Vol.1 - Chapter 17 – Cut off

The beast skin book was one foot square, with a silver luster and hundreds of characters densely engraved on it, not written with ink, but carved with a knife.

Wang Xuan touched it with his hand, feeling the clear lines and exquisite knife work, each character had its own artistic conception, full of beauty.

However, he didn't recognize any of the characters!

What kind of ghostly symbols were these? With so many strokes and complexity, he tried to associate it with Zhong Dingwen but found no similarities.

He looked left and right, this was not oracle bone script either. What era were these characters from? He didn't recognize a single word.

Wang Xuan used shorthand, staring at the hundreds of characters like a photograph, trying to imprint them into his mind.

It didn't matter that he didn't recognize them now, he could check and find someone to decipher them later. The most important thing was to remember them firmly in his mind.

For this mission, no one was allowed to bring any communication devices that could connect to the outside world. Although Wang Xuan had a button-sized mini scanner on him, it was provided by the exploration organization and would likely have to be turned in.

Wang Xuan memorized them, feeling the difficulty of remembering hundreds of complex characters like a book.

Fortunately, he had been trained in the root method of the old art, which required him to visualize various complex scenes without any omissions.

He now treated the entire silver beast skin book as a complex scroll, carving it into his mind and constantly visualizing it.

Wang Xuan was sure there was no problem, he had memorized them all in his mind.

But in the end, he still turned on the mini scanner and scanned the characters from different angles. He was afraid there were hidden meanings that he missed.

"Even if I have to turn it in, I hope Qing Mu will allow me to make a backup."

Wang Xuan didn't want to monopolize it. Firstly, he felt that this was the result of everyone's joint effort. Secondly, he believed that eating alone would not end well. Since he had a scanner on him, it might have already automatically recorded all the processes of this mission.

There were many wonderful methods in this world, and too many good things. The wealthy families had dug up various treasures from Old Planet, including the golden bamboo slips, but no one had heard of anyone who could practice them.

The key was still the person. In the end, it depended on who could comprehend and truly practice what was recorded.

Wang Xuan seriously doubted that no one could practice this scroll in a short time, and even decipher its essence and mystery.

After all, even the person wearing feather clothes and considered the strongest in the world of Taoists, was still studying this beast skin scroll until his death. His strength was so great, yet he was still researching it, which was enough to explain the problem.

Then, he took out the jade box.

The so-called jade box was a jade box, mostly white and warm, made of beautiful jade, with scattered bloodstains on one side, which was an antique.

Inside were several pieces of gold leaf nailed together, like several pages of golden paper forming a thin golden book.

Wang Xuan looked at it and found that there were only five pages, each with some humanoid patterns on the gold leaf, without any text annotations. The patterns were very coherent and described in detail.

He was sure that this was a physical technique, which seemed very profound and involved the complicated movements of the five viscera and six bowels. It should not be simple.

He started to memorize it again. Overall, these familiar humanoid patterns were much easier to remember than the characters on the silver beast skin scroll.

Finally, he used the scanner to scan the entire golden book and recorded everything.

He knew that the beast skin scroll might not reveal anything, at least not in the short term. It was something that only top Taoists could research.

Perhaps, the value of this golden book to him was higher than that of the beast skin scroll.Wang Xuan found a hidden spot, leaned against the rock wall, held an energy gun, and carefully studied the golden book and silver scroll again.

Time passed quietly, and Qing Mu, Black Tiger, and others had not returned yet. Obviously, the underground passage was complex, like a spider web dug by the previous people. They were having trouble chasing the enemy.

After a while, Wang Xuan suddenly shivered. Without hesitation, he raised his energy gun and swept it horizontally. The dazzling beam of light shattered the rocks and scattered everywhere.

A figure as agile and fierce as a tiger or leopard dodged quickly and avoided the interweaving beams of light from the energy gun. Then, like an eagle, it leaped to the back of a rock and disappeared.

Wang Xuan was extremely serious. That was definitely a master!

Just now, that person had approached within five meters of him silently. Only then did he sense it and the person dodged his sweeping. Ordinary people could not do this. This person was probably not weaker than Qing Mu and had mastered extremely powerful old techniques.

