Chapter 239 - Got My Hands on Something Good

"They say that if there was anything good here, it would have been taken long ago.""But others say the Sect always leaves something behind for those who are fated to find it."

"Because it’s definitely happened in the Inner Sect, so it’s not impossible for the Outer Sect."

"It just hasn’t been discovered yet."

"Of course, most people think that while there might be treasures, it’s not that the Sect left them behind on purpose, but that they couldn’t be taken away."

"Even if discovered, no one could move them."

Hearing this, Jiang Man asked curiously, "Does anyone have any theories about these treasures that can’t be taken?"

This was the most important point for Jiang Man.

He never planned on taking any treasures away; he just needed to touch them.

Su Qinya nodded. "Yes, there are six places in total: the Sect stone stele at the mountain gate, the giant Dharma rock on the mountainside, and the statue on the summit."

"What about the other three?" Gao Rong was also quite curious.

"The other three are within the misty area. There’s a cauldron, a Magical Treasure, and a special mirror," Su Qinya said.

Hearing this, Gao Rong looked at Jiang Man.

He wanted to see where Jiang Man would go first.

Logically, they should head to the misty area first. After all, a cauldron, a Magical Treasure, and a mirror sounded much more like real treasures.

"We’ll check them one by one and take our time." Jiang Man flew down the mountain on his sword. "Let’s start at the mountain gate."

Jiang Man was here just to touch things, so he didn’t overthink it.

Starting with the closest one was a safe bet.

He would touch them all, and he’d know soon enough if they were any good.

Soon, Jiang Man and the others arrived at the mountain gate.

Sure enough, they saw a stone stele covered in many strange runes.

It looked rather special.

The name Wuyun was carved on it.

"So it really is the old Sect site," Jiang Man said slowly.

He was a little curious. The Yunqian Bureau also had an old site.

He wondered if they dated back to the same period.

As they approached, Jiang Man noticed two people sitting in front of the stele.

They seemed to be trying to comprehend something from it.

"It’s the modern age. Surely people don’t still try to comprehend Cultivation Skills from stone steles, do they?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

"Better safe than sorry," a bald man sitting by the stele casually replied.

Jiang Man looked at him and asked, "Even if you comprehend something, can you cultivate it?"

An unregistered Cultivation Skill or Magic Skill... even if you learn it, can you use it?

Wouldn’t you be branded a heretic?

"You can. After all, it’s considered spoils of the grand tournament," the bald man explained.

Then he looked at Jiang Man and asked, "Are you here to fight or to comprehend?"

"To comprehend," Jiang Man answered truthfully.

The man nodded without another word and silently closed his eyes.

"Should we go over and try to comprehend something too?" Gao Rong asked tentatively.

Su Qinya didn’t move.

’Since I can’t understand, I’ll just keep watching. If I watch long enough, I’m bound to figure it out.’

Jiang Man simply walked up to the stele, placed his hand on it, and felt its texture.

It was a bit rough.

Then, he activated the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books.

The book began to flip its pages rapidly.

It finally stopped on the last page.

Text began to appear.

Jiang Man withdrew his hand, sighing internally.

’It’s a decent item, but not worthy of being recorded.’

Then he shook his head and said, "Let’s go to the Dharma Hall."

"We’re just leaving like that?" Gao Rong was bewildered.

Jiang Man nodded. "I don’t think there’s anything to comprehend from it."

"You knew there was nothing to comprehend just by touching it?" The bald man raised an eyebrow at Jiang Man.

Jiang Man nodded. "Yes. If even someone with my Talent can’t comprehend anything from it, it means there’s nothing worth comprehending."

"If someone could comprehend something, they could do it from any random rock."

"It’s a matter of personal Talent, and has nothing to do with the stele."

Hearing this, the bald man was surprised. "If your Talent can’t get anything, then there’s nothing to get? Why are you so certain?"

Jiang Man looked at him and said, "If I told you I was an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, would you believe me?"

"I wouldn’t believe you, but you can tell me your rank. I’d believe your rank," the bald man said.

"You’ll have to wait until the grand tournament is over for that," Jiang Man said.

