140: Erased clues

Everyone was so shocked by Rootless Life's collecting habits that they were speechless for a moment.

Wang Zhenqiu then asked, somewhat confused, "Then this is a bit strange, isn't it? Since they took the collectibles, why did they leave a team behind?"

Zhang Chulan frowned deeply.

"Is it possible that their goal was actually the secret of the Twenty-Four Tongtian Valleys?"

"Don't forget, we still don't know the secret of 'what is a human'."

Everyone was immediately stumped by the riddle of 'what is a human'.

Wang Zhenqiu then turned his gaze to Lin Yuan.

"Hehehe, Immortal Master Lin Yuan... you are well-read, do you know?"

Lin Yuan said indifferently, "It's very simple."

"What is a human? Standing tall between heaven and earth, that is a human!"

"To stand tall in heaven, one must stand firm on earth!"

As he spoke, Lin Yuan began to circulate Qi in his feet.

The next second, the ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a cave.

"What?! There's such a trick?"

Zhang Chulan couldn't help but swallow.

"Holy moly!! There's still such a mechanism? I didn't even notice! Miscalculation! What a miscalculation!"

Lin Yuan looked at the somewhat worried Zhang Chulan, patted his shoulder, and gestured for him to calm down.

Actually, there was nothing valuable here.

He was just too lazy to run around with these people and then come back.

The group continued along the underground passage, where four large characters appeared above: "Life is hard to come by."

Wang Zhenqiu looked at all this with some excitement.

"Hahaha! Judging by the traces, we should be the first group to arrive recently!"

But soon, everyone discovered that the space they were in was still empty.

"No, there's nothing here."

Baron kept turning his head, looking around.

"No... look over there!"

Zhang Chulan pointed to a wall not far away.

Everyone immediately raised their flashlights and shone them on the wall.

Wang Zhenqiu immediately noticed the difference.

"Nine Bends Winding Cave? These inscriptions are a bit different from the ones outside."

"Of course they're different, these are the Sect Head's handwriting! I still remember his writing to this day!"

Wang Zhenqiu continued to observe along the wall.

"There are still words here! But why were these words deliberately blurred?"

"Hmm... 'This method is truly subtle and even more true...'"

"'All wish I were uniquely different from others, knowing that the reversal comes from Li and Kan.'"

..."Why do these poems sound a bit familiar? Wait?!"

"Wait... these couldn't be left by Immortal Master Ziyang... Zhang Boduan, could they?"

Zhang Chulan scratched his head.

"Uh... which Immortal Master Ziyang is that? Why haven't I heard of him?"

Xia Liuqing teased, "Kid... you're still a college student, and you don't even know Zhang Boduan?"

"The Ancestral Master of the Northern Song Internal Alchemy school! Zhang Boduan! This person is very famous in the Outsider World."

Wang Zhenqiu smiled.

"Hahaha! Bi Lian, that shouldn't be, you're considered a member of the Tianshi Mansion now, how can you not know about this?"

"Sometimes, I really doubt your identity."

Zhang Chulan immediately glared at him.

"You don't know anything, you scoundrel! How long have I been at Tianshi Mansion! How could I possibly know about such things!"

Mei Jinfeng looked at the text on the stone wall with some excitement.

"So, this is the clue the Sect Head left for us!"

Wang Zhenqiu shook his head.

"Not necessarily!"

"What do you mean by that?"

Mei Jinfeng was a bit confused.

"Immortal Master Ziyang did indeed leave clues, that's true, but this is probably not what Rootless Life wanted to convey."

Wang Zhenqiu began to connect everything that happened since entering the valley; he had already deduced why Rootless Life would do this.

"We were all wondering before, who could have had such a grand vision to create such a miracle. If it was Immortal Master Ziyang back then, he certainly had that ability."

"But have you ever thought about why Rootless Life would modify the patterns on the valley? Wouldn't it have been fine to just keep using the original?"

Mei Jinfeng shook her head.

"The Sect Head has always been unpredictable in his actions, that's normal."

"The words on your stone wall have all been deliberately erased. If I were Rootless Life and wanted to preserve the clues left by Immortal Master Ziyang, I would definitely preserve them well. What does erasing them mean?"

Zhang Chulan immediately thought of something.

"You mean, Rootless Life is negating Immortal Master Ziyang's ideas or clues?"

Lin Yuan didn't listen to Wang Zhenqiu's analysis; instead, he was rubbing the surrounding walls.

"Damn it... it's really clean! Not a single trace left!"

They say one should not forget the well-digger when drinking water, but this kid directly smashed the pot.

Ma Xianhong walked to Lin Yuan's side and asked, "Immortal Master Lin Yuan... it seems you're not very interested in this place."

"Of course I'm not interested, there's nothing left at all."

From the Twenty-Four Tongtian Valleys onwards, Immortal Master Ziyang's purpose in leaving all this was very simple: to leave his Legacy and await the fated person.

This was the method left by the Dan Ancestor! If one could comprehend and improve it, wouldn't one directly achieve Dao and Immortal Ascension?

At that time, I, Daoist Master, would succeed!

It's just a pity that this scoundrel erased everything.

It's estimated that the Eight Wonders were also comprehended based on what Immortal Master Ziyang left behind as a blueprint.

Perhaps Rootless Life's so-called Divine Spirit was also derived from this.

It's probably that the comprehension was limited, and in the end, only eight out of the thirty-six people comprehended it.

Why destroy the Legacy here? Either he saw the other eight people comprehending the world-shaking Eight Wonders and got triggered.

Or the Eight Wonders were leaked, which ultimately led to disaster, and the Legacy was also implicated.

Whichever it is, Rootless Life is such a bastard!

Master! If you had just given that kid a big smack and killed him back then, none of this would have happened...

After understanding Rootless Life's underlying meaning and searching for a while without any other discoveries, everyone reluctantly had to return.

On the way back, Wang Zhenqiu and his group kept discussing how truly shocking this outing had been.

Xia Liuqing, meanwhile, took the opportunity to pull Mei Jinfeng, preparing to sneak away.

"Hehehe... where are you two trying to go?"

Lin Yuan's voice, filled with Killing Intent, came from behind him, causing Xia Liuqing to shiver.

"Lin Yuan... do you really have to be so ruthless today?"

Wang Zhenqiu immediately turned his head.

"Immortal Master Lin Yuan... please show mercy!"

"Old man Xia, this time you really need my help, it's going to cost more!"

Baron drew his dagger, looking at Lin Yuan nervously.

Zhang Chulan also walked over.

"Martial Uncle Lin Yuan! Please let them go..."

"You really look like you're discarding someone after using them."

Lin Yuan, with Ma Xianhong, walked straight past everyone.

"Zhang Chulan! I advise you, have less dealings with people from Quanxing! The waters here are too deep! You can't handle it!"