Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 394 - 197: Nine Derivation Spirit Mountain, Joyful Acquisition of Treasure

"It really is just a stone chamber within the cave mansion."

Chu Ning stepped out of the stone gate, taking a moment to observe his surroundings.

Just like the other cave mansions in Elder Mountain he had entered before, there were several stone chambers around the hall.

And in front, there was also a courtyard.

Just like the previous courtyards, there were no living creatures.

Not even a single Spirit Plant.

Chu Ning pondered for a moment and understood the situation.

Since there was no Spiritual Qi in that spatial rift, these ancient cultivators naturally wouldn’t grow anything.

Even after returning from the spatial rift to the Celestial Derivation Realm, the Spiritual Qi in these Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands was not plentiful, and without seeds...

It’s normal that there were no Spirit Plants here.

"As for the Celestial Essence Grass seen before, it either has an extremely vigorous vitality."

Or it grew after emerging from the spatial rift."

Chu Ning had some vague conjectures and started heading towards a stone chamber with a Jade Token in hand.

As soon as he entered the stone chamber, Chu Ning’s eyes brightened slightly.

"So many books!"

In the stone chamber, there were several rows of bookshelves filled with books.

Just one glance suggested there might be thousands of books.

Chu Ning quickly walked forward, but before he could reach the bookshelves, he abruptly stopped.

It was because his movement caused a slight breeze, and with a little airflow, several books on the nearest shelf turned to ash.

"These shelves don’t have any protective restrictions."

Chu Ning chuckled bitterly.

Perhaps it was because these paper books wouldn’t decay inside the spatial rift or for some other reason.

The shelves didn’t even have the basic isolation restrictions and are now all decayed.

Even a slight breeze could not be withstood.

Chu Ning sighed slightly, did not rush forward, but instead carefully used his Divine Sense to probe.

He then shook his head.

These books were merely remnants, having decayed beyond readability.

However, there were a few Jade Scrolls...

With a casual wave, Chu Ning turned the paper remains on the shelves into ash, clearing them entirely.

Only two Jade Scrolls were left behind.

Chu Ning immediately picked up the two Jade Scrolls and used his Divine Sense to check them.

A moment later, he calmly placed both Jade Scrolls into his Storage Bag.

The two Jade Scrolls recorded descriptions of various places in the Celestial Derivation Realm during the Thunder Fire Sect’s prime.

One detailed the major factions, while the other documented some legendary figures of ancient times.

While these contents were undoubtedly different from the current Celestial Derivation Realm, they intrigued Chu Ning, so he kept them all.

After checking that there was nothing else in this stone chamber, Chu Ning moved to explore other stone chambers.

However, after turning into three chambers in a row, he found nothing of interest.

At this point, Chu Ning reached the last stone chamber.

Upon entering, his eyes lit up.

At the center of this chamber was a meditation mat, and the walls had various restrictions, making it look very much like a Cultivation Room.

Beside the meditation mat, there was a rack with restrictions, but it did not block the view.

Through the restrictions, Chu Ning could vaguely see that there were items placed in some compartments.

Seeing this, Chu Ning quickly walked over.

Infusing the Jade Token with Magical Power, Chu Ning attempted to open the restriction with it.

However, to his surprise, the restrictions on this rack could not be directly opened using the Jade Token.

Frowning slightly, Chu Ning asked Ling Xiaobai, who was standing before him:

"Xiaobai, can you get into these restrictions?"

"Ying!"

Ling Xiaobai stared at the restrictions on the rack for a moment, then chirped and directly dove into the protective shield of the restrictions.

Seeing Ling Xiaobai directly enter, a hint of joy appeared on Chu Ning’s face.

He had learned a lot of ways to break restrictions from the cave mansion of Divine Dream Ascendant before.

But those methods still took time, so it was better that Ling Xiaobai could immediately go in and retrieve the items.

After waiting for a short while, Ling Xiaobai emerged from the rack.

With a puff, under a white light, several Jade Boxes fell into Chu Ning’s hands.

Chu Ning opened them one by one, looking intently. Each Jade Box contained a different item.

One contained a map, another a Jade Talisman, and the last a red feather.

Chu Ning immediately examined them one by one.

He first curiously picked up the map and unfolded it.

"Nine Derivation Spirit Mountain!"

Seeing the name on the map, Chu Ning was momentarily stunned, a look of surprise on his face.

The name Nine Derivation Spirit Mountain was not unfamiliar to him.

It was closely related to the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique he was cultivating.

In ancient times, the person who created the first Body Refining Technique, the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, was a prodigy later revered as the Nine Derivation Ascendant.

The place where he resided was Nine Derivation Spirit Mountain.

It was said that this ancient great power later ascended to the Upper Realm, becoming the first person to ascend to the Upper Realm from the Cultivation Continent.

"Could it be, that this is actually a map of Nine Derivation Spirit Mountain?"

As Chu Ning was shocked, he carefully picked up the map of Nine Derivation Spirit Mountain.

But to his surprise, aside from the words Nine Derivation Spirit Mountain on the map.

There was no other content visible.

Chu Ning tried from various angles, infusing it with Magical Power or Divine Sense.

But no matter how he tried, the map did not reveal any additional details.