Immortal's Remains, Taixu Sword Technique

Just by holding it in his hand, a strange rhythm flowed from the lotus root into his palm.

The Qi and blood within his body surged uncontrollably, and every inch of his muscles and bones, every drop of blood, seemed to cheer.

"What a good item!"

Lin Yuan was thrilled. He immediately stored the lotus root in his Storage Pouch and continued to grope at the bottom of the pool.

However, this time, after searching for a long while, he found nothing but silt and cold stones.

Just as he was about to give up, his fingertips suddenly touched something round and hard.

It seemed to have a few holes on it.

His heart stirred, and he fished it out.

When he pulled the object out of the milky-white pool water and exposed it to the firelight of the cave, Lin Yuan's pupils constricted sharply.

The outline was clearly a skull.

A human skull!

"Did… people die here too?"

As soon as this thought arose, he immediately realized something was wrong.

This skull was completely different from any remains he had seen before.

It was not a ghastly white color.

It was crystalline throughout, with a warm and lustrous texture. The cave's firelight shone through it, refracting a magnificent and sacred luster.

This was no mere bone; it was clearly a supreme precious jade!

Lin Yuan tapped it gently with his finger, and it emitted a crisp sound like metal and stone colliding, long and lingering.

There were no traces of magic power refinement on the bones.

This meant that it was not a Magic Treasure, but the remains of some supreme expert left behind after death!

What kind of powerful existence could temper their own bones to such a degree?

The cave was artificially excavated; could it have been done by this person while they were alive?

A series of questions and a massive speculation surged wildly in his mind.

He forced down the excitement in his heart and, following the spot where he had found the skull, patiently dug through the silt bit by bit.

Soon, bones as crystalline as jade were unearthed from the silt.

Sternum, ribs, arm bones, leg bones...

He carefully assembled these bones on the ground, his movements pious, as if completing some sacred ritual.

Soon, a complete human skeleton appeared before him.

The skeleton lay quietly there, every inch of bone flowing with a faint precious light, as if it were a light source itself.

An indescribable aura of antiquity and vicissitudes rushed towards him, as if it had been sleeping quietly here for eons, only to see the light of day again today.

"immortals remains!"

A voice filled with endless shock, even carrying a trace of trembling and awe, came from not far away.

Lin Yuan turned his head abruptly.

Su Qinghan had woken up at some point. She struggled to prop up half of her body, her beautiful eyes fixed intently on the complete jade skeleton, all the color drained from her face, leaving only horror.

"immortals remains?"

Lin Yuan repeated these two words, each word making his heart jump sharply.

"Yes..."

Su Qinghan explained with unstable breath: "Cultivators inhale Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and the Spiritual Qi nourishes the Physical Body. When Cultivation reaches the Transcendent Realm, one can shed their mortal body and exchange their bones, making the Physical Body extraordinary. But this kind of jade bone… it is rumored that only Upper Realm Immortals who have undergone Undergoing Tribulation and Ascension, shedding their mortal coils, could possibly leave them behind after they fall!"

She stared fixedly at the remains, her voice trembling.

"These… these remains were likely left behind by a true Upper Realm Immortal!"

In Lin Yuan's mind, the records in the Sect's classics about the Demon Falling Valley flashed instantly.

Legend had it that in the ancient era, a Heavenly Demon tore through the boundary wall and descended into this world, intending to slaughter all living beings.

In the critical moment, an Upper Realm Immortal crossed the boundary to fight a world-shaking battle with the Heavenly Demon, eventually sealing it.

The poisonous miasma in the valley was formed by the Devilish Qi and Evil Qi that had not dispersed for a thousand years.

So, the legend was not false; these remains must have belonged to the Upper Realm Cultivator who died at that time.

"You should keep these remains."

Su Qinghan's voice was extremely weak. She leaned back against the stone wall and forced her gaze away from the remains.

"Your Yin Corpse Sect has many Secret Techniques for Refined Corpse. The value of these immortals remains is immeasurable; you should understand that better than I do."

After saying this, she closed her eyes, and her aura completely subsided.

Lin Yuan's gaze, however, was like two sharp swords, nailed fixedly onto the jade skeleton.

His gaze swept over it inch by inch, looking for any possible omission.

Suddenly, his gaze froze.

