Conditions for Moving a Blessed Land

After learning about the cultivation process of the Earth Immortal Path from Zhao Hong, Liu Yuanchen felt that the inheritance he had previously obtained seemed to be missing many things.

There was still a vast gap between it and a complete Earth Immortal Path inheritance.

The Heaven-Reaching Divine Wood Technique was not weak. Merely cultivating mana with it could greatly enhance one's qi and blood.

Its effect in strengthening qi and blood was no worse than the Guiding Technique, and it did not require the additional consumption of resources.

However, the technique contained nothing about cultivating Astral Force or specifically tempering the sinews and bones.

It also did not mention how to use a Blessed Land to strengthen oneself.

Perhaps this was because the Earth Immortal Path of the Origin Spirit Realm was not exactly the same as Grand Immortal Zhenyuan's Earth Immortal Path.

According to what Zhao Hong had said earlier, the Earth Immortal Path in the Origin Spirit Realm had developed independently and had not been passed down from the Primordial World. Some differences were only natural.

At present, Qingstone Mountain Blessed Land could probably only be considered a Spirit Realm.

The Spirit Vein at Blackcloud Ridge was undergoing considerable fluctuations, which might severely affect his Spirit Realm.

If he wanted the Spirit Realm to grow into a Blessed Land as quickly as possible, he still needed to fuse five more Spirit Nexuses.

Moreover, the objects suppressing those five Spirit Nexuses had to have some connection to the Ginseng Fruit Tree Sapling.

Obtaining one Ginseng Fruit Tree Sapling was already an incredible stroke of luck. Where could he find another five?

There was no way to make the Qingstone Mountain Spirit Realm grow into a Blessed Land in the short term.

However, what he cared about even more was whether Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands could be moved.

"Deputy Hall Master Zhao, you said that after a Spirit Realm grows into a Blessed Land, it is much less affected by Spirit Veins and Spirit Nexuses.

"After becoming a Grotto-Heaven, even if all the Spirit Veins outside are destroyed, it will not have much of an impact on the Grotto-Heaven.

"In that case, Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands no longer depend on Spirit Veins.

"Wouldn't that mean they can break free from the restraints of Spirit Veins and move around freely?"

Zhao Hong nodded. "In theory, that is indeed the case, but the greatest flaw of the Earth Immortal Path is that it is bound by Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands.

"A Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land is both the foundation of an Earth Immortal's attainment and an Earth Immortal's prison.

"Once a Spirit Realm is established, one can never move it for the rest of one's life.

"Many cultivators have tried to relocate Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, but they all failed."

Liu Yuanchen was puzzled. "Why is that? Could it be that a Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land will collapse on its own without the support of a Spirit Vein?"

Zhao Hong shook his head. "That is not the case. Once it becomes a Blessed Land and contains a complete Spirit Vein, it can circulate spiritual energy internally.

"The spiritual energy within a Blessed Land does not easily leak away, so it will not collapse whether it has the support of an external Spirit Vein or not.

"It simply still needs to absorb spiritual energy from Spirit Veins if it wants to continue growing.

"A Grotto-Heaven goes a step further. It can draw energy from the void and generate spiritual energy, so it no longer cares about Spirit Veins at all."

"However, whether it is a Grotto-Heaven or a Blessed Land, its internal space is not stable enough and requires external power to sustain it.

"You can compare it to a storage bag. There is also a space within one.

"To maintain the existence of that inner space, the outer material of the storage bag must be sufficiently tough, and it must also have the power of Inscription Runes.

"The larger the space and the more things it contains, the higher the requirements for the storage bag's materials and the strength of its Inscription Runes."

"Even the lowest-grade Blessed Land must have an internal area spanning dozens of miles.

"With such a vast space containing soil, water, rocks, and even mountains, how much external power would be needed to stabilize it?

"The boundary of a Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land is a Spatial Barrier. In this respect, it is the same as a Great World.

"But a Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land is an incomplete world. Its Spatial Barrier is far too fragile and cannot be compared to that of a Great World.

"The Spatial Barrier alone cannot maintain the stability of the entire space.

