The dizziness from the twisting void had barely subsided when Chen Sheng felt his feet touch solid ground, the instant his soles connected with the earth, his tense heart inexplicably calmed a little.
He steadied himself, and as he raised his eyes, his pupils suddenly contracted—before him stood an ancient palace!
The hall was constructed of unknown dark cyan jade stone, each piece about ten feet square, its surface covered in intricate web-like runes that glowed faintly, flickering like breathing light.
Countless ghostly lights intertwined into an invisible net, enveloping the entire palace, even the air seemed to be locked by this net, exuding an inviolable majesty.
"Such a thick aura of history... this palace must have existed for tens of thousands of years, right?"
Chen Sheng murmured to himself, his divine sense instinctively extending towards the nearest wall, but before it could touch, he felt an invisible wave of restriction, making his scalp tingle, and he quickly withdrew his divine sense.
The strength of this restriction far exceeded any array he had seen before, and any carelessness might lead to instant obliteration.
It was then he realized, this palace, seemingly only a hundred feet square, was in fact hiding the art of interatomic skill!
As his gaze swept across the jade pillars in the hall, he could vaguely see countless tiny spatial rifts hidden within the flowing runes on the pillars, seeming to connect to another world deep within.
"So that's it, appearing small on the outside, yet vast and boundless inside, the owner's divine techniques are truly celestial."
Chen Sheng marveled inwardly, following the jade stone pathway forward, quickly discovering that every few dozen steps there was a stone door carved with different runes.
Some stone doors were carved with a pill furnace pattern, with the words "Pill Room" inscribed on the lintel, faintly emitting the fragrance of spirit grass from behind the door.
Some were adorned with magical artifacts and mineral patterns, labeled "Artifact Room," where he could sense the fluctuation of fire spiritual power within.
Another door was carved with cloud patterns, inscribed with "Meditation Room," the runes beside it emanating a calming aura for the heart spirit, clearly designed for cultivators in seclusion.
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"There are such multifunctional secret chambers... alchemy, artifact refining, meditation, all in one place, it truly is a place for cultivation."
Continuing inward, the central scene of the palace grew more solemn, with no extra decorations, only robust jade pillars, requiring several people to encircle, supporting the towering dome.
Engraved upon the jade pillars were depictions of exotic beasts from the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, including a Cyan Dragon soaring through clouds, a Kunpeng spreading its wings, and a Profound Turtle riding the waves.
Each exotic beast appeared vivid and lifelike, with clearly visible scales and feathers, their eyes sharp, as if ready to break through the wall and patrol this ancient cavern in the next instant.
Most strikingly, at the very center of the palace stood a jade stele!
The jade stele stood about thirty feet tall, its entire body milky white, subtly exuding an indescribable aura of majesty, without any inscription. Yet, Chen Sheng inexplicably felt it was the core of the entire Profound Mansion.
"Is this the inheritance jade stele?"
He approached slowly, intending to closely observe the patterns on the stele. Suddenly, the jade stele trembled slightly, and a point of golden light ignited at the top of the stele.
Then, a dazzling golden light burst forth from the stele, like a meteor piercing the darkness, carrying an unstoppable force, shooting straight toward his brow.
"Not good!"
Chen Sheng was shocked and instinctively circulated his mana, attempting to activate his protective spiritual light to resist. However, the golden light, like an invisible stream of water, effortlessly penetrated his defense, flooding into his sea of consciousness.
There was no expected pain, only a gentle yet vast power spreading out within his sea of consciousness.
The next moment, two huge streams of information exploded like tidal waves—"Four Seas Void Transformation Atlas" and "Four Seas Pill Book."
"This is... a Tier Six Inheritance?!"
Chen Sheng's sea of consciousness shook violently, he could clearly "see" the two inheritances unfolding like towering mountains in his mind.
