Harvest

Li Yunfan raised his hand and took the jade box with the sealing talisman into his hand. He glanced at it briefly and then put it directly into his storage bag.

Although he didn't know what was inside the jade box, it was clearly no ordinary object that could be sealed with talismans by an ancient cultivator.

Having survived this life-or-death crisis, he is now noticeably more cautious. Before confirming the contents of the contents, it's best to place them in a corner of the storage bag.

Then he picked up the simple, square-shaped cauldron.

After examining it for a moment, he slowly released his divine sense to envelop the small cauldron and began to investigate it carefully.

A moment later, he was astonished to find that there was no spiritual energy fluctuation on the small cauldron at all, just like an ordinary object.

"It couldn't possibly be some ordinary cauldron that an ancient cultivator could put in their storage bag!" Li Yunfan thought to himself.

After a moment's thought, a faint light appeared on his hand, and he then poured his spiritual energy into the small cauldron.

But this little cauldron was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much spiritual power he poured in, the little cauldron did not react at all!

Soon, Li Yunfan lost about 30% of his spiritual power.

But the small tripod still did not react at all.

So he gritted his teeth and continued to pour spiritual energy into it!

To his shock, even after he had poured seven-tenths of his spiritual power into the cauldron, it still did not react at all.

"...Forget it, I'll wait until my cultivation is stronger before doing any research!" Li Yunfan said helplessly as he withdrew his spiritual power.

After putting it into his storage bag, he then took the fist-sized sphere in his hand.

The sphere was dark purple all over, with a very smooth surface, and felt somewhat like some kind of crystal.

Looking at the sphere in his hand, Li Yunfan frowned slightly, enveloped it with his divine sense, and wanted to penetrate it to examine it carefully.

But then he discovered that his divine sense was blocked, as if it were blocked by a thick barrier.

After a moment's hesitation, he began to channel his spiritual energy into the sphere, slowly channeling it through his arm.

This time, the sphere clearly changed and began to glow slightly!

Seeing that this method worked, Li Yunfan couldn't help but smile and then increased the amount of spiritual energy he injected.

As the spiritual energy within him continued to be consumed, the light emitted by the sphere grew brighter and brighter, until it became like a small sun.

Soon, Li Yunfan felt that he could no longer inject his spiritual energy into the sphere, which meant that he had absorbed enough spiritual energy.

Just as he was wondering what changes would occur in the sphere, a man's voice suddenly came from inside the sphere!

Li Yunfan was initially startled, thinking something had happened again, but when he heard what the voice said, he looked very strange.

"The ancient cultivators were indeed incredibly powerful; they could even create such magical artifacts that could preserve sound!" Li Yunfan thought to himself in admiration.

It turns out that this sphere is actually a sound-storing artifact, and the content of the sound inside seems to be explaining the meaning of a mysterious script...

The sound lasted for more than six hours before it stopped, and Li Yunfan's expression was solemn with his brows furrowed.

Now that he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he is fully capable of having a photographic memory and understanding everything he hears. However, after listening to the voice inside the sphere, he still feels confused and unable to understand it.

"This voice seems to be explaining an extremely profound rune. Even with my current Foundation Establishment stage, I can't fully comprehend it... I wonder what this rune is used for..." Li Yunfan muttered to himself.

Looking at the sphere in his hand, Li Yunfan pondered for a moment before letting out a soft sigh and putting it into his storage bag.

I thought I had received a great opportunity, but I never expected that I would not only almost die, but also that everything I gained would be of no help to me now...

"It seems that the saying in the book that surviving a great calamity will surely bring good fortune is just a way to fool people..." Li Yunfan shook his head helplessly.

After thinking it over, he turned his gaze back to the remaining jade bottle and jade slip.

"Hopefully there's something good in here..."

Pick up the jade bottle, gently pull out the stopper, and a rich spiritual energy and medicinal fragrance immediately wafts out.

Li Yunfan only took a light sniff and instantly felt refreshed and clear-headed, and even the spiritual energy in his body began to circulate spontaneously.

He quickly sealed the mouth of the jade bottle to prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating further, and an excited look finally appeared on Li Yunfan's face.

