After entering here, everything that met their eyes caused the members of the Lanxi Sect to change their expressions dramatically, shocked beyond words, unable to imagine how powerful and wealthy the cultivators who once lived here were.

Only Peng Ran remained somewhat calm, speaking to steady their hearts and spirits, as they continued to explore the mansion.

Following the path, they soon arrived outside the mansion.

There were no restrictions here; Peng Ran scrutinized for a moment, then casually released a burst of energy to push it open.

Inside was not much different from an ordinary courtyard dwelling, just a bit larger and built with more luxurious materials.

The group did not search around but arrived together at the main hall.

The doors of the main hall opened to reveal a low couch, and upon it sat a figure cross-legged.

"Someone's here!"

Instantly, everyone was on alert.

"No aura, already dead," Peng Ran said.

Upon hearing this, everyone relaxed slightly.

Examining the figure closely, it was a middle-aged man of about forty years old, dead for who knows how long, his complexion still rosy, the corpse uncorrupted.

Beside him lay an opened golden scroll.

Peng Ran approached, bowed his hand respectfully, and said, "Junior Peng Ran, grateful for your generosity, predecessor."

The rest of the Lanxi Sect also gave a slight bow.

Having finished the salute, Peng Ran reached out and took the golden scroll into his hand to examine it.

He read quickly, and after finishing, furrowed his brows, then handed it to the Law Enforcement Elder beside him.

The Law Enforcement Elder and the group of elders immediately gathered together to read it.

Lin Qianxuan, being somewhat short, was lifted by Ji Shengquan to see the contents.

It was a martial arts technique; densely packed small characters and illustrations filled the golden pages, with each page exceptionally rich in information.

About over a hundred pages detailed a martial arts called the "Heaven and Sea Devouring True Technique."

"This name... could it be the Heaven Devouring Sage from back then?" Ji Shengquan murmured.

He had more knowledge about the relevant history, so upon seeing the martial arts' name, he couldn't help but make a connection.

The Heaven Devouring Sage, legend says, broke past the shackles five thousand years ago, surpassing the Circulation Realm as a martial artist.

He was also the last person to prove that there was a realm above the Circulation Realm.

That realm was called the "Pill Body Realm."

Since him, no one in heaven and earth had reached the Pill Body Realm.

Flipping to the end, the pages were largely blank, with only the words "The path ahead is cut off, Heaven does not allow" inscribed in the end.

"The cultivation technique is incomplete." someone said.

"Most of the cultivation after the Pill Body Realm is speculative; it seems this predecessor hadn't found the path yet."

"Alas, we struggle even to reach the Circulation Realm, let alone the Pill Body Realm."

....

Lin Qianxuan also finished reading the entirety of the "Heaven and Sea Devouring True Technique." This martial arts could be described as using the energy between heaven and earth to its extreme.

Ordinary Innate Techniques might at most absorb one special type of Heaven and Earth Energy.

But this cultivation technique absorbed all types.

Any energy that existed between heaven and earth could be absorbed and refined.

Cultivating it to the Circulation Realm could create a semi-vacuum within several kilometers of heaven and earth energy with one inhale and exhale.

If one reached the unprecedented Pill Body Realm, it could swallow anything, devour all.

Transforming everything in heaven and earth into the energy one needs.

If one could practice this technique, the speed of cultivation after the Innate Realm would be extremely dramatic.

What originally took decades to mill and perfect through the acupoints, might only need a year or two.

The process of breaking through to the Circulation Realm would also be greatly shortened, potentially reaching the Circulation Realm within thirty years while everything goes smoothly.

It's said that if one can practice this cultivation technique, they can be guaranteed to enter the Circulation Realm in forty years.

However, cultivating this martial arts demands high root bones.

Do you really think absorbing all the energy in heaven and earth is easy?

The body can't withstand the pressure, ultimately causing harm to itself.

Therefore, appropriate herbs are needed to assist.

