I Grind to Martial Saint

”Is this... a stone chamber?”

Ding Zihu saw that at the end of the passage, there were no more forks in the road. Instead, a dark stone door had appeared.

The group went over to inspect it and found the stone door covered in dust, looking as if it hadn’t been opened in a very long time.

Han Yuan’s expression also grew solemn.

No one knew what was hidden behind this stone door.

He had Ding Zihu and the others back away, then walked toward the dark stone door alone.

Ding Zihu manipulated the ball of Spiritual Light to move in front of Han Yuan.

When he was half a meter from the stone door, Han Yuan noticed what looked like some sort of pattern on its surface.

He took a deep breath, his stomach bulging as if he were swallowing the sea, and then exhaled sharply!

WHOOSH~~

His lung capacity was astounding now. Like a bellows, a turbulent stream of air burst from his mouth.

The dust on the stone door was instantly blown away.

A few simple Dao Patterns appeared before Han Yuan’s eyes.

”These Dao Patterns... they look like something from the Chaotic Ancient Era.”

Han Yuan muttered to himself.

However, he only had a passing knowledge of such things and didn’t know much about them.

But there was someone here who was extremely knowledgeable about the Chaotic Ancient Era.

Han Yuan gestured to Ding Zihu, signaling that there was no danger.

After seeing the signal, Ding Zihu walked over with Liao Feng and the Orange Cat.

”Take a look and see if these Dao Patterns are from the Chaotic Ancient Era,”

Han Yuan said softly.

In truth, even without being told, Ding Zihu had already moved closer.

Upon seeing the Dao Patterns, a strange look came over his eyes.

”These Dao Patterns... It’s the Profound Celestial Alliance!!!”

”So the Profound Celestial Alliance really existed... I’ve searched for so many years, and I’ve finally found it!”

”The old man didn’t lie to me!!!”

Seeing these Dao Patterns, Ding Zihu suddenly grew agitated.

”The Profound Celestial Alliance?”

”Is that some kind of Sect or faction?”

The name ”Profound Celestial Alliance” sounded completely unfamiliar to Han Yuan.

”To be honest... I’m not entirely sure of the details myself.”

”I only know that the Profound Celestial Alliance was a mysterious faction that appeared during the Chaotic Ancient Era.”

”And my own Sect is called the Profound Technique Dao... According to oral tradition, it’s one of the branches of the Profound Celestial Alliance...”

”Every generation of disciples from the Profound Technique Dao travels the world, searching for traces of the Profound Celestial Alliance.”

Ding Zihu murmured.

This was the mission of every Profound Technique Daoist.

But countless years had passed, and generations of Profound Technique Dao disciples had roamed the lands, yet none had ever found a trace of the Profound Celestial Alliance.

Ding Zihu was no exception.

But every disciple of the Profound Technique Dao had to swear an oath before joining: they could not give up the search until the very last moment of their lives. That was why Ding Zihu had spent all these years traveling to many places throughout the Great Ling Dynasty.

Yet, just like the generations of disciples before him, he had found nothing.

But Ding Zihu never imagined that, by simply seeking refuge in Taicang Mountain, he would accidentally stumble upon a trace of the Profound Celestial Alliance!

The surprise was so sudden that Ding Zihu couldn’t even describe how he felt.

”This...”

Even Han Yuan hadn’t expected this stone door to have a connection to Ding Zihu’s Sect.

He had always thought the young man’s origins were mysterious, given how much he knew about the Chaotic Ancient Era.

Now that he’d heard this, he finally understood.

So this young man’s Sect was a branch passed down from the Chaotic Ancient Era.

”Han Yuan... no matter what, I have to open this door!”

Ding Zihu took a deep breath.

He finally understood why his divinations had guided him here all along.

This must be the will of the heavens.

”No problem. I also want to know what’s behind this stone door.”

Han Yuan nodded.

He had Ding Zihu step aside, then placed his hands on the stone door and pushed with all his might!

CREAK~~~

The dark stone door, sealed for who knows how many years, was slowly pushed open by Han Yuan.

Ding Zihu’s heart was pounding with nervousness.

He didn’t know what might be hidden inside.

Once Han Yuan pushed it fully open and stepped inside, he found that it was indeed a stone chamber.

It looked like a stone chamber that someone had once lived in.

The chamber contained a stone bed, a wall that had been hollowed out to serve as a bookshelf, and, aside from that, a rotten cattail cushion.

Ding Zihu also walked in at that moment.

”It doesn’t seem like there’s any danger here.”

”Let’s search and see what we can find,”

Han Yuan said quietly.

Ding Zihu was naturally the most eager, hoping to find some trace of the Profound Celestial Alliance here.

First was the hollowed-out wall.

Unfortunately, due to the immense passage of time, the books stored there had decayed, leaving behind nothing but fragments.

Next was the stone bed, the rotten cushion...

Still, they found nothing.

This made Ding Zihu’s mood plummet with disappointment.

He hadn’t expected this to be the result.

”It’s not certain that nothing survived,”

Han Yuan said softly.

He had discovered some clues.

”Where?”

Ding Zihu asked immediately upon hearing this.

”Make that ball of Spiritual Light brighter.”

Han Yuan didn’t answer right away.

Hearing this, Ding Zihu hurriedly infused a sliver of Magical Power, making the Spiritual Light shine even brighter.

In an instant, the ancient stone chamber was as bright as day.

”Back then, they did leave something behind after all.”

Inside the stone chamber, Han Yuan closed the stone door again.

Soon, Ding Zihu saw that the other side of the dark stone door actually had traces of writing on it.

It was just obscured by dust, making it hard to see clearly.

This time, without even needing Han Yuan to act, Ding Zihu used a Magic Technique himself to blow the dust away.

Soon, some crooked characters appeared before his eyes.