Entering the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm, Obtaining Fourth-Order Spirit Medicine

True Yang Creation Pill?

Isn't that the legendary super elixir that can help cultivators refine their physical bodies?

Xiao Chen had previously read about related items in the book "Treasures of the Eastern Region". He was deeply impressed by it and kept it firmly in his mind.

The earliest appearance of the Dharma Body can be traced back to Ancient Times, when many cultivators studied Spirit Root.

Spirit Root are the foundation of every cultivator and, in most cases, determine the upper limit of a cultivator's potential.

But this is something you're born with. Some people are born with Heavenly Spirit Root, while others only have Low-grade Spirit Root, and some don't even have Spirit Root at all.

Therefore, some cultivators began to explore whether Spirit Root follow fixed patterns.

Is there any way to improve one's Spirit Root through training?

Or, is there a way to transplant someone else's Spirit Root into oneself?

This last type is said to be the work of the demonic path, and has killed many cultivators in the past.

Unfortunately, both the righteous and the demonic paths failed in their research in this area.

In a sense, this is a good thing, at least ensuring that unaffiliated cultivators will not be suddenly captured by demonic cultivators and have their Spirit Root extracted.

However, over the years, a great deal of research has not been without results.

The Dharma body originates from this.

During the research, some cultivators discovered that by fusing heavenly materials and earthly treasures to alter a cultivator's physical structure, they could significantly increase the cultivator's affinity with a certain type of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Thus, in daily cultivation, it can have a similar effect to Heavenly Spirit Root.

It can not only increase cultivation efficiency many times over, but also effectively enhance the Spell Power.

Through generations of improvements, the Dharma body has become very perfect today.

Except when facing cultivation bottlenecks, where they are still limited by their own Spirit Root, cultivators with Dharma bodies are almost no different from true cultivators with Heavenly Spirit Root.

The initial modification process was very complex.

However, the process has now been optimized to be very simple. As long as you take the ' Creation Pill ' of the corresponding attribute and refine it carefully, you will have the opportunity to cultivate a Dharma body.

Most importantly, even if the modification fails, the side effects are minimal, and recovery can be achieved with just a few days of rest.

The True Yang Creation Pill corresponds to the Fire Heavenly Spirit Root, which can be cultivated to form the True Yang Dharmic Body.

It is said that the Wood Spiritual Root requires the Azure Lotus Transformation Pill to cultivate the Azure Lotus Dharmic Body.

When Xiao Chen first saw this record, he dreamed of buying two Azure Lotus Transformation Pill to try them out someday.

Unfortunately, upon turning to the next page, I discovered that the Azure Lotus Transformation Pill was actually Fourth-Order Spirit Pill!

That might be a bit expensive.

Therefore, he proactively dismissed the idea and didn't dwell on it.

Unexpectedly, he heard relevant information today, which suddenly reminded him of it.

"The Shen Shen Flower?"

The name was a bit unfamiliar to Xiao Chen: "Looks like I'll have to memorize the encyclopedia properly when I get back."

Since Elder Qian was able to produce the True Yang Creation Pill, he might also have access to the Azure Lotus Transformation Pill.

However, all of this is predicated on the ability to obtain the spirit medicine that the other party desires.

September also passed smoothly.

The only difference is that the three hours for cultivating the <Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art> has been reduced to two hours, with the extra time used to study the Spirit Herb Illustrated Guide.

Xiao Chen also took some time to go out again and bought several more different illustrated guides.

Along the way, we heard even more about bounties.

Not only Tier 4 Spirit Grass, but also some relatively rare Tier 3 Spirit Grass were listed at high prices.

These bounties came from various forces; Xiao Chen even heard that the Demon Subduing Sword Sect was collecting Sword Singing Grass.

As time went by, more and more cultivators came to Hundred Herbs City.

The number of people on the streets has visibly increased.

Since mid-October, the crowds have been enormous, several times more lively than on the day of the Sea Spirit Festival.

In late October, Xiao Chen also voluntarily stopped cultivating, intending to make proper preparations.

Habitually using his Divine Sense Scan, both Golden Core shone brightly, a pleasing sight to behold.

After several months of arduous cultivation, the Total True Essence within his Golden Core had reached 148 strands, while his Life Core had reached 146 strands.

In total, there were 294 streams of true energy, approaching the 300 mark.

It should be enough to deal with cultivators of the same level one-on-one, but whether it can take on multiple opponents depends on the specific situation.

The main issue is that we're not entirely sure about the strength of the Eastern Domain.

"We still need to go out and gather some intelligence."

