[Facts have proven that Novels are just Novels.]
[According to the Novel setting, this cave mansion is the foundation for the child of destiny's rise.]
[Obtaining several hundred thousand gold coins to buy materials for refining pills, befriending the Little Fairy Doctor to gain future assistance from the Woeful Poison Body, obtaining a flying battle skill to escape life-threatening danger several times, obtaining a medicinal ingredient needed for refining Heavenly Flame in the future, and also obtaining the key to refining the Pure Lotus Demon Flame in the future.]
[Truly profound blessings.]
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The girls: "..."
It really is profound blessings, isn't it?
The most widely circulated saying on the Battle Qi Continent—if you see a cliff, don't be afraid; taking one step might lead to a powerful expert's inheritance—was proven right here.
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[But in reality, these things are only the harvests placed in plain sight.]
[The Plane Blessing let me know the internal structure map of this tomb mansion.]
[What we've obtained so far is only part of what's on the surface.]
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"Good news." Xun Er's dark eyes moved, and a shallow smile appeared on her lips. She exchanged a glance with the Little Fairy Doctor.
The more Brother Xiao Ting believed that the Novel and reality differed in many ways, the more beneficial it was for them to hide the fact that they had Journal copies.
Any slightly "out-of-character" behavior would be considered understandable.
"Brother Xiao Ting, there really are quite a lot of good things in this cave mansion," Xun Er said softly, setting the stage for Xiao Ting.
"Yes. Two Xuan-rank high-grade battle skills, one of which is an extremely precious flying battle skill, plus rare flowers and herbs and gold and silver treasures. Even if the Xiao Family tightens its belt, it would take several years to accumulate this much," Xiao Ting nodded slightly. A mysterious smile appeared on his face. "But these are only the benefits on the surface."
"Only?" the Little Fairy Doctor asked in slight surprise. "Are there hidden treasures as well?"
"Correct." Xiao Ting began walking around the tomb mansion while explaining to the two girls, "Have you noticed that this tomb mansion is very strange? The closer to the entrance, the more spacious it becomes, forming an orderly trapezoid shape. Normally, excavated tomb mansions are either circular or square. This matches the heavenly stems and earthly branches."
"Besides that, don't you think the area designated for planting rare and exotic herbs feels somewhat abrupt?"
The soil and the rare herbs planted on it had already been completely transplanted by the Little Fairy Doctor into the storage ring Xun Er had given her.
Xiao Ting stepped onto the remaining soil, raised his hand, and knocked on the rock wall, producing a solid sound.
"It's this spot."
After some searching, Xiao Ting placed his hand on a flat area of the rock wall and mobilized his battle qi to push forcefully.
"Dragon Seal!"
Xiao Ting's mind moved.
He didn't use it at full power, only circulating battle qi in the style of the Dragon Seal to increase the force after it took shape.
Bang!
A piece of rock embedded into the wall. Immediately after, a heavy mechanical sound rang throughout the entire tomb mansion.
As layers of dust rose, the rock wall in front of Xiao Ting trembled.
The two sides began moving apart, revealing a brand-new area.
The space wasn't large. In the very center stood a stone rack with a scroll placed on it.
"There really is a hidden inner realm. Even Xun Er didn't notice it," Xun Er looked at Xiao Ting with an admiring expression. "Brother Xiao Ting, you're amazing."
"It's nothing. I'm just good at observing," Xiao Ting coughed lightly, thinking that his skin wasn't thick enough yet.
The cheat was his.
What the cheat discovered was equivalent to what he discovered.
No problem. No need to blush.
"Let's see what it is that the tomb mansion owner hid so well."
Xiao Ting stepped forward and picked up the scroll from the stone platform.
When he opened it, his pupils suddenly shrank.
[Tomb Raiding Records]
"Phew." Xiao Ting breathed a sigh of relief.
He had thought even notebooks could transmigrate.
