Wait a minute, where is my master?

The purple-golden Skull came ferociously, exuding an unstoppable aura.

However, the next second.

It was steadily grabbed by Jin Xu with a raise of his hand.

"Have you regained your senses?"

The young Taoist raised an eyebrow and asked aloud.

He vaguely sensed that the skull before him seemed different than before. The purple-gold flames reigniting in its eye sockets conveyed a sense of lucidity.

After all, without some sense, how could it feign death and launch a sneak attack?

Therefore, Jin Xu wanted to try again to see if he could communicate with it.

But the purple-golden Skull in his hand obviously had no desire to communicate.

Seeing that its carefully calculated strike had been so effortlessly neutralized, the flames that had been flickering in its eye sockets suddenly froze for a breath.

Then, the purple-gold flames flowed like water, seeping out from the seven orifices of its skull, covering the entire purple-golden Skull.

"For stealing my master's property, you must pay a price!"

The purple-golden Skull uttered its last words in this world, and then, using its own bones as nourishment, it attempted to explode the purple-gold flames outward in hopes of scorching this unknown young Taoist.

Jin Xu, seeing this, furrowed his eyebrows again and a Golden Spiritual Power Shield appeared in his hand, securely locking in this force.

To prevent it from affecting the surrounding objects.

"Ss, just who is this 'master' of yours? It's not a trend for cultivators from hundreds of thousands of years ago to speak more clearly when making threats?"

The young Taoist looked at the Spiritual Power Shield in his hand, feeling a toothache.

He suspected that this thing might not have recovered a normal level of intelligence after all, otherwise, its behavior wouldn't make sense for an ancient being of great power.

Even his family's Husky had better sense.

Little White knew how to haggle when going out to buy meat.

"Young master."

Just as the young Taoist was feeling irritated by this cut-off "last" clue, Yu Yaoer suddenly came running over with a hop and skip, holding the purple-golden box.

"What's up, you want to try using this thing to cook as well?"

Jin Xu said, lifting the Golden Spiritual Power Ball filled with purple-gold flames in his hand.

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of eagerness flashed in Yu Yaoer's clear eyes, but after a quarter of a breath, she still shook her head regretfully and said,

"No need, young master. With my current cultivation, I probably can't control this power."

Ss, it seems you really do want to use this strange thing as an ingredient once your cultivation improves!

The young Taoist internally complained, then curiously asked, "Then what is it?"

"Young master, not long after you placed the ashes of the ink jade into the purple-golden box, the box's soft cloth absorbed the ashes.

"Soon after, some strange symbols and characters appeared on it."

As Yu Yaoer spoke, she shook the box in her hand, her tone carrying a hint of disappointment.

Who would understand? A fine exotic ingredient, gone just like that!

When Jin Xu heard this news, he was first startled, then the wrinkles in his brow smoothed out once again.

Originally, he had been considering using Spiritual Sense to survey the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, to see if he could discover any useful clues.

But he didn't expect that the soft cloth inside the purple-golden box would hold another secret.

Quite a case of "Mountains and rivers winding with no path in sight, only to find a bright village beyond the willow trees and flowering shrubs."

The young Taoist, after obtaining the consent of the ancient Age Chicken, chopped down a coconut tree to makeshift a temporary table. He then had Yu Yaoer take out the soft cloth from the box, carefully unfold it, and gently smooth it out on the stump.

Afterward, the three of them and the chicken curiously crowded their heads together to get a closer look.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths.

As time stealthily passed by, Jin Xu's brow gradually furrowed, and he turned to Yu Yaoer beside him, puzzled.

"Little Yu, where are the writings and symbols you mentioned?"

"Oh, young master, it looks like I spread it out backwards..."

"?????"

Embarrassed, Yu Yaoer reached out to flip the soft cloth over, and instantly, the writings and strange symbols were unveiled before their eyes.

The young Taoist looked on earnestly and saw that the first paragraph on the cloth read:

"Fate-bound one, if you are reading this, I must have already passed away.

"However, although I am gone, my legacy must not be severed.

"Do you wish to inherit directly from the Immortal Emperor? Do you desire ink jade filled with boundless power just like before? Go and search for it! Channel your Spiritual Power into this cloth, and the location of the legacy will reveal itself. I have left everything there!"

"So it turns out there's a lot more of the ink jade like the one I just absorbed?"

Jin Xu contemplated in his heart and his gaze continued down to the second paragraph.

"These are the tangible manifestations of the three magics I cultivated in my life. Ponder them with your Spiritual Sense, and you will experience their profundity. For those who seize this chance, do not be greedy. Unless you have extraordinary talent, it is best to concentrate on cultivating one to avoid wasting years."

That passage of text ended, and below it were three oddly shaped runes lined up there.

Although these three runes were simply drawn on the cloth and had no fluctuations of power, each still had a sense of otherworldliness.

The first rune felt as refreshing as a spring breeze, brimming with vitality.

The second was vague and elusive, as if it would vanish in the blink of an eye.

As for the last one, it was incredibly sharp. Upon inspecting it, Jin Xu even felt as if the rune wanted to transform into a sword and slash over at him.

"Temple master, if what's written here is true, then we seem to have stumbled upon a treasure," Little White said, her amber pupils tightly locked onto the last odd rune, her tone full of eagerness to try.

"If what's written here is true, then by analyzing the information between the lines, the owner of this item must have been an important figure in the Upper Realm!" Yu Yaoer added seriously.

She had traveled the land with her grandmother since she was young, seen many remnants of Cultivators and hidden cave abodes, but this was the first time she had come across anyone who outright claimed their legacy could lead straight to the Immortal Emperor.

Although the first passage was somewhat beguiling, the extraordinary performance of the three painted runes was undeniable.

However, upon hearing what the two women had to say, Jin Xu's face initially reflected deep thought, and then he reached out and snatched the cloth from the stump.

"Young master/Temple master?"

Following the young Taoist's action, the two women couldn't help but call out.

Especially Little White, who felt in the brief moment just now, that she was about to grasp some sort of sharp magic from the third rune.

Being suddenly interrupted like this was naturally very frustrating.

"Heh, you both said it too—if what's written there is true," Jin Xu laughed lightly, and then continued.

"The emergence of this item is mysterious, and the performance of that purple-gold Skull is even stranger. Moreover, the first passage is intentionally written to be very misleading and tempting, but anyone with a bit of precaution would not easily channel their Spiritual Power into it.

"The second passage seems to be kindly advising those who have received this chance not to bite off more than they can chew, yet it directly presents three strangely tantalizing runes straightforwardly.

"Doesn't this approach seem contradictory?"