Xiao Chen got up and shut down the Nine Apertures Interlocking Grand Formation, and immediately a commotion of noise poured in from outside.

Compared to before, there are now many more monks wearing uniform dark green Magic Robe with the Hundred Herbs City emblem printed on their chests on the streets and alleys.

Their eyes were sharp as they stared at the crowd, seemingly Inspector order.

After walking a few steps, Xiao Chen learned from passersby that this was because several chaotic fights had recently occurred in the city.

When there are many people, conflicts are more likely to occur.

In particular, cultivators from different forces were relatively unfamiliar with each other. Apart from a few renowned geniuses, the group was a mixed bag and difficult to distinguish.

As a result, incidents of people drawing swords against each other at the slightest disagreement frequently occurred.

This year, in particular, there are an unusually large number of cultivators coming to participate in the Secret Realm, at least 30% more than in previous years.

Furthermore, nearly ten thousand cultivators have been arriving at Hundred Herbs Island almost every day in the past few days, and judging from this trend, it may eventually gather more than one hundred thousand people.

Even though 90% of them are Qi Refining Cultivator.

Ninety percent of the remaining people were Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Finally, after eliminating 90% of the cultivators who are stuck at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection and unable to break through to the Golden Core stage, it is conservatively estimated that there will be more than 100 Golden Core cultivators entering the Secret Realm to compete.

Taking into account the overall environment of the Eastern Domain, Xiao Chen felt that the actual number was likely much higher.

No wonder the original teachings specifically emphasized that one should not come before reaching the Golden Core Realm.

For Foundation Establishment Cultivator to carry Fourth-Order Spiritual Item like the Purple-Gold Bodhi is like a child carrying gold in a bustling marketplace.

While there are instances where no one is harmed, it's advisable to avoid taking such a risk.

As I walked along the way to the square, I saw that Alchemist were still giving public demonstrations, and thousands of independent cultivators were gathered around, watching intently.

Xiao Chen noticed that there weren't enough Pill Furnace on the platform.

Some Alchemist even brought their own Pill Furnace, setting them up in the four corners of the high platform.

They all looked quite young, but surprisingly, they were all very skilled in Pill Dao.

Judging from their clothes and appearance, they don't seem to be disciples of Hundred Herbs City.

Two of them even wore Magic Robe with the words "Precious Pill Hall" printed on the chest and back, seemingly using this method to help with publicity.

Opposite the platform, in front of those statues, a huge signboard has appeared.

The notices, varying in size but all in red with black lettering, were posted above, and two disciples from Hundred Herbs City stood guard on either side.

Xiao Chen walked over curiously and saw that the notices were indeed related to the upcoming opening of the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm.

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First, there are various bounties, some familiar and some unfamiliar; it's basically a comprehensive list.

This includes the Thousand Flower Myriad Leaf Vine that the owner of Fengyu Workshop wanted before, and the price listed on the Bounty Order has increased by another ten thousand Spirit Stone.

Secondly, there are the exchange lists published by some factions, which are used to attract independent cultivators.

The Hundred Herbs Secret Realm will remain open for a full twenty-eight days.

During this period, cultivators can freely enter and exit without any restrictions.

Therefore, the various forces, led by Hundred Herbs City, would guard the Secret Realm Exit and set up small shops nearby to exchange for Spirit Herb.

At that time, cultivators will be able to directly exchange Spirit Herb for finished pills, Spirit Artifact, Secret Manual, and other resources.

However, this list only includes a portion of the eye-catching spiritual items; for detailed redemption instructions, you'll need to visit the shop.

Because of the presence of Tier 4 Spirit Grass, the items on the list are all extraordinary.

Any cultivator who saw it would be tempted.

For example, Hundred Herbs City offers unlimited Nine Luminaries Profound Pill and Hundred Revolutions Profound Pill.

To prevent untrained cultivators from not recognizing this elixir, a two-hundred-word description was thoughtfully added in small print.

Since they are the landlords, they occupy the most space on the signboard, so there's no need to worry about not having enough room to write anything.

The effect of the Nine Luminaries Profound Pill is to help Golden Core cultivator condense their true essence, thereby enhancing the quality of their true essence.

"Sigh, could this be the reason why cultivators from the Eastern Domain possess such powerful Law Technique?"

Seeing this effect, Xiao Chen's eyes lit up.

As the quality of true essence increases, the Spell Power will naturally increase as well.

The effect of the Hundred Revolutions Profound Pill is to increase the Total True Essence a cultivator possesses.

