Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 267 - 268: A Book, A Sword, A Fruit

If it weren’t for such an experience, no one would have known that there was a hidden cavern beneath this pond.

Mu Can often reflected on this childhood encounter in the days that followed. He speculated that the hidden cavern beneath the waters emerged for some unknown reason, causing the water to change, and he didn’t know why he was approved by the turtle, which then led him into the cavern.

"Oooh!" The huge turtle stopped in front of a gateway that also had some sort of Array, creating a space completely devoid of water. freeweɓnøvel.com

The turtle’s "ooohing" signaled for Mu Can to enter the cavern.

"Finally here." Mu Can took a deep breath. Since he had returned to his childhood environment, he had been preparing for this day. He believed the key to breaking free from the Broken Mirror was right here.

Mu Can gently pushed open the door. From his memory, the last time he entered this place, he was a genuine child who accidentally fell into the pond and was saved by the turtle. Before arriving at the cavern, he felt not only surprised but also a touch of curiosity. At that time, he didn’t know the significance of the cavern, but now it was different.

No matter the reason, having an opportunity to choose again, Mu Can would definitely cherish it.

The stone door seemed to bear no weight at all, opening slowly to either side as Mu Can gently pushed.

"Oooh!" The turtle called out to Mu Can excitedly, the first time Mu Can had heard such a sound. When he was a child entering this place, the turtle had not made a single noise. It was unclear why, once inside the environment, the turtle seemed so excited or why it made noise.

Mu Can glanced at the turtle and saw a pair of black and shiny eyes eagerly looking at him as if beckoning him to hurry up and enter.

Mu Can did not keep the turtle waiting, and he stepped directly into the cavern.

"Just as I remembered, nothing has changed." Mu Can was delighted after entering; everything he saw matched his memory perfectly.

The place Mu Can entered was more aptly described as a Treasure Room rather than a cavern.

It was a spacious room with little decoration except for eighteen huge Luminous Pearls hanging from the ceiling, illuminating the entire room as if it were bright daylight.

However, Mu Can didn’t have the time to look up at the Luminous Pearls. His attention was completely captured by three glowing orbs floating in front of him.

It was these three items; Mu Can had chosen one last time, and it was something from here that transformed the Demon Lord of Mayhem from the Mu Family into a later cultivation genius.

This time, unlike before, Mu Can wasn’t in a hurry as he inspected the three items suspended in mid-air.

A book, a fruit, and a longsword.

The three items floated in the air, surrounded by Light Balls, radiating light like three small suns.

It seemed the illusion he was facing had precisely replicated what he had previously encountered.

Last time, Mu Can chose the fruit in the middle. Back then, his curiosity for books and weapons was nothing compared to his love for snacks. Therefore, after the giant turtle took him into the cavern, Mu Can immediately reached for the fruit in the middle. After eating the fruit, he was teleported out.

He could only choose one of these three items; certainly, this was a rule set by the former owner of the cavern. Being too greedy was not good. If the value of these three items was comparable, just the middle fruit alone could transform Mu Can thoroughly, from a mischievous Demon Lord into the most promising cultivation talent of the young generation in the Mu Family.

"How should I choose? I definitely won’t choose the fruit since this is an illusion, and even if it increased potential, it would be of no use to me. So now it’s between this book and this sword."

Mu Can looked at the three glowing orbs in the air, pondering in his mind.

He was unsure about what to choose. Although he had made thorough preparations to enter here again, when it came time to choose, Mu Can hesitated.

Mu Can knew that once he made a choice, the cavern would teleport him out without giving him any further time to stay.

"Can I take all three?" It wasn’t to say Mu Can was greedy, but his perspective had significantly changed.

What could a book placed here possibly record? And what secrets did the sword hidden here conceal?

Mu Can wanted to know what could be of equal value to the fruit that enabled a transformation, hiding what?

Mu Can observed the Light Balls wrapping the three items, only to see that it was also a mysterious Array, but he had no way to unravel it.

"Oh! I wish I had cultivated in the third tier first; if I had learned the Array, I wouldn’t be as passive as I am now," Mu Can lamented.

He had barely used the Alchemy Technique he learned from Purple Cloud, and in the past year, Mu Can had been busy toiling, with no time to focus on Alchemy.

"Later, I’ll learn both Alchemy and the Array in the third tier." Mu Can resolved in his heart that after leaving this time, he must diligently study Arrays and Alchemy.

"AH! I wonder if the Alchemist Association’s grand competition will continue."

The Invasion of the Mortal World by both the divine and demonic realms had changed everything, not only disrupting Mu Can’s original plans but also altering the life across the Mortal World.

"Forget it, a weapon is still a weapon. Even if I obtained a Divine Artifact, what of it? It might be better to see what this book records." Without further hesitation, Mu Can made up his mind to take the book first.

Books, as carriers of culture, had been used for a very long time in the history of the Mortal World, gradually phased out only after the Jade Scrolls were introduced.

This was the book. He wanted to see what kind of book it was.

Mu Can reached his hand into the Light Ball and took hold of the book within.

Feeling the book’s texture, an idea slowly surfaced in Mu Can’s mind.

With one hand gripping the book tightly within the Light Ball, he cautiously extended his other hand towards the ancient longsword inside the neighboring Light Ball.

Mu Can had such intentions, but he was extremely cautious, ready to take the book and flee if anything went awry.

As his right hand slowly reached out to the Light Ball, Mu Can’s heartbeat thumped vigorously with tension.

"It’s possible." Mu Can’s eyes brightened; his right hand felt something hard within the Light Ball. A longsword.