"Comrade!" A middle-aged man's voice came from behind the rock, and he revealed part of his body, wearing a protective suit similar to Wang Xuan's.

Wang Xuan did not speak, hiding behind the rock, holding the energy gun ready to fire at any time.

That person was very dangerous, especially since he had almost approached him silently just now, making Wang Xuan's hair stand on end. It was obvious that the other party wanted to attack him.

Several people, including the woman who spoke earlier, came from outside the palace, holding energy guns and hiding behind rocks and corners.

"We are old acquaintances with Qing Mu. Don't misunderstand us, and don't misjudge us. Quickly hand over the things. The discovery here is of great importance and cannot be lost. We are the ones responsible for receiving you and taking you to the palace quickly. If it's too late, the Zhou family and the superior reinforcements may arrive." The woman said.

Wang Xuan asked, "If you are responsible for receiving us, why did you attack me just now?"

He was sure that if he had not held onto the energy gun and reacted extremely sensitively, he might have been successfully attacked by the master just now.

The middle-aged man who had acted earlier said, "You misunderstood. We need to be vigilant when entering the cave. I led them in stealthily and naturally had to be careful to check for danger. You were hiding in the dark, and I didn't realize you were one of us at first. However, young man, your reaction speed is indeed amazing. Well done!"

Wang Xuan remained unmoved and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Since we are comrades, let's wait for Qing Mu and Black Tiger to come back together."

The woman seemed a little impatient and said, "Why don't you listen? We've already said that the Zhou and superior reinforcements are coming. If you don't want to leave, hand over the animal skin scroll quickly. We'll take it away first."

Wang Xuan immediately became more distrustful of them. They had seen the animal skin scroll, couldn't they see that he was wearing the same protective suit? Yet they still approached him secretly to attack him.

Without saying a word, he used the boulders and other defenses to sneak deeper into the palace.

The people behind immediately noticed and hurried to catch up. Wang Xuan was not polite and directly warned them with the energy gun.

"Qing Mu, Black Tiger, have you returned?" Wang Xuan shouted in his hoarse voice.

There was a commotion in the distance. Obviously, after such a long time, Qing Mu, Black Tiger, and others had set out on their way back.

"Chase after them!" The woman shouted, and the group quickly followed.

The middle-aged man with strong power was the most terrifying. He approached Wang Xuan silently several times, but was blocked by Wang Xuan's energy gun each time.

"Roar!"

In the depths of the underground passage, Qing Mu's roar could be heard. Obviously, he had sensed that something was wrong here and quickly brought people over.The underground passages were as complex as a spider web. Wang Xuan suddenly stopped and quickly found a hidden spot to hide, then fired towards the front.

Sure enough, in the brilliant beam of light, he saw the middle-aged man again, who had circled around from another fork in the road, just as he was about to ambush him.

"Jinchuan, what are you doing here?" Qing Mu's voice came, and he was already rushing over to confront the middle-aged man.

Wang Xuan immediately spoke up, "Qing Mu, I got the silver animal skin scroll left by the pre-Qin Taoist. These people said they are here to support us and want to take the scroll from me."

He explained the process simply and directly.

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"Jinchuan, you're really something, coming here to intercept us. Isn't that too much?!" Qing Mu was angry and resentful.

At the same time, he was also somewhat delighted. They only got an empty golden box, but Wang Xuan had actually found the real inheritance.

Jinchuan expressed some apology and said, "Qing Mu, you and I both know that this thing is extraordinary. Don't blame me."

"You came here with your men to rob us, and you don't want me to blame you?!" Qing Mu sneered.

Jinchuan was very solemn and said, "Don't worry, I'll just take a look and immediately return it to you. I swear."

"No, you've crossed my bottom line, and I can't let you look at it." Qing Mu refused directly.

Jinchuan waved his hand, and the group of people he brought immediately surrounded Wang Xuan's hiding place.