On the pages of the "Four Seas Void Transformation Atlas," every word glimmered with void power, with the opening sentence stating, "The void, the foundation of heaven and earth, can be dismantled and fused, can be transformed and exist."
It directly dismantled and reconstructed his previous understanding of void power, proposing a new cultivation method—"using void as a furnace, tempering the primordial spirit."
The "Four Seas Pill Book" was even more profound, with countless pill formulae illusions between its pages, ranging from Tier Four to Tier Five Elixirs.
It shattered his preconceived notions of alchemy, presenting a philosophy of using Dao to refine pills—"The Pill Maker, not solely the union of spiritual objects, but must also integrate their own Dao, using the divine soul as fire, law as guide, to achieve the true meaning of the spiritual pill."
Chen Sheng immersed himself in the sea of inheritance, sometimes frowning in thought, sometimes suddenly realizing, murmuring to himself:
"A Tier Six Inheritance, towering and insightful, truly profound and extraordinary!"
"So the Path of Void can be understood this way, I used to only think about controlling the void, never considering turning void power into my own foundation."
His fingers unconsciously gestured, simulating the "Void Disassembly Technique" recorded in the "Four Seas Void Transformation Atlas."
"And this Alchemy Dao... the elixirs can actually be refined this way, using Dao principles as the core, what I've learned before about alchemy compared to this scroll, is simply child's play."
As the inheritance continued to infuse, more information about the Profound Mansion gradually clarified.
Chen Sheng then understood that he was currently in the inheritance cave of the Refining Void Great Power—Four Seas Wanderer, known as the "Four Seas Profound Mansion."
"So that bead had such a provenance, the inheritance treasure of a Refining Void Great Power, no wonder the restriction was so powerful, I studied it for a hundred years and couldn't figure it out."
With a shift in thought, he helplessly shook his head:
"But choosing an inheritor in this random manner is like looking for a needle in a haystack, isn't it? My appearance here was truly an accident among accidents."
Chen Sheng sighed. He initially planned to comprehend the restriction on the Treasure Bead on his way back to the Three Elements Dao Sect, but unexpectedly, at the moment he broke through the Mid-stage Nascent Soul, he triggered the inheritance conditions, leading to this sudden change.
After digesting most of the inheritance information, Chen Sheng began to organize the rules of the Profound Mansion recorded in his mind, becoming increasingly astonished as he read:
"The Profound Mansion has three levels. Refine a Tier Four High Grade Elixir or achieve Late-stage Nascent Soul to enter the second level, where more inheritance is available, and partially refine the restrictions."
"Refine a Tier Five Elixir or achieve Divinity Transformation to enter the third level, receive all inheritance, and refine all core restrictions."
He furrowed his brow:
"In other words, to leave the Profound Mansion, I must at least become a Tier Four High Grade Alchemist or a Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator... This opportunity is truly stressful!"
He was well aware of the difficulty of these two goals — throughout history, cultivators who could break through to Nascent Soul were extremely rare, and those with extraordinary talent.
Among these people, most stopped at Nascent Soul Early-stage; those who could advance to Mid-stage Nascent Soul were even fewer, not to mention Great Cultivators of Late-stage Nascent Soul, which required not only talent and effort but also heaven-defying chance.
And becoming a Tier Four High Grade Alchemist is equally challenging. Alchemy already emphasizes talent and experience, and crafting a Tier Four High Grade Elixir demands the utmost stringent requirements for timing, the combination of Spiritual Objects, and understanding of the Alchemy Dao.
"In Yue Country, there are Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, but no Tier Four High Grade Alchemist..."
While lamenting this in his heart, he suddenly remembered the "Profound Mansion Treasure Vault" mentioned in the inheritance.
Chen Sheng's heart stirred. He quickly followed the inheritance records, pointed towards the sky, and softly recited an ancient spell.
As soon as he finished speaking, a gentle light screen suddenly appeared, like a floating water mirror in mid-air.
