Seeking Treasures with Spirit Sense, Recognizing Waterfalls to Find Forests

On the way, golden runes flashed in Wei Zhong's eyes, and the surrounding scenery immediately took on a different hue.

Some were as dull as gray stones, while others had various colors, with different shades.

This was the effect of the Spirit Seeking Art.

[Spirit Seeking Art · Mastery (68%)]

In less than two years, Wei Zhong could be said to have devoted himself to this art, progressing from beginner to master. In a short period, he had surpassed what many cultivators could achieve in decades.

The Spirit Seeking Art, strictly speaking, is a special spell that condenses runes in the eyes. Activating this rune allows one to perceive the surrounding spiritual energy. The more spiritual energy, the deeper the color.

Glancing at a faint red hue on the cliffside, it was the common fire-attributed spiritual fruit of these mountains, the Flame Sauce Fruit.

The taste was bitter, but the spiritual energy it contained was considerable, making it excellent for brewing wine.

Wei Zhong had already collected a large amount and stuffed it into his portable storage bag.

Therefore, he did not stop when he encountered this fruit on the road, but continued to head towards his destination on a cloud of Qi.

On the way, Wei Zhong had already seen several streaks of light, all seemingly heading towards Mist Ridge Cliff.

It seems there are too many cultivators entering.

Wei Zhong sighed and continued to focus on the road, hoping that he could rely on the advantage of his spiritual art to discover the Jade Marrow Mushroom first.

As he approached the Mist Ridge Cliff, the streaks of light gradually increased, with as many as seven or eight people, mostly Azurewood Sect disciples dressed in blue and white robes, gathering together.

There were few rogue cultivator figures to be seen.

"Could it be that the Azurewood Sect knows there is some treasure there, news left by the previous entrants?"

Wei Zhong made a turn, already using the Aura Concealment Technique, following these sect cultivators among the forest and rocks below.

At the same time, halfway there, he discovered that some rogue cultivators had the same idea as him.

It was just a pity that their tracking was a bit rough, and the movements they made were quickly discovered by the disciples above.

"Senior Brother, some rogue cultivators have followed us."

The disciple behind said to the Qi Refining eighth layer cultivator leading the group.

The Qingchuan Secret Realm not only has the Jade Marrow Mushroom, Thousand Knot Flower, and Golden Ginseng Essence needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, but also various spiritual medicines needed to refine other pills.

Therefore, not all the cultivators entering the secret realm this time came for Foundation Establishment.

Among this group of inner disciples, there was only one at the Qi Refining eighth layer, and the others were at the Qi Refining seventh or sixth layer.

After a moment of discussion, the group stopped their streaks of light in place and said directly to those behind them:

"Fellow cultivators who are following us, would you please show yourselves and speak?"

Seeing that their tracks had been exposed, the three of them revealed themselves.

Their spiritual pressure showed that they were all at the Qi Refining ninth layer.

The Azurewood Sect disciples' hearts sank slightly, and the leader spoke first:

"Fellow seniors, you've all come for the Foundation Establishment spiritual medicine, I presume. Unfortunately, we do not know the location of the Foundation Establishment spiritual medicine. Could you please refrain from following us any further?"

Among the rogue cultivators, an old man with sunken eye sockets chuckled:

"We old fellows are not following you, but merely traveling in the same direction."

The other two rogue cultivators echoed his sentiment.

Several young Azurewood Sect disciples seemed about to burst into flames, making as if to attack. However, the leading disciple waved his hand to stop them.

"Don't rush. Although we have more people, our cultivation is inferior, and we cannot defeat them."

"Then, Senior Brother, what about the spiritual medicine?"

"First, head to the nearby gathering place. There should be a Senior Brother at the ninth level of Qi Refining from our sect there. We'll invite him to join us and then make plans."

"For now, that's the only option!"

After exchanging thoughts through voice transmission, they quickly reached a conclusion.

Although their contribution would be divided, it was unavoidable.

With the rogue cultivators constantly following, they couldn't collect any of the crucial spiritual medicines.

Wei Zhong, watching the confrontation from below, saw the Azurewood Sect disciples constantly communicating and knew that following them any further would not end well.

Thus, he secretly changed his direction, heading towards the suspicious resource point marked on the information map.

Behind him, the inner sect disciples changed direction, no longer paying attention to the three rogue cultivators behind them.

"Wu Daoyou, do we still follow?"

The one who replied was the old man with sunken eye sockets:

"Follow, why wouldn't we follow? What if those few were bluffing? Wouldn't we miss out on a precious spiritual medicine?

Moreover, with the cultivation of the three of us, who in this secret realm can take us down?"

Subsequently, the three transformed into streaks of light and continued to follow. The difference was that, after being exposed, the three no longer concealed themselves in the slightest, openly tailing the disciples.

As if the encounter with those cultivators was a coincidence, Wei Zhong didn't encounter any other cultivators on his journey.

Mist Ridge Cliff is a vast area, not just a single cliff, but a continuous range of mountains.

It is named so because this area is located at a high altitude and is shrouded in clouds and mist.

The mist obscures the view, making it impossible to see far away. Even spiritual sense is almost useless here, unable to extend beyond the body.

At this moment, in Wei Zhong's eyes, even the clouds and mist in the air had a distinct color. The spiritual energy concentration in this area was unusually rich.

No wonder spiritual objects like the Jade Marrow Mushroom grow here.

But finding it will be troublesome. Wei Zhong casually severed the head of a demonic snake extending from a mountain crevice above him.

Even the number of demonic beasts in this area was significantly higher than in other places.

Wei Zhong searched for spiritual objects along the cliff's edge, traversing one mountain peak after another, his eyes flashing with various spiritual lights. After searching for a while, he found quite a few ordinary spiritual herbs, but he didn't even see a shadow of the Jade Marrow Mushroom.

Sigh, searching like this is not a solution. If I keep searching like a headless fly, I'm afraid I won't gain anything even when the secret realm's time is up.

The Jade Marrow Mushroom is originally an ordinary spiritual mushroom that grows on decayed spiritual wood. It only undergoes transformation after absorbing the essence of the spiritual wood. Its stem contains jade-like quality, which is the essence, hence the name Jade Marrow.

It should look like white jade in my eyes.

Also, I haven't seen any decayed spiritual wood after searching for so long. At most, there are spiritual plants as thick as hemp stalks.

I wonder how those sect disciples found it.

Wei Zhong searched everywhere and suddenly heard the sound of water. Following the sound, he discovered a waterfall in the mountains.

The waterfall was not large, only about two zhang wide, but such a small waterfall carried abundant spiritual energy.

It crashed onto the rocks below, emitting various colored halos.

What abundant spiritual energy. If I cultivate here for a day, it would probably be equivalent to ten days outside.

Wei Zhong was a little envious, but he understood that now was not the time to cultivate.

Approaching the waterfall, two tree trunks grew on both sides, slanting into the flowing water of the waterfall.

As expected, it's spiritual wood.

Wei Zhong was overjoyed. Going up along the waterfall, the fog became thicker.

He could barely see the vaguely visible trees in front.

Only when he stepped forward did he realize that it was a spiritual wood forest.

I've found the right place!

The magic sword in Wei Zhong's right hand was gripped even tighter, and his left hand also held the black ball. His whole body was tense, ready to activate the Golden Body Art at any time.

With twelve points of caution, Wei Zhong stepped into this forest.