A huge amount of Warm Agate to wash the muscles and bones is needed, as well as a type of ointment called Blood Hoof Ointment to be applied to the skin where the acupoints are, and additionally, a Qi Dissolving Pill consumed in each cultivation session.

Despite the abundant resources in this cave mansion, according to this description, it truly isn't sufficient for several people's use.

Afterward, they explored other side halls and found some trinkets, as well as the Heaven Devouring Sage's weapon.

The Heaven Devouring Sage's weapon was a longsword that glowed with faint golden light.

Before it, anything could be easily sliced apart.

Others couldn't recognize it, but Lin Qianxuan could judge what it was.

An artifact embryo.

Just missing inscribed Dao Principles to become a Dao Artifact.

But it seems the Heaven Devouring Sage hadn't had the time yet to do so.

This item could be said to be the most valuable treasure here.

With it in hand, who in this world could withstand a single strike?

Such a sword, naturally, could only be taken by Peng Ran.

Peng Ran wielded the sword, infused True Essence, easily triggering a sword qi several meters long, and after swinging it slightly twice, satisfactorily sheathed it.

In this way, the Lanxi Sect's decade-long preparation for exploring the cave mansion finally came to an end.

The remaining task was the distribution of the resources inside.

There were many resources, but distributing them among so many people was still somewhat insufficient.

Peng Ran must take the lead.

Not only because he has put in the most effort, but also because the sect needs him to hold onto such a vast treasure land.

Peng Ran does not plan to exhaust the resources here. Some of the herbs and other resources will be selected for harvesting while leaving some to continue to proliferate. The harvesting methods are also as thorough as possible to leave roots and parts that can sprout, ensuring continued harvesting.

Nowadays, it is not easy to find these herbs, let alone let them grow for more than a thousand years.

Only the unique conditions here have allowed for such an abundance of good things.

Over the next few days, the Lanxi Sect began to revive.

The high-ranking members of the sect were now free and naturally able to handle sect affairs.

In the cave mansion of the Heaven Swallowing Daoist, Lin Qianxuan was arranged to cultivate here, which was Peng Ran's decision.

Among the five slots available to cultivate the "Heaven and Sea Devouring True Technique," Lin Qianxuan directly received one.

As for Tan Xiaofei and Ji Shengquan, they were excluded. Only in this way could the rest be appeased.

Peng Ran now intended to personally guide Lin Qianxuan in martial arts cultivation. Such a promising student, he planned to nurture well.

"Your inner qi is abundant, and your self-created inner strength is excellent; there's not much I can teach you in that aspect. However, in terms of breaking through acupoints, you don't need to follow the ordinary path," Peng Ran said to Lin Qianxuan, "Ordinary people take a long time to connect the two bridges of heaven and earth because their inner qi is limited. Your refinement of inner qi is extremely fast, so you don't need to slowly grind away. You can use part of your inner qi to form a protective barrier, then repeatedly wash it in the posture of a tidal wave. If your control power is strong enough, you can even condense it into a cone, first breaking through a point, then drawing energy from between heaven and earth, and slowly widening the acupoints, nurturing the meridians..."

Lin Qianxuan initially had some confusion about breaking through the innate acupoints, but with Peng Ran's guidance, it became much smoother.

In just two months, Lin Qianxuan already felt that only a thin wall remained of the innate barrier, which could soon be broken through.

"This Blood Hoof Ointment is ruined again! Alas!"

The elder in charge of alchemy, Yun Yitong, frowned, feeling very guilty about her mistake.

The big medicinal ingredients here are limited in supply, and wasting them like this is truly regrettable.

Everyone began to research together with her.

It was eventually discovered that it wasn't a recipe problem but a medicine furnace issue.

Yun Yitong used the Heaven Swallowing Daoist's medicine furnace.

This medicine furnace is of special material and can only be used properly with the anomalous fire driven by the Heaven Swallowing Daoist's true essence.

Using ordinary furnace fire, Yun Yitong naturally fell short.