Dense shadows of Spiritual Objects were listed on the light screen, ranging from Tier Four Lower Grade to Tier Five Top Grade, everything was available.
"Myriad Spirits Stone Milk, Nine Elements Spirit Fruit, Nascent Fruit..."
As Chen Sheng's gaze swept over the light screen, he became increasingly delighted. When he saw the shadows of the "Nine-leaf Profound Dragon Ginseng" and "Netherworld Cold Lotus," he couldn't help but exclaim:
"These Spiritual Objects have already been extinct in the Cultivation Realm of the Four Domains of the Great Wilderness? I didn't expect to find them here!"
Each Spiritual Object was labeled with its name, use, and the required merits for exchange, leaving Chen Sheng dazzled.
"Myriad Spirits Stone Milk: Nourishes the Divine Soul, Tier Four Top Grade, requires five hundred merits"
"Netherworld Cold Lotus: Main material for refining Ice Element Elixirs, Tier Five High Grade, requires five thousand merits"
According to the inheritance records, he was currently on the first level of the Profound Mansion, with limited permissions — Spiritual Objects below Tier Four could be freely taken, needing only to verify identity through the runes beside the stone door.
Spiritual Objects of Tier Four and above required exchange using "merits," which could be obtained in two ways.
Firstly, automatically receiving a hundred basic merits every ten years, and secondly, submitting his refined Elixirs or Magical Artifacts to the Profound Mansion for merit exchange based on quality.
"A hundred merits are enough to exchange for a Tier Four Middle Grade Spiritual Object. Myriad Spirits Stone Milk, Primordial Thunder Crystal, and similar Tier Four Top Grade Spiritual Objects cost only a few hundred merits and can be exchanged for within decades."
Chen Sheng calculated and then added:
"If I can refine a Tier Four Middle Grade Elixir, one pill can exchange for ten merits, refining a High Grade might exchange for a hundred... In this way, the supply of Spiritual Objects will not be a problem!"
Looking at the rare Spiritual Objects on the light screen, the pressure in Chen Sheng's heart eased considerably.
He walked to a stone door marked "Elixir Materials Library," touched the rune with his fingertip, and the stone door slowly opened, revealing a large quantity of Spirit Grass below Tier Four, filled with rich Spiritual Qi.
"With these Spiritual Objects as support, whether cultivating the 'Four Seas Void Transformation Atlas' to break through to Late-stage Nascent Soul, or studying the 'Four Seas Pill Book' to become a Tier Four High Grade Alchemist, I have a greater assurance."
He picked up a stalk of Soul Condensing Grass, feeling the Spiritual Qi within, and smiled to himself:
"As expected of the Refining Void Great Power's inheritance, the foundation is indeed profound... At last, there is some hope."
Although temporarily trapped in the Profound Mansion, Chen Sheng was not at all anxious, even showing a hint of joy in his eyes — he had imagined in his early years that if there were a "resource limitless, full-featured" cultivation secret mansion, it would surely make cultivation much more efficient.
Now this Profound Mansion not only met his expectations but also offered the Tier Six inheritance of a Refining Void Great Power, countless precious Spiritual Objects, and was indeed a perfect cultivation treasure ground.
He walked to the door of the Meditation Room, looking at the cloud-pattern rune on the door, he already had a plan in mind:
"The path of cultivation requires the ability to endure loneliness."
"First, become familiar with the inheritance here, then use the Pill Room to refine pills, accumulate merits to exchange for high-tier Spiritual Objects, and in turn, feed back into cultivation... Given time, I will surely refine the core here and fully control this inheritance."
With this thought, Chen Sheng immediately pushed open the stone door to the Meditation Room, where a soothing aroma permeated, calming the heart.
In the center was placed a Jade Meditation Mat, and beside the mat on the Jade Table was an empty Jade Scroll, evidently for the cultivator to record insights.
He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began organizing the inheritance information in his mind, thus beginning the time within the Profound Mansion.