I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

Chapter 174 The Fairy in the Painting, the Inheritance of the Sacred Source!

Some say that the "celestial realm" in the folk mythology of the Great Xia Dynasty is actually the Kunlun Realm.

The legendary "immortals" all lived in Kunlun Ruins.

Jiang He initially agreed with this view... After all, to ordinary people, powerful martial artists and those who have awakened to extraordinary abilities are indeed no different from "gods"!
But this is the [White Horse Mysterious Light Heaven].

It is one of the legendary "Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens", and this secret grotto-heaven is located within the Kunlun Ruins.

If we "ascend" here, where will we "ascend" to?

Jiang He took out his phone and took a picture of the murals on the cave wall.

Within the Kunlun Mountains, mobile phones cannot access the internet or make calls, but they can still be used to take photos.

It is said that the Great Xia Dynasty once attempted to launch a satellite from the Kunlun Realm...

However, the satellite was destroyed by an unknown powerful figure just a few days after its launch.

Finished taking photos.

He stepped into the cave.

The cave is long and narrow.

I don't know where it leads.

After traveling about 1 kilometer, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A paradise on earth came into view.

"The land is flat and spacious, the houses are neatly arranged, and there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees, and bamboo groves..."

The article he had once memorized involuntarily came to mind—

However, in this "Shangri-La," there was no sound of chickens and dogs, nor any pedestrians. Instead, the moment the river appeared, a demonic wind swept in, followed by a deafening roar. Then, rolling demonic clouds appeared from a bamboo forest in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, a striped tiger came into Jianghe's view.

This fierce tiger was a white tiger, riding on demonic clouds. Its body was filled with demonic energy, and its huge size appeared and disappeared in the demonic clouds. It was a full hundred feet long!

A king-level ferocious beast?

Do not!
King-level ferocious beasts are only about the same as those in the Celestial Realm, and they have no power like this!

A royal-level ferocious beast?

At that moment, Jiang He felt his scalp tingle and goosebumps rise all over his body. Without thinking, he turned and ran.

boom!
A thick stream of demonic energy descended and crashed down in front of the river.

Jiang He froze and immediately stopped.

brush!
Behind.

A strange wind fell.

Jiang He's lips twitched a few times. He slowly turned around, looking at the tiger's head, which was bigger than a house. He thought that if the tiger were to eat him, his little bit of meat wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap. He said tremblingly, "Hey... Brother Tiger!"

But unexpectedly...

The tiger did not attack the river.

Its big eyes were full of curiosity as it looked Jiang He up and down. It brought its nose close and sniffed Jiang He. Jiang He was so frightened that he closed his eyes and cried out, "No... don't eat me! I'm a body-refining martial artist, my meat is too tough... there are a group of tender martial artists outside, Brother Tiger, go and eat them instead."

Big Tiger: “???”

It spoke in human language, saying, "Don't worry, I am a vegetarian, and besides, you are the successor chosen by my mother's master, so I will not harm you!"

"........."

Jiang He was taken aback.

A vegetarian tiger demon with a childlike, squeaky voice?

Although it sounds a bit far-fetched... at this moment, for Jiang He, this is at least good news!

He looked at the tiger demon and asked again and again, "You really won't eat me?"

The tiger demon nodded its large head.

Jiang He said again, "Can you shrink a little? You're so big... it's suffocating me!"

"Yes you can!"

The tiger demon transformed itself.

hum!
A series of demonic lights flashed across its body, and then... it transformed into a small white tiger, a little over a foot long. It looked up at the river, blinked, and asked, "Is this big enough?"

Jiang He: "..."

"Okay, okay!"

What the hell!

This tiger demon...

It seems kind of cute and silly, doesn't it?
Jiang He's eyes darted around, and he squatted down, reaching out to pet the tiger demon. But the tiger demon dodged away with a "whoosh," leaving his hand hanging in mid-air. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Are you the guardian spirit beast of this secret realm?"

The tiger demon tilted its head and thought for a moment, then said, "I guess so..."

Jiang He asked, "Are there any treasures in this secret realm?"

Tiger Demon: "Yes... My mother's master left some things behind. When she left, she told me that if the cave opens in the future, whoever is the first to be teleported into this place will be her chosen successor. As long as he passes the test, he will receive her inheritance."

Developed!
They've made it big!

The legacy left behind by the owner of a secret realm, a powerful figure who is suspected of "ascending"... If I were to obtain it, wouldn't I be able to take off immediately?

It seems……

I suddenly "came" here.

Was it because his performance in sweeping through the seven major forces was too outstanding, reaching a certain limit set by the master of this secret realm, that the "restriction" within the secret realm sent him here?
He wanted to trick the little tiger into going treasure hunting, but he was afraid of appearing too eager. Moreover, the tiger demon had mentioned its "mother" several times. Could it be that there was an even more powerful demon hidden in this secret cave?
Suppressing his eagerness, he asked, "Your Majesty, from what you've said... your mother must have been a remarkable tiger king, right?"

The tiger demon shook his head and said, "No, no... My mother's true form is a crane."

"???"

Jiang He recalled the contents of the mural and said, "Your mother... ascended to heaven with the owner of this grotto-heaven?"

The tiger demon asked with curiosity, "What is ascension?"

This stumped Jiang He. After explaining, the tiger demon said, "In that case, it can be considered ascension. My mother was following her master to find the path to immortality."

"Are you the only demon in this hidden paradise?"

Jiang He's eyes lit up, and he said, "Don't misunderstand... I mean, isn't it lonely for a demon like you to live in such a vast secret realm?"

The tiger demon said, "I have been sealed away and only recently woke up... Alright, you human, you talk too much nonsense. Now that you have come here, you are the successor chosen by my mother's master. Come with me to pay your respects to the master!"