Under normal circumstances, a cultivator in the Early-stage Golden Core can possess a maximum of 333 strands of true essence.

If one cannot break through to the next level, one will not be able to obtain more true essence.

However, after consuming the Hundred Revolutions Profound Pill, one can obtain a greater Total True Essence without breaking through cultivation levels, thus indirectly increasing strength.

Each pill consumed can expand the Total True Essence.

It can be taken in a maximum of one hundred pills, hence the name Hundred Revolutions Profound Pill.

This also explains another question Xiao Chen had previously had: why some Custom Spirit Tool in the Eastern Domain have such a huge demand for true essence.

For example, the Ghost Mask Profound Light Shield in his hand.

According to tests conducted a few days ago, even injecting all 290 strands of true essence was insufficient to activate the Spirit Ascension Form.

I estimate it would require at least three hundred strands of true essence, which is absolutely outrageous.

This even made Xiao Chen wonder if this shield was really suitable for a cultivator in the Early-stage Golden Core.

It now seems that if combined with spirit medicine like the Hundred Revolutions Profound Pill, even someone in the Early-stage Golden Core might have enough true essence to drive Spirit Artifact.

In addition, the Five Thunder Temple of the Black Rock Sea also sent its disciples.

The special spiritual item they offered was the Mountain Shattering Thunder Pearl, and they also offered a spot for Body Tempering in the Black Rock Thunder Pool.

The Mountain Shattering Thunder Pearl is extremely powerful, no less than a full-force attack from Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator at the Great Perfection stage; it is a powerful weapon for protecting one's path.

As for the Black Rock Thunder Pool, Xiao Chen had never heard of it before, but judging from the name, it should be related to Body Cultivator.

Neither the Demon Subduing Sword Sect nor the Soul Division Sword Pavilion has posted any bounties; the reason is unknown.

Only the Star Plucking Sword Pavilion had posted a small notice in a corner.

There was only one thing written on it – the Star Plucking Sword Diagram.

At first glance, this thing looks like a Cultivation Method, but there's a note below that it's actually a stone slab imbued with Sword Intent.

It was specifically noted that a single Tier 3 Spirit Grass could be exchanged for a Star Plucking Sword Diagram.

"How can it be so cheap?"

Xiao Chen was a little taken aback, knowing that there were many Tier 3 Spirit Grass circulating in the market.

Who says you have to pick Spirit Herb in the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm?

You buy one from outside, walk around inside, and come out to exchange it. Does anyone really know how to tell the difference?

It even feels unnecessary to embellish like this. As long as the Spirit Herb is real, who would be so bored as to study where it grows from?

"Fellow Daoist, that Star Plucking Sword Diagram is nothing more than a mass-produced, mundane item."

Suddenly, a clear, melodious female voice rang out.

Xiao Chen turned his head and saw that the speaker was a female cultivator wearing Flowing Immortal Skirt with wide sleeves and a layer of white hibiscus gauze.

She smiled and said, "I was caught up in the moment, please forgive me for saying so much."

"One of my senior brothers went to the Dragon Slaying Sea for sightseeing and, out of curiosity, bought a Star Plucking Sword Diagram."

"When I got back, I found that although there was Sword Intent on it, it was messy and disordered, clearly accumulated through practicing Law Technique."

"I later learned that the Star Plucking Sword Pavilion stipulates that all disciples must go to the Stone Ravine to practice Swordsmanship."

"Over the years, the Rock Wall on both sides have become imbued with Sword Intent."

"It's fine to just look at it, but if you try to absorb it, you'll find that it contains Sword Intent left by different cultivators, mixed together in a chaotic way, making it impossible to refine."

She happened to be passing by and overheard Xiao Chen Star Plucking Sword Diagram, so she couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

Firstly, it's a well-intentioned warning to prevent others from being scammed.

Secondly, they also harbored the intention of sabotaging the deal with the Star Plucking Sword Pavilion.

Her senior brother was cheated out of Spirit Stone, but the other party was powerful and there was no way to retaliate, which made her very angry.

Since I've run into Xiao Chen today, I might as well offer a couple of reminders.

Even if the other person doesn't necessarily listen to what I say, what if it works?

We'll stop as many as we can.

"There's actually such a reason."

Xiao Chen cupped his hands in greeting. "Thank you for the reminder, Fairy."

The other party bowed in return, saying, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such politeness."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Xiao Chen glanced back at the notice, surprised that the Star Plucking Sword Pavilion, a renowned sword sect, would do something like this.

Although this is only the female cultivator's side of the story, considering Gao Changgeng's previous performance Chief Disciple of the Star Plucking Sword Pavilion, it is likely to be credible.

