Azure Jade Lotus, Soul-Breaking Needle

As the Spirit Beast pouch was taken out, twenty-five jade boxes were placed in front of the two.

Twenty-four of the jade boxes contained a first-tier, top-grade Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle larva, while the remaining jade box contained eight Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle corpses.

This also includes two second-order Thunder Rhinoceros Beetles.

Clearly, while killing the second-tier Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle, a few larvae were also accidentally killed.

Through the jade box, it is clear that the second-tier Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle's thunder horns are significantly thicker, and its Thunder Attribute spiritual power lingers for a long time. Even if used to refine a second-tier Law Artifact, it would fetch a considerable price.

In addition, there were two second-tier Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle Demon Beast Cores nearby.

However, being Spirit Insect, its demon core is extremely small, only half the size of a normal Demon Beast Core's inner core.

Ye Jingcheng carefully put them all away.

His Treasure Book also thoroughly investigated all the Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle.

Eight of them have the potential to Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle to the next level twice.

There are sixteen remaining animals that can only advance once.

Therefore, Ye Jingcheng also planned to use the Amber Crystal on those eight Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle.

The remaining sixteen can be used as auxiliary units, or a few can be sold to the Lineage.

After all, the Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle is relatively difficult to reproduce, and it would be difficult to rely on Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle tactics like the Five Poison Bee.

It would be better to give it to the Lineage and let Lineage cultivate the insect swarm, while he can specialize in just a few.

"Jingcheng, let's also examine the scrolls in the Cloud-Suppressing Hall and see if there are any other treasures!" Ye Xingliu suggested at this moment.

That scroll once contained a remnant of a soul; perhaps there are some treasures inside.

Ye Jingcheng nodded upon hearing this. Now that their mission was basically complete, there was no need for them to take any more risks. They could simply wait for the one-month deadline to arrive.

So it wouldn't hurt to see what treasures might be inside the scroll.

Moreover, this treasure contained remnants of a soul, and he feared there might be other unclean things inside.

The scroll slowly unfurled, revealing a landscape painting of a pavilion. In the painting, a monk sits in a pavilion with his back to the building, leisurely enjoying tea, appearing remarkably lifelike.

Both of them took out their respective Divine Soul defense Law Artifacts and then condensed the Heavenly Soul Art.

Only after making the necessary preparations did we enter the painting.

The space within the painting is not large, but it is about the same size as the three-courtyard shop of the Ye Family in Taichang Market.

Moreover, the space felt very oppressive to him.

It doesn't resemble Grotto-Heaven; rather, it looks like Spirit Beast's pouch.

He sighed immediately, his hopes for another growth Grotto-Heaven dashed.

Ye Xingliu, on the other hand, appeared quite calm. He first looked at the pavilion outside the tower, and then at the water inside the pavilion.

"The water here used to be second-tier spiritual water, but now it's become first-tier spiritual water!" Ye Xingliu said.

Ye Jingcheng also looked over, and carefully scooped up some with his hands. As the Spiritual Qi flowed through his palms, he nodded.

Moreover, he felt that this spiritual water was somewhat similar to his spiritual spring, as if the water here came from there.

However, Ye Jingcheng's attention was soon drawn to the jade-like lotus leaves beside him. Looking at the unique patterns on the leaves and the pearl-like dewdrops, he exclaimed in surprise:

"Third Uncle, this should be the Jade Lotus. These are second-grade, low-level lotus seeds, which can enhance the cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators."

The lotus pond is not small, and there are nearly a hundred Jade Lotus inside.

Of course, not every leaf of the Jade Lotus can produce Jade Lotus. It takes almost a hundred leaves to produce five or six Jade Lotus flowers, and it only blooms and bears fruit once every three years.

The absence of lotus flowers and seeds suggests that their arrival is not the expected three-year period.

"Yes, these are all for strengthening the foundation and consolidating the essence. This spiritual water and the scrolls and magical Law Artifacts should be used together to support the treasures inside. I estimate that there may be treasures of the Divine Soul inside!" After looking at the Ye Xingliu looked at the innermost pavilion and was also somewhat expectant.

The two immediately walked inside. Upon entering the pavilion, they discovered that it was also a small ancestral hall. On the ancestral hall, there was a painting, which was exactly the same as the one outside.

But Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu knew that this painting was no ordinary painting.

Their Divine Senses landed on it, but just like with Xu Hanqing's Law Treasure, the Ice Phoenix Pearl, they couldn't sense anything at all, and inputting Spiritual Qi had no effect.

"This should also be a Law Treasure, but I don't know what kind of Law Treasure this scroll is," Ye Jingcheng with some doubt.

But at this moment, Ye Xingliu stepped forward and knelt on the futon at the octagonal table.

"Jingcheng, come and see!" Ye Xingliu up at this moment, clearly more experienced than Ye Jingcheng.

Although the Ye Family has a tradition of avoiding venturing into secret realms, Ye Jingcheng estimates that Ye Xingliu must have done quite a few when he was young.

