Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 222 Book Collection (Thanks to BABALA for the reward)
Wei Xi calculated the time. The first echelon had currently pinned down the Sky-Swallowing Beast. With good timing, perhaps they could get close to the Sky-Swallowing Beast between the two echelons.

Because Liu Yi and his men couldn't control the Qing-Swallowing Beast, they had used up so many treasures, so it wouldn't be a loss to let Wei Xi get some intelligence back.

Wei and Qin headed towards the top of the mountain with the copied murals.

I have to say it's great to have a rich family. Most of the things that Senior Brother Wang extorted were fast-moving talismans, and Wei Xi didn't feel bad about using them.

Although Lin Qinlan was abnormal, Wei Xi's cultivation level had risen to the level of Qi training after he came down from the arena, and his bones were also blocked by the spiritual power running through his body, which cleared away many of the impurities that were originally blocking them.

The same moves now consume much less spiritual power than before for Wei Xi.

Wei Xi generously wielded his spiritual power, casting talismans one after another, and soon the two of them reached the edge of the battlefield.

"The spiritual energy is fluctuating violently." Qin Feng felt the surge of spiritual energy before he could even stand still. "There's a lot of spiritual energy wrapped in Yin energy. The Qing-Swallowing Beast is very powerful."

Wei Xi was also staggered by the spiritual power coming towards him, and his heart sank when he heard Qin Feng's accurate identification.

Except for a very small number of cultivators, humans are simply unable to absorb Yin and Yang energies.

Even if one were to search through the history of Linchuan Pavilion, they would not be able to find a single person who possessed both Yin and Yang attributes. It was self-evident who these spiritual powers belonged to.

"The Qing-Swallowing Beast is so powerful," Qin Feng, who was more sensitive to spiritual energy, was puzzled. "Why is it hiding in the Zhenhai Sect Trial Field?"

"Is it true, as you said, that its strength has not yet fully recovered and is unable to break through the restrictions left by the seniors in the trial field?"

Wei Xi also wanted to ask this question. She crushed two protective amulets to minimize the impact of the Yin Qi on the two of them. Ling Yin buried her head in her chest, afraid of being discovered by the powerful being.

"Zhenhai," Lingyin's voice was trembling. Weixian touched it soothingly, "It's split in two. We have to find the other half before we can leave!"

Thinking of the stealthy stone beast statue at the gate of Zhenhai Sect, Wei and Qin were overwhelmed with emotions: I never thought you were so strong, brother!
Fortunately, with this "hostage" here, the Qing-Swallowing Beast was a little cautious.

The battle was too intense, and Wei Xi refused to go any further.

Calculating the time, the second group was about to arrive, so the two found a secluded place to hide.

The spiritual power in the air became more and more violent. According to Qin Feng, some of it had already formed a whirlpool.

The coldness brought by the yin energy was unbearable for both of them who were born in the northern border.

This is a kind of coldness that penetrates into the bone marrow, like a pool of snow water in the spring lying in the heart, evoking endless negative emotions.

After a while, Wei Xi, who was struggling to hold on, saw Shen Fu leading the team up the mountain.

Wang Xin and Yu Jin were both in the team. The former was calm, while the latter's reluctant steps could be seen from a distance.

The violent spiritual power in the air was like a signal. As soon as it came into contact with the spirit power, the team stopped... and drank medicine.

The leader, Shen Fu, didn't even frown as he took out a bottle of medicine and poured it into his mouth. The effect was also very obvious: a large amount of spiritual power overflowed from Shen Fu's body, twisting the surrounding space into the shape of water ripples.

Wei Xi looked at Qin Feng in shock: "You can beat this guy into submission? You are really strong!"

Qin Feng also looked at Wei Xi in shock: "What's wrong with your brain? You always guess right!"

Shen Fu is a dual practitioner of magic and swordsmanship, and has a high affinity for the water element. Although he has not yet formed a pill, his strength is comparable to that of non-combatants like Wei An who have formed a pill.

Looking closely, what Shen Fu distorted was actually the free spiritual energy in the air.

However, the fact that the overflowing spiritual power can achieve this is enough to show how terrifying her strength is.

