Secrets of the Grotto-Heaven Mystic Realm
Supreme Mystery Turtle scrutinized the object for a long time, then pondered it for a long time. Ye Jingcheng watched from the side, not daring to make a sound.
He wasn't sure if it was the Turtle Ancestor that liked to think, or if all tortoises were like that.
After a long while, the Supreme Mystery Turtle finally moved, but this movement made Ye Jingcheng a little flustered. He clearly saw the Turtle Ancestor swallowing.
The Turtle Ancestor seemed to notice Ye Jingcheng watching it, so it raised its neck again and held its head high.
"Is it alive?"
"Turtle Ancestor, this is my Spirit Beast, and it's alive." Ye Jingcheng was somewhat shocked, but he honestly replied. At this moment, he was genuinely afraid that the secret realms could devour each other.
He was unwilling to waste his Stone Spirit and create Turtle Ancestor, since his Stone Spirit could continuously advance.
However, he hesitated at this moment, wondering if the Turtle Ancestor could also use that Shi Fang.
If second-order Shi Fang don't work, how about third-order Shi Fang?
The prescriptions in his Treasure Book are all for improving the bloodline and talent of Demon Beast or Spirit Plant Stone Spirit.
If feasible, he can still reveal the details of this Shi Fang later.
But then he thought that since the Turtle Ancestor was Spirit Beast, there should still be some differences, so he dismissed his thoughts.
"How much do you know about the Grotto-Heaven World?" After hearing Ye Jingcheng's reply, Turtle Ancestor's voice returned to its previous old-fashioned tone.
"Reporting to Turtle Ancestor, I know little."
"Then let me tell you, the Turtle Ancestor, that throughout the entire world, there are countless small worlds, as numerous as the stars in the universe. Among them, secret realms and Grotto-Heaven are attached to the planes of these small worlds!"
"You can think of it simply as a small world being able to exist independently without relying on anything, but Grotto-Heaven or a secret realm is not. You could even consider a fixed secret realm as Grotto-Heaven."
"So what's on my tortoise shell and what's inside your stone are both Grotto-Heaven. And Ye Family needs to explore in the Taihang Mountain Range this time is a secret realm. Your Stone Spirit can barely be considered a second-tier Grotto-Heaven, but yours is too small!" The Vast Azure Turtle seemed to want to make it more vivid, so it took out another claw, placed its large claw on its pedipal claw, and made a gesture that was just this tiny bit.
"Then may I ask Turtle Ancestor, how will this Grotto-Heaven be expanded? And how will its stability be maintained? Furthermore, what dangers are there if it is not connected to the main world for a long period of time?"
"Life matter, if not connected for a long time, will lack life matter, even if it is connected to the void and the sun, moon and stars are introduced. It's just that the latter can remain unconnected for months or even years!"
"As for what life matter is specifically, I cannot describe it. As for connecting with the void and bringing in the sun, moon and stars, I do have a method." Great Granary Turtle made a stroke with its claw and took out a Jade Slip.
Inside the Jade Slip was nothing other than a profound and mysterious diagram of the starry sky.
Upon seeing this picture, Ye Jingcheng was completely baffled and couldn't figure it out even after looking at it for a long time.
"You are not the master of the Grotto-Heaven, so your visualization is useless. Only this stone demon can do it, and by visualizing this, the Grotto-Heaven will grow bigger and bigger." After Great Granary Turtle finished speaking, it seemed that it was afraid Ye Jingcheng would not believe it.
He even took Ye Jingcheng into his own Grotto-Heaven.
As soon as Ye Jingcheng entered the Grotto-Heaven, he discovered that it was enormous.
Blue sky, green grass, grazing antelopes and other mythical Spirit Beast in the distance, and further still, human habitation, seemingly including many members of the Ye Family.
There were both mortals and cultivators inside, but mortals were the majority, and cultivators were very few.
Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng was also greatly shocked.
The area inside is the size of a large town, and it's not much smaller than the several small towns controlled by the Ye Family.
