Song Jinxiu sank into the life of the white shadow as if she had lived it herself.
So this person was truly Song family's ancestor, Song Zongdan, a great alchemist, a legendary figure.
Song Jinxiu finally understood what a clone was.
The cultivation realms were Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation (Void Transference), Great Ascension, and then Tribulation Transcendence Ascension...
Only after reaching the Spirit Transformation stage could one cultivate a clone, splitting oneself into two or three, depending on the strength of one's soul.
Although clones were not entirely independent, they allowed for multitasking. And at higher realms, clones became even more formidable. Like the ancestor, his clone could remain separated from the main body for so long without dissipating...
The starlight faded faster and faster, and the scenes the ancestor experienced ten thousand years ago flashed by like a movie, finally culminating in a book: "Myriad Pills Manual".
The moment "Myriad Pills Manual" merged into her Sea of Consciousness, that small cauldron suddenly appeared.
It seemed to know the trouble it had caused, spinning obsequiously. Then, another book appeared in Song Jinxiu's mind: "Record of Myriad Things Creation".
Was this the small cauldron's apology?
Through the ancestor's memories, Song Jinxiu finally understood that this small cauldron was called the Creație Gilden, forged from Chaos, a supreme Innate Spirit Treasure, on the same level as the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
Back then, the ancestor, despite his alchemist talents, was not recognized by it. Ultimately, he could only use this cauldron as a magical artifact to trap and kill demonic beasts.
Song Jinxiu remembered that the female lead, Song Jiaojiao's, golden finger was the "Myriad Pills Record" and the Beast Refining Furnace.
Although nominally a Personal Disciple of the Pill Peak in the Yanhuo Sect, the female lead had actually prospered in the Cultivation World thanks to the "Myriad Pills Manual".
It was said that her "Myriad Pills Record" was incomplete, yet the female lead had used it to win the hearts of countless followers and even founded her own sect!
And now, the "Myriad Pills Manual" was in her hands, and it seemed to be the complete version.
An incomplete "Myriad Pills Record" was treated as a treasure, it seemed the female lead was nothing special!
Just then, a noisy commotion echoed from outside.
Song Jinxiu hurried to look out through the spatial dimension and saw from afar the Song family's ancestral hall in ruins, with family elders brawling amongst themselves.
Song Jinxiu noticed that all the Foundation Establishment elders of the family were present. They were arguing incessantly, fighting without using spiritual energy, like shrewish women, pulling each other's hair and pinching each other's thighs.
Song Jinxiu was stunned.
It seemed the formation had broken, allowing her to see them.
But why were they fighting?
Could it be that because the ancestral hall had collapsed, they were using this method to beg for ancestral forgiveness?
Fight, fight, if you don't fight, I wouldn't know how to leave?
Song Jinxiu rummaged through her mother's storage bag. It was filled with talismans, among other things.
First, she found an Invisibility Talisman and affixed it to herself, then took a Evasion Talisman in her hand. Only then did she flash out of the spatial dimension.
At this time, she dared not use spiritual energy, because cultivators were most sensitive to spiritual energy fluctuations. Especially Foundation Establishment cultivators, with their powerful Spiritual Sense, would notice any spiritual energy fluctuation.
Song Jinxiu tiptoed, trying to crawl out through a gap in the ancestral hall.
Meanwhile, Song Jiaojiao, as if sensing something, suddenly looked this way.
"Hmm? What is that?"
She couldn't see Song Jinxiu, but she saw a pile of trash moving.
"Halt,"
she shouted and flew over swiftly.
Song Jinxiu: Damn it, could this be the female lead's halo? As soon as she, a minor cannon fodder character, appeared, she was discovered by her?
At this point, she could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly activated the Evasion Talisman, vanishing instantly from her spot.
Song Jiaojiao arrived at where Song Jinxiu had been. She reached into the pile of suddenly fallen trash and rummaged through it. Apart from an ancestral tablet, there was nothing.
Clearly, she had just seen this pile of trash float up on its own.
