Mortal: Fairy Song Yu has issued you a task.

Chapter 28 Cangkun Cave

The palace is magnificent, the pavilions are majestic, the eaves are covered with tiles, and the beams and pillars are thick, exuding an ancient and awe-inspiring presence. Hanging in the center of the palace gate is a gilded plaque inscribed with "Cangyue Qiankun".

Along with these palaces and pavilions, there also appeared an incomparably powerful suction force.

Before Lin Jingchu and Song Yu could react, they were swept into it!

"ah--!"

Lin Jingchu felt dizzy and his spiritual power was completely imprisoned.

Bang! Dust flies everywhere!

He crashed heavily onto the gray stone brick floor, feeling as if his entire body was about to fall apart.

He was completely out of control of his own body just now. Not only did he not use the Mist Mirror to protect himself, but he also lost the Cloud Piercing Leaf, his flying magic weapon that had been with him for many years.

He stood up with a grimace, looked around, and found the vast hall empty; Song Yu was nowhere to be seen.

"This junior meant no offense. May I ask which senior's place of seclusion this is? I apologize for any inconvenience caused!"

Lin Jingchu bowed respectfully towards the main hall from the bottom of his heart, his voice echoing in the silence.

But after waiting for a long time, the hall remained silent. Judging from the dust stirred up when the fall happened, the cave should have been abandoned long ago.

He straightened up and carefully examined his surroundings. In front of him was a lotus pond and a covered walkway, and behind him were huge, tightly closed palace doors.

Lin Jingchu dared not approach the gate rashly, and instead stood at a distance and threw out the Qingfeng Sword.

"Ding!"

The moment the sword tip touched it, it was repelled by a layer of pale golden restriction.

With no way out of the main gate, Lin Jingchu had no choice but to explore deeper into the main hall.

Because of its age, the lotus pond has been neglected, and the lotus leaves have grown wildly, forming a green carpet.

Wow~

After a careful inspection, Lin Jingchu found that there were no restrictions here, so he jumped directly into the pool.

He parted the layers of green leaves, his eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled up a plump, white lotus root: "The spiritual energy is so abundant!" He immediately began to work diligently in this lotus pond.

Half an incense stick later, the green carpet was torn to shreds by him as he worked in the water.

Lin Jingchu, having harvested all the lotus roots, leaped ashore with a farmer-like smile and arrived at a spacious and empty banquet hall.

Finding nothing to pick up, Lin Jingchu continued deeper into the area and eventually arrived at an elegant living quarters.

He tested the closed door by throwing his Qingfeng sword at it, but to his surprise, the door opened directly this time.

"Excuse me!" Lin Jingchu peeked out and tiptoed into the room.

The interior was spotless, a stark contrast to the dust-covered exterior, suggesting that a protective array was still in operation.

The interior is elegantly and exquisitely furnished, with screens, desks, and various ornaments, and the antique shelves on both sides are filled with a dazzling array of rare and precious items.

He wanted to put everything he saw into his storage bag, but unfortunately the shelves were protected by a restriction.

He made a new discovery in a secluded inner room, separated by curtains, after passing the screen and shelves.

This place appears to be a small study. The main desk is empty, and three jade slips, as well as overturned pen holders, brushes, and other writing implements are scattered on the floor.

Lin Jingchu's eyes lit up. Judging from the situation, it seemed that the former owner had swept the items away in a fit of rage and had not had time to clean them up. It seemed that these items were not protected by any protective barriers.

He used the Green Edge Sword to test it, and sure enough, no restriction was triggered.

"Thank you for your generous gift, senior!"

Lin Jingchu swept away all the writing implements on the ground before picking up a jade slip and probing it with his divine sense.

"The Ghostly Slaughter Technique?" Upon seeing the opening outline, Lin Jingchu felt a sense of familiarity, then exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this the cultivation technique practiced by the corpse demon that possessed the Snow Cloud Fox in its previous life?!"

He couldn't wait to pick up the other two jade slips and examine them.

A moment later, Lin Jingchu, looking astonished, put down the jade slip in his hand.

"I never expected this place to be the cave dwelling of Venerable Cangkun! It's a pity that the other two jade slips do not contain the cultivation techniques that Venerable Cangkun himself cultivated."

