The Mysterious Mirror of Mountains and Seas

The Mysterious Mirror of Mountains and Seas!

Gu Qingxuan was overjoyed; this thing had actually come along.

Before he transmigrated, he was designing a treasure-hunting artifact for his fantasy single-player game.

Its name is Shan Hai Xuan Jian!

"Game data... has been turned into a physical object?"

Looking at the ancient mirror in his eyes, Gu Qingxuan had some doubts about whether it was actually useful.

"Son-in-law?"

Qingluo saw him suddenly freeze and called out softly. She couldn't stay here any longer; if she lingered, the guards would snatch her food before she could even finish it, so she had to hurry.

"fine."

Gu Qingxuan quickly finished eating the remaining rice, put the bowl and chopsticks back into the food box, and glanced at Qingluo.

This little maid probably doesn't have any treasures on her...

Extraterrestrial treasures vary in quality.

But even the most basic things are not something ordinary people can obtain.

As he thought this, he subconsciously "spotted" something, and the ancient mirror in his sea of ​​consciousness flashed. Gu Qingxuan's eyes were like lightning as he swept over Qingluo's entire body.

Seeing his intense gaze, Qingluo lowered her head uncomfortably.

"what?"

Gu Qingxuan was taken aback, his eyes fixed on her hairpin: "Qingluo, what is this hairpin of yours...?"

It was a beaded hairpin, looking quite ordinary. The hairpin itself had some rust, and the beaded flowers at the top were dull in color. Even the cheapest silver hairpin in the market was brighter than it.

But in Gu Qingxuan's eyes, the hairpin shone brightly, gleaming with dazzling brilliance!

Qingluo paused for a moment, then reached out and touched the hairpin in her hair: "This? The 'extraterrestrial treasures' that the Marquis sent back a few days ago, but after being examined by the treasure appraiser, most of them were found to be ordinary items. So, Miss gave these things away to the people in the manor. This pearl hairpin was given to me..."

After she finished speaking, seeing Gu Qingxuan staring intently at the hairpin, she thought he was contemplating suicide again, so she quickly comforted him, "Young master, don't lose heart. Even when you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path will appear. As long as you're alive, there will be a turning point... You must take care of yourself and never harm yourself again. If Marquis Suning is watching from heaven, he wouldn't want to see you take your own life..."

Gu Qingxuan's heart stirred upon hearing this.

Qingluo's speech and manner of speaking clearly indicated that she was educated, unlike ordinary maids. She must have fallen on hard times to become a slave in the princess's mansion. She herself was struggling to make ends meet, yet she still thought of comforting him. No wonder she was so considerate in her actions and dealings with people, even though she was only a lowly maid.

As for those who have spirits in heaven—

If Gu Dingyuan truly had a spirit, he wouldn't have watched his son die on this bed.

However, judging from his son's hopeless behavior, it's possible that the magic potion has already been used but failed.

"I'm not trying to kill myself."

Gu Qingxuan interrupted her, saying seriously, "Qingluo, do you know this hairpin is a treasure?"

Qinglu shook her head and breathed a sigh of relief; at least it wasn't a suicide attempt.

She reached out and took the hairpin, handing it to Gu Qingxuan with both hands: "Since you recognize it, then take it."

Gu Qingxuan didn't take it, but narrowed his eyes and said, "Qingluo, this is a treasure, a priceless treasure."

"But I don't recognize it either."

Qingluo said, "Since the son-in-law knows, then take it."

The two locked eyes.

Just then, a guard's gruff voice came from outside the courtyard: "Are you finished eating? Stop dawdling, waiting for us to serve you? Believe me or not, I'll add something to your food! Saves you a trip to the toilet!"

Qingluo's hand trembled, and she quickly placed the hairpin on the edge of the bed, picked up the empty food box, and whispered, "Take care, young master. I'll come to see you again tomorrow morning."

She bowed to Gu Qingxuan, turned around and walked to the door, reaching out to close it.

It was getting dark, and the autumn night wind was cooler than during the day, blowing into the house in gusts.

But she couldn't close it; those people outside were watching her intently. She even had to deliberately leave it open so as not to "cause trouble" for them...

Qingluo sighed inwardly, opened the door, paused for a moment, and then walked out.

Gu Qingxuan sat alone in the empty room, which was drafty on all sides, watching her disappear into the twilight.

"I owe this person a huge favor..."

He made a mental note of it and reached out to pick up the hairpin.

The ancient mirror in his sea of ​​consciousness shimmered with light, and lines of text appeared before his eyes.

【Name: Beaded Hairpin】

[Category: Miscellaneous Items]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Note: This is an ordinary gilt bronze hairpin with pearl decorations, but it has been recast by a Buddhist master, and a hidden secret lies within. A concealed energy array is subtly engraved on the hairpin, and its seal can be broken with blood—smearing blood on the flower head will dispel the array; then, slowly injecting true energy into the hairpin and rotating it against the spiral pattern will unscrew the flower head, revealing a hollow interior containing a elixir and a piece of silk, its precious light subtly concealed—truly an extraordinary object.]

Gu Qingxuan glanced outside.

