45: Chapter 45 Tomb Raiding Heritage? Zi Yan: Your little brother is skilled.

[As it turns out, storybooks are just storybooks.]

[According to the storybook's setting, this cave dwelling is the foundation for the Child of Destiny's rise.]

[Obtaining hundreds of thousands of gold coins to buy materials for refining pills, befriending Xiao Yi Xian to gain the future assistance of the Calamity Poison Body, acquiring a Flying Dou Technique to escape life-threatening dangers several times, obtaining a medicinal ingredient needed for refining Heavenly Flames in the future, and even getting the key to refining the Purification Lotus Demon Flame.]

[It can be described as a profound blessing.]

The girls: "..."

It really is a profound blessing, isn't it?

The most widely circulated saying on the Fighting Qi Continent is that if you see a cliff, do not be afraid; taking a step forward might lead to the inheritance of a powerhouse. This was being proven right here.

[But in reality, these things are just the gains visible on the surface.]

[The Plane Blessing let me know the internal structural map of this tomb.]

[The current gains are only the part displayed in the open.]

"Good news." Xun'er's dark eyes flickered, a faint smile appearing at the corners of her mouth as she exchanged a look with Xiao Yi Xian.

The more Brother Xiao Ting believed that there were many discrepancies between the storybook and reality, the more advantageous it was for them to hide the fact that they possessed the copy.

Any slightly "out of line" performance would be considered excusable.

"Brother Xiao Ting, there really are many good things in this cave dwelling." Xun'er opened her vermilion lips, setting the stage for Xiao Ting.

"Yes, two Profound Tier High-Grade Dou Techniques, one of which is an incredibly precious Flying Dou Technique. Combined with the rare flowers, exotic herbs, and gold and silver jewelry, it would take the Xiao Family several years of tightening their belts to accumulate this much." Xiao Ting nodded slightly, a mysterious smile appearing on his face. "But these are just the benefits on the surface."

"Just?" Xiao Yi Xian asked in surprise. "Could there be hidden treasures?"

"Correct." Xiao Ting began to walk through the tomb while explaining to the two girls, "Have you noticed that this tomb is very strange? The closer to the entrance, the wider it gets, forming an orderly trapezoid. Normally, a tomb is either circular or square. This aligns with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches."

"Besides that, don't you think this area designated for planting rare herbs is also a bit abrupt?"

The soil and the rare herbs planted on it had already been entirely transplanted by Xiao Yi Xian into the storage ring given by Xun'er.

Xiao Ting stepped onto the remaining soil and raised his hand to knock on the rock wall, which produced a solid sound.

"It's this position."

After some fumbling, Xiao Ting placed his hand on a flat area of the rock wall and suddenly exerted force, mobilizing his Dou Qi.

"Dragon Transformation Seal!"

Xiao Ting's thought stirred.

He didn't fully unleash it; he simply circulated his Dou Qi in the manner of the Dragon Transformation Seal, which could increase the power of the Dou Qi once it took form.

*Bang!*

A piece of rock sank into the wall, followed by a heavy mechanical sound echoing throughout the tomb.

As layers of dust rose, the rock wall in front of Xiao Ting trembled, and the two sides began to move outward, revealing a brand new area.

The space wasn't large; only a stone rack was placed in the very center, with a scroll resting upon it.

"There's actually a hidden chamber; even Xun'er didn't notice it." Xun'er looked at Xiao Ting with a face full of admiration. "Brother Xiao Ting, you're so amazing."

"It's alright; I'm just good at observing." Xiao Ting coughed lightly, thinking to himself that his skin wasn't thick enough yet.

The cheat was his.

The cheat found it.

Therefore, it was the same as him finding it.

No problem, no need to blush.

"Let's see what this is, hidden so well by the tomb's owner."

Xiao Ting stepped forward and took the scroll from the stone platform.

Upon opening it, his pupils shrank suddenly.

[Tomb Raiders' Records]

"Phew." Xiao Ting breathed a sigh of relief.

He had thought even the novel Tomb Raiders' Records had transmigrated.

