Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 366 Holding the Secret Realm
The Hundred Fruit Garden, a secret realm, is a spiritual abode high above, like a blue sun, casting rays of spiritual light to nourish all things.

Inside the grotto, consciousness returned, and Jiang Chen's true form quietly awoke.

"As expected, sitting high in the Spirit Palace, even without my consciousness to support him, the Spirit Lord can refine the spiritual essence of mountains and rivers on his own."

Looking up at the high-hanging sun, Jiang Chen smiled.

"Next, we will gather and move the entire secret realm. Compared to ordinary secret realms, the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm has a considerable advantage in this regard. After all, it is shrouded by a third-order grand formation. In the process of the secret realm's evolution, this Spirit Locking and Origin Returning Grand Formation has become a very important part of this secret realm."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen left the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm and returned to the Wind Valley.

"Show!"

With his hands forming a hand seal, Jiang Chen stood in mid-air and communicated with the Spirit Lord.

In that instant, within the secret realm, the high-hanging blue sun shone brightly, its radiance illuminating all things, penetrating the barriers of the secret realm, and reflecting in reality. A phantom image of a secret realm spanning a hundred miles, containing magnificent mountains and rivers, was thus reflected in the Wind Valley.

Its power was profound and its energy was pure and ethereal. Although it was merely a phantom, it still caused clouds to move in all directions and gave rise to all sorts of strange phenomena.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen remained calm and focused his consciousness on the Spirit Lord once again.

"With my current strength, it's completely unrealistic to move a spirit palace, but if this secret realm were my body, it would be a different story."

Transforming into a spirit master, sitting high in the spirit palace, overlooking heaven and earth, Jiang Chen's eyes reflected the entire secret realm.

"receive!"

With his spiritual energy surging, Jiang Chen activated the Returning Origin Locking Spirit Array.

At this moment, streaks of crimson lightning exploded in the sky above the secret realm, and chains materialized, enveloping the entire secret realm. As the power of the Returning Origin Locking Spirit Array was fully displayed, the connection between the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm and this void began to be severed.

Sensing this change, Jiang Chen's true form opened his eyes again in the outside world. At this moment, in his eyes, as the Guiyuan Locking Spirit Array continued to operate, the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm was shrinking continuously.

"The vastness of space is contained within a mustard seed; this is the wonder of space. It's a pity that although I have achieved this level through clever means, I still cannot understand the principles and truths behind it."

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Jiang Chen reached out and grabbed at the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm. The Spirit Lord's original body was the Heart of the Secret Realm, and later he possessed the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm, so he naturally had a certain degree of control over the power of space.

In the next instant, the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm shrank further, resembling a chicken egg, which Jiang Chen caught in his hand.

"This is a secret realm."

Withdrawing his hand, Jiang Chen looked at the secret realm held in his palm, and his eyes rippled with emotion. He had just grasped this secret realm in his hands.

"Because of the Spirit Lord, I can easily support this secret realm. The only drawback is that the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm must rely on the Returning Origin Locking Spirit Array to maintain its current form. However, the continuous operation of the Returning Origin Locking Spirit Array will consume the foundation of the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm. To a certain extent, it may even damage the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm."

Having gained insight into the various changes within the Hundred Fruit Garden's secret realm, Jiang Chen had a sudden realization.

"The Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm cannot remain in this shrunken state for long, otherwise it will affect its development."

"Ultimately, it's because the Spirit Lord's power is a bit weak. If the Spirit Lord could completely control the secret realm without relying on the Returning Origin Locking Spirit Array, then this drawback could be avoided."

With his mind in turmoil, Jiang Chen put the shrunken Hundred Fruit Garden secret realm into his sleeve.

Having done all this, Jiang Chen glanced at Wind Valley one last time before turning and leaving. Shortly after Jiang Chen's departure, many cultivators, alerted by the earlier strange phenomena, rushed to Wind Valley, only to find it in ruins. The Hundred Fruit Garden secret realm had been taken away by Jiang Chen, the void trembled, and most of Wind Valley was destroyed.

Seeing this scene, the cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment. Since the disappearance of the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm, Wind Valley had been abandoned. No one expected such a change to happen today. Some cultivators did connect it to the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm and immediately sent the news to the Qiao family. However, the Qiao family's attention was now focused on the struggle with the Chen family, and they could not spare any extra energy to investigate the changes in Wind Valley.

Meanwhile, after leaving Wind Valley, Jiang Chen headed south.

"The aura is off. I initially thought it was just a coincidence, but now it seems that the entire Southern Kingdom is shrouded in a strange power."

Landing down, Jiang Chen frowned as he looked at the corpse demon roaring incessantly in front of him.

As he traveled along, he witnessed the spread of disaster and the rise of evil spirits, and he had already sensed that something was wrong. The appearance of the corpse demon made him even more uneasy.

"It seems that this internal strife in the Southern Kingdom is not simply a power struggle."

Realizing something, Jiang Chen communicated with the secret realm.

In the next instant, with the help of the Spirit Lord's perspective, Jiang Chen's consciousness transcended and he began to observe his surroundings from a completely new perspective.

At that moment, he saw wisps of grayish-white mist rising from the depths of the earth, permeating all directions and casting an ominous shadow over the entire capital of Nan Jing Kingdom.

Upon seeing this strange aura, Jiang Chen's mind was immediately stirred.

"A certain calamity possesses the mysterious power to erode life and transform death energy. If it were to erupt in full force, all living beings in the entire Southern Kingdom might be transformed into corpse demons."

Having discerned the true nature of the strange energy, Jiang Chen frowned.

"It seems that this matter is inextricably linked to the Chen family."

A dark light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes as he turned his gaze toward the direction of Huoyuan City.

In his field of vision, although the strange energy filled the surrounding area, it varied in density. The faintest concentration was naturally in the four southern prefectures, while the densest concentration was in the north, in the direction of Huoyuan City.

"If I'm not mistaken, the source of the disaster should be in Fire Element City."

With his gaze fixed on the location of Fire Origin City, Jiang Chen wanted to see more clearly. Just then, a pale green sun appeared in his field of vision, hidden deep in the earth, slowly rising.

Upon seeing the ghastly green sun, a strange rhythm erupted, and Jiang Chen's extraordinary mind was immediately impacted, causing him to plummet.

"It contains profound meaning and is of extraordinary nature. Could this be a rare treasure?"

A tear of blood rolled down his cheek as his consciousness returned to him. Looking in the direction of Fire Origin City, Jiang Chen felt a surge of surprise and doubt.

Cultivators must seek externally for their spiritual foundation. The Dao Foundation requires spiritual treasures, and the Purple Mansion requires earthly treasures. Without earthly treasures, even if a cultivator is exceptionally talented and has honed their foundation to an extremely solid level, they will not be able to advance further.

"I never expected that the Southern Jing Kingdom could nurture such a treasure. Even within the Wuchang Sect, this kind of thing has extremely high value."

"However, this does explain the changes in the Southern Kingdom."

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen realized that a rare treasure was about to be born, and he fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)