Chapter 885 - 364: Jade Bed and Profound Water Divine Technique (3)

And then, a scene that took them by great surprise unfolded.

The patterns within the mural floated upward, flying towards Cen Zijin, and quickly entered her mind’s spirit sea.

In the next moment, Cen Zijin felt a series of intangible texts flying towards her, followed by these murals pouring into her spirit sea.

Only when she felt that all the contents of the first mural had imprinted in her mind did Cen Zijin lift her head to glance at the mural on the wall, now seemingly devoid of its former charm.

Then, with a look of delight, she spoke to Chu Ning:

"So it turns out these murals have written records accompanying them, which makes it easier for me to comprehend.

Chu Ning, how did you know that using divine sense to explore would have such an effect?"

"I was merely speculating; I had a similar experience back in the Grand Elder’s cave mansion," Chu Ning replied.

"Oh, and these murals seem to be formed by the divine sense of these ancient cultivators, which can somewhat enhance one’s divine sense. Do you feel it?"

Cen Zijin closed her eyes to sense it briefly, then opened them in surprise.

"There really is! These contents are still sedimented in my spirit sea. I feel that if I fully assimilate them, my divine sense could increase significantly."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning chuckled and said:

"Don’t rush; this is just one mural. Try the others as well."

"Mm!" Cen Zijin replied, then began using her divine sense to continue sensing the other murals.

At this moment, Chu Ning walked out of this stone chamber and went to explore the following few stone chambers.

Although the Profound Water Divine Technique seemed mysterious, it wasn’t particularly useful for him.

His Five Elements Chaos Technique was, in terms of wondrousness, second to none.

However, for Cen Zijin, who has a Water Attribute Celestial Spirit Root, there’s a suitable cultivation method, which could advance her cultivation faster later on.

After making a round through the following stone chambers, Chu Ning did find a few gains, primarily some artifact refining materials.

Without exception, they were all artifact refining materials for water attribute magical treasures, and in terms of quality, they were top level.

However, Chu Ning did not find any complete magical treasures, presumably because the cave mansion owner consumed quite a bit during the battle with the outer domain.

After Chu Ning had seen through all the stone chambers, he waited in the cave mansion hall for about a stick of incense’s time.

Only then did Cen Zijin emerge from the mural-engraved stone chamber.

"Have you sensed everything?"

Chu Ning asked, looking at Cen Zijin, whose face was brimming with the expression of having gained a fruitful harvest.

The latter nodded and lightly chuckled:

"I haven’t closely examined these contents yet, but after recording them this way, it seems my comprehension has already enhanced by a bit."

"These murals inherently carry the cultivation insights of these ancient cultivators, and this process is akin to recording these insights together, naturally enhancing comprehension of cultivation techniques."

After Chu Ning responded, Cen Zijin slightly nodded.

Chu Ning shared his findings about the subsequent stone chambers with Cen Zijin, and then the two exited this cave mansion, continuing towards the eighth layer of Elder Mountain.

With the aid of that Grand Elder’s restriction jade token, the two successfully entered the eighth layer.

Chu Ning’s gaze fell on the cave mansion to the right.

"To the left is the cave mansion of the Grand Elder of Thunder Fire Sect, which I have already examined before.

The cave mansion to the right should logically belong to the second strongest person after the Grand Elder.

The last time Bai Ling and I came, her divine techniques were not powerful enough, but now we can give it a try.

The restrictions of these cave mansions are relatively well-preserved, so once inside, promptly employ defense techniques to avoid any unexpected occurrences."

Chu Ning advised, and Cen Zijin naturally agreed.

Chu Ning then signaled Bai Ling to take the two of them inside, whereupon Bai Ling spoke seriously:

"Young master, according to my sensing, the array restrictions here seem even stronger than those of the Grand Elder’s cave mansion."

"Oh?"

Hearing Bai Ling’s words, Chu Ning expressed surprise.

He then put away the Grand Elder’s cave mansion restriction jade token.

And cast a spell outside each cave mansion, placing it on the restrictions of both cave mansions.

After sensing it briefly, Chu Ning nodded and said:

"Your sensing is correct; in terms of the cave mansion’s array restrictions, this cave mansion is stronger than that of the Grand Elder.

This is somewhat strange; the Grand Elder is a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator, so logically, the resident of this cave mansion shouldn’t have higher cultivation unless..."

"Unless this person is skilled in array restrictions!" Cen Zijin interjected.

Chu Ning nodded slightly.

"Indeed, if your Cen Family’s array inheritance truly comes from descendants of the Thunder Fire Sect cultivator.

It implies that earlier within this sect, there likely was a Nascent Soul Cultivator skilled in the path of arrays.

On our way here, we’ve seen cave mansions of ancient cultivators skilled in alchemy, artifact refining, puppetry, water attribute cultivation methods, etc.

The two sect leaders of Thunder Fire Sect were respectively adept in Thunder Attribute and Fire Attribute techniques and skills.

Thus, there’s a high possibility that the owner of this cave mansion is a cultivator proficient in the path of arrays.

When we enter the cave mansion, we must be exceptionally cautious. If trapped by an array, do not panic too much; Bai Ling should still be able to bring us out."

"Alright!"

After Cen Zijin responded, Bai Ling then utilized her divine talent to once again envelop Chu Ning and Cen Zijin, entering the cave mansion.

"It really does have an array!"