"The treasure used to establish a Spirit Realm is mainly a medium through which the cultivator controls the Spirit Realm. It can provide only a very small amount of sustaining power.

"Because the Spirit Realm is connected to the earth, the vast majority of its power is provided by the earth.

"But relocating a Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land would inevitably require it to leave the earth, and it would no longer be able to obtain the earth's power.

"All the power needed to maintain the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land would have to be provided by its own Spatial Barrier and the treasures suppressing it within."

"Quite a few Earth Immortal Path cultivators once tried to relocate Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands.

"The results were all the same. The suppressing spiritual treasures shattered, followed closely by the collapse of the entire Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land."

Liu Yuanchen nodded slightly. "If the suppressing treasure were strong enough to bear the power of a Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land, would it then be possible to move it freely?"

Zhao Hong sighed. "Many people tried that conjecture long ago.

"Some even used an eighth-tier magical treasure as the foundation to establish a Spirit Realm, let it grow into a Blessed Land, and then move the Blessed Land.

"After supporting it for several hours, that magical treasure still collapsed."

"Although that attempt failed, it was not without value.

"At the very least, it proved that as long as the suppressing spiritual treasure was strong enough, there was still hope of relocating Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands.

"Yet even moving a newly formed Blessed Land caused an eighth-tier magical treasure to last only a few hours longer.

"To support a Grotto-Heaven moving freely, there was probably no treasure that powerful in the entire Origin Spirit Realm.

"After that attempt, Earth Immortal Path cultivators gave up on this route and no longer focused their efforts on suppressing treasures."

Liu Yuanchen's heart stirred. His Ginseng Fruit Tree Sapling had grown from a fruit borne by the mother tree.

As a second-generation heaven-and-earth spiritual root, its future growth potential was far beyond that of magical treasures.

Could a grown Ginseng Fruit Tree sustain the power of an entire Blessed Land?

If it could, then would he not be able to roam everywhere with a Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land in the future?

Unfortunately, the one he had established now was only a Spirit Realm. It needed a Spirit Vein to provide the spiritual energy required for growth. Once it left the Spirit Nexus, it would collapse instantly and could not be moved at all.

Liu Yuanchen asked again, "A Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land is only a World Embryo and is incomplete in itself.

"Since a complete Great World can exist without relying on external power, if a Grotto-Heaven goes further and grows into a complete world, could it be moved at will?"

Zhao Hong nodded slightly. "That is one of the current directions of effort for the Earth Immortal Path. However, those Earth Immortal Path experts who have cultivated Grotto-Heavens have never found a way to take them further."

"Besides that, some people have sought another path.

"They believe that a complete world can maintain its own stability because its Spatial Barrier is strong enough.

"In other words, as long as a Grotto-Heaven's Spatial Barrier is strong enough, it can maintain its own stability.

"These people have been researching ways to increase the strength of Spatial Barriers, but their results have been pitifully few.

"Even the storage artifacts they developed are not stable enough."

Liu Yuanchen shook his head lightly and mocked himself. "I really am worrying about things far beyond my reach.

"The Blackcloud Ridge Spirit Vein is only low-grade fourth tier. No Spirit Platform Realm cultivator has appeared on the entire Red Wasteland for several thousand years.

"With my talent, I am afraid I will have no chance to break through to the Spirit Platform Realm in this life.

"I will probably never have the chance to leave the Red Wasteland or come into contact with the Earth Immortal Path, much less relocate a Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land."

Zhao Hong waved his hand. "Do not belittle yourself. Earth Immortal Path cultivators do not have great demands for Immortal Seeds.

"In the early days of the Earth Immortal Path, many experts had no Immortal Seeds at all. They could still grow strong by consuming all kinds of spiritual treasures.

"Having an Immortal Seed merely reduces the consumption of spiritual treasures."

Liu Yuanchen's eyes lit up. "Then cultivators like me, with powerful qi and blood but weak Immortal Seeds, are best suited for the Earth Immortal Path?"

Seeing that he intended to follow the Earth Immortal Path, Zhao Hong's face filled with delight. "You are indeed extremely well suited for it. If you decide to follow the Earth Immortal Path, I can take you as my disciple in the future."

