Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 355 The Secret of Possession
The Taiping Sect's Yuan Gang Daoist has already left, or rather, disappeared. His true body is still in the Boundless Sea; what came here was merely a divine thought. Only after his true body returns from the Boundless Sea will he bring Jiang Chen into the sect.

"The world is divided into twelve continents, separated by land and sea. The place I am in is a corner of Yu Huan Continent. From here, if you go south, follow the river to the sea, and cross the many natural barriers, you will reach the Boundless Sea."

At the edge of the sea of ​​clouds, looking in the direction where Daoist Yuan Gang had left, Jiang Chen's thoughts drifted away.

After spending some time with Daoist Yuan Gang, he realized how vast this world was. Each continent was hundreds of millions of miles wide, and ordinary cultivators could hardly leave a single continent even if they exhausted all their strength. Only cultivators of the Purple Mansion level could travel across continents, and only cultivators of the Celestial Phenomenon level could come and go freely.

"Celestial Phenomenon cultivators wield their Dao throughout heaven and earth, capable of overturning rivers and seas with a mere gesture. I wonder when I will achieve that level. According to the few words revealed by Daoist Yuan Gang, the fundamental reason why Yu Huan Continent has fallen into a five-hundred-year period of low spiritual energy lies in the great war that took place. The Celestial Phenomenon cultivators of the human race and the Celestial Phenomenon Demon Emperor of the demon race fought fiercely, completely disrupting the celestial timing of Yu Huan Continent and shattering its earth veins."

"Such great power is truly awe-inspiring, but I wonder when I will be able to achieve celestial phenomena."

Having discovered the truth behind the low spiritual energy in Yu Huan Continent, Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

Natural disasters and man-made calamities: In the past, natural disasters were beyond human control, but in this world, man-made calamities are no less severe than natural disasters, and may even be more terrifying.

After the war ended, if the Wuchang Sect hadn't intervened in time, issuing a decree to seal off the mountains to all forces above the Purple Mansion level and promptly reconstructing the celestial phenomena and the earth's veins, Yu Huan Continent might have truly become a wasteland.

"If you want to understand the celestial phenomena, practicing Taoist scriptures is the best choice."

"The Nine Revolutions Ascension to Sainthood Great Method is a method practiced by Senior Yuan Gang. It is a true Daoist scripture. It is a pity that such a method is also of utmost importance in the Impermanence Sect. If I want to be taught it, I still need to truly enter the sect and receive the teachings through a Daoist artifact."

Having glimpsed a higher level of scenery, Jiang Chen's desire to seek the Dao became even stronger.

The Dao should not be lightly transmitted, and the Dharma should not be lightly bestowed. Although Daoist Yuan Gang had guided him through many secrets of cultivation during this period, he still hadn't taught him the fundamental Dharma. Everything had to wait until Jiang Chen truly entered the sect; this was the sect's rule.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen is not in a hurry now. Now that he understands the path ahead, he can just take it one step at a time. More importantly, with the guidance of Daoist Yuan Gang, he realized that his seemingly unprogressable cultivation still has shortcomings. He can take this opportunity to further solidify his foundation.

Putting everything else aside, the refining of the Qian Yuan Bone-Changing Pill and the Vajra Fruit alone cannot be accomplished overnight.

"According to Senior Yuan Gang, his true form will probably return in about one to two years. It's a good time to take care of some things that need to be dealt with."

A thought crossed his mind, and Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze.

The next instant, his figure vanished, returning to the spirit cave.

Upon arriving here, Jiang Chen retrieved what he had obtained from the Mountain Fire Secret Realm: a fist-sized, silver-gray stone with a texture resembling gold and covered with tiny holes, as well as dozens of fire cores.

Most of these fire cores were collected by Jiang Chen himself, while a small portion was collected by Qu Shize.

"The Heart of the Secret Realm, a third-tier treasure, is often born after the collapse of a secret realm. It contains spatial power and can be used to refine spatial treasures, strengthen a secret realm, or be used as a seed to cultivate a new secret realm."

"Such treasures are extremely rare even in the third tier. After most secret realms collapse, nothing is left behind. Only a small number will give birth to various space stones. As for this kind of secret realm heart, it is extremely rare."

Holding the strange stone in his hand, a strange light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. This treasure was truly rare. After obtaining it, he didn't recognize its origin for a while. Later, he consulted Daoist Yuan Gang and only then did he find out its background.

"In terms of value, this Secret Realm Heart is much higher than a regular third-tier spirit fire. Especially for a force, using it as a foundation to cultivate a new Secret Realm is time-consuming and laborious, but once it is successful, it will become the foundation of the family."

"Even for rogue cultivators, if they can use this Heart of the Secret Realm to refine a personal spiritual abode, its usefulness will be considerable. Compared to ordinary spatial treasures, the greatest mystery of the Heart of the Secret Realm is that it can hold living things."

"With such a treasure before him, I wonder if Chen Yongzu would regret his previous choice if he knew the truth."

As Jiang Chen played with the strange stone in his hand, various thoughts flashed through his mind.

"The Heart of the Secret Realm is indeed good, but it is difficult to make good use of it. Neither re-cultivating the Secret Realm nor refining a personal spirit abode is something that ordinary people can do. The former requires time and resources, while the latter requires corresponding methods and extremely high refining skills. Ordinary third-level refiners simply do not have the ability to refine a personal spirit abode."

"In the cultivation world, these kinds of treasures are basically controlled by celestial cultivators. The simplest way to use the Heart of a Secret Realm is to use it as nourishment to strengthen another secret realm, but such a use is somewhat wasteful."

With his mind in turmoil, Jiang Chen pondered how to use the Heart of the Secret Realm.

After a moment, having formed some ideas, Jiang Chen temporarily put away the Heart of the Secret Realm.

"I hope my previous guess was correct."

With these thoughts running through his mind, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the thirty-three fire cores. Three of these fire cores were at the Foundation Establishment level, while the remaining thirty were at the Qi Refining level.

"Although there is no other evidence, these thirty-three fire cores are most likely from the same source."

With a single thought, true qi circulated, and divine sense spread out completely, grasping every slight change in these fire cores. Jiang Chen then unleashed the Blood Fiend True Flame, attempting to unify these thirty-three fire cores into one.

With his powerful divine soul, he sensed some unusual traces deep within these fire cores.

With a hum, as time passed, under Jiang Chen's continuous refining, the originally distinct thirty-three fire cores gradually began to merge.

At a certain moment, their spiritual energies resonated with each other, and a mysterious phenomenon arose spontaneously. The thirty-three fire cores melted simultaneously and merged completely.

Upon noticing this change, Jiang Chen was overjoyed, but at the same time, he became more vigilant.

A moment later, the flames dissipated, and the thirty-three fire cores fused together, quietly giving birth to a peculiar jade plate. It was fiery red all over, warm to the touch, and had strange patterns inside, like veins.

"The Secret Record of Possessing the Body of Mountains and Rivers".

As Jiang Chen gazed at the jade tablet, a wonderful method naturally arose in his mind. This jade tablet was a kind of inheritance, and a unique inheritance was hidden inside.

(End of this chapter)