Chapter 558: The Spirit Beast of a True Immortal

After wandering through the Cave Abode, Zhang Nuo became even more certain that this Cave Abode was extremely sophisticated, whether in terms of its construction craftsmanship or the positioning of each Stone Chamber. What appeared to be a very ordinary layout actually contained the power of various laws within it!

"Fairy Shuang'er, which ancestor of the Chen Family created this place?"

Looking at Chen Shuang'er's excited expression, Zhang Nuo asked feignedly.

"According to what I've heard from my ancestors, this Cave Abode doesn't seem to have been built by the Chen Family, but by a True Immortal. As for why the Chen Family knows the method to enter the Tianfa Forest, this young woman has no idea!"

Looking around at the surroundings, Chen Shuang'er said casually.

The term "True Immortal" flashed rapidly through Zhang Nuo's mind. He truly did not know what it would be like once one's cultivation reached the Great Completion, and what kind of realm the legendary True Immortal would be? Could it be that True Immortals really existed in this world?

Lowering his head to ponder for a moment, Zhang Nuo cast his gaze onto the cave walls. The walls, smooth as mirrors, were covered with many patterns. At a cold glance, it seemed there was no connection between the patterns, but as he stared intently, he suddenly felt that the entire set of patterns possessed some kind of commonality!

Simply put, Zhang Nuo sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes fixed straight at the patterns on the cave wall! An hour passed, and Zhang Nuo did not even blink once. The more he looked, the more he felt that these patterns contained a secret!

Compared to Zhang Nuo, Chen Shuang'er was more focused on the items within the Cave Abode. She walked through every Stone Chamber, and looking at the things inside, the young girl was like a child who had never seen the world! After a long time, the young girl had become familiar with all the Stone Chambers in the Cave Abode, and only then did she return to the main hall.

She saw Zhang Nuo sitting motionless on the ground, spiritual light flickering in his eyes, staring straight at the patterns on the cave wall! Following his gaze, the young girl also took a look, but she did not feel anything special. Seeing Zhang Nuo's focused expression, she did not disturb him, walked to a Putan on her own, and then went to practice.

The purpose of coming here was to improve her cultivation, so the young girl did not want to waste time. She slowly closed her eyes, feeling that the surrounding Spiritual Qi was exceptionally dense, to the point that even the White Tiger True Spirit Bloodline within her body became very excited! This was something that had never happened before. The True Spirit Bloodline itself actually had no life force; it was only triggered and utilized because it existed within a cultivator's body. The young girl had never even heard of such a thing as a True Spirit Bloodline spontaneously surging and wanting to be triggered!

Not paying much attention to this, Chen Shuang'er still poured all her focus into her practice! About a month later, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out in the main hall of the Cave Abode! Only then did Chen Shuang'er remember that Zhang Nuo had been sitting on the ground like that, eyes fixed on the cave wall, for a full month!

She hurriedly opened her eyes and saw that Zhang Nuo had stood up at some unknown time. His eyes were still fixed on the patterns on the cave wall, but his expression was becoming increasingly excited, as if he had discovered a new continent. As exclamations rang out from his mouth, Chen Shuang'er was also drawn over.

But when her eyes looked at those patterns, there was still no reaction at all. The chaotic patterns looked like they had been drawn by someone at random; not only were they without order, but they were also without any rules to speak of!

After a moment, Zhang Nuo finally blinked his eyes, then turned around to look at the bewildered Chen Shuang'er!

"Fellow Daoist, what exactly is going on here?"

After carefully sizing up Chen Shuang'er, Zhang Nuo frowned slightly and then said:

"Perhaps I already know whose Cave Abode this is!"

Once these words were spoken, Chen Shuang'er became extremely curious!

"Oh! Fellow Daoist, why not tell me? Let Shuang'er understand as well!"

"En! This matter has a great connection to your Chen Family. The mystery set by the owner of this Cave Abode is truly too profound. If Zhang had not persisted, I fear I would never have been able to discover it!"

Zhang Nuo said calmly, but the surprise in his words was self-evident!

"It has a connection to my Chen Family? Then Fellow Daoist must tell this young woman!"

Seeing that Chen Shuang'er was interested, Zhang Nuo did not hold back and asked a question first.

"Fairy Shuang'er, do you know where the Chen Family's True Spirit Bloodline comes from?"

"I don't know this! Ever since I can remember, I have had the True Spirit Bloodline in my body! And as long as they are members of the Chen Family, regardless of gender, they all have some in their bodies; it's just a matter of how much! Why does Brother Zhang ask this?"

Tilting her little head, Chen Shuang'er said.

"Now I will tell you the origin of the Chen Family's True Spirit Bloodline! These seemingly chaotic patterns on the cave wall were actually left intentionally by the previous owner of the Cave Abode, so that a fated person in the future could know everything about him!"

Her gaze was cast onto the cave wall again, but Chen Shuang'er still could not see anything.

"How did Fellow Daoist manage to see it from this?"

"This is actually very simple; it is we who thought of things too complexly. Before cracking the patterns, perhaps we would think that there was some kind of Restriction inside, or that it contained some kind of Dharma Array, which is why we couldn't understand it. But if one wants to understand these patterns, one only needs to look at them continuously for a month without blinking, and the content inside will naturally appear!"