Qing Mu said coldly, "You really dare to lay hands on us. Don't forget, our exploration organization hates internal strife and bloodshed the most. Whoever does this will be besieged by people from other departments, whether you hide in the Old Planet or escape to the New Planet, there will be no way out!"

Jinchuan shook his head and smiled, "No, you misunderstood. I just want to spar with you. The people I brought want to spar with Little Wang. There won't be any bloodshed."

He then ordered those people, "Don't move your guns. As a gesture of goodwill, put them on the ground."

Black Tiger and Kite were not far away and were shouting warnings to Jinchuan's people not to act rashly.

Qing Mu shouted, "Wang Xuan, protect what you've got. According to our organization's agreement, you only need to hand over half of the exploration gains, so that's your own spoils. Don't let anyone intercept it!"

Wang Xuan nodded. He was very unhappy with these newcomers. If he hadn't been alert enough, he would have been taken out. It might be no problem for him to survive, but the Golden Book and Silver Scroll would definitely have been taken by these people.

Wang Xuan would not indulge them. Did they really think they could intercept him and take his spoils? Those who threw away their energy guns and approached him using the terrain were now surrounding him, getting closer and closer.

Wang Xuan said nothing and waited quietly until someone suddenly attacked him, and he held his gun in both hands and swept it fiercely.

Plop! Plop!

Several people fell to the ground and fainted, while others quickly retreated and successfully avoided the attack.

"This young man is not particular. We said we would spar with old skills, but he used a gun!" Someone complained.

Wang Xuan ignored them. How could they talk about being particular when they had originally planned to ambush him and take his spoils?

Finally, Black Tiger and Kite rushed back and directly fought against those people with old skills, targeting them.

"Little Wang, show them what you've got." Qing Mu shouted. He was confronting Jinchuan and seemed to be very confident in the situation here.Wang Xuan observed that there were still a few young people among Jin Chuan's subordinates who had not been matched up yet, and they did not have any firearms in their hands.

Wang Xuan walked out and without hesitation, his hands emitted the sound of wind and thunder. He used the primary skill of the body technique, the Diamond Fist, and rushed into the group of people.

In an instant, the area was filled with the sound of fists, and the ground was cracked by the stampede. Wang Xuan's attack power stunned the group of people. Old-fashioned masters at such a young age were really rare!

Bang!

In a moment, one of the women was kicked in the face, spitting blood and flying horizontally, hitting the stone wall and falling there motionless.

Crack!

Then, another young man was hit by Wang Xuan's Diamond Fist on the shoulder armor, and his bones were immediately broken. He groaned and fell into the pile of rocks.

Puff!

In the fierce battle, the third person was kicked by Wang Xuan in mid-air, and three ribs were broken. He kept spitting out blood foam and couldn't get up.

In a very short time, Wang Xuan continuously attacked and knocked down five people in a row. Then, he rushed towards the opponents of Black Tiger, Kite, and others.

Black Tiger and Kite ran fast and arrived before the others. They were each fighting against several opponents.

Now that Wang Xuan rushed over, he directly knocked one person out seven or eight meters away, making him cough up blood and struggling to get up.

This was a group of middle-aged people who had already mastered the old-fashioned techniques in their thirties or forties, but they were still knocked down by Wang Xuan. Some of them had their arms broken and ribs fractured.

"Stop." Jin Chuan saw that the situation was not right and immediately called off his men, saying, "I can't believe it. He's just a newcomer, but he's so fierce. The most important thing is that his hands are quite dark. Even my group of old birds can't hold him back. This was a mistake. I didn't bring any experts except for myself."

"Qing Mu, let's call it a day. How about that? I owe you a favor, and I'll pay you back next time!" Jin Chuan lowered his posture.

Qing Mu nodded and said, "Okay, next time show me your family's scripture, the White Tiger True Interpretation, okay?"

"Get lost!" Jin Chuan left with his men.

"We're leaving too!" After gathering his men, Qing Mu quickly left the underground palace and boarded a spaceship, smoothly leaving Qingcheng Mountain.

The double time period is about to end. Calling for monthly tickets. If any book friends have them, please use them.

Thanks to Wu Ma Xing and Bai Tang o for their support.

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