.

"Mo Zun? Does that refer to that being who is suspected of becoming an immortal?" Shi Daohan murmured.

In the engravings, the ancients and sages used only the word "[Immortal]" to refer to the supreme being who was suspected of becoming an immortal. However, here Lord Jiang is addressed as the Ink Venerable. Shi Daohan cannot be sure whether these two are the same person.

"Such a tremendous opportunity and destiny is right before our eyes..."

Shi Daohan muttered to herself, really wanting to obtain this opportunity. She circled the jade book and saw a line of ancient characters on the other side of the stone platform. Judging from the engravings, it should be even older.

—Throughout the ages, amidst the fleeting beauty of the moon and wind, the wandering cultivator Mu Ye bows in reverence to the Venerable Ink.