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Chapter 400: Treasures Abound
Chapter 400: Treasures Abound
"The spiritual energy in this secret realm is truly sweet and invigorating!" Lu Chen took a deep breath and sighed with heartfelt emotion.
Even now, he still felt a sense of unreality. He couldn't believe that he had come to possess a damaged secret realm all by himself.
He recalled his time in Linyang Market, where he had spent his spirit stones to rent a cramped courtyard with a pitifully small spiritual field.
Then, after joining the Celestial Sword Sect, he had deliberately chosen a secluded mountain peak to cultivate his spiritual fields. And later, when he advanced to become an inner disciple, he gained possession of an independent cave abode.
And now, he found himself in this secret realm.
"Staying in the market was like renting a small house in a run-down part of town, with poor conditions and all sorts of unsavory characters about," Lu Chen mused. "Joining a sect is like moving into a nice apartment with guaranteed security and amenities."
"And now, it feels like I finally have a place of my own."
"More importantly, I got this place for free."
A slight smile appeared on Lu Chen's face.
With a thought, a grayish-white eye appeared in the air above him, flickering in and out of visibility as it swiftly scanned the area.
Lu Chen quietly slipped out two sword talismans, heightening his spiritual sense to its maximum as he explored the damaged secret realm.
He had already tempered the Void Nightmare Eye to a certain extent, and its range of control was immense. Soon, it shared its vision with Lu Chen, displaying it in the eye on his palm.
"This secret realm covers hundreds of acres. For a damaged realm, I can't ask for more," Lu Chen remarked.
With caution, he approached the edge of the realm, gazing into the distance.
At the frontier, he observed a serrated spatial rift. On one side was the lush and pure spiritual energy of the secret realm, while the other side was a chaotic and murky void. At the juncture of the two, one could see flickering spirit lights forming a thick barrier of spiritual energy—a restriction left behind by a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Celestial Sword Sect.
Lu Chen had no intention of testing the barrier by attacking it. Instead, he employed the Eye-Art of Illusion Shattering to ensure that the spatial barrier and the mysterious restriction were intact before heading deeper into the secret realm.
Along the way, he encountered numerous spirit trees, vibrant and lush, but they were all common species found in the cultivation world, likely left behind by the previous owner of this damaged secret realm.
Suddenly, a soft, whimpering sound reached Lu Chen's ears.
A tiny figure flew out from behind a lush green tree and hovered in front of Lu Chen.
It was a sprite, no larger than a palm, with a pale green body and thin, translucent wings. It exuded a naturally pure and lively aura, making one feel drawn to it.
The sprite seemed unafraid of Lu Chen, gazing at him with a curious and innocent look in its eyes.
In Lu Chen's dantian, the ball of Wood Prime Essence gently spun, and a thin strand of pale green spiritual power emerged from his fingertips, offered to the sprite.
The sprite sensed the pure essence of grass and wood within the Wood Prime Essence and settled on Lu Chen's palm, eagerly sucking in the thin strand of spiritual power.
After absorbing it, it seemed to crave more and moved closer to Lu Chen's fingertips, continuing to sip at the offered power.
Lu Chen's fingertips twitched slightly, shaking the sprite away as he focused his attention on it.
Wood Sprite, a type of sprite creature, possesses the purest wood spirit essence. Over time, this essence evolves, giving birth to a hint of sentience and eventually, a simple consciousness. It contains abundant wood spirit energy, which most spirit plants find naturally appealing. The sprite can promote the growth of spirit plants and has no offensive capabilities.
"I wonder if it would die if I punched it," Lu Chen thought as he watched the tiny sprite fluttering around him, constantly making soft whimpering sounds.
"It has a strong affinity for spirit plants. Leaving it in the secret realm should promote their growth."
He paid them no heed and continued to explore the damaged secret realm.
Upon reaching the central area, he squatted down and scooped up a handful of spirit soil.
With his spiritual sense, he perceived the rich spiritual energy within the soil. Although it lacked the unique nature and purpose of the spirit soils used in the cultivation world, it was far superior to the spirit soils found within the Celestial Sword Sect.
There were two peculiar areas within the secret realm.
In one gorge, a spring gushed forth. Lu Chen probed it with his spiritual sense and found that the spring seemed to connect to the void, emitting a bone-chilling cold.
Lu Chen took out a Frost Lotus Fruit spirit seed and planted it near the spring, focusing his mind and irrigating it with the icy water.
[Frost Lotus Fruit...]
[The spirit seed is being irrigated by the Misty Spring Spirit Dew, absorbing the extreme cold within. Over time, it may undergo a transformation.]
[Misty Spring Spirit Dew, a third-grade spirit liquid, forms under special conditions within the secret realm. It contains extreme cold and can be used for pill refining, artifact crafting, and nurturing spirit plants. The condensation rate of this spirit liquid is relatively slow.]
"So much third-grade spirit liquid!"
Lu Chen was delighted. He recalled how he had once traveled to the Boundless Sea to obtain a bottle of Heavy Primordial Water and Spirit Condensing Elixir to meet the growth requirements of the fifth-grade Dragon Carcass Grass.
He never expected to find such an abundant source of third-grade spirit liquid right here in the secret realm.
"It's a pity that the spirit liquid isn't infinite, and the condensation rate isn't very fast, or I would have struck it rich."
Feeling the surging currents beneath the spring, Lu Chen resolved to make good use of this Misty Spring Spirit Dew.
"I'll definitely cultivate the fifth-grade Dragon Carcass Grass, and when I finish using the two types of spirit liquid I have, I can perfectly replace them with the Misty Spring Spirit Dew."
"I won't consider pill refining or artifact crafting for now, but nurturing spirit plants is a good option. Hmm, the Frost Lotus Fruit is nurtured by ice-attribute spirit energy, and it will greatly benefit from the nourishment of the Misty Spring Spirit Dew. Let's see if I can condense a third-grade spirit fruit."
While a second-grade spirit fruit would be more than sufficient for entertaining guests, Lu Chen would be delighted if he could obtain an improved Frost Lotus Fruit with a higher grade.
There was another peculiar place within the secret realm—a small fiery mountain. Various colored flames burned vigorously all over the mountain, never extinguishing, and the area was rich in fire spirit energy, emitting a scorching heat that could be felt from a distance.
Lu Chen entered the small mountain's territory and easily dug out a fourth-grade spirit mineral called Flame Essence Stone.
He had once seen it mentioned in a cultivation common sense manual in the Scripture Pavilion. The Flame Essence Stone was a common type of high-grade spirit mineral often used in artifact refining.
"This Flame Mountain would be a good place to cultivate the Phoenix Wood, Fire Core Lotus, and Blazing Flame Fruit. I wonder if they will undergo a transformation and produce new fire-attribute spirit fruits under the influence of this level of fire spirit energy."
"Right, it would also be a good choice to replenish the fire spirit energy of the fifth-grade Pure Yang True Fire Manual that I used up before."
Lu Chen thought to himself.
"The greatest treasure of this secret realm is the pervasive, rich, and pure spiritual energy, which is extremely beneficial for the growth of spirit plants."
"Additionally, the high-quality spirit soil, the naturally spirit plant-friendly Wood Sprites, the Misty Spring Spirit Dew, and this Flame Mountain are all excellent resources."
"This secret realm may not be large, but treasures abound."
(End of Chapter)
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