52: Immortal cultivation items

Under the candlelight, Gu Chang opened the wooden box and saw what was inside.

First, he saw several small items whose specific effects were unclear, followed by several handwritten notes.

Gu Chang did not study the small items, but instead opened the notes and slowly read through them.

The content of the first note was similar to a memoir, recording the experiences and observations of an Innate Expert from the Divine Image Sect back then.

After achieving Innate, he had once traveled the world for a period, visited experts from other Schools, approached Cultivators mentioned in rumors, and even visited a market where Cultivators gathered.

According to his description, the strength of an Innate Expert was roughly equivalent to a Cultivator in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, though this comparison only applied when not relying on external objects.

The strength of Cultivators did not have a precise measurement standard; Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, and so on all had the effect of enhancing a Cultivator's strength.

At the same time, he also mentioned that all these items could be purchased using Spirit Stones, and Spirit Stones were the hard currency among Cultivators.

“Spirit Stones? This is quite similar to some novels I read in my previous life.”

After carefully reading through the entire memoir, Gu Chang had a vague understanding of Cultivators.

“This choice was indeed not wrong; just this information alone can save me a lot of trouble!”

Gu Chang silently memorized the information in this memoir, especially the location of that Cultivator market, thinking that he might have to go there to see it himself in the future.

Then, he opened the other notes and read all their contents.

“Cultivation Technique!?”

Suddenly, Gu Chang trembled violently when he saw the last note, because it clearly recorded a portion of a Cultivator's Cultivation Technique.

This discovery immediately made him incredibly excited, and he immediately disregarded everything else and began to examine it word by word.

“So that’s how it is! So that’s how it is!”

“Hahaha! It truly is a case of finding what you seek without effort!”

This Cultivation Technique was called Mixed Origin Skill, a Cultivation Technique that all types of Spiritual Roots could Cultivate; as long as one possessed Spiritual Root talent or was an Innate Expert, they could attempt to switch to Cultivating it, without too many requirements.

The only pity was that the content recorded only covered the first six levels of Qi Refining; the later content would likely only be found in places where Cultivators resided.

“The first six levels of Mixed Origin Skill, and several accompanying Spells, not bad, not bad!”

However, Gu Chang was not greedy; after all, being able to obtain this Cultivation Technique was already a stroke of great luck for him!

“This Yue Buzhou is quite a decent person; he even gave me a great gift before he died!”

At this moment, Gu Chang realized that Yue Buzhou was indeed a smart person; the chip he brought out at the end was indeed significant.

However, this meant Gu Chang could not simply brush it off; at the very least, he had to preserve the entire Legacy of the Divine Image Sect.

Fortunately, this was not difficult for him now; in fact, as long as he switched to Cultivating Mixed Origin Skill, he would truly become a Cultivator, and then he would have even more confidence in this world!

The content of the first six levels of Mixed Origin Skill was not extensive; Gu Chang memorized it completely after going over it several times.

After all, his brain had also undergone Marrow Refining enhancement, and his memory was now far superior to ordinary people; once he memorized something, he basically wouldn't forget it.

After finishing all the notes, Gu Chang began to examine the few special small items.

According to the descriptions in the notes, these items were obtained from Cultivators.

One of them, a bamboo waist token, was the credential for entering that Cultivator market; with this token, even a Mortal could enter, though entering without sufficient strength would only lead to self-inflicted trouble.

The other item was a leather pouch similar to a wallet; the opening of the pouch was tied with a rope, and its surface had some patterns, looking full of ancient charm.

“Storage Pouch! Unfortunately, only Cultivators can use it!”

The moment he saw this small pouch, Gu Chang understood what it was, but it was clear that with his current abilities, he couldn't open it, and naturally couldn't use it.

“Phew~ I didn't expect the Innate Experts of the Divine Image Sect to have even obtained something like this back then.”

“But why didn't they embark on the path of Cultivation from there? Or was the requirement for Cultivation too high, the difficulty too great, even for martial arts prodigies like them who could become Innate, making it difficult to continue?”

