Chapter 1027: Chapter 1026: Hundred Peaks Stele
Lu Zheng suddenly turned his head and saw a mysterious elder sitting cross-legged in a corner of the cave, wearing a brown robe, with black mustache and hair.
"Elder Song?"
The elder was unexpectedly Song Kaichuan, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Elder Song! It’s been a long time!" Lu Zheng’s eyes sparkled, and he greeted respectfully.
Song Kaichuan nodded with a smile. He had visited Lu Zheng’s home before and knew the Liu Qingyan sisters, although the sisters had never met him.
"A long time..." Song Kaichuan thought for a while, "It hasn’t been that long, has it? Maybe three or four years? I’ve kind of forgotten..."
Lu Zheng was speechless, "For us, it has already been quite long."
Song Kaichuan nodded, saying nothing, but seemed genuinely happy to see Lu Zheng, "How did you come here? Do you have a relationship with the Hundred Peaks Sect?"
"No." Lu Zheng shook his head and first introduced the Liu Qingyan sisters and Shen Ying to Song Kaichuan. Then he explained what had just happened and curiously asked, "Elder, is there something strange about this stone stele?"
"It turns out to be the Celestial Fox Bloodline." Song Kaichuan nodded understandingly and then said, "It’s not strange but a rare treasure, and also a legacy."
"A rare treasure? Legacy?"
"The year before last, while traveling underground, I suddenly discovered an anomaly in the Spiritual Qi of the earth vein within a thousand miles. Upon careful investigation, I found this stone stele and started studying it here. The members of the Hundred Peaks Sect have no idea of my existence." Song Kaichuan explained.
Lu Zheng understood. If Song Kaichuan truly wanted to hide, even he wouldn’t be able to discover him, let alone the disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect.
Song Kaichuan continued to introduce, "This stone stele is made of a unique material, not ordinary bluestone. If placed on the ground, it will organize the earth veins. Although it does not have the ability to gather Spiritual Qi, it can make the mountains and rivers more beautiful."
Lu Zheng stroked his chin, surprised that the stone stele was an environmental divine artifact?
"Furthermore, the stone stele has one hundred and eight engraved mountain and river maps. Based on my observation, it should form a complete Martial Arts Body Refining Technique." Song Kaichuan said, stroking his beard.
"Should?" Lu Zheng’s eyes flashed, decisively catching the key point in Song Kaichuan’s words.
"Should." Song Kaichuan nodded, "Because my understanding is limited, I cannot see it comprehensively."
"Hmm?"
This time, Lu Zheng was genuinely shocked.
What kind of comprehension and cultivation did Song Kaichuan have? If he couldn’t fully grasp the technique, it must be either a true inheritance from the Upper Realm or top-notch in current times, right?
How could something like this be owned by a mediocre Martial Arts Sect?
Seeing Lu Zheng’s shock, Song Kaichuan continued to explain, "From these one hundred and eight mountain and river maps, I have comprehended several dozen actions from thirty-eight of them. Each can independently serve as a decent Martial Arts Technique, and even be combined, having quite the effect for Body Refinement."
"How incredible?"
"That’s not all." Song Kaichuan pointed to a mountain on the stone stele not far away.
"From this particular mountain and river map, I have comprehended as many as one hundred and one actions. I found that just twelve of them can form a pretty good technique. Later, twenty-eight, forty-two, sixty-one, eighty-four, and one hundred one can form progressive techniques, with the cultivation speed and power of Qi and blood progressively increasing."
"Wow!"
Lu Zheng could only say wow, "This legacy actually accommodates both dull mortals and outstanding talents?"
"Exactly." Song Kaichuan nodded and said solemnly, "I suspect this stone stele is a legacy treasure from the Upper Realm Immortals. Comprehending all one hundred and eight stone steles would grant a complete inheritance."
"Since that’s the case, how can this stone stele be in the hands of the Hundred Peaks Sect?" Lu Zheng asked incredulously.
"That’s unknown." Song Kaichuan shook his head and replied, "Perhaps the original sect of this stone stele has perished, or maybe the stele’s owner did not pass on their disciples. Possibly due to certain events, it was lost by its original owner, who knows?"
"No wonder everyone in the Hundred Peaks Sect seems paranoid about someone stealing their stone stele, as if they have a persecution complex. I never thought the stone stele was indeed a precious treasure." Lu Zheng murmured.
Song Kaichuan chuckled, "It also depends on who holds the stone stele. The Hundred Peaks Sect has been established for a hundred years, yet even their most skilled expert has only comprehended three mountains, with not many actions, unable to merge them, having to cultivate separately, significantly reducing the effectiveness."
"That is indeed somewhat feeble." Lu Zheng laughed.
Listening to Song Kaichuan, the ever-curious Liu Qingquan had already skipped to the front of the stone stele and examined it with great curiosity, "Let me see how my comprehension is?"
Liu Qingquan stared intently at the stone stele. After a while, her eyes became dizzy.
"It’s kind of dizzy..."
Song Kaichuan couldn’t help but smile, "It’s not that simple. You need to concentrate completely and carefully perceive the Mental Realm of its mountain and river features, and spend enough time integrating your Heart Spirit. It’s not just about staring at it and understanding it."
Liu Qingquan, "..."
"Hey?"
At this moment, Shen Ying seemed to have discovered a New Continent, pointing at a mountain and river map and saying to Lu Zheng, "I see the shadow of the ’Eighteen Mountain-Carrying Techniques’ on this mountain."
"Oh? Really?" Lu Zheng asked curiously, "Is the stone stele the source technique of the ’Eighteen Mountain-Carrying Techniques’?"
Lu Zheng, who had been chatting with Song Kaichuan, hadn’t particularly focused on the stone stele. Hearing this, he turned back and looked at the mountain Shen Ying was pointing at.
Song Kaichuan laughed, "You all have encountered similar techniques before?"
"It’s my foundational technique!"
Lu Zheng replied with a smile, then looked at the mountain peak Shen Ying pointed at.
Shen Ying said, "When I looked at this peak, it felt familiar. Once I focused, I saw three actions that matched the actions in the ’Eighteen Mountain-Carrying Techniques’."
Lu Zheng nodded and glanced at Song Kaichuan, who nonchalantly waved his hand, "You go ahead and look, don’t mind me."
So Lu Zheng turned back to examine the mountain peak, immersing his Heart Spirit.
The Heart Spirit immersed in the mountain and river terrain, feeling as though he himself was the mountain, standing tall in the world, fearless of changes in the wind and clouds, or the beating of rain.
Then, an action slowly emerged in his mind, precisely one from the ’Eighteen Mountain-Carrying Techniques’.
In the next moment, Lu Zheng’s Heart Spirit immersed again, and another action slowly appeared...
As time passed, actions emerged one after another, soon completing the ’Eighteen Mountain-Carrying Techniques’. Subsequent actions continued to emerge slowly, though the speed began to decrease, greatly linked to the degree of fusion between Lu Zheng’s Heart Spirit and the mountain and river map.
Lu Zheng clearly felt the integration level of his Heart Spirit with the mountain and river map. Achieving one hundred percent was extremely difficult, requiring long-term contemplation and feeling, and might hit a bottleneck at any time, preventing further progress.
Given this...
"I already have a starting point, so for the remaining part... Jade Seal?"
"Buzz!"
