Chapter 29: Five Spiritual Talismans

  In the Xianxia world, those in the Jingyuan stage and Shen Dong period are still unable to fly or live off of Qi alone, and must rely on mortal food. Only after passing the Small Heavenly Tribulation and reaching the Dan Xing stage can one be considered to have truly entered the realm of cultivation.

  At that time, cultivators would often choose to open up a cave in the spiritual mountains and go into closed-door meditation to break through their bottlenecks, increase their powers, and be free from disturbances.

  Li Ran had heard many stories about cultivators discovering the remains of an immortal's cave mansion in his past life.

  In the cave, after cultivating and increasing one's strength to a higher realm, the master of the cave might abandon it. Some spiritual tools, elixirs, treasures or skills that were used before will become useless after the increase in strength, and are often left behind in the cave waiting for someone with affinity.

  Thinking of this, Li Ruo's hands trembled slightly.

  Misty Valley opens only once every hundred years, so what kind of superior immortal would be cultivating in the cave dwellings here? Li Fenger's mind was racing with thoughts, and suddenly an idea struck him:

  Won't it be that the Guardian Array of Misty Valley was set up by the master of this cave himself to prevent outsiders from entering and disturbing his cultivation?

  "If that's the case, then what other magical treasures will this cave have? If there really are one or two divine magical treasures left in the cave, then I won't worry about not being able to rescue my father!"

  Li Ran's knife was getting more and more fervent in his heart, carefully sizing up the cave mansion. The entrance of the cave was made of bluish-green stone, like jade after being washed clean. Those two doors that were slightly ajar had intricate patterns of mysterious seals carved densely around them.

  It's just that now those forbidden patterns no longer have any energy fluctuations, and they can't stop people from entering the cave. Moreover, since the Misty Valley can be opened naturally now, it can be seen that the master of this place should have left long ago. Otherwise, how could he tolerate these weak cultivators running into this valley to cause trouble?

  Li Ran's breathing gradually became heavier, and his footsteps unconsciously moved towards the two stone gates that were slightly ajar. Just then, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from far away, and the man in green clothes behind him was tightly following him, chasing after him.

  Li Ran's face changed drastically in an instant.

  If it were still a moment ago, Li Ran would have decisively climbed the mountain and escaped, but now that the cave is within sight, how could he really not care? Would he really let the treasures inside the cave slip through his fingers?

  However, if one is greedy and forcibly enters the cave without care, they will be met by the green-clad man who will block their way at the entrance of the cave, leaving no possibility for escape.

  Li Ran's temples throbbed with hidden veins, his heart struggled in contradiction, and the unbearable emotions made him bite his lips until they bled.

  To enter or not to enter?

  Is it choosing treasure or choosing life?

  Li Ran's heart was too entangled, his fists clenched tightly, and his ten fingernails dug deeply into the flesh.

  The footsteps of the man in green clothes were getting closer and closer, Li Ran's knife heavily stamped his foot, and with a burst of speed, he flew into the rattan sea on the side, using the cover of the rattan wall, after several turns, he disappeared into the rattan sea.

  The immortals in the cave are even more powerful, and the treasures left behind are even stronger. However, one must have a fate to enjoy them. If Li Ranruo enters, there is an 80% chance that he will be trapped inside by the green-robed man and unable to escape.

  But he chose to escape with his life, relying on the experiences of his rebirth to accumulate strength bit by bit, and he had hope to slowly rise in the cultivation world.

  Li Ran cut off his own greed with a sharp knife and ran far away from the side.

  The man in the green robe gritted his teeth and chased after him from behind, stepping over the wisteria sea, and saw the two stone gates on the mountain wall, and he was also stunned there for a moment.

  "Dongfu? There's actually a Dongfu here?"

  In front of him, the stone gate was shrouded in a misty aura, exuding an otherworldly atmosphere reminiscent of an immortal's abode. Recalling the mystical aura of Misty Valley, he connected it to the relationship between this cave and Misty Valley, filling the blue-robed man with unbridled joy.

