Song Xia was completely stunned when she was chosen by the system; she couldn't understand it at all. She had never given birth, and her heart had long since turned to ice, so why was she chose...
Yes, Song Xia did not hide the fact that she had a space from the two children. They would find out sooner or later anyway. After telling them the secret of the space, it would be much easier to obtain resources from it. However, she did not mention the existence of Xiao Ling.
"I'll give it a try and see if it works."
"If only we could find some spiritual springs, these seeds might have a higher chance of germinating if they were watered with them."
Shi Shuangzhi rested her chin on her hand and imagined, "I wonder what kind of plant these seeds are."
"It must be extraordinary to be placed here. Let's look around and see if there's anything else left behind."
To avoid any delay, Song Xia handed the seeds directly to Xiao Ling, who would then take care of planting them. Currently, Xiao Ling doesn't know what variety these seeds are; she'll only find out once they've grown.
It's so comfortable to have a treasure hunt without anyone bothering you. This cave isn't very big, and soon they arrived at the tomb that the ancient cultivator had built for himself. The tomb was desolate, and a skeleton sat peacefully and calmly in the due north direction.
"Seniors, we apologize for disturbing you." Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi bowed respectfully, while Song Xia nodded slightly.
"There doesn't seem to be any tradition."
"It's not surprising, after all, the tomb owner was already at his last gasp when he built this cave."
The three searched their surroundings carefully, but ultimately found nothing.
Just as the three were about to seal the tomb and leave, the skeleton suddenly fell apart, revealing a golden plaque beneath it.
"What is this?" They first carefully collected the bones, then picked up the gold medal and examined it. "We can't understand the writing on it."
"That's normal. Many ancient scripts have been lost. Even the elders of the current Shenyuan Sect and Jiutian Palace may not be able to recognize all the ancient scripts."
After examining it carefully, Song Xia said, "This is a naturally formed magical artifact, with the words 'King of Man' engraved on it."
Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi were astonished: "Mother, you know her?"
Song Xia smiled slowly: "Have you forgotten what bloodline your mother inherited? Although the True Phoenix bloodline is the last branch in my family, my previous family also had its own lineage."
The brother and sister nodded in unison: "A naturally formed magical artifact, is that what we mean? What is the function of this magical artifact?"
"It's just as you think. In ancient times, because of the abundant spiritual energy, not only were the cultivators' spells powerful, but some rare and precious materials were also very easy to find. Natural magical artifacts are also called innate spiritual treasures. They are born naturally from heaven and earth and do not need to be crafted by cultivators. Often, such innate spiritual treasures are more powerful than magical artifacts that cultivators forge themselves."
Upon hearing this, Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi looked at the gold medal with shining eyes: "Mother, you still haven't told us what the magic artifact is for?"
“This gold medal is imprinted with the name of the Human King.” Song Xia’s expression was extremely solemn. “As the name suggests, it is said that possessing this medal allows one to command the human race, endowing them with the power of Yin and Yang, and commanding them to fight.”
Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi were at a loss for words. Could there really be such terrifying magical artifacts in ancient times?
Shi Liuchuan swallowed hard: "Mother, do you mean that mortals who hold this golden token and are commanded also have the ability to fight against cultivators?"
"That depends on how profound the cultivation level of the cultivator who has been recognized as the owner of this token is."
As Song Xia was speaking, the gold medal flew up automatically and then "whoosh" into Shi Liuchuan's spiritual abode.
"It...it entered my brother's body by itself." Shi Shuangzhi asked anxiously, "Brother, are you alright?"
Song Xia was also very nervous. She only had a concept of innate spiritual treasures and had never actually seen one. Who knew if it would have any adverse effects on Liu Chuan?
Shi Liuchuan's expression changed, and he quickly sat down to meditate. His face then turned noticeably pale, and it took him a while to open his eyes.
Seeing the worried looks in Song Xia and Shi Shuangzhi's eyes, he gave a wry smile and explained, "It's nothing serious, it's just that my cultivation level is too low, and it needs a huge amount of spiritual energy."
Song Xia frowned: "Will it drain all the spiritual energy from your body?"
After saying that, it seemed as if he would forcibly remove anything harmful from Shi Liuchuan's body.
"No, it left me a little."
But there was really only a little bit, enough to drive him to use his body to find more spiritual energy.
"Mother, let's bury these bones of our ancestors!"
"Um."
They were given a primordial spiritual treasure and five strange seeds whose uses were still unknown; they should be grateful.
After burying the bones, they sealed the tomb. When they came out, they saw countless ferocious beasts running rampant.
"Oh no, these ferocious beasts have already discovered this place and there is no danger here."
All three felt a little regretful, because before this, this area was their place for solitary cultivation and treasure hunting, and they probably wouldn't be able to live in peace from now on.
"Shuangzhi, go back to the Yin Soul Wood first. Liuchuan, you have no spiritual energy in your body right now, so stay behind your mother."
Song Xia wanted to curse. Her cultivation level wasn't very high, and if these ferocious beasts found her, she would be finished.
The two proceeded cautiously, trying not to make a sound. However, they gradually realized that there were many benefits to blending in with these ferocious beasts. These beasts were not rational and were mostly brutal and belligerent. In just one day, they collected a lot of the beasts' corpses.
Although the spiritual energy within the ferocious beasts is mixed, their skin, tendons, and bones are excellent materials for refining weapons. In the future, they will be dealing with the Divine Origin Sect, the Profound Light Sect, and the Nine Heavens Palace, as well as the forces that rely on them, and they will inevitably need a lot of weapons. Now is the perfect time to stockpile materials for making weapons.
"Back in the Divine Origin Sect, we were overjoyed when the disciples brought back a Golden Core stage spirit beast. Now, the bones we collect are at least Nascent Soul stage." Shi Liuchuan was getting numb from collecting them. How could there be so many ferocious beasts?
"It is estimated that since ancient times, few cultivators have entered the depths of this southern land, which has naturally given these ferocious beasts room to grow. Although these ferocious beasts do not have reason, they do have instinct. They subconsciously feel that there are things here that are beneficial to them, so they all flock here, and naturally there are many of them."
The mother and son even neglected their cultivation, and their final actions of picking up the trash were somewhat numb. The trash had already piled up like a mountain in Xiao Ling's space.
On one occasion, Shi Liuchuan even found a storage bag on a ferocious beast with relatively low cultivation level, and then put all the subsequent corpses into the storage bag.
“This ferocious beast probably came from the outer edge of the jungle. This place is no longer an ideal place for seclusion. Let’s find another place to refine these bones and see how many weapons we can make.”
"Mother, you know how to forge weapons?"
Song Xia smiled faintly: "I know a little bit."
Later, Shi Liuchuan learned that his mother was not just dabbling in weapon crafting; even the most acclaimed weapon-refining master in the Divine Origin Sect was no better than his mother.
Song Xia was still sighing, "If the true phoenix bloodline were still there, the quality of the refined product would be even better."