Aside from this spirit treasure, the case also contained three jade slips, presumably no ordinary objects either.
Shang Qingzheng picked one up to read, her eyes brightening slightly as she raised her brows.
"They contain the secret arts corresponding to the lineage's three inheritances."
"Oh?"
This did not surprise Jiang Yang. He reached out to take them and look them over. Thousands upon thousands of words filled them, every word a pearl.
For any immortal race or sect, its inheritance was of paramount importance, and Purple Mansion secret arts were its most closely guarded secrets, never disclosed to outsiders.
But Jiang Yang knew nothing of the Dao of Mystic Sound, so he merely glanced through them out of curiosity. For Shang Qingzheng, however, this was unquestionably good news.
The three jade slips corresponded to three cultivation methods. The first recorded three secret arts: [Withered Paulownia], [Shoulder the Mountain], and [Hanging Rainbow]. They culminated in the divine power "Flowing Cup Melody," ranked as high as fifth grade.
The second jade slip contained the secret arts corresponding to Shang Qingzheng's cultivation method, "Jade Bamboo Clear Melody, Mystic Grade." She had already memorized these before leaving home years ago, so she gave it little further attention.
The last was "Clear, Resonant Cry," which had only two secret arts, [Dragon's Sleep] and [Heart Cleansing]. Its grade was comparatively lower, only fourth grade, and it was the conventional choice for most aristocratic clan disciples.
A higher-grade cultivation method was not necessarily better. After all, the difficulty of cultivation rose sharply with its grade, and it also affected the later pursuit of divine powers. Unless they were prodigies of astonishing aptitude, most chose a fourth-grade cultivation method as the foundation of their immortal path.
With this in mind, Jiang Yang placed the jade slips back in