Chapter 49 (continued)

Shan Heyuan: "Huh? Didn't you make it yourself?"

Shen Duheng shook his head. "No. Back then, as the sect leader of the Sword Reverence Sect, the elders suggested that I find it in the sect's treasury, add other materials, and forge it into a new spirit sword. That new spirit sword, which has already been shattered, is the spirit sword I personally forged. This broken sword is not; it is just one of the materials for my spirit sword."

Shan Heyuan was stunned, staring at him with his mouth agape.

Shen Duheng: "It's precisely because it's not my spirit sword, and people don't understand it, that my remnant soul had the opportunity to hide inside, evade Ji Li's search, and then escape by breaking through the void with its help."

Shan Heyuan simply couldn't believe it. "This broken sword is so powerful?! What's its origin? Since it's a treasure of your sect, it must have some source, right?"

"I don't know its origins, I only know it was left behind by the Azure Cloud Dao Ancestor." Shen Duheng returned the broken sword to Shan Heyuan. "That's why I was so surprised when it willingly entered your Dantian."

Shan Heyuan murmured, "I was surprised too."

Shan Heyuan couldn't help but rub his storage ring; the Azure Cloud Dao Ancestor's notebook was inside it.

He had examined the notes over and over again several times, and even copied them again, but he still couldn't figure out anything.

What secrets did his time-traveling predecessor hold? How did he leave behind such a powerful spiritual sword, and what exactly did he do with it?

The two stared at the spirit sword, remaining silent for a moment.

Shan Heyuan asked, "In that case, can this broken sword still be used?"

Shen Duheng shook his head. "It's usable for a short time, but not as a sword cultivator's natal spirit sword. It contains secrets that a sword cultivator cannot comprehend, so he cannot communicate with it and therefore cannot perfectly control it."

Shan Heyuan stared at the broken sword. "I was thinking, could you use it? That way you wouldn't have to rely on Yang Ji's spirit sword."

Shen Duheng: "The matter of the spirit sword isn't urgent. Let me think of another way. Let me see your Dantian first."

Upon hearing this, Shan Heyuan took out a Jade Slip and, while visualizing it internally, drew a diagram of the valley for him.

After Core Formation stage, this was the first time Shan Heyuan had carefully examined his own Dantian.

He first drew a large outline.

He drew for a moment, then stopped.

The Dantian is now completely barren.

There was only an empty bottom, with the Golden Core suspended in mid-air, constantly radiating Spiritual Power in all directions.

If I had to describe it, the entire Dantian is hemispherical, somewhat like a tray covered with a cover.

Shan Heyuan made a few simple strokes and handed it directly to Shen Duheng.

Shen Duheng stared at the simple line drawing, momentarily stunned.

Shan Heyuan: "My Dantian is like this, there's nothing else to draw."

There's nothing inside?

"No, not exactly." Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng scanned the Jade Slip together with their Divine Sense, gesturing for him to see, "Look, there's still a Golden Core in mid-air."

"How big is Golden Core cultivator?"

"There's nothing we can do about that. Once we get back, I'll cultivate new Golden Silk Dense Moss, stuff it back in as soil for my Dantian, and then plant some Spirit Plant. That way, my Dantian won't be so barren."

After discussing for a while, Shan Heyuan gradually calmed down his excitement and heartache.

He put the Golden Silk Dense Moss, the Illusionless Tree, the Earth Origin Grass, and the Pure Lotus that he had thrown out earlier back into his Dantian.

Originally, they occupied most of the Dantian, but now that the Dantian has expanded so much, if we try to stuff them in, they can only simply cover a small part of the middle, which looks rather pitiful.

After a moment of internal reflection, Shan Heyuan could no longer bear the sight of only these four plants in his empty Dantian.

For aesthetic reasons, he subconsciously adjusted the position of his Golden Core.

He moved the Golden Core directly to the sky above the east side of the four plants.

Ordinary people's Golden Core cannot be moved at all.

