Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 190 Secret Realm
The moment Su You embraced An Ling'er, all his troubling thoughts vanished, leaving only a calm and gentle feeling in his heart.

After embracing for a while, Su You picked up An Ling'er and carried her directly into the cave.

……

After their intense dual cultivation, Su Youcai inquired about the True Dragon Secret Realm, "Ling'er, tell me what happened after my death. How is the True Dragon Secret Realm now?"

The True Dragon Secret Realm is crucial to many of his future plans; if he loses it, his development will be much slower.

Now that the Dream Butterfly Mirror has been fully repaired, it can fully utilize its Dream Butterfly Space's ability to cultivate talent, making it a time for vigorous development.

Su You is currently lacking a huge amount of spiritual energy, not only to provide it to the various spaces within the Wizard Tower, but also to provide a large amount of spiritual energy for the use of the Dream Butterfly Mirror.

Now that the Dream Butterfly Mirror has been fully repaired, it still consumes a significant amount of spiritual energy each time it is used, especially if the Dream Butterfly Space is continuously open, which makes the consumption of spiritual energy even more terrifying.

"I've killed all those who attacked you, Brother You. I even found a lot of good stuff in their spatial artifacts." An Ling'er waved her hand, and the two of them went directly into the ocean space.

Inside, Su You saw the ninth-tier celestial dragon that they had brought in before.

However, the most conspicuous thing in this ocean space is not the corpse of the dragon, but the golden dragon scales that are hundreds of feet long and floating in the sky.

Even before Su You got close, he could feel the domineering and arrogant aura emanating from above.

This intense sense of oppression was something even the ninth-tier celestial dragon hadn't given him.

"This is..." Su You hesitated, yet was also pleasantly surprised, "Could this be a dragon scale from a real dragon?"

An Ling'er nodded and said happily, "That's right, all of these dozens of scales are from a real dragon, and there are also a few drops of the dragon's blood essence. However, I gave one drop to Little Shark. Brother You, you won't blame me, will you?"

She pointed to a blood shark lying on the water's surface a hundred miles away, emanating a powerful aura.

Clearly, it went into a deep sleep and evolved after absorbing that drop of true dragon blood essence.

Su You shook his head. "I can't use this essence blood even if I give it to him. It's better to use it to enhance Blood Shark's strength. That way, we can also improve our strength. But after Blood Shark advances, will you still be able to control it?"

He was not yet clear about the Sea King Conch's methods. Was it like his previous soul enslavement, where he had complete control and was not afraid of the other party advancing, or would it break free of his control after advancing?

An Ling'er smiled and said, "Once they are summoned by the Sea King Conch, they will never be able to escape my control, even if they break through to the Immortal Realm."

Su You nodded, relieved. He certainly had no objection to An Ling'er using this essence blood, since it was An Ling'er's own gain.

Moreover, the stronger Blood Shark is, the better it will be for the two of them, especially since the quality of this True Dragon Essence Blood is extremely high.

Even if he were to use it to refine his body, it would probably melt upon contact with his body. Let alone the essence blood of a true dragon, even the essence blood of a ninth-order celestial dragon wouldn't be able to withstand it given his current physique.

The process of body tempering must be taken step by step; it is impossible to achieve it all at once.

Although the treasures An Ling'er obtained this time were precious, the quantity was too small. Compared to a whole ninth-tier celestial dragon and the treasure trove left behind by the other party, it was still far inferior, and it was not something they could utilize at their current stage.

True dragon scales are such a high-end material; they are only used to refine at least ninth-tier magic weapons, or even immortal artifacts.

Now that he knew the True Dragon Secret Realm hadn't been leaked, Su You wasn't in a hurry to send the twin clones over.

After all, the road to the secret realm was not easy to travel. Even though he knew about the safe route that Blood Shark had already explored, there were still several unavoidable dangers along the way.

It would take at least the peak of the seventh rank to barely survive, and Su You didn't think he could get through it.

Most importantly, the teleportation array leading to the True Dragon Secret Realm has been destroyed, so entering it will require An Ling'er's help.

With An Ling'er's intelligence, she should have a way to re-enter the area...

Su You felt uncertain again, so he quickly asked, "Ling'er, after you left, you didn't leave any way to go back."