"What’s your name? I’ll keep an eye out for you then."

"Jiang Man."

After speaking, Jiang Man led his companions away on his sword.

After they left, the bald man also slowly got up, ready to end his comprehension session.

The other brawny man beside him asked curiously, "Giving up?"

"Yeah."

"Why?"

"Do you know who Jiang Man is?"

"Who?"

"The prodigy from the Seventh Courtyard."

"The Seventh Courtyard? Did he get here by pulling all-nighters?"

Hearing this, the bald man smiled faintly. "Even if you pulled all-nighters, could you have made it here from the Seventh Courtyard?"

The brawny man paused, then also stood up, deciding to leave.

He thought about it and realized he really couldn’t have done it.

Because even when he was in the Fifth Courtyard, he couldn’t have made it this far.

"Best to listen to the prodigies more. It saves you from taking detours."

Then, the two of them quickly left.

They headed to other places to see if they could find their own fortuitous encounters.

The giant rock at the Dharma Hall.

Jiang Man touched it.

’Even more useless.’

Then he saw the plaque and thought the calligraphy was quite good.

So he touched that too.

Jiang Man looked at the calligraphy and said, "Is this ugly?"

"Doesn’t look ugly to me," Gao Rong said.

"It’s ugly," Jiang Man said.

Gao Rong nodded. "You’re right, it is ugly."

Su Qinya: "..."

After that, they arrived at the statue on the summit.

This was not a statue of a person, but of a humanoid demon.

Or perhaps a half-demon.

It depicted a handsome man.

"Why isn’t it human?" Gao Rong was puzzled.

"I don’t know. I heard he was an Elder of the Wuyun Sect, a Demon Immortal," Su Qinya said.

Jiang Man nodded. "The Immortal Sects brought great order. It fits their philosophy that all should be able to integrate."

"I see," Gao Rong nodded.

Jiang Man felt that Gao Rong was being very supportive.

’His emotional support value is high. Did Xiaopang tell him to cooperate with me?’

’If Xiaopang hadn’t told me Luo Xuan forbids him from staying up late, we’d still be good friends.’

’Of course, he also shouldn’t ask me if I want three wives and four concubines.’

’That kind of talk hurts our friendship.’

After that, Jiang Man’s hand touched the statue.

This time, the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books began to flip its pages furiously.

It didn’t stop at the last page, but on page twenty-three.

Jiang Man was a bit shocked. ’Did I find a real treasure?’

At that moment, Jiang Man stood still, feeling a wave of emotion.

Especially seeing that last line, he felt like he had finally made it.

Cultivation Purple Qi.

It seemed the speed at which he mastered his Cultivation Skill was about to double.

’If that’s the case, then I need to get ready.’

’Change of plans. I’m no longer competing with the Second Courtyard.’

’I’ll focus on improving my Cultivation Skill first, using the remaining half a month.’

"What’s wrong with the statue?" Gao Rong asked.

"This statue is not simple. It’s something very important, and there should be something else on it," Jiang Man said calmly.

He then went up and took the stone from the statue’s hand.

It looked extremely ordinary.

"Just this stone?" Gao Rong was confused.

Jiang Man didn’t rush to explain. Instead, he asked, "If I wanted to find the Seven-Star Body Refining Technique right now, where should I go?"

He was asking Su Qinya.

Now that he had unlocked a new Talent, he felt uneasy not putting it to good use through Cultivation.

He wanted to test just how powerful this new Talent was and see if he could force his way into the top fifty.

There was a chance, so he first needed to obtain a Top-grade Body Refining Technique.

’I really need to change my plans.’

Of course, besides this, he still needed to go and touch the other items.

’Maybe I’ll find something even better?’

This Four Extremes stone didn’t look like much, yet it was ranked twenty-third.

The other cauldron might be ranked even higher for all he knew.

’Besides, does this "power of a special creature" mean an Evil God was involved?’

’Turning it in would be another pile of Spiritual Source.’

’I really can’t agree that Evil Gods are a bad thing.’

’Evil Gods are practically gods of wealth.’