Touching the Storage Pouch in his hand, Gu Chang couldn't help but ponder deeply.

This part of the content was mentioned several times in those notes, repeatedly expressing regret and the difficulty of Cultivating the Dao.

“It seems that Cultivating in this world is not easy!”

“And the difficulty of entering the Dao through martial arts will probably only be greater than for ordinary Cultivators.”

“After all, Cultivators with Spiritual Root talent are usually detected around the age of ten, and then they are cultivated by Cultivators from a young age, continuously Cultivating; they have advantages in terms of age, resources, and teachers.”

“Conversely, even if an Innate Expert has outstanding talent, by the time they Break through to the Innate Realm, they are probably already quite old; how much time and energy would they then have to switch to the Immortal Dao?”

Finally, Gu Chang organized all the information and came to this conclusion.

This was why the Innate Experts of the Divine Image Sect all eventually returned to their School instead of staying where the Cultivators were to pursue the Immortal Dao.

“However, I am only sixteen this year, so it's not too late; therefore, my future achievements will definitely be stronger than theirs!”

“Besides, in addition to my age advantage, the most important thing is that I possess the Six Paths of Reincarnation!”

This was Gu Chang's true confidence; relying on the Six Paths of Reincarnation, even without considering anything else, just the time advantage alone made him infinitely stronger than others!

Aside from the waist token and the Storage Pouch, there were two other items: a dark wooden small sword and an old writing brush.

The wooden small sword should be a Magical Artifact; according to the records in the notes, it was a Low Grade Magical Artifact, the Ebony Sword, which could be activated and controlled using object manipulation Spells.

The old writing brush was a Talisman brush, an item specifically used by Cultivators to draw Talismans.

“The Ebony Sword is easy to understand, but how should this Talisman brush be used? They didn't leave any Talismans or drawing Talisman materials, did they? Or were they hidden inside the Storage Pouch?”

Gu Chang was truly puzzled by this single Talisman brush, but no matter what, it was an item belonging to a Cultivator, so putting it away was the right thing to do!

Thus, time passed little by little; after Gu Chang finished inventorying these items, he reread the notes again, just in case he had missed anything.

The next day, the Disciples of the Divine Image Sect began their busy work early in the morning.

Today, they needed to handle the deceased's remains, order coffins, arrange the mourning hall, and other matters.

After eating the tiger meat Gu Chang provided yesterday, they had clearly recovered quite well; at least, their basic movements were unimpeded.

Gu Chang still couldn't help much, so he simply dedicated himself to studying Mixed Origin Skill.

After all, changing to a Cultivator's Cultivation Technique was not an easy task, especially in an environment like the Mortal world where Spiritual Qi was scarce.

“Senior, someone has come to visit!”

Around noon, Xie Wanling suddenly appeared before Gu Chang, her voice a little hurried as she spoke to him.

“How many people? Did they announce their names?”

Gu Chang slightly raised his eyelids and then asked her in a calm tone; he didn't believe that after yesterday's events, those Jianghu people would still dare to come and be presumptuous.

“There are about a hundred people, and as for their names, they are from various Schools and major families.”

“On the surface, they are here to offer condolences, but in reality, this Junior suspects they are here to probe and pay respects to Senior.”

Xie Wanling's emotions calmed down slightly, and then she respectfully replied to Gu Chang.

“Hmm, I understand; just bring them all to the main courtyard, and I will be there shortly.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Chang immediately understood what was happening; he figured his identity had already spread, and it would be strange if the surrounding forces had no reaction to a suddenly appearing Innate Expert.

“Yes! This Junior will go now!”

Hearing Gu Chang say this, Xie Wanling immediately felt relieved; with Gu Chang taking charge, those people could never cause trouble!

After all, the current Gu Chang was the high and mighty heavens!

Soon, various Jianghu factions from outside the Divine Image Sect successively entered the Divine Image Sect; of course, on the surface, they still came under the pretense of paying respects to the deceased, so they all went to the mourning hall to offer incense.

After doing all this, they then, at Xie Wanling's request, all went to the main courtyard to wait.