The conduct of ordinary disciples does not represent the entire sect.

However, the style of the Chief Disciple will definitely be influenced by the style of the sect, and they will probably all be equally domineering.

Nothing particularly noteworthy happened in the following days.

Xiao Chen flipped through the picture book every day and went out for a stroll. Before long, November arrived.

Based on the opening time of the last Secret Realm, November is the opening time for this Secret Realm.

However, even by mid-November, and even past the fifteenth, there was still no sign of the Secret Realm opening.

The cultivators were completely bewildered. What was going on?

Hundred Herbs City also became restless, so they demolished all the shops that had been built at the entrance of the Secret Realm and set up a large-scale rune array to investigate the situation of the Secret Realm.

Currently, Xiao Chen has only read "Initial Understanding of Array Dao" and has not yet learned advanced array formations.

However, he noticed that the outer array of runes had expanded three times in succession, and he estimated that the situation was not very optimistic.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, City Lord Huo stepped forward and went to the Heaven's Secret Pavilion to invite Master Yanxing.

After some inspection, it was found that there was nothing wrong with the Secret Realm, but the Spiritual Qi inside was slightly insufficient, so it needed more time to accumulate.

It will start promptly at 7:00 AM on the last day of November.

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"Let's go early and try to avoid the crowds."

On November 30th, Xiao Chen left home at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM) to prepare to wait outside the Secret Realm.

He has the advantage of speed, and he also has a general Route Map.

As long as you enter the Secret Realm first, you can reach the Spirit Herb Garden ahead of others without being discovered.

However, when he arrived Secret Realm, he saw a sea of people, a gathering of dignitaries.

At least 60,000 to 70,000 people stayed up all night to queue up here.

More than a thousand disciples from Hundred Herbs City, including some in the early stages of Qi Refining, were summoned to maintain order while wearing Unified Magic Robe.

There were even extraordinary instances of Qi Refining guiding Foundation Establishment.

Fortunately, no one dared to cause trouble because of their cultivation level. The Foundation Establishment Cultivator all restrained their tempers and cooperated with the command, forming three teams.

This is because the entrance to the Secret Realm is actually not wide, and only three people can enter side by side at a time.

"How long will the wait be?"

Xiao Chen looked at the long queue that stretched for at least ten miles, and felt a little numb.

Fortunately, he soon discovered that Golden Core cultivator didn't seem to need to queue together; they could go directly to the entrance of the Secret Realm to wait.

At the entrance, Hundred Herbs City prepared 260 small tables and stools, each with a cup of tea, a dish of seasonal fruits, a dish of various dried fruits, and a dish of Silver Frost Candied Fruit.

There are already dozens of Golden Core True Person sitting there waiting.

He subtly revealed his cultivation aura, flew over the crowd to take his seat, and as expected, none of the Hundred Herbs City disciples present stopped him.

Xiao Chen casually tasted a piece of the Silver Frost Candied Fruit. It was crisp and crumbly, sweet and slightly sour, and tasted quite good.

Two hours passed quickly, and it turned out that Hundred Herbs City had misjudged the number of people.

With over thirty people each from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Thunder Temple, a total of over three hundred Golden Core True Person were present.

Fortunately, no one cared about the seating arrangement and waited politely to the side.

"Reporting to the Elder, it's safe to enter and exit!"

The fact that a Foundation Establishment disciple from Hundred Herbs City successfully made the round trip indicates that the entrance to the Secret Realm has been completely stabilized.

"Fellow practitioners, please come in. May we all value harmony and refrain from conflict!"

The Outer Affairs Elder from Hundred Herbs City bowed respectfully and gave a special instruction.

Since everyone present was Golden Core True Person, they were all quite restrained despite the lack of a commander. There was no fighting or scrambling; instead, they entered in batches on their own initiative.

Xiao Chen stepped through the bright light curtain and entered, immediately sensing an exceptionally rich Spiritual Qi.

The Spiritual Qi Concentration within the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm is at least ten times that of the outside world!

No wonder so many low-level cultivators are scrambling to come here, especially those from the nearby islands who have poured in.

Even without obtaining Spirit Herb in the Secret Realm, just cultivating here for a month would yield considerable benefits.

Before me stretched a vast plain, with faint traces of field ridges visible.

Unfortunately, the overgrown weeds obscured the Spirit Herb inside, making them almost invisible.

A small river flows by, and several thousand first-tier Spirit Herb grow scattered along its banks.

