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Chapter 90: The Strange Jade Slip
As the stone door slowly opened, Lu Qing could gradually make out the scene inside.
What he saw startled him.
Just beyond the door was a small stone chamber, and directly across from it, on a stone bed, sat a figure in a meditative pose.
The sudden sight of someone behind the door startled Lu Qing.
Fortunately, he soon realized that the figure had no aura, and the exposed face had already turned skeletal, which finally put him at ease.
At the same time, he couldn't help but mock himself inwardly.
Despite his long-held caution against ambushes, he still hadn't been able to avoid this eventuality.
Knowing that the figure had been dead for who knows how long, Lu Qing finally relaxed and stepped inside.
He did not disturb the skeleton but instead circled the chamber.
The space beyond the door wasn't too large, consisting of three stone rooms, each about the size of a regular room.
Aside from the room with the skeleton, the other two seemed to be a meditation room and an alchemy room, judging by their setups.
Unfortunately, both the meditation and alchemy rooms were empty, devoid of anything useful.
There were some jade bottles in the alchemy room, but upon inspection, Lu Qing found them to be empty, yielding nothing of value.
After examining the rooms, Lu Qing's attention turned to the skeleton.
At first glance, he noticed the skeleton's bones, which were somewhat crystalline and resembled jade.
His heart trembled as he realized that the skeleton must have belonged to an extremely powerful cultivator in life.
The second realm of martial arts cultivation, the Sinew and Bone Realm, focused on refining one's sinews and bones.
However, the inheritance Lu Qing had obtained made no mention of being able to refine bones to the point of resembling jade.
Thus, this skeleton must have belonged to someone far beyond the Sinew and Bone Realm, perhaps even a powerful Postcelestial cultivator.
Could this be the mysterious being who created this Jade Transformation chamber? Lu Qing wondered.
He began to focus his attention on the skeleton.
Soon, a thick red light appeared on the skeleton.
[Precelestial Realm Skeleton: This skeleton belongs to a Precelestial Realm expert who died and transformed into this state.]
[The soul has dissipated, leaving only the skeleton, which has been tempered by precelestial energy, ensuring its preservation for millennia.]
[It seems that the owner of this skeleton perished after a failed attempt to break through a cultivation barrier, exhausting their essence, energy, and spirit.]
Reading the information that appeared on the skeleton, Lu Qing realized that this was not the mysterious being he had imagined to be the creator of this chamber.
Instead, it was the remains of an unknown Precelestial Realm cultivator.
The mysterious being who left behind the earth vein spirit liquid, a golden-tier item, would surely have a skeleton that radiated golden light, not just red.
It was a mystery, though, why this Precelestial Realm cultivator had ended up here and how they had failed in their breakthrough.
Unfortunately, there weren't even any books or scrolls to provide information, leaving Lu Qing with no way to learn more.
He had expected some unexpected gains, but aside from the skeleton, the chamber held nothing else of value.
Lu Qing couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.
After a sigh, he quickly calmed himself.
This trip into the mountains had already yielded significant gains.
Not only had he found so many century-old ginseng plants, but he had also obtained the earth vein spirit liquid, which was enough to drive anyone crazy with desire.
To expect more would be greedy.
Once he had adjusted his mindset, Lu Qing's gaze returned to the skeleton.
He contemplated whether he should bury the skeleton and give it a proper resting place.
Logically, leaving the skeleton here would be for the best.
After all, the chamber was immaculately clean, and the skeleton would remain unchanged even after hundreds of years.
However, Lu Qing knew he would be visiting this chamber frequently in the future.
Although he wasn't afraid, the thought of facing a skeleton every day was still a bit unsettling.
So, after some thought, Lu Qing decided to give the skeleton a proper burial.
After making his decision, Lu Qing bowed respectfully three times towards the skeleton and apologized before preparing to move it out of the chamber.
However, as he began to move the skeleton, he suddenly heard a clatter, and something fell from the skeleton's body.
He thought he had accidentally dislodged a bone and was about to apologize when he looked down and realized that what had fallen to the ground didn't seem to be a bone at all.
It appeared to be a long, rectangular jade stone.
Intrigued, Lu Qing picked it up.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was indeed a beautiful jade stone with several peculiar patterns etched onto its surface.
As he studied the patterns, Lu Qing felt a sense of familiarity.
After a moment of thought, he suddenly realized where he had seen similar patterns before.
Weren't these patterns similar to the ones carved on the cave wall outside? Lu Qing's heart skipped a beat.
Those patterns must have been left by the mysterious being who created this chamber.
Could this jade stone be related to that being? Lu Qing immediately activated his ability and focused his attention on the jade stone in his hand.
Soon, a thick red light appeared on the jade stone.
[Inheritance Jade Slip: A type of jade slip that can record and pass down information.]
[According to rumors, cultivators who have cultivated the Divine Sense ability can imprint information on certain special jade slips, leaving behind a legacy and ensuring its secrecy.]
[Without the Divine Sense ability and the corresponding method to unlock it, it is extremely difficult to obtain the information stored within.]
[Do you wish to initiate the download?]
"Red light?"
Lu Qing was taken aback when he saw the red light emanating from the jade slip, as he didn't expect it to be related to the mysterious being who created the chamber.
However, he was still delighted by this discovery.
Based on the information provided by his ability, he knew that this might be what he had been searching for.
Without hesitation, he chose to initiate the download.
Following his past experiences, he focused intently on the jade slip in his hand.
[Download in progress: 1%, 2%, 3%... 97%, 98%, 99%, 100%]
[Download complete. Do you wish to begin learning?]
[A cultivation technique has been detected. Do you wish to simulate it?]
The download from the jade slip took much longer than Lu Qing expected.
It was only after a full quarter of an hour that he saw the download was complete.
Then, to his surprise, his ability presented him with two additional choices.
One asked if he wanted to learn the information within, and the other asked if he wanted to simulate the cultivation technique.
This meant that, in addition to the regular information, the jade slip also contained a cultivation legacy!
Lu Qing was overjoyed and couldn't believe his luck.
This jade slip must be incredibly precious, whether or not it was left by the mysterious being who created the chamber.
Otherwise, this unknown Precelestial Realm cultivator wouldn't have kept it so close to their person until their death.
The cultivation legacy within must be invaluable.
Without hesitation, he made his choice.
He chose to simulate the cultivation technique and simultaneously absorb the other information.
As he made his choice, Lu Qing felt a flood of information rushing into his mind.
With familiarity, he closed his eyes to better receive and process the influx of knowledge.
A long while later, when he opened his eyes again, they shone with excitement.
(End of Chapter)
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