"This jade slip is truly amazing; such a small piece can actually record so much information!"
Lu Qing's eyes were filled with amazement.
He has already received most of the inherited information in the jade slip.
This information brought him great joy.
It differed slightly from his previous guess.
This jade slip of inheritance was not left by the mysterious being who opened the Jade Transformation Cave, but was made by the deceased Innate Realm expert in front of us.
However, when he made this inheritance jade slip, he added some of his insights into the mysterious runes that he had gleaned from the cave outside, which is why the patterns on the two are somewhat similar.
From the inherited jade slip, Lu Qing also learned a lot of information that he wanted to know.
First, let's talk about the innate expert in front of us.
According to the information left by this innate expert in the jade slip, his name was Li Weitian, and he was once a martial arts expert who was famous throughout the world and had a great reputation.
Even among those in the Innate Realm, they can be considered among the most outstanding.
His formidable cultivation once overwhelmed the surrounding nations' experts at the Innate Realm, leaving them unable to raise their heads, astonishing all who witnessed it.
Unfortunately, even a powerful expert at the Innate Realm will eventually run out of lifespan.
If one cannot break through to a higher realm, even a master of the Innate Realm can only live for a maximum of three hundred years.
In his later years, Li Weitian searched everywhere for an opportunity to break through his limitations. Finally, as his lifespan was nearing its end, he found this mysterious place.
When Li Weitian first discovered this jade-like cave, he was overjoyed.
Because he glimpsed a glimpse of an opportunity to break through to a higher realm in the runes left by the mysterious being who created the cave.
At that time, with little lifespan left, he immediately secluded himself in the cave to cultivate in order to break through his limitations.
Unfortunately, his lifespan was nearing its end, and his energy and spirit were no longer at their peak.
Furthermore, the effort to break through the defenses here was too costly, resulting in significant injuries.
So even with the help of the earth's spiritual liquid, he still failed to break through in the end. His essence, energy, and spirit were almost completely burned out, and he was unable to step into that higher realm.
Before his death, he inscribed all this information into the inheritance jade slip, as a way of giving an account of his brilliant life.
At the end of the message, Lu Qing saw a note left by Li Weitian.
"Alas, from my youth, I loved to fight with others and always wanted to compete for superiority. After achieving success in my cultivation, I even fought in all directions, challenged famous masters, defeated all my enemies, and became famous throughout the world, enjoying boundless glory."
I have always been competitive, and my great reputation has overshadowed many of my peers who are martial arts geniuses, making them mere foils.
In his later years, he suddenly realized that he had wasted too much time on the pursuit of fame, and his lifespan was already running out.
Even if one encounters an opportunity and glimpses a breakthrough, due to the limitation of lifespan, one is unable to overcome the obstacles and step into that supreme and profound realm.
Regret, sorrow, and hatred.
May future generations learn from my experience. On the path of cultivation, one should prioritize spiritual practice and never become engrossed in the pursuit of fame and fortune, thus wasting precious time. Remember this well.
After reading the last words left by Li Weitian, Lu Qing fell silent.
He could sense Li Weitian's resentment and regret from the words he left behind.
He had clearly reached the higher realm he had always dreamed of, but due to his limited lifespan, he ultimately had no hope of breaking through.
He couldn't imagine how much regret Li Weitian must have felt at that time.
But from his words, it is clear that he deeply regrets wasting too much time in his prime, competing with others for fame and fortune.
"The path of cultivation should be based on practice. It's a pity that this Senior Li Weitian realized this too late," Lu Qing sighed.
However, on the other hand, the reason why Li Weitian was so strong, with his cultivation level so high that he could hardly raise his head among the martial arts masters of his time, was undoubtedly related to his combative personality.
Without years of fighting against opponents, he might not be able to fully unleash his talent and potential, and reach the pinnacle of innate talent.
Therefore, it's really hard to say whether his competitive and ambitious nature made him or ruined him.
"Li Weitian, if I have the chance in the future, I'll see if I can find some information about your life and deeds."
In the jade slip, Li Weitian only gave a brief introduction to himself, without going into details about his specific deeds.
In addition, Lu Qing's understanding of this world is pitifully small.
So he had never actually heard of this person's name.
However, judging from this person's remains, it's unclear how many years he has been dead.
Most things in this world cannot withstand the test of time.
So much time has passed, I wonder how many stories about this person are still circulating in the outside world.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing turned his attention to other information.
The information left by Li Weitian also mentioned some details about the origin of this cave.
According to Li Weitian, this cave has existed for a very long time.
He also stumbled upon an ancient book by chance, and it was based on the fragments left inside that he eventually found this place.
There were originally some defensive magic arrays here, but because of their great age, by the time he arrived, the magic arrays had almost lost their power, and he destroyed them one by one.
Even so, he expended a great deal of energy breaking the magic array, which was one of the reasons why he ultimately failed to break through.
Seeing this, Lu Qing finally understood.
No wonder he and Xiao Li hadn't encountered any danger along the way. He was a little puzzled as to why such a mysterious place would have no defensive measures at all.
It turned out that it was this senior in the Innate Realm who helped them clear away the obstacles.
Li Weitian wrote in the jade slip that he was shocked by the scene inside the cave when he first arrived.
First, there was the spiritual liquid that condensed on the stone platform. It was a rare treasure that he had only seen recorded in ancient books, called the Earth Vein Spirit Liquid.
This spiritual liquid can bring the dead back to life, heal flesh and bones, prolong life, and improve cultivation aptitude. It is truly a treasure that countless martial arts practitioners dream of.
I never expected it to appear in such an inconspicuous mountainside.
Unfortunately, such a precious elixir has unimaginable benefits for ordinary people, martial artists in the Acquired Realm, and even ordinary experts in the Innate Realm.
However, it is of little use to Li Weitian, a martial artist who has already reached the limit of the Innate Realm and whose lifespan is about to end.
Because the life limit of a perfect Innate Realm expert is determined by the laws of heaven and earth, even a rare treasure like the Earth Vein Elixir cannot break through the limitations of the laws of heaven and earth.
Therefore, even if Li Weitian consumed all the spiritual liquid in the stone platform, it would only heal the injuries he sustained while entering the cave, and would not bring any further benefits.
However, what surprised Li Weitian even more than the earth vein elixir was the mysterious runes inscribed in the cave by the mysterious being who opened the Jade Transformation Cave, used to condense the earth vein elixir.
From those runes, Li Weitian glimpsed a trace of the mysterious power that he had been painstakingly pursuing, a power belonging only to those above the Innate Realm.
Just then, Li Weitian's life was coming to an end, so he disregarded everything else and drank the earth vein spiritual liquid that took twenty years to condense into a single drop, which had been accumulating for nearly a thousand years, in one gulp.
He then went into seclusion, hoping to break through his current limitations by relying on the sliver of insight he had just gained and the medicinal power of the earth vein elixir.
Unexpectedly, in the end, all efforts were in vain.
In the end, he still failed to break through. His essence, energy, and spirit were exhausted, and he was unable to step into that mysterious realm beyond the innate.