  He never thought that along the way of extreme joy and sorrow, endless pursuit would make him discover such a heavenly gift.

  The man in the green robe cautiously looked around, unable to see any danger, and stepped on the forbidden pattern on the bluestone, extremely vigilant as he walked towards the two slightly ajar doors.

  Standing at the foot of the stone gate and looking up, the man in green clothes made a sound and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  Each door is over 20 feet high, and he stands under the door as if looking up at an ancient giant. The stone gate is slightly ajar, with only a narrow gap that allows one person to pass through sideways. The man in green clothes sticks his head into the cave and looks inside, where a thin mist swirls around, and an unknown light source illuminates the wide passage like daylight.

  He squeezed in sideways and the man in green clothes squeezed into the hole, his heart pounding as he felt his way step by step into the cave.

  Li Ruo ran along the Tenghai for over ten miles, then fell to the ground with a thud, and punched the ground with force, feeling a kind of lingering pain in his heart.

  That cave was originally his first discovery and should have belonged to him. But he let it go like that, how could Li Ran be willing?

  Knowing that the Qingyi people wouldn't be chasing after them, Li Ran shook his head and smiled wryly, slowly sitting up straight and taking out the cloth bag he had snatched from Xiaoshan.

  The demon pill wasn't obtained, and the cave mansion was lost at the elbow, but it's good that there's this cloth bag, at least I don't have nothing to gain.

  Li Ruo held the cloth bag in his hand, filled with curiosity, wondering what kind of things a five-element cultivator from the Qin family would carry on him.

  "Look at that little mountain, it doesn't seem very powerful either. In the Qin family, he probably doesn't have any status and there shouldn't be anything good on him."

  Li Rendao's face was gloomy, one hand holding a cloth bag, the other hand reaching inside to feel around, touching several paper-like objects, Li Rendao's expression suddenly became extremely rich.

  "Could it be... could it really be..."

  Li Ran's heart was excited and anxious, he suddenly shook his hand, and the five palm-sized yellowish paper sheets were drawn out. They felt soft and flexible in his hands, with excellent elasticity, and on top of them, vermilion-colored cinnabar was densely painted with mysterious symbols that were difficult to describe.

  "It's a spirit symbol, and this little guy who died actually has a spirit symbol on him."

  Li Ruo was overjoyed.

  In his previous life, Li Ruo used his identity as a Dan medicine practitioner to get acquainted with many eccentric and extraordinary people. His knowledge and experiences were extremely vast. In the world of cultivating immortals, Ling symbols were not common objects.

  Li Ran Dao had heard that, to understand the spiritual symbol drawing, most people need a kind of spiritual root that can communicate with spirits. This kind of spiritual root is generally slow in cultivation progress, but it can make people more easily comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth. After adding the mysterious inheritance of the sect, they can finally draw spiritual symbols according to the ancient inherited symbol patterns.

  High-order spiritual symbols can even replicate the magical powers of a cultivator, such as the Divine Movement Symbol, Earth Escape Symbol, Spiritual Thunder Symbol, Fierce Fire Symbol, and Frost Ice Symbol...

  Li Ran didn't expect that on a person with a profound Qi of five elements and real strength, he could actually find several talismans.

  The essence of the spirit symbol flowed slowly, feeling the energy fluctuations inside. Li Ran's eyes nodded slightly, knowing that these five spirit symbols were only the most basic and rough talismans, far from the powerful spirit symbols he had heard of in his previous life. However, at the level of essence, this was also an extremely rare object.

  Li Rendao had devoted his life to the study of alchemy, and knew little about spiritual symbols. However, these five spiritual symbols were quite elementary, and Li Rendao could sense the faint flames on them, knowing that they should be able to release fire energy.

  There was only one arrow left, this was Li Ruo Dao's last resort to save his life, he wouldn't use it until the most critical moment. Now that he had obtained these five spiritual symbols in his hand, Li Ruo Dao's spirit was lifted, with these, his means of saving his own life had increased by a lot.