Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 447 Third-Order Fallen God
After the rain, everything shone brightly, and the entire Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm was filled with a refreshing atmosphere. Compared to before, the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm seemed to have changed a bit, but it was hard to put into words at the moment.

Within the Spirit Palace, Jiang Chen's mind merged with that of the Spirit Lord, silently watching this scene unfold.

"The Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm was a secret realm painstakingly built by the Xuan Yue Sect. Originally, it was supported by a third-tier spiritual vein. However, with the destruction of the Xuan Yue Sect, the Hundred Fruit Garden lost the support of the third-tier spiritual vein. It is precisely because of this that its essence has been somewhat damaged."

"However, as Tao Yao planted the banyan tree spiritual vein here, the original damaged essence of the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm was restored, and even showed a trend of strengthening. But this is normal, after all, the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm has integrated a lot of spatial treasures during this period, and the appearance of the third-order spiritual vein is more like a catalyst."

Looking at the third-tier spiritual vein rooted in the ground, silently absorbing spiritual energy, various thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

For a secret realm, spiritual veins are indeed an important manifestation of its foundation. Although the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm was not bad in essence, its internal spiritual energy could only reach the second level. Only a very few places could barely reach the third level due to the formation. Compared with a true third-level spiritual vein, there was still a considerable gap.

"With the third-tier spiritual vein, the last deficiency of the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm has been made up. Under such circumstances, as long as the power of the secret realm can be mastered, the Spirit Lord can fully exert the power of the Purple Mansion level. After all, the most important thing about the Mountain and River Body Seizure Secret Record he cultivates is the power of mountains and rivers."

Having confirmed the situation at the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm, a glint of light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

Reputation is a double-edged sword. While showing off his prowess has brought him great benefits, danger is also ever-present. Under such circumstances, he needs a more consistent level of Purple Mansion combat power.

Although a third-tier divine soul is not bad, and sometimes even has miraculous effects, it does not have any advantage when facing a Purple Mansion head-on. Even with the help of the Spring God Statue, there are still limits. Under such circumstances, the development of the secret realm is crucial.

Once the foundation of the secret realm is replenished, the spirit master with the secret realm as their body can unleash power at the Purple Mansion level, or even more than an ordinary Purple Mansion. This is the advantage of the Mountain and River Body Seizure Secret Record.

However, correspondingly, once you reach this stage, it becomes more troublesome for the Spirit Lord to advance further, as the transformation of the secret realm is often more difficult than the breakthrough of a cultivator.

"You've had a tough time this time."

His gaze shifted to Tao Yao, and a hint of sigh appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

This third-tier spiritual vein was created by Tao Yao using numerous smaller spiritual veins. It was originally part of her, but after the spiritual vein successfully advanced, Tao Yao directly separated it and planted it as a special seed in the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm.

The reason why Taoyao did this was twofold: firstly, the third-tier spiritual vein was too strong and would be a burden for it at present; secondly, it knew that it urgently wanted to make the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm stronger, so it wanted to help.

Upon hearing this and meeting Jiang Chen's gaze, Tao Yao immediately swayed her branches and leaves. At this moment, however, her aura was somewhat weak, as organizing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for the third-order spiritual embryo was a considerable burden for her.

Looking at Tao Yao like this, Jiang Chen's gaze shifted. Tao Yao had a pure heart and was the most innocent of all.

"Take a good rest."

With his divine soul power radiating outwards, Jiang Chen soothed Tao Yao's mind.

Under such circumstances, Tao Yao's mind quickly fell silent, the entire tree rapidly shrank in size, its branches and leaves withered, and it instantly went from flourishing to withered.

Having taken in all these changes and confirmed that Tao Yao was alright, Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze. Using the spiritual vein as a seed to temporarily separate her had indeed damaged Tao Yao's vital energy, but in the long run, this might not be a bad thing. As long as the spiritual vein didn't dry up, Tao Yao would receive nourishment at all times. Although the total amount wasn't much, it was a steady, long-term process without any side effects.

"The physical body has been completed, and the soul is strong enough. Now the Spirit Lord can barely exert the power of the Purple Mansion level. However, his control over the secret realm is still somewhat lacking. If he wants to advance further at the Purple Mansion level, improving his control is crucial."

With keen insight, Jiang Chen adopted the perspective of the Spirit Lord, examining the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm with a completely new attitude.

At this moment, flowers, trees, mountains, and lakes all turned into floating clouds, leaving only the purest power of the secret realm. These power, like lakes of all sizes, were distributed in all directions of the secret realm, representing its profound essence.

At the same time, incense smoke, like clouds and mist, spread across the sky, obscuring half of the secret realm. In addition, from this perspective, there are two special things: the spiritual palace and the green mountains.

The former is in the heavens, standing above the incense smoke and clouds; the latter is on the earth, suppressing all underlying forces.

"With the help of the incense offerings accumulated by the Taiping Dao Alliance, the Spirit Lord successfully stepped into the second stage of the Divine Path. This speed is already quite fast, but it is still not enough."

"If the Spirit Lord wants to use the power of the Divine Path to completely control the power of the Secret Realm, he must take another step forward in the Divine Path and move from the second-order Crimson Talisman to the third-order Azure Talisman. However, even if the cultivation of the Divine Path is relatively easy to improve, this step is still a qualitative change. Unless a powerful god actively divides the power, it is still extremely difficult for ordinary gods to take this step."

"Although the Spirit Lord is special in nature and is naturally in accord with the divine path, it is still not easy for him to take this step. Without guidance, it is best to find a reference example, such as a deceased third-order god."

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen raised his gaze and looked towards the outside of the secret realm.

In that instant, following a premonition, he traveled thousands of miles and saw a figure—it was Wu Jun'an, who was peacefully cultivating in his cave at that moment.

"Everyone knows that Wu Jun'an is a rare genius. He is not only born with the Thousand Illusions Calamity Body, but also has a pair of special spiritual eyes. However, they do not know that his talents are largely related to a special encounter in his childhood. He is a person chosen by the gods."

Looking down at Wu Jun'an from his vantage point, Jiang Chen recalled Wu Jun'an's situation.

After successfully countering Wu Jun'an and controlling his mind with the Chaotic God Technique, Jiang Chen learned the deepest secret hidden in Wu Jun'an's heart: he was originally just an ordinary person who gradually shone through a fortuitous encounter and became a genius in the eyes of others.

"It's time to go and see the tomb left behind by a fallen Qinglu deity."

"With the Spirit Lord's current power, even if problems arise, the chances of him escaping unscathed are very high, and the risks are manageable. After all, although a third-tier god is not weak, he has ultimately fallen."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen made a decision.

The reason he hadn't taken any action before was mainly because he was worried about danger. After all, Wu Jun'an's encounter was quite ingenious, and most importantly, he also cultivated the divine path and had some understanding of its mysteries, so he was wary. However, the time was now ripe.

(End of this chapter)