Liu Yuanchen was somewhat surprised. "You are also an Earth Immortal Path cultivator?"

Zhao Hong looked proud. "Of course. I have already established my own Blessed Land."

"Didn't you say Earth Immortal Path cultivators are bound by their Blessed Lands and cannot leave them freely? Surely you did not place your Blessed Land here at Blackcloud Ridge?" Liu Yuanchen asked in confusion.

Zhao Hong chuckled. "Of course not. My Blessed Land is not in the Red Wasteland.

"You should have guessed it already. I come from beyond the Red Wasteland, so it would be best if this matter did not leak out.

"Of course, even if it does leak out, no one in the Red Wasteland can do anything to me.

"The upper ranks of certain factions also know my identity."

Naturally, Liu Yuanchen did not dare leak anything. This Deputy Hall Master Zhao had established a Blessed Land, so he was at least a Spirit Platform Realm cultivator, perhaps even stronger.

There were no Spirit Platform Realm cultivators openly known to exist anywhere in the Red Wasteland.

A tiny Qi-Nourishing Realm cultivator like him was not even enough for the man to swat with one hand.

"Rest assured, Deputy Hall Master. I will absolutely keep my mouth shut."

Zhao Hong nodded slightly. "Earth Immortal Path cultivators are bound by Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, but that does not mean they cannot leave at all.

"It is simply that in places where the Earth Immortal Path flourishes, there are too many methods for locating Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands.

"If one does not guard one's Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land, and someone takes advantage of an opening, the foundation of one's attainment will be destroyed.

"Someone is helping me watch over my Blessed Land, so there is no need to worry."

Liu Yuanchen's eyes showed longing. "I have always cultivated Qi Refinement Path techniques. Will that affect my future cultivation of the Earth Immortal Path?"

Zhao Hong shook his head again. "No. The three paths of the Human Race share the same origin, and there is no difference at the Qi-Nourishing Realm and Sea of Qi Realm stages.

"The true difference comes when breaking through to the Condensed Origin Realm.

"Although the third realm of all three paths is called the Condensed Origin Realm, they are not actually the same thing.

"For the Qi Refinement Path, the Condensed Origin Realm uses mana to condense True Essence.

"For the Earth Immortal Path, the Condensed Origin Realm uses qi and blood to condense Origin Astral Force.

"For the Divine Path, the Condensed Origin Realm uses Divine Sense to condense Soul Origin.

"After the Condensed Origin Realm, the three paths gradually diverge.

"Even changing cultivation techniques after reaching the Sea of Qi Realm is still completely possible."

"However, cultivating an Astral Force secret art in advance is not a bad thing as long as your qi and blood are strong enough.

"At least when breaking through to the Sea of Qi Realm, having Astral Force will bring enormous benefits.

"Whether it is Blood Astral Force or the embryonic form of Origin Astral Force, having it is better than not having it."

Liu Yuanchen's eyes lit up. "What benefits does Blood Astral Force bring when breaking through to the Sea of Qi Realm?"

Zhao Hong took out a jade slip. "The benefit is that Astral Force can directly replace the power of qi and blood.

"You have cultivated the Bloodsteel Secret Art, so you should know how Astral Force surpasses qi and blood.

"This is a minor secret art for using Astral Force in place of qi and blood. Take it and have a look."

Liu Yuanchen accepted the jade slip and cupped his hands. "Thank you, Deputy Hall Master Zhao."

Zhao Hong took out another Jade Talisman. "These are all minor matters. As for the trouble with Shennong Hall, have your hall master seek justice for you. I cannot be bothered to fuss over such things.

"If you cannot obtain compensation, use this Jade Talisman to contact me.

"When the time comes, I will personally go to Shennong Hall and have a talk with them."

With that, he left the cave abode directly.

Liu Yuanchen did not remain in the cave abode either. Wearing his tattered Daoist robe, he headed straight for Azure Pill Peak.

On the way, he picked up the Eagle-Feather Flying Boat that was reduced to little more than a frame and carried it over his shoulder.

He also gathered some Azure Spirit Bees that had been burned to death. As he walked toward Azure Pill Peak, he worked up his emotions along the way.

