Seeing Gu Dongfeng grow increasingly dispirited, Mo Chen tried to steer the conversation back.
But just as Mo Chen was about to offer a few more words of comfort, he suddenly noticed that the procession had stopped.
"Huh? We stopped?"
"We're here!"
Gu Dongfeng sniffled, then continued, "Every time we send cultivators into the Half-Limit Secret Realm, the sect holds the Xiangzi Sacrifice first. This is where they do it."
Mo Chen paused in surprise. He had not been in the sect long and had not known that this was where its old traditions were observed.
"Uh, I haven't heard anyone mention that at all."
Seeing the question on Mo Chen's face, Gu Dongfeng explained, "The Xiangzi Sacrifice isn't really complicated. Before the cultivators leave for the Half-Limit Secret Realm, the sect grants each of them a piece of Second Tier demon beast meat to boost their morale. But if you ask me, it's useless. They're just feeding the souls of the dead. Most of them will never come back, after all."
"That's true, but Second Tier demon beast flesh is tremendously nourishing!" Mo Chen remarked.
"Exactly. After eating a big piece of flesh infused with a Second Tier demon beast's spiritual power, everyone's cultivation can advance quite a bit. Once we've eaten it, we might even be able to use the dense spiritual energy in the secret realm to force one flame into the Niwan Palace and advance to Foundation Establishment in one stroke."
Mo Chen was inwardly startled by what he heard.
You could establish your foundation inside the secret realm?
And from the way Gu Dongfeng spoke, it did not sound like an isolated occurrence.
Mo Chen seized the opportunity to ask, "You can establish your foundation in the Half-Limit Secret Realm?"
"Of course. Junior Brother Mo,