About the Secret Realm, Merging into This World

"In just eight years, your cultivation has advanced to the sixth level of Qi Refining. You haven't disappointed Fellow Daoist Chu He's expectations."

Luo Mingyan looked at Wei Zhong below the stage with some satisfaction.

"This is all thanks to Uncle Luo for finding me a good job."

Wei Zhong said, bowing his head.

Luo Mingyan shook his head:

"Alas, what good job is a Spirit Farmer? It's all your own hard work."

Now that Luo Mingyan had reached Foundation Establishment, he was different from before, so Wei Zhong had to at least show superficial respect.

Ning CanKun, as Luo Mingyan's elder, didn't need to be so formal and praised Wei Zhong:

"Not only that, but Chu Zhong has also learned a good skill in brewing spirit wine these years. He often finds us old folks to drink with, and the taste of that spirit wine is even better than the Ten Mile Fragrance of the Spring Breeze Pavilion."

Wei Zhong secretly praised in his heart, It seems I didn't give this old man wine for nothing.

"Oh, it's actually brewed by my talented nephew himself."

He then instructed his servants to bring up the Green Vine Intoxication that Wei Zhong had sent to the banquet.

After the three exchanged pleasantries for a moment, Luo Mingyan invited the guests to take their seats.

Wei Zhong sat at a wine table below the stage, looked around, and found that everyone below the stage was a Qi Refining cultivator. Only the four Foundation Establishment cultivators on the stage were seated with Luo Mingyan. No one knew what they were talking about; those below the stage couldn't hear clearly.

"Are those four seniors also Uncle Luo's friends?"

Wei Zhong took a sip of the spirit food on the table and said to Ning CanKun beside him.

The latter put down his wine cup and revealed a smile:

"Yes and no, but they will be in the future."

Wei Zhong already understood his habit of being a tease and poured him a glass of spirit wine.

Ning CanKun took half a cup and explained:

"Those four seniors, from left to right, are the fourth, fifth, and seventh true disciples in the sect.

As for the last senior in the red robe, he is a rogue Foundation Establishment cultivator, known as Hu Yang Daoren, a well-known Foundation Establishment expert in this Bright Moon Market."

Wei Zhong had heard of the Azurewood Sect's seven great Foundation Establishment true disciples and the rogue cultivator Hu Yang Daoren, but this was the first time he had seen their real faces.

"Among the three true disciples, the seventh true disciple is an old acquaintance of Mingyan, named Shen Yuqi, who has a dual fire and wood spiritual root aptitude and is a disciple of Senior Duan, the Pill Hall Master in the sect."

"Is that Senior Duan who is good at refining Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"That's right, it's Senior Duan. Mingyan's Foundation Establishment this time is inseparable from the help of this Pill Hall Master's disciple."

Wei Zhong understood in his heart.

"Among the other two true disciples, the female senior is the fourth true disciple, Lin Muxue, whose Five Elements Technique is superb, and she is a disciple of Hall Master Yu of the Law Hall.

There is also the fifth true disciple, Luo Zhigang, who has the title of Unbreakable Vajra and is a Body Cultivator who has established his foundation, and he is a disciple of Hall Master Zhao of the Artifact Hall."

The Azurewood Sect has three halls: Pill, Artifact, and Law. The three hall masters are all Core Formation cultivators with extraordinary strength.

All sect true disciples can apprentice under one of them.

"I wonder which hall Mingyan will join this time."

Ning CanKun raised his cup and sighed.

Wei Zhong, however, was in no mood to echo him.

At this moment, he was only thinking about how that seventh true disciple had a line on Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Junior Brother Luo's spirit wine is truly excellent; it actually has a trace of the ability to nourish the physical body," Lin Muxue said in admiration.

Upon hearing this, the others all sampled the spirit wine.

Luo Zhigang said with some regret, "It's indeed so, but unfortunately, it's only a first-order spirit wine, and its effect on me is already negligible. However, it still has some effect on you all; regular consumption will have a certain strengthening effect on the physical body."

"I didn't expect my good-for-nothing nephew to have such skills."