Four demonic clouds rose from beneath its claws, lifting it up and flying towards that "Shangri-La".

Jianghe ran behind and quickly caught up.

The little tiger glanced back and said disdainfully, "You human are far too weak. You can't even fly. How can you pass the test?"

Jiang He pushed his speed to the limit to barely keep up with the little tiger. He asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, what exactly is this test you spoke of?"

"Whee!"

The tiger demon laughed, "You'll know once you've met your mother's master." Your mother's master has already ascended to heaven, what chance do I have of meeting her?

soon.

A bamboo grove came into view.

Beside the bamboo grove is a pond, with emerald green lotus leaves and blooming lotus flowers, which is very beautiful.

In the middle of the pond stands a wooden house.

The little tiger landed on a lotus leaf at the door of the wooden house.

From the pond to the wooden house, it's about a hundred meters, and with the lotus leaves providing some support...

"I should be able to get there too."

Jiang He silently calculated in his mind, then leaped up, using the only movement technique he knew, the [Basic Martial Arts Movement Technique], and landed on a lotus leaf...

Pfft!
It fell directly into the water.

Little Tiger Demon: "..."

It tilted its head, its large eyes filled with curiosity.

Jiang He emerged from the water, wiped the water droplets from his face, and said, "Haha... Well, I just killed a lot of people and got splattered with blood. I think the water in this pond is pretty good, so I'll take a bath first."

"You can't possibly go to see your mother's master covered in blood, can you?"

The little tiger demon nodded and said in a childish voice, "You're very thoughtful."

Jiang He chuckled.

The little tiger demon continued, "I thought it was because your movements were too poor and you accidentally fell into the water... That's right, how could the successor chosen by Mother's master be so trash?"

Jiang He: "..."

Anyway, it's already fallen into the pond.

Perfect timing to take a shower.

Jiang He took out a bottle of shampoo and a bottle of shower gel from his storage ring, washed himself for about ten minutes, and then swam to the wooden house and jumped out of the water.

It stimulates the flow of Qi and blood.

A wave of heat rolled over me, drying my body out.

Jiang He took off his tattered combat uniform pants and boots and put on a tracksuit... As for the top?
It's long gone.

While changing his pants, the little tiger demon kept staring at Jiang He.

Jiang He felt a little embarrassed by the stare and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Little Tiger Demon: "Why do you humans have tails... growing in the front?"

Jiang He: "..."

He changed the subject, saying, "This is a human secret. Let's go and pay our respects to your mother's master first."

"it is good!"

The little tiger's tail twitched.

Wow!

A gust of wind blew by and opened the door of the wooden house.

It entered the wooden house, looked at a painting hanging inside, and said, "Kneel down... After you have met your mother's master, you can undergo the test."

Jiang He looked up.

But the painting depicted a woman wearing a white dress.

The fairy sat by the bamboo forest playing the zither, with a tiger and a crane playing beside her... This tiger and crane had also appeared in the cave murals, and Jiang He suspected that they might be the parents of this little white tiger.

A tiger demon, a crane...

Did they have a little white tiger?

Gee!

Jiang He was amazed.

He did not kneel, but bowed and paid his respects to the painting, saying, "Junior Jiang He greets senior."

next moment.

The painting trembled slightly.

Then the woman in the painting walked out.

Her white dress flowed gracefully, and she radiated a soft glow, like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting—beautiful beyond words…

Do not!
She was a fairy who stepped out of a painting!

What the hell!

Jiang He exclaimed in surprise, his eyes widening in disbelief.

The woman smiled and said, "You don't need to be surprised. This is a divine avatar that I created by putting a wisp of my divine will into the painting... The fact that you can come here shows that your martial arts and swordsmanship talents are outstanding, and you are qualified to become my successor."

"I left a sacred source in this secret realm. It was created by me after I killed a Spirit Clan Saint. It contains the legacy I created... As long as you can pass the test I left behind, you can obtain the legacy."

The woman smiled and said, "Young man... good luck."

Say it.

The woman transformed into a gentle breeze and disappeared back into the painting.

Martial arts talent?

Kendo talent?

Jiang He's lips twitched. He couldn't help but recall the sword technique he had inherited when he activated the [Inheritance Stele]. While cursing the Heavenly Saint Sect in his heart, he said, "Senior, to be honest... although I have strong talent, my meridians and Qi Sea have long been damaged. Now I can only refine my body."

Beside him, the little tiger said, "Your mother's master has long since left this world. The sacred avatar she left behind has lost the power it possesses and cannot hear what you are saying... However, since your meridians and dantian are damaged, you are not qualified to receive the inheritance left by your mother's master."

Jiang He glared at him and said, "You little tiger, since I was chosen here by your mother's master, how can you disobey the rules set by your mother's master? Wouldn't that put your mother in a position of disloyalty and injustice?"

Little Tiger: "???"

A big question mark appeared on its little head.

He blinked and said, "Alright... come with me and take the test."

Ah!
Jiang He sneered inwardly...

You naive and innocent little tiger demon, I can easily take you down!

He followed the tiger demon out of the wooden house and into the bamboo forest.

Roar!
The little tiger demon roared, its body suddenly expanding to a hundred feet in size. Rolling demonic energy rose around it like dark clouds, and with each breath, wind and thunder rolled. It adopted the posture of a tiger pouncing on its prey and said, "Defeat me, and you can obtain the sacred source left by your mother's master and gain control of this secret realm!"

When it opened its mouth, a gust of evil wind blew in, causing the river to recede by more than ten meters.

Jiang He: "..."

He steadied himself and cautiously asked, "May I ask, Lord Tiger King... what is your cultivation level?"

PS: Second update is here, and there will be a third update today!
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