Imperial Ancestral Land, Candle Dragon Hall.
The place had already changed dramatically.
The original numerous oil lamps had all been removed.
The copper coffin was also gone.
The entire Great Hall was filled with many blooming flowers, and even around Candle Dragon Hall there were numerous flowers.
These were not ordinary flowers, but Spiritual Flowers cultivated by special means.
Any pot of Spiritual Flowers, among the common folk, would be enough to make many martial artists fight to the death.
Yet here, they were everywhere,
simply because the Empress Dowager liked them.
In the hall, a beautiful woman in palace garb sat poised on the elaborate and precious gilded throne.
She closed her eyes, dots of strange Spirit Light emerged from the numerous Spiritual Flowers, converged, and were absorbed into her body.
After a long time, she opened her eyes, her eternally youthful and peerless face seemed even more radiant.
"Still missing a little bit."
She sighed softly, then picked up a rusty copper mirror.
As she looked into the copper mirror, a furry face appeared in it...
Li Qian was playing around with Little Black.
After some time of being fed medicine, Little Black’s size had changed a bit, but what changed the most was its body strength.
He basically determined that Little Black could promote the absorption of the medicine during its frequent flying activities.
However... over time, there would still be medicine sediment, causing its size to grow.
The only way to change this situation was through cultivation, to digest the sedimented medicine through cultivation.
Little Black was just an eagle, not a human, how could it know cultivation.
Unless Little Black could walk the path of Demon Transformation.
But... how to transform into a demon was unknown.
Probably only the dead wolf demon in Taiping Sacred Cave knew.
Of course, those books in the Black Iron Ring might contain Demon Transformation techniques.
But he couldn’t understand them at all right now.
Suddenly he remembered the page of demon text he gave to Elder Gu, wondering how the elder was deciphering it?
This Elder Gu was very old and not among the recalled retired elders.
Thinking of this, Li Qian decided to make a trip to Lijian City.
After training at the bell platform, he descended the mountain.
Little Black followed him all the way, soaring in the air, sometimes swooping down to grab Li Qian’s clothes with its claws, only to have Li Qian catch its claws.
Little Black flapped its wings noisily.
Once Li Qian let go, it flew out again, tirelessly.
Li Qian first went to see Li Mo.
Li Mo was already eleven or twelve years old, tall, and had changed considerably since childhood.
The past few years, Li Mo had been studying in a private school in Lijian City.
Though still silent and prone to daydreaming, he was much better than before when he would cry and throw tantrums, unable to control his emotions...
"Uncle Qian, I want to participate in Divine Sword Sect’s entry-level test."
Li Mo came running and grabbed Li Qian’s hand.
"Sure, let Ning Mom take you when the time comes."
Li Qian nodded in agreement.
Li Mo’s age was suitable for participation.
Actually, he appraised Li Mo’s root bone, which was quite good, so becoming an Inner Sect Disciple through the entry test should pose little challenge.
Moreover, Li Qian had taught him Sword Stabbing Fist three years ago, urging him to practice it daily.
"Show me your Sword Stabbing Fist, let’s see how you’ve progressed."
Li Mo promptly got into position and started demonstrating Sword Stabbing Fist.
Li Qian showed satisfaction after Li Mo finished practicing.
Li Mo’s comprehension was commendable; in three years, he had reached Great Success with Sword Stabbing Fist.
Whether he could achieve Perfect was uncertain.
It was very dependent on comprehension.
Poor comprehension made it difficult to reach Perfect.
Ning Mom mentioned that Li Mo practiced every day, with intense dedication, nearly to the point of obsession.
He didn’t play with peers, either he practiced the fists or read books after studying.
After having lunch with Li Mo, Li Qian headed to Elder Gu’s home.
This time, the servants at Gu Mansion directly led Li Qian to Elder Gu’s study.
The elderly man was engrossed in the books, not noticing Li Qian’s presence, completely absorbed.
Li Qian walked to the desk, observing the numerous sheets covered in writings.
The page of demon text lay on the table.
Li Qian picked up a sheet, which bore annotations on the deciphering of the demon text.
From these annotations, one could see that Elder Gu’s progress in deciphering the demon text was swift.
"Oh, young friend, when did you arrive?"
Suddenly, Elder Gu’s surprised voice sounded.
"Elder Gu, I’ve been here for a while, seeing you engrossed in studying, I didn’t want to disturb you."
"I ask you, is there more of this demon text?"
Elder Gu came forward and grabbed Li Qian’s arm, asking urgently.
Li Qian nodded, then took out another page of demon text from his cloak.
"I knew it... that page looked freshly cut."
Elder Gu took the page and beamed.
He then ran to the desk with the demon text and began studying it intently, ignoring Li Qian.
A long time later, Elder Gu suddenly asked again, "Is there any more?"
"Bring them next time, two pages are far from sufficient for research."
"Elder Gu, how is your research progressing?"
"With this page, about one-third is deciphered."
Elder Gu picked up the first page and began to elaborate.
After listening, Li Qian gained some understanding of the voluminous content, which seemed to record significant events of history... or the history of the Demon Race.
Since much of the demon text was guessed at, it wasn’t very accurate.
As Li Qian was leaving, Elder Gu suddenly picked up a booklet and tossed it to him, "These are my research findings on the demon text over the years, you should take it and study it well."
Li Qian opened the booklet, it detailed the research process of various demon texts, especially the origins and evolution of demon text were also touched upon.
Clearly, this was the summary Elder Gu arrived at after studying and gathering data over the years.
It might not be a martial arts secret manual, yet it was the best reference on demon text research.
With so many demon text books in the Black Iron Ring, he couldn’t possibly have Elder Gu decipher them all.
The best solution was to learn the demon text himself, so reading demon language books wouldn’t be an obstacle in the future.
"Thank you, Elder Gu."
Li Qian was very pleased and quickly expressed his gratitude.
Elder Gu’s purpose in giving him this book was likely hoping someone would inherit his demon text research findings.
Elder Gu waved his hand and continued to immerse himself in the second page of demon text.
Seeing this, Li Qian refrained from bothering Elder Gu and quietly left the study.
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