I quickly raised my hand and found a cut on it, with blood dripping onto the ground.
The runes seemed to come alive and absorbed the blood.
The next moment, the ground began to shake.
Then, I could feel the ground rapidly sinking.
Chen Zhi was a little scared and clutched my arm tightly, not daring to speak. Her eyes were warily scanning our surroundings.
Not long after, the ground stopped sinking.
At this point, I realized we had arrived in a new room.
This room was surrounded by numerous bookshelves, laden with all sorts of books.
Though I couldn't tell what they were, I walked over and began to flip through them.
"Xuan Huo Zhang…"
"Mang Niu Jin…"
"Di Sha Shen Quan…"
"Tian Gang Jin…"
Upon seeing these titles, my body trembled violently.
These were the martial arts techniques left behind by previous cultivators, their most precious inheritance for future generations.
I slowly exhaled, trying to calm myself down. I carefully surveyed the arrangement of the books, which were sorted according to different attributes.
In the center of these bookshelves were three large chests.
Chen Zhi walked over and examined them closely. The chests appeared ordinary, with nothing special about them.
There were no traps or formations nearby.
"Is this what we were looking for?" Chen Zhi asked.
I shook my head. To be honest, I had no idea.
I walked to the leftmost chest and looked at it carefully. The craftsmanship was exquisite, with exceptionally fluid patterns.
It was evident that the maker of this chest was a master.
I slowly opened the chest. Expecting some kind of mechanism or restriction to be triggered, I was surprised to find nothing upon opening it.
Looking inside, I saw several books.
Without taking the time to examine them closely, I opened the second chest.
Inside this chest were some weapons. I couldn't tell how long they had been stored here, but they still retained their luster.
Moreover, I could clearly feel that these weapons seemed to contain some kind of power.
And these were not forged from ordinary iron. I reached out and touched one, immediately sensing that these weapons were extraordinary.
If I were not mistaken, in the era when cultivators were prevalent, such weapons would have been extremely precious.
However, I wasn't in the mood to dwell on that now. I opened the third chest.
The moment the chest opened, a refreshing fragrance wafted towards me.
Just by inhaling the scent, I felt refreshed and invigorated. The circulation of my Mu Shen power within my body became smoother.
"These are all good things…" Chen Zhi exclaimed. Although she didn't know what they were, she could sense their extraordinary nature.
"Taking them away might not be so simple…" I said.
While I wanted to take everything with me, I knew it was impossible given the sheer quantity of items.
Therefore, we could only choose what to take.
My gaze fell upon the bookshelves. These martial arts techniques were incredibly valuable and would be of great help to our future development and power enhancement.
Thus, these were definitely priorities for us to take.
However, there were too many choices, and I had no treasures to store them.
So, I picked a few books from each attribute's collection…
As for the weapons, I knew they were extraordinary, but I also understood that taking them all was not feasible.
After a moment of hesitation, I chose a few that felt comfortable in my hand, and then let Chen Zhi pick a few as well.
Next were the elixirs.
These elixirs were valuable. Though I felt a pang of reluctance, I still left half of them behind.
As for the books in the leftmost chest, I took them all.
A cursory glance revealed that everything here seemed to be valuable, but taking it all was clearly impossible.
We had to make choices.
After I made my selections, I had Chen Zhi choose some as well. Although we desired many of the other items, we couldn't possibly carry everything.
We didn't know if we would have another opportunity to come here, but I was certain that what we were taking now would be of immense help to us.
If we could fully assimilate them, our strength would reach an entirely new realm.
Our progress would be significant, and I now had a new enemy.
Heaven's Dao!
One day, I will personally strike him down.