Qin Feng pulled up Wei Xi's sleeve and showed her the medicine bottle in her hand.

In return, Wei Xi was slapped in the face.

Qin Feng covered his head and reluctantly put the medicine bottle back into his Qiankun bag.

Wei Xi finally got up from the ground after the others had disappeared. "Shen Fu and the others ate them all," Qin Feng protested, rubbing his head. "What's the problem?"

"If you want to be a medicine man, go home and find Wei An. At least he can be saved on the spot."

"Don't forget, this medicine was provided by the trial field," Wei Xi reminded him, "Be careful. You don't want to get sick, do you?"

"...But I can't let you fight the Qing-Swallowing Beast either." Qin Feng put down his hand, feeling very distressed. "And Senior Brother Wang is still in the team!"

"Since Shen Fu and the others know about the medicine, they might also have a way to control the Qing-Swallowing Beast," Wei Xi's guesses were verified one after another. "Let's wait and see."

Less than a quarter of an hour after Shen Fu's troops advanced, the fighting intensified. Shattered rocks rained down, scorched earth spreading across their hiding place, forcing Wei Qin and the others to retreat.

"Ouch!" Wei Xi cried out in pain, and when he looked down, he found that his toe had hit a hard corner.

Although Lingyin was frightened, she still did her duty and conveyed Wei Xi's surprise.

"Is this a stone cabinet?" Wei Xi covered his foot in embarrassment, while Qin Feng used a knife to scrape away the dirt covering the stone cabinet. "Sure, let's repeat the same mistake!"

The two of them thought of Master Han's box at the same time.

Wei Xi regained his upright posture and tapped the cabinet lightly with his knife. "This is metal. I can't tell what kind it is. There's no rust."

"No matter what kind," Wei Xi carefully moved the knife away, "given the environment of the trial field, it's rare for this kind of metal to not rust."

"Under the sea," Qin Feng raised his eyebrows. "The ancient city in the mural! This cabinet might be a relic of the ancient city!"

Now it makes sense. The metals mined from the ancient city on the seabed can be dealt with by the humidity on land alone.

Thinking of the metal components he had dissected, Wei Xi believed that the mysterious ancient city had this technology.

"This stone..." Qin Feng almost bit his tongue. "Do you want to take the metal cabinet with you? It always reminds me of Baoxiang City."

"Take it away," Wei Xi inserted the blade into the gap of the cabinet and exerted force on his upper body. "Even if there is something inside, the situation will not be worse."

The cabinet door survived the destruction of the ancient city and endured for a thousand years, but unexpectedly met its end today.

Unexpectedly, there were no magical instruments or gold or silver jewelry inside.

The metal cabinet was filled with books. Wei Xi counted them quickly and found that there were about fifteen or sixteen books, which was not even one-third of the cabinet full.

"This... This book is also made of metal?" Qin Feng picked up the cover of a book and looked at Wei Xi in disbelief.

"The metal sheets are forged very thinly. It is said that there are craftsmen in the provincial capital who can make gold ornaments as thin as a cicada's wing." Wei Xi added, "The provincial capital of Xizhou, I heard it from my mother."

"The knives from Xizhou are the best," Qin Feng agreed. "You guys really have skilled craftsmen there."

"When men reach a certain age, they either farm or work in the mines," Wei Xi flipped through the books and found that most of them were pictures. "As the saying goes, practice makes perfect! My parents even want to send me to the mines."

"What? That place is hard and tiring!"

Wei Xi pressed the metal pages without looking up. "The bigger the miners, the more they will breed. My family wanted me to learn a trade, and the money was ready, but then Xizhou was hit by a severe drought, and my father broke his leg."

"These are blueprints," Wei Xi held up the book and showed it to the bewildered Qin Feng. "They are very detailed. According to these blueprints, the craftsmen can make the finished product!"

"What can the finished product do?" Qin Feng regained his composure. "You didn't really learn it in the mines, did you?"

"I don't know," Wei Xi shook his head. "All I can see is that these are components, and what's finally made is the finished product."

"I didn't make it to the mine," Wei Xi said, puzzled. "Didn't I tell you that something happened at home, and I used the money for an emergency?"

　The following is useful, not just a waste of words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)