There were two prayer cushions in total. Ye Jingcheng landed on the one next to it. Within the smoke and fire, mysterious characters appeared.

"This is?"

"The art of smoking is passed down!" Ye Xingliu explained.

The so-called "smoke magic inheritance" refers to the practice of cultivators who know their lifespan is coming to an end and want to find a successor, but are unwilling to give it away easily. So they fall into the smoke of the incense burner, and can only be seen through specific angles and Law Artifact.

The location of this prayer cushion is clearly correct.

No wonder that even though there was only some sandalwood ash inside the incense burner, it still produced a considerable amount of smoke.

"The secret techniques for crafting the Spirit-Breaking Needle and the God-Slaying Needle Law Treasure!"

Ye Jingcheng carefully examined the records within the smoke and found that it was a Secret Method for attacking Divine Sense, along with the method for refining the God-Slaying Needle Law Treasure.

Moreover, this God-Slaying Needle can not only be refined into a third-tier Law Treasure, but also, if the materials allow, into Fourth Stage.

Law Treasures are different from Law Artifact. The array diagrams and materials that need to be engraved on them are far superior to those of Law Artifact. This is why many cultivators in the Purple Mansion are not very willing to waste Law Treasures on their own disciples to refine Talisman Treasures.

Therefore, the crafting method of the Soul-Extinguishing Needle Law Treasure is equally precious.

The Spirit-Breaking Needle Secret Method goes without saying; it allows one to condense three Spirit-Breaking Needles in the sea of consciousness. If one encounters Body Cultivator with weak Divine Sense, these three Spirit-Breaking Needles can take the opponent's life.

"Third Uncle, this table seems to be made of Soul-Nourishing Wood!" Just then, Ye Jingcheng spoke up again.

His gaze fell upon the Eight Immortals Table, which was entirely dark and translucent, filled with mysterious light. When his Divine Sense landed on it, he felt a pleasant sensation.

This feeling can only mean that the Eight Immortals Table was made of century-old wood used for nurturing the soul.

This soul-nourishing wood has two effects: one is to nourish the soul and refine the spirit, and the other is to house the Divine Soul.

No wonder that Divine Soul, despite being pitifully weak, has managed to remain in existence until now.

"Indeed, it's fortunate that the cultivator wasn't from the Purple Mansion, otherwise, since the Purple Mansion's Divine Soul was already in its initial stages, it would have been the two of us who were possessed!" Ye Xingliu nodded in agreement.

Their harvest this time was extremely rich.

Leaving aside the numerous spirit medicine, the few Secret Method alone made their trip worthwhile.

"Let's leave this scroll Law Artifact in your Grotto-Heaven for now, we'll talk about it when we get outside!" Ye Xingliu said.

They were still in the secret realm, not on Soaring Cloud Peak.

It's better to be cautious. Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng touched the scroll and poured all his Spiritual Qi into it, but still saw no reaction, so he withdrew.

He put the scroll back into the Grotto-Heaven, and the two of them looked again at the recovery status of their respective Spirit Beasts.

If the recovery goes well, the two plan to go out first.

Even within the secret realm, they still need to travel around from time to time.

At least leave a better impression on the Taiyi Sect cultivators, even if they have the Dust-Forgetting Pill.

However, Jade-Scale Flood Dragon's injuries are still quite serious, followed by Scarlet-Gold Roc. Although their recovery is going well, they can rest a little longer if they can.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng took advantage of the break to resume refining pills.

They are still in the appearance of sect cultivators, and they need to be reformulated with Bone-Transforming Pills to change back to their original form.

When it comes to the final moment, one still has to show one's face in front of those sect cultivators.

Just as Ye Jingcheng was refining pills, a dazzling spiritual light appeared in the sky.

At the same time, both of their Storage Bags felt extremely hot. They took out the items from the Storage Bags and found that they were the jade talismans given to them by the Taiyi Sect.

These jade talismans do not belong to them, but to cultivators from the Xu Family and Kong Families.

Although most of them were destroyed, they each took one to confuse the public.

"The sect has summoned us; something must have happened inside the secret realm," Ye Xingliu calmly, even though Ye Jingcheng was refining pills.

But at this point, the situation was just as serious.

In the brief moment Ye Jingcheng was distracted, the Pill Furnace became slightly unstable.

Fortunately, his Divine Sense was now comparable to that of Foundation Establishment Late Stage Divine Sense, which allowed him to stabilize the situation.

His brow furrowed slightly; he naturally didn't want to get involved in the trouble at the Taiyi Sect.

Taiyi Sect couldn't handle the crisis, they certainly wouldn't be able to either.

"You can take your time refining the pills. Give me all the jade talismans, and I'll send a few Spirit Beasts over there first!" Ye Xingliu said.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded, admitting that his third uncle was indeed very experienced.

After a slight awakening, Ye Jingcheng continued to concentrate on refining pills. Even when the Heart-Questioning Talisman asked them why they hadn't arrived earlier, he was still refining spirit pills.

