Chapter 35: Five Maps

Chu Yunsheng's consideration to change the bullets was to be fully prepared. Having an extra weapon, no matter how powerful it was, made him feel more at ease.

Yu Xiaohai was taken aback for a moment. He didn't know where Chu Yunsheng had gotten these things from, and he found Chu Yunsheng even more mysterious.

Holding these items with some excitement, his eyes slightly reddened. He knew clearly that if Chu Yunsheng hadn't appeared in time, he would have probably lost his life long ago.

Now, Chu Yunsheng was giving him these supplies, which showed his trust. Yu Xiaohai knew very well how important these supplies were. He had almost been beaten to death for a single cookie!

Yu Xiaohai moved his lips and said seriously, "Brother Chu, rest assured, I will definitely help you drain their bullets, and I will definitely train hard to improve my abilities!"

Chu Yunsheng laughed and said, "Don't be so nauseating. I'm helping you because I hope you can help me. Hurry up and go!"

Yu Xiaohai left. Chu Yunsheng closed the door and thought it was time to carefully study the ancient book and the pendant.

When he took out the ancient book, he found that the pendant was gone, leaving only the pendant chain. Chu Yunsheng clearly remembered tying the pendant to the book. He hurriedly searched through the storage space but couldn't find it. He thought, "Could it have been absorbed by the ancient book?"

Looking at the ancient book again, he noticed that the previously dull cover now faintly showed a picture, with some characters appearing below. Chu Yunsheng guessed and read, understanding the general meaning of the first part:

The senior who wrote this book was in grave danger and on his deathbed. He was taken care of by a nearby human tribe. He calculated that 5,000 years later, the celestial track would return, and the world would be in turmoil, but he was about to die. Therefore, he informed the nearby human tribe, hoping that the message would be passed down to warn future generations.

The human tribe earnestly begged him to pass on the method to resolve the crisis. Considering the tribe's care, the senior, before his death, condensed his lifetime of knowledge into this book and sealed his lifetime collection and refined treasures in a place.

He then passed the ancient book to the nearby human tribe, which was passed down through human migrations, ensuring it wouldn't be buried underground. This way, when the celestial track recovered, the humans who obtained the book could inherit his lifetime of knowledge.

On the other hand, to preserve his sealed treasures and prevent them from being discovered prematurely by the humans who held the ancient book, he separated the map of the sealed treasures from the book, divided it into five parts, and sealed them in jade, distributing them to other tribes. He hoped that 5,000 years later, the person who obtained the book would collect all five maps, retrieve his lifetime collection, and fight against the heavens!

Only 5,000 years later, when the celestial track recovered and the book absorbed the earth's primordial energy, would the maps start to resonate and merge. When the maps sealed in jade appeared near the book, the book would show unusual signs to alert the person who obtained it.

The senior noted that he originally intended to use a secret method to hide the maps in the book, so they would appear 5,000 years later, sparing the humans the trouble of collecting the maps. Unfortunately, the celestial track was sealed at the time, and after refining the book and sealing the treasures, his spiritual energy was depleted, and his injuries worsened. He couldn't perform this highly consuming secret method and could only seal the maps in jade, leaving the meanings of the characters untaught to the human tribe, leaving a regret in the world.

He warned the humans who would obtain the book 5,000 years later to collect the five maps as soon as possible and retrieve the treasures, or else, if more powerful celestial demons arrived, the humans' cultivation speed might not be enough to resist them.

Chu Yunsheng could no longer recognize what the senior wrote after that, but just this much made him tremble with shock!

Celestial demons? What were they? Chu Yunsheng knew they weren't bugs, as the bugs in the ancient book were described as beings from another dimension, and the characters were different. Chu Yunsheng was certain of this.

Perhaps they were even more powerful beings, Chu Yunsheng guessed. The explanations of the same things by ancient and modern people often differed greatly. For example, the earth's primordial energy in the ancient book was considered by Professor Sun to be one type of dark energy in the universe.

Chu Yunsheng thought about how he was already trembling with fear when fighting bugs. How powerful could the things the senior considered celestial demons be?

At this moment, he was both secretly elated at obtaining the ancient book from 5,000 years ago and terrified by the unknown.

Who was this senior?

What was spiritual energy? Wasn't it the same as primordial energy?

If such a powerful person was mortally wounded, could there be even more terrifying things?

Where could he find the remaining four maps?

What should he do, then?

Questions bombarded Chu Yunsheng's mind, but there were no answers.

If he had been slightly proud of his achievements before, they were now completely shattered!

He realized how insignificant, weak, and powerless he still was!

Fortunately, he still had time, though it was very tight, but it wasn't without hope; otherwise, the senior wouldn't have left so many things behind!

But in this vast world, where could he find the remaining four maps?

Chu Yunsheng had no clue, so he decided not to think about it anymore. He needed to focus on improving his strength; otherwise, even if he found the maps, he might not have the ability to obtain them.

Just as he was about to put away the ancient book, it suddenly emitted light again. It might have finished merging with the first map, Chu Yunsheng thought. However, he was surprised to find that the ancient book was absorbing a large amount of primordial energy from the earth, just like last time, causing the surrounding primordial energy to fluctuate. He quickly sat down and began to cultivate according to the principles, placing the ancient book in front of him.

In just about thirty seconds, Chu Yunsheng was shocked to find that his primordial energy had increased by nearly six levels! It was equivalent to him continuously cultivating for 72 hours without rest!

The senior was truly too powerful! This was Chu Yunsheng's only thought.

Unfortunately, such opportunities were rare and uncontrollable. He couldn't control when the ancient book would absorb primordial energy from the earth; it was purely a matter of luck.

The surge in primordial energy made Chu Yunsheng extremely excited. After inscribing the Cold Weapon Talisman for Yu Xiaohai, he had been worried about having only one level of primordial energy in his body. Now, this problem was unexpectedly solved, greatly improving his mood.

With seven levels of primordial energy, Chu Yunsheng decided to make a plan. He couldn't act recklessly. He needed to leave the city as soon as possible. He didn't have many摄元符 (Qi Absorption Talismans) to replenish his primordial energy, which made him feel insecure!

He decided to keep six levels of primordial energy to make second-stage Qi Absorption Talismans and use the only extra level. However, he only had four Red Armor Bug corpses: one he killed during the retreat, and the other three in this building.

One Qi Absorption Talisman could absorb the primordial energy of six Red Armor Bugs. In previous emergencies, he had been forced to use partially charged Qi Absorption Talismans, which caused a huge waste and made him very upset.

He didn't want to waste the space in the talismans anymore. With Yu Xiaohai's help, he could kill one bug with his primordial energy and have Yu Xiaohai freeze another. Their current limit was one bug each, so they had to stop and return to inscribe the Qi Absorption Talismans after getting two bugs.

With his plan set, Chu Yunsheng, worried about delays, quickly tidied up and went upstairs to find Yu Xiaohai.

Before reaching the top floor, he heard the voice of Captain Gu Liming, whom he disliked the most: "Young brother, ten bullets for a cookie is the best we can do!"

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