CHAPTER 91: CHAPTER 91: THE LEGACY OF THE BARBARIAN BULL VENERABLE_1

He rubbed his cheeks and waited outside for a moment before using his Divine Sense to communicate with the Spirit Storage Rat.

"What’s the situation inside?"

"This Prohibition is an illusion," the Spirit Storage Rat communicated via Divine Sense. "When I entered, it began to gradually disappear. Now, the Prohibition has dissipated. You’ll understand once you come in."

It’s disappeared? He was somewhat skeptical and extended his hand to probe.

Indeed, when Shen Mo’s palm touched the wall’s surface, he no longer encountered an incredibly solid stone barrier. Instead, his hand passed through it effortlessly.

Only then did he believe it and stepped inside.

Inside the wall Prohibition was a narrow, dark room, only one hundred square meters in area. It formed a stark contrast to the magnificent relic hall outside. The dark room contained little furnishing; the surroundings were bare.

Only at the very center stood a life-sized statue. This statue depicted a figure with a bull’s head and a human body, wearing a daoist robe and holding a silver hook, resembling a cultivator. Small characters were engraved on the statue.

Barbarian Bull Venerable? Shen Mo drew closer and read out the first few large characters that caught his eye. This must be the name of the statue’s owner.

He then continued reading. The smaller text below recounted the life story of this Barbarian Bull Venerable.

"I was an ordinary yellow ox from a rural village, starting from the very bottom. I chanced upon and consumed a spiritual medicine, and thus embarked on the path of cultivation..."

No wonder he’s called the Barbarian Bull Venerable. The owner of this statue isn’t a Human Cultivator, but a demonic beast? Do demonic beasts also learn from Human Cultivators and leave behind cave mansion relics?

Shen Mo was slightly taken aback after reading this self-description. He quickly read through the entire inscription, absorbing all the information.

It turned out that this Barbarian Bull Venerable, though born an ordinary yellow ox in a rural area, had often listened to lessons outside the village schoolhouse as a calf. Consequently, he had learned much of human wisdom. Therefore, he disdained associating with ordinary demonic beasts and wholeheartedly aspired to become a true human.

However, a beast was a beast. Even with human-like intelligence, it was difficult to be accepted by humans, unless it cultivated to become a Class IV big demon and gained the ability to transform into human form. Thus, the Barbarian Bull Venerable’s lifelong goal was to become a Class IV demonic beast and assume a human form.

But how could it be easy to cultivate into a Class IV big demon? This realm was equivalent to a cultivator’s Golden Core Realm. One could only imagine how difficult it was to achieve this goal. This was especially true since this old yellow ox possessed no special demonic beast bloodline. He was a truly ordinary creature who had merely chanced upon an opportunity that allowed him to awaken his gnosis and embark on the path of cultivation. The difficulty of his goal was comparable to a cultivator with ordinary Talent aspiring to become a Golden Core Realm mighty figure. Even with numerous Adventures and good fortune, there was no guarantee of reaching the destination.

The old yellow ox ultimately exhausted his Lifespan on this arduous path to immortality, never reaching that stage. Until his death, his cultivation remained at the peak of Class III.

Although he could not fulfill his wish in his lifetime, this Barbarian Bull Venerable, much like Human Cultivators, had still built a legacy tomb for himself and filled it with various burial treasures. He had even left behind an inherited cultivation method, awaiting a destined individual to obtain it.

An inherited cultivation method!

The Barbarian Bull Venerable’s life story had merely intrigued Shen Mo somewhat; he hadn’t paid it too much heed. However, upon reading the final part mentioning an inherited cultivation method awaiting someone destined to carry on his mantle, Shen Mo instantly grew excited. After all, for an ordinary yellow ox to cultivate to a level equivalent to a Human Cultivator’s Spirit Sea Realm was already exceedingly remarkable.

This hidden room is the most secret place. The inheritance must be hidden here and hasn’t been taken by anyone!

Shen Mo began to search the dark room, looking for any sign of the inherited cultivation method. The dark room was not large, and he soon scoured every inch of it.

Profound Gold Stone.

In a corner, Shen Mo found a black mineral chunk weighing about ten jin. After careful examination, he quickly identified it as a type of spiritual mineral. This Profound Gold Stone was essential for upgrading magic artifacts. Its value was extremely high, and it was also quite rare in the Market. In the Dedao Lane Market, one jin of Profound Gold Stone would certainly fetch over a hundred Spirit Stones. The piece in Shen Mo’s hand, weighing over ten jin, could easily be sold for a thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.

Without a doubt, this item is a treasure. At least this trip wasn’t futile!

Shen Mo immediately placed the Profound Gold Stone into his Universe Bag and resumed his search. Despite searching everywhere, apart from the Profound Gold Stone, he couldn’t find anything resembling the Barbarian Bull Venerable’s inherited cultivation method.

In the dark room, apart from this Profound Gold Stone, there’s only this statue. He stared at the Barbarian Bull Venerable’s statue, speculating, Could the inheritance be activated from within the statue?

Shen Mo extended his palm and reached for the statue.

BUZZ!

The instant Shen Mo’s palm made contact with the statue, it emitted a buzzing sound. Then, its dark surface began to emit streaks of golden radiance. Bathed in this golden radiance, the dark room was illuminated as if it were day.

A line of glowing characters gradually coalesced and appeared above the Barbarian Bull Venerable’s statue.

"My inheritance is left here, awaiting the destined one to unveil it."

Beneath the illumination of the golden characters, a white jade Spiritual Plaque slowly emerged. Above the white jade Spiritual Plaque, a small, golden mark resembling the Barbarian Bull Venerable floated in mid-air. Even from tens of meters away, Shen Mo could sense the immense and majestic power contained within this mark.

It’s actually an Inheritance Seal!

Seeing the golden mark, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately overjoyed. Although he had never explored any relic sites, his years in the Riverside Sect had taught him much about the legacies of powerful experts.

Typically, cultivators left behind inheritances in two main ways. The first was to leave behind their lifelong cultivation insights and their most prized cultivation methods and magic. This type of inheritance was the most common. The second involved using a Divine Sense seal for generational transmission. Compared to the first, this type of inheritance was far rarer and also much more precious. This was because a Divine Sense seal inheritance not only contained the cultivation method and its essence but also a portion of the origin power left behind by the bequeather. Successfully obtaining it could even lead to a dramatic surge in one’s cultivation.

This is the greatest opportunity I’ve encountered since I transmigrated! The inheritance of a peak Spirit Sea Realm demonic beast is truly extraordinary!

He exhaled a breath of Turbid Qi, calming his excited emotions. Then, he reached out to take the golden mark above the Spiritual Plaque.

But just as Shen Mo’s hand extended, the golden mark suddenly emitted a brilliant light that shot towards him. Although Shen Mo knew obtaining the inheritance wouldn’t be easy and had already tensed his Divine Sense in high alert, he still couldn’t evade this backlash.

THUMP!

He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face paling. This Divine Sense seal... it seems unwilling to let me approach or touch it?