Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 945 - 488: Qingcheng Secret Vault (Part 2)
Occasionally, I mistakenly entered Qingcheng Mountain and obtained the Crane Cry Nine Heavens Divine Skill left by a predecessor..."
Tie Dan was shocked,
"Crane Cry Nine Heavens Divine Skill! Could it be a Daoist inheritance from the Nine Heavens Leisure Sect!? Wait, you, with your bushy eyebrows and big eyes, are also a Nine Heavens heir!?"
Lingxu Zi was also sweating and quickly added,
"No, no, Nine Heavens is a common Daoist term, and the book just comes with the Light Body Ascending Technique, allowing one to master the Cloud Riding and Mist Driving Skill."
Tie Dan expressed disbelief.
Lingxu Zi had no choice but to let him see his Book of Dao Entry,
"Look, this method is part of the Qingcheng School Qi Gong, a proper Golden Core Great Method, and its power is considerable once mastered.
However, since I have received the True Inheritance Taoist Talisman from others, it’s only natural to take the mantle and not return to Danxia Mountain."
Tie Dan looked through it, being a true heir of Nine Heavens, he could naturally tell this book was pure trash, merely a martial art entering Dao Inner Strength method; at best, when mastered, it allowed one to train Innate Gang Qi, leaping over mountains...
"This doesn’t seem to be Yuqing Dao Skill either?"
Lingxu Zi replied,
"That Yuqing’s Way is a method I created, organizing the Ancient Immortal Dao Collection, and it has no direct relation to this book... Wait! Do you want to hear, stop interrupting!"
"You go on."
Lingxu Zi rubbed his brow and continued,
"Back then, I was a ranger from Kunzhou River Land, learned some Jianghu tricks, and hunted down the seventy-six bandits causing chaos in Chuanzhong, forcing them into a rock cave under Qingcheng Mountain.
Though I hunted down and killed the seventy-six bandits, I got lost in the underground, eventually discovering a seated Mountain Man’s remains. I acquired this Crane Cry Nine Heavens Divine Skill and mastered Innate Gang Qi and Unparalleled Lightness Skill to escape, later entering the Dao through martial arts, forming a Golden Core, and embarking on a cultivation journey..."
Tie Dan impatiently asked,
"What does this have to do with Outer Heavenly Dao Collection? When does the egg you mentioned appear?"
Lingxu Zi glared at him and stopped talking.
Tie Dan was helpless,
"Okay, go on."
Lingxu Zi resumed,
"Anyway, as I explored and cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm, I awakened the Divine Soul from my past life, enabling me to master the cultivation path without obstacles. Returning to Danxia Mountain and receiving the Thunder Talisman would easily restore my past life’s peak.
But since I received the Immortal Fate gift from the Mountain Man’s remains at Qingcheng Mountain, to resolve the karma, I returned to Qingcheng Mountain to give the predecessor’s remains a proper burial and find a new successor for the Qingcheng lineage.
Who would have thought that upon returning to the mountain, I unexpectedly discovered that beneath the mountain was a grotto heaven, an ancient demon remains, where the predecessor had perished while exploring. In this relic, I found..."
Tie Dan understood,
"Half an egg from Outer Heaven."
Lingxu Zi was furious,
"No, do you want to hear or not?"
"Okay, go on..."
Lingxu Zi took out a skull,
"I found this in the relic." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Tie Dan inspected it, realizing it seemed like a skull fossil. This time, he learned his lesson and didn’t ask.
Lingxu Zi waited for a while and, seeing Tie Dan seriously not asking, had no choice but started talking on his own,
"Actually, throughout the Central Plains, beneath famous mountains and rivers, ancient demon relics can be found everywhere. Especially in places with dense Spiritual Qi like Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, the relics are grand.
The demon relics I found under Qingcheng Mountain are particularly huge, likely the royal city of Ancient Demon Clan, containing not only large quantities of Heavenly Materials Treasures, but also numerous mountain goblins.
Well, actually those creatures differ from common mountain goblin monsters, possibly some monkey monsters unintentionally trapped in caves, with devolved eyes and tails, and they can’t cultivate Qi, and their Primordial Spirit is feeble.
However, these mountain goblins, though isolated underground, seemed to have thrived before, even developing a distinctive civilization.
Not only forming clans and settlements like the Human Clan, developing a unique language, and mastering The secret technique magic treasures from the ancient demon clan, they could nurture and control various demon beasts. It was quite interesting."
Mountain goblin?
Tie Dan looked at the skull, suspecting it might not be a mountain goblin...
