As the stone door was slowly pushed open, Lu Qing gradually saw the situation inside.
What he saw startled him.
Behind the stone gate was a small stone chamber. Directly opposite the stone gate, on a stone bed, a figure was sitting cross-legged.
Seeing that there was someone behind the door startled Lu Qing quite a bit.
Fortunately, he quickly realized that the figure was lifeless and its face was skeletal, which relieved him greatly.
At the same time, I couldn't help but laugh at myself.
Despite his long-standing defenses against the "door-opening kill," he ultimately couldn't escape this fate.
Knowing that the person on the other side had been dead for an unknown period of time, Lu Qing finally felt relieved and went inside.
He didn't touch the skeleton, but instead walked around the stone chamber.
The space behind the door wasn't very large; it consisted of three stone chambers, each about the size of a normal room.
Besides the stone chamber where the skeleton was located, there were two other rooms. Judging from their layout, one of them should be a meditation room, and the other seems to be a pill-making room.
Unfortunately, both the meditation room and the alchemy room were empty, with nothing left.
There were some jade bottles in the alchemy room, but Lu Qing looked at them and found they were empty, so he gained nothing.
After examining the stone chamber, Lu Qing's attention finally turned to the skeleton.
At first glance, he noticed that the skeleton was somewhat translucent, like jade.
A jolt went through him; he knew that this skeleton must have been ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) an extremely powerful cultivator in life.
The second realm of martial arts cultivation, the Bone and Tendon Realm, is specifically for strengthening the bones and tendons.
However, the inheritance that Lu Qing received did not mention that after the tendons and bones were perfected, the bones could be cultivated to be as smooth as jade.
Therefore, this skeleton must have belonged to a martial arts expert who was far beyond the Bone and Tendon Realm, or even the Acquired Realm, in life.
Could this be the mysterious being who created this jade-like cave?
A thought flashed through Lu Qing's mind.
He began to stare intently at the skeleton.
Before long, a rich red light appeared on the skeleton.
【Skeleton of a Primordial Realm expert: This skeleton is the remains of a Primordial Realm expert after their death.】
【Even when the soul dissipates, the bones remain. The bones of a powerful cultivator at the Innate Realm are tempered by innate energy, allowing them to remain incorrupt for thousands of years.】
【The owner of these remains appears to have died after failing to break through a barrier at great risk, his vital energy and spirit extinguished.】
Looking at the information note that appeared on the skeleton, Lu Qing realized that this was not the mysterious being who had opened this cave as he had imagined.
Instead, he was an unknown expert at the Innate Realm.
Because the mysterious being who created the cave left behind a bit of spiritual liquid from the earth's veins, which was all golden in color. If it were his remains, how could they only show a red glow?
It's unknown why this expert at the Innate Realm appeared here, or how he failed to break through and died.
Unfortunately, there wasn't even a single book here, preventing him from getting any information.
They thought they would find something unexpected, but there was nothing in the stone chamber except for a skeleton.
Lu Qing couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
After sighing, Lu Qing quickly composed herself.
His gains from this trip into the mountains should be substantial.
Not only did they unearth so many century-old ginseng plants, but they also obtained the earth vein essence that could drive anyone mad.
If you're still not satisfied, then you're being too greedy.
After calming himself down, Lu Qing's gaze fell on the skeleton once again.
He was wondering whether he should bury the remains.
Logically speaking, it would be best for the skeleton to remain here.
After all, this stone chamber is extremely clean, and even if the skeleton is left there for hundreds of years, it will not change in the slightest.
However, Lu Qing will definitely be coming to this cave often in the future.
Although he wasn't afraid, he still felt a bit uneasy about having to face a skeleton every day.
So after thinking about it, he decided to give the remains a proper burial.
After making the decision, Lu Qing solemnly bowed three times to the skeleton, apologized, and began preparing to move it out.
However, just as he moved the skeleton slightly, he suddenly heard a thud, and something fell off the skeleton.
He thought he had accidentally broken the bones from the skeleton and was about to apologize when he looked down and realized that what had fallen to the ground did not seem to be bones.
It appeared to be a long, square piece of jade.
Out of curiosity, Lu Qing picked it up.
Then he saw that it was indeed a beautiful piece of jade.
There are also several peculiar patterns on it.
Looking at the patterns on the jade, Lu Qing felt a sense of familiarity.
He thought about it for a moment before suddenly realizing it.
Isn't this similar to the pattern carved on the wall of the outer cave?
Lu Qing was immediately shocked.
You should know that those patterns on the outside were probably carved by the mysterious being who created the cave.
Could this jade be related to him?
Lu Qing quickly activated his special ability and focused his attention on the jade in his hand.
After a while, a rich red light emerged from the jade.
【Jade slips for inheritance: A type of jade slip used to record and pass on information.】
【Legend has it that those who cultivate divine sense can inscribe information on special jade slips, leaving behind a legacy to ensure its confidentiality.】
【Without cultivating divine sense and the corresponding method to unlock it, it is extremely difficult to obtain the information on the jade slip.】
【Download now?】
"Red light?"
When Lu Qing saw the supernatural light emanating from the jade in his hand, he was stunned for a moment.
Knowing about this thing probably has little to do with the mysterious being who created the cave.
However, he was still very pleasantly surprised.
Based on the information provided by his superpower, he knew that this might be what he was looking for.
He immediately chose to download it.
And based on past experience, he kept a close eye on the jade slip in his hand.
【Download in progress, current progress 1%, 2%, 3%... 97%, 98%, 99%, 100%】
【Download complete. Would you like to begin learning?】
【A cultivation technique has been discovered. Should we simulate it?】
The download of information from the jade slip was much slower than Lu Qing had imagined.
He waited a full fifteen minutes before the download was complete.
Then he saw that after the download was complete, the superpower actually gave him two more options.
A message asking if you want to learn the information inside.
The other is asking if they want to conduct a practice simulation.
This means that, in addition to ordinary information, this jade slip also contains the inheritance of cultivation techniques!
Lu Qing was overjoyed.
It should be known that even if this jade slip was not left by the mysterious being who created the cave, it must still be extremely valuable.
Otherwise, this unknown expert at the Innate Realm wouldn't have kept it so closely to his body before his death.
Therefore, the cultivation techniques passed down inside must be extremely precious.
He made his choice immediately.
Choose to practice the exercises once while simultaneously receiving additional information.
As soon as he made his choice, Lu Qing immediately felt a flood of information welling up in his mind.
He closed his eyes knowingly and silently received the information.
After a long while, when he opened his eyes again, they were filled with surprise.
I've been updating a bit late these past two days, and there were some duplicate errors. Although I've fixed them now, I still apologize to all the readers for any inconvenience caused. I'll try to write earlier tomorrow and update one or two more chapters as an apology.