"Just a whiff of it increased my cultivation slightly. This pill is definitely not of ordinary grade... it might even be a spiritual medicine that only Core Formation or Nascent Soul cultivators can take!"

Li Yunfan looked at the jade bottle in his hand as if it were a priceless treasure, his heart filled with excitement and joy.

He took a deep breath, forcibly calmed his emotions, carefully put the jade slip into his storage bag, and then took all three jade slips into his hands, beginning to examine their contents one by one.

The first pale red jade slip contained all the records of this skeleton's life.

It turns out that the skeleton was named Yun Minglan in life. He was a rogue cultivator with a cultivation level of the early Nascent Soul stage. He was also a master alchemist and had a small reputation even in ancient times. However, he was seriously injured by his enemies and eventually fled all the way to the Taiyue Mountains...

After reading the records in the jade slip, Li Yunfan was first shocked, then excited, and finally left with only a sigh.

"I never imagined that a Nascent Soul cultivator who could become the founder of a sect would die in a place like this..." Li Yunfan thought with mixed feelings.

After a moment of silence, he sighed softly and began to examine the second pale green jade slip again.

This jade slip contains all sorts of miscellaneous records, including some casual notes Yun Minglan jotted down, the appearance, shape, and effects of some spiritual herbs, as well as records of some events in the cultivation world at that time.

Li Yunfan spent a full quarter of an hour reading through it, but he did not find any record of the demon invasion.

"It seems that when this Senior Yun was alive, the Demon Realm had not yet invaded, otherwise such an event that affected an entire realm would not have been recorded," Li Yunfan thought to himself.

After putting the two jade slips into his storage bag, he only had one milky-white jade slip left in his hand.

His divine sense slowly penetrated into it, and when he saw the contents recorded within, he was completely stunned.

"Alchemy recipes! There are so many alchemy recipes!?"

Li Yunfan was extremely shocked. This last jade slip actually contained more than a dozen pill formulas with different levels of cultivation and different effects!

"Indeed, this Senior Yun is a master alchemist, so it's not surprising that he has so many pill formulas..."

After thinking it over, Li Yunfan couldn't help but smile; he even wanted to burst out laughing!

"We've hit the jackpot! We've really hit the jackpot!"

Looking at the milky white jade slip in his hand, Li Yunfan was extremely excited, but soon, his excitement subsided like the tide.

He suddenly realized some bad news: these pill formulas didn't seem to be of much use to him now.

"These ancient pill formulas seem to be impossible to refine now..." Li Yunfan looked at the jade slip in his hand with some complicated feelings.

In ancient times, the human realm was rich in spiritual energy and various resources. Those rare medicinal herbs that are now nearly extinct were abundant in ancient times. But in today's cultivation world…

Thinking of this, Li Yunfan couldn't help but sigh deeply, feeling extremely distressed.

Just then, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he thought of a way to refine these pills.

"How could I have forgotten about him?"

A slight smile played on his lips as he already knew how to deal with the pill formulas.

After carefully putting it into his storage bag, Li Yunfan looked down at the pile of broken bones on the ground, raised his hand and shot out a fireball, burning the bones to ashes.

Just as he was sighing inwardly, he suddenly discovered that a white jade tablet the size of a thumb had been left among the burned remains.

Li Yunfan frowned, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes. He raised his hand and took the jade pendant into his hand, only to find that the jade pendant was pure white and flawless, without any spiritual energy, just like an ordinary jade pendant.

"Judging from this, this jade tablet must have been forged together with a bone, otherwise it wouldn't have only appeared after the skeleton was burned... The fact that this ancient Nascent Soul cultivator carefully concealed it and that it's not afraid of being burned by spiritual fire means it's definitely not an ordinary object..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Yunfan used his divine sense to envelop the jade tablet and slowly penetrate it. However, just as his divine sense entered the jade tablet, a powerful suction force suddenly appeared inside!

Li Yunfan's expression changed. He was about to sever his divine sense connection, but it was too late. He felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and his entire divine sense was absorbed into the jade tablet...