A Mortal's Journey: Starting as the Young Master of Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 23 Ancient Cultivator Relics

Meanwhile, Manager Wu, realizing that Wen Tianren had seen his earlier little tricks, turned slightly pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Exposing customers' whereabouts is strictly prohibited at Star Pavilion.

Once discovered, if someone has no powerful backing within the Star Palace, their cultivation will be abolished and they will be expelled from the Star Palace.

If it weren't for his friendship with Mo Wu, and the fact that what he offered was indeed tempting, he would never have agreed under any circumstances.

"I apologize for disturbing you, Brother Jiang. It was I who broke the rules and instructed Steward Wu to keep an eye on your whereabouts and to send someone to inform me in a timely manner."

"I hope Brother Jiang will forgive me and not blame Steward Wu. I heard that Brother Jiang is collecting rare array formation manuals. This manual was obtained during the previous exploration of the ruins. Consider it compensation for this. I hope Brother Jiang will accept it." Mo Wu stepped forward to take responsibility and cupped his hands in thanks.

As he spoke, he took out a jade book with ancient gold patterns from his storage bag.

Wen Tianren took the array formation manual and examined it. After flipping through a few pages, he put it into his storage bag and said with satisfaction, "Brother Mo, you flatter me. I suppose you have something important to discuss with me, so I won't hold it against you. What is it that you need, Brother Mo? Please speak freely, and I will listen attentively."

At this moment, Manager Wu left the room and gently closed the door.

Seeing this, Mo Wu cast a spell to set up a small soundproof array, then smiled slightly and said, "I knew Brother Jiang was a straightforward person who wouldn't hold grudges. I was right about you."

Mo Wu lowered his voice: "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Jiang, I have been hunting demons in the outer seas for many years and have not been back in Tianxing City for long."

Coincidentally, on the way back to the Inner Star Sea with a friend, while searching for a baby carp beast at the edge of the outer sea, they inadvertently discovered a restriction.

Driven by curiosity, we delved deeper and discovered that the seemingly weak restriction was actually layered, with the pressure increasing the further we went. We deduced that it was not a technique that a Core Formation cultivator could have set up; it was most likely... the remains of a Nascent Soul cultivator's cave!

Wen Tianren's eyes flickered slightly, and he tapped the table lightly with his fingertips: "Oh? Although Brother Mo and I have a good relationship, he wouldn't tell me about such a great opportunity for no reason. And Brother Mo, are you looking for me because there are some powerful formations or restrictions at the ancient cultivator's ruins?"

"Brother Jiang is right. My friend and I wanted to get in, but after trying many methods, we still couldn't get in."

These restrictions were linked together to form a large array, which was beyond our ability to break. Therefore, we each swore an oath against our inner demons, promising to wait until we found a suitable array master and assistance before going together.

Mo Wu looked intently at Wen Tianren: "As Fellow Daoist Jiang knows, there are very few rogue cultivators who practice the Dao of Formations, let alone those who have reached the Core Formation stage. Among the people I know, you are the only one."

I have known you for a long time, and I admire your skill in formations, your cultivation, and your character. I hope you can lend me your assistance.

After Mo Wu finished speaking, worried that Wen Tianren might not be willing to help, he continued, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, this is the remains of a Nascent Soul cultivator's cave! You know that very few of us rogue cultivators have achieved Nascent Soul status. If we could obtain the legacy of an ancient Nascent Soul cultivator, even just a wisp of insight or half a scroll of incomplete scripture, it might be the key to changing our fate!"

At this point, a burning flame ignited in his eyes—the yearning of a rogue cultivator for the Nascent Soul Dao.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Jiang! As long as we can break the great formation, whatever appears in the ancient cultivator's ruins, we will give you a share." Seeing that Wen Tianren was still somewhat hesitant, Mo Wu hurriedly explained to him in detail and made a promise.

After hearing what the other person said, Wen Tianren thought for a moment and then said:

"Since Brother Mo thinks so highly of me and has given me such a great opportunity, how could I refuse? I will go with Brother Mo."

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Jiang is so generous. With your help on this trip, we are almost certain to succeed and will definitely not let you down," Mo Wu laughed loudly.

