Qi Refinement Way.
In the secret realm, on Weakwater Island.
Zhan Hongxiu opened her eyes. The injuries to her Spiritual Sense had completely vanished.
The Nine-Illusion Heart Orchid was, after all, an unrivaled soul-healing Spirit Herb. Treating her injuries had been child's play.
It had even had plenty of power to spare, nourishing her sea of consciousness to some degree.
She sent her Spiritual Sense into the Spirit Beast Bag again and saw the Longevity Tortoise sleeping soundly. She couldn't help but let out a long breath of relief.
"Little Red... you've grown quite a bit!"
Just then, Turtle Elder's aged voice rang out in Zhan Hongxiu's heart once more. "While this old man slept, you not only successfully condensed a High-Grade True Pill, but even made it to the place where the Spirit Monarch once lived in seclusion. This old man is very pleased... I knew long ago that this place was dangerous, though nothing above the Fourth Rank. Even so, it will be quite a challenge for you."
"The Spirit Monarch's... place of seclusion?"
Zhan Hongxiu was startled. Turtle Elder hadn't mentioned this before.
"That's right... That Spirit Monarch was the last Spirit Transformation cultivator in the Eastern Sea Cultivation Realm ten thousand years ago, and the most gifted cultivator the All-Heaven Star Palace had ever seen. Not only did he break through the bottleneck of Spirit Transformation, he eventually ascended to the Immortal Realm in his Spirit Transformation body..." Turtle Elder's voice brimmed with admiration. "His legacy remains here... Your Tortoise-Crane Longevity Formula's Spirit Transformation technique is here, and there may even be a few coordinates in the Great Void. If you are fortunate enough to succeed at Spirit Transformation one day, you can try to slip into the Immortal Realm through a rift in the Great