During this process, Lu Chenxing clearly felt the spatial fluctuations; this parchment actually had a teleportation function!
When the transmission was complete, he had already arrived in a dim cave. The parchment, whose pattern had become even blurrier, slowly rolled up, then slowly fell, and Lu Chenxing subconsciously reached out to catch it.
"The ink used to draw the pattern was made of special spatial materials? I didn't notice it at all," Lu Chenxing muttered to himself.
Previously, when he got this parchment, he only thought it was a map, as there were no energy fluctuations on it. But he didn't expect it to be an entry ticket!
Moreover, it was a method that could only be activated upon reaching a specific location. The spatial energy within it was very well sealed, with no energy fluctuations leaking out at all. This method was quite extraordinary!
Putting the parchment back into his possession, Lu Chenxing began to observe his surroundings.
This was also a cave, with some vine-like plants around, appearing emerald green. This made Lu Chenxing's eyes narrow, sensing something was wrong!
The plants in the Dark Secret Realm were all pitch black. Why were the plants here emerald green?
Upon seeing the green plants, Lu Chenxing suddenly realized that there were quite a few Light Elements present here! Could it be that he had already left the Dark Secret Realm?!
Thoughts raced through his mind, but he found no answers. He touched the small sword hanging around his neck, feeling the surrounding Spatial Elements and Time Elements flowing, and Lu Chenxing felt a little more at ease.
"Since I'm already here, I can only explore first. And judging by the degree of ink flaking off the parchment, that villager must have come many times. Since he could die outside, it means this place can be exited."
Thinking this, Lu Chenxing stepped forward, simultaneously using various elemental powers to layer multiple shields on himself, in case of any unexpected situations.
This cave was not a straight path, but had many turns. Lu Chenxing communicated with Wind Element to scout ahead while slowly moving forward.
The cave was quiet, with only Lu Chenxing's footsteps. There was no sound of insects or birds. As he went deeper, even the surrounding vines became much fewer, eventually disappearing.
As the vines gradually disappeared, all other elements in the surroundings vanished, even the Wind Element used for scouting disappeared, leaving only Dark Element and Light Element. Lu Chenxing had to take out his cards and summon Wind Element fluid to continue scouting.
Although his mental power could also be released, unfortunately, its range was too small, only covering a few meters around, which was not very practical. Whether now or in the future, large-scale reconnaissance was best done with Wind Element.
When he passed the last turn, only Dark and Light Elements remained in the surroundings, and Lu Chenxing, as expected, saw the glowing exit.
After scouting with Wind Element, he found that in the space ahead, there seemed to be a pool of water, and then nothing else.
But Lu Chenxing remained vigilant as he walked towards the cave entrance.
After walking out of the cave, Lu Chenxing felt a sense of sudden enlightenment. This was a circular space, quite large in scope. Below was a pool of water, very shallow and crystal clear, seemingly just ordinary pool water.
However, Lu Chenxing saw the rich Dark Element and Light Element emanating from the pool, and he understood that this seemingly ordinary pool of water should hold a hidden mystery.
Just as he was about to step forward to investigate, he noticed a stone mural on the side of the exit, about a person's height, leaning against the wall, out of place with the entire cave. Lu Chenxing immediately saw that this mural was not originally from here, but had been brought specifically by someone!
In the image, there were three humanoid figures. Although somewhat mottled, they could still be clearly seen.
One person had a Big Dipper pattern on his head, and various colored light clusters around him, seemingly comprehending heaven and earth, like he was cultivating.
Another person was making tools, holding a stone and grinding a stone tool in his hand.
The last person was fighting a wild beast. That beast was abnormally large, just like today's exotic beasts!
"This is... ancient humans?" Lu Chenxing walked closer to examine it carefully, finding that this mural was very ancient, at least thousands of years old, and there were obvious broken marks next to it, clearly indicating that this mural was incomplete.
But it could still be seen that the content of this painting was about ancient humans, so this mural should have been made by humans from a very long time ago, belonging to cultural relics.
Although he didn't know the exact meaning of this mural, nor why it was placed here, it seemed to have no energy fluctuations at all and didn't look like a treasure. However, Lu Chenxing had a hunch that this item should be very important, so after a moment of thought, he put it into his storage ring.
When the mural was put away, an ancient-looking recording stone, hidden behind the mural, rolled out from the lower right corner where the mural had been. It was clear that someone had hidden it there.
Lu Chenxing tried to activate it. Although this recording stone was very old, it was not damaged. As Lu Chenxing injected his magic power, the image within it began to appear.
A sinister man appeared in the image. His clothes resembled the ancient costumes Lu Chenxing had seen in his previous life. His face was pale and haggard, but through the recording stone, it was still clear that he should be a strong individual, and very strong!
Because the imposing aura emanating from him, even just as an image, was enough to startle people!
The recording stone's position was at the original mural. The man's gaze was sharp, seemingly looking through the image, then a bitter smile appeared on his face, "To think that I, Corpse Refining Demon Lord, would be reduced to this. I also didn't expect humanity to face this day."
His voice was hoarse and lacked vigor, clearly indicating he was injured, and not lightly.
But as soon as he spoke, it caught Lu Chenxing's attention!
"Later comer, I don't know if you are male or female, strong or weak, or even if you know my title."
"But only humans can see me; other races cannot enter here. Although I am dying now, I still have this much capability."
"In short, if you can see this image of mine, then it means humanity has not perished! Since it has not perished, then you must pass on human civilization, you must, absolutely must remember this lesson!"
"Never again be intimate with other races, otherwise you will die without a complete corpse!"
Then, a hint of nostalgia appeared in Corpse Refining Demon Lord's eyes. He reached out and touched the mural beside him, "This is what ten of us risked our lives to snatch from the Human Holy Land. That place has already been occupied by other races, and they are destroying our human history, attempting to erase the evidence of our human existence."
