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Chapter 505

Chapter 505: Ten Thousand Years Cheng Huang

Mingshi Yin smiled and said, “I know what can be used to help this young girl solve her fragile meridian vessels . ”

Lu Zhou’s interest was piqued . ‘Well, what do you know? Old Fourth seems more and more likable now . Although he can be too crafty sometimes, he never disappoints when it comes to it . ’

Although Lu Zhou had a thousand years of memories and experience, he was not omnipotent .

“What item is so wonderful?”

Mingshi Yin said, “Lantian jade . ”

Lu Zhou stroked his beard and said, “A luxury item sought after by some merchants and aristocrats . What can it be used for?”

“This Lantian jade isn’t that Lantian jade… Rumor has it that there’s a type of jade in the eastern seas that exists inside the bellies of fishes . It absorbs the essence of the sea over the years and is full of spiritual Qi . A wearer of this item will find their skin as smooth as jade and their Extraordinary Eight Meridians as deep as moats . Nourishing one’s meridian vessels in this way can temper them, given time,” Mingshi Yin replied .

Something stirred in Lu Zhou’s memories when he heard Mingshi Yin’s words . He nodded approvingly . Indeed, there was such a jade in existence . However, this item was extremely rare and difficult to find .

Now that the cultivation world was in a lotus-severing frenzy, everyone was busy sprouting leaves . This was especially true for the grand cultivators who had experience wielding multiple leaves . Naturally, they were more confident in cultivating again . Every second was precious to them . With time being priceless now, nobody could spare their time looking for the Lantian jade .

Lu Zhou wanted to think about another method when he remembered Penglai Island . He remembered a rumor about the Lantian jade many years ago . Hence, he said, “Send a letter to Si Wuya . If Huang Shijie is there, have him send a Lantian jade over . ”

“Yes, master . ” Mingshi Yin turned around and left .

Lu Zhou studied Conch and remembered the diary . He wondered if this young girl shared the same origins as the person who was inside that coffin . Anyway, it was useless to ponder on these things now . Everything would become clear once she was “awakened” . It was meaningless to rush things .

“Yuan’er . ”

“Yes, master . ”

“Protect Conch well,” Lu Zhou said .

“I will certainly protect Little Sister Conch!” Little Yuan’er waved her fist and bared her canine teeth .

‘Alright . I’ll believe you since you’ve displayed such an attitude . ’

Lu Zhou initially thought that Little Yuan’er would grow jealous with the addition of this young girl . However, it seemed like he was worried for nothing . He could not help but feel the little girl had truly grown up .

…

When Lu Zhou made his way back to the eastern pavilion, he brought the secret tomes with him .

Duanmu Sheng followed him . He bowed and asked, “Master, the coffin… What should we do with it?”

Usually, such an inauspicious object should have been discarded . However, when he thought about the unique Formation veins on its surface, Lu Zhou said, “Keep it in the northern pavilion . ”

Lu Zhou was about to leave when he added, “Have someone copy the Formation veins on it . ”

“Yes, master . ”

When he returned to the eastern pavilion, he did not meditate on the Heavenly Writing scrolls immediately . As usual, he checked the old parchment drawing for any changes on the map . Like before, he could see all nine provinces of Great Yan and Penglai Island in the oceanic regions .

According to the system’s mission and Huang Shijie’s statement; the Luo woman most likely visited Penglai Island before .

When he thought about this, Lu Zhou wondered if this Luo woman was from the same place the coffin’s occupant was since she could help Yun Tianluo attain the Eight-leaf stage .

Lu Zhou opened the secret tome . He went through it again . The cultivation methods recorded in the earlier parts of the book were basically the same as Great Yan . After checking it thrice, he noticed nothing strange about it .

When he reached the part where the Nine-leaf cultivation method, apart from the smudged sentences, he saw the same words: The people here are weak, but it’s very safe here .

‘Weak? How is weak equated to safe?’

