A Flourishing Secret Realm; Deciding to Carry Out the Mission

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In the Peacock Secret Realm, atop Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak, a vast array of five-colored sword light flowed and converged, enveloping the mountaintop.

A Five-Colored Peacock gathered and manifested above the sword formation, raising its head and singing a clear song, spreading its wings and dancing lightly. Large swaths of illusory five-colored light and shadow merged with the sword formation, as if manifesting a world of five-colored sword light, in which the five elements flowed and generated each other, with endless sword light, and the power of the sword light seemed to be infinitely enhanced, capable of annihilating everything.

Buzz!

After a long while, a resounding hum echoed, and the illusory world of sword light completely subsided. The Five-Colored Peacock vanished, and the sword formation dispersed, transforming into five Second Tier Spirit Artifact, the "Five Elements Divine Swords," which shone with spiritual light and spirituality. They circled around Kong Wenxuan and were finally absorbed into his Dantian.

With the last divine sword, the "Azure Wood Divine Sword," successfully advancing to the Second Tier Spirit Artifact level, all five "Five Elements Divine Swords" that Kong Wenxuan has refined have now reached the Second Tier tier.

The power of the "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation" it set up had reached its peak, and it was able to unleash its full power.

On this "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak", Kong Wenxuan activated the "Five Elements Divine Swords Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation" and operated it for a while. He even had a feeling that the power of the "Small Five Elements Five Elements Divine Swords" set up by the five Second Tier "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation" was already able to fight against enemies of higher levels and even kill enemies of the Third Tier!

Of course, Kong Wenxuan is currently unsure whether this feeling is accurate or merely a misconception stemming from his significant advancement in cultivation and strength.

Without the test of actual combat, he was unsure of the true power of this Second Tier "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation".

He stood atop the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," his gaze sweeping across the entire "Peacock Secret Realm," yet he could not find a target to test his sword and the power of the "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation."

For a moment, he was quite moved, exclaiming, "The divine sword is so sharp, it's hard to find a worthy opponent!"

"It seems I still need to find old friends like the Demon Race and the Du Household to test the power of this Second Tier ' Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation '."

Shaking his head, Kong Wenxuan stood atop the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak" and gazed in all directions at the bustling development of the "Peacock Secret Realm."

At the "fire basin" on the south side, the Alchemy Chamber, weapon-forging workshop, and shipyard have all been operating at full power for the past few years, refining elixirs, crafting magical Law Artifact, and forging new "Feather Boat."

To the east, the "Azure Cloud Bamboo" has expanded to an area of several miles. The rolling bamboo sea resembles surging green clouds, and the fragrance of bamboo rice wafts in all directions.

Furthermore, Peacock Spirit Bird of various colors frequently fly in and out of the bamboo forest, chirping and dancing, displaying their joy.

That place is where the Lineage raises Peacock Spirit Bird, and it is also where the Lineage members cultivate and research Spirit Plant Technique, and nurture various Spirit Plant, spirit medicine, and grains.

To the west, in the plateau and mountainous region, several mines have been established and are being mined, yielding various spiritual ores, spiritual gold, and spiritual materials.

Sometimes, new mineral veins migrate from outside and merge into the plateau and mountains to the west.

From time to time, one can see some of the Lineage's disciples who refine the "Five Elements Divine Swords" practicing swordsmanship on the plateau and high mountains.

To the north lies a large lake, where spirit fish, shrimp, crabs, turtles, aquatic plants, and even the descendants of the Lineage's Third Tier beast-taming creature, the "Stone Disc Turtle," are kept.

On the shore of the great lake, a place where Lineage who enjoy cultivating and researching array formations, geomancy, and feng shui study, practice, and research array formations, is named "Kanyu Pavilion."

There is also a "wine cellar," the place where the Lineage brews the "Bamboo Leaf Green" spirit wine.

