Chapter 67: Inheritance Inscribed on the Cave Walls

Hua Changxi stood at the stone cave entrance, watching the white-robed Daoist Priest sitting cross-legged outside. Only after confirming he truly dared not enter did she relax, turn around, and return inside the cave.

Although she sensed no terrifying aura within the cave nor detected anything special about it, it was enough that it could block the old Daoist from entering.

"Fatty, I need to recover my spiritual energy now. Keep an eye on the old Daoist outside; if anything happens, notify me immediately."

With only twenty percent of her spiritual energy remaining, Hua Changxi felt deeply insecure. She quickly arranged a Spirit-Gathering Array, took out a stone bed crafted from supreme-grade Fire Spirit Stones from the Shennong Cauldron, lay down upon it, closed her eyes, and began circulating the Little Bird Breathing Method.

The Mountain Spirit watched curiously from the side.

The spiritual energy in Mount Wuzhi was dense; once the Spirit-Gathering Array activated, red Fire Spirit light, so concentrated it became visible, began to condense within the stone cave. Then, centered on the stone bed, a small whirlwind arose, and Fire Spiritual Energy swarmed into Hua Changxi's body.

The Mountain Spirit's eyes widened greatly, not because of the whirlwind formed by the condensing Fire Spiritual Energy, but because of the aura emanating from the Fairy after she entered cultivation.

This aura made him feel even more pressured than the activated Monkey King's aura within the stone cave.

If the Monkey King's aura made him feel fear, then the Fairy's aura made him want to submit.

The Mountain Spirit's two short, fat legs trembled slightly; at this moment, he felt an impulse to kowtow before the Fairy.

At this point, the Mountain Spirit seemed to understand why the Fairy could enter the stone cave: because she could suppress the Monkey King.

"What background does this Fairy have?"

The Monkey King was a existence comparable to a deity; even though the Monkey King's field within the monkey cave had only just been activated recently, it was not something ordinary cultivators could withstand.

Had he not seen that old Daoist dare not enter?

"The Fairy must have obtained an extraordinary inheritance, or she is a descendant of a deity or an even stronger being above the deities."

Thinking this, the Mountain Spirit's eyes immediately narrowed into slits with joy.

For mountain spirits and monsters, receiving formal recognition was actually a shortcut; take himself for example, if he hadn't sought recognition from the Fairy, it would have taken who knows how many years for him to cultivate a human form on his own.

However, formal recognition also had limitations: his future growth would be influenced by the Fairy.

The stronger and more formidable the Fairy became, the higher his cultivation ceiling would be; if the Fairy was too weak, he could not cultivate into a strong expert either, and if the Fairy died, he might even suffer backlash.

If previously he still had a tiny bit of worry, now he worried no more.

The Fairy's origins were undoubtedly significant; her aura was the most pleasant among all cultivators. As long as she could subdue him, she would surely become a god or an ancestor in the future.

His luck was truly good to have encountered such a Fairy; Heaven had really treated him too well.

In contrast to the Mountain Spirit's good mood, Jiang Guanyun's expression outside the stone cave was somewhat grim.

He sensed the fluctuation of spiritual energy within the stone cave; with such a huge disturbance, one could imagine how terrifyingly fast the cultivating person was absorbing spiritual energy.

That girl who had snatched his Mountain Spirit probably possessed a special constitution.

Among all special constitutions, the one that absorbed spiritual energy the fastest was undoubtedly the Spirit Body.

The Fire Spiritual Energy inside the stone cave was dense... that girl must be a Fire Spirit Body.

A Fire Spirit Body; no wonder she could cultivate into a Core Formation cultivator so quickly!

When Jiang Guanyun thought of his own cultivation aptitude, his desire to kill Hua Changxi grew even stronger.

He possessed only dual Fire and Wood Spirit Roots; his cultivation aptitude could not even compare to single Spirit Root cultivators, let alone compare to these Heaven's favored ones possessing a Spirit Body.

With such aptitude, if this cultivation genius had slightly better opportunities, she would soon surpass him.

