The Secret Realm is About to Open, the Fight for Resources

After the banquet, the cultivators dispersed, but Luo Mingyan called Wei Zhong to his side and, with a few words, informed him that several Foundation Establishment seniors were interested in the Green Vine Intoxication he brewed, including the Pill Hall direct disciple.

Wei Zhong was worrying about how to build a relationship with him, and this opportunity was delivered right to his door.

'I didn't expect my Green Vine Intoxication to have some ability to nourish the physical body. Is it because my physique is too well nourished by the Nourishing Body Art that the effect isn't obvious?'

"Uncle Luo, rest assured, this nephew will brew a few more jars when I return. There are still a few jars in storage in the courtyard, and I will send them to you right away."

Luo Mingyan was pleased that Wei Zhong was so perceptive, but he did not tell him about the Secret Realm.

In Luo Mingyan's eyes, Wei Zhong was just a Qi Refining sixth layer cultivator, still a small realm away from Foundation Establishment, and could not be involved in this matter.

Wei Zhong left, took the wine stored at home, and sent it to Luo Mingyan's cave.

He did not mention the seventh direct disciple. It was still early, and he needed to maintain contact through the spirit wine, and then make a request when the time was right.

Wei Zhong made up his mind to go back and work hard on his brewing skills, to make good use of this connection, as the Foundation Establishment Pill might depend on it.

The inheritance of second-order spirit wine brewing also needs to be put on the agenda. First-order spirit wine can at most interest Foundation Establishment cultivators, and cannot be called a precious item.

Three days later, the Azurewood Sect released a message that shocked many sect cultivators and rogue cultivators, and caused an uproar in the Bright Moon Market.

"Two years later, the Azurewood Sect will open the Qingchuan Secret Realm, and a large number of Secret Realm entry qualifications will be sold at that time. Both sect cultivators and rogue cultivators can participate.

The opening of this Secret Realm is different from the past. For non-sect cultivators, the Azurewood Sect will not take any resources obtained in the Secret Realm. If you collect precious spiritual herbs such as Jade Marrow Mushroom, you can either pay a fee to have our Pill Masters refine them into pills, or exchange them for Spirit Stones of equal value...

Special notice: The Qingchuan Secret Realm is running out of resources, so please consider carefully..."

"Senior Brother, is it really good to inform rogue cultivators about the lack of Secret Realm resources like this?"

Yu Xianglan, the Law Hall Master, said.

In the council hall, Nie Yuansen shifted his attention from the Jade Slip in his hand and said lightly, "What's wrong with that?"

This person was the Azurewood Sect Master, with a Mid-stage Core Formation cultivation, single Wood Spiritual Root aptitude, and was the most promising Core Formation True Person in the Azurewood Sect to form a Core Formation Nascent Soul.

After Nie Yuansen said this, he turned his head to the side and asked, "Junior Brother Duan, if you were a rogue cultivator in the past, and you were asked to spend three hundred Spirit Stones to buy a chance to enter the Secret Realm,

Full of joy, but found that the Secret Realm had already been plowed by the sect disciples, leaving only some worthless Spirit Herbs, what would you think?"

Duan Delong, the Pill Hall Master, grabbed his gray beard and replied:

"Then I would definitely think that the Azurewood Sect is too deceitful, deceiving us rogue cultivators. This poor Daoist's pills will no longer be sold to the Azurewood Sect disciples from now on, and I will ask a master to avenge this calculation in the future."

The Artifact Hall Master was a fiery character, and his mouth was full of thunder, which made Yu Xianglan, who was sitting next to him, frown and cover her ears:

"Why borrow someone else to take revenge? This old man would have already gone to the door myself."

Looking at these two sect brothers who wanted to take revenge on their sect at every turn, people who didn't know would think they were spies sent by some family. Yu Xianglan couldn't help but support her forehead.

Nie Yuansen put the Jade Slip in his hand on the table:

"Look, even Junior Brother Duan and Junior Brother Zhao said so, then it must be right. And isn't this what we discussed earlier?

Now that it has been announced, instead of thinking about whether this matter is stable, it is better to think about something else."

His eyes swept over the three of them:

"How are the Pill Hall's pills, the Artifact Hall's magical artifacts, and the Law Hall's spells and talismans prepared?"

The three exchanged glances. "All are prepared and ready!"

"Good. This time, our sect is not only selling qualifications for the Secret Realm, but also peddling cultivation resources such as pills and magical artifacts. The Spirit Stones earned from this will likely exceed the total revenue from previous Secret Realms combined. This can be considered as squeezing the last bit of value from this Secret Realm. There won't be such a good opportunity in the future."

"Senior Brother, is there really no way to maintain the Secret Realm?"

Duan Delong said with some regret.

In the past hundred years, Duan Delong had relied on the resources from the Secret Realm to practice with Spirit Herbs and improve his alchemy skills. Now, the collapse of the Qingchuan Secret Realm made him particularly regretful.

Nie Yuansen shook his head:

"The process of the Secret Realm merging into our cultivation world is irreversible. This time is probably the last time the Secret Realm will open. The next time we meet, who knows in which corner of this world it will be."

Zhao Bai touched his shiny bald head:

"It's a pity. Our ancestors once said that there might be a Spirit Transformation inheritance or even a more profound one within, but it seems we are not destined to obtain it."

Yu Xianglan said:

"Junior Brother Zhao, didn't you turn over the floor of the Inheritance Hall and still didn't find it? Perhaps the sect's rumors are wrong."

Just then, a deep male voice sounded:

"There is indeed a profound inheritance within the Secret Realm. Our Azurewood Sect's Daoist tradition has absorbed some of its essence."

The three hall masters immediately stood up and saluted:

"Greetings, Grand Elder!"

Nie Yuansen simply stood up and cupped his fist: "Greetings, Martial Uncle."

"No need for formalities!"

The blue-robed man gently waved his hand, lifting the three of them up.

"Sit."

The man had white eyebrows and a white beard, and he held a jade-green scepter about half a person's height.

"The Secret Realm inheritance is indeed real, but our Azurewood Sect only obtained the first half. The highest one can reach is Core Formation. To advance to Core Formation, one must find another method. Our sect's founder absorbed the essence of it and integrated it into himself, which is how we have this Spring Autumn Evergreen Art."

Among the four present, only Nie Yuansen and Duan Delong cultivated this art. Yu Xianglan cultivated a technique called Five Revolutions Flowing Cloud Art, while Zhao Bai, who was skilled in body refinement, practiced the body refinement technique Golden Thunder Art.

"For hundreds of years, our sect has failed to obtain the subsequent inheritance from it. It seems there is no chance."

Grand Elder Lian Chengjue revealed a trace of regret in his words.

But he regained his spirits in an instant and said:

"I came to find you four disciples about the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range."

Nie Yuansen took the lead in asking, "Has a decision been made?"

"That's right. The human cultivators of our prefecture have reached an agreement with the demon race, allowing humans to advance into the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range to mine Spirit Herbs and Spirit Materials, and even capture and kill the demon beasts within."

Nie Yuansen was overjoyed: "That's great. This will solve our sect's resource predicament. The Nether Luo Prefecture was ahead of our Mangyuan Prefecture by several years. Now we have finally caught up."

"What if high-level demon clans take action and kill our human race's juniors? How should we handle that?"

Yu Xianglan expressed her concerns.

Lian Chengjue shook his head, "High-level demon clans won't act unless you provoke them first. If they disregard their reputation, then it depends on whether they can afford the price of taking action."

Speaking of this, a glint of light flashed in the eyes of Lian Chengjue, the Grand Elder of the Azurewood Sect.