Chapter 14: Heavenly Mansion Jade Book
Chapter 14: Heavenly Mansion Jade Book
After the members of the Lin Family arrived at Shilang Village, following Lin Yuan’s orders, they began to search for and gather information regarding Shilang Tomb and Liu Ling.
Money can make the devil turn the millstone!
The Lin Family did not have to exert much effort before they obtained some desired information.
“Recently, frequent strange phenomena have been occurring at Longshou Mountain behind Shilang Village!”
“Many outsiders have entered Shilang Village!”
“There are quite a few large tombs in the back mountain, and many foxes live there!”
Hearing a guard’s report, Lin Yuan, standing on the steps, pondered for a moment with a thoughtful expression.
Shilang Village had many legends circulating about the Vice-Minister of Personnel, a high-ranking official of the second grade.
One story was particularly vivid.
It said that when this Vice-Minister was young, his family was poor. He tried everywhere to borrow books but had no success. At his most destitute and desperate moment, he saved an old fox caught in a hunter’s trap in the back mountain.
The next day, a scripture and some scattered silver appeared in his room.
Every day after that, a scripture would mysteriously appear in the room. After several years, his courtyard was filled with the scent of books.
It was through these mysteriously appearing scriptures that, after years of diligent study, this second-grade Vice-Minister began his rise to prominence, eventually succeeding in the imperial examinations.
Grateful for the gift from the old fox, the Vice-Minister had instructed the villagers of Shilang Village during his lifetime to treat the den of foxes in the back mountain well.
Lin Yuan looked at the village, sensing the dormant auras hidden within. These cultivators had all come for the Celestial Book.
Rather than waiting passively like this, it was better to take the initiative.
If they continued to wait, it was very likely that Liu Ling would have already found the location of Shilang Tomb.
As night fell, using the excuse of being tired from the journey and needing to rest early, Lin Yuan slipped away from the Lin Family members. He mobilized his magic power and quietly made his way towards Xiaowu Mountain behind Shilang Village.
The Earth Escape Technique was exceptionally marvelous. In just a moment, he shook off the detection of many cultivators and quietly entered Xiaowu Mountain.
In the darkness, Lin Yuan’s figure appeared atop a peak. He gazed at the vast Xiaowu Mountain and slightly furrowed his brows.
Legends about Shilang Tomb had existed since ancient times; it was impossible that no cultivators had come to investigate. The fact that many cultivators had left disappointed meant there must be something mysterious about it.
Searching for Shilang Tomb within such a vast mountain range was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack!
“However, it still can’t stump this young master!”
A glint of cunning flashed in his eyes as Lin Yuan activated the Taixiao Dao Ming Scripture.
The Taixiao Dao Ming Scripture was a Turbid Fiend Demon God cultivation method created by Lin Yuan through comprehending the changes of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Dao Diagram and listening to the lectures of two Innate Divine Demons.
Cultivated to its pinnacle, it could Reverse to Innate State and achieve a Primordial Divine Demon Dao Body, which was incredibly profound!
Certainly, when it came to Primordial Spirit deduction, it had many advantages. But cultivating the path of Divine Demons also had advantages that the Mystic Gate Immortal Path could hardly match.
For example, the innate talent of the Evil-Warding Golden Bamboo, which possessed a Spiritual Root foundation, was developed to its maximum potential.
The instinct of the Evil-Warding Golden Bamboo was to sense the most subtle changes in the earth’s energy veins.
His feet touched the ground. A moment later, a trace of strangeness appeared in Lin Yuan’s eyes. His figure flickered as he flew and leapt towards one particular direction within Xiaowu Mountain.
Deep within Xiaowu Mountain, inside a large tomb.
It was built magnificently, like a wealthy family’s residence.
An old woman sat at the head position. Behind her, mist and clouds churned, as if countless emerald flames were boiling.
A moment later, the old woman opened her eyes. She glanced in the direction of Shilang Village, a flash of surprise and a headache crossing her kind face.
The other party’s supernatural abilities still exceeded her expectations!
To lock onto this location so quickly!
Outside the large tomb, a streak of white light flashed. An old man quietly stepped in. Looking at the old woman, his expression was one of utmost respect.
