Capítulo 1412: Chapter 1383: Taoist Magic
“Luckily, I’ve come across this kind of formation before, otherwise I would have been trapped again.”
Seeing the formation, Li Chen actually breathed a sigh of relief. He thought for a moment, took out several Spirit Crystals, and began setting them up.
Since entering the relic, Li Chen had learned formations from Fourth Grandfather for a period. He knew that such a formation was not particularly high-grade, but breaking it was quite difficult.
If Li Chen hadn’t happened to have cracked such a formation before, he might have been powerless.
Based on the positions in his memory, Li Chen carefully placed the Spirit Crystals.
Eventually, Li Chen clearly felt that an invisible layer of energy around him seemed to disperse automatically, and he stepped inside.
Not until passing through the formation did cold sweat break out on Li Chen’s forehead.
Because he discovered that the formation was not just hidden; it also contained a killing force.
In other words, if Li Chen had mindlessly rushed in earlier, he might have been directly shredded by the formation.
“Damn insidious, I don’t know who set this up.”
After passing through the formation, Li Chen no longer hesitated and rushed into the cave entrance.
This was indeed an Underground Cave, but unlike the entrance, it was quite spacious underground.
Deep in the underground cavern, it seemed to be blocked by a thin membrane, obscuring the view inside.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Chen stepped through the membrane, as there really was nothing in the cave, and the membrane didn’t feel dangerous.
However, when Li Chen crossed the membrane, he was astonished to find an entirely different space behind it.
Like an Arcadia, the other side of the underground cavern was a lush green meadow.
Though small, it was indeed a distinct place.
And in this lush green land, there stood an ancient wooden house.
Li Chen did not know who built this wooden house, but he could feel that the space seemed to center around it, and the closer he got, the denser the Spiritual Energy became.
“What kind of place is this?” Li Chen cautiously walked toward the wooden house.
Upon entering the wooden house, the sight before him left Li Chen somewhat amazed.
There was no treasure, nor anything earth-shattering.
Within the wooden house lay a corpse that had long been dead, and on the table in front of it were several books.
Other than that, there was nothing else.
Li Chen even noticed that the deceased corpse didn’t even have a ring.
Among the books on the table, three had clearly been read the most. Li Chen carefully examined the corpse and, after confirming it was long dead with no trace of soul fluctuations, began to inspect the books on the table.
Two of them were flipped through the most; one was titled ‘Objects’, and when Li Chen thumbed through it, he found it contained records of peculiar flora and various rare creatures.
The other was a notebook, seemingly the journal of this corpse.
The last book made Li Chen’s pupils shrink slightly.
Because, upon first glance, he couldn’t even read the characters on the cover.
Squinting his eyes, Li Chen even used his Spiritual Consciousness Power, and only then did he make out the two words on the cover.
“Taoist Magic”!
That was the name of the book.
Li Chen’s breath became slightly rapid. Almost instinctively, he realized that this book might be the one Ji Dao mentioned that many powerhouses were fighting over.
It was a hunch that told Li Chen directly that the book’s value surpassed everything in that wooden house.
Though ‘Objects’ was also surrounded by a faint glow, indicating it was no ordinary thing, Li Chen knew that the preciousness of ‘Objects’ couldn’t compare to “Taoist Magic”.
Not knowing what it exactly was, Li Chen put it away almost immediately.
Not into a ring, but into a space Li Chen had opened up using the Five Elements.
An item capable of inciting competition among many Heaven Realm powerhouses, Li Chen felt it wasn’t safe to store it in a ring.
What Li Chen didn’t know was that even if he wanted to, a Supreme Treasure like “Taoist Magic” couldn’t be stored in a regular storage ring.
After thinking it over, Li Chen picked up the last notebook and began to read.
“Originally, I thought I was already at the peak of this world and understood almost everything, but only after I came into contact with it did I realize how shallow my previous knowledge was and how small I was.”
The opening sentence left Li Chen silent.
According to Li Chen’s understanding, since many powerhouses were fighting for the treasure, this person who managed to grab it must be one of the Supreme Powerhouses.
But for such a Supreme Powerhouse to claim he was insignificant?
Then what was he?
“‘Taoist Magic’, I’m not sure who left it; perhaps it is a treasure born of heaven and earth. Its emergence led to a struggle by all sides. I, a lone Loose Cultivator, joined the fray with my Heavenly Realm strength, ultimately winning the book at the cost of a shattered Divine Soul.”
“However, after seeing ‘Taoist Magic’, I realized that all my previous cultivation was but a trivial path, never able to achieve the Grand Path—how laughable, how lamentable.”
“My Divine Soul is fragmented, unable to recover. I hope that those who come after will preserve this book well. If one’s strength has already reached the Heavenly Level, there is no need to look further; leave it for future generations. If not yet at the Heavenly Level, this book can aid one in achieving the Supreme Grand Path. I hope those who obtain this book will guard the Heaven Realm well in the future.”
The book contained many fragmented records, but Li Chen did not continue reading; instead, he silently put down the notebook, eyes filled with a thoughtful look.
The words of this person made Li Chen a bit cautious.
Even if the person was truly a Heavenly Realm Powerhouse in life, the things recorded in this journal seemed too exaggerated.
This person, already a Heavenly Realm Powerhouse, must have been a standout in the Heaven Realm, yet according to his words, had the entire Heaven Realm been cultivating wrongly, hence unable to realize the Grand Path?
What even was this Grand Path?
Frowning, Li Chen again took out “Taoist Magic”.
“Anyway, I’m not at the Heavenly Level yet, so I might as well take a look. Whatever Grand Path or trivial path, as long as it makes me stronger, it’s fine.” Suppressing the strange thoughts in his mind, Li Chen calmed his heart with some difficulty and began to read this so-called extraordinary book using his Divine Sense.
However, as soon as he opened the first page, Li Chen was suddenly dumbfounded.