The entry for cultivating immortality states that after dying a hundred times, I attained immortalit

The total amount of spiritual energy has increased by nearly 50% compared to before, making it increasingly easier to control.

More importantly, the quality of the poisonous spiritual energy also seems to have improved significantly.

"This poisonous cave is indeed my blessed land."

Jiang Bai stood up and stretched his body.

Not satisfied, he turned his gaze deeper into the cave. "Only the first day, and I've already broken through one level. I can't waste the next two days." Jiang Bai continued to explore downwards.

The next day, Jiang Bai had already ventured into an area eighty zhang away from the cave entrance.

The concentration of poisonous fog here is more than three times that at the cave entrance, and its color is also more mixed.

Jiang Bai was like a fish in water, stopping to absorb and cultivate wherever he went, and his cultivation was steadily advancing towards the mid-stage of the second level of Qi Refining.

While exploring a side road, he suddenly stopped.

The fork in the road was very narrow and ended in a dead end; the rock walls looked no different from anywhere else.

Jiang Bai keenly sensed that intermittent spiritual energy fluctuations were coming from the left rock wall.

This fluctuation was not caused by poisonous gas emanating from the cave, but rather by the aura leaking from some remnant of a formation.

He approached and examined it closely. The surface of the rock wall was covered with a thick layer of poisonous moss, and he could not see anything unusual.

Jiang Bai drew his dagger and scraped off the surface residue.

After scraping about an inch deep, the tip of the dagger suddenly touched a straight slit.

As they continued cleaning along the crack, the outline of a stone door gradually came into view.

At the joint between the stone gate and the rock wall, a broken array can be vaguely seen.

The spiritual energy fluctuations that Jiang Bai detected came from this formation.

"Could it be a secret room?"

Jiang Bai's heart stirred, and he increased the pressure on his hands.

The stone door was not locked; it was simply blocked by sediment and a malfunctioning array.

After a few forceful pushes, the stone door opened a crack inward.

An air stream, much less toxic than the outside air, surged out.

Jiang Bai sidestepped and slipped in.

The stone chamber was small and empty.

In the center, a humanoid skeleton dressed in a gray robe sits cross-legged, its clothes weathered and crumbling at the slightest touch.

The white bones were translucent, faintly tinged with jade color, clearly indicating that the owner had a high level of cultivation and was skilled in body refinement.

A silver ring was worn on the finger bones of his right hand.

Within the skeleton's embrace, a corner of a blue jade slip was visible.

Jiang Baixian stood at the door and carefully examined the entire stone chamber.

The ground was dusty, but some array markings could be seen, indicating that they had also become ineffective.

There seemed to be some writing on the ground in front of the skeleton, but it was covered by dust.

Jiang Bai gently brushed away the dust with the dagger sheath and bent down to examine it.

The inscriptions are deeply engraved, but due to their age and exposure to toxic gas, many parts are now blurred and illegible.

"Ambushed by a traitor...severely wounded and unable to heal...hidden here...hoping that those who come after...will inherit my legacy...if you wish to carry on my teachings...may you..."

The last few words were completely illegible.

"Traitor? Legacy?" Jiang Bai seemed to be deep in thought.

Then, Jiang Bai channeled his poisonous spiritual power, condensing a protective film on his right palm, and carefully reached out to approach the skeleton.

He first lightly tapped the ring with the dagger, and seeing that there was nothing unusual, he...

He touched the jade slip again, and it was the same.

Jiang Bai was relieved and took the jade slip from beside the bones.

The jade slip felt warm and smooth to the touch, with a rather unique tactile quality.

He steadied himself, placed the jade slip on his forehead, and focused his mind and energy.

In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded into my mind!

The story begins with a cultivation technique—the "Hundred Poisons Tempering Body Technique"!

However, this is not a complete cultivation method, but a fragment, the contents of which start from the Qi Refining stage and end at the Foundation Establishment stage.

There is a clear break in the middle, which should be the first half of a higher-level technique.

The concept behind this technique is quite unique: it guides various toxins to temper the muscles, bones, and skin, thus forging the body with poison.

While enduring extreme pain, it greatly enhances the body's resistance to poison, as well as pure strength and defense.

"That's interesting; it really resonates with me."

Jiang Bai thought to himself, "[Toxicity Immunity] allows me to ignore the poison during cultivation and only enjoy the strengthening effect."

He continued browsing intently.

After the fragment of the "Hundred Poisons Tempering Body Technique", the information abruptly stopped.

But at the end, a divine message was left:

"Whoever obtains this text, if they wish to inherit my lineage, may take the ring...to the Central Plains...to the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons...and there will be..."

At this point, the divine thought abruptly ceased, as if the person who left the message was already extremely weak at that time.

"Zhongzhou? Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons?"

Jiang Bai firmly remembered these two keywords.

Zhongzhou is the core area for cultivation in this world, and it is separated from the remote Ping'an County where the Jiang family lives by countless miles.

The Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons sounds like either a sect of poison cultivators or a place name.

He put down the jade slip and turned his gaze to the ring.

Jiang Bai attempted to infuse spiritual energy.

But the ring didn't react at all.

"Is it a special technique required, or is my cultivation level insufficient? Perhaps it can only be activated after I reach the Foundation Establishment stage?" Jiang Bai speculated.

The owner of these skeletons was able to leave behind a fragment of the "Hundred Poisons Tempering Body Technique," a cultivation method that directly leads to the Foundation Establishment stage. In his lifetime, his cultivation level was at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, or perhaps even higher.

His storage ring was naturally not something a Qi Refining stage cultivator could easily open.

Jiang Bai was not discouraged and removed the ring from the bone.

He put the ring and jade slip into his bosom.

After doing all this, he bowed deeply to the skeleton.

"Senior, I will take the items. If I have the opportunity to reach the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons in Zhongzhou in the future, we can discuss the matter of the lineage. As for the traitor... I am currently embroiled in my own troubles and am unable to help him for the time being. I hope you will understand."

After bowing, he left the stone chamber, pushed the stone door back to its original position, and cleaned up all traces he had left behind.

Afterwards, he nonchalantly returned to the venomous pool where he had previously cultivated, and continued to sit cross-legged, absorbing the poisonous gas.

The third day was spent in peaceful cultivation.

When the pre-set timer array on the token started to heat up slightly, indicating that the three-day time limit had expired, Jiang Bai's cultivation level had already stabilized at the mid-stage of the second level of Qi Refining, and he was not far from the late stage.

He stood up, carefully examined his body, and made sure that he had not left any traces related to the stone chamber before returning along the way he came.

As he stepped out of the cave and saw the light of day again, he felt somewhat dazed.

The elder guard remained seated on the stone pier.

Seeing Jiang Bai walk out with a rosy complexion and clear eyes, a hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes.

"You only cultivate on the outer perimeter?" he couldn't help but ask.

Even if an ordinary disciple only stays in the 30-zhang safe zone for three days, he will inevitably come out with a pale face and weak breath, and will need to recuperate for several days to resolve the residual poison that has invaded his body.

But this kid in front of me looks like he just soaked in a hot spring, full of energy!

Jiang Bai had already prepared his explanation, and with a look of shame, he said, "This junior has kept in mind the senior's advice and did not dare to go deep. I only used the poisonous gas near the cave entrance to hone my spiritual power control. Most of the time I was circulating my energy to resist it and did not dare to inhale too much."

The old man sized him up for a few moments, seemed to accept the explanation, and nodded: "Knowing how to restrain oneself is also a matter of character. Go."

"Thank you, senior."

After bowing, Jiang Bai turned and went down the mountain.

He hadn't gone far when he glanced back at the cave entrance shrouded in poisonous mist, silently thinking, "Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons... Central Continent... I'll write this down in my notebook. Right now, I need to study this 'Hundred Poisons Tempering Technique' properly."