Chapter 48

The primordial energy of heaven and earth is very lazy, diffusing between heaven and earth. Perhaps due to certain reasons, some places are more concentrated, while others are more sparse, but it certainly cannot be moved by the wind.

At least, it cannot be moved by the wind formed naturally!

Shang Quan pointed to the depths of the night sky and said, "You were still asleep and didn't see it, but for a moment, a tornado rose like a pillar to the sky, only to completely disintegrate in an instant. It looked like a phenomenon triggered by the death of a martial realm expert."

Shang Xia asked curiously, "Would the death of a martial realm practitioner trigger a celestial phenomenon?"

"It only happens when they are killed in a full-scale battle!"

Shang Quan corrected him and then continued, "I heard Uncle Ke mention that martial realm practitioners have condensed their martial will. To some extent, they can interfere with reality through their spirit. Once they die in a major battle, their martial will dissipates, which can trigger the primordial energy of heaven and earth to form a celestial phenomenon, causing widespread fluctuations in the primordial energy."

Shang Xia whistled, "It even affected here at the Mystic Peak. Was it because the person who died was highly cultivated, or because they were close to here?"

Shang Quan smiled, "Do you remember where Ji Sheng, Tang Youqian, and Yu Shenglong went when you returned to Mystic Peak?"

"They went to the sealed valley to retrieve the six brocade carriages..."

At this point, Shang Xia paused slightly.

Shang Quan smiled, "Did you think of it? Since the brocade carriages and the kidnapped students were hidden there, and even guarded, it means the Fengyan tribe would definitely return. How could the patrol riders let this opportunity slip by?"

"Just the five of them?" Shang Xia was skeptical.

Shang Quan laughed heartily, "You don't think the entire Mystic Dao only has those three patrol teams, do you? If my guess is correct, at least five patrol teams are now ambushing around that valley, and it's possible that even the patrol chief, Tang Yuan, has joined the battle!"

Seeing Shang Xia's stunned expression, Shang Quan explained, "After the attack on the convoy, the entire patrol force was under immense pressure, and Chief Tang Yuan was the first to bear the brunt. Although there were reasons for the incident, the responsibility cannot be avoided. Therefore, the patrol force must win this battle, and you gave them this opportunity."

Shang Xia raised an eyebrow, "So, this time, the College Security Department, at least the patrol force, owes me a big favor?"

"Even bigger than you think!"

Shang Quan smiled and explained, "Don't forget, the thirteen kidnapped students were brought back by you."

The primordial energy wind on Mystic Peak was weakening, indicating that the battle in the sealed valley had likely concluded.

After a brief chat, Shang Xia was about to go back for another nap when Shang Quan seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, a few of your classmates from the outer dormitory came looking for you. Knowing you were resting, they left."

Shang Xia was a bit puzzled, "The Examination Department released them so quickly? Did they say why they were looking for me?"

Shang Quan smiled, "Just a few days of captivity, and they were all together, never out of each other's sight. Could they have been turned? The Examination Department probably just went through the motions. But they didn't say anything, just that they would come back when you wake up."

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In the Two Realms War Zone, the celestial phenomena are chaotic, with no regular day and night. People who live here for a long time often have different schedules.

After regaining his energy, Shang Xia, led by a helper arranged by Shang Quan, went to the Scripture Cave on the back mountain of Mystic Peak.

The Mystic College left some handwritten copies of martial arts legacies below the Martial Extreme Realm here. The variety is certainly not as rich as in the college's scripture hall, and even the content is a censored and abridged version.

However, even so, the Scripture Cave is considered a holy place on Mystic Peak.

The reason is simple: the Scripture Cave is not only open to Mystic College students but also to all martial practitioners in the Two Realms War Zone!

Of course, while the door is open, there are still thresholds, and for those outside the Mystic College, the threshold is even higher.

Even so, it is enough to make extraordinary martial practitioners, especially those who are independent, flock to it like moths to a flame!

Shang Xia arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Cave and showed his identity badge to the guard.

The badge recorded Shang Xia's identity information, and the guard found the corresponding entry after a brief check.

Returning the badge to Shang Xia with some surprise, the guard said, "You should go to the college's scripture hall; the legacies there are more complete, not here."

Shang Xia smiled, "Just to cope with the current situation, this should be enough."

The guard said no more, only lifted the seal at the cave entrance and signaled the others to let him pass.

The Scripture Cave is a naturally formed cave, spacious inside, with some glowing crystals embedded in the surrounding rock walls providing light, making the cave feel bright and not dark.

There are several natural stone platforms in the Scripture Cave, used by the scripture hall to place different levels of martial arts legacies based on their height differences.

Each platform is protected by its own independent seal, which cannot be opened without the corresponding authority.

If someone tries to break the seal, they will inevitably be attacked by the entire cave's protective array, and even the entire Mystic Peak's protective array will be alerted.

Because of the college's promise, Shang Xia now has the authority to view almost any legacy on any platform in the Scripture Cave.

