Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations!

Xiao Wujiu looked at the ground and finally noticed something amiss.

"The perception I released just now could probe in every direction, but the ground alone was somehow able to block it."

Fire-attribute Battle Qi began gathering in his hand, but after thinking for a moment, he waved it away.

"Whatever is going on here, the bones in this tomb are real. Violently tearing it apart is not advisable."

He then summoned his Martial Soul, the Creation Cauldron.

His second Spirit Ring had granted him two Spirit Skills. The first was called Like a Mountain. It could summon the Creation Cauldron before him or at a designated location, forming a sturdy defensive barrier.

It could withstand physical and energy attacks from all directions. Its defensive strength increased with his cultivation, and it had an extremely powerful defense-enhancing effect. It was a Spirit Skill focused on defense; with his current strength, even a Dou Wang or below could not break through it.

The second was called Locking the Peak. The appearance of this Spirit Skill truly shocked him, because its effects involved space!

Once activated, with the Creation Cauldron as its center, he could manipulate the power of space within a certain range to suppress enemies within it. Both the range and force of that manipulation would increase along with his strength.

"Since the true opportunity here may involve the power of space, let me see just how deeply you can hide!"

Xiao Wujiu sneered and immediately made his move!

"Locking the Peak, suppress!"

At once, the patterns on the Creation Cauldron lit up one after another from top to bottom. Finally, the cauldron settled steadily in midair, as though it stood upon space itself, while the glowing patterns flowed down to its base.

Immediately afterward, that energy transformed into an invisible ripple that spread outward from the Creation Cauldron!

He closed his eyes and quietly sensed the surrounding space, unable to stop himself from marveling. "So this is the power of controlling space? Though it cannot compare to a true Dou Zong expert, calling myself the strongest below Dou Zong would not be an exaggeration!"

"Well, the Ancient Void Dragon clan does not count as human."

"Now, rise for me!"

After familiarizing himself with the power of space, Xiao Wujiu suddenly opened his eyes and fully controlled the limited space within the stone chamber. The earth, gravel, stone box, bluestone platform, and everything else on the ground gradually rose into the air.

Once everything had floated up, what lay buried beneath the ground was finally revealed.

Below was a layer of stone slabs, black as ink from end to end, rough and dull upon the surface. He picked up one of them and found it exceptionally hard, producing a muffled sound when struck.

"This is... Black Nether Stone?"

He knew of this material. It could block Soul Power perception and was usually produced in dark, damp places where subterranean yin energy or miasma gathered. It was also an exceptionally good material.

"Good stuff. Taking it!"

With a wave of his hand, he packed away all the Black Nether Stone beneath the ground.

No wonder Old Yao had failed to detect it back then. Aside from Xiao Yan coming and going in such a hurry, this was another reason.

After putting away the Black Nether Stone, he finally saw the abnormal spatial power within his perception—a spatial seal.

However, after the passage of time, the spatial seal here had become extremely fragile. Once he gathered the power of space and forcibly broke it, a new passage appeared below.

Seeing this, Xiao Wujiu tossed in a wild boar he had casually killed along the way. After confirming there was no danger, he walked in without hesitation.

The many objects floating behind him fell back down one after another, returning to their original positions. Only a vertical opening remained, its deep darkness leading to an unknown destination.

As he walked through the underground passage, Battle Qi flames surged up in his hand once more, while his spiritual power spread out flat to search ahead.

He found no mechanisms or traps, but what surprised him was that the surrounding walls were entirely made of Black Nether Stone!

"Heh, they really spared no expense."

As he ventured deeper, the underground passage led to a small secret chamber, much smaller than the stone chamber outside.

There was another skeleton inside, but its bones were white as jade and had not decayed with time.

"Got it!"

Xiao Wujiu was overjoyed. Such a state indicated that this person had possessed at least Dou Zong-level cultivation in life!

He cautiously approached the skeleton. This secret chamber was likewise paved entirely with Black Nether Stone, and apart from that, it was completely empty. The only thing that caught Xiao Wujiu's attention was the Storage Ring on the skeleton!

Several of the skeleton's ribs were broken, and it was even missing an arm. Most of its bones were covered in fine cracks, making it obvious that it had suffered grievous injuries before death!

The rose-gold ring on its only remaining right hand still flickered with red light. It was undoubtedly a high-grade Storage Ring!

After respectfully removing the Storage Ring, he gave the skeleton a proper bow to show his respect. After all, he was taking the deceased's belongings.

Only then did he begin inspecting his gains. At a single glance, he was stunned, and even his breathing grew heavier!

It was because there was not much miscellaneous clutter within such a high-grade Storage Ring.

There were only three shelves in total. The shelf on the far left held many jade bottles and boxes containing medicinal ingredients.

However, some had already been used. When he opened and inspected those that remained, he found that their contents had indeed lost their efficacy over time.

They were useless for anything except fertilizer.

Fortunately, there were still two shelves left, and quite a few scrolls were piled atop them. At a glance, they were clearly anything but ordinary!

The middle shelf was labeled cultivation methods and Battle Skills. At least a hundred ancient cultivation method and Battle Skill scrolls were arranged on each side. The shelf beside it was labeled pill formulas, and it was filled with a considerable number of them.

He checked the bookshelf on the right first. After inspecting the pill formulas within, he found formulas ranging from first to seventh tier, most of which he had never even heard of!

Then came the Battle Skills. He casually took out one scroll from the middle shelf and opened it: low-grade Earth-class Battle Skill, Raging Wave Palm. Still not believing it, he opened another: mid-grade Earth-class Battle Skill, Cloud Shattering Kick!

After checking every cultivation method and Battle Skill, Xiao Wujiu understood that he had struck it rich. There were cultivation methods and Battle Skills ranging from low-grade Profound class all the way up to complete sets of high-grade Earth-class cultivation methods and Battle Skills!

This Dou Zong expert's fortune was far greater than he had expected. No wonder this place had been concealed so thoroughly!

But as he was organizing them, he discovered a jade slip placed atop the cultivation methods. It was similar to the inheritance Old Yao had given him, yet somewhat different.

Curiously, he took it out and pressed it against his forehead. A secret technique then transformed into information that he absorbed.

"This... it can't be such a coincidence, can it?!"

After Xiao Wujiu finished absorbing the secret technique, the way he looked at the skeleton changed. If he had not known this senior's identity at first, then after seeing this secret technique, that person's identity was all but obvious!

Because the secret technique he had obtained was called: Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations!