Chapter 499: 《Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art》(Two-in-one, begging for all)

These were silver, twisted characters that looked exceptionally complex; Li Zhangsheng could not even recognize a single one, but once these silver characters entered his acupoint between the eyebrows, he understood their meaning.

"Golden Chapter Jade Record!"

Upon finishing the content, Li Zhangsheng was so astonished he could not control himself, unable to hide the shock and wild joy in his heart.

He had once seen the great name of the *Golden Chapter Jade Record* in a book within the Tianlu Pavilion of the Yuanling Academy; the *Golden Chapter Jade Record* appeared during the Ancient Period, and it is legendary to be a product conceived by the Heavenly Dao of this world.

It was also based on the *Golden Chapter Jade Record* that Monster Tamers were born in this world; it can be said that the origin of Monster Tamers is closely linked to the *Golden Chapter Jade Record*.

According to the book's author's speculation, the *Golden Chapter Jade Record* is divided into 108 chapters of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, among which the first 36 chapters are all cultivation arts, all reaching the level of Top-tier Demon Taming Art, such as the *Zhou Heavenly Star Dou Demon Taming Art* which is among them, appearing in the form of golden seal script; the latter 72 chapters are all auxiliary skills, also known as the 72 Arts of Demon Taming, including alchemy, pharmacy, refining, restrictions, etc., appearing in the form of silver seal script.

Whether it is the Heavenly Stems or Earthly Branch chapters of the *Golden Chapter Jade Record*, they can both be described as priceless treasures, extremely precious.

Li Zhangsheng closed his eyes slightly, carefully digesting the content of the silver seal script.

What Li Zhangsheng obtained was naturally one of the 72 skill chapters, known as the *Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art*.

From the name alone, one could tell that this was a refining skill.

Compared to ordinary refining skills that are easy to learn but difficult to master, the *Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art* has huge advantages; it does not require talent, nor does it require spending a long time practicing—one only needs to memorize the methods above to quickly become a Refining Master.

Of course, using this shortcut to become a Refining Master naturally has significant limitations.

Li Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes; there was no content on the jade book because the silver seal script on it had been completely absorbed by Li Zhangsheng.

In other words, this jade book could now be sold as a Preaching Jade.

Li Zhangsheng put away the jade book; he could be said to be quite satisfied with this trip to the Secret Realm, and his biggest gain was the *Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art*.

Compared to the *Nine Heavens Golden Palace Treasure Refining Art*, the value of the Cangxuan Fire-Fixing Bead and the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique was undoubtedly much inferior.

Thinking of the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique, Li Zhangsheng wanted to practice it on the spot.

At this time, one day remained of the three-day deadline, and Li Zhangsheng decided to go search for nearby Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure after mastering this peeping divine skill, the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique.

"Everyone, move freely for now, but remember to act together. Senior sister, borrow this for the time being; if you encounter danger, you can call for support at any time!"

Seeing that his four teammates had finished checking their respective gains, Li Zhangsheng did not want to waste their time, so he lent the child unit of the Mother-Child Golden Conch to Luo Jing.

Luo Jing looked at the child conch curiously, and after Li Zhangsheng's introduction, she quickly became proficient in using it.

"Then we will go explore the surroundings first; call me anytime if there is an issue."

Luo Jing did not stand on ceremony and left with the other teammates, searching for Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure while also trying to see if they could encounter the six treasures that flew out of the Fire Crystal Palace.

Those six treasures could not have flown out of the Secret Realm and must have landed somewhere in the Secret Realm; perhaps some treasures landed nearby, which mainly depends on fate.

After the four teammates left, Li Zhangsheng opened the Prohibition Hub and began to condense the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique Imprint.

Crackle, pop~

After a long while, a dense sound like firecrackers rang out, and the hundreds of runes floating in front of Li Zhangsheng were all annihilated; this was his fifth attempt, and yet not a single one had succeeded.

Whew~

Li Zhangsheng opened his eyes and exhaled lightly; the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique was worthy of being a Top-tier Secret Technique, even more complex than the Soul Grafting Secret Technique, which was also a Top-tier Secret Technique, consisting of over five hundred runes in total.

To complete the runes within the stipulated time, besides needing sufficiently fast hand speed, one must not make mistakes, and one needs sufficient Mental Power; otherwise, if one is even slightly slow or makes a tiny error during the process, it will end in failure.

In the fifth attempt, Li Zhangsheng's movements were a fraction slow; when he had condensed nearly five hundred runes, time ran out, directly causing all his previous efforts to be wasted.

Li Zhangsheng did not immediately make another attempt; with the assistance of the Clear Heart Soul-Suppressing Bell, he had not a single distracting thought, carefully recalling the steps just now to find his mistakes.

At the same time, he held a Superior Soul Crystal in his hand to incidentally recover his lost Mental Power.

Ten minutes later, Li Zhangsheng opened his eyes; his spirit was refreshed again, with not a trace of fatigue left.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng continued to condense the runes; the previous five failures had accumulated a certain amount of experience for him, and compared to the last time, his movements became more skillful, and he slightly increased his hand speed.

Li Zhangsheng's ten fingers flew, forming different hand seals; his movements were fast to the extreme, likely reaching the level of ten hand seals per second.

Wisps of Mental Power lingered at his fingertips, and as Li Zhangsheng completed each hand seal, within a few breaths, a phantom ball of Mental Power light condensed.

In an instant, the Mental Power light ball began to spin rapidly, splitting off profound and mysterious runes that slowly circled around Li Zhangsheng.

As long as he condensed over five hundred runes within the stipulated time, Li Zhangsheng could further condense the Secret Technique Imprint; otherwise, it would end in failure just like the last time.

However, this time Li Zhangsheng seemed to have divine help; the whole process was very smooth, and he condensed over five hundred different runes within the stipulated time.

The five hundred-plus runes operated according to certain rules, floating and sinking around him; before these runes dissipated, under the control of Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power, these runes began to combine rapidly in a specific order.

In the blink of an eye, a substantial Secret Technique Imprint finally took shape; unlike previous Secret Technique Imprints, this was a Secret Technique Imprint resembling an eye.

A smile curled at the corner of Li Zhangsheng's mouth, and under the control of his Mental Power, the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique Imprint instantly surged into his acupoint between the eyebrows and disappeared.

Hum hum~

The moment the rune imprint entered his body, a humming sound resonated in the void, resonating with the surrounding heaven and earth, stirring up an invisible, profound ripple.

In his Consciousness Sea, the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique Imprint entered the depths of Li Zhangsheng's soul, landing in a place close to the Soul Grafting Secret Technique, even appearing to go slightly deeper.

Unlike in the past, ever since he took the Basalt Essence Blood into his body, Li Zhangsheng's physical fitness had improved qualitatively, and the entry of the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique Imprint did not make him feel uncomfortable.

Li Zhangsheng patted his bottom and stood up from the ground, activating the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique for the first time; his eyes revealed a crystalline color, his pupils seeming to shrink to the size of needle tips, giving people an extremely sharp feeling—ordinary people would feel their scalp tingle just by being stared at.

For Li Zhangsheng, this was a very strange feeling; at this moment, his vision was developed to the extreme, different from the state when releasing Mental Power, his eyes could only look forward, and he could adjust the distance according to his own will.

As long as it was a scene within tens of miles, he could make it appear clearly by adjusting, and he could even break through obstacles, though this required consuming some Mental Power.

As for whether it could ignore clothing, that went without saying; if even obstacles could be seen through, how could thin clothing not be?

At this time, Li Zhangsheng found his four teammates; they had not noticed at all and were still searching for Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

Unfortunately, as long as one is a Monster Tamer, they will constantly emit invisible Mental Power fluctuations, and these fluctuations severely hindered the penetrating ability of the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique.

Unless Li Zhangsheng was willing to spend a large amount of Mental Power, it was difficult to ignore the Mental Power fluctuations.

Simply put, Li Zhangsheng could see through ordinary people at will, but it was not very useful against Monster Tamers.

Additionally, in the process of testing, he also discovered a benefit, which was that the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique was sufficiently covert; unless the gap in rank between the two sides was large, or they possessed vigilance-type treasures, the other party would not be able to detect it at all.

"Let's find Dou Yuanbiao and Liu Xudong first; I wonder what these two guys are doing?"

Li Zhangsheng thought to himself; these two were also his biggest opponents in the Secret Realm, and they were also the two who had gained the most besides him.

If there was an opportunity, he wouldn't mind putting on a show of 'robbing the rich to help the poor'.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng found Dou Yuanbiao first; at this time, he was with his teammates and was about to leave the central area of the Secret Realm.

Clearly, Dou Yuanbiao wants to leave the Secret Realm, because only the border areas of the Secret Realm have the Teleportation Array for departure.

Li Zhangsheng began searching for Liu Xudong again; what he found strange was that he located three Third Rank Heavenly Prides of the Langya Liu Clan, but could not find any sign of Liu Xudong or the other Fourth Rank Heavenly Pride.

At this moment, these three Third Rank Heavenly Prides were also heading toward the direction of the Secret Realm's edge.

Li Zhangsheng searched carefully once more, but still did not discover the figures of Liu Xuguang and the other person.

"Could it be... they are in the Fire Crystal Palace!"

This thought surfaced in Li Zhangsheng's mind; in the entire Fire Flame Secret Realm, unless Liu Xudong and the other person had burrowed underground, only the Fire Crystal Palace could block his sight.

Thinking of this, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly looked toward the Fire Crystal Palace and began attempting to penetrate the walls of the Fire Crystal Palace.

During this process, Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power was consumed rapidly, his eyes blinked with a rich radiance, his vision was quickly strengthened, and he gradually penetrated the walls of the Fire Crystal Palace.

When Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power was 1/4 exhausted, his field of vision suddenly changed, and he finally penetrated the Fire Crystal wall.

It did not exceed Li Zhangsheng's expectations; Liu Xudong and the other person were indeed in the Fire Crystal Palace, or to be more precise, in the golden hall.

They had returned after leaving, so they likely had some schemes.

While keeping his eyes on them, Li Zhangsheng rode the Light Blessing bird and flew toward the Fire Crystal Palace.

In the Fire Crystal Palace, the Fourth Rank Heavenly Pride of the Langya Liu Clan who did not deserve to have a name asked suspiciously: "Xudong, why did we come here?"

"Naturally, it is to open the true inheritance of the Flame King Di Zhiyi!"

While speaking, Liu Xudong revealed a smug smile; this was also the main reason he tried his best not to clash with Li Zhangsheng and Dou Yuanbiao.

"How is this possible!" the Fourth Rank Heavenly Pride who did not deserve to have a name exclaimed, then looked at Liu Xudong with a scorching gaze.

Originally, he thought the 36 treasures in the golden hall were the inheritance left by the Flame King Di Zhiyi; he did not expect this to be a smokescreen, and that the true inheritance had not yet been brought out.

"Nothing is impossible; look, this is the token to open the Flame King's inheritance!"

Liu Xudong took out a token; this token kept trembling in Liu Xudong's hand, and if it hadn't been held by him, it likely would have flown out of his hand.

The reason he kept the Fourth Rank Heavenly Pride of his own clan was mainly to prevent accidents; even if the other party had thoughts of seizing the Flame King's inheritance, he could easily suppress them with his own strength.

When Liu Xudong let go, the token flew straight toward that huge stone tablet.

In an instant, the token shot out a ray of brilliance that landed on the stone tablet.

During this process, the token began to disintegrate inch by inch, and the stone tablet slowly melted like a candle, eventually turning into a fire-red altar.

Liu Xudong did not stop his actions; this time he took out an object with great effort, but the object was very large—it was a fire-red tree that required three people to embrace, nearly twenty meters long, with fire-red brilliance faintly flowing over it.

In order to contain this Li Fire Parasol Tree, the Langya Liu Clan Leader had specially lent his Space Ring to Liu Xudong.

"This is the clan's Li Fire Parasol Tree!"

The Fourth Rank Heavenly Pride recognized the fire-red tree at a glance; since the clan dared to hand the Li Fire Parasol Tree to Liu Xudong, it was clearly premeditated.

Liu Xudong revealed a smile; three years ago, when he had just become a Monster Tamer not long before and was still an unremarkable First-rank Beast Master, an outing caused him to inadvertently break into a space where he not only obtained the token for the Fire Flame Secret Realm but also gained a large amount of treasures, high-quality Spirit Beasts, and Fairy Eggs, including this Li Fire Parasol Tree.

It was precisely by relying on this opportunity that Liu Xudong was able to become famous overnight, becoming a Fifth-tier Beastmaster in just three years; such an advancement speed was even more astonishing than the 'Light of the Langya Liu Clan', Liu Xuguang.

It was also because of this that Liu Xudong and Liu Xuguang earned the title of the 'Twin Prides of the Liu Clan'.

Liu Xudong placed his hands on the Li Fire Parasol Tree; the next moment, the Li Fire Parasol Tree began to burn, and clusters of deep red flames drifted down toward the altar.

These flames were the Li Fire Essence, and they were also the key to opening the inheritance.

During this process, the fire-red altar began to crack, and finally exploded with a boom, revealing a staircase passage.

This passage did not reveal an atmosphere of having been sealed for a long time, as if it had not been closed for long; it was also embedded with a large number of Night Pearls, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.

Liu Xudong was quite cautious, so he signaled to his clansman.

The Fourth Rank Heavenly Pride shook his Monster Pet Bag and sent out a Temporary Spirit Pet to enter the passage.

The unknown is often more anxiety-inducing and terrifying; under completely unknown circumstances, this Temporary Spirit Pet walked into the passage step by step.

Liu Xudong and the Fourth Rank Heavenly Pride followed far behind; this staircase passage was relatively dry and had almost no dust on it, giving one the feeling that it was cleaned frequently.

When Liu Xudong and the other person entered the passage, Li Zhangsheng also arrived at the Fire Crystal Palace.

(End of this chapter)