Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Looking at the gray light.

It took Zhang Yan and the Qingyun Dao Sect members two days to arrive.

It was a space suspended in white mist.

The space and the white mist were clearly separated, and the interior was extremely chaotic.

Although there is land, it is upside down and broken, as if a continent had been shattered and time had frozen at that moment.

The architectural style there is very different from that of today.

There were also various fragments of magical artifacts floating there, motionless.

The entire space was like a projection of a corner of ancient times, utterly chaotic, with no order whatsoever.

"This is it."

Our destination?

Zhang Yan asked.

"good."

Xia Yubing nodded.

Although she had heard about it from the Heavenly Lord of the Sect, this was the first time she had seen it in person.

The desolation and ruin evoke a sense of melancholy.

"It must have been in ancient times."

"A treasure trove left behind!"

"Perhaps there are remnants of ancient magical artifacts among them!"

Jiang Nian said with delight.

Subsequently.

He then took the lead and moved closer to the space ahead.

"Young Master Zhang."

"please."

Xia Yubing glanced at Jiang Nian and invited Zhang Yan to go together.

call out!
At this moment, many more figures appeared in the surrounding white mist.

There was Chen Xiao from Divine Phoenix Valley, Shen Ning from Imperial Sword Sect, and disciples from Corpse Bone Skull Mountain.

They spotted the gray light and immediately moved closer to the area.

However, they were unaware of the details.

So they waited outside, and now that Xia Yubing has appeared, they can ask her questions.

"Fellow Daoist Xia."

What's going on here?

The people from the three major immortal sects asked the question together.

However, the disciples from Divine Phoenix Valley and Imperial Sword Sect couldn't help but look at Zhang Yan.

It seems they haven't forgotten the crushing defeat in the Five Sects Tournament.

"Zhang Yan!"

"You committed too many killings during the Five Sects Tournament and have been punished by Heaven!"

Chen Xiao looked at Zhang Yan and said with satisfaction.

Even if I lose a turn.

"Still a ninth-stage Nascent Soul."

"And you, who have only broken through to the early stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm, dare to swagger in front of me?"

Zhang Yan glanced at Chen Xiao and said calmly.

During the time spent in the secret realm.

In addition to previous accumulation.

Chen Xiao finally broke through to the early stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

That's why he's so smug now that he's seen Zhang Yan.

However, Zhang Yan's words touched a nerve.

Even if the foundation of the Dao is damaged.

Zhang Yan remained a Nine-Turn Nascent Soul cultivator.

Shen Ning, another ninth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, also dared not act rashly in front of Zhang Yan.

"Humph!"

Chen Xiao, having brought shame upon himself, remained silent with a dark expression.

"Fellow Daoists."

"This space is a secret area of ​​the Qingyun Dao Sect."

"It is said that this is a corner of the ancestral land of the human race in ancient times."

Xia Yubing explained the origin of the space to everyone.

"The ancestral land of humanity?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became excited.

Humanity is now in decline, but in ancient times it was extremely glorious.

At that time, there were many cultivators who had reached the ninth realm or even become immortals.

Many treasures left behind from ancient times are now considered priceless.

not to mention.

This is the ancestral land of the human race.

"As long as I can get the treasure."

"Or it could be a legacy, or you might achieve instant success."

"Zhang Yan, you've made no progress in over a year. Don't try to scare me with your talk of Dao Foundation!"

"There are heavens beyond heavens and people beyond people in the cultivation world. Just you wait and see!"

Chen Xiao left a message and then led the people of Divine Phoenix Valley into the ancestral land of the human race.

"Zhang Yan".

"In the battle of the past, I was defeated by you."

"However, since we are both now at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, I will definitely pay you a visit if I have the opportunity in the future."

Shen Ning, having rallied his spirits, spoke with renewed vigor.

Both of them are now at the Ninth Stage Nascent Soul level.

Zhang Yan was only at the late Nascent Soul stage, while he was at the early Dharma Aspect stage. The gap between the two would only widen in the future.

"Young Master Zhang."

"We'll go first."

The people from Skull Mountain simply greeted them before entering the ancestral land of the human race.

This is outside the ancestral land.

Only Zhang Yan and the others remained.

Zhang Yan looked at their departing figures with a somewhat forlorn expression.

He fell from the tenth stage of Nascent Soul cultivation.

These people immediately changed their expressions.

This disparity is indeed hard to accept.

"Fellow Daoist Xia."

"Let's go."

After a moment, Zhang Yan came to his senses and headed forward.

hum!
Passing through an invisible layer of gray light, the group entered the ancestral land of the human race.

