Shen Luo lightly brushed away the dust on the book. Seeing the words "Demon Subduing Manual" written on the cover, his heart stirred. He wanted to pick it up and flip through it, but as soon as he exerted strength in his hand, the book, which had long decayed, shattered into pieces.
Seeing this situation, he could only shake his head helplessly.
Shen Luo walked out of the stone room and continued along the corridor, inspecting the disciples' houses one by one. In the end, he found that the situation inside was more or less the same. It seemed that they were all the most ordinary outer sect disciples' residences on Mount Fangcun.
After he left this group of disciples' residences, he came to the bottom of the mountain wall and entered a lush forest.
The forest was winding and secluded, with a stone path that was submerged in the wild grass extending into it.
Shen Luo followed the small path and walked inside. Along the way, he saw that there were independent courtyards scattered around. However, most of them had already collapsed and were charred black. It seemed that they had experienced a fire and had already become ruins.
After walking past a dozen or so small courtyards in the forest, the stone path began to extend to the right. Shen Luo saw a courtyard that was relatively well-preserved not far from a fork in the road.
Although it was said to be well-preserved, it was only in comparison to the ruins from before. The main door of the small courtyard had also completely collapsed. Although the two-story loft inside was still tenaciously standing, there was a large hole in the roof that had been smashed by something.
Shen Luo walked into the courtyard and saw that the ground was full of bumps and hollows. Inside, there were debris from the building that had flown in from who knows where. There were beams and pillars of houses, as well as broken eaves. It was a complete mess.
"From afar, it looks like a peaceful paradise. But upon closer inspection, I see that there are dilapidated fences and dilapidated walls everywhere. It is obvious that there was a fierce battle many years ago. But why can't I see a single corpse after all this time? I wonder if I can find some relics left behind by the ancestors. "Shen Luo's heart was filled with doubts, but there was also a trace of anticipation.
He stepped over a broken roof and walked to the loft. He raised his hand and pushed open the door.
The door, which hadn't been opened for a long time, creaked as it opened inwards, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Shen Luo raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose as he walked into the house. He saw that the furnishings were the same as before, no different from an ordinary house. In the middle of the house was a small and narrow room. On the wall hung a landscape painting, which had already decayed and broken.
There was a guest room on each side of the central room. There were beds, tables, and chairs inside, but they were all rotten and broken. Between the cracks of the bricks on the ground, there were also clumps of weeds. It looked very desolate and dilapidated.
Shen Luo wanted to look around the house to see if there was anything about this place, but he couldn't find anything.
He circled around the back of the central room and climbed up an old wooden ladder to the second floor of the attic.
There was only one room on the second floor of the attic. As soon as Shen Luo entered the room, he saw a bronze bell embedded in the floor of the room. It seemed to be the culprit that smashed the big hole in the roof.
He walked closer and saw that the bell was densely engraved with words. It was decorated with flowers and brocade patterns. It looked very beautiful. He followed these words and silently recited:
"The universe is overturned, only benevolence and virtue are blessed by the common people. The sun and the moon go back and forth, but no great merit is given to the world. The Dao is reborn, and the temple is built. God blesses and silently supports. The alliance is a betrayal.
After reading the whole thing, Shen Luo understood that the words engraved on the body of the bell were a Taoist prayer for blessings. Although there weren't many words, the meaning was great. The sentence "Pray for the blessings of Heaven and Earth and avert disasters" was enough to show the breadth of the spirit.
When he went to the other side and looked again, he saw that on the bell, there was a rather wide palm print. The fingertip and the palm print were clearly visible. At first glance, he knew that it was a human's palm.
"Hey, what is this?"
At this moment, Shen Luo let out a strange cry. He leaned over and carefully looked at the palm print. He found that there was a white object between the middle finger and the index finger. It was very different from the bronze color of the bell.
It was just that this thing seemed to have penetrated the bell and was embedded in it. If one did not pay attention, it would be difficult to find it.
Shen Luo raised his hand and touched it. He found that the thing was a little cold. It seemed to be some kind of jade.
He clamped the tail of the white object with two fingers and pulled it out forcefully. As a result, he found that the exposed part of the thing was too little. He could not use any force at all.
Shen Luo thought for a moment and took a deep breath. The Yang Gang Qi in his body was activated. With a "bang", the Qingyang Hand hit the bronze bell palm print. He tried to use the palm power to repel it.
However, under this blow, the bell made a dull sound. The white object was not repelled. Instead, it shrank a little and was almost at the same level as the palm print.
Shen Luo frowned slightly and raised his palm again. He gathered all his strength and slammed it down.
"Bang …"
With a slightly echoing muffled sound, the white object that had shrunk back was suddenly repelled by this force and shot out like a short arrow.
Shen Luo's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast. He grabbed it in his hand.
However, at this time, the bronze bell that had been embedded in the floor suddenly sank and directly smashed a big hole in the floor. Together with Shen Luo, he fell into the central room on the first floor.
The room was suddenly filled with smoke and dust. Shen Luo was covered in dust. He got up from the ground and staggered out of the room.
As soon as he stepped out of the door, the two-story attic collapsed.
Shen Luo patted the dust off his body and walked to the middle of the courtyard. He turned around and glanced at the collapsed loft. He sat down on a broken roof and opened his palm to look at his palm.
At the center of his palm lay a long and narrow jade slip that was around three inches long and one inch wide. It was white like sheep fat, and it was smooth like silk without any decorations. It didn't seem to be anything special.
But Shen Luo felt that this thing was most likely deliberately embedded in the bronze bell and fell here. It was obviously a precious thing. It was absolutely not just an ordinary thing.
"Could it be an artifact?" He secretly said in his heart. The spiritual power in his dantian had already been transferred and flowed into the jade slip through the meridians in his hand.
The moment the spiritual power flowed into the white jade slip, the inside of it flashed and became more transparent.
But after waiting for a long time, the jade slip was still the same. There was no other change. There was neither the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power nor any reaction when a magic tool was activated.
Seeing this situation, Shen Luo did not give up. He immediately sat down cross-legged, closed the jade slip in the palm of his hand, and silently recited the Nine-by-Nine Treasure Refining Technique.
However, after a long struggle, the jade slip still did not have the slightest change. It did not have the slightest reaction to the Nine-by-Nine Treasure Refining Technique.
"Is it really just an ordinary item?" Shen Luo looked disappointed as he said gloomily.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered something. He patted his forehead and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
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