Its Spiritual Qi level also resembles that of a low-grade second-tier cultivator.
After watching for a while, Turtle Ancestor released Ye Jingcheng again.
"Your Grotto-Heaven seems to have been recently created; be careful not to let others discover it," the Turtle Ancestor reminded him again, and then said nothing more.
"Thank you, Turtle Ancestor!" Ye Jingcheng cupped his hands in thanks; his conversation with the Turtle Ancestor had been very rewarding.
So he also took out several spirit pills from his Storage Bag.
These elixirs include the Jade Soul Pill, the Elixir Pattern Spirit Nurturing Pill, and even the Purplewood Pill and Fire Heart Pill.
He wasn't clear about the attributes of the Turtle Ancestor, so he simply took one of each.
Turtle Ancestor accepted it without hesitation, and at the same time glanced at Ye Jingcheng a few more times.
But they didn't say anything; this was the usual practice for most Ye Family cultivators after borrowing Spirit Beast.
However, the Turtle Ancestor did not expect that a few questions would lead to this.
But soon, it landed on the table in the room, closed its eyes, and Ye Jingcheng respectfully invited it into his Spirit Beast bag.
After putting away the Spirit Beast pouch, Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.
There was also a hint of excitement in his eyes.
The secret Grotto-Heaven was too small, so he naturally found it unsatisfactory.
He had previously thought that this secret Grotto-Heaven would only grow larger if one's cultivation level broke through.
Now that we have this visualization star chart, things become simple.
What he needs to do now is to enhance the Stone Spirit's intelligence so that the latter can visualize this star map.
In this respect, the Ye Family's Spirit-Transforming Pill is quite good.
As Ye Jingcheng spoke, he took out a few Spirit-Transforming Pill and placed them beside the Stone Spirit, letting it absorb them.
Ye Jingcheng was still not satisfied, so he took out many more Jade Slip and placed them next to Stone Spirit.
These Jade Slip were obtained from killing other cultivators, and most of them were useless miscellaneous Jade Slip.
Stone Spirit is now essentially an infant; it can acquire external knowledge. As for whether it can successfully read the Jade Slip, Ye Jingcheng doesn't care anymore.
I'm just giving it a try.
I'll still need the guidance of the Peachwood Demon in the future.
Having made his decision, Ye Jingcheng didn't hesitate any longer and sent the Spirit Beast pouch away. On the way, he saw Ye Xingqun again.
The latter was currently controlling several Five Poison Bee to fight against Blackwood Ant, and Ye Jingcheng was somewhat surprised as he watched from the side.
The five Five Poison Bee and five Blackwood Ant were exceptionally agile, and their attacks on each other were incredibly fierce.
Although Ye Jingcheng's Five Poison Bee are better looking than Ye Xingqun's, they may not be as fierce as Ye Xingqun's.
"Fifteenth Uncle, your Five Poison Bee are even more exquisite!" Ye Jingcheng said as he approached.
Upon seeing that it was Ye Jingcheng, the latter smiled smugly, but quickly gave a wry smile.
"Don't make fun of Uncle Fifteen, you already have a second-tier Five Poison Bee."
"If you're interested, your uncle has some tips." Ye Xingqun wasn't stingy; he believed he had spent more time on this than Ye Jingcheng.
Unlike Ye Jingcheng, who still emphasizes cultivation, he is now past the age of Qi and Blood, so his cultivation is more casual.
As the Jade Slip was handed to Ye Jingcheng, Ye Jingcheng also took out a Spirit Beast pouch.
"Fifteenth Uncle, I've been following your example all along, so I can't just take this Jade Slip for nothing." In Ye Jingcheng's Spirit Beast bag were the two Black Jade Toad he had bought extra last time.
He learned how to use his Spirit Insect from Ye Xingqun, and he wanted to thank his fifteenth uncle.
The latter possesses exceptional insect-controlling skills, but Ye Xingqun's Spirit Beast generally lack any outstanding talent.