Another half day passed before Ye Jingcheng finished refining the Bone-Transforming Pill. This time, whether it was due to good luck or further progress in his alchemy skills, Ye Jingcheng refined a total of five Bone-Transforming Pills, enough for the two of them to continue transforming several times.

After the two took the Bone-Transforming Pill and confirmed that their appearances had returned to normal, they began to dispel the Array.

Taking advantage of the gaps, Ye Jingcheng dug up some spirit bamboo whips from the bamboo forest.

He is now Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the ordinary bamboo in his spirit field is no longer suitable, while this Jade Bamboo is just right.

After collecting the bamboo, the Jade Ring Rat and the Treasure-Seeking Rat circled the bamboo forest, and Ye Xingliu put away the Array. The two then headed towards the place where they had hidden the jade talisman.

They used someone else's jade talisman before, but now they need to use their own jade talisman too, otherwise they'll easily leave clues.

Using the Mysterious Shadow Azure Cloud Boat, the two quickly arrived at the hill where the jade talisman was hidden. After taking out the jade talisman, they switched back to the Ye Family's mid-grade second-tier Spirit Boat and propelled it at full power towards the secret place of the Taiyi Sect.

However, the speed of a second-tier Spirit Boat is completely insufficient after experiencing the speed of the Mysterious Shadow Azure Cloud Boat.

But the gentle breeze and the clear blue sky brought them some comfort.

After all, the end of the secret realm is a crisis for the Taiyi Sect, and has little to do with the Ye Family.

Ye Jingcheng was already thinking about how to deal with things after he got out, and how his Lineage would support him.

Through the jade talisman, the two also discovered that the direction of this secret place was exactly where the core of the Soul-Suppressing Secret Realm's Spirit Herb Garden was located.

Three more hours passed, and then another Spirit Boat appeared in the distance.

On the Spirit Boat were none other than cultivators from the Chu Family.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, the situation is urgent. Why don't we all board our Spirit Boat together?" Chu Yanqing said.

The other Chu Family cultivators nodded in agreement, including the Chu Family head, Chu Xiyu.

"I couldn't ask for more." Ye Jingcheng was silent for a moment, then glanced at Ye Xingliu, and nodded. The two then exchanged Spirit Boats.

The Chu Family truly lives up to its reputation as Aristocratic Clan of weapon refiners; their Spirit Boat is not only a second-tier high-grade Spirit Boat, but also possesses a unique understanding of speed.

Therefore, it quickly swept through the air.

"Has Fellow Daoist Ye had some misfortunes on this trip?" Chu Yanqing asked, seeing Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu the Spirit Boat, looking travel-worn.

"Indeed, there are some!" Ye Jingcheng clenched his fist, naturally understanding that the latter was referring to Ye Jingyu.

After all, anyone who can enter the secret realm has some means; even if they can't gather the power at first, they will eventually.

More than twenty days have passed, and they still haven't gathered. It just goes to show how unpredictable life is in the world of immortals.

"Our Chu Family has also lost one person!" Chu Yanqing said, her voice tinged with sadness.

Within the secret realm, the weakest among those who arrive are all Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The loss of even one person is no small matter for the Purple Mansion Lineage.

Even the Chu Family was no exception.

"Did you see the Xu Family and the Kong Family this time?" Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but ask Chu Yanqing.

The latter shook his head and looked at the rest of the Chu Family, who also shook their heads.

Ye Jingcheng seemed to have received an answer, and then fell silent.

Meanwhile, the Chu Family's Spirit Boat continued its rapid journey towards the central herb garden of the secret realm.

As time goes by, the Spiritual Qi content in the air increases.

Some cultivators even had the idea of going down there to explore.

But Ye Jingcheng knew that the area below had probably already been looted by the sect cultivators.

When it comes to exploring secret realms, if there are no sect requirements, those sect disciples can plunder even more thoroughly than Lineage cultivators.

After a while, the Spirit Boats of the Wan Family cultivators appeared in the distance.

Wan Hongchang, from the Wan Family, was also disheveled and looked furious.

Six people entered, but now only three remain, clearly indicating a loss of three.

Otherwise, his complexion would never be so bad.

"We were ambushed by a spirit crocodile. Our Lineage's cultivators are still too young!" Wan Hongchang said helplessly.

Ye Jingcheng and Chu Yanqing also offered their words of comfort.

However, both of them knew perfectly well that what they were saying at this point was basically just empty talk.

They might end up killing and robbing people, resulting in the loss of several lives.

The two Spirit Boats finally came into view of a huge spirit valley in the distance.

The altitude of Linggu is higher than that of other regions.

All the Spiritual Qi, as if in worship, flowed towards the valley.

At this moment, however, the valley was rumbling, and countless cultivators had gathered into a massive array.

To everyone's shock, even so, the figure in the valley did not seem to have been captured.

"Could it be that a third-tier great demon has appeared?" Ye Jingcheng also looked puzzled at this moment.