Secret Records and Three Side Halls
As he pondered this, Li Yunjing walked out of the treasure pavilion.
Next, Li Yunjing arrived at the second side hall on the left side of the treasure pavilion.
Pushing open the door and walking in, Li Yunjing looked around.
The second side hall resembled Body Refining chamber, with the floor paved with ten-thousand-year-old Cold Iron. A large array was engraved in the center, and the array patterns still retained a vast, ocean-like Demon Power. Even after so many years, it could still unleash seven or eight tenths of its power.
Li Yunjing walked into the central formation.
Although the grand formation was not activated, Li Yunjing felt his body begin to feel heavy.
It was as if a thousand-pound burden was pressing down on Li Yunjing 'Li Yunjing shoulders, making every breath and every movement require a tremendous amount of effort.
Stepping out of the formation, Li Yunjing felt incredibly light.
"It really is Body Refining!" Li Yunjing was now certain of the formation's function— Body Refining.
Body Refining and Qi Refining are fundamentally different. Cultivators like Li Yunjing follow the path of Qi Refining.
Inhale and exhale the spiritual Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, transforming it into one's own cultivation.
This process does not involve tempering one's physical body.
Therefore, the physical bodies of Qi Refining cultivators are generally quite fragile.
Body Refining cultivators are different. These cultivators specialize in tempering their physical bodies, making them strong enough to withstand anything.
This results in Body Refining cultivators having terrifyingly strong physical bodies; it's not uncommon for them to destroy a Law Treasure with their bare hands.
There are records within the Tianyuan Five Provinces that there was once a Body Refining cultivator who not only destroyed Law Treasure but also Spirit Treasure. When he was undergoing the Immortal Tribulation, he even tore the Immortal Tribulation apart with his bare hands and stepped into the Immortal Realm.
There are great similarities between the Demon Race and Body Refining cultivators.
The Demon Race race also possesses powerful physical bodies, so Demon Race place great importance on tempering their physical forms.
Therefore, it is quite reasonable to set up a large formation here to temper the physical body.
However, this grand formation was completely ineffective against Qi Refining cultivators like Li Yunjing.
After all, they are breathing in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, so physical strength is not particularly important to them.
"However, there are some Demon Beast within the Luozhen Sect. We can test this great formation on them," Li Yunjing thought to himself.
The Luozhen Sect has a Beast Taming Grounds, where many Demon Beast live.
For these Demon Beast, this grand formation was an invaluable treasure.
After wandering around the side hall, Li Yunjing didn't find anything else.
Therefore, Li Yunjing had no choice but to leave this side hall, close the door, and head to the third side hall.
Pushing open the door and walking in, Li Yunjing saw that the bookshelves on all four walls were filled with ancient books in animal hides.
Li Yunjing walked to the bookshelf and picked up an ancient book made of animal hide.
Upon opening it, I found it was filled with demonic script.
Li Yunjing could recognize some of the demonic script. Based on his rudimentary understanding of demonic script, Li Yunjing could roughly guess what the ancient book in animal skin in his hand was.
This is a combat technique of the Demon Race, named "Bright Moon Slash".
"It seems this third side hall is the library," Li Yunjing muttered to himself.
Putting down the ancient book in his hand, Li Yunjing picked up a new one and began to read.
This ancient book made of animal hide records Cultivation Method of the Demon Race.
It seems that the purpose of this side hall is indeed as Li Yunjing guessed: it is a library left behind by the Nine-Headed Demon King.
Li Yunjing wandered among the bookshelves and discovered that they not only contained Cultivation Method and combat skills of the Demon Race, but also many secret manuals of human cultivators' spells.
Li Yunjing casually picked up a manual of spells from a human cultivator.
This spellbook is called "Nanli Fire Control Incantation," and it is a spell specifically designed to control the Nanli Spirit Flame.
"This seems to be a method from the Nanli Palace."
Li Yunjing was quite surprised as he looked at the secret manual in his hand.
Nanli Palace is very famous in the Tianyuan Five Provinces, and it was once a top sect.
However, Nanli Palace later provoked a powerful demon, who gathered his helpers and destroyed Nanli Palace in one fell swoop.
Even though the human cultivators reacted quickly and tried to help, they couldn't stop it.
The lineage of the Nanli Palace was completely lost in that great calamity.
Li Yunjing never expected to see the legacy of the Nanli Palace here.
"This technique is quite good; it's a good addition to the Luozhen Sect." Li Yunjing smiled.
Nanli Palace is a master of fire manipulation.
Being able to handle fire well is a skill that can be extremely helpful in alchemy, weapon crafting, and the like.
Therefore, Li Yunjing was very happy to obtain this Law Technique from the Nanli Palace.
Besides the "Nanli Fire Control Incantation," Li Yunjing also discovered many other secret manuals of magic.
Li Yunjing knew some of the secret manuals and techniques; they belonged to major sects on the human side.
For example, there is a sword Swordsmanship called "Nine Li Slashing Howl Scripture".
This is the core inherited Swordsmanship of the Sword Howl Palace, one of the most prestigious sword-wielding holy lands in Tianyuan.
It's impossible for outsiders to cultivate this skill.
Li Yunjing never expected to see the core legacy of the Sword Howl Palace here.
Besides this sword Swordsmanship, you can also find some core inheritances from other sects here.
Li Yunjing had no idea how the Nine-Headed Demon King had managed to obtain so many core inheritances from human sects.
However, most of these inheritances are uncultivable.
For example, the Sword Howl Palace still exists and wields considerable influence, as evidenced by the "Nine Li Slashing Howl Scripture".
How can its core traditions be practiced by outsiders?
However, Li Yunjing didn't care whether or not he cultivated these inheritances.
He could return these traditions and do these sects a favor.
As Li Yunjing walked out of the library, he ran into Xie Zheng had come to check on the situation.
"Senior Xie, how's the investigation going?" Li Yunjing asked curiously.
Xie Zheng said, "We searched the main hall inside and out, and found only the things we saw, nothing else."
However, I haven't seen the remaining side halls besides the main hall yet; I came here specifically to check on them.
Li Yunjing nodded slightly and continued, "I have already inspected these three side halls. They are the treasure room, the Body Refining room, and the book room."
We didn't go see those three side halls, shall we?
Xie Zheng smiled and said, "Okay."
The two walked together toward the three side halls on the other side.
Arriving at the side hall to the left of the main hall, the first room is the Demon King's meditation room, while the remaining two rooms are shrouded by a huge Spirit Gathering Formation.
As the light of the array flowed, one could see that the interior was full of vitality. The array was only slightly opened, and instantly a rich fragrance of grass and trees wafted out—it was actually a Spirit Plant garden covering dozens of acres.
The Xirang in the garden is all from the heavens, and the spiritual liquid gathers into a winding stream. It is filled with all kinds of spirit medicine, Black Wind Grass, Spirit Devouring Flower, and Bone Tempering Vine, which grow in patches. The youngest of them are at least a thousand years old. Several spiritual plants growing at the source of the stream have even developed intelligence and transformed into tiny figures the size of a palm, playing around.
At the end of the Spirit Plant Garden lies the most central and secluded meditation chamber of the cave abode.
The moment the stone door to the secret chamber opened, an aura of utmost purity rushed out. The chamber was small, only about ten feet square, with a futon placed in the center. On the stone wall in front of the futon, the Demon King's innate Demon Power was inscribed with countless insights.
Beside the prayer mat, there was also a jade box.
Li Yunjing raised his hand and opened it, revealing a complete Dao Integration Realm demon core inside, emanating an astonishing aura...