Jade Ruins had an impressively complete range of facilities, including a dedicated "Spell Demonstration Grounds" for testing cultivation techniques.
Quite a few of the visitors had been to the Cinnabar Cloud Heaven Small World, so they did not think much about how many Spirit Stones it would take for Jade Ruins to maintain such an enormous operation—so long as spiritual energy could circulate, it did not consume many Spirit Stones.
Guan Shanyue, however, was quite curious and asked, "It must take quite a few Spirit Stones to keep Jade Ruins running like this, right?"
Yu Baiyi hesitated before answering, "Spirit Stones... not that many. Jade Ruins has mainly endured by relying on fortune and Earth Veins."
"Earth Veins?" Azure Firmament Master, Dong Zenghong, Zhang Dongyuan, Feng Tianyang, Tang Wenji, Yang Yuxin, and the others all turned to look at Feng Jun—they all knew that Master Feng had done some research into Earth Veins.
With so many people turning their heads, Yu Baiyi followed their gazes. Then he spoke in surprise, "Feng Adept... could it be that you are proficient in Earth Veins?"
Feng Jun answered calmly, "I've done a little research. Basically, I understand six of the seven apertures—completely clueless about the last one. Proficient? Not at all."
Yu Baiyi smiled. I'd be an idiot to believe that. Everyone says so.
There were truly many places worth visiting in Jade Ruins, and before they knew it, night had fallen.
The formation still had not been repaired. The Secret Realm remained open to the sky, and the snow had not stopped. Instead, it grew even heavier.
Jade Ruins' Secret Realm was warm as spring, but the snowfall was simply too heavy. The biting mountain winds blew away much of the warmth, leaving a light layer of snow inside the Secret Realm.