A thick sense of crisis surged in Jiang Guanyun's heart; this journey to Mount Wuzhi had revealed to him that not only did the major factions possess many cultivation geniuses, but geniuses from unorthodox backgrounds were also emerging.

That girl who snatched his Mountain Spirit casually bestowed formal recognition upon a Mountain Spirit without fearing backlash, suggesting no one had guided her in these matters.

Either that girl's sect was unreliable, or she had no sect at all.

Cultivation geniuses were becoming more numerous; even without a sect, they could forge their own path, and it was only a matter of time before these people surpassed him.

He must seize this period while his cultivation level could still suppress other factions to quickly secure a batch of resources for the Jiang family.

With a gloomy expression, Jiang Guanyun stared at the stone cave; Mount Wuzhi was the place with the densest Five Elements spiritual energy in the Four Spirit Realm, and he must obtain it—he was determined to claim the Mount Wuzhi Mountain Spirit.

There was a Reversal Array on the cave walls, and an unsettling aura emanated from within the cave; direct assault or entering the cave were both impossible, so he had to devise a method to force that girl and the Mountain Spirit to come out on their own.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Guanyun summoned his flying sword and departed from the stone cave.

The Mountain Spirit, crouching at the cave entrance, saw this and wanted to tell Hua Changxi that the old Daoist had left, but seeing she was still cultivating, he dared not disturb her.

He also dared not go out; he did not know what the old Daoist had done, but no matter where he hid, the Daoist could find him quickly, so he might as well stay obediently by the Fairy's side.

Feeling somewhat bored, the Mountain Spirit began wandering around the stone cave, touching here and tapping there.

"Eh? What is this?"

The Mountain Spirit spotted carvings on the cave wall and quickly used his spiritual power to wipe away the dust covering them.

The entire inner wall of the stone cave was covered with inscribed characters and patterns; the Mountain Spirit busied himself for quite a while before everything on the cave walls was fully revealed.

"Somersault Cloud, one somersault covers one hundred and eight thousand li..."

"Law of Heaven and Earth Manifestation..."

"Nine Turns Mysterious Art..."

The Mountain Spirit flew up and down within the stone cave, his eyes widening further and further; possessing an inheritance and innate knowledge, he understood that the carvings on the cave wall were all extraordinary spells and cultivation techniques.

"These must have been left behind by the great demon Monkey King."

The great demon Monkey King was an existence comparable to a deity; the things he left behind must be extremely powerful. The Mountain Spirit became happy again, hopping about and wanting to learn all these techniques and spells.

"Which one should I learn first?"

Just as the Mountain Spirit hesitated, the whirlwind of spiritual energy within the stone cave gradually subsided.

Hua Changxi opened her eyes, somewhat surprised by the purity and density of the Fire Spiritual Energy in this place; what surprised her even more was that her speed of absorbing spiritual energy was actually so fast.

The spiritual energy was used only to replenish what had been consumed, not refined to increase cultivation; she felt like a spiritual energy black hole, able to absorb however much spiritual energy was available.

"Fairy, come look quickly."

Seeing Hua Changxi had finished cultivating, the Mountain Spirit hurriedly wanted to share his discovery with her: "There is an inheritance left by the Monkey King on the cave walls."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi shot up instantly and rushed swiftly to the cave wall to examine the inscribed characters and patterns closely.

Seeing they were indeed cultivation techniques and spells, Hua Changxi was thrilled beyond measure.

What did she lack the most?

Naturally, it was to cultivate techniques and spells.

Although she possessed the Little Bird Breathing Method, there was no harm in examining other techniques; as for spells, she was truly lacking, since all she knew currently were alchemical spells with little offensive power.

"Nine Cycles Mystic Art, Law of Heaven and Earth, Somersault Cloud..."

These techniques and spells looked truly familiar.

Hua Changxi did not delve too deeply into what connection this monkey cave might have with the myths of her past life; for her at this moment, having something to learn was good enough.

"Fairy, what do you say I should learn first?"

"Naturally, the Somersault Cloud; it comes in handy when fleeing."