A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 582: Stone Talismans and Beast Crystals (Part 2)

Along the way, Han Li encountered a few villagers who found his face somewhat unfamiliar. They looked at him curiously but no one approached to ask any questions.

Han Li arrived at his destination quite easily.

He glanced at the extremely old, dark stone house before hesitating briefly. Then he stepped forward and gave the stone door a gentle push, but it did not move at all.

Could there be some kind of hidden mechanism on the door? Han Li was slightly surprised. But he took a deep breath and suddenly exerted his full strength with both arms.

Although he had not practiced any outer sect martial arts, after going through the foundation establishment and foundation formation stages along with the marrow cleansing classic, he now had the strength of over a hundred pounds.

With a creaking sound, the heavy door slowly started to move. Although it was very slow, the door was finally pushed open inch by inch.

This made Han Li smile with delight.

At that moment, he realized that for some unknown reason, this door was more than twice as thick as a normal stone door. No wonder he had almost thought there was a mechanism installed.

Han Li flashed forward and stepped into the house. A heavy stench of decay and dampness hit him immediately.

His face tightened, and he quickly held his breath.

After a moment, fresh air flowed in from outside, and the atmosphere inside gradually returned to normal.

Only then did he exhale lightly and, using the faint light from outside, start to examine the inside of the house.

The place was extremely simple. Apart from rows of stone tablets of roughly the same size lining the walls, there was only a rough stone table in the center.

The stone tablets were about three meters wide and six meters tall—quite massive. Han Li was taken aback as he looked at them.

On the stone table, there was not a single classic or bamboo slip. Only a few magical artifacts that seemed dim and dull.

The surprised expression on Han Li’s face quickly vanished, replaced by a wry smile after some thought.

This was not the outside world, so where could they find paper or bamboo to write on? Jade Slips, without spiritual power, would naturally be useless here.

These stone tablets were obviously the local form of recorded classics. Presumably, they contained the experiences and insights left behind by previous cultivators.

As for the magical artifacts on the stone table, it seemed they, like his flying swords, were items the owners had not yet retrieved. Both owner and possessions had been drawn into this place together, so naturally, they couldn't be put back into storage bags.

Han Li did not see any storage bags in the house, so it appeared the owners had some other way of dealing with their belongings rather than displaying them here.

After surveying the house, Han Li casually approached one of the stone tablets and glanced over it.

It was covered in a thick layer of dust, making the inscriptions impossible to read clearly.

Frowning, Han Li didn’t mind the dirtiness and drew closer. He tore a piece from his sleeve and gently wiped the dust away.

After a short while, the characters on the tablet became clearly visible.

These were not the characters commonly used in the current immortal cultivation world but some rather rare ancient script. Fortunately, Han Li’s knowledge was broad enough to recognize them easily.

However, after just a few glances, Han Li lost interest.

It was only the miscellaneous writings of a foundation establishment stage cultivator recording his life experiences. Naturally, Han Li wasn’t keen to read further and turned to other tablets.

There were more than twenty stone tablets in the house. When Han Li reached the sixth tablet, his expression suddenly changed, and he stopped seriously examining it.

This was exactly what he was searching for—the cultivation insights left by a nascent soul stage cultivator.

Han Li stood still before the stone tablet. After an unknown length of time, he finally exhaled deeply, his face showing a complex expression.