Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 37: Cave Mansion Legacy

This time, Qin Qing didn’t fall into a coma for too long.

He was awakened by pain.

The severe pain from the arrow wound on his back, along with the intense pain inside his head, tore Qin Qing from unconsciousness.

Qin Qing struggled to open his eyes.

But for the next remaining hour, he lay on the ground, motionless.

Only when some spiritual energy began to return to his body,

did he reach back and grasp the arrow lodged in his shoulder.

"Chila!"

Qin Qing pulled the arrow out.

The arrowhead had barbs, and its removal tore a large piece of flesh.

The pain nearly made Qin Qing faint again.

"This arrow was originally shot towards the shore, but after I jumped down, it still hit me!"

Qin Qing recalled the moment the arrow struck him.

"This isn’t an ordinary arrow. It must be a Spiritual Treasure!"

Qin Qing grinned wryly and said to himself, "Well, that’s not a total loss, at least I’ve got a Spiritual Treasure."

Next, Qin Qing barely sat up and started to tend to his injuries.

This injury was an added insult to prior harm.

His original wounds had not fully healed, and he had used the Blood Burning Secret Technique again in a short period of time.

Upon assessing his condition, Qin Qing found that his internal state was even worse than before.

There were more breaks and blockages in his meridians than last time.

And his internal spiritual energy was almost completely depleted.

Moreover, at this moment... Qin Qing couldn’t even muster the Emperor Dragon Secret Technique.

He could only rely on his physical body to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on its own.

Fortunately, his physical body was indeed extraordinarily defiant of the natural order.

Had it been any other body with such injuries, its vitality would have withered away and the spark of life would have been steadily lost.

But at this time, Qin Qing’s body was absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by itself.

An hour later, Qin Qing was finally able to perform the Emperor Dragon Secret Technique.

Another two hours passed.

Qin Qing’s internal injuries had finally healed by a fraction.

At that point, Qin Qing stopped healing himself.

He got up and surveyed his surroundings.

This was a stone cave.

Though it was a natural cave, there were obvious traces left behind by predecessors.

"This must be a cave dwelling left by a predecessor!"

Qin Qing observed his surroundings.

At the same time, he felt a stroke of luck.

At the very last moment, he had stumbled upon this cave dwelling.

"If I had been swept along by the current into the deep pool below, I would certainly have lost consciousness. Then drifting with the flow, I likely would have been found during the search."

"And this cave dwelling is right beneath the waterfall."

"The City Lord’s Mansion... searching this cave dwelling is almost impossible..."

Just then.

"Hm?"

Qin Qing’s gaze shifted, fixing on the stone wall beside him.

He observed what seemed to be inscriptions on the wall.

Walking over, Qin Qing stared intently at the stone wall.

There were indeed characters on it!

Only, perhaps due to the passage of time, the stone wall was covered with a fair amount of dust.

These characters, all obscured by dust and eroded by time, had become blurred and patchy.

Qin Qing waved his hand.

The dust on the stone wall was swept away in an instant.

The inscriptions became much clearer as a result.

"I am Cang Qingzi, pursued by enemies and having fled to this place, I stumbled upon this natural cave dwelling... henceforth, I devoted myself to cultivate in solitude for more than thirty years..."

"Today, I have grasped the True Intention, condensed the Golden Core, and become a real person. I shall leave this place to seek revenge! What goes around comes around; this cave dwelling saved my life and brought me the opportunity and providence. Thus, here I leave behind a legacy."

"Whoever comes after me and enters this cave dwelling is destined with me, Cang Qingzi. You may acquire my inheritance. Furthermore, behind this dwelling there lies a Purple Striped Golden Lotus, which was yet unripe during my time, I leave it also to the one with destiny."

"Haha, person of destiny, I hope we may meet one day..."

Qin Qing carefully read through all the inscriptions on the wall.

"Indeed, this is a cave dwelling left by an ancestor."

"Cang Qingzi... He realized the True Intention and condensed the Golden Core here! From that moment on, he should be addressed as Cang Qing, the Real Person..."