“Yes, Brother You said last time that this secret realm would be useful to you, and I haven’t forgotten.” An Ling’er nodded and took out a talisman with silver characters engraved on it from the void. “This is a directional teleportation talisman. It has already located the True Dragon Secret Realm. As long as you use it near the previous teleportation array, you can return to the True Dragon Secret Realm.”

"Well done!" Su You took the talisman and then patted An Ling'er's head.

Next, he stopped thinking about entering the True Dragon Secret Realm and began to take stock of the treasures in the ocean space with An Ling'er.

These treasures include various gains from the True Dragon Secret Realm, as well as the legacy left behind by the group of cultivators they killed.

Those five cultivators possessed extraordinary auras, and the wealth they left behind after their fall was quite substantial, including a full 100,000 spirit crystals, which was no small sum.

You should know that one spirit crystal is equivalent to one hundred million low-grade spirit stones. If there are more than one hundred thousand, it is equivalent to more than ten trillion low-grade spirit stones.

This level of wealth is something even Su You didn't have at the peak of his fortune.

It is evident that these five Nascent Soul cultivators are of noble and extraordinary status, but unfortunately, they are of no use against An Ling'er, whose status is even higher.

All methods were ineffective against An Ling'er. Even if she killed those people, and their elders had left behind some methods, they were all easily broken by the Sea Emperor Conch. She couldn't even calculate the secrets of heaven.

Aside from these most basic spirit crystals, what's left are various pills, magic treasures, and the like, all of which are relatively high-level items.

As for magical artifacts, each of these cultivators possesses at least three seventh-tier magical artifacts, demonstrating their considerable wealth. The value of these magical artifacts alone far exceeds that of spirit crystals.

In addition, there are some precious spiritual items, materials, and other miscellaneous items, which together amount to a considerable fortune.

However, Su You would definitely not sell these things, nor would he take them out. After all, no one knows if these magical treasures have any backdoor marks left behind. Only by storing them in the Sea Emperor Conch can they be completely isolated and not be discovered.

Once An Ling'er's cultivation level increases further, these magical treasures will need to be re-blessed before they can be used safely.

After sorting through all the treasures, Su You realized that most of them were things he couldn't use or that were inconvenient to sell.

Just like the ninth-tier Heavenly Dragon corpse, it is not something they can utilize with their current cultivation level.

In other words, the only usable part of this vast wealth is the spirit stones, various materials, and spiritual herbs plundered from the various dragon caves in the True Dragon Secret Realm left behind by these cultivators.

After removing items such as the Heavenly Dragon's body and True Dragon scales, this batch of spiritual herbs is the most valuable. After all, there are quite a few dragon caves in the True Dragon Secret Realm, and the spiritual herbs in those caves have grown for a very long time and are of very high quality, so their value is indeed considerable.

However, because of its high grade, Su You was unable to use it for alchemy, but it would still be a relatively valuable item if auctioned or exchanged.

Su You's cultivation level is not high yet, and this small portion of wealth is enough to meet his needs.

Over the next few days, Su You and An Ling'er spent their time together, making up for the longing they had felt for each other after decades apart.

……

The endless sea.

Su You stepped into this place again.

However, he did not come alone this time; An Ling'er came with him.

Originally, Su You only wanted the other party to send a few peak seventh-tier demonic beasts to escort her, but she insisted on going along herself.

Su You did not refuse, after all, An Ling'er's ability to protect herself is very strong now, and there should be very few beings in this world that can threaten her.

Moreover, he wasn't going there for long this time; he was just there to deliver the Dream Butterfly Mirror.

As long as the sub-mirror of the Dream Butterfly Mirror is sent into the True Dragon Secret Realm, the twin clones can directly enter the secret realm through the spatial teleportation ability of the Dream Butterfly Mirror.

The trip went very smoothly. After entering the True Dragon Secret Realm, Su You left Meng Diejing behind and took An Ling'er away.

An Ling'er didn't ask Su You what he was doing. She knew that if Su You wanted to tell him, he definitely wouldn't hide it from her.

After returning to Cloud Sea Immortal City, the two of them became very busy.