The guards were still eating, drinking, and playing drinking games.

Without hesitation, Gu Qingxuan turned the hairpin tip, aimed it at his fingertip, and forcefully stabbed it in!

Blood beads stained the hairpin, a flash of light, and the restriction was lifted.

Gu Qingxuan gathered his qi and began to practice his family's internal energy technique, "Ice Heart Technique".

This set of techniques is a superior mental cultivation method created by Gu Dingyuan after observing the extraterrestrial treasure, the "Heavenly Book Stele".

Taking the meaning of "a pure heart in a jade pot", when the true qi circulates, it is like washing the meridians with ice water, cold but not cold, clear but not turbid. Combined with the unique spear technique "Twelve Styles of Frosty Sky", its power is unparalleled!

However, Gu Qingxuan only realized after circulating his energy that the original owner's aptitude was indeed too poor!

With narrow meridians and weak bones, he was truly "as weak as a thread," and even the most skilled martial arts could not save him.

That faint true energy circulated within his body like a half-dead loach. The fact that he was able to open his dantian and advance to the first level of the acquired realm was the result of Gu Dingyuan spending countless resources to forcefully achieve it.

Gu Qingxuan focused his energy and channeled it into the hairpin, then carefully began to twist it.

click!

He gently twisted the end of the hairpin, and two things rolled out.

A pill.

A piece of silk rolled into a thin tube.

The pill was dark gold in color, with a faint shimmering light flowing across its surface. Just smelling it lessened the pain in my chest.

The thin silk scroll unfolds to reveal a square of plain white silk, about a foot in size. It is covered with eight densely drawn illustrations, all depicting bald-headed figures in various poses. The scroll begins with eight large characters: "The Treasure Forms of the Thirty-Two Vajras," followed by three smaller characters: "[Foundation Chapter]."

Gu Qingxuan's mind stirred again, and the light in the mirror flickered.

He felt a wave of dizziness and realized that this thing was mentally taxing; he would have to be more careful in the future.

However, the annotations for the cinnabar and silk scrolls successfully appeared on the ancient mirror.

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【Name: Dragon Elephant Pill】

[Category: Elixir]

[Quality: Spirit]

[Note: This is a secret elixir of the True Word Sect, a major branch of the Upper Realm Zen School. It is made from the essence and blood of the Buddhist guardian beasts, the Heavenly Dragon and the Precious Elephant, supplemented with thirty-six kinds of spiritual herbs, and refined through nine steaming and nine refining processes. Taking it can strengthen muscles and bones and increase strength by ten thousand jin.]

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【Title: The Thirty-Two Vajra Precious Image Skill (Foundation Chapter)】

Category: Cultivation Techniques

[Quality: Spirit]

[Note: This is the foundational text of the Protector Divine Skill of the Shingon School, a major branch of the Upper Realm Zen School. This skill originates from the Shingon School's esoteric concept of "attaining Buddhahood in this very body." It is based on Buddhist standing meditation, integrating the Vajra form and vase breathing. Through standing meditation, it transforms form to generate power, moving from the outside in and then back out, refining layer by layer. Those who achieve mastery will have their physical body accompanied by Vajra, with the gaze of a Bodhisattva. Every gesture will possess supreme power to subdue demons, making them indestructible and impervious to all evil.]

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At the end of the technique manual, there were also a few lines of tiny characters, seemingly left by the treasure hunter:

"Take the pill first, then practice the technique. Use the medicinal power to drive the technique, and you will achieve twice the result with half the effort. If you practice the technique before taking the pill, your muscles and bones will not be able to bear the power of the Vajra. At best, your meridians will be broken; at worst, your body will explode and you will die."

"Those who are destined to learn this in future generations should have a compassionate heart, take protecting the Dharma and subduing demons as their primary goal, use this practice with caution, and minimize acts of killing. If so, even if I die, I will have no regrets."

call……

There's always a way out...

After reading it, Gu Qingxuan breathed a long sigh of relief.

Over the past thousand years, the classification of extraterrestrial treasures has been established, and they are roughly divided into: mortal, famous, spiritual, treasure, Dao, and divine.

It is said that this is an existing evaluation system in the upper realm, but currently only "treasures" appear in the human world.

Those who can wield magical artifacts must already be the strongest in the world—the Profound Realm!

The Spirit level corresponds to the Innate Realm!

"The basic chapters consist of spirit-level techniques and innate secret martial arts..."

Gu Qingxuan looked at the silk scroll and secretly clicked his tongue in amazement: "This is only the first eight of the thirty-two phases, what grade would the entire scroll be?"

Who would have thought that such a treasure was hidden inside this tiny hairpin!

Even more interestingly, the hairpin used by the woman contained the supreme protective power of Buddhism.

Gu Qingxuan could already imagine a heart-wrenching and tragic love story just from these two things.

"Since I've been freed from your clutches, I promise to refrain from committing further killings... At worst, I'll make them suffer a fate worse than death!"

Gu Qingxuan swallowed the Dragon Elephant Pill in one gulp.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a surge of scalding heat flowed down the throat into the dantian, then, like an eruption of magma, rushed to every part of the body!