Luo Mingyan also said with some emotion, "If you all like it, I'll have him brew more for you another day."

"In that case, this old man will accept without ceremony."

Hu Yang Daoren revealed a smile, his wrinkled face blooming like a chrysanthemum.

The other cultivators also responded in agreement.

"Speaking of which, Junior Brother Luo, the timing of your advancement to Foundation Establishment is quite ingenious," Lin Muxue said, glancing at Shen Yuqi with amusement. "Otherwise, you would have had to enter that secret realm to search bitterly for spiritual herbs."

Luo Mingyan was somewhat ashamed. As a sect disciple, he naturally understood that Senior Sister Lin was referring to the 'Qingchuan Secret Realm' controlled by the Azurewood Sect.

This secret realm, as the Azurewood Sect's exclusive domain, was accidentally discovered by the Azurewood Sect's founder hundreds of years ago. The reason why the Azurewood Sect established itself in this place is largely due to this secret realm.

It is rich in resources and nurtures a variety of spiritual herbs, including the medicinal materials needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Senior Sister, please don't make fun of me. Last time, I searched bitterly in the secret realm for ten days and only found two auxiliary herbs, 'Thousand Knot Flower' and 'Gold Essence Ginseng'. I didn't even see a shadow of the most important 'Jade Marrow Mushroom'.

If I were to go again, I wouldn't be confident, so I asked Brother Shen for help."

Shen Yuqi shook his head, "Between you and me, brothers, there's no need to talk about asking for help."

Hu Yang Daoren on the side also revealed a look of interest, "Oh, is that so? Back then, this old man also obtained a chance to enter the secret realm at an auction and was fortunate enough to find a 'Jade Marrow Mushroom', which allowed me to ask Senior Duan to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Luo Zhigang chimed in, "To be honest, Elder Hu, the current 'Qingchuan Secret Realm' is not as good as before."

Luo Mingyan hesitated, "Senior Brother Luo..."

The latter waved his head, "It's fine; this is not a secret anymore and will be announced to the public in a few days.

The 'Qingchuan Secret Realm' has a long history, the exact time of which is no longer traceable, but it is known to have rich spiritual herb resources within."

Our Azurewood Sect has opened the secret realm every ten years throughout its history, using its convenience to cultivate a large number of outstanding disciples for our sect.

However, now, with continuous exploitation, the secret realm is gradually unable to keep up with the supply, and there has been a reduction in resources."

Luo Mingyan asked with some doubt:

"Then why not close the secret realm for several decades?"

Shen Yuqi explained his doubts: "That's because, in addition to over-exploitation, there is a more important reason, and that is the loss of spiritual Qi in the secret realm.

In other words, even if the secret realm is closed, it will not be able to provide a good growing environment for spiritual herbs.

On the contrary, it will cause the sect to be unable to obtain any spiritual herbs from it."

Luo Mingyan was immediately stunned, never expecting that there was such a deep-seated reason why he couldn't find the Jade Marrow Mushroom.

Hu Yang Daoren was shocked: "How could this be?"

It is not only the Azurewood Sect's cultivators who rely on this secret realm, but also other rogue cultivators.

Lin Muxue shook her head: "The specific reason is unknown. However, my master said an interesting reason a few days ago: 'Qingchuan Secret Realm' is merging into this world, and the loss of spiritual Qi is not disappearing out of thin air, but is flowing into this vast cultivation world."

Shen Yuqi echoed:

"My master also supports Hall Master Yu's statement. Moreover, it is not only our Azurewood Sect that has problems with the secret realm. The Rakshasa Sect of the Nether Luo Prefecture next door has also encountered this situation.

As early as a few years ago, the Rakshasa Sect almost abandoned the secret realm and turned its attention to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range."

"Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, how dare the Rakshasa Sect provoke that group of demon beasts?"

"This, we don't know."

Luo Zhigang said:

"In short, in order to deal with this secret realm dilemma, the sect plans to completely scour the secret realm next time.

This time, not only will a large number of Qi Refining cultivators within the sect be dispatched, but also a large number of secret realm qualifications will be sold to rogue cultivators."

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