The jade slip opened, and Chen Nan finally could see its contents. The breaths of both master and disciple became somewhat heavy.

However, they didn't recognize a single character of the ancient script on the jade slip, so they could only press it against their foreheads and use their divine senses to comprehend the text.

The reason the legacy of cultivators hasn't been severed is that although languages may change, understanding can be achieved through divine sense, almost like a deep soul-level communion.

Thus, it didn't take long for Chen Nan to grasp what was recorded on the jade slip.

"Master, how is it?" Zhong Ling asked curiously from the side.

"The Tian Gang Body Refinement Art, Fifth Grade." Chen Nan slowly pronounced the body refining method recorded on the jade slip.

A Fifth Grade body refining method would definitely incite a bloody storm if it were outside. However, Chen Nan was uninterested because he practiced the "Mountain and Sea Spirit Casting Record," whose grade was unknown but certainly higher than Fifth Grade.

Taking out the other jade slips, Chen Nan checked them one by one but was quite disappointed, as these slips also contained body refining techniques, all of Fifth or Sixth Grade.

They must have been previously stored together, and Chen Nan collected them all at once.

"I'm so frustrated! Couldn't those fools look at them again?" Chen Nan said with some exasperation, referring to Qing Qing and others.

Zhong Ling was also disappointed but still comforted, "Master, calm down. We don't need so many techniques anyway, do we?"

"Sigh." Chen Nan let out a bitter laugh, storing all the jade slips away, "True, even if we can't cultivate them, selling them would fetch quite a few spirit stones."

He took out the scroll collected together with the jade slips and opened it after unlocking the restriction with his identity token. Suddenly, an image surfaced on the scroll.

In the image, an immortal city seemed to stand above the nine heavens, with the setting sun's rays shining upon the sea of clouds, making the entire city appear covered in gold.

Runes engraved upon the city walls and buildings emitted brilliant hues when touched by sunlight, while the city gates, towering a thousand feet, exuded a noble purple aura.

At the center of the immortal capital was a palace complex more majestic than mountains, akin to a heavenly court's celestial palace, emanating grandiose celestial majesty. The palace rooftops seemed adorned with countless stars, radiating gentle starlight.

Totem carvings of imposing grandeur decorated the interior palace walls and floors, while figures slowly ascended from high steps toward the main hall, as if embarking on a pilgrimage.

Above the immortal capital, powerful cultivators rode formidable demon beasts across the sky. Some maneuvered flying swords or magic treasures, moving in orderly fashion, while the people living below appeared unfazed, seemingly accustomed to this sight.

At last, the image faded, leaving Chen Nan and Zhong Ling awestruck. The image aligned perfectly with their imaginations of the immortal dynasty.

Majestic jade towers, with myriads of immortals paying homage.

"Master, how could such a mighty immortal dynasty fall?" Zhong Ling's voice broke the silence.

Chen Nan's gaze deepened as he looked ahead, "Prosperity begets decline, a law of the Heavenly Dao, from which even a mighty immortal dynasty is not exempt."

"What a pity. I wonder what it was like to live within the immortal dynasty," Zhong Ling said with some nostalgia.

The establishment of the immortal dynasty definitely included a well-developed system to guarantee the welfare of cultivators with low cultivation levels.

Chen Nan didn't know what to say as he lowered his gaze to the scroll, realizing it was a map.

Moreover, the map had the function of recording auras. Soon, the auras of Chen Nan and Zhong Ling were recorded, displaying two red dots on the map.

"We're here now," Zhong Ling, pointing at the red dot on the map, said with delight.

Chen Nan nodded. Their current location was marked as a cemetery on the map, indicating its accuracy. He searched back and promptly found the places they'd visited before.

The site where they retrieved the Xuanyuan Immortal Embryo Fruit turned out to be the Spirit Medicine Garden. The map was centered around the Immortal Palace and divided into different regions.

The Spirit Medicine Garden and Library Pavilion were located southeast and southwest of the Immortal Palace, while the cemetery was near the Spirit Medicine Garden.

And the Alchemy Room and Artifact Refining Pavilion were in the southeast and southwest corners, prompting Zhong Ling to exclaim excitedly, "Master, let's hurry and search! Maybe there are still immortal pills left from the immortal dynasty!"

Chen Nan smiled wryly, "Even if they are immortal pills, after all this time, their effects would have long dissipated. We might as well check out the Immortal Palace!"

He pointed to the center of the map, invigorating Zhong Ling's expression: "Yes, yes, there should be many treasures in the Immortal Palace!"

Gazing at his somewhat greedy disciple, Chen Nan patted her head lovingly, and then they proceeded as per the map toward the Immortal Palace.

Even if crumbled into ruins, the Immortal Palace remained as magnificent as a mountain, visible from afar.

Not only were Chen Nan and his disciple eyeing this place, but many others too. Although they didn't know exactly what the location was, the conspicuousness of the ruins suggested their former importance.

"Look quickly, it's a Star Stone!" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

A cultivator holding a stone he just picked up exclaimed excitedly.

Star Stone was a high-level refining material; even a thumb-sized piece was worth quite a number of spirit stones, leading everyone to look enviously at the stone in his hands, intensifying their search of the ruins.

"Master, aren't those the stones embedded in the roof of the Immortal Palace?" Zhong Ling spoke up.

Chen Nan nodded, "Yes, the very stones once used by the immortal dynasty to decorate their rooftops, now are rare spiritual materials, a testament to their erstwhile splendor."

The master and disciple pair didn't linger and continued deeper into the Immortal Palace, knowing from the image they saw that there was a long stone staircase, seemingly ascending to the heavenly palace hall.

Soon, they found this stone staircase beneath the ruins. Gazing upward, the steps were completely overrun with weeds and trees, making it resemble a lush green mountain.

By now, others had noticed the unusual steps and were scrambling up.

"Master, let's hurry, we mustn't be beaten to it!"

Zhong Ling pulled Chen Nan and dashed forward. This being her first time entering such a relic secret realm, her heart was thrumming with excitement, eager to hoard all the treasures.

But for Chen Nan, it was impossible to claim all, though striving for the greatest opportunity was worth a try.

However, when they ascended the long stone steps to the outside square of the Immortal Palace, cultivators were already engaged in battle before them.

Those who had found their way here had no ordinary cultivation. Chen Nan could even see some cultivators suppressing their own cultivation just to enter the ruins.

Their opponent was a stone statue wielding a long spear with a longsword at its waist, resembling a soldier from the immortal dynasty, driving away intruders!