Three Bows and Nine Kowtows Summon the Undead! King-tier Great Technique!

From that skeleton, Taishu Jing sensed the same force he had felt from the Dragon Elephant Skeleton back then, radiating a pressure. And those forty-nine steps should be the range of that pressure. If they wanted to obtain the things up there, they would have to accept the test.

"Brother, there's that person's pressure on the stairs, but it won't put much strain on you or me. We can just use force to break through it," Taishu Jing explained.

"That's easy enough. But what about that Young Master Liu?" Taishu Yun glanced at Liu Ruying.

Looking at Liu Ruying, Taishu Jing thought of a fun method.

"Hehe, Brother, let me mess with him properly," Taishu Jing said with a grin.

"Senior, this junior has come, Senior," Liu Ruying was still shouting.

"Ahem, boy, you've come!"

A voice exactly the same as before rang out, and an uproar immediately broke out. Everyone looked at one another. Wasn't this the person who had just claimed to be the Relic Incarnation? Could it be real?

Many people showed looks of astonishment. Even Uncle Lin and Jing Yu were the same. That mischievous child had appeared again.

"Senior, you've finally come! Senior, do you still remember the agreement between you and me?" Liu Ruying immediately grew excited.

"Of course!"

"Then, Senior, can you hand those four treasures over to this junior?" Liu Ruying's heart was about to leap out of his chest.

"This... I'm afraid not."

"Why, Senior?" Liu Ruying grew somewhat anxious.

"Boy, these three things were placed here by this old man to select a suitable inheritor. If you want to obtain these three things, you must walk up these forty-nine steps."

"Then, Senior, is there no other way?" Liu Ruying asked, unwilling to give up.

"There is. Although, from the looks of you, you can't climb up at all. But seeing as you're still fairly sincere, I'll give you a chance. How about this: perform the rite of Three Bows and Nine Kowtows before this old man's remains, and I'll let you choose one from these four treasures. What do you think?"

"Yes, Senior. This junior will perform Three Bows and Nine Kowtows right away."

As he spoke, Liu Ruying walked to the bottom of the stairs and began performing Three Bows and Nine Kowtows toward the remains above.

Beside him, Steward Mu watched his own master do such a humiliating thing in full view of everyone and turned to face somewhere else. The rite of Three Bows and Nine Kowtows—how could it be something done so casually?

The other cultivators also looked at Liu Ruying as if they were looking at a fool. He was probably the stupidest person they had ever seen in their lives.

"This... I wonder what the people of Cang Royal Mansion would think if they saw this," Uncle Lin said, shaking his head.

"Cang Royal Mansion's younger generation doesn't only have Liu Ruying. He has an even more troublesome younger brother. That person is the leader of Cang Royal Mansion's younger generation. Even I feel a lot of pressure from him."

Jing Yu looked at Liu Ruying with disdain. She had never once regarded Liu Ruying as someone of note. As the young master of Cang Royal Mansion's younger generation, he had the resources of the entire mansion, and after cultivating for so many years, he was still only at the Spirit Vein Realm. His talent was clearly ordinary.

"Pfft, that idiot actually did it. I have to hold it in. I can't laugh," Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun hid behind the platform together, unable to stop themselves from stifling laughter.

Buzz!

The remains on the platform suddenly let out a humming sound. A wisp of smoke-like cloud rose from the jade-like remains and gradually gathered into a human figure.

An old man who looked to have the poise of an immortal and the bones of the Dao appeared before everyone. However, what made people's jaws nearly hit the floor was that he was a fatty.

"Who is it, to have actually guessed this old man's thoughts completely? There is actually such a genius in this world? Hurry and let this old man see who it is."

The fatty looked down below and saw only a young man kneeling on the ground, looking at him with an excited face. The fatty immediately understood. It was this young man who had completely guessed his thoughts. Although he looked a little shabby, that could all be ignored.

"Hahaha, it must be you, boy. Your looks could be considered... uniquely distinctive. Since you awakened this old man, speak. What wish do you have? This old man will fulfill it for you."

An uproar erupted!

"This... this was actually real," Steward Mu said, his mouth hanging open. A moment ago, he had still thought Liu Ruying was a fool. Now, he felt Liu Ruying's luck had truly exploded through the roof.

"Uncle Lin, this works too?"

Jing Yu found it hard to keep calm any longer. What in the world was happening? There was actually such a thing? Performing Three Bows and Nine Kowtows to a dead man could wake him up?

"This old man is seeing it for the first time as well," Uncle Lin said with a bitter smile.

