The path was not long, and before long, the three arrived at a narrow stretch of land between two mountains.
A grove of bamboo with entirely blue-gold stalks grew here. Several bamboo houses stood amid the grove, their rooftops covered in circulating runes visible even from outside.
"Ancient Vajra Bamboo? I never expected to encounter something long lost as soon as I arrived. Guangyuan Zhai's foundations appear to be even deeper than Luo had originally imagined."
After studying the spirit bamboo for a moment, Luo Hong suddenly recalled a type of acquired spirit bamboo described in the Golden Palace Jade Book, which recorded the Three Yuan Life-Returning Art.
Ancient Vajra Bamboo had to be cultivated with secret arts. At the outset, several specific kinds of high-grade spirit bamboo had to be selected, after which it required at least ten thousand years to mature.
Once mature, if its owner continued applying the secret arts, its toughness would increase by another level every ten thousand years, until it became virtually indestructible.
In the Imperial Artifact Jade Book, it appeared as an auxiliary material for artifact refinement. Here, however, the fixed flow of spiritual qi in the surroundings made it clear that it was an important component of a hidden formation.
"As expected of Master Luo! You recognized the spirit bamboo cultivated by our zhai at a glance!
"But please rest assured, Master Luo. So long as no one fights within the zhai, our mistress will not lightly activate the formation."
Since he recognized the Ancient Vajra Bamboo, he naturally understood the power of the formation arranged with it. Thus, the Yellow-dressed Girl immediately offered her assurance.
Luo Hong smiled and nodded at this, then followed her into the bamboo grove without the slightest hesitation.
These Ancient Vajra Bamboos had clearly reached maturity