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Translator: AnubisTL
Yes, from his earlier observations, Li Qing had recognized her as an ancient being. She was likely an old relic who had lived through the distant ancient era, possessing an extremely profound method of self-sealing to extend her lifespan. Now, for reasons unknown, she had awakened from her slumber and appeared here.
Li Qing spoke slowly, word by word. "Your attire is quite archaic, senior—its style stands in stark contrast to the present era."
"Furthermore, the vital energy within your body, though not at its peak, still surges like a dormant dragon. Only a body cultivator could possess such vitality."
"As you mentioned, body cultivators are now nearly extinct in this era."
The old woman's eyes gleamed with admiration at this analysis.
"I'm too old now, no longer what I once was. What is this meager vital energy compared to my former glory?"
"When I was frozen in the snow mountain, I slept for countless ages, indistinguishable from a corpse. It was only the faint scent of a familiar aura that finally stirred me from my slumber."
"To think the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion would reappear."
With a wistful gaze, the old woman looked at the immortal mansion Li Qing carried on his back.
"Young man, have no fear. I mean you no harm. If you hadn't brought the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion near the snow mountain, I would likely still be asleep, unable to awaken."
"Now that I'm awake, the world has changed. I dimly recall that when I was first frozen, this snow mountain soared to the heavens."
Hearing her words, Li Qing felt a growing sense of unease. This was truly an ancient being, one who had lived through the most glorious era of cultivation in the ancient era.
For some reason, she had been ice-sealed beneath the snow mountain, only awakening to the present day.
"Enough talk," the white-haired old woman said. "I wish to gaze one last time upon the Human Realm before seeking a suitable spatial node for ascension."
With that, she casually stepped into the air and departed with decisive finality.
Li Qing was somewhat surprised. He had expected her to covet the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion he carried. After all, it was an exceptionally rare spirit treasure of considerable rank!
However, he soon understood. Having been ice-sealed for eons within the snow mountain, her time was now limited after breaking free. Such self-sealing secret techniques merely slowed the passage of lifespan, they did not halt it entirely.
For example, cultivators at the divine transformation stage normally possessed two thousand years of lifespan. By employing secret techniques, they could extend their lives for tens of thousands of years, but at the cost of falling into a deep slumber where even their thoughts ceased to function, rendering them virtually dead.
Once those tens of thousands of years passed and the secret technique dissolved, their lifespan would reach its end, leaving them with little time left.
Unless one could ascend to the upper realm and absorb its longevity substance from the heaven and earth, their lifespan would remain limited.
"Fortunately, controlling the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion requires cultivating the Universal Treasure Manual. And to carry it with me, I need at least to reach the third layer of the manual."
"Cultivating the third layer of the Universal Treasure Manual would take at least ten years. This senior probably can't wait that long."
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief, then crossed the Forbidden Speech Snow Mountains and hurried back to the sect.
In the Azure Ridge Domain, on the seaside of the Lingyun Sect...
Boom!
A thunderous explosion erupted, sending colossal waves crashing across the sea and shaking the land like a violent earthquake.
Fortunately, the Lingyun Sect was protected by a Fourth-Tier Grand Formation, which prevented the sect from being toppled by the earthquake and suffering catastrophic damage.
The cause of the disturbance was, of course, Li Qing, who had placed the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion he had been carrying with him near the sect upon his return.
The immortal mansion was colossal, its interior a separate realm with an area comparable to the Lingyun Sect's mountain gate.
"If nothing else, this immortal mansion would be an absolutely perfect spirit treasure for breaking through formations."
"If the entire immortal mansion were to crash down, even a fifth-tier spirit formation probably wouldn't withstand it, right?" Li Qing gasped, catching his breath.
Transporting this immortal mansion all the way from the Great Wilderness Domain back to the sect had been an immense drain on his resources. Even his formidable physique had nearly collapsed from exhaustion.
He casually popped a few vital energy-restoring medicinal pills and then sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing.
It took over ten days for Li Qing to finally restore his depleted stamina and mana.
Instead of immediately delving into the mysteries of the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion, he retrieved the storage bag he had obtained after killing the Surname Qin man.
Earlier, in his haste to find the Universal Treasure Manual, he hadn't thoroughly examined its contents.
"This Divine Transformation Great Power is poorer than I imagined. There isn't even a single spirit stone inside. That's odd."
Normally, a cultivator's storage bag would contain at least a few spirit stones, regardless of the quantity, kept for emergencies.
But in this bag, there wasn't a single spirit stone, not even a grain of spirit sand.
What's more, it was filled with empty medicinal pill bottles, and not a single spirit pill or elixir could be found inside.
After Li Qing thoroughly searched the storage bag, he was certain he hadn't missed anything. There wasn't a single spirit stone or medicinal pill inside.
Soon, his gaze fell upon the corner where the cultivation manuals and secret manuals were stored. Here, jade slips and ancient texts were piled in a chaotic heap.
With no spirit stones or other resources, there were plenty of cultivation manuals and secret techniques.
"Most of these manuals originate from the ancient era, closely aligned with the Great Dao. They differ significantly from modern cultivation methods."
"Could this person have been an ancient Divine Transformation Great Power?"
As he thought this, Li Qing found a peculiar jade slip. It didn't contain any cultivation manuals or secret techniques, but rather something akin to a diary.
A diary? What kind of decent person keeps a diary?
"Day seven trapped within the Heavenly Wonder Immortal Mansion. I accidentally triggered a teleportation formation, but instead of transporting me out, it brought me to a temple. Here, countless bizarre corpses hang suspended, each chanting strange scriptures."
"If my divine soul hadn't been strong enough, I would have perished here."
"After careful listening, I managed to discern some of the scriptures' content. Most of them were ancient secret manuals on Daoist arts, not to be underestimated!"
"..."
"On the thirty-ninth day trapped in the immortal mansion, I was injured by an offensive restriction on Medicinal Field Peak. Fortunately, I had brought enough spirit pills and elixirs, so the injuries weren't fatal."
"I hope to reach the peak soon. If I can obtain even one peerless great medicine, I might break through to the mid-stage of Divine Transformation, or perhaps even reach the late stage!"
"..."
"In the second year trapped in the immortal mansion, I had deciphered nearly half of the restrictions in Medicinal Field Mountain. But the cost was high; several deep wounds on my body would take a long time to heal."
"The number of medicinal pills I carried had dwindled, but there was still hope."
"..."
"In the fourth year trapped in the immortal mansion, I completely deciphered all the restrictions on Medicinal Field Mountain and learned some tricks."
"But despair followed swiftly: there wasn't a single spirit herb on the mountain. Everything I had seen from below had been an illusion."
"I almost chose martial disintegration here, but reason told me not to give up. I had already grasped some of the mysteries of the mansion's restrictions, and perhaps I could still find something elsewhere."
"..."
"In the ninth year trapped in the immortal mansion, I used the last spirit stone in my storage bag. Now, I truly had nothing left."
"In the immortal mansion, I couldn't draw upon the Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth, nor did I dare to. Doing so would only hasten the end of my lifespan."
"Heh, after finally cultivating to the Divine Transformation stage, to be trapped and die in this bizarre immortal mansion... the story would be a laughingstock if anyone ever heard it."
(End of the Chapter)
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