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“Because of this statement, the distinction between Spiritual Bones and Mortal Bones came about, leading to the belief that those with Mortal Bones had no chance of cultivating.”

“However, by the time of the ancient era, after tens of thousands of years of exploration, methods for Mortal Bones cultivation were discovered, and people gradually forgot about this matter.”

“But if we consider the content of today’s letter, it seems that the inscription on the stele was not just casually mentioned, but rather a warning to us.”

Hearing this, Xu Taiping’s brows furrowed slightly.

“Is the stele still there?”

He asked Lin Buyan.

“The stele was destroyed tens of thousands of years ago, shattered into countless pieces, some of which were picked up by various sects and turned into Spiritual Bones Steles.”

Lin Buyan replied.

“So that’s how the Spiritual Bones Steles came to be.”

Xu Taiping was somewhat surprised.

“However, although the stele did exist, whether it contained the three hundred original cultivation methods and whether it truly had that warning inscription is unknown.”

“When you break through to the Transformative Realm in the future, you can go to Youyun to take a look. It is said that a certain sect in that land has preserved an intact ancient stele.”

Lin Buyan continued.

“Thank you, Sister Buyan, for the information.”

Xu Taiping silently noted Lin Buyan’s words.

“But I advise you to destroy this letter. Even if the content is true, it originated from this Immortal Mansion within the Cloud Dream Marsh and was written by a disciple of this sect. If it spreads to the outside world, it will undoubtedly become another excuse for the cultivation world to attack Mortal Bone cultivators.”

Lin Buyan reminded Xu Taiping again.

Xu Taiping nodded upon hearing this.

He had the same intention.

Whether it was this letter or the Corpse Ghost, he wanted Fairy Lingyue to take a look. Perhaps some clues could be found.

“If possible, I also want to take this Corpse Ghost with me.”

He then looked at Lin Buyu.

“If you can take it away, that would be the cleanest solution. But do you have something to store it in? A regular storage ring can’t hold a Corpse Ghost.”

Lin Buyan frowned and said.

Xu Taiping took out the green gourd upon hearing this, then opened the lid and directly sucked the stone table and the female Corpse Ghost into it.

Although Baiyu and Ping’an couldn’t come out of the gourd, sending things in was not a problem.

“Your gourd…”

Seeing this, Lin Buyan’s eyes lit up, but before she could finish her sentence, Lin Buyu took control of her body again.

“Let’s go up.”

Lin Buyu said to Xu Taiping.

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After retrieving the Dragon’s Teeth Fruits.

On the evening of the third day.

In the Dew Garden, at the entrance of a hidden courtyard, several Corpse Ghosts seemed to have caught the scent of humans and were slowly approaching the courtyard entrance.

This wasteland, apart from wild grass and bushes, was filled with broken walls and ruins, resembling a small maze.

At this moment, Xu Taiping was hiding behind one of the broken walls.

With his hand on the hilt of his saber, he held his breath, quietly waiting for a Hairy Zombie wielding a large saber and with disheveled hair to approach.

By the moonlight, Xu Taiping saw the shadow of the Hairy Zombie inching closer to him.

Finally, when the shadow’s head was level with the wall’s shadow, Xu Taiping suddenly drew his saber and turned around.

With a “swish,” Xu Taiping’s saber slashed towards the head of the Hairy Zombie that had just appeared.

The Hairy Zombie instinctively tried to dodge.

But as Xu Taiping’s saber fell, a wave of saber intent pulled the surrounding terrain like a chain, firmly locking the Hairy Zombie in place.

“Swish!” With a sound of cutting through the air, Xu Taiping’s Spring Tiger saber cleanly and swiftly decapitated the Hairy Zombie.

Then, using the same method, he consecutively decapitated the Corpse Ghosts wandering in the wasteland.

In just half an incense stick’s time, he had cleared the entire wasteland of Corpse Ghosts.

“After mastering the borrowing force of the Demonic Severing Blade, dealing with these Corpse Ghosts has become much easier.”

After using the True Fire Talisman to deal with the Corpse Ghosts’ bodies, Xu Taiping sheathed his saber and muttered softly.

“Speaking of which, Senior Sister Zi Yan and the others should have almost finished setting up the formation barrier, right?”

He glanced back at the hidden courtyard behind him.

Two days ago, after coming out of the cellar, he and Lin Buyu immediately handed the Dragon’s Teeth Fruits to Senior Sister Zi Yan.

Seeing that not only had the Dragon’s Teeth Fruits been recovered, but they had also doubled in quantity, the Senior Sisters of the Sixth Peak were overjoyed and kept thanking Xu Taiping. They only asked a few casual questions about what had happened in the cellar.

After completing the task of picking the Dragon’s Teeth Fruits, the people of the Sixth Peak began their next plan—finding a safe place to set up a barrier and waiting for the day the grand formation reactivates.

Yes, the plan of the Sixth Peak was to set up a barrier and wait until the grand formation of the Immortal Mansion within the Cloud Dream Marsh reactivates.

For this, the Senior Sisters of the Sixth Peak had been busy from that evening until noon today, setting up the formation barrier around this secluded courtyard in the Dew Garden.

He had heard about this while having lunch.

Of course, while the Senior Sisters were busy, Xu Taiping was not idle either.

He kept watch in the wasteland at the entrance of the courtyard, while also digesting the Demonic Severing Blade techniques passed down by Duan Tianya, occasionally practicing on the Corpse Ghosts.

Just like he did earlier.

In these two days, he had almost finished reading the “Saber Intent” and “Saber Force” sections of the preface of the Demonic Severing Blade.

Even though it was just the preface, Xu Taiping had benefited greatly.

Especially the Saber Force section.

He used to only know how to gather force with intent and then use that force to defeat the enemy, but he never knew he could also borrow force—borrowing human force, terrain force, and even heavenly force to lock, trap, and kill the enemy.

In short, he had gained a lot.

And because the Senior Sisters of the Sixth Peak occasionally saw him slaying Corpse Ghosts, they became increasingly friendly towards him, often bringing him food while he kept watch.

However, since coming out of the cellar, Lin Buyu hadn’t spoken to him alone much, as she had been busy setting up the formation barrier.

“Taiping.”

Just as Xu Taiping was wondering whether to go back and check on the progress of the Senior Sisters, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.

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