Seeing that Wen Tianren had accepted his invitation, he chatted with Wen Tianren for a while and agreed to meet here in ten days. Then he said he had to contact a friend and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Wen Tianren watched Mo Wu's departing figure, standing still for a long time without moving, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He didn't suspect that Mo Wu was lying to him; there were indeed quite a few ancient cultivator ruins like this in the Chaotic Star Sea.

But inside, it could be completely empty, or it could contain cultivation insights from ancient cultivators, rare materials or magical artifacts that are now extinct.

According to Mo Wu, the array was so difficult to deal with that only a Nascent Soul cultivator could have set it up, and it most likely contained a treasure left behind by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

In general, most sites yield some finds, whether good or bad depends on the luck of the discoverer.

However, Wen Tianren generally didn't care about the wealth of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The main reason I accepted Mo Wu's invitation was because it was an ancient cultivator's relic, which might contain rare ancient spiritual materials that had disappeared in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Furthermore, he is now at the late stage of Core Formation, and he only needs to accumulate his magical power to its peak before he will consider forming a Nascent Soul.

The insights gained from breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage are all in the hands of those Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even with a lot of spirit stones, Wen Tianren dared not risk trading, so he decided to try his luck at the ancient cultivator's ruins.

After returning to his cave in the sacred mountain, he quickly tidied up and then explained to Qingyu that he was going to go out to sea this time.

Ten days later, Wen Tianren and Mo Wu met at the Star Pavilion as scheduled.

They were then transported via the teleportation array of Tianxing City to the island closest to the ancient cultivator's ruins.

A month later, two streaks of light pierced the sky and sea, speeding across a vast expanse of ocean like lightning.

After flying for half a day, we arrived over a large island.

This island is extremely large, covering an area of ​​over a thousand li.

The island is covered with dense jungles, towering trees, ancient vines, and swirling mists, exuding a primitive and wild atmosphere.

Unfortunately, the island lacks spiritual energy and has no spiritual veins; otherwise, it would be an excellent place for cultivation.

"Is this the place?"

Wen Tianren hovered in mid-air, looking down at the dense forest below, his brows slightly furrowed.

"That's right. Back then, the two of us were chasing a level 5 infant carp beast. This beast escaped into the area beneath this island, which led us to stumble upon the array and restrictions set up by the ancient cultivators."

It seemed that the ancient cultivator had hollowed out a portion of the island beneath the sea to set up his cave dwelling and array.

"At the time, we were also puzzled. There were no spiritual veins on this island, so why would they set up a cave in this outer sea area teeming with demonic beasts?" Mo Wu said, looking somewhat doubtful.

Wen Tianren nodded and said with a smile, "We don't know anything about the ancient times, but that's precisely why Brother Mo has such an opportunity to encounter the relics of an ancient cultivator."

"Hahaha, that's what we thought too. Let's go, Fellow Daoist Jiang. My friend and the other Daoists he invited are already waiting on the island. Let's go quickly." Mo Wu said with great enthusiasm, pointing to the island below.

"Alright, let's go. It seems Brother Mo is eager to go."

As they spoke, the two of them flew hundreds of miles across the island in their escape light before stopping on a cliff.

Beside the cliff stood a simple stone house, which must have been the place where Mo Wu had mentioned the others.

Before Wen Tianren and his companion could land, the stone door of the stone house on the cliff opened by itself, and three figures filed out—two men and one woman, all of whom were Core Formation cultivators.

The men all possessed the strength of the mid-stage Core Formation realm, the same as the strength demonstrated by Mo Wu and Wen Tianren.

The woman was in the early stage of Core Formation, and it seemed that she had only recently entered the Core Formation stage, as her aura was still somewhat unstable.

"Oh dear, Brother Mo, why are you so late? If you had come any later, all the benefits here would have gone to me!" A refined and elegant middle-aged scholar in a blue robe greeted Mo Wu as soon as he saw him and joked with him.

"You? Hahaha."

Mo Wu laughed heartily, stepped forward, and patted him on the shoulder. "If you could break through it, why did you run back with me in such a sorry state? We still had to ask Fellow Daoist Jiang and the other Daoists for help!"

Mo Wu was very familiar with this person and responded jokingly.

Clearly, this person was the friend who discovered this place with Mo Wu.

The fact that they were able to agree to go out to sea to hunt monsters together before clearly indicates that they have a very good relationship.