Chapter 354: Chapter 260: The Earth Spirit Stele Reawakens! Fu Ming

’This must be another secret.’

Then another thought struck him. He considered the Miaohua Celestial Sect and the Southern Dipper Celestial Sect. ’Since they bear the title of "Celestial Sect," could they also be part of the Five Great Celestial Sects?’

’So, where are these Five Great Celestial Sects located?’

The Miaohua Celestial Sect within the Ancient Collection at the bottom of the Dingzhou Xiyue River was just a fake created by Miao Ye.

’Are the real Miaohua Celestial Sect and Southern Dipper Celestial Sect in the mysterious Central Continent?’

That was as far as Yang An’s speculation could take him.

’Perhaps only Miao Ye could answer these questions. Right, and the Workshop Master.’

The Workshop Master knew of Miao Ye’s existence and that the Unidentified Arrow was a Seal linked to the Southern Dipper Celestial Sect’s Forbidden Artifact. He had even gifted Yang An the Bow Lady to help him unleash the arrow’s power. The Workshop Master must know something important.

But this wasn’t what puzzled Yang An the most. What truly baffled him was this: the Earth Spirit Stele came from the Earth Immortal Dao Sect, the leader of the Five Great Celestial Sects. So how did that old geezer Life Crane get his hands on it?

’Could that old fellow have some connection to the Earth Immortal Dao Sect?’

No one could answer that for him, because he had already killed Life Crane.

Yang An felt he was gradually uncovering the core secrets of this world, one step at a time.

The Five Great Celestial Sects, the Central Continent, the Outer Continent separated from it by the Forbidden Sea, the five major powers of the Outer Continent’s Four Domains, the oppressive Power of Rules that blanketed the entire Outer Continent, the mysterious Land of Shattered Armor that resembled the ruins of a modern society, and the strange transformations occurring beyond the continents...

The world seemed small, with a number of places you could count on one hand.

But Yang An had the feeling that this world was once vast and was now constantly shrinking.

The Workshop Master had said that the lands beyond the continents were now very dangerous.

’The transformation has already affected those remote corners beyond the continents. Will the Outer Continent be next?’

’And after that, the Central Continent, until the entire world is consumed?’

Yang An felt he was on the verge of grasping a core truth. A terrifying premonition filled his heart, and a chill shot up his spine to the top of his head.

He took a long, deep breath, his gaze falling back to the Earth Spirit Stele his hand was touching.

’If things are really as I suspect, then in this world on the brink of collapse, my Cultivation Level at the Late Stage of Corpse Transformation is nowhere near enough.’

No matter what the future held, he had only one path: get stronger!

Reining in the flood of thoughts, Yang An took the Six Golden Secret Seals from his wrist.

The item looked like a Storage Magical Artifact and gave off no unusual aura, so he had worn it on his wrist all this time without anyone suspecting a thing.

He touched the Earth Spirit Stele with one hand and held the Six Golden Secret Seals in the other.

Yang An activated his special ability.

’Purification!’

He was nervous. If he couldn’t directly consume the Six Golden Secret Seals, he would have to enter the Secret Seal Space to find the hidden Forbidden Artifact Fragment, which would waste a lot of his time.

Fortunately, as the Purification Ability activated, the Six Golden Secret Seals in Yang An’s hand flared with brilliant light. An instant later, they crumbled to dust and vanished without a trace. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The next moment, Yang An saw the usage cost for the Earth Spirit Stele disappear from the information box in his vision.

’It’s just as I thought. My special ability really can bypass the Secret Seal Space and consume the Forbidden Artifact Fragment hidden inside.’

Yang An breathed a sigh of relief.

After completing the Purification, Yang An tried to channel Mana into the Earth Spirit Stele, but there was no reaction.

But when Yang An cut his hand, the Earth Spirit Stele was like a shark that had scented blood. In an instant, it drilled into his body.

The residue that had sealed the Earth Spirit Stele completely disintegrated, turning into silver ash.

A sudden feeling of suffocation spread from the wound on his hand throughout his body. He went stiff and numb, and even his vision began to rapidly darken.

The sensation didn’t last long, like being plunged to the bottom of a dark lake and then quickly surfacing.

When Yang An’s vision returned, he found himself inside the Earth Spirit Stele.

Layers of transparent barriers appeared around him. The ground beneath his feet was like a calm lake, reflecting his image.

Yang An took a step. As he drew closer, specks of light appeared one after another on the transparent barriers.

The specks of light formed words, which were none other than the contents of the *Mystic Path Decoded* Cultivation Technique he practiced. Besides that, there were many other Techniques as well.

Unlike before, he no longer needed to use the Lighting Fire to make the content appear.

He now had complete control over the Earth Spirit Stele.

"This is the Jade Divine Aspect... This is the Summoning Incantation... and the Shell Nourishing Technique..."

He saw many familiar Techniques, all of which he had already mastered. Without exception, they all originated from the Earth Spirit Stele.

In addition, there were many unfamiliar Techniques and Body Refining Techniques, but the content of *Mystic Path Decoded* occupied most of these transparent barriers.

He had tried to pass through these barriers before, but the farther out he went, the darker it became. He had no idea how many layers there were.

In other words, besides *Mystic Path Decoded*, the number of various Cultivation Methods recorded on the Earth Spirit Stele was likely countless.

Moreover, there were even Cultivation Methods within it that had gained sentience and had already escaped.

Now, this treasure trove belonged completely and utterly to him!

Yang An’s breathing grew heavy.