Xu Taiping took the white beast hide from Xiang Nantian.
Before he had even unfolded it, its soft, warm texture gave him a start.
It felt as though he were touching a living creature.
Seeing this, Xiang Nantian immediately explained with a smile:
"The beast hide that Great Cultivator used to draw this map came from an exotic beast called a Lushu. Its fur is white as snow and exceptionally warm, impervious to water and fire, and extremely difficult to damage."
"Patterns drawn on its fur with Lushu blood can endure for ten thousand years without their colors fading."
Xu Taiping said thoughtfully:
"I remember reading in some ancient texts that many great sects of remote antiquity used Lushu hide to record important cultivation manuals, as well as certain secrets."
As he spoke, he looked down at the Lushu hide in his hands and said in astonishment:
"To think those accounts were actually true."
Xiang Nantian said:
"In fact, Lushu hide lasts longer than treasures such as Moonshadow Stones and Jade Slips. It was only after Lushu became extinct in the Mortal Realm that some great sects began using Moonshadow Stones and Jade Slips instead."
Xu Taiping nodded, then very carefully spread out the Lushu hide before him.
A vivid red map immediately revealed the entirety of that Minor Grotto-Heaven before Xu Taiping's eyes, leaving nothing out.
The first thing on the map that caught Xu Taiping's eye was the row of large, bright red characters at the top-
"Map of the Crimson Heaven Spirit Garden."
Xu Taiping thought to himself:
So this Minor Grotto-Heaven is called the Crimson Heaven Spirit Garden.
His gaze then began to settle on the various locations on the map, each covered in densely packed annotations.
After the time it took to brew a cup