However, he can only view the overview and introduction of each legacy. To see the specific content, he must first choose it, then get the approval of the Scripture Cave's guard to unlock the seal on the handwritten copy.

Before that, he must also promise that the legacy content will not be taught to others without the college's consent, including his own blood relatives.

Extraordinary martial practitioners can lie, but no one dares to break their promises easily.

In this extraordinary world, violating one's vows and promises often brings unbearable disasters.

The Mystic College established this rule not only to prevent the leakage and spread of extraordinary legacies but also to keep more extraordinary martial practitioners united around Mystic Peak.

If every extraordinary martial practitioner could freely spread the legacies they obtained, the establishment of the Scripture Cave would be meaningless, and the cohesion of the martial practitioners in the Two Realms War Zone would be greatly weakened.

After entering the Scripture Cave, Shang Xia headed straight for the two highest platforms.

These two platforms contain handwritten copies of Martial Extreme Realm legacies.

Shang Xia first approached the left platform and swiped his identity badge in the air.

A slight distortion appeared where there was nothing, accompanied by a faint fluctuation of primordial energy.

Shang Xia knew the seal on the platform had been opened, so he stepped onto the platform with confidence.

Compared to other platforms, this one had very few items, only a five-layer wooden bookshelf about the height of a person. The top two layers were filled with paper books, while the bottom three layers were bamboo slips.

Since they were all handwritten, paper books and bamboo slips were commonly used.

According to Shang Xia, in the Mystic College's scripture hall, many of the original legacies were recorded on turtle shells, stone tablets, wooden carvings, bone carvings, and metal inscriptions.

Some were even presented in the form of illusionary arrays, divine symbols, and illusionary beads, which not only took up a lot of space but also diminished with each use.

Of course, apart from these, the most commonly used and stable method of transmitting legacies was the jade slip, also known as the jade book.

However, this type of item is usually only usable by martial practitioners who have reached the Martial Realm and condensed their martial will.

Therefore, for legacies below the Martial Extreme Realm, jade slips are generally not used unless necessary.

Shang Xia casually picked up a book from the bookshelf and saw the title on the cover: "The Ice and Fire Dual Extreme Technique."

This is one of the most common sets of techniques in the Ice and Fire Extreme Path, characterized by a low threshold, strong versatility, and high safety, suitable for most people to practice. However, the cultivation speed is slow, and the quality of the primordial energy converted is not high, making the martial techniques less powerful in combat. Cultivating martial arts divine abilities is even more difficult.

The beginning of "The Ice and Fire Dual Extreme Technique" thoroughly describes the characteristics of this legacy, especially its advantages and disadvantages, to help the selector make a decision.

The main text is about two to three hundred words, and the characters become blurry further on.

Shang Xia knew that the overview and the beginning of the main text were enough for beginners to make a choice.

Once they chose this set of techniques, they could find a Scripture Cave official, promise not to leak the legacy, and have the official unlock the seal on the main text.

Shang Xia put "The Ice and Fire Dual Extreme Technique" back on the shelf and then took out "The Water and Fire Mystic Technique."

The characteristics of this set of techniques can be compared to "The Ice and Fire Dual Extreme Technique," with the only difference being that the latter follows the Ice and Fire Extreme Path, while the former follows the Water and Fire Extreme Path.

Shang Xia then took out "The Cold and Heat Path," which was essentially the same...

Next, "The Cold Flame Technique" had some unique aspects but was still purely an Ice and Fire Extreme Path...

"The Earth Fire Tide" was clearly biased. Even if one didn't lose control and die from heart fire, there would be no hope of advancing to the Martial Realm...

"The Profound Ice Heart Fire Technique" was somewhat bizarre, aiming to ignite heart fire after practicing profound ice. However, seven out of ten people would turn into ice statues before igniting their heart fire...

"The Hongtai Jiaozheng Ji" was finally a technique not based on the Ice and Fire or Water and Fire Extreme Paths, but it seemed to be about the Light and Heavy Path...

"The Spring and Autumn Technique" appeared to be about the Withering and Flourishing Extreme Path, sounding profound, but the specific cultivation content seemed speculative, and the author of this technique probably wouldn't dare to practice it...

"The Sun-Moon Divine Technique" had a grand name, which could startle people at first glance. It treated day and night as the two extremes, which was feasible, but why use "Sun and Moon"...

Shang Xia flipped through the handwritten techniques on the bookshelf, from the top two layers of paper books to the bottom three layers of bamboo slips, over twenty sets of techniques in total, gaining considerable knowledge.

Among them, there were one or two techniques that seemed suitable for cultivation, but after careful consideration, they always felt lacking in some way.

Could it be that he still needs to return to the Mystic College and choose from the scripture hall?

Shang Xia's gaze fell on the last few bamboo slips. At this point, he didn't have high hopes, just hoping to gain some knowledge, and casually picked up one of the slips.

"The Three Profound Dual Extreme Technique"...

What kind of technique is this?

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