The Stone Stele and a Marketplace
When Nangong Chengyu arrived, the others frowned upon seeing that Nangong Chengyu was alone.
"Master, where is Senior Brother?" Mo Xuan asked curiously.
Nangong Chengyu offered an explanation, saying that Li Yunjing would leave for the time being to explore other Dao Realm.
This left everyone present feeling helpless.
"Alright, since Yunjing isn't here, this place will be sealed off for now. Jin Ruoxu, this place is temporarily in your care."
Fang Hexuan looked at Jin Ruoxu and said to him.
Jin Ruoxu's expression turned serious, and he quickly nodded in agreement, though he felt a little worried inside.
He looked ahead and saw a stone tablet standing prominently.
This stele was discovered by chance by a cultivator from the Jin Household.
There was a long passage written on the monument.
The gist of it is that Azure Jiao Marsh is a blessed land of Heaven, and whoever occupies Azure Jiao Marsh will be punished by Heaven.
There have been several previous cases.
For example, the Azure Jiao Kingdom.
The Azure Jiao Kingdom occupied Azure Jiao Marsh, but no matter how powerful it became, it eventually collapsed.
Because every case recorded on the stele was clearly documented, Jin Ruoxu immediately sought out cultivators from the Luozhen Sect after seeing the stele.
Then, Fang Hexuan and the others arrived at this place, and even the native Alligator Dragon was brought along.
Alligator Dragon stated that he knew nothing about the monument.
There is no record of this stele in the records of other tribes.
However, he could confirm that the examples recorded on the stele were true.
So Fang Hexuan thought of finding Li Yunjing and asking him what to do.
Sometimes you can't be careless about these things; who knows if it might actually come true?
Even if it's fake, it's always good to be careful.
Unexpectedly, Li Yunjing left first.
Therefore, Fang Hexuan could only temporarily seal off the area and wait for Li Yunjing to return before making any further decisions.
The Chenwei Dao Realm
Inside a mountain cave.
A burst of white light suddenly appeared, Li Yunjing suddenly appeared inside the cave.
Upon appearing, Li Yunjing immediately released his Divine Sense to carefully survey the surroundings. Finding no danger, Li Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking around, there was nothing special about the cave.
Carefully sensing his own sea of consciousness, he saw a talisman floating in the air.
As long as Li Yunjing focuses his mind on this talisman, he can return to the Luozhen Sect in an instant.
"It's time to go and explore," Li Yunjing thought to himself.
The overall strength of the Chenwei Dao Realm is not strong; the strongest among them is only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
Li Yunjing is now Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator, and not just any ordinary Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator.
Although Li Yunjing's cultivation level was only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, he had entered the Nascent Soul Realm with the Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment and the First-Grade Golden Core.
In addition to the Immortal Bone within his body and the cultivation Cultivation Method he practices, Li Yunjing's strength is far more than just the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
Li Yunjing was not afraid of facing cultivators in the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
If you can't beat them, running away is still an option.
That's why Li Yunjing dared to come to this Chenwei Dao Realm alone to explore.
After leaving the cave, Li Yunjing flew directly into the sky.
Looking down from above, Li Yunjing then discovered a market town at the foot of the mountain where cultivators gathered.
The market was bustling with activity, as if some event was taking place.
Li Yunjing then slowly descended towards the market town.
He did not enter the market directly, but instead landed outside of it.
Concealing his aura, Li Yunjing headed towards the market town.
Outside the market, several Foundation Establishment cultivators were guarding the entrance.
Everyone lined up in long queues, waiting to enter the market.
"It's quite rare for the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion to open to the public on its own initiative this time!"
"Indeed, the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion has always been extremely protective of its possessions; I wonder what the reason is this time."
"Who cares? This time, as long as we can refine one Law Artifact as required by the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion, we can enter the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion to choose an inheritance. For cultivators like us who lack inheritance Cultivation Method, this is simply a windfall!"
"..."
The monks queuing around them were discussing in hushed tones.
Li Yunjing listened to all of these discussions.
"The Heavenly Artifact Pavilion? Sounds like a place where weapon refiners gather..." Li Yunjing thought to himself.
I wonder how the overall strength of the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion compares within the Chenwei Dao Realm.
If it's ranked at the top, then Li Yunjing will have to take action.
He decided to follow the same approach he had taken in the Mysterious Female Dao Realm and start by targeting the top combatants within the Dao Realm.
Once the top combatants are secured, conquering the entire Dao Realm will be a piece of cake.
However, there isn't enough information yet, so Li Yunjing decided to wait a little longer.
Before long, Li Yunjing successfully entered the market.
Because of the very luxurious robes he wore, he attracted a lot of attention as he walked through the market.
But no one dared to approach Li Yunjing and speak to Li Yunjing; in fact, they avoided him at all costs.
No cultivator dared to approach Li Yunjing within a radius of at least three zhang.
That's good, it saves Li Yunjing a lot of trouble.
Li Yunjing followed the flow of people toward the center of the market.
Before long, Li Yunjing saw a large platform.
On the platform, there are five enormous refining furnaces in a row.
Five people were busy in front of the weapon-refining furnace, seemingly refining weapons.
Li Yunjing became interested and stood in the crowd watching the situation on the high platform.
The five people had now reached the final stage of refining the weapon. They were completely focused, and the Method Formula on their hands were constantly changing.
Finally, the five people put out the fire.
Their foreheads and faces were covered in beads of sweat the size of soybeans.
The group stood still and waited, and soon an old man with white hair and beard appeared.
He personally opened the refining furnace in front of the five people and took out the magical Law Artifact that had been refined inside.
These five Law Artifact all look the same: swords.
The sword was only three feet long, and its entire body was a deep blue-green color, with patterns on the blade resembling fish scales.
"It's actually the Azure Scale Sword! This is one of the ten basic Law Artifact of the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion!"
"Once one embarks on cultivation with this sword, one can practice the core inherited Cultivation Method of the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion. It's unbelievable that the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion would actually reveal the forging method of the Azure Scale Sword!"
"..."
The moment the sword appeared, the onlookers gasped in amazement.
Among the crowd, Li Yunjing found what he heard strange.
What does it mean to embark on cultivation with this sword?
Aren't they already cultivators? Why would they need to embark on some kind of cultivation journey?
However, what happened next on the platform opened Li Yunjing's eyes to a whole new world.
The old man then handed the five Azure Scale Sword, forged by the five men, to the five men respectively.
Then he looked at the five people and said, "The Azure Scale Sword you forged are all up to standard and can be incorporated into your Spirit Root."
Next, I will teach you a Cultivation Method to help you integrate the Azure Scale Sword into your Spirit Root.
Whoever succeeds can enter my Heavenly Artifact Pavilion and choose any inheritance. Do you all understand?
The five men immediately became serious and shouted in unison, "Understood!"
Immediately afterwards, the old man took out five Jade Slip and handed them to the five people respectively.
"The Cultivation Method recorded here is very simple. Study it for a moment. If you can't understand it, then you will have no chance to inherit the legacy of my Heavenly Artifact Pavilion," the old man said.
The five nodded, and then probed their Divine Sense into the Jade Slip to begin comprehending the Jade Slip Cultivation Method contained within.
Before long, one of the five people began to form hand seals.
The Azure Scale Sword in front of him suddenly began to tremble slightly. At the same time, the "fish scales" on the Azure Scale Sword seemed to come alive and actually fell off the blade piece by piece.
And as the Method Formula on that person's hands changed...
The falling "fish scales" began to swirl around the person...