Zhang Nuo rubbed his somewhat dry eyes and said.

"Could it be that it has the same effect as the meditation spoken of by the Buddhist school?"

"Not bad! This time, Fairy Shuang'er has thought of it more accurately than Zhang! Generally speaking, the protagonist of these patterns is the owner of this Cave Abode! A True Immortal!"

This time, Zhang Nuo's words were like a small pebble thrown into Chen Shuang'er's calm heart! The young girl was greatly shocked. Zhang Nuo nodded slightly, ignoring her shock, and continued to recount the story within the patterns!

It turned out that this set of patterns recorded that a True Immortal, for reasons unknown, suffered a tyrannical Heavenly Tribulation and eventually fell onto this continent where the Immortal Domain is located! However, there was no Immortal Domain at that time; everything was in a primitive state!

And this True Immortal was not only punished by the Heavenly Tribulation, but even after arriving here, he was trapped in this forest, unable to step out of this place for his entire life. This was somewhat similar to the legend Chen Shuang'er had told him before! But the rest was completely different.

That True Immortal used his divine abilities to open up a Cave Abode in the forest, which is the very Cave Abode where Zhang Nuo and the others were. At the same time, along with the True Immortal who was struck into this forest, there was also his Spirit Beast: the True Spirit Divine Beast, the White Tiger!

After the Cave Abode was built, the True Immortal began to collect materials in the surroundings, hoping to break out of this forest. But tens of thousands of years passed, and he never succeeded. Watching as one Heavenly Tribulation after another passed, the True Immortal's cultivation was gradually declining. It might be because the Spiritual Qi here was too thin for him, so the True Immortal's strength could never recover!

In the final few hundred years, the True Immortal finally managed to comprehend some of the Restrictions of this forest. However, due to the influence of the Restrictions, he still could not walk out, so he let his Spirit Beast, the White Tiger, leave on its own, carrying four divine artifacts!

The White Tiger had followed the True Immortal for many years and had long since opened its spiritual wisdom. Its body had also shed the primitive form of a beast, becoming almost indistinguishable from a human!

After the White Tiger left, the True Immortal created a Restriction mechanism in one of the Stone Chambers of this Cave Abode, hiding his life's learning and several Heavenly Sky Grade Magic Treasures inside! And the method to open the Restriction was also extremely special; it had to be done using the four divine artifacts that the White Tiger had taken away!

Afterwards, the True Immortal finally perished during a Heavenly Tribulation, ending his sorrowful life!

Having listened to Zhang Nuo's entire account, Chen Shuang'er finally understood the origin of this Cave Abode. It was indeed created by a True Immortal! However, she still had some questions in her heart: what did this have to do with the Chen Family?

Seeing her confusion, Zhang Nuo just smiled lightly and shook his head, saying:

"Fairy Shuang'er, have you not figured it out yet? The Chen Family possesses the bloodline of the True Spirit White Tiger, and at the same time, they know of the existence of this Cave Abode!"

"Fellow Daoist means that we members of the Chen Family are the descendants of that True Spirit White Tiger Spirit Beast?"

Her beautiful eyes widened instantly, and Chen Shuang'er exclaimed in disbelief. Following Zhang Nuo's line of reasoning, it seemed highly likely!

"In Zhang's view, the matter should be just like this. If the Chen Family were not descendants of the True Spirit White Tiger, how would they know that there is such a hidden Cave Abode in the Tianfa Forest!"

Staring blankly at Zhang Nuo, Chen Shuang'er did not speak for a long time. However, she recalled the bits and pieces of her life in the Chen Family, especially the White Tiger Jade Statue enshrined in the Chen Family ancestral hall! It seemed the matter was becoming clearer and clearer! If the Chen Family members were not descendants of the White Tiger, why would they enshrine the White Tiger Jade Statue? And the True Spirit Bloodline in their bodies would not appear on the Chen Family members for no reason!

"Fellow Daoist is truly amazing. A mystery that has plagued the Chen Family for tens of thousands of years has been solved by you. Is this perhaps Heaven's will?"

Looking at the young girl's thoughtful appearance, Zhang Nuo smiled faintly, but immediately, he asked again:

"Does the Chen Family have any ancestral four divine artifacts?"

Chen Shuang'er lowered her head to ponder for a moment, but after a while, she shook her head slightly.

"Ever since I can remember, I have never known of any divine artifacts in the Chen Family!"

Zhang Nuo frowned. The information obtained from the patterns clearly stated that when the White Tiger left the True Immortal back then, it took away four divine artifacts. Why did Chen Shuang'er say there had never been any? Could it be that because of the passage of time, the Chen Family had lost the four divine artifacts!

"Let's go and see the mechanism set up by that True Immortal in this Cave Abode! Only there is the essence of this cave!"

After Zhang Nuo said this, his figure walked toward a certain Stone Chamber on the side. At the same time, Chen Shuang'er also followed. She had already checked this Cave Abode many times, but she had never discovered any Restrictions!