He quickly put the bone banner back into the ring, and Charlotte came back to her senses.


    "This must be the talisman of that demonic cultivator—truly eerie and unsettling!" Charlotte said, her face pale and covered in cold sweat. She let out a sigh of relief and remarked, "I didn''t expect this talisman to be so powerful!"


    "Yeah, it''s quite impressive," Elijah wiped the sweat from his forehead.


    "There are a few more talismans inside—one is a bell, another is a g. They don''t seem like good items. Should we take them out to inspect?"


    "Better not. These talismans are too strange. If you haven''t mastered the method of refining and controlling them, it''s best not to handle them recklessly!" Charlotte advised.


    Elijah nodded in agreement. "I''ll check the other items."


    Elijah''s mind delved back into the ring. This time, he focused on items that did not clearly appear to be talismans.


    Among them were several ceramic bottles that seemed to contain elixirs.


    Elijah did not touch these either, fearing they might contain something like corpse poison or even more dangerous substances.


    For a demonic cultivator, such items were quite normal.


    He then examined other objects, including a pile of stones emitting a Chi aura that Elijah recognized. He took out one piece, and Charlotte''s eyes immediately brightened.


    "So rich in Chi!"


    "Hmm, these must be Chi stones or spirit stones from the cultivation world," Elijah said, equally pleased.


    "Are there many of these stones?"


    "Yes, quite a lot—at least a thousand pieces!" Elijah replied.


    "With these spirit stones, even if Chi is depleted in this world, we should be able to sustain our cultivation for some time!" Charlotte said, her excitement palpable.


    "Exactly!" Elijah felt a bit of relief, as the presence of these spirit stones gave him some direction for future ns.


    "I''ll take a look at the other items!"


    This time, Elijah worked quickly. The spirit stones disappeared from his hand, reced by a tiny jade bamboo slip.


    "What is this? What does it do?"


    "It looks like a bamboo slip, which should store information. But it''s so small, I''m not sure how to use it," Charlotte said.


    "Since we''ve developed storage chips to keep information, it''s reasonable that cultivators use these jade slips for the same purpose. As for how to use it... it''s likely a method used by cultivators!"


    "Spirit perception?" both Elijah and Charlotte said in unison.


    Charlotte''s spirit perception ability could observe Chi, which was the closest thing to a cultivator''s method.


    "Then let''s try using spirit perception!" Elijah suggested. He switched to Charlotte''s ability and used spirit perception to envelop the jade slip.


    "Boom!" Elijah felt a jolt in his mind as an overwhelming flood of information surged through his brain.


    The information wasposed of unfamiliar characters, but, like understanding an old man''snguage, Elijah could grasp the meaning despite not recognizing the characters.


    The flood of information was too vast for him to fullyprehend at once, but he was able to remember some fragments and their meanings.


    Just those fragments were enough to leave him astonished.


    "This is... a cultivation method, and it''s from that demonic cultivator!" Elijah murmured.


    What impressed him the most was the technique for refining corpse pills used by the demonic cultivator.


    Corpse pills—elixirs condensed from corpse Chi!


    As the saying goes, "Swallowing a golden pill means my fate is in my own hands, not controlled by heaven!"


    And that demonic cultivator, like the old man, was a Golden Pill Real Person!


    "Cultivation methods of the demonic cultivator?" Charlotte was taken aback by Elijah''s words.


    "Yes, that''s right. Although I''ve only understood part of it so far, the jade slip records the cultivation methods of that demonic cultivator!" Elijah nodded seriously.


    At the same time, Elijah gained a general understanding of the cultivation realms in the demonic cultivator''s world through the jade slip.


    These realms could be roughly divided into Body Refinement, Chi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divine Transformation.


    Comparing these realms to himself and other awakened individuals in his world, Elijah realized there was no directparison.


    For example, cultivators in the Body Refinement stage have their vital energy and blood condensed into one.


    In any aspect—strength, speed, or defense—they possess powerparable to a first-tier ability user.


    Cultivators develop their abilities moreprehensively, unlike awakened individuals who excel in only one aspect.


    This is somewhat simr to Elijah and the others who practiced Body Refinement techniques.


    However, cultivators in the Body Refinement stage do not possess abilities such as water or fire control, which is an advantage of awakened individuals.


    But in the Chi Refinement stage, things change.


    Although cultivators may not be as adept at using specific abilities as awakened individuals, they can master various spells, unlike the more singr focus of awakened abilities.


    Examples include: Spring Breeze Technique, Rain Transformation Technique, and Metal Sword Technique.


    The most important thing is that cultivators in the Chi Refinement stage can control talismans, draw runes, and use various powerful techniques, far surpassing what awakened individuals can do.


    As for those in the Foundation Establishment stage and above, their abilities are truly god-like!


    Elijah shared this knowledge with Charlotte before diving back into studying the jade slip''s cultivation methods.


    Time passed quickly, and when Elijah finally opened his eyes, the yacht was already docked at Azure Isle''s pier. Fiona and the others had arrived and were waiting for him to wake up.


    "We arrived early?" Elijah asked.


    "Just recently," Fiona replied, ncing at the jade slip in Elijah''s hand.


    Daisy had already briefed Fiona on the trip''s highlights, and seeing Elijah so engrossed in studying the jade slip gave Fiona an uneasy feeling.


    "Well, let''s head home. I have some things to discuss with everyone!" Elijah said, putting away the jade slip and leading the way off the yacht.


    That evening, as the women gradually returned to the Azure Isle vi, Elijah and the others recounted the events of their trip.


    When the women learned the truth about the zombie virus outbreak—caused by a demonic cultivator''s self-detonated corpse pill—they were all astonished and shocked.


    They were equally stunned by the exnation of the otherworldly descent and the spection about ancient myths and legends.


    However, when it was revealed that there was a way to eliminate their own zombie virus and remove the threat, they felt a great sense of relief.


    But when the story turned to the mysterious old man''s wish to take a disciple, the room fell silent.


    Everyone had a premonition that something troubling wasing.