All the cultivators also stared at this scene, dumbfounded. This scene had practically refreshed their worldview. If they had known Three Bows and Nine Kowtows would be useful, they would not have hesitated in the slightest. This was a heaven-sized opportunity.

"Se... Se... Senior, this junior is Liu Ruying. Greetings, Senior," Liu Ruying said, his excitement overflowing beyond words, almost to the point that he could not speak.

"Liu Ruying, is it? Speak. What wish do you have?" The fatty clasped his hands behind his back and floated in the air, looking at Liu Ruying with a somewhat kindly expression.

"This junior wants those four treasures. I wonder if that is possible?" Liu Ruying remained kneeling on the ground and spoke his wish.

"Mm. Originally, of these four things, one could only obtain one of them after passing this old man's test. However, since you, boy, have awakened me, I'll reluctantly let you choose one," the fatty said with a nod.

"Senior, what are these four things? Could you explain them to this junior?" Liu Ruying asked.

"There's no need for that. Whichever one of these four things you choose will be your destined fate. Choose," the fatty said, shaking his head.

Liu Ruying fell silent for a moment, then raised his head. His gaze moved back and forth among the four items, and for a time he did not know which treasure to choose. However, that Stone Key looked the most ordinary, so Liu Ruying immediately ruled it out.

Of the three things left, he did not recognize the round orb radiating spiritual light either. Only the booklet and that page of golden text—he could roughly guess that they should be a cultivation method and a Killing Art, and their grades should not be low.

After thinking it over and over, he still felt that the page of golden text was better. The cultivation methods of the royal mansion were not poor either. What he needed was an even more powerful art of attack.

"Senior, this junior has decided to take that page of golden text," Liu Ruying said.

"Good. No problem. This page of golden text is a form of King-tier Great Technique. I hope you do not disgrace it."

As the fat man with immortal poise and Dao bones spoke, he waved his sleeve. The golden text on the stone table floated up and slowly descended toward Liu Ruying, falling into his hands.

"Many thanks, Senior."

Liu Ruying's heart was blooming with joy. This was a King-tier Great Technique. Even his Cang Royal Mansion only had one form of a King-tier Great Technique, and it was incomplete at that. If he brought this golden page back to the mansion, everyone would look at him with new eyes.

"This is what you deserve," the fatty said, waving a hand.

The sight made countless cultivators so envious their eyes nearly bled. That golden page was actually a King-tier Great Technique, something they might not encounter in their entire lives. This was a heaven-sized opportunity!

Phew, good thing he doesn't recognize the Heart of Law, Jing Yu secretly rejoiced. If that Liu Ruying had really chosen the Heart of Law, things would have become troublesome.

Behind the high platform.

Taishu Yun stared at Taishu Jing, that gaze as if he meant to see right through him, making Taishu Jing feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Bro, why are you looking at me like that? Who knew that thing was real? All I knew was that the owner of this ruin was a dumbass. Now it's hammered in for sure—he was even a dead fatty."

"Jing, I really don't know what to say about you. So what do we do now?"

Taishu Yun gave him a helpless look. Strange things happened every year, and now one had appeared right before his eyes. He knew Taishu Jing had only wanted to mess with Liu Ruying, but who would have thought he would awaken a wisp of will sleeping inside those bones? The ways of the world were truly hard to predict.

"Of course we go out. This was an idea I came up with, so how can I let someone else profit from it? Besides, it's that Liu Ruying. I may not know how powerful a King-tier Great Technique is, but no matter who gets a bargain, it can't be him. Come on, it's our turn to make an entrance."

Taishu Jing curled his lip.

"Then let's go out," Taishu Yun said with a nod.

After gifting the King-tier Great Technique to Liu Ruying, the fatty finally looked properly at the others. Gazing at the many cultivators below the high platform, he swept his eyes across them once, and the light in his eyes made them all feel as though they had been seen through.

"Hm!"

The fatty's gaze stopped on a young woman, and he showed a little surprise. "I didn't expect that in such a remote place, there would be a little genius like you."

"Senior overpraises me. This little woman is still far from that. May I ask how Senior should be addressed?" Jing Yu's expression was calm, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Haha, this old man is Carefree Daoist," the fatty said, stroking his beard.

"May I ask why Senior fell here?" Jing Yu asked.

"Sigh, this old man came from the Center of the Continent. I originally came here to avoid man-made calamity, yet I still ended up buried here... Forget it. Let's not mention the past," the fatty said, shaking his head.

Waves rose and fell in Jing Yu's heart. This senior was actually from the Center of the Continent. That was the place all cultivators yearned for, where countless factions stood in great numbers and proud geniuses contended for supremacy—the stage of the entire continent.