90: Palace martial arts murals
“Thank you.”
Li Canglan nodded from a distance towards Yang Diao.
When he first saw Yang Diao’s appearance, he thought he greatly resembled a protagonist from a certain Wuxia novel.
At that time, he was still curious where that protagonist’s Demonic Beast companion had gone.
He never expected that Yang Diao would actually summon his Demonic Beast companion.
“You saved my girlfriend before; now it’s my turn to repay that kindness.”
Although Yang Diao had lost an arm, his personality hadn't become gloomy because of it; instead, he was sunny and carefree.
With Thin Monkey dead, Wang Chuchu and Feng Shanshan finally relaxed and focused on dealing with the Nantian Gate Sect disciples.
With Li Canglan single-handedly slaying several people,
they only needed to contain the other Descent Faction members.
Soon, only a pile of corpses remained in the cave.
Wang Guangke fought with wide, sweeping movements and sustained some injuries.
The others only had minor injuries.
As per custom, after killing, it was time to loot.
Perhaps because this time it was in the wilderness,
these Nantian Gate Sect members, unlike the Descent Faction members Li Canglan had encountered in the city, carried some items on them.
Regular healing potions and hunger-suppressing Medicinal Pills were, of course, a given.
In addition, there were also some Demonic Beast core crystals.
To Li Canglan’s surprise, he actually found an ancient, unadorned key on the leader of the group.
“What good is just having a key?”
Li Canglan grumbled in annoyance.
Keys could be used in many places.
But with the key in his hand, was he supposed to just poke it into every hole he found?
After dividing the core crystals looted from the disciples’ bodies,
Li Canglan and the others tacitly walked deeper into the cave.
Here was an underground palace.
It was also the destination of Li Canglan and his companions on this trip.
“Since we’ve arrived, what benefits we can gain will depend on each person’s methods.”
Wang Guangke laughed loudly and was the first to rush out, entering one of the palaces.
To obtain more Opportunities, Yang Diao and Wang Chuchu nodded to Li Canglan before also splitting up.
Even his pet Demonic Beast companion flew solo into one of the palaces.
Feng Shanshan maintained her aloof demeanor and left alone.
Li Canglan looked around; there were hundreds of palaces here.
From the outside, he couldn’t tell the difference between each palace.
He didn’t waste time, simply picked a random palace, and entered.
This palace was already covered in dust, indicating it hadn't been cleaned for an unknown number of years.
On some bookshelves, many books were placed.
But due to their age, they had weathered and would turn to dust with just a touch.
Li Canglan rummaged through cabinets and boxes, searching for useful items.
In one of the cabinets, he found a pitch-black Medicinal Pill.
It looked like grime rubbed off a body…
Using Gluttony Desire, he saw the information for this Medicinal Pill.
“Leg-Stretching Eye-Popping Pill: Contains abundant energy, can heal many injuries, and may trigger additional effects if swallowed.”
“Damn, this isn’t really something Jigong rubbed off, is it?”
Li Canglan couldn't help but click his tongue.
Relying on the powerful effect of Gluttony Desire, he directly threw it into his mouth and began to chew.
“A bit bitter.”
After smacking his lips twice, Li Canglan swallowed it.
A powerful energy surged continuously within his body.
Li Canglan chose to convert all of it into wind element energy.
He continued to condense divine patterns.
At the same time, he could see an additional effect on his status panel.
“Fleet-Footed: Movement speed permanently increased by 5%.”
“Hiss, leg-stretching eye-popping, it really is leg-stretching!”
Li Canglan’s lips curved into a smile; this was a permanent enhancement effect.
Although a 5% increase didn't seem high,
the addition of the word “permanent” made its value immeasurable!
There seemed to be nothing else of value in the palace.
However, as Li Canglan prepared to leave and head to the next palace,
his peripheral vision suddenly noticed some markings on the wall.
Li Canglan looked up and found some corroded murals.
Due to years of weathering, these murals were not particularly clear.
The only thing discernible was that the people in the murals seemed to be taller than normal humans.
Li Canglan followed the incomplete murals, estimating they depicted a Martial Skill.
But because the murals were incomplete, he couldn't accurately determine what this Martial Skill was.
“Other palaces should also have such Martial Skills; I can’t waste too much time here.”
Li Canglan unhesitatingly took out his phone, turned on the video recording function, and filmed all the patterns on the murals.
Presenting them as photos would lack a bit of the Dao’s essence.
But it was already the most time-saving method.
After filming the video, Li Canglan rushed to the next palace.
This palace didn't have the Leg-Stretching Eye-Popping Pill, but it also had similar murals.
Li Canglan filmed palace after palace.
When he encountered the palace where Wang Guangke was located,
Wang Guangke’s expression stiffened upon seeing Li Canglan’s decisive actions.
“Damn, why didn’t I think of that?”
That guy probably already filmed several palaces.
And he was still idly contemplating what the incomplete murals should look like.
“Sir, times have changed!”
Li Canglan smiled and rushed out of the palace.
In a few minutes, Li Canglan had filmed all the murals in dozens of palaces.
Finally, he arrived at a palace on the steps ahead.
This palace exuded a more menacing Qi compared to the previous ones.
Li Canglan stepped forward to push the door, but found that even with his strength, he couldn’t move it.
It didn’t budge an inch!
Li Canglan searched for a while and found what seemed to be a keyhole nearly three meters high.
“This, could this be where the key brought by the Nantian Gate Sect earlier is used?”
Li Canglan took out the large key.
He had previously wondered where such a large key could be used.
Now it seemed that the Nantian Gate Sect members were fully prepared.
These outsiders, including himself, were probably tricked by the Nantian Gate Sect members!
“What kind of good person designs a keyhole this high?”
Li Canglan grumbled, then leaped high, inserting the key.
Boom!
As the key entered the hole, a huge rumbling sound suddenly echoed.
The bronze door slowly opened.
What greeted him was a long-sealed aura.
Li Canglan didn't act rashly; he waited until the door was fully open before slowly walking in.
However, he didn't notice that a figure was quietly following him from the distant steps below.
The size of this palace was much larger than the palaces lining the lower level.
On the tables were some rusted armors.
Li Canglan glanced at them; these armors had a similar design to those worn by the armored figures he had encountered earlier.
However, there were no murals on these walls.
Li Canglan continued forward and suddenly noticed a tall figure, nearly five meters high, on the throne in the center of the palace!