The old woman sat upright on a cloud bed. Behind her hung an ancient painting depicting the “Holy Mother Bestowing the Dao.” Beside it was a sandalwood table. On the table, within a small incense burner, Mind-Nourishing Incense was burning.
The fragrance was calming. The ancient tomb carried a sense of solemnity and tranquility.
“Mother, following our guidance, Young Master Liu Ling has already found the location of Shilang Tomb!” The old man bowed slightly.
Looking at this offspring, the old woman was quite satisfied. Having cultivated to the seventh layer of the Upper Mysterious Realm with such magic power within five hundred years was naturally a much greater achievement compared to other non-humans.
However, non-human cultivation involved many tribulations. Human cultivators needed to accumulate External Merit, and the Yao Clan also needed to comprehend the will of Heaven. Otherwise, the three-hundred-year human tribulation and the six-hundred-year Heavenly Tribulation would be moments of life and death.
This offspring was surrounded by an aura of pure fortune. Coupled with the several Magical Artifacts she had refined, there was already some hope of surviving the six-hundred-year great tribulation!
“I already know about this matter!”
“Hu Rui, I summoned you for another matter. Soon, a young master will come to inquire about the whereabouts of Shilang Tomb. You must tell him honestly without concealment!”
Upon hearing this, the scholarly old man’s face instantly changed. Forgetting etiquette, he couldn’t help but say, “Mother, but if we do this, wouldn’t we offend Young Master Liu Ling!”
Offending a deeply fortunate cultivator was definitely not a good idea!
If it weren’t for the deep-seated awe the old woman held in his heart, the scholarly old man would have refuted her on the spot.
“Nonsense! By guiding Liu Ling, I have already done him a great favor. Could he possibly bite the hand that feeds him?”
The old woman’s face was displeased, her expression deepening, showing no clear emotion.
“If he is truly that kind of person, then this good fate with our Xiaowu Mountain is better left unformed!”
The scholarly old man fell silent for a moment. The old woman raised her head and sneered.
“Moreover, you think Liu Ling is difficult to deal with. But is that person any easier? If we don’t give it to him, a great disaster might befall Xiaowu Mountain before Liu Ling can repay this Causality!”
The scholarly old man’s expression changed. “Could even Mother, with your nearly thousand years of cultivation, not handle the visitor?”
“Haven’t you met that person? You witnessed his power with your own eyes! Furthermore, our Xiaowu Mountain still owes him a Causality!” The old woman reprimanded. Finally, her eyes held a trace of sighing helplessness.
“Him?” The scholarly old man instantly recalled the scene at the Demon-Suppressing General Temple and immediately fell silent, his heart beating fiercely.
“We cannot afford to offend that person either!” The old woman’s tone was faint, her heart slightly dark.
That Liu Ling was remarkably fortunate, and his innate talent was extraordinary. He had already been noticed by many Dao academies. Their branch could not afford to offend him.
But how could they afford to offend that Lin Yuan either?
If the Lin Family were just ordinary local residents, this branch of the fox clan at Shilang Tomb might be wary, but at most, they would just avoid them. But this one was clearly of exceptional cultivation level.
However, their branch had deep ties with Liu Ling after all; they had even sent a fox maiden to him. Deep down, the old woman was somewhat partial to Liu Ling.
Seeing the changing expressions on the scholarly old man’s face, the old woman lifted her eyelids slightly. Looking at him, she spoke again.
“You don’t need to be like this. Do you think finding Shilang Tomb means you can obtain the hidden Heavenly Mansion Jade Book within?”
“That precious book already has an owner, bound by its own Causality. What is yours will eventually be yours. If it is not yours, even if you exhaust all your schemes, it will be as futile as drawing water with a bamboo basket!”
Her expression cold, as she finished speaking, a trace of indifference returned to the old woman’s face as she re-entered her meditative cultivation.
Hearing this, the scholarly old man felt his spirits lift, and his mind suddenly cleared.
This was the best outcome. Not being recognized by the Celestial Book had nothing to do with Xiaowu Mountain then.
“Mother, I will go handle it right away!”