These two Black Jade Toad are different. If they take the Pill Formula of the Five Poison Bee, they might be able to break through to the late stage of the second tier.
That's why Ye Jingcheng bought two. In addition, the toad skin of the Black Jade Toad is also a high-quality Spirit Talisman paper, which will make it a good economical spirit pet in the future.
Ye Xingqun didn't stand on ceremony; he knew this was something the latter had prepared long ago.
"Fifteenth Uncle, I'll invite you for a drink again next time." Ye Jingcheng didn't chat much; he had a lot on his plate these days.
He went directly to the room of the Three-Color Cloud Deer, which was not yet on the verge of a successful breakthrough.
However, the commotion caused by the Spirit Gathering Formation was still quite significant.
Ye Jingcheng also took out the Stone Spirit and put the Three-Color Cloud Deer directly into the Grotto-Heaven.
Unlike cultivators, Demon Beast beasts do not have cultivation paths and rely entirely on their physical bodies and bloodlines, so there is no such thing as being disturbed.
With the current large number of cultivators in the Chu-Ye Pavilion, the concentration of Spiritual Qi has greatly decreased, making it even more wasteful to stay in the room.
Ye Jingcheng has now placed a lot of mid-grade Spirit Stone in the Grotto-Heaven, which has actually increased the concentration of Spiritual Qi.
After finishing, there was an extra room available, so Ye Jingcheng went back to his room to cultivate.
Although a few days of training may not increase one's strength by much.
However, cultivation is like water dripping on a stone; the key is perseverance.
Another day passed quietly, and Ye Jingcheng took out the jade token and headed towards the North District.
This Foundation Establishment Conference is being held jointly by disciples of the Taiyi Sect and the four major Golden Core Lineage; everyone must enter the secret realm.
They probably want to improve their strength before entering the secret realm.
Accompanying him was a fellow Daoist from the Heavenly Corpse Sect, now disguised as Ye Jingyu. It was good for him to meet other people so that he wouldn't be exposed before entering.
As for coming out, Ye Jingcheng didn't want the latter to come out.
Moreover, attending the Foundation Establishment Conference would also make it easier for Ye Jingcheng to observe.
He had prepared the Bone-Transforming Pill, so he would definitely need to find someone to impersonate him. This conference would be a good opportunity for him to observe and select several substitutes for himself and the others. He could also do some research on them beforehand. Even if they didn't look seven or eight parts similar, as long as they were five or six parts similar, it would be enough to deceive them.
In addition, he also wanted to change to a more suitable magical Law Artifact. His most powerful offensive magical Law Artifact at present were several Talisman Treasure, and the Blackwood Coffin and the Mystic Silver Needle.
It is said that members of the Zhang Family also specially selected a batch of exquisite Law Artifact for auction.
The Zhang Family of Eternal Peace is the only Lineage among the four great Golden Core Lineage that produces Law Artifact. Their magical Law Artifact are renowned throughout the entire Taichang Market.
The streets of the market gradually became more crowded, and some cultivators would release their Spiritual Qi slightly. As a result, Ye Jingcheng also noticed that Foundation Establishment cultivators could be seen everywhere in the market.
This seems to be more than the once-a-decade auction.
The two soon arrived at Fragrant Tower, a restaurant in the northern district.
This Fragrant Tower is Taiyi Sect Taiyi Tower of the Tai Yi Sect. It is a side hall used by the sect to receive guests, and normally only cultivators at the Purple Mansion level can stay there.
Today, it is being used as the venue for the Foundation Establishment Conference, an exception made for this occasion.
Therefore, even a side hall was decorated in a luxurious style, no less than the Zhong Family's restaurant.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, it's really hard to get an appointment!" Just then, a pleasant voice rang out.
Ye Jingcheng paused involuntarily and turned around.
The cultivator who called him was none other than Chu Yanqing.
Today, Chu Yanqing was dressed in a green dress, her sleeves lightly rolled up, looking both pretty and gentle, with a touch of the charm of a water town.