Even attempting to move the Golden Core is a major taboo.

Shan Heyuan had not received a proper education as a cultivator and was unaware of this; he simply moved it because he thought it looked nice.

After moving it, he still felt it didn't look good—that was due to the intuition of a Core Formation Cultivator.

So he activated the Pu Core Fire, which burned directly outside the Golden Core, wanting to add a touch of color to the Dantian.

He had already refined the Pu Core Fire, which already permeated every corner of his body, and the core of the Pu Core Fire was contained within his Golden Core.

Whether it burns or not is not important; if it does burn, it's just for decoration.

However, the instant the Pu Core Fire ignited, the Golden Core instantly transformed into the sun within the Dantian.

The sun shone brightly, bathing every corner of my Dantian.

At this moment, the Dantian was no longer the Dantian, but became one of countless nameless valleys.

Although it is barren and desolate, when you look inward and perceive it with your senses, it is no different from the valley outside.

Shan Heyuan was stunned.

He knew he had created a portable space, but now—

This Dantian has become a portable mini-world, hasn't it?!

Shan Heyuan turned to Shen Duheng: "Brother Shen, it seems I've gotten myself into big trouble."

Shen Duheng could only sense a strong and mysterious aura emanating from him at this moment, but he didn't know what had happened to him, so he couldn't help but cast a questioning look at him.

Shan Heyuan reached out and grabbed Shen Duheng's hand, gripping his large palm tightly. "Place your forehead against mine, and I'll use my Divine Sense to recreate the scene in my Dantian."

Shen Duheng glanced at him, then gently lowered his head, pressing his warm forehead against Shen Duheng's.

Their hands were clasped tightly, their breaths mingling. In the past, this scene would have made Shan Heyuan feel uncomfortable, but at this moment he didn't care about that at all.

He closed his eyes and used all his Divine Sense to depict the scene in his Dantian, then transmitted it to Shen Duheng.

Shen Duheng was also deeply shocked after "seeing" it.

Their perspective is similar to flying high in the sky, looking down from above.

The fiery red sun hung in the east, beneath which stretched a fertile expanse of farmland.

Although they couldn't see the specific details of the fertile fields and could only see a dark expanse, they sensed from this impression that there was a continuous stretch of fertile land beneath them.

The two opened their eyes again and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Shan Heyuan reached up and touched his lower abdomen. "I have a feeling I've produced something extraordinary."

"This is truly remarkable," Shen Duheng said, looking at him. "This scene must not be shown to a third person except for me."

Shan Heyuan nodded solemnly. "Besides you, I don't have any other people I'm particularly close to."

Shen Duheng patted him on the shoulder.

Shen Duheng: "Release your Spiritual Power and let me see if there's still any trace of the Breath of Breathing Earth on it."

"It seems there isn't any more. After Core Formation, I can fully control my Spiritual Power, preventing any aura other than pure Spiritual Power from leaking out."

As he spoke, Shan Heyuan released his Spiritual Power for Shen Duheng to see.

His Spiritual Power had indeed returned to normal; to a cultivator unaware of the inside story, he wouldn't seem particularly special.

Shen Duheng nodded slightly. "That's good. Let's leave here first."

Shan Heyuan nodded and was about to leave with him when he saw the Spirit Stone dust scattered all over the ground.

These are all powders of Top-Grade Spirit Stone and high-grade Spirit Stone, and even the worst ones are powders of Mid-Grade Spirit Stone. It's heartbreaking to just throw them away like this.

Shan Heyuan grabbed Shen Duheng's wrist. "I wonder if these powdered materials are still useful? Let's keep them for now."

Shen Duheng: "What use could it be?"

"Maybe? We have storage bracelets, so let's keep it for now." Shan Heyuan rummaged through the storage bracelet for a broom. "Wait a minute."

Shen Duheng had no choice but to stand aside and wait for him.

Even cultivators need to put these powders into a container first, and then put them into a storage Law Artifact.