However, Xiao Chen didn't pay attention to these things. Instead, like the other Golden Core True Person, he flew deeper into the world on his sword.

The layout of the entire Hundred Herbs Secret Realm resembles a giant peach.

The entrance is at Peach Peak, and the further you go in, the wider it becomes, and the easier it is to encounter High-grade Spirit Herb.

At first, Xiao Chen intentionally controlled his speed, only slightly ahead of the others.

Because everyone chose different directions, he quickly escaped the Divine Sense Range of the other Golden Core True Person.

He then activated the "Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon" technique at full power and arrived at Five Peach Plains in no time.

Then, following the guidance of the inherited information, they turned east, and after encountering a large Willow Tree, continued north, crossing two mountains.

Finally, they landed in a cave at the bottom of the third mountain.

"Is this the Spirit Herb Garden?"

Xiao Chen walked into the cave, which seemed to be just a desolate cave, with nothing to see except for the moss on the walls.

He used his Spiritual Sense Probe, but found nothing unusual.

After going about ten miles into the distance, a wall appeared in front of them, indicating that it was a dead end.

Xiao Chen reached out and pressed it; it felt solid, like a real wall.

Curious, he took out his Flying Sword and slashed it. Immediately, a crack appeared in the wall, and small pieces of stone fell down.

"So realistic?"

He took out the token he had obtained in the Secret Chamber of the Yellow Springs Palace from his Storage Bag.

As if sensing something, the originally jet-black token suddenly emitted a bright silver glow.

As the glow illuminated, Xiao Chen felt as if the wall in front of him became three-tenths illusory.

He reached out again, but passed right through the wall, as if it were just an illusion and didn't exist at all.

Taking a step forward, he successfully passed through the wall and entered the mountainside.

After walking about several dozen steps, the space around me suddenly opened, and I found myself in a new tunnel.

The tunnel was pitch black; you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Looking up, you can see an exit about a hundred feet ahead, emitting a faint light.

Stepping out of the cave, a bright and open space suddenly appeared before me.

Several acres of fertile land are divided into three rows, with irrigation ditches serving as boundaries. A spiritual spring flows through the ditches, nourishing the surrounding area.

The first row, from east to west, is planted with various flowers, herbs, fruit trees, and Mysterious Wood.

The second row, from west to east, is planted with Ganoderma lucidum, vines, ginseng, and velvet.

Looking around, all I could see were Third-Tier Spirit Medicine.

The layout of the third row is different; the fields are messy and look as if they have been damaged.

A few spirit medicine remained at the edge, and about eight Bodhi Tree were planted in an uneven manner in the middle.

Each tree bears purple Bodhi Fruit, ranging from deep purple to light blue, with a natural gradient, subtle wrinkles on the skin, and a hint of Golden Light.

It was Fourth-Order Spirit Fruit, the Purple-Gold Bodhi.

"Wow~, they actually planted a Bodhi tree! We're rich now!"

Xiao Chen released his Divine Sense and immediately counted that the fewest trees had twelve Bodhi Fruit Bodhi Fruit, and the most had eighteen.

There are a total of one hundred and twenty!

If this were taken out directly, it might attract the attention of Nascent Soul True Lord who would try to snatch it away.

Fortunately, Xiao Chen was alone in the Spirit Herb Garden. If it had been a group of people, they probably would have already been fighting.

For any Golden Core cultivator, this is an immense fortune.

"Luckily, I prepared enough jade boxes; they should be able to hold it all."

Xiao Chen sighed with relief.

The Bodhi Fruit is not very large, about the size of a walnut, so a jade box can easily hold ten of them.

You could squeeze it in and even fit twelve, but that's unnecessary; if you break even one, it's a huge loss.

Taking out the White Dew Willow Support Gloves from his Storage Ring, Xiao Chen took a deep breath and carefully reached out to pluck the Purple-Gold Bodhi Fruit in front of him.

He quickly enveloped the bottom with his true essence, poured out a drop of Spirit Preserving Dew, and carefully applied it to the surface with his true essence.

Then, continue to circulate your true essence and patiently wait for the spiritual dew to form a thin protective film on the surface of the Spirit Fruit.

Only then did he take out the Spirit Sealing Jade Box and gently place it inside.

The reason for this complicated process is that, according to the Spirit Herb Illustrated Guide, this thing is extremely delicate.

If any step is done incorrectly, the medicinal properties of the Bodhi Fruit will be greatly reduced.

For example, if an uninformed monk picks it without wearing gloves, its shelf life will be drastically shortened.

Without the Spirit Preserving Dew, the medicinal properties will be lost.