In the center of the secret realm, where the first "Azure Cloud Bamboo"—which is also the tallest, largest, and highest-ranking "Azure Cloud Bamboo" in the secret realm—grows and stands, are the Lineage's "Talisman Chambers." Many disciples of the Kong Household who cultivate and study talismans and Law Technique are busy there.

In all directions, what one sees is a vibrant and prosperous scene.

This made Kong Wenxuan even happier.

He walked down from the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," and along the way he could see some Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refinement disciples from the clan, scattered throughout the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," some refining the "Five Elements Divine Swords," and others upgrading the "Five Elements Talisman Slips."

Ever since Kong Wenxuan discovered that the speed of cultivation and sword forging was faster on this "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," many members of the clan have often chosen to cultivate and break through barriers on this "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak" in order to improve their cultivation level better and faster.

Kong Wenxuan walked along without disturbing these Lineage members.

He quickly descended from "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," communicated with the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit" in the sky above the secret realm, opened the portal to the "Peacock Secret Realm," and left the secret realm directly, returning to the Peacock County Seat outside.

More than three years have passed, Peacock County Seat has undergone many changes, becoming more prosperous and more popular.

Kong Wenxuan first strolled around the county town to see the changes, and then went to the county government office, where he met the clan chief Kong Changgeng, who was handling affairs there.

For the past three years, Kong Wenxuan has been mostly in seclusion cultivating, refining and upgrading the "Azure Wood Divine Sword," so the affairs of Peacock County have been mostly handled by the clan chief Kong Changgeng, the county magistrate.

Upon seeing Kong Wenxuan's arrival, the clan chief Kong Changgeng was somewhat surprised, but he quickly noticed the change in Kong Wenxuan's aura and his eyes lit up as he asked, "Wenxuan, your cultivation has broken through again?"

Kong Wenxuan smiled and nodded upon hearing this, saying, "That's right. In just over three years, I was fortunate enough to upgrade the final ' Azure Wood Divine Sword ' to the Second Tier Spirit Artifact level, and my cultivation also successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage."

"Good! Good! Excellent..." Clan Chief Kong Changgeng was overjoyed and said with a smile, "This is a joyous occasion, we should celebrate it properly."

"No need!" Kong Wenxuan immediately waved his hand and said, "Forget about the celebration. I don't plan to let too many people know that I've broken through and ended my seclusion."

Upon hearing this, the clan chief instantly understood that he had something on his mind and immediately asked, "What are your plans?"

Kong Wenxuan nodded and said, "The task that Bifang Commandery gave me was to find the secret stronghold of the Demon Race race in the South Lake Mountains. He gave me ten years."

"Six years have passed since then. Due to my insufficient cultivation and strength, I kept this matter to myself and didn't make a move."

"Now, firstly, half of the time given by the Prefect has passed, and secondly, my cultivation and strength have reached their limit; further improvement is no easy task."

"Therefore, I have decided to personally go deeper into the ' South Lake Mountains ' to the south to carefully explore and search for the location of this Demon Race's secret stronghold."

"Even if it weren't for the prefect's mission, these Demon Race and the Du Household cultivators are ultimately a significant threat to our Kong Household and Peacock County. It's best to eliminate them as soon as possible."

Clan Chief Kong Changgeng listened to his words and nodded thoughtfully, saying, "This is indeed a problem that must be addressed."

"Is there any assistance the clan can provide you?" Clan Chief Kong Changgeng inquired. "How about you take a group of clan members, along with the ' Peacock Dao Soldiers,' to help you investigate and search for the Demon Race clan's strongholds?"

Kong Wenxuan shook his head and said, "It would be safer and more convenient for me to handle this alone. Bringing the clan members and the Peacock Dao Soldiers would only be a burden."

"As for the clan, they'll entrust me with that refined ' Cuckoo Feather Boat,' firstly as a means of transportation, and secondly to see if there are any unexpected gains."

Upon hearing this, the clan chief did not object and nodded immediately, saying, "Alright, no problem!"

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