He will soon be able to attempt Foundation Establishment, but he will still be practicing ordinary cultivation techniques. Naturally, the sooner he changes, the better.

The remaining two jade slips contain different contents. One slip records various secret techniques and research findings for suppressing demons and purifying the soul. The other slip is related to a poignant and regretful past.

"I never expected that the corpse demon was actually Cangkun Shangren's Daoist partner! This 'Nether Slaughter Technique' is truly bizarre. Those who cultivate this technique can retain most of their memories even after they die and become corpse demons."

Back then, the Daoist couple practiced this skill but eventually went mad and became possessed. Master Cangkun had no choice but to painfully kill them with his own hands and bury them.

He thought his earthly ties were over, but his beloved died by his own sword. His resentment lingered and eventually transformed into a corpse demon.

When Cangkun Shangren discovered this, he initially intended to completely obliterate it. However, upon seeing the other party's transformed former appearance and listening to the details of the past recounted by the corpse demon, he ultimately softened and only extracted and sealed the other party's essence, suppressing the corpse body.

Originally, he only wanted to visit occasionally out of longing, but one day he had a wild idea to purify the spirit of the corpse demon and leave behind a soul that only retained the memories of his Daoist partner.

"This Venerable Cangkun truly lives up to his reputation as a mad cultivator. He actually uses his extraordinary cultivation to forcibly buy secret techniques from various sects through robbery or theft. Is he a cultivation version of King Ruined King?"

Lin Jingchu held the jade slip in his hand, filled with emotion.

No wonder a single corpse demon was worth so many rare and precious materials to imprison, and the treasure it possessed—the Jade of the Spirit Eye—was probably a burial item placed there by Master Cangkun.

"The story's over, time to get down to business!"

Now that the Cangkun Cave has appeared, it will inevitably attract powerful figures from sects, the Ancient Sword Sect, and the Luanming Sect. Once a Nascent Soul cultivator breaks through the restrictions and enters, everything I have obtained will certainly be inspected and even confiscated.

Take advantage of this time to quickly make multiple copies of the "Netherworld Killing Technique" and those secret arts. Surely the sect wouldn't be so stingy as to not even leave us a single copy.

Having made up his mind, he went behind the desk, intending to copy it there.

But as soon as he sat down on the futon, his vision suddenly blurred and a dizzying sensation of the world spinning over him struck him again.

"not good!"

Before the exclamation could even escape his lips, Lin Jingchu's figure vanished from the room.

……

In a certain part of the cave dwelling of the Venerable Cangkun, Song Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly as she opened her eyes.

"Where is this?"

The first thing you see is a minimalist stone chamber, with bright pearls embedded around the walls to dispel the darkness. In the center is a training platform about three zhang in diameter, and in the corner is a pool of water.

"Junior Brother Lin? Junior Brother Lin!" Song Yu called out repeatedly, but received no response.

She got up and walked towards the passage to the stone chamber, but after taking only a dozen steps, she was blocked by a stone door. The door was heavily protected by a barrier, so she had to turn back.

Wandering through this stone chamber, which was about ten zhang in circumference, Song Yu pondered to himself:

This suddenly appearing cave dwelling was never recorded in the sect's records. When the sect's founder discovered this secret realm, he was already a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator. Therefore, the owner of this cave dwelling must have been a powerful cultivator at the late-Nascent Soul stage!

That's for the best. Once things calm down, the sect's supreme elders will surely find a way to open the restrictions and investigate. As for the Heavenly Fiend Sect... after hearing the names of the two seniors, Long Han and Feng Bing, they should now pray for their own good fortune.

"It's actually the Spirit Eye Spring!" Song Yu exclaimed with delight upon recognizing the origin of the clear pool of water in the corner.

With this astonishing discovery, she became even more proactive in her exploration. However, apart from a jade slip, she found nothing else.

"The 'Moon Gazing Technique' is a superior water-based cultivation method that leads directly to the Nascent Soul stage. Whose place of cultivation is this?" She put down the jade slip and turned her gaze back to the pool of spiritual spring beside her.

Song Yu looked at her arm, which was reddened by the heat. The next moment, she untied the silk sash with her delicate hand, and her jade-blue and white dress quietly piled up on the ground.

A flawless jade foot stepped over her clothes and into the pool of spiritually rich spring water.