Jiang Yang murmured in puzzlement, but, unwilling to give up, he pressed the token against it again.
This time, an even stronger force rebounded against him. The restriction suddenly lit up and shot an arc of lightning into his palm.
"Ah..."
Jiang Yang withdrew his hand in pain, dropping the token to the ground. Although he was uninjured, the lightning coursing through his body caused excruciating pain, leaving him thoroughly uncomfortable.
Shaking his hand, Jiang Yang picked the token up again, preparing to try from another angle.
Bai Tang reached out to stop him and shook her head.
"That waist token of yours belonged only to a disciple. It was useful down below, but it won't work here. There's no need to try again."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be where Azure Corner Heaven kept its core inheritance. These nine immortal slips are linked directly to the Grotto-Heaven's black stratagem through the restrictions. Without the Dao Lord's immortal edict, no one could break them open unless they destroyed the entire Grotto-Heaven."
After considering her words, Jiang Yang found them reasonable. If this was the core inheritance site, then not only outsiders, but even disciples of this Dao Lineage would rarely be allowed to see it.
The token's owner had not even been a Purple Mansion cultivator. The fact that it could unlock the Dao Canons on the first two floors already showed that his status had been far from low.
Although anyone who paid the requisite Dao Merit could browse everything in Rain Xiang Mountain's Ancient Wisdom Renewal Tower, its true core cultivation methods were never displayed publicly. Each peak held those firmly in its own hands.
When Jiang Yang had chosen his Dao Lineage back then, not only had a senior brother been asked to deliver all the