Chapter 527 - 527 533 Inheritance

Chapter 527: Chapter 533: Inheritance Chapter 527: Chapter 533: Inheritance “Next, let’s take a look at that desert you mentioned.”

“You’ve worked hard.”

After speaking, Li Zhixuan turned and walked into the cabin.

“What’s going on with Lady Xuan?” asked Li Chengwu, who was steering the Spirit Boat, not understanding the situation.

Li Chenghuo shook his head, signaling him not to ask any more questions and to concentrate on the journey.

However, he thought to himself, ‘Perhaps, this experience might actually be a good thing for Lady Xuan.’

Although he was not a Sword Cultivator, just judging by her aura, the current Li Zhixuan seemed even more terrifying and dangerous than before.

The Ancient Vine Forest was quite far from the desert, and it took the group the better part of the day to reach their destination.

“Lady Xuan, we have arrived at the desert.”

Li Zhixuan, who had been meditating, instantly opened her eyes and replied softly, “I know, I’ll be right there.”

As she stood on the deck overlooking the boundless desert below, she couldn’t help but doubt the speculations of Li Chenghuo and the others; if there really was a secret underground, the spiritual energy wouldn’t be so scarce.

After all, spiritual energy is fundamental!

“Cheng Huo, could your guess be a little far-fetched?”

Li Chengwu spoke bluntly, “Just by looking at this desert, it’s clear that there can’t be any secrets here. I think those devil beasts you encountered before either came in from somewhere else, or they were weak and hiding here to avoid danger.”

“This…” For a moment, Li Chenghuo didn’t know how to explain.

Li Chenglin, who was standing beside him, said, “We’ve specifically checked, and those devil beasts all came from deep underground.”

If they had been certain about how dangerous it was below, they would have already widened the hole and gone down to explore.

“If you don’t believe it, wait until we kill a devil beast. Dig near it, and you’ll definitely find a deep hole.”

“Alright.”

Having got to this point, there was not much more Li Chengwu could say.

A moment later.

They set Li Darong down from the Spirit Boat to act as bait, while the others retracted their auras, ready to strike at the right moment.

Li Darong was initially reluctant as being bait was too dangerous, a slight carelessness could lead to injury, but he had no choice—after all, he was the junior among them.

If he didn’t act as bait, surely they couldn’t expect the elders to do it, could they?

The party didn’t have to wait long before a massive black-striped Rat Devil with fur smooth like satin burst from the ground, its enormous fangs aimed straight at Li Darong.

“Help me!”

Li Darong was terrified and, without thinking, he turned tail and ran.

Seeing his reaction, Li Zhixuan’s brows furrowed deeply. She had known Li Darong was timid, but she hadn’t expected him to be so frail, not even able to use basic defensive measures in an emergency.

What use was a Golden Core Cultivator like that?

Li Zhixuan fell deep into thought.

Seeing this, Li Chenghuo immediately brought out the Nine Flames Burning Heaven Pagoda, and a powerful force of restraint burst forth, immobilizing the Rat Devil and then striking it down.

“It’s all right now, don’t run around, or you’ll attract other devil beasts.”

After returning to the Spirit Boat, Li Darong wore a pitiful expression, but given that all the others were his seniors, he could not say much.

“Let’s go check out where that Rat Devil appeared.”

Soon, the group found a two-foot-sized hole with various kinds of footprints at the entrance, indicating that this was not a tunnel dug by the rat devil alone.

“What do you think? Was our guess somewhat reasonable?”

“Let’s go in and take a look!” Li Zhixuan, sensing no danger, took the lead and entered the cave.

Spacious!

That was Li Zhixuan’s first impression.

The passageway was several times larger than the entrance, but apart from Li Zhixuan and her companions who had just come in, there were no other signs of life as far as the eye could see.

Now, the question before everyone was whether to continue delving deeper.

“Let’s go in and take a look.”

Li Darong, standing to the side, surprisingly echoed the sentiment, “Granny is right; there might be some extremely precious treasures inside.”

Li Chenglin gave Li Darong a thoughtful look; although he had bad luck, his fortune was not bad either, or else he wouldn’t have come across those precious spiritual objects.

“Then let’s go deeper.” Li Zhixuan led everyone forward, proceeding slowly step by step.

After what felt like a long time, they finally arrived at a dilapidated, chaotic hall, which also featured a number of caves.

“Is this the bottom?”

Li Chengwu’s question remained unanswered for the moment.

However, several people were already exploring the nearby caves, hoping to find something of value.

Unlike the others, Li Zhixuan didn’t hold much hope; such obvious subterranean passages surely would have been discovered by cultivators over the many years.

And in fact, that was indeed the case.

After everyone searched, they found nothing at all.

However, there was a surprise when Li Darong stumbled upon an object!

“Where did you find this?” Li Zhixuan looked sharply at Li Darong, suddenly feeling that he wasn’t entirely useless.

“Over there,” Li Darong pointed and explained, “This Jade Slip had been hidden in the cave wall, and I accidentally tripped, hitting the wall, which pushed the Jade Slip out.”

The group was left stunned by his story, and wouldn’t have believed it if they did not know Li Darong’s character and had not heard the noise he made.

“This time wasn’t a total waste.” Li Zhixuan gripped the Jade Slip tightly, with no intention of giving it back to Li Darong.

It wasn’t that she was greedy for the Jade Slip, but the information recorded within was extremely important and valuable.

The Jade Slip was made from the finest jade material, allowing it to hold an extensive amount of information.

A large portion of the content within the Jade Slip spoke of a once top-tier power known as Mingdao Sect. According to the records, Mingdao Sect once had several ancestors achieve ascension, double-digit Divine Transformation ancestors, dozens of Nascent Souls, and hundreds of Golden Cores.

Such strength could absolutely make it one of the dominant powers in the Central Region today.

However, such a powerful sect abruptly disintegrated; its towering presence collapsed in an instant.

The reason for its downfall was not recorded in the Jade Slip.

Besides the historical information of Mingdao Sect, which occupied a large part of the slip, the remainder contained a cultivation technique capable of reaching the Void Refinement Realm, named “Taiming Inquiry Chapter.”

It seemed extremely profound, definitely among the top-tier techniques, no less than the Li family’s “Wanling Sutra.”

There were more than a dozen Divine Powers, including Five Elements Spiritual Lotus, Five Elements Escape Skill, Five Elements Spiritual Light, Five Elements Treasure Flame, Sun Divine Light, Taiyin Divine Light, and so on—all related to yin and yang, and the Five Elements Divine Powers.

Finally, there were Pill Recipes, Talismans, and other Cultivation Skills Methods, rather scattered and messy, but all of high grade—no less than third grade, including the third-grade Ice Heart Pill, fourth-grade Golden Bell Talisman, fourth-grade Earth Escape Talisman, and including the barrier-breaking Spirit Pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill and Gold Core Formation Pill.

It could be said that just this Jade Slip alone was worth as much as the accumulation of the Li family’s many years!