Left hand, little finger.

That finger bone looked identical to the other jade bones, crystalline and transparent.

But in his Divine Sense perception, the aura there had a trace of extremely subtle stagnation.

Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

He walked forward calmly, pretending to arrange the remains, while his fingertips touched the small finger bone extremely carefully.

With a gentle pinch, he removed it.

The whole process was silent, as fast as a flash of lightning.

He gripped it tightly in his palm, with his back to Su Qinghan, using his body to block all lines of sight.

A wisp of Divine Sense pierced into it without hesitation!

Hum!

His Divine Sense seemed to pass through a film of water.

A thought exploded in his mind.

Mount Sumeru contained within a mustard seed!

This finger bone was actually a spatial Magical Artifact!

It had been refined into the bones by that ancient Immortal with supreme Divine Ability!

The space was only the size of a square, and inside lay two things quietly.

A tattered animal skin.

A dim Jade Slip.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Lin Yuan's heart hammered wildly, almost jumping out of his chest.

Treasures so secretly hidden by an Upper Realm Immortal!

This was definitely something that could allow him to defy the Heavens and change his fate!

He looked up abruptly and swept a quick glance with the corner of his eye.

Su Qinghan's eyes were tightly closed, her breathing long and steady; she seemed to have truly fallen into a deep recovery.

On the other side, the light cocoon where Yue Qingyao was remained brilliant, with a vigorous aura, isolating everything.

A crazy thought exploded in the bottom of his heart.

Take it out! Now! Immediately!

He suppressed his trembling fingertips with all his might, and with a thought, he took out the animal skin map.

As the map entered his hand, the texture was strange, neither leather nor cloth.

He slowly unfolded it.

The next moment, Lin Yuan was stunned.

There were no mountains or rivers on the map, no place names, only rows of twisted and intertwined strange characters, like countless dead insect corpses, exuding an aura of ancient times and deathly silence.

He couldn't understand it.

He couldn't understand a single word.

The fact that he couldn't understand it only further proved its value!

He put the map away and looked with burning eyes at the last item in the finger bone space.

That Jade Slip.

It looked like a common stone on the roadside, rough, dim, without the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have thought it would be hidden in the bones of an Immortal.

Lin Yuan took it out, and without the slightest hesitation, pressed it directly against his forehead.

Divine Sense probed in.

In an instant!

A vast amount of information, indescribable, crashed down like a sea of stars, instantly overwhelming his Divine Sense and brutally pouring into his mind!

"Tai-Xu Sword Art"!

Lin Yuan's breathing stopped completely at this moment.

The "Yin-Evil Spirit Refining Technique" he cultivated was not even worth dust compared to this Cultivation Technique!

As the content of the Cultivation Technique unfolded in his mind, his worldview was completely overturned and then crushed!

The ironclad rule of Cultivation known to the world was that the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining was the limit.

But the opening of this "Tai-Xu Sword Art" required using a Secret Technique to draw Sword Qi into the body, opening up three unprecedented secret Spiritual Veins!

By connecting these three veins, one could break through the shackles of the Ninth Layer and reach… the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining!

With the foundation of the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining, one could then proceed to Foundation Establishment!

Within the same rank, their magic power would be thirty percent stronger out of thin air!

That was not enough!

The Cultivation Technique also included a forbidden Secret Technique called "Divine Dao Foundation Establishment"!

Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment was already as difficult as ascending to heaven, extremely rare, and only those geniuses and elites had a chance.

But this method actually required opening up a brand-new Realm that only existed in myths, above the Heavenly Dao!

Divine Dao Foundation Establishment!

Lin Yuan's body began to tremble slightly and uncontrollably.

With the great foundation of the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining, practicing the forbidden method of Divine Dao Foundation Establishment… what kind of scene would that be?

Invincible among the same rank?

No!

That would be crushing! It would be a dimensional strike!

It would also be a huge help for condensing the Golden Core and aiming for the Nascent Soul in the future!

Gulp.

He swallowed hard; this was not just an Opportunity.

This was his, Lin Yuan's… destiny!

He forcibly suppressed the ecstasy that was almost bursting through his chest, clutched the Jade Slip and the finger bone tightly in his palm, his knuckles turning white from the force.

Opportunity, he must devour it completely!