He took a few steps forward and brought out an awl about the size of a palm from a small hole. He squeezed the awl slightly, and a corner of it shattered.
There was also a rusted iron blade in another small hole. Of course, there were also some bone vessels that had eroded quite a bit in other small holes.
Looking around, almost all of them were broken items. Even though some of them looked pretty good, after picking them up, they were like the awl. With a slight touch, they would immediately shatter. It seemed that if he used a little more strength, they would completely shatter.
'Oh well, Hu Zi already said it before. By the looks of it, it's indeed the case …' Su Ming shook his head and laughed bitterly. Once he averted his gaze, he casually picked up the awl he had crushed earlier and put it away in his storage bag. He no longer bothered with it and walked deeper into the cave abode, entering the chamber in the second layer.
With the experience he gained from the first layer, Su Ming no longer held much hope when he stepped into the second layer. However, the instant he walked into the second layer, his heart started racing.
There were an endless amount of jade stones floating in midair in the second layer. These jade stones were letting out a gentle light that illuminated the chamber in the second layer. Some of the jade stones were even glowing in various colors. At first glance, Su Ming could tell that they were extraordinary.
'Could it be that the divine abilities of Freezing Sky Clan that Tian Xie Zi mentioned were real?!' Su Ming was momentarily stunned.
The glowing jade stones did not seem fake. Even if the colors were fake, Su Ming could still clearly feel the pressure and intelligence exuding from each jade stone.
His breathing quickened slightly. He took a few steps forward and looked at them carefully. He lifted his right hand and grabbed one of the jade stones. He placed it on his palm and focused his attention on it. Immediately, he felt as if his consciousness was being sucked into the jade stone. A row of words and a shadow naturally appeared in his head.
Yet before he could pay any attention to it, the words and shadow in his head immediately became dull and disappeared completely.
Su Ming frowned and tried a few more times, but it was the same every single time. A glint appeared in his eyes. He put down the jade stone and took another one, but the result was the same.
"Is it because my level of cultivation isn't high enough..?" Su Ming mumbled. With slight reluctance, he took down a few dozens of jade stones and observed them with rapt attention. However, they would only flash in his head for a moment before disappearing.
In fact, once Su Ming looked at the normal jade that only had a hint of pressure, a change also happened to it. Gradually, his expression turned sour.
Su Ming remained silent for a moment before he sucked in a deep breath and forced down the disappointment in his heart. Eventually, he looked through all the jade stones in the chamber and was certain that all of them were fake. With a wry smile and a shake of his head, he walked into the depths of the chamber to the third layer.
'If the map of the third layer is also fake …' In silence, Su Ming walked into the chamber in the third layer.
The secret room on the third floor was very simple. It was the smallest, and there were some stone shelves around it. On top of them were some bamboo slips made of wood, as well as some rolled up beast skins.
Su Ming suddenly became nervous as he stood there. He longed for the map of the Land of South Morning to be real, but he was also worried that he would not be able to find the Alliance of the Western Region once he saw the real map.
This was not the first time he felt such complicated emotions. When he borrowed the map from Tranquil East Tribe at the foot of Tranquil East Tribe, he had also felt the same anxiety.
After remaining silent for a moment, Su Ming let out a deep breath. He did not look at the wooden slips or the bamboo slips, but instead took out one of the beast skins from among the many and opened it slowly to look at it.
"It's not …" There were some runic symbols Su Ming had never seen before carved on the beast skin. He cast a glance at it before putting it back and took out the second one.
"It's not …"
"It's not …"
Su Ming took out another beast skin and opened it, but it was not a map every single time. When there were only three beast skins left before him, his breathing became increasingly rapid.
A corner of the second of the three beast skins was revealed, and there were faint patterns that looked like the terrain. Su Ming hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and picking up the beast skin. He had a strong feeling that the beast skin in his hands contained the thing he longed to see … the map!
To him, entering Freezing Sky Clan and becoming Tian Xie Zi's Master was not important. What was important was that his goal in coming to Freezing Sky Clan was to return to the Alliance of the Western Region's map!
That was why when Tian Xie Zi mentioned that he wanted to take Su Ming as his disciple, one of the many benefits he offered was that he would have a map of the Land of South Morning, and that map was even more complete than Freezing Sky Clan's, Su Ming was tempted.
He did not care whether he could enter Freezing Sky Clan. He only cared about the map.
That was why Su Ming agreed to acknowledge Tian Xie Zi as his Master!
At that moment, when he was continuously disappointed in the first and second layer of the chamber, the moment he picked up the beast skin, his nervousness reached its peak.
His right hand trembled, and slowly, he unfurled the beast skin before him bit by bit. The instant the beast skin was completely unfurled and Su Ming looked at it, his body started trembling. He felt as if there was a thunderbolt roaring in his head, and his ears were filled with booming sounds.
At that moment, he forgot everything. He forgot that he was in the chamber, forgot that he was in Freezing Sky Clan's ninth summit, forgot that he was in the Land of South Morning. Everything was gathered in his eyes, turned into his gaze, and fused into the beast skin in his hands.
It was a tattered piece of beast skin. Although it was tattered, the map drawn on it was relatively complete. An ancient aura emanated from the beast skin, and anyone who touched it would be able to sense how old it had been when they sensed it.
This item should not have been drawn by Tian Xie Zi, but something that had existed a long time ago.
There were five continents on the map …
As he looked at the map before him, Su Ming slowly sat down on the ground. Confusion and nostalgia appeared in his eyes. There was sadness on his face as he gently stroked the map with his right hand.
He saw the Land of South Morning on the map, and he also saw … the Alliance of the Western Region …
"Home …" Su Ming mumbled. At some point in time, tears fell from his eyes. They flowed down from the corners of his eyes and stained his robes before seeping into them.
The five continents on the map were divided into four directions: north, south, east, and west. Right in the middle was the fifth continent, and there was a cauldron drawn there.
The Land of South Morning was in the south, and the Alliance of the Western Region was in the west, but between these two continents was a ravine that could not be crossed …
His tears stained his robes, and some even fell on the beast skin. Su Ming lowered his head, so he could not hear the sigh coming from behind him.
"So, it's because of this that you acknowledged me as your master …"
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