Xu Changqing thought for a moment, then said, "Master, there is something this disciple does not understand."
Mu Ji raised a hand. "Speak freely."
"It concerns Red Maple Valley."
Xu Changqing spoke in a grave voice. "A few days ago, two tremors came from beneath the Immortal Sect.
The first occurred in Red Maple Valley, when a wisp of Mysterious Yellow Qi broke in.
While resolving it, this disciple accidentally discovered a sphere forming beneath the Crimson Maple Ancient Tree."
Mu Ji's gaze flickered slightly. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Whether it is that sphere or the tremors, both concern the sect's hidden secrets.
Since you have asked, I shall tell you.
The entire Immortal Sect, especially the Spirit Fields, is no ordinary land. It is a battlefield.
Back then, our forebears fought a great battle against Evil Cultivators, and countless cultivators fell here.
The magical artifacts they carried, and even their scattered spiritual power, were buried beneath the earth."
Xu Changqing was astonished. Though he had made some guesses, he had never expected such a chain of events.
Mu Ji continued, "Those remains, magical artifacts, and spiritual power settled over tens of thousands of years and transformed into pure Spirit Veins. That is why we need only alter the Earth Qi in order to cultivate here."
Xu Changqing suddenly understood. "So that was it."
Compared to other sects, Dongting Immortal Sect had the most Spirit Soil, Spirit Fields, and spirit plants.
At first, he had assumed that the abundance of underground Spirit Veins was what made the spiritual energy so rich and the Earth Qi so dense.
Only now did he learn that it had actually come from those cultivators who had died long ago.
Mu Ji's tone turned solemn. "Though the underground seal has suppressed