A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 684: The Legacy Treasure of Master Cangkun

“Brother Nanlong, you’re not mistaken, are you? You really intend to go to the Mulan Prairie?” The cold-faced cultivator furrowed his brows and asked, as if he could hardly believe what he had just heard.

The other cultivators’ expressions were no better. But the nascent soul old monsters sitting here had all experienced countless storms to get to this point. So although they were shocked, they remained calm and watched how the Marquis of Nanlong would respond.

“You misunderstand, fellow cultivator. I said I was going to the Mulan Prairie, but not deep into the grassland—just to the edge, about a hundred miles in,” the Marquis of Nanlong explained calmly.

“That’s still very risky. I heard that after years of recuperation, the Mulan people are getting restless. The edges of the prairie are the truly dangerous places now. I suspect many spellmasters of our level have gathered there. And although their magical treasures are somewhat simple, their cultivation bases and techniques are no less than ours cultivators. Plus, their spiritual techniques are astonishingly powerful and they excel in teamwork during battles. If we get discovered, even if we escape with our lives, it will be difficult to get away unscathed,” the cold-faced cultivator shook his head, clearly wary of the matter.

“Do you think I don’t know how troublesome spellmasters can be? Back then, I fought a nascent soul stage spellmaster for three days and nights. His cultivation was inferior to mine, and his magical treasure’s power far less than mine. Yet after all the fighting, neither of us could overcome the other,” the Marquis of Nanlong said with a darkened expression.

“If that’s the case, fellow cultivator, you still plan to go to the Mulan Prairie? It seems there must be something extraordinary there; otherwise, Brother Nanlong wouldn’t take such a risk,” Wang Tiangu suddenly smiled slightly and leaned back leisurely.

“Haha, Brother Wang understands my thoughts best. Have any of you heard the name ‘Master Cangkun’?” The Marquis of Nanlong shifted the topic and mentioned a name somewhat familiar to the group.

“Master Cangkun! The mad cultivator from five thousand years ago who dominated both the righteous and demonic paths in Tian Nan?” An elderly woman who had been silent until now reacted emotionally, a glimmer of sharp light flashing in her cloudy eyes.

“Madam Tai is correct. He’s that lunatic who made a mess of both the righteous and demonic paths. Though no one officially acknowledged it, this bold and reckless rogue cultivator was undoubtedly the top figure among rogue cultivators in Tian Nan at the time. With profound and unfathomable magical abilities, he swept through Tian Nan, rarely meeting a rival. Even the recognized leaders of the demonic Heartsong Sect and the righteous alliance leader dared not claim superiority over this half-mad cultivator,” the Marquis of Nanlong said in a low voice, a trace of surprise on his face.

“Fellow cultivator, you mention him now; could this be related to this mad cultivator?” Wang Tiangu asked with a strange look.

“Heh heh! Brother Wang, you’re exactly right. The place we are headed to this time is a secret secluded mansion carefully laid out by Master Cangkun before his passing,” the Marquis of Nanlong said solemnly.

“Impossible! That madman was killed on the spot, surrounded and attacked by many cultivators for offending them all, wasn’t he?” The elderly woman shook her head vigorously, clearly disbelieving.

The Marquis of Nanlong smiled lightly at her words and was about to explain when a white-robed old man at mid nascent soul stage suddenly spoke up.

“Master Cangkun was not killed back then. Instead, after being forced to self-destruct two puppet incarnations cultivated by himself, he used a trick to escape unnoticed. The cultivators who attacked him didn’t know this and believed they had indeed killed Master Cangkun and one of his incarnations. However, that battle severely injured Master Cangkun’s vital energy, making it difficult for him to recover his extraordinary magical abilities. After resting for several years, he disappeared without a trace from his original secluded mansion and gave no further news. It wasn’t until Fellow cultivator Nanlong and I discovered his final resting place that we learned from the remaining information that after disappearing, Master Cangkun paid attention to Fallen Demon Valley, riskily venturing inside and becoming the first person known to survive it.”