Looking at the skeleton and the ancient scroll clutched in its mouth, Qin Xuan’s eyes flashed with a hint of seriousness.
“This should be the skeleton of the Thirty-Third Sect Master. I wonder what he was thinking before he died.”
Judging from the fact that he brought the Vermillion Bird Cauldron and the chill marrow pearl, this person could be said to have been adequately prepared among these individuals.
Yet, he still failed halfway.
He had underestimated the intensity of the Spiritual Fire.
The overwhelming Black Spiritual Fire.
Qin Xuan could already imagine the despair of this person before his death.
“The Sect Master of the Azure Green Sect, his status should have been incredibly revered in that era, but who would have thought he would die there like that.”
“I wonder if he left any words before his death.”
Thinking this, Qin Xuan walked over and picked up the skeleton.
To prevent any mishaps, he still enveloped the skeleton with Spiritual Fire.
Since this skeleton hadn't been burned to ashes in the Spiritual Fire, his Spiritual Fire should be fine.
“There are words indeed.”
Upon seeing this, Qin Xuan’s heart trembled, and he hastily looked at the text above.
After a long while, Qin Xuan sighed with emotion as he looked at the words.
As the saying goes, when a man is about to die, his words are kind.
This once prominent figure was filled with various regrets at the time of his death.
According to the text, this Azure Green Sect Sect Master was initially full of confidence, but then his body was ignited by the black Profound Dragon Spirit Fire.
Knowing his time was short, he used his hand as a knife, carving his dying words onto his head through the skin.
It was nothing more than an apology for his selfishness as a Sect Master, for presumptuously bringing the Sect’s treasures and Pill Formula here, and a hope that a fated person in the future could help take the Pill Formula and Medicine Cauldron out and return them to the Azure Green Sect.
As for the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword, if one had the ability, they should take it themselves; he would offer it with both hands.
Looking at this line of text, Qin Xuan nodded in understanding.
This person was indeed intelligent; knowing his time was short and that it would be difficult for a master capable of enduring the Spiritual Fire to take the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword, he feigned generosity and offered the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword.
If this person truly had the ability to take the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword, it was not something the Azure Green Sect could obstruct.
If he didn't have the ability, this person might take out the Vermillion Bird Cauldron and Pill Formula because of these words.
Whichever it was, it was the best outcome for the Azure Green Sect.
“It seems that after such a long time, no one who came here ever returned.”
Qin Xuan pondered for a moment, his heart also filled with emotion.
“However, there might be even more treasures inside.”
“After so many years, perhaps some people once advanced further with treasures they found along the way, then died inside, and their treasures fell within.”
After all, according to Qin Xuan's speculation, the Spiritual Fire should not have been so intense before.
There should be many masters' treasures deeper inside.
“Next time I go in, not only the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword, but other things must also be taken.”
However, for now, he should focus on studying the things in his hand.
Thinking this, Qin Xuan’s gaze fixed on the ancient scroll.
“I wonder what this ancient scroll is, that it hasn’t been burned to ashes all this time.”
Qin Xuan stroked his chin, pondering.
After a while, a glimmer of light flashed in Qin Xuan’s eyes.
“It seems this should be that Pill Formula.”
Thinking this, Qin Xuan reached out and carefully took the ancient scroll out of the skeleton’s mouth.
After the ancient scroll was removed, the skeleton immediately split into several pieces.
“It seems this skeleton was already charred to decay in the Spiritual Fire, but it remained intact only because of this ancient scroll?”
What material was this ancient scroll made of, that it not only wasn't burned in the flames but even indirectly protected this skeleton?
Thinking this, Qin Xuan took a deep breath and slowly opened the ancient scroll.
Although the ancient scroll had yellowed, it felt surprisingly smooth to the touch.
“This is human skin, and it looks like something that appeared in ancient or even the Ancient Era.”
Just then, Han Ye spoke excitedly to Qin Xuan.
It was clear that his voice was very excited.
Qin Xuan gasped.
“This is human skin!”
“That’s right, although the Ancient Era was the time of the Human Race’s rise, in the early Ancient Era, even though the Human Race was already a major race, they were still somewhat lacking. Many Human Race masters were abducted by other races, stripped of their skin and sinews, and they used human skin to record their various Cultivation Technique and secret arts.”
“If I’m not mistaken, this thing remained unharmed in the Black Spiritual Fire. In my opinion, this human skin must belong to at least a Sheng Yuan Realm Expert.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan was immediately dumbfounded.
“A mighty Sheng Yuan Realm Expert, yet he was skinned and had his sinews pulled out, and this human skin was merely used by other races to record various martial arts?”
Qin Xuan found it somewhat incredible.
Han Ye then began to explain directly.
“Although we are not clear about what kind of world it was back then, through so many ruins, we can already infer some clues: in the early period of the Ancient Era, humans were actually more often reduced to food for other races.”
“The Human Race was able to rise, on one hand, due to the creation of the Six Dao Secret Arts, and on the other hand, by the end of the Ancient Era, the Laws of heaven and earth underwent great changes, and most beasts were simply unable to adapt to these changes and went into decline.”
“Changes in the Laws of heaven and earth?”
Qin Xuan frowned.
The Human Race was also one of the myriad races under heaven; why were other races affected, but the Human Race not only remained unchanged but instead completely rose to prominence, subsequently dominating the world?
Qin Xuan was very skeptical of this claim.
“Regarding this, we in this generation are not very clear. Our current understanding of the Ancient Era is entirely based on various ruins; we can only discover snippets of information by exploring these ruins.”
“Over so many years, some powerful beings have speculated that at the end of the Ancient Era, a great terror descended upon this world, and this terror directly wiped out the strongest beasts on this world.”
“Because the Human Race at that time was not the strongest race in this world, this terror did not befall the Human Race, but instead created an unprecedented opportunity for the Human Race, and the Human Race thus completely dominated the continent.”
Listening to Han Ye’s words, Qin Xuan continuously stroked the human skin.
Through this human skin, he seemed to feel countless years ago, a female Cultivator whose cultivation had reached the Sheng Yuan Realm being captured by a beast and stripped of her human skin.
“A Sheng Yuan Realm Expert is an incredibly powerful existence even now. I never thought such an existence would ultimately become a plaything for other races.”