Lingxu Zi continued,
"Yet demons with Spiritual Wisdom must be eradicated. Naturally, I slaughtered the entire mountain goblin nest, extinguishing their Daoist inheritance, eliminating future trouble.
And during the relic cleaning, I discovered that before these mountain goblins fully devolved into demons, they left behind mural records.
They claimed their ancestors descended from outer heaven flying boats, landing as Heavenly Gods, for unknown reasons fell here, seeking refuge in Qingcheng Mountain with only their ancestors’ skull preserved as a shrine.
Although this ancient civilization was extremely advanced and nearly conquered Kunzhou, later they suffered some catastrophe, whether from demon clan or Immortal Palace assaults, the survivors fled underground and gradually devolved, becoming demons.
Subsequently, through archaeological research and the mountain goblin skull, I calculated the site of the crashed outer heaven flying boat and indeed found half an aviator wreckage, gaining many insights from outer heavenly Dao, hence attaining Dao for a thousand years.
End of story."
Tie Dan frowned,
"Crashed? Fleeing? Who was hunting them? Taiyin Immortal Palace? Only half the wreckage remains? Where’s the other half? Is this relic on Wangwu Mountain’s aviator also from the mountain goblin ancestors? Any more flying boats?"
Lingxu Zi spread his hands,
"Don’t know."
Regardless of whether he truly didn’t know or was intentionally hiding, Tie Dan realized further dialogue required more tasks and favor unlocking.
Therefore, Tie Dan politely said,
"Thanks for the direction, head seat. Sorry for interrupting your alchemy."
Lingxu Zi looked at the dry soup and blackened smoke, shrugged, opened the lid, and took the elixir,
"No big deal, it’s for feeding beasts anyway."
Tie Dan glanced at him,
"Heard you nurture lots of ancient divine beasts and primordial mutants, so are they bred from the mountain goblin relics under Qingcheng Mountain?"
Lingxu Zi laughed,
"Want one? Accomplish the task, and I’ll gift you one."
"Deal."
Thus Tie Dan bowed, transformed into green smoke and vanished.
When he reopened his eyes, in an instant spanning thousands of miles, his Primordial Spirit returned to his consciousness, back in the underground chamber of Outer Heaven Pill Pavilion.
Tang Tong and Xing Yuanzhi were seated before him, the three touching hands and feet, in Qi-circulation guided by Tie Dan, using the secret technique from the Qingtang Sect Master to cultivate together.
Of course, Tie Dan wouldn’t abandon his brothers and run away, hence a Sword Rainbow flew dozens of miles before invisibly returning to the chamber, successfully finding Tang Tong.
The safest place is the most dangerous place. Now Wangwu Mountain was sealed, numerous experts surrounding Glazed Cliff, reallocating Qingtang Sect’s assets, sending disciples to attack the three grotto heavens on the rear mountain, exterminating stragglers.
Moreover, the Carefree Demoness’s Cloudbeyond Pill Pavilion was leveled to the ground, with no one daring to disturb, hence Tie Dan comfortably dwelled in the chamber, first aiding the two in healing.
Tang Tong’s situation was relatively stable, though pierced with holes, seemingly blood-soaked, he benefited from numerous Immortal Elixirs, each a Nine-Revolution refinement, a supreme Immortal Pill.
Once assisting Tang Tong in absorbing the elixir power, rebuilding meridians, reforging Dao Foundation, Dan Formation might even be achievable. It’s truly a turnaround, light emerging from the darkness, finally seeing daylight!
Xing Yuanzhi’s condition was a bit more severe; she was nursing old injuries, haunted by repeated descents into Netherworld, tormented to death. Previously, she was tortured with excruciating punishment, losing much blood.
Though she sustained until the grotto heaven’s exit, fainted upon seeing the massacre.
With Tie Dan’s noble aid, this naturally was no issue. Using his guidance in Qi-circulation healing, directly employing sword energy to break the cold condensed within her body, forcibly refined it without needing endless medicines.
Meanwhile, Tie Dan noticed that despite the painful quick pass through Netherworld, once cleaving through, she unexpectedly benefited, opening a Qi Sea and unblocking the governor and conception vessels.
Given time to learn her Qingtang’s true scripture, naturally her prospects are limitless. Maybe even become a restorer of the sect’s glory or something...
"Squeak..."
Giant Watchtower wasn’t happy, wanting to join.
Alright then.
Thus Tie Dan enveloped Giant Watchtower in sword energy, incorporating it into the cycle, sharpening the blade, and the three cultivated both sword and Dao together.