"Change the medicine furnace!" Peng Ran said.

"Ordinary medicine furnaces cannot achieve the temperature needed for the Blood Hoof Ointment....." Yun Yitong said, "I am afraid we need to have a medicine furnace custom-made by the Bai Family."

The Bai Family is located in Purple Flower City, more than three hundred miles away from Lanxi City. Even at a fast speed, it takes one or two months round-trip.

Such a delay certainly seems like a waste of time.

"Let me go." Lin Qianxuan said, "I've helped people from the Bai Family before, and have some connections there. Three hundred miles is nothing, if You Xi flies with full effort, it can be reached in a day. Including the time to forge the medicine furnace, I can be back in ten days at most."

Peng Ran, who was initially planning to go in person, pondered for a moment, then nodded, took out his token, and handed it to Lin Qianxuan, saying, "Go and return quickly, and whatever you need, directly take it from the sect."

"Mountain Master, I understand." Lin Qianxuan took the token and said.

He then let out a sharp whistle.

"Screech~!"

You Xi's form soared across the sky. Lin Qianxuan jumped onto You Xi's back, waved to everyone, and disappeared into the distance.

Everyone watched Lin Qianxuan, then looked at Peng Ran, their hearts filled with complex emotions.

It was clear that Peng Ran was grooming Lin Qianxuan as his successor.

This favoritism was undisguised, yet they couldn't even muster jealousy.

Why? Who can reach the top realm at the age of six?

Moreover, Lin Qianxuan might reach the innate level in half a year.

Someone who started cultivating inner strength in the womb does not seem so exaggerated.

Who could be jealous of this?

It's as if he's heaven's chosen child.

.....

On the other side, Lin Qianxuan, holding Peng Ran's token, easily obtained the silver coin needed to purchase a medicine furnace at the Accounting Hall. Along the way, he also took a bath, changed his clothes, and groomed You Xi's feathers.

Then he set off and left.

For traveling, flying in a straight line in the sky is undoubtedly the fastest, though it is a bit cold.

Lin Qianxuan did not want to waste his inner qi for protection, enduring it completely.

Even wrapped in a cloak, he couldn't help but shiver a little.

It's fortunate that he has practiced body refinement, otherwise, he might have frozen to death.

"Screech~!"

Suddenly, You Xi transmitted a stream of warmth that flowed into Lin Qianxuan's body.

"No need to waste your true essence like this; I'll be fine."

Lin Qianxuan lay on You Xi's back, feeling much warmer at heart.

You Xi was worried about Lin Qianxuan freezing and deliberately slowed down her speed to take two days for a one-day journey, even resting overnight in the wilderness.

Here in Purple Flower City, there were a lot fewer people, only about two or three hundred thousand in total.

The prosperity level was far less than that of Lanxi City.

This is because it is a city jointly built by various forces, and the strongest is only at the innate realm, incomparable to a city with Circulation Realm experts.

Simply put, it's like the difference between having nuclear weapons and not.

Lin Qianxuan rode on You Xi and headed straight for the Bai Family mansion.

The descent of such a giant bird caused quite a stir within the Bai Family.

Lin Qianxuan rode You Xi, landed outside the Bai Family's gate, slid down her inclined wing to the ground, and then fondly patted You Xi's head.

"May I ask who you are, honored guest, and what brings you outside the Bai Mansion?" The Bai Family's steward, accompanied by the gate guards, approached Lin Qianxuan and carefully inquired.

"I am Tan Xuan, a true disciple of the Lanxi Sect, and I am here on sect orders to have a medicine furnace custom-made by the Bai Family. Could you please report this promptly?" Lin Qianxuan said.

"Tan Xuan? Aren't you the Lanxi Sect protégé who saved our Fifth Master?" The steward responded quickly and said, "Please wait a moment, Young Hero Tan, we will inform them right away."

"Go ahead!" Lin Qianxuan nodded and said.

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