Chapter 1484: Chapter 1484: Fortunes Beneath the Fire
After Dragon Fang said it wasn’t interested, it flickered and vanished into Lin Chen’s brow, completely disappearing.
It was joking; having finally regained some of its power using that Plain Blade Soul Cutter, it was too unwise to deplete its energy collecting those Flying Swords. Besides, this Sword Array was formidable, possibly leaving Dragon Fang in a sorry state and mocked by Lin Chen. Absolutely not! So it didn’t linger, promptly retreating into the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.
Watching Dragon Fang slip away, Lin Chen shook his head helplessly. He knew Dragon Fang’s temperament well; the difficulty in collecting those Flying Swords was beyond it. Otherwise, this show-off wouldn’t miss an opportunity to act.
Since Dragon Fang was unavailable, Lin Chen consulted the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, which replied that its current strength couldn’t achieve the task unless Lin Chen could light the fifteenth Star Map in the Second Layer Space of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.
Hearing this, Lin Chen completely abandoned the idea of collecting these thirty-two Flying Swords for now.
After all, lighting fifteen Star Maps required a tremendous amount of energy, and who knew when he would be able to gather it.
Lin Chen glanced wistfully at the Flying Swords, then continued deeper into the cave residence, hoping to see if any other opportunities existed.
Inside the cave residence, there was a large door, likely leading to a hidden chamber, and a Prohibition Barrier existed outside this chamber.
Lin Chen didn’t spend much effort breaking the Forbidden Array Formation and then pushed the door open.
The cave residence was extremely minimalist, containing a giant Stone Chamber and solely this single hidden chamber, with no side halls or corridors.
Upon entering the Stone Chamber, Lin Chen was immediately drawn to a figure sitting cross-legged, long devoid of breath, leaving only a skeleton wearing a tattered Mystic Robe.
It seemed this figure had fallen long ago.
Despite this realization, Lin Chen became extremely alert, staring at the figure, afraid of even the slightest negligence.
A cave residence built beneath this Fire Sea, and with those thirty-two Flying Swords forming a Sword Array outside, showed that the owner must have been exceptional in life.
If this person left behind some powerful Killing Move in the cave, Lin Chen would truly struggle to resist.
If the person harbored malice, Lin Chen feared he wouldn’t even have time to react before falling into a trap.
A trace of Golden Light surfaced in Lin Chen’s eyes as he activated the Abyssal Eye, scrutinizing everything inside the cave residence.
With the Abyssal Eye active, nothing could hide in illusions, so Lin Chen carefully examined everything in the cave residence, fearing some hidden danger.
Fortunately, after operating the Abyssal Eye and looking around, Lin Chen didn’t find anything amiss in the cave residence and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Approaching the skeleton figure sitting cross-legged, Lin Chen noticed several bamboo scrolls scattered before it and respectfully bowed slightly to the figure.
After all, it was proper to pay respects when intruding into someone’s cave residence.
"Since you’ve already ascended to bliss, these remaining Treasures shouldn’t be left here in the cave residence. Instead, why not bestow them upon a junior who will ensure they are used wisely and not buried? Please forgive this intrusion."
Lin Chen bowed deeply to the figure once again, then moved to pick up the bamboo scrolls lying before the skeleton figure.
However, just then, the bamboo scrolls emitted a beam of light, swiftly condensing into a shadow before Lin Chen.
"You are quite polite. If you had dared to be disrespectful to me earlier, you’d likely be a dead man by now."
The shadow floating above the skeleton was a white-haired old man, who now looked at Lin Chen, lightly stroking his beard, and spoke plainly.
Lin Chen was shocked to see an old fellow, dead for who knows how many years, leaving behind a Remnant Soul. He broke into a cold sweat, becoming extremely vigilant.
These old guys, dead for who knows how long, loved possessing others, unwilling to fade away.
"I intruded inadvertently, disturbing you. Please forgive me. May I ask who you are?"
Nervously, Lin Chen addressed the Remnant Soul before him.
"Relax, boy; I’m already gone. This is not a Remnant Soul, merely a projection."
"Since a successor arrived, it seems that the catastrophe back then favored the Tianliu Continent after all. Good, I feel reassured."
"You’re fated to be here, so I’ll gift you what’s left."
The old man’s eyes sparkled with memories as he sighed deeply and smiled gently, his shadow fading away entirely.
Though he perished long ago, the projection remained due to deep-rooted resentment and energy supplied outside the Fire Sea, keeping it from dissipating.
But now, having resolved his long-standing issue, it vanished.
Lin Chen looked at the old man’s skeleton, sighing silently. The old man perceived his arrival but didn’t realize Lin Chen wasn’t from this continent, leaving the result unknown.
Yet, as the old man was about to fade, Lin Chen refrained from informing him, preserving his peace.
Lin Chen bowed to the old man’s skeleton once more and placed him in the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, retrieving the Treasures on him.
Then, Lin Chen re-activated the Abyssal Eye, examining the bamboo scrolls on the ground.
If he lacked respect, the old man claimed to possess the means to eliminate him, which Lin Chen didn’t doubt. Given the ability to leave a Remnant Soul after sitting for so long, the methods of these powerful figures were truly extraordinary.
Lin Chen picked up the three bamboo scrolls and carefully opened and examined them.
The scrolls contained three Cultivation Techniques: Fire Control Technique, Divine Fire Annihilation Sword Formation, and Fiery Fire Sword Technique.
Lin Chen quickly reviewed the Fire Control Technique and was internally astonished, repeatedly marveling at the sophisticated Fire Control methods within, vastly superior to his own.
He finally realized that despite possessing Divine Fire, his control was clumsy.