Once inside.

Immediately, one could sense a mysterious power draining everyone's magical energy.

Zhang Yan made an estimate.

With his magical powers, he could only stay in this space for five days.

"Fellow Daoist Xia."

"Can you sense a mysterious power that consumes mana?"

Zhang Yan told Xia Yubing about his discovery.

"I was just about to tell Young Master Zhang."

"This power grows stronger when it encounters a stronger opponent; the higher one's cultivation level, the faster the power is consumed."

"With my cultivation level, I can only hold out for a little over three days."

"That's why the cultivators who entered the secret realm this time were all limited to the True Self Realm or below."

"As for those with lower cultivation levels, there's not much point in entering here."

Xia Yubing explained.

After getting used to it, everyone began to venture deeper into the space.

There is no distinction between up and down here, and one can float in the air without the need for magic.

Not long after entering, Zhang Yan saw a fragment of a jade slip floating in front of him.

He reached out to touch it, and what he touched was an ordinary jade slip with what appeared to be one or two ancient runes on it.

When he touched it, he wanted to take it in his own hands.

But as soon as the hand moved.

His hand actually passed through the jade slip.

"this?"

Zhang Yan looked puzzled.

He had clearly touched the jade slip itself just now.

Now, when I tried to take it, it was like trying to catch a mirage – I'd gotten nothing.

Subsequently.

Zhang Yan tried again, but encountered that jade slip once more.

But once it's taken away, the jade slip becomes untouchable.

After several attempts.

Zhang Yan finally understood.

This jade slip is suspended in the air, essentially locked to this spatial coordinate. Any attempt to move it will result in failure.

simply put.

You can look at it, you can touch it, but you can't take it away.

"This jade slip."

"That's too bizarre."

Zhang Yan said with a frown.

He then looked at a piece of rubble floating in the sky and tried again, with the same result.

However, if one forcibly uses magic to try to take the item...

This item will shatter completely.

"Young Master Zhang."

"There's no need to try."

"The Heavenly Lord of my Qingyun Dao Sect has explored this before."

"The items here are all the same as that jade slip."

"I know this is the land of the human race, because my clan's Heavenly Lord found some fragments of information here."

"It's recorded that this place was once a corner of the ancestral land of the human race," Xia Yubing told Zhang Yan another secret.

"A corner of the ancestral land of the human race."

Zhang Yan looked around and murmured to himself.

The history of ancient humans has been lost.

Currently, only the Qingyun Dao Sect may still know some of the secrets.

This ancestral land of the human race, located within the secret realm of the Qingyun Dao Sect, proves this point.

But the items here.

Such a unique situation, and the fact that all of them are like this, is quite perplexing.

"This is by no means a natural restriction."

"It must be some kind of external force that is interfering with this place."

Zhang Yan guessed.

However, this external force is extremely powerful.

Even the Heavenly Lord of the Qingyun Dao Sect could not break it.

Therefore, in order to learn more secrets, it is necessary to stay in this ancestral land of humanity for a long time.

This is also true.

The true purpose of the Qingyun Dao Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Xia."

"Since this is the ancestral land of the human race."

"We can't take anything with us. What good is finding the Dao Pattern Bodhi?"

Zhang Yan asked.

"as far as I know."

"The Bodhi of the Way is not here."

"However, I don't know exactly where it is."

"All I know is that I must figure something out here in order to get a clue."

"Otherwise, no one will ever find the Bodhi with the Dao Pattern."

Xia Yubing replied.

Zhang Yan finally understood why the Qingyun Dao Sect had come to find him.

In a place like this, you don't know what to comprehend.

It's even more exaggerated than finding a needle in a haystack. At least when you're looking for a needle in a haystack, you need to know that there's actually a needle there.

And we know nothing about what's here.

It's practically a wordless book of heaven.

Zhang Yan pondered that this ancestral land of the human race was truly too strange.

From the moment we entered this place, to the objects here, everything is immovable—all of this is unusual.

"The ancestral land of humanity has been shattered."

"There is still an inexplicable force shrouding it to this day."

"And the Bodhi seed with the Dao pattern, its whereabouts are unknown."

What exactly happened here in ancient times?

Zhang Yan was filled with doubts.

"Young Master Zhang."

"This is how it is here."

"Next, we will search for clues together."

Xia Yubing herself didn't know what she was looking for, and could only place her hopes on Zhang Yan.

After all, Zhang Yan is the most talented genius in the cultivation world today.

"I try my best."

Zhang Yan nodded.

And so, the group dispersed and began the real search for a needle in a haystack.

