Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 325 Xuan Yue's Legacy
"The person who once cultivated here must have been a Purple Mansion True Man."

Inside the thatched hut, after organizing all the Taoist books, Jiang Chen couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Although these Taoist books are not methods of cultivation, they were ultimately left behind by a True Man of the Purple Mansion. They not only cover a wide range of topics but also contain a lot of cultivation insights, making them quite rare.

Most importantly, through these Taoist books, Jiang Chen also gained some understanding of the origins of this secret realm.

It turns out that this secret realm was originally an orchard painstakingly cultivated by the Purple Mansion Sect. This Purple Mansion Sect is called the Xuan Yue Sect, which mainly cultivates earth energy. The sect has a lot of experience in cultivating spiritual fruits and is best at nourishing spiritual roots with earth energy.

"The name Xuan Yue Sect sounds familiar. If I remember correctly, this sect was destroyed in that great war."

"In that case, many things make sense. Perhaps it was because of the destruction of the sect that this orchard unexpectedly became the unclaimed secret realm it is today."

Recalling his interactions with the Xuan Yue Sect, Jiang Chen seemed lost in thought.

"Zifu is already known as a True Person. He supports Zifu with a nine-story jade tower, possesses precious magical arts and supernatural powers, has the ability to collapse mountains and destroy peaks, and has a long lifespan. Such a person is no different from a god in the eyes of mortals. However, when a great battle breaks out, it is still difficult to be at peace. I wonder how dangerous that great battle was back then."

Pulling himself back to reality, Jiang Chen shook his head. Since the Xuan Yue Sect had been destroyed, the Purple Mansion True Persons within it had most likely perished as well, and the dangers involved were unimaginable.

"With these Taoist books, my own foundation has become even stronger. It's just a pity that this place is just a spiritual fruit garden. It's impossible to find the true inheritance of the Xuan Yue Sect here."

"However, with that Nirvana Phoenix Tree outside, my trip was not in vain. That phoenix tree has already nurtured twelve phoenix seeds. If I refine them all, my own spiritual aperture aptitude should be greatly improved."

"Although the five-inch spiritual aperture did not have any impact on my aptitude, it would be better to have a higher aptitude, since the quality of the spiritual aperture will also affect the foundation of the Dao to a certain extent."

With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Chen left the thatched hut and returned to the Nirvana Phoenix Tree.

Without hesitation, Jiang Chen activated his secret technique, summoned a jade artifact, and plucked all twelve ripe paulownia seeds from the paulownia tree. Each of these seeds was the size of an infant's fist, surrounded by fiery light, and had a golden texture, making them look quite extraordinary.

"The seeds of the paulownia tree are extremely fiery. They can only be picked using jade tools, and it is best to use spiritual herbs to warm them so as not to damage their medicinal properties. Fortunately, I obtained the Taoist book left by that True Man of the Rock and knew this. Otherwise, picking them hastily would have greatly reduced their medicinal properties."

Seeing that the Wutong seed was still shining brightly and completely undamaged, Jiang Chen smiled. This Wutong seed was the highest-grade spiritual herb he had ever encountered in his cultivation.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the outside world.

"The Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm contains a lot of spiritual trees. Although there is only one third-tier tree, there are quite a few second-tier and first-tier trees. The most precious treasure in this secret realm is not this Nirvana Phoenix Tree, but the secret realm itself."

"According to the records left by Master Panshi, this secret realm has been placed under strict restrictions by the Xuan Yue Sect. As long as I can refine the core of the secret realm, I will have the opportunity to control the entire secret realm."

With that thought gone, Jiang Chen left the secret chamber.

This Nirvana Phoenix Tree was also shrouded in restrictions, making it nearly impossible for him to transplant it with his current strength. If he wanted to truly possess this third-tier spiritual tree, he would have to control the entire secret realm.

Just as Jiang Chen stepped out of the secret realm, a muffled thunderclap suddenly resounded in the sky.

"The celestial phenomena are unusual; the restrictions within the secret realm have been triggered."

Looking up at the sky, Jiang Chen frowned.

He might not have understood what this anomaly meant before, but now he knew clearly that it was a sign that the secret realm's restrictions had been triggered.

"The secret realm is sealed off; we can't get out."

Electric snakes crackled and flashes of lightning crackled. Realizing something, Jiang Chen's expression turned serious. "Whose handiwork is this? Was it the other three families, or those monkeys?"

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen had some doubts. Compared to the former, he believed the latter more, since such a method was not something that an ordinary Qi Refining Perfection cultivator could possess.

"It seems there really is a problem within the secret realm."

A glint of light flashed in his eyes as he locked onto a certain direction. Jiang Chen soared into the sky, towards the place where the spiritual treasures were born and the core of the secret realm's restrictions.

With the secret realm sealed off, his sense of crisis had been triggered. He had a premonition that if things dragged on any longer, there would be big trouble. Since there was no way to avoid it, he had to find a way to solve it. With his current strength, as long as he didn't confront the Purple Mansion, he would still have a glimmer of hope.

Just as Jiang Chen set off, in a fruit grove deep within the secret realm, a shimmering, water-like spiritual light attracted everyone's attention. It was a ball of spiritual light containing extremely strong spirituality. The moment they saw this ball of spiritual light, everyone understood that it was a spiritual treasure.

“This precious treasure is mine.”

Without hesitation, everyone rushed towards Lingzhen.

"Is this a wildfire?"

Through the spiritual light, Chen Jingshu vaguely saw traces of the mountain fire, and was overjoyed. The Chen family mainly inherited the art of fire, and the mountain fire was the most suitable spiritual treasure for their inheritance.

But at that moment, her mind alerted her, and she realized something was wrong.

"No, this is impossible. The fire of Lingzhen Mountain shouldn't have been born in the Hundred Fruit Secret Realm..."

With a drastic change in expression, Chen Jingshu abruptly stopped in her tracks.

"This is a trap; perhaps everyone sees their most coveted treasure reflected in this glimmer of light..."

Seeing the crowd, blinded by Lingzhen, fighting fiercely, Chen Jingshu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

In the next instant, without any hesitation, she turned to leave, but it was too late. Outside the orchard, monkey demons emerged from the spirit trees and surrounded the entire orchard.

Seeing this scene, Chen Jingshu's heart sank.

"Six monkey demons at the peak of Qi Refining, plus dozens of ordinary Qi Refining demons—if everyone worked together, there would naturally be a way to solve this, but now..."

Taking a deep breath and forcing herself to calm down, Chen Jingshu took out a gold bracelet, ready to fight to the death.

Now that things have come to this point, there's no one else to rely on. That unknown mind-controlling technique is extremely strange. She was able to wake up in time mainly because she has the Spiritual Body, but even so, she still fell for it. Others don't have such abilities, and they've probably been completely bewitched by now.

"Now we have no choice but to fight our way out. Kill!"

With a thought, Chen Jingshu activated the Flame Ring, an ancient magical artifact. Originally a spiritual artifact, it had fallen in rank for some reason, but its power was far greater than that of ordinary magical artifacts. Most importantly, it was more suitable for her to use.

With her cultivation level, activating a spiritual artifact would be too difficult.

Upon seeing Chen Jingshu charging towards them, the surrounding monkey demons immediately swarmed around her, and a fierce battle ensued.

(End of this chapter)