Heaven-Observing Divine Eye Seeks Spirit Object

The two chatted as they walked.

They soon exchanged names.

Chen Xuan learned that this junior sister's name was Bai Wei.

Through his Heaven-Observing Divine Eye, Chen Xuan could tell at a glance that this junior sister was also a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator, and she possessed a Spirit Body.

It was just that Chen Xuan hadn't expected Bai Wei to have never gone to the Cloud Sea Sect.

If a branch sect produced a genius, they could be promoted to the main sect; with her Spirit Body, Bai Wei could have easily bypassed the tests to enter the Cloud Sea Sect.

"Junior Sister Bai, seeing as your cultivation is quite profound and you possess a Spirit Body, why haven't you gone to the Cloud Sea Sect?"

Chen Xuan asked directly.

This was not an intrusive question.

Upon hearing this, Bai Wei was slightly stunned; she hadn't expected this senior brother before her to see through her Spirit Body so easily.

It was no simple matter to discern whether someone possessed a special constitution, especially for low-level cultivators.

Thus, Chen Xuan's ability to identify her Spirit Body left her feeling quite surprised.

After her surprise faded, Bai Wei explained, "Senior Brother Chen, the sect master of the Green Spirit Sect is my father. According to his wishes, he wants me to wait until I reach Foundation Establishment before heading to the main sect."

Bai Wei did not mind in the slightest that others knew of her background.

After all, it was nothing to be ashamed of.

With such a background, what was there to fear from others knowing?

Chen Xuan understood; so that was the case. No wonder she was still at a branch sect despite having a Spirit Body.

The masters of branch sects were all Purple Mansion cultivators. With a Purple Mansion cultivator for a father, the resources Bai Wei could obtain at the branch sect were likely even better than what she would get by joining the main sect.

However, staying at a branch sect indefinitely truly held no future.

Therefore, once one's cultivation reached the Dao Foundation Realm, it was best to join the main sect.

As the two talked, they soon arrived outside a grand hall.

"Senior Brother Chen, the entrance to the Green Spirit Secret Realm is inside this hall."

Bai Wei said as she looked at Chen Xuan.

The hall's doors were wide open, with people coming and going.

The entrance to the Green Spirit Secret Realm remained open year-round, allowing Cloud Sea Sect disciples to enter and exit at will.

As the Green Spirit Sect was tasked with guarding the Green Spirit Secret Realm, their own disciples were also permitted to enter and explore.

A Heavenly Dao Secret Realm could not only produce Heavenly Dao Qi, but it was also a treasure trove filled with many rare herbs and materials.

Thus, even if disciples failed to find Heavenly Dao Qi, they would more or less harvest some resources upon entering.

However, they could not allow people to enter without restraint.

Within the Green Spirit Sect, only a small number of core disciples were permitted to enter at any time.

Furthermore, according to the rules set by the Cloud Sea Sect, the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm only allowed Spirit Gathering and Spirit Sea disciples to enter.

Disciples at the Dao Foundation Realm and elders at the Purple Mansion Realm were forbidden from entering the secret realm unless they were on a mission.

Even if they entered for a mission, they were not allowed to take any resources from within the realm.

This was to prevent high-level cultivators from monopolizing the Heavenly Dao Qi.

If that were to happen, how would the Mortal Body cultivators within the sect who lacked backgrounds ever have a chance to get ahead?

"Many thanks for showing the way, Junior Sister Bai. If you ever enter the main sect in the future, you may come to Danxiao Peak to find me."

Chen Xuan looked at Bai Wei and thanked her with a smile.

"Senior Brother Chen, you are too kind. I wish you success in finding what you seek."

Bai Wei cupped her hands in a gesture of well-wishing.

With that, Chen Xuan walked into the hall.

Behind the hall, an elder of the Green Spirit Sect sat in charge.

The strength of the Green Spirit Sect naturally could not compare to the main sect, and the elder was only a Dao Foundation cultivator.

Seeing Chen Xuan, even as a Dao Foundation elder, he dared not be negligent.

"Junior Brother."