"The time when Cang Qingzi, the predecessor, left these inscriptions, dates back at least several hundred years from now. I wonder what realm he has reached by now. Has he broken through the Golden Core to form the Nascent Soul and become a Martial Dao elder? Or has he taken a step further, transforming his Nascent Soul into Divinity, thus becoming a Martial Spirit capable of controlling the power of the primordial spirits of heaven and earth?"

Qin Qing couldn’t help but yearn.

Had he been a Golden Core condensing Martial Dao Master himself, would he still fear the City Lord’s Mansion?

He would probably have burst out and directly slain his way through, such that even the entire Shangguan Clan could not harm him.

"Could this ring be the legacy that predecessor Cang Qingzi left behind?"

Qin Qing’s gaze focused on a carved square in the stone wall.

This ring emitted an ancient glow.

It appeared to be dark copper in color, yet it bore no traces of rust.

One could feel its substantial heft at first glance.

Qin Qing picked up the ring.

"A Spirit Ring?"

Qin Qing’s eyebrows twitched as he forced a drop of fresh blood from his fingertip onto the ring.

"Hum hum..."

The ring quivered slightly.

In the next instant, Qin Qing felt a mental connection with the ring.

He could clearly see the space inside the ring.

Within the ring, there was a dark golden cauldron.

"Is this an Artifact Refining Spirit Cauldron?"

Inside the Spirit Cauldron, there was a pale green small sphere and several Jade Slips.

With a thought from Qin Qing, the pale green sphere appeared in the palm of his hand.

"Eh? It’s so heavy?"

Qin Qing was somewhat surprised; the small sphere was smaller than the size of a fingertip, yet it felt quite heavy.

After pondering for a moment and unable to discern what the small sphere was, Qin Qing naturally turned his attention to the Jade Slips.

"Spiritual Pattern Technique."

Qin Qing examined the first Jade Slip.

This Jade Slip contained Cang Qingzi’s knowledge and insights on refining Spiritual Artifacts and carving Spiritual Patterns.

It did not have a name and was not a famous method for refining and carving patterns, but it was Cang Qingzi’s experience and insights, ranging from basic to advanced. Even Qin Qing, who was unacquainted with Spiritual Patterns, could understand it.

Next, Qin Qing checked the second Jade Slip.

"This spell is known as the Primordial Sword Technique. Cultivating this swordsmanship implies that henceforth one embarks on the path of a Sword Cultivator. The difficulty of becoming a Sword Cultivator is as hard as reaching the high heavens. I, Cang Qingzi, entered the Dao through the sword, grasping the True Intention of swordsmanship, condensing the Golden Core. However, my comprehension of the Primordial Sword Technique is not yet one-thousandth or even one-ten-thousandth."

A look of joy immediately flashed across Qin Qing’s eyes.

"This swordsmanship can be cultivated up to the Golden Core Realm, sufficient to assist predecessor Cang Qingzi in condensing the Golden Core!"

"This alone proves that this swordsmanship is far from simple."

"And predecessor Cang Qingzi said what he comprehended from the Primordial Sword Technique was not even a fraction of a thousandth or ten-thousandth. So this sword technique..."

After that, Qin Qing checked the other Jade Slips.

They were various Cultivation Secret Techniques and the cultivation insights left by Cang Qing, the Real Person.

Qin Qing did not need the Cultivation Secret Techniques.

He possessed the naturally perfect Emperor Dragon Secret Technique, which was the most suitable for his Martial Soul and constitution.

However, the cultivation insights left by Cang Qing, the Real Person, were immensely precious.

They could provide Qin Qing with guidance, helping him to avoid many unnecessary detours.

"Thank you, predecessor Cang Qingzi!"

Qin Qing gathered all the items into the Spirit Ring, then slipped the ring onto his finger.

Next, he bowed respectfully three times toward the inscriptions left on the stone wall by Cang Qingzi.

"Predecessor Cang Qingzi mentioned that there’s a Purple Striped Golden Lotus behind the cave dwelling; that must be a heavenly and earthly treasure. Currently, I’m severely injured and in dire need of such a treasure."

Qin Qing turned around and walked towards the back of the stone cave...