Also, why did the coffin’s occupant wish that there would be no Nine-leaf cultivators here?

Lu Zhou had an inkling that the key to reaching the Nine-leaf stage from the Eight-leaf stage lay here . He continued to flip through the pages .

A red lotus was printed on the center of the book’s back cover . The nine leaves were life-like . Perhaps, it was due to the coffin owner’s hesitation, he drew a few lines over the lotus .

There was a line that read: Nobody can live forever .

There was nothing else .

When he read this final sentence, he noticed that it was written with heavy strokes that seemed to bleed to the back of the page .

“Could this be… a kind of truth that he believed in?” Lu Zhou was puzzled .

He placed the book on the table and no longer read it .

The remainder of his time should be spent meditating on the Heavenly Writing scrolls .

If the Luo woman truly had a connection with Penglai Island, Lu Zhou would have to go there .

Without the extraordinary power to keep himself safe, he would a fool to solely rely on the item cards to keep him safe .

‘I won’t agree to a losing deal, no matter what . ’

…

In Moonlight Woodland, far away from the southwestern part of Great Yan .

A perpetual mist hung over an area that rarely saw the sun .

Only the moon was commonly seen hanging above the branches . Through the thin layer of mist, the moonlight made this place look like paradise .

Ye Tianxin, fully clad in white, stopped under a tree . She took a sip from the waterskin and hung it on her waist .

“Is it really here?”

Ye Tianxin pushed away from the ground and flew toward the depths of the forest .

The 100-meter-tall trees and the seemingly endless forest made her feel that she was in the wrong place .

“Misty Forest, Moonlight Woodland…”

This was a place away from the Other Tribes .

It was said that those who entered the Misty Forest would forever be lost until their eventual demise in the forest .

Many Other Tribesmen cultivators would only attempt to capture some low-rank beasts at the periphery of the forest .

Ye Tianxin had one objective, and that was to find Cheng Huang .

She walked and stopped in the dense forest . When she encountered massive beasts, she chose to hide and avoid them . When she encountered winged beasts that navigated the trees with ease, she chose to lay low and conceal her presence . Sometimes, she would make mistakes and had no choice but to fight the beasts . This, naturally, meant she would get hurt as well sometimes .

It had been more than ten days since she came to the Moonlight Woodland and ventured deep into the Misty Forest .

Every ten days, she would feel thirsty . That was when she would drink . As the rumors suggested, it seemed like she had already lost her way a long time ago . After resting, she continued on her journey among the tree .

Yoo!

A unique sound caught her attention at this moment . It resounded throughout her surroundings .

She frowned . Her experience in the Misty Forest told her that this was a unique beast . She slowed down and stuck close to the ground as she concealed her aura .

The mist hung in the air .

She could not see anything ahead of her . All she could do was hold her breath .

Creak! Creak! Creak!

The sound was getting closer .

Ye Tianxin felt an intense and dangerous aura approaching her . It was much more overbearing than all the combined auras of the beasts she had encountered .

At this moment, the mist of the Misty Forest was swept away .

Ye Tianxin gritted her teeth lightly . Her palms were drenched in sweat . She was like a divine flower in the grass, as white as snow . Although she was motionless, she still stuck out like a sore thumb .

‘Eh?’

The beast… was not coming at her from her front, left, or right .

‘Above!’ Ye Tianxin’s curiosity caused her to slowly look up .

The moment she looked up, she saw something that she would not forget anytime soon .

A pair of faint golden eyes could be vaguely seen through the thin mist . They were as large as soccer balls as they moved about .

Ye Tianxin’s heart thumped against her ribcage . Her eyes were filled with awe .

Creak! Creak!

The vicious beast seemed to be inching closer toward her . Its huge head passed through the mist and appeared before Ye Tianxin .

What made her heart race further was that the spot on which she stood was where the beast’s nose was . It seemed to be sniffing in search of food!

Ye Tianxin was only as large as its nostril! She had never seen such a huge beast before . “Sh*t!”