He had previously won Hall Master Zhang's favor and had now nearly been killed. If he did not go to Hall Master Zhang, the man would surely feel displeased.

He might even think that Liu Yuanchen had found support in Zhao Hong and no longer cared about him.

Whether it would be useful or not, he had to go cry his grievances to Hall Master Zhang.

The result of complaining was not important. What mattered was understanding how to handle relationships.

Liu Yuanchen arrived in the main hall, threw the flying boat wreckage onto the ground, and took out several burned Azure Spirit Bees.

The emotions he had been building up all the way erupted. With tears and snot streaming down his face, he cried, "Hall Master, the disciples of Shennong Hall have gone too far in bullying me. I beg Hall Master to uphold justice for this disciple."

Zhang Yi looked at his miserable state. "Liu Yuanchen, how did you end up like this?"

"At noon today, this disciple was at Spring Breeze Pavilion seeing off family members who were heading to war. On my return, I was attacked by Azure Spirit Bees near my cave abode.

"The Eagle-Feather Flying Boat I used for travel was completely destroyed, and this disciple nearly fell to his death.

"After landing, the Azure Spirit Bees pursued me without mercy, and I was bitten in many places on both arms.

"If Deputy Hall Master Zhao had not happened to pass nearby and rescued me, this disciple would likely not have survived."

"The disciples of Shennong Hall who manage the Azure Spirit Bees have always been members of the Chen Household.

"The Chen Household and my Liu Family are bitter enemies. At Spring Breeze Pavilion this afternoon, members of the Chen Household even clashed with members of my family."

"After Deputy Hall Master Zhao saved me, he said there was the scent of Bee-Luring Powder near my cave abode. It must have been members of the Chen Household trying to kill me."

Whether or not he had conclusive evidence, he would first lay out all the conflicts between the Chen Household and the Liu Family.

If something happened to a Liu Family member, the Chen Household was the most suspicious.

What was more, the Azure Spirit Bees were managed by Chen Household members.

Those with the greatest benefit were the first to be suspected. Matters in the cultivation world had never required evidence.

Zhang Yi's face turned livid. One of the promising seedlings he valued had nearly been murdered. This was practically a slap in his face.

"Come. Follow me to Azure Sun Peak to see the sect master.

"Our Elixir Hall has never been bullied like this. If we do not reclaim our dignity, I will have no face left to remain hall master."

Inside Chen Changshan's cave abode on Songyun Peak, the three Chen Household members all wore grim expressions.

Chen Zongming spoke first. "Third Uncle, your nephew was incompetent. Not only did I fail to eliminate Liu Yuanchen, I even allowed him to seize evidence against us."

Chen Changshan waved his hand. "Forget it. It was a risky move to begin with, so failure is understandable.

"I did not expect Zhao Hong to run into it, and he even took the Azure Spirit Bees away.

"No matter how we argue, we cannot escape this safely."

"Liu Yuanchen has already taken the Azure Spirit Bee corpses and the wreckage of his flying boat to Azure Pill Peak to lodge a complaint.

"With Zhang Yi's temperament, he will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly.

"Once it is confirmed that our Chen Household deliberately tried to murder Liu Yuanchen, the family's foundation within the sect, built over nearly a thousand years, will be finished."

The middle-aged cultivator who had remained silent at the side finally spoke. "Third Brother, I understand what I must do.

"The Azure Spirit Bees have always been under my management. Now that such a disaster has occurred, only I can bear the full responsibility."

Chen Zongming shook his head slightly. "If someone else had saved Liu Yuanchen, Fourth Uncle, you would at most be expelled from the Azure Elixir Sect.

"But Zhao Hong is extremely mysterious and also proficient in the Dao of alchemy.

"We cannot hide the matter of using Bee-Luring Powder from him at all.

"Even if you take responsibility voluntarily, you cannot carry this burden."

"Unless, before the sect sends people to investigate, you commit suicide in your cave abode and leave behind a suicide note stating that you carelessly let the Azure Spirit Bees escape.

"With no living witness and with the war underway, the sect will let the matter rest.

"To guard against soul-summoning methods, the sooner this is handled, the better. Fourth Uncle, please make your decision quickly."