Chapter 933: Eternal Life: My Steady Farming-Style Cultivation Chapter 933 Major Discovery

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Silver Light Cave, Ferry Crossing.

The iron ship is still here, looking like it hasn't changed much.

Everyone boarded the ship one after another, ferried personally by Xu Zhangqing, slowly entering the Yin River.

The water of the Yin River is pitch-black like ink.

The water surface is calm without ripples, emitting a dense Yin Cold Qi.

And within the river water, there exist large amounts of strangely shaped Yin Beasts.

Tai Bai suddenly spoke: "Actually, whenever I have free time I come down to fish for Yin Beasts.

Occasionally, one can also obtain some relatively rare Spiritual Treasures.

In the early years, the Yin River's water was comparatively turbid.

Looking at it now, it seems to have become a bit clearer?"

"Are you sure?"

"Could it be that the Yin River has undergone a change?"

"Nothing else is clear, but the Yin Beasts aren't that ferocious anymore!"

Regarding this, everyone hasn't come in a long time, so they couldn't tell the difference.

Xu Zhangqing pondered: "Along the Yin River, let's go to River Heart Island first.

Back then we didn't finish exploring it; perhaps today there will be some clues or gains."

The iron ship swayed on the Yin River, not emitting the slightest sound, just like a ghost.

As the iron ship continuously advanced, the Yin Cold Qi in the Yin River grew increasingly dense.

Occasionally powerful auras transmitted from the Deep Yin River, yet vanished in a flash.

It seemed to be some kind of powerful Yin Beast, secretly peeking at them.

However, no one was afraid; their current strength was long incomparable to back then.

After about two hours, River Heart Island appeared before everyone's eyes.

The entire island was shrouded by a layer of black Light Curtain.

Black and white air currents intertwined back and forth, emitting sizzling collision sounds.

The Yin-Yang Strangulation Array is still there; the things inside presumably haven't changed.

Sure enough, Taiyin Grass and Yin Condensing Flower are everywhere.

In the stone crevices, fist-sized Xuanbing Jade Marrow are embedded.

Xu Zhangqing controlled the iron ship, slowly approaching River Heart Island; after docking at the shore, everyone disembarked onto the island in turn.

Upon reaching the remembered location, they indeed saw three Dried Corpses lying there motionless.

At a glance, they looked as if they were cultivators trapped to death here.

In reality, they are still alive; once someone approaches they will awaken.

Zhu Rong scanned the surroundings: "This island, aside from some rare Spiritual Treasures, doesn't seem to have what we're looking for.

The most critical box was taken away by us decades ago."

Xu Zhangqing nodded slightly: "Right, there were two things in the box.

A ray of golden light.

A wisp of silver qi.

The golden light is the Xuan Yuan Golden Light Talisman, while the silver qi is the Nine Revolutions Nether Connection Art."

Tai Bai smiled: "Since we've made the trip, let's take some Spiritual Treasures back."

The female cultivator reminded: "You mustn't forget the purpose of this trip of ours."

Xu Zhangqing waved his hand: "Alright, everyone disperse and carefully search every corner of the island, pay attention to any abnormalities.

Once discovered, notify me immediately."

"Understood!"

Everyone responded in unison and quickly dispersed.

Tai Bai walked toward the East Side.

The female cultivator walked toward the West Side.

Zhu Rong walked toward the South Side.

Fenglong walked toward the North Side.

Xu Jiuyou and Xu Zixiao followed beside Xu Zhangqing; the three searched the Central area together.

Afterwards, they slowly walked toward those three Dried Corpses.

After several decades, the three Dried Corpses still wore tattered clothes, had withered skin, sunken eye sockets, and Yin Evil Qi coiled around their bodies.

If it were someone unaware, they would certainly be deceived and then ambushed.

Sure enough, just when the three were still several zhang away from them, the originally motionless three Dried Corpses suddenly moved.

First was the leftmost Dried Corpse; in its sunken eyes, two clusters of dark green Ghost Fire suddenly lit up.

Immediately after, its withered fingers twitched, emitting "click, click" crisp sounds.

Close behind, the other two Dried Corpses also woke up.

Ghost fire of dark green lit its eyes, its four limbs moved stiffly, and the Yin-Evil Qi around it surged violently.

Then with a "whoosh," it pounced at Xu Zhangqing and the other two.

They were extremely fast, their figures flickering unpredictably.

"Hmph!"

Xu Zhangqing gave a cold snort: "Courting death!"

As the words fell, he raised a hand and pointed.

Green light flashed at his fingertip, and the Essence and Glory Dao Rhyme poured forth.

Xu Zhangqing today was no longer the minor cultivator of years past.

With Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation, plus the Essence and Glory Dao Rhyme fused with the meaning of Cang Ming.

Not to say his strength had been utterly transformed, but dealing with three dried corpses was child's play.

The moment the Essence and Glory Dao Rhyme landed on the dried corpses, a strange scene occurred.

The figures of the three dried corpses froze, and the dark green ghost fire dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye under the erosion of the Dao Rhyme.

Their already withered skin began to weather, and their bones emitted a "click click" cracking sound.

The Essence and Glory Dao Rhyme could both nurture life and devour life.

For these dried corpses that relied on Yin-Evil Qi to maintain "life," it was undoubtedly their bane.

In a single breath, the three dried corpses turned into flying ash under the erosion of the Essence and Glory Dao Rhyme.

The whole process was clean and neat, without the slightest dragging.

This was the gap in strength.

Times had changed; the dried corpses that had once given Xu Zhangqing trouble were now nothing but three ants before him.

At this moment, something made a "clang" sound as it fell to the ground, emitting a crisp noise.

"Hmm?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Xu Zhangqing's eyes; he moved his mind and drew that thing into his hand.

He looked closely and found it was a token.

Cold to the touch, it emanated Yin Cold Qi.

Complex patterns were engraved on the surface, like a map.

For some reason, the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Finally, Xu Zhangqing recognized it: "This is... the Xuan Tie Token!"

The next second, his left palm flashed, and two more Xuan Tie Tokens appeared.

Judging by appearance, they were exactly the same, with no great difference.

But the patterns on them were different, all markings at different positions.

Zhu Rong, hearing the noise, arrived first, and upon looking closely said: "Xuan Tie Tokens?"

And not just one, but a full three.

You must know, these years they had been collecting them, but had only two.

Xu Zhangqing explained: "Just now, one fell from a dried corpse."

Zhu Rong glanced in the direction where the female earth was: "Previously, we speculated."

The Xuan Tie Tokens mark the entrance to the Yin River.

There are nine in total, representing nine entrances.

Could it be that the Yin River restriction activated by the Wu Sheng Chong Mu is related to these nine Xuan Tie Tokens?

As long as all nine Xuan Tie Tokens are gathered and all Yin River restrictions activated, can the Xuan River reappear in the world?

Xu Zhangqing nodded: "Makes sense, the possibility is extremely high."

Nine Yin River entrances, nine Xuan Tie Tokens—obviously they are one whole.

Perhaps only by gathering all nine Xuan Tie Tokens can all Yin River restrictions be activated.

From this we can infer that the Xuan River suddenly drying up nine thousand years ago was not a natural disaster, but a man-made calamity.

Someone deliberately cut off the waters of the Xuan River, thereby destroying the entire Xuanhe Spirit Clan.

Zhu Rong showed an unbelieving expression: "Who is this person, or this force?"

Xu Zhangqing remained silent for a while, then said: "I have two goals in mind, one is the Xuanhuang Spirit Sect..."

Zhu Rong couldn't help but press: "And the other is?"