Lin Xiao Tian sneered at Li Da Zhu's words.
Back then, after Lin Xiao Tian was beaten into a stupor, Li Da Zhu took the opportunity to seize Lin Xiao Tian's house, and then cruelly took away everything Lin Xiao Tian's parents had left behind. He truly knew how to wring every last drop from one person!
After taking so much from Lin Xiao Tian, Li Da Zhu treated him quite poorly. When Lin Xiao Tian was foolish, he suffered Li Da Zhu's beatings more than once!
Lin Xiao Tian ordered them to continue interrogating about the method for the Grand Shifting Token to recognize a master. Unfortunately, the Grand Shifting Token had a strong restriction placed upon it. Once it recognized a master, it could not be changed. Even killing the original owner was useless, unless the Grand Shifting Token itself was destroyed.
This was a restriction Lin Xiao Tian's parents had specifically put in place, which warmed Lin Xiao Tian's heart.
The reason they did this was precisely to prevent the Shifting Token from being stolen by others. With the restriction in place, no matter who took the Shifting Token, it would always return to Lin Xiao Tian's hands.
Even if Lin Xiao Tian were eventually controlled, if the other party wanted to use the Shifting Token, they would have to keep Lin Xiao Tian alive. In any case, Lin Xiao Tian's life would be preserved.
Lin Xiao Tian sighed.
It was a pity that Li Da Zhu had already recognized the Grand Shifting Token as his master first.
Lin Xiao Tian inquired from Li Da Zhu about other directions within the tomb. Li Da Zhu dared not conceal anything and confessed everything. Those things were still in the tomb.
Lin Xiao Tian went to Li Da Zhu's former burial site and scanned it with his divine sense, but found nothing.
However, upon entering the tomb chamber, he could see that there were indeed things inside.
"It seems my parents' skills were not weak!"
Lin Xiao Tian couldn't help but sigh.
The tomb had been sealed for many years, and the residual pháp lực was almost negligible. Yet, with his late-stage Foundation Establishment perception, he still couldn't detect the presence of anything inside.
Within the tomb were some bottles and jars. Lin Xiao Tian sniffed them and recognized them as excellent items for enhancing physique. Among them, a jade tablet caught Lin Xiao Tian's attention.
After carefully sensing it, Lin Xiao Tian was stunned.
"Five Elements Mystical Gate!"
"Is this… a cultivation technique left by my parents?"
The jade tablet contained the Lin family's ancestral cultivation technique, passed down through generations.
Lin Xiao Tian's ancestor was a very powerful术士 (shùshì - sorcerer/mystic).
And this Five Elements Mystical Gate was the family's ultimate skill left behind by him.
If Lin Xiao Tian hadn't had that accident, he would have already embarked on the path of cultivating this technique.
Lin Xiao Tian sighed.
He could be considered fortunate in misfortune, having obtained the inheritance of Shen Nong.
Carefully putting away the jade tablet, Lin Xiao Tian tidied up the tomb again and then left.
As for Li Da Zhu, Lin Xiao Tian could only have people watch over him.
Li Da Zhu was now the master of the Shifting Token. Lin Xiao Tian did not want him to escape for nothing, as this would mean the Shifting Token would also disappear.
As long as Lin Xiao Tian had enough time to learn the cultivation technique on the jade tablet, he should be able to break the restrictions on the Shifting Token.
After resolving the matter with Li Da Zhu, Lin Xiao Tian returned to the Lin family.
For a period of time, he was engrossed in studying the Five Elements Mystical Gate.
After obtaining the Shen Nong inheritance, Lin Xiao Tian's comprehension of cultivation techniques became almost heaven-defying. He could grasp almost any technique after a single glance.
However, the Five Elements Mystical Gate involved too many aspects, and its array formations were particularly profound. Even Lin Xiao Tian spent a considerable amount of time researching them.
术士 were unlike ordinary cultivators. Their strength was not solely determined by their level but also by the sophistication of their magic.
Like alchemists, 术士 were special professions among cultivators.
Alchemists were graded, and so were 术士.
Alchemists were divided into nine grades, determined by the quality of pills they could refine, with the strongest being ninth-grade alchemists.
术士 were the same, also divided into nine grades. A ninth-grade 术士 could, on their own, stir the forces of heaven and earth, making the Heavenly Dao fight for them!
术士 primarily studied array formations, and the value of array formations was even higher than that of pills.
A first-grade array formation could be created by an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator, yet its power could rival several peak Qi Refining stage cultivators.
Most importantly, an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator with sufficient talent could even reach the level of a third-grade 术士.
A third-grade 术士 could create a third-grade array formation, and third-grade array formations were used to restrict Core Formation stage demonic beasts!
However, although array formations were formidable, their cost was incredibly high.
Take a typical first-grade offensive array formation for example. The spiritual energy required could not be supplied by ordinary cultivators; it even needed spirit stones.
The scarcity of spirit stones had not yet appeared in the world Lin Xiao Tian currently inhabited!
Therefore, while array formations were powerful, they also had drawbacks.
But Lin Xiao Tian did not think so.
Although the drawbacks of array formations were obvious, their power was undeniable.
If used properly, they could undoubtedly bring great benefits.
As for spirit stones, if they didn't exist in this world, did they not exist in other worlds?
Ever since the appearance of the Shifting Token, Lin Xiao Tian had speculated whether other worlds existed.
Otherwise, with the spiritual energy of this world alone, how could so many powerful cultivators have emerged?
Of course, these were all Lin Xiao Tian's speculations, and he would only know the truth after exploring.
After studying for several more months, Lin Xiao Tian felt that the time was almost right, and he took out the Shifting Token he had sealed away before.
Lin Xiao Tian gathered many demon cores from demonic beasts, ground them into powder with his pháp lực, and then began to break the restriction on the Shifting Token.
Time ticked by.
After several hours, Lin Xiao Tian finally made progress.
A ray of auspicious light shot out, and the restriction on the Shifting Token finally loosened.
At the same time, a solemn voice echoed.
"Esteemed sir, leave a way for others to survive, and my Lin family will be eternally grateful."
Lin Xiao Tian's heart warmed.
This voice must have been left by his parents.
They thought that by breaking the restriction on the Shifting Token, Lin Xiao Tian would be in danger, so they added this sentence, intending to implore the other party to spare their child.
The voice lingered for quite a while before dissipating.
Lin Xiao Tian inspected the Shifting Token again, and after confirming there were no restrictions, he dripped his blood onto it.
The Grand Shifting Token trembled slightly, and the next moment, Lin Xiao Tian felt a connection established between himself and the token.
The Shifting Token required a special术法 (shùfǎ - sorcery/incantation) to activate. To facilitate its use, Lin Xiao Tian's parents had translated this incantation into text, so that anyone who could circulate spiritual energy could freely use the Shifting Token.
This was also why Li Da Zhu could use the Shifting Token!
Lin Xiao Tian tried it out and found that he could indeed control the Shifting Token to return to him at will.
It was a pity for Wang Cheng, who had wasted his life because of this Shifting Token. All Lin Xiao Tian could do was compensate him as much as possible.