The other party cupped his hands and greeted him with a very favorable attitude.

"Senior Brother, I am Chen Xuan, and I wish to enter the secret realm."

As Chen Xuan spoke, he took out his Disciple Token to show him.

"Please, Junior Brother."

The other party inspected the token, confirmed its authenticity, and returned it.

Chen Xuan nodded slightly, stowed the token, and looked toward the entrance of the secret realm.

The entrance was a purple vortex.

Chen Xuan stepped into the purple vortex; light and shadow swirled before his eyes, and he soon found his feet on solid ground.

After entering the secret realm, Chen Xuan looked around and discovered he was in a valley shrouded in mist.

Ancient trees towered within the valley, entwined with vines. In the distance, a stream trickled, its water vapor weaving with the spiritual energy to form a hazy cloud.

Occasionally, spiritual birds flew overhead, their cries clear and resonant.

As expected of a secret realm, the spiritual energy here is quite unique.

Chen Xuan felt the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, experiencing a sense of comfort.

The spiritual energy at Danxiao Peak was also dense, but it felt different from the energy within the secret realm.

The energy here possessed a more ethereal quality.

Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique, it's up to you.

Chen Xuan thought to himself.

[Your cultivation technique "Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique" is fully activating the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye to observe the secret realm.]

In Chen Xuan's eyes, the surrounding secret realm began to change.

He felt as though he were seeing the essence of things.

Ever since he cultivated the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye, Chen Xuan had discovered that with these divine eyes, finding spiritual objects was practically a sure thing, let alone searching for the Heavenly Dao Qi.

In fact, it was just as he had expected.

[Traces of a spiritual object found.]

[Your cultivation technique "Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique" has found traces of a spiritual object.]

In Chen Xuan's vision, three pillars of light shot straight into the sky, becoming exceptionally distinct.

"Good!"

A White Cloud Artifact manifested beneath Chen Xuan.

It immediately carried him, flying rapidly toward the location of the nearest pillar of light.

The top-grade White Cloud Artifact was extremely fast.

Before long, Chen Xuan had arrived near the first pillar of light.

Chen Xuan looked down; it was the location of a lake, and the spiritual object was within the water.

Without hesitation, Chen Xuan jumped directly into the water.

Upon entering the water, Chen Xuan instantly supported a sphere of spiritual energy around himself, keeping the lake water at bay.

The sphere descended rapidly, reaching the bottom of the lake in the blink of an eye.

The light at the bottom of the lake was somewhat dim, with dense water weeds and a thick layer of silt covering the floor, scattered with ordinary pebbles and the roots of aquatic plants.

Chen Xuan landed on the lake floor, the water ripples swaying slowly and stirring up fine silt.

Chen Xuan didn't even need to search; under the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye, the hidden spiritual object was as obvious as a candle flame in the dark.

He clearly saw a faint golden radiance emanating from beneath a patch of silt.

Chen Xuan acted as if he hadn't noticed, then caught it off guard by unleashing Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms.

Streams of cloud energy shot out instantly, piercing directly into the silt and binding the hidden spiritual object tightly.

Chen Xuan hooked his finger slightly, and the cloud rope brought the spiritual object before him.

This spiritual object looked like a piece of wood with a single golden vein on it.

"Only a one-vein spiritual object? What a pity."

Chen Xuan was somewhat disappointed.

What he needed right now was a two-vein spiritual object.

As he spoke, Chen Xuan stored it into the storage ring he had received as a reward for the Outer Sect Grand Competition.

Although he wouldn't really use it, he could take it back and sell it to the sect.

His main goal this time was the Heavenly Dao Qi, and the two-vein spiritual object was only secondary.

So, it was best if he could find one, but it didn't matter if he couldn't.

Two-vein spiritual objects could be exchanged within the sect, though they required a significant amount of contribution points.

As for the Heavenly Dao Qi, that was something one truly had to rely on oneself to obtain.

The sect really didn't have any.

Even if they did, it wouldn't be Chen Xuan's turn to exchange for it.

He didn't want to pin his hopes on others.