Chapter 138: Preparations - II (2/2)

He then took out the wooden slip from the ring and opened it to take a look. The twenty-five individual wooden strips glowed for a moment before the characters appeared on it. Unlike before, when Lin Mu was unable to read anything, this time he could clearly understand the words.

While the entire technique was contained within those twenty-five strips, the sheer amount of information condensed within it was astonishing. With each character of Dao script that Lin Mu read, he was able to devise multiple meanings and could find multiple derivations.

By combining and utilizing these characters in a complex manner, one could explain a lot of information in a small space. The more Lin Mu read, the more his expression changed. Sometimes it was confused, and sometimes it was enlightened.

Another hour passed by and Lin Mu had finally finished reading the entire technique. A perplexed expression now dressed his face as he looked to be bothered and troubled. Xukong saw this and wondered what had happened.

”What's the problem? Were you unable to understand something?” Xukong questioned.

Lin Mu gently shook his head in response and thought for a moment before speaking.

”It's not that senior. I understand the technique in its entirety, but it doesn't seem to be of much use to me.”

”Oh, is that so? What does the technique describe, though?” Xukong asked.

”The technique mentions a special method that allows one to eat as much as they want.” Lin Mu answered.

Now even Xukong was feeling perplexed upon hearing Lin Mu's words. While he had heard about the lost immortal's story and his objective behind making the technique, what Lin Mu had just said didn't seem fully right.

”Is that all it describes?” Xukong asked, wanting to gain a better understanding.

”No, there are a few bits of information there that bother me. There are also some warnings on it.” Lin Mu replied.

”And what are they?” Xukong spoke.

”The warning states that since it is an incomplete technique and hasn't been cultivated ever before, the exact effects of it will be unknown. The technique says that it was made to ensure that its user would never starve, but it doesn't say how it will exactly do that, except for that fact that it will allow me to eat a lot more.” Lin Mu explained.

After hearing Lin Mu's explanation, Xukong could understand his apprehension a bit more. Xukong knew about the risks and dangers of cultivating an incomplete or an unknown technique. He knew that whenever a new cultivation technique was made, it had to go through rigorous testing and trials.

The creator of the technique would usually spend many years just testing out the aspects of the technique before even starting to cultivate it. Even when a technique had been successfully created, there were still some hidden risks that wouldn't present themselves easily.

Especially for a technique like this whose creator was dead and never had the chance to test it, the risks could be unbearable.

”I understand you. There are indeed a lot of risks in practicing such a technique, especially when even its creator put warnings in its description.” Xukong spoke.

Lin Mu nodded in response and wondered what he should do now.

”Still, whether you want to cultivate this technique or not, I'll leave this up to you. The final decision is yours to make.” Xukong added after thinking for a bit.

After hearing senior Xukong's words, Lin Mu felt a little content.

”You're right, senior. I've decided that I won't cultivate this technique right now. I will first learn more about it and gain more understanding of it. The lost immortal left his life's experiences in the wooden slip as well. I think I will definitely find some insights in there, that will help me judge and make the right decision.” Lin Mu replied.

”Yes, you should check the memoirs that are recorded in the wooden slip.” Xukong agreed.

Lin Mu nodded and went to sit against the spirit apple tree. He opened the wooden slip again, but this time flipped over to the other side. The wooden slip faintly glowed once again, and some new words appeared on the strips.

The wooden slip had the nameless technique recorded on one of its sides and the memoirs on the other side. Lin Mu took a deep breath before he started reading the memoirs.

The first part of the memoirs described the early life of the lost immortal. This was back when he was a mortal child. He was an orphan and didn't know who his parents were. Ever since he could remember, the lost immortal knew that he had always lived at an orphanage.

The orphanage he lived at was located in a rundown building that was part of the slums. The orphanage was actually one of the many orphanages of the kingdom that the lost immortal had been born in and was located in the very capital of that kingdom.

The divide between people was great and one could easily see this. The slums were poor and dirty, while the main city was well developed and luxurious.