The items here are all-encompassing.

The sheer number of items—hundreds of millions—makes it incredibly difficult to find clues, especially since the items cannot be moved.

"Try the equipment slots!"

After Xia Yubing went some distance away, Zhang Yan had a thought and used his equipment slot.

He found a broken wooden box and touched the solid part with his hand.

[Equipment Name]: One-third of a Linden Wood Box
[Equipment Tier]: Tier 1, Low Grade

[Equipment Tier]: White
[Equipment Effect]: lv1 Nourishing Spirit (Incomplete): (After equipping, you can place elixirs inside, which has a slight effect of preserving spiritual essence.)
The wooden box is very ordinary; it's just a basic, first-tier item.

"But it's a damaged wooden box."

"Why is it called 'One-Third Wooden Box'?"

Zhang Yan was somewhat confused.

But I didn't pay too much attention to it.

"Wear it!"

On a whim, he decided to wear it.

You can't take the items here by hand, and I don't know if you can wear them.

If it can be worn, he can put it in his inventory and then take it out of it.

hum!
With Zhang Yan's will, the wooden box was actually successfully put on.

"Success!"

Zhang Yan was pleasantly surprised.

"Cancel wearing."

Zhang Yan had another idea.

After removing the hat, the wooden box ended up in his hands.

But before he could even touch the physical object, the wooden box vanished instantly.

"This……"

Zhang Yan was taken aback, and frowned again.

The wooden box can be worn and removed from the equipment inventory, but it will disappear immediately if you unwear it.

"It is that omnipresent force."

"Or rather... the rules."

Zhang Yan's expression was extremely solemn.

There must be a special set of rules governing this world.

It is this very rule that has led to the changes here.

However, his equipment slots can override the rules, which is why he was able to equip them.

But where did these rules come from?

Zhang Yan took a deep breath, feeling that this ancestral land of the human race was becoming increasingly strange.

"Keep looking."

He left to look for other items.

Between heaven and earth, there are many plants and trees, as well as various kinds of soil and stones, which occupy most of the space and seem endless.

It's like searching for ancient artifacts amidst ruins.

However, nothing here, including the land and buildings, can be moved.

Zhang Yan passed through into a building.

I saw a broken, fan-shaped magic weapon.

He quickly went over and reached out to touch it.

"Wear it!"

He equipped the item again and saw its description.

[Equipment Name]: One-third of the Light Zen Fan
[Equipment Tier]: Tier 2, Low Quality
[Equipment Grade]: ...

A second-tier, low-grade magic weapon, extremely ordinary.

However, Zhang Yan noticed a crucial point.

"Another third?"

"What a coincidence?"

"Exactly two-thirds were damaged, and one-third were preserved?"

Zhang Yan carefully examined the magical artifacts in his equipment inventory, a series of questions swirling in his mind.

looks.

This magical artifact is very irregularly damaged, indistinguishable from one damaged in a great battle.

If it weren't for the equipment inventory check, you wouldn't be able to tell that only one-third is there.

"I won't take it out for now."

Having learned his lesson from the last time, Zhang Yan chose to continue wearing it.

Besides the fan-shaped magical artifact, there is also a broken glass mirror inside this building.

[Equipment Name]: One-third of the Streamer Mirror
[Equipment Tier]: Tier 1, Low Grade

[Equipment Grade]: ...

Zhang Yan checked the equipment inventory and, sure enough, although the ranks were different, the names were the same: "one-third" something.

To continue verification.

The following day, Zhang Yan tried every item he could find.

The results were surprisingly consistent.

Both are "one-third".

"This is the ancestral land of the human race."

"These items can be worn, so they must be real and not illusions."

"But every single one of them was broken, and they were all broken in different ways."

"But only a third of the original amount remains."

Zhang Yan stopped on a rock and pondered silently.

Now.

He was now certain that no living being would be so idle as to destroy the items, leaving only a third of them intact.

It is only possible that a special rule is interfering with this ancestral land of humanity.

He even knew clearly that the rule was that only one-third of all items should be kept.

This is a bizarre situation.

This was completely beyond Zhang Yan's imagination.

Moreover, without the equipment slot, no one would realize that such a coincidence exists in this world.

After all, how can you know what an object originally looked like just by sensing it?
Of course, they wouldn't know exactly how much of the item was left.

Zhang Yan can still see figures in the distance searching for something.

But no one else knew this secret except him.

"And one more thing."

"Let's try to retrieve the items outside the ancestral land of the human race."

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Yan flew towards the outskirts of the ancestral land of the human race. (End of Chapter)