"A tomb raider's personal account. He even robbed the tomb of a Dou Ancestor. Quite impressive," Xiao Ting flipped through it roughly. A strange light flashed in his eyes.
This was actually the inheritance of a tomb raider on the Battle Qi Continent. It described how to observe the environment to determine the density of heaven and earth energy, thereby judging where various tomb mansions might exist.
"Rather than calling it tomb raiding, it's more like a unique form of Qi Observation Art, except it observes heaven and earth energy."
"It's just that this tomb raider had a unique way of thinking. He used this Qi Observation Art in reverse to find temporary residences or closed-door cultivation caves that powerful seniors might have opened."
"The reason it was separated into its own layer was simply as a simple test. Only those who discovered this place would be qualified to inherit this secret art."
Xiao Ting understood. This was the experience of a cultivator who had mastered a Qi Observation secret art and then walked the path of "tomb raiding."
But he was a transmigrator with foreknowledge and the Great Dao Journal's Plane Blessings.
He probably wouldn't need to do any tomb raiding.
"You two take a look together. You can treat the tomb raiding records as novel material," Xiao Ting handed the scroll to Xun Er.
While the two girls gathered to examine it, he began observing the newly opened area.
At the same time, he casually added a note to the Journal.
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[Obtained a book called Tomb Raiding Records. It belongs to…]
[For me, the most useful part of this book is the special secret method "Great Sun Qi Observation Method."]
[Only Dou Practitioner can cultivate it. Observe sunrise and sunset to train the eyes until one can discern qi. Then one will know where heaven and earth energy is dense.]
[Places with dense heaven and earth energy are more likely to give birth to heavenly materials and earthly treasures, have powerful magical beasts guarding them, or contain cave mansions left behind by powerful seniors…]
[As for tomb raiding techniques, I can give this to Zi Yan as a meeting gift when I enter the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy later.]
[It will perfectly complement her treasure-hunting talent, which is even better than a Treasure-Seeking Mouse.]
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"Meeting gift?"
In the Outer Academy of Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yan, who had been wandering around bored, had her eyes brighten. She rested her chin on her hand and nodded. "Not bad, not bad. He knows to send me a meeting gift. In the future, I can take you as my little brother. But a Treasure-Seeking Mouse can't compare to me."
These simple words made Zi Yan certain that Xiao Ting had a good attitude toward her. Otherwise, he wouldn't be thinking about giving her something before they even met.
This gave her a favorable impression, making her even more eager to set off for the Jia Ma Empire.
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At the same time, in the Northern Region of Central Plains.
Feng Qing Er, who had just obtained the Wind Lightning Spirit Fruit and was considering whether to refine it or head to the Pill Region first, had her eyes flicker slightly. "Jia Nan Academy…"
She had heard of Jia Nan Academy. Elders in her clan had once asked if she wanted to study there for a few years to build a connection with the founder and headmaster of the Academy, Mang Tian Chi.
Mang Tian Chi was from the Lei Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Emperor Clans. The Lei Clan's patriarch was an eight-star Dou Saint expert, far beyond what the current Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan could compare to.
The Lei Clan was naturally proficient in lightning-attribute battle qi and possessed countless powerful inheritances, such as the Lei Emperor Canon passed down by a Dou God. This overlapped with many Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members.
When Mang Tian Chi established Jia Nan Academy, he was at the peak of Dou Ancestor. Now he had reached the peak of Dou Venerate and was walking the path of nine-turns to sainthood.
A Dou Saint in the clan who had met Mang Tian Chi once predicted that Mang Tian Chi would step into Half-Saint within five years at the earliest, or ten years at the latest.
However, a Academy was still a Academy, and a sect was a sect. Being a student of the Academy could not compare to being the direct disciple of the sect leader.
Therefore, Feng Qing Er had ultimately chosen to become a disciple of the Central Plains' Lei Zun-zhe.
"From the sound of it, Xiao Ting plans to go to Jia Nan Academy."
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