It floated up on its own, only because Song Jinxiu was hunched over, with these things propped up on her back.
It was also because Song Jiaojiao's experience was shallow that she didn't understand.
Song Huaitang, to prevent others from accidentally harming Song Jiaojiao, kept a constant watch on her. At this moment, he was right behind her. While Jiao Jiao hadn't noticed the spiritual energy fluctuation, he had instantly detected it.
Could it be that Madam Lin hadn't left yet?
He narrowed his eyes with a sinister look, about to spread his spiritual energy to investigate, but was interrupted by an elder's voice.
"Niece Jiao Jiao, have you discovered something?"
Hearing his words, everyone who was arguing and fighting suddenly stopped.
Instantly, Song Jiaojiao was surrounded.
"What did you find? Bring it out so we can see."
After all, the Song family's ancestors had produced Immortals who ascended, and this ancestral hall had been passed down from that era.
Over the years of change in the Jianghu, the Song family had survived several attempts at extermination by hiding in the ancestral hall, protected by their ancestors.
Therefore, it was possible that there truly was some treasure in this ancestral hall.
Moreover, Song Jiaojiao's anxious demeanor just now was not faked. Could it be that she had indeed found something?
"Yes, everything in the ancestral hall belongs to all of us. Hurry and bring it out."
Song Jiaojiao was surrounded by a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators staring at her threateningly.
Some impatient ones even used the pressure of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Song Jiaojiao instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing his daughter at a disadvantage, Song Huaitang, with a mighty wave of his hand, pushed the crowd away.
"What do you want? What else could be in the ancestral hall besides ancestral tablets? Didn't you see her tidying up the tablets?"
Song Jiaojiao's eyes flickered, and she quickly picked up the tablet in front of her:
"Yes, I just feel sorry for our ancestors. Father, we must quickly sort out the ancestral tablets and the jade tokens of the family disciples, to see if any are lost."
She wiped away the dust, putting on a look of heartache.
It was ridiculous. If there really were any treasures, whoever found them would keep them. Did this group of old geezers want to snatch them by force?
As she wiped, she discovered that this tablet was not right.
Why was there no name on the tablet?
And why was this tablet green? It looked exactly like the legendary jade slip!
One should know, jade slips were only found in major sects.
"Hmm? Whose tablet is this?"
Someone else also noticed that the tablet in her hand had no name.
Song Jiaojiao was startled, afraid of it being snatched away. She subconsciously placed the tablet against her glabella and sent a wisp of her Spiritual Sense into it.
Suddenly, the tablet in her hand emitted a beam of white light that drilled into her glabella.
And beside her, two elders and Song Huaitang were guarding. The three saw the white light, their intentions varied, but their actions were uniform – they all reached out to grab the white light.
As a result, the three each grabbed a part, the white light was forcibly scattered, and Song Jiaojiao closed her eyes and fell to the ground.
This was indeed not an ancestral tablet, but a jade slip recording a pill recipe.
Ten thousand years ago?
The Song family produced an alchemist god. After the alchemist god ascended, they left behind a "Myriad Pills Manual".
And the pill recipe in this jade slip was secretly recorded from the "Myriad Pills Manual" by a concubine of the Song family.
The concubine had originally entered the Song mansion as a concubine precisely to steal pill recipes from the "Myriad Pills Manual".
However, after her identity as a spy was discovered and her life was in danger, she decided to go all out and used the Heavenly Thunder Talisman to destroy the library.
The destruction of the library, combined with the Song family descendants becoming less capable generation after generation, led to many of the Song family's inheritances not being passed down.
Otherwise, the family wouldn't be without even a Core Formation True Person today.
The alchemists in the family could only refine some low-grade Qi-replenishing pills.
It was just that, somehow, the jade slip with pill recipes from the "Myriad Pills Manual" that the concubine had stolen ended up in the ancestral hall, and Song Jiaojiao coincidentally obtained the inheritance within it.
But because the inheritance light was grabbed and scattered by people, she only received half of the concubine's inheritance.
And most of it was incomplete.