Outside Heavenly Horn River Valley, the Heavenly Horn River cut across a low spirit mountain.
The surging waves roared and rushed eastward.
In a pavilion beside the river sat a cultivator. Before him, a crimson fox sat atop a table, quietly lapping spirit tea from a cup.
The spirit tea was a vibrant emerald green, brimming with spiritual energy.
After a sip, the crimson fox wore an expression of enjoyment much like a cultivator. The furnace mark between its brows flickered bright and dim, making the sight all the more wondrous.
The cultivator opposite it could not help smiling at the sight.
Then he picked up another spirit cup and drank with contentment.
Just as he finished his tea, ripples stirred in the void. A moment later, a Void-Rending Divine Earthworm poked its head out, and a fissure opened in space. Through it, he could faintly see a female cultivator and a male cultivator excitedly transplanting a Gold Condensation Fruit sapling inside the secret realm.
They were clearly Ye Jingting and Xiao Shaoen.
The cultivator outside was naturally Ye Jingcheng. He had come here to explore this third-stage secret realm, but as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he could only stand guard outside.
Over the past few days, he had successfully tamed the Void-Rending Divine Earthworm and learned its abilities and traits, leaving him in an excellent mood.
For instance, he could now have the Void-Rending Divine Earthworm open this third-stage secret realm at any time to inspect the situation inside, as though he had installed an eye within it.
Of course, inspecting the secret realm was only the beginning. He could even hide inside the Grotto-Heaven, then have any spirit beast carry it into the secret realm.
If he encountered another demon saint in the future, he could hide this