An Ling'er entered seclusion again. This time, she was free from her previous worries and focused wholeheartedly on advancing to the next minor realm.

As for Su You, he searched for suitable treasures at various auction houses, and if he found a suitable treasure, he would directly spend spirit crystals to buy it.

Having such a large sum of spirit crystals in hand, I feel that using them is the right thing to do. Keeping them won't generate more money. On the contrary, using them can enhance my foundation and help me grow faster.

Meanwhile, while Su Youan was placing the Dream Butterfly Mirror, the twin clones silently left the Sea Light Immortal City and arrived at a secluded, uninhabited ocean floor, where they directly performed a spatial transfer.

In the blink of an eye, the twin clones vanished into the ocean, leaving only a bronze mirror on the seabed.

The Dream Butterfly Mirror has now been completely repaired, and its spatial teleportation and transfer capabilities have become even more powerful.

Even in a world with a more stable spatial environment like the Vast Ocean World, it can still exert a powerful effect.

While it may not be able to teleport throughout the entire world, it is still possible to travel between several spirit realms.

Of course, in the current state of the spiritual realm, even high-level teleportation arrays cannot cross it, and the Dream Butterfly Mirror is even less capable of spatial transfer. After all, there are too many dangerous forces, and it would be terrible if one were to fall into danger during a spatial transfer.

The twin clone was teleported to a plain. Looking at the boundless green plain, he couldn't help but shout with joy, "This will be my base from now on!"

There is basically no danger inside the True Dragon Secret Realm now, as long as you don't go to those forbidden areas. After all, An Ling'er carefully explored the area after killing those cultivators, and the only dangerous places inside are those forbidden areas, such as the place where the Dragon Blood Vine is located.

Su You naturally wouldn't go looking for trouble by finding those places, and once he arrived in this secret realm, he would definitely keep a low profile.

After flying into the air and checking the direction, the twin clones quickly headed in one direction.

That place was an eighth-order spiritual vein, and also a dragon's cave. However, the outer formation had been destroyed, and An Ling'er had moved most of the treasures inside, leaving only the spiritual vein.

Although everything had been moved, what Su You needed was not those treasures, but these high-level spiritual veins.

He needs to draw upon the vast spiritual energy of these spiritual veins to sustain the ecosystem within the entire Wizard Tower, and then provide the Dream Mirror with enough spiritual energy to function.

However, Su You doesn't yet have a good way to absorb and draw upon the spiritual energy of such an eighth-order spiritual vein.

Low-level energy pools are simply unable to gather this spiritual energy, let alone compress it.

It should be noted that the quality of eighth-order spiritual energy is even higher than that of the spiritual liquid compressed from third- and fourth-order spiritual veins.

Su You thought for a moment, then released an eighth-order grand formation and set it up on this spiritual vein.

This place will be his cave dwelling in the future, and with the eighth-order formation, he can directly activate the spirit-gathering formation, which can be considered as being able to utilize the spiritual energy here.

After the Spirit Gathering Array was activated, countless rich spiritual energies began to gather, eventually converging at the location indicated by the array.

Su You, on the other hand, directly released his natal wizard tower, placed it in the place where spiritual energy gathered, and then activated the wizard tower's spirit-gathering array to absorb all the spiritual energy here into the wizard tower's interior.

In an instant, the python's spiritual energy surged like waves into each and every secret spatial realm.

The secret realms that had previously been devoid of any spiritual energy suddenly regained some vitality.

Countless cultivators who were hurling insults and curses seemed to have seen a downpour of spiritual energy, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy that was falling from the sky.

In that instant, countless cultivators broke through their original cultivation levels after absorbing the eighth-order spiritual energy.

However, this means that the amount of spiritual energy that can be distributed equally among everyone is less, and many cultivators don't even get any.

With a change of heart, Su You decided not to let the spiritual energy pass through the sky, but instead to let it pass through the earth to the withered spiritual veins, where it would be transformed into spiritual energy of the corresponding grade and released. This way, the total amount of spiritual energy released would be greater.

Only after confirming that the Wizard Tower could operate smoothly inside did Su You feel relieved.

Although the Wizard Tower is not very efficient at absorbing spiritual energy here, and the total amount absorbed is far from enough for the creatures inside.

(End of this chapter)