"A tomb robber's personal account. He actually even robbed the tomb of a Dou Sheng. He's got some skills." Xiao Ting flipped through it roughly, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

This was actually a tomb robber's inheritance from the Fighting Qi Continent, explaining how to distinguish the density of heaven and earth energy by observing the environment, thereby judging where various tombs might exist.

"Rather than tomb robbing, it's more like a unique Qi-Observation Art, except it observes the energy of heaven and earth."

"It's just that this tomb robber's thinking is peculiar, using this Qi-Observation Art in reverse to find temporary residences or seclusion caves that seniors might have opened."

"The reason for separating this layer was simply as a simple test; only those who discovered this place would be qualified to inherit this secret technique."

Xiao Ting understood; this was the experience of a cultivator who mastered the Qi-Observation secret technique and then embarked on the path of "tomb robbing."

But he possessed the foresight of a transmigrator and the Plane Blessing of the great dao record.

He probably wouldn't have any use for something like tomb robbing.

"You two take a look as well. You can treat the tomb robbing records as storybook tales." Xiao Ting handed the scroll to Xun'er.

While the two girls huddled together to examine it, he began to observe the newly opened area.

At the same time, he didn't forget to jot down a note in the Diary.

[Obtained a copy of "Tomb Raiders' Records," written by a...]

[For me, the most useful thing in this book is the special secret technique, the "Great Sun Qi-Observation Method."]

[Only a Dou Practitioner can practice it. One trains the eyes by watching the sunrise and sunset until they can discern Qi, which allows them to know where the heaven and earth energy is dense.]

[Places with dense heaven and earth energy are more likely to give birth to natural treasures, be inhabited by powerful magical beasts, or contain caves left behind by past experts...]

[As for the tomb robbing methods, it wouldn't be bad to give them to Zi Yan as a meeting gift after entering the Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy later.]

[It can perfectly utilize her treasure-hunting talent, which is even more outstanding than a Treasure-Seeking Mouse.]

"A meeting gift?" In the Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy, Zi Yan, who was wandering around aimlessly out of boredom, had a flicker in her eyes. She rested her chin on her hand and nodded. "Not bad, not bad. Knowing to send me a meeting gift, I can take you in as my little brother in the future. But that Treasure-Seeking Mouse thing can't compare to me."

These few simple sentences made Zi Yan certain that Xiao Ting's attitude toward her was good; otherwise, he wouldn't be thinking about giving her something before they had even met.

This gave her a very good impression of him, making her increasingly impatient to set off for the Jia Ma Empire.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Northern Region of Central State.

Feng Qing'er, who had just obtained the wind thunder spirit fruit and was considering whether to refine it or go to the Pill Domain first, had a flicker in her eyes. "Jia Nan Academy, huh..."

She had heard of this Jia Nan Academy. The elders in her clan had once asked her if she wanted to study there for a few years to establish a connection with the academy's founder and Head Principal, Mang Tianchi.

Mang Tianchi was a member of the Lei Clan, one of the Eight Great Emperor Clans. The Lei Clan's patriarch was an Eight Star Dou Sheng powerhouse, far beyond what the current Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan could compare to.

The Lei Clan was naturally skilled in lightning-attribute Dou Qi and possessed countless powerful inheritances, such as the Lightning Emperor Scripture passed down by a Dou Di. This point overlapped with many members of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

Mang Tianchi himself was a Peak Dou Zong when he established Jia Nan Academy, and now he has reached Peak Dou Zun and is currently walking the Nine Transformations to Sainthood.

A Dou Sheng within her clan who had met Mang Tianchi asserted that Mang Tianchi would be able to step into the Half-Saint realm in five years at the earliest, or ten years at the latest.

But an academy was an academy, and a sect was a sect. A mere student of the academy could not be compared to the personal disciple of a sect leader.

Therefore, Feng Qing'er ultimately chose to become a disciple of the Thunder Venerable in the Central State.

"From the sound of it, Xiao Ting intends to go to Jia Nan Academy."