Transform into ancestral tablets and create a supreme immortal clan.

"In response to our ancestor, the Floating Firefly Secret Realm is indeed a secret realm. Each time it is opened, it causes quite a stir, making it easy for those with ulterior motives to notice."

To protect the secrets of the Floating Firefly Realm, four hundred years ago, the third-generation ancestor specially built a treasure vault to store the family's precious and rare elixirs, spiritual herbs, and spiritual treasures.

It is called the Floating Firefly Secret Treasury.

They also created a replica of an ancestral token, which was connected to the treasure vault; this was known as the Floating Firefly Secret Token.

They used the Firefly Secret Treasury to deceive others, and the Firefly Secret Order to conceal the existence of the Ancestral Order.

The Floating Firefly Secret Order has always been held by the clan's Grand Elder, however, during the battle for Yao Mountain more than a hundred years ago.

The seventh patriarch, Shen Chong, perished in this battle. His storage bag was seized by the enemy, and the Floating Firefly Secret Order was thus lost.

Fortunately, the unique restrictions in the Floating Firefly Secret Order not only require the essence and blood of the Shen family members, but also special spell incantations to break the restrictions.

What the Bei family coveted was nothing more than the Floating Firefly Vault, which was not a big deal.

Although there are many good things in the secret vault, they are not the foundation of my Shen family.

Even if it were leaked, it would have been expected.

However, the Floating Firefly Treasury contains the Shen family's collection accumulated over four hundred years, and it cannot be given away to others for nothing.

Both the Floating Firefly Secret Realm and the Floating Firefly Secret Vault require a late-stage Foundation Establishment level of mana to open.

This restriction was originally set up by three generations of ancestors to prevent traitors from entering the family, but unexpectedly it has now become the main reason restricting the development of the Shen family.

Since the fall of the Seventh Ancestor Shen Chong, and the decline of Jiu Yang's cultivation to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, the Floating Firefly Secret Realm has been sealed for more than a hundred years.

That's why the Shen family has been in such a passive position for the past century.

Shen Xiao sighed with emotion after hearing this.

As expected of a cultivation world with an 800-year history, everyone here is cunning and scheming.

All of Bei Haishi's schemes ultimately came to nothing.

It's just unknown whether the Floating Firefly Secret Order is in the hands of the Bei family or has been obtained by someone else.

However, no matter what, the Shen family's possessions should not be coveted by others, and Shen Jiuyang's concerns are not without reason.

"In addition, a hundred years ago, the Seventh Ancestor Shen Chong set up the 'Five Elements Creation Mystery Array' in the secret realm, using all the spiritual energy transformed by the Blood Spirit Tree passed down by you, our ancestor, over the past hundred years as the source for its advancement."

Now, that spirit tree must have advanced to the next level and transformed into the Dragon Blood Spirit Tree.

After this tree advances to the next level, it can produce ten Jiaoling Fruits every three hundred years. These are top-grade third-tier spiritual herbs that can enhance the cultivation and mana of Golden Core cultivators.

This fruit is also said to have the effect of increasing lifespan.

Each spiritual fruit can add 60 years to one's lifespan; the effect of the second fruit is halved; and the third fruit can add 10 years to one's lifespan.

Most importantly, the Dragon Blood Spirit Fruit can also increase the chance of forming a Core by 20%.

It is a rare and precious treasure in the world of cultivation.

This is the Shen family's grand plan spanning hundreds of years, and it's time to reap the rewards.

"Now that Jiu Yang will soon advance to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation is just around the corner, this spiritual fruit will be of great use to this disciple."

Shen Xiao was truly shocked at this moment!

Unexpectedly, the Shen family has such a rich history.

It's likely that five hundred years ago, the original owner of this body, Shen Xiao, was quite a prominent figure in the cultivation world.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; that's certainly true!

Now, Shen Xiao is even more curious about this Floating Firefly Secret Realm!

I wonder what other surprises await me in this secret realm.

Holding Shen Zhe's memorial tablet, Shen Jiuyang quietly slipped away alone into the depths of the back mountain.

In the midst of these countless ravines, there lies a hidden cave at the bottom of a mountain stream.

The layers upon layers of formations protected it completely.

Who would have thought that there was such a place deep in the mountains behind the Shen family's ancestral home?

At the deepest part of the cave is an ancient stone door.

The stone gate was covered with intricate runes.

Shen Jiuyang held up Shen Zhe's memorial tablet, forced out a drop of essence blood, and then performed a magic incantation.

As special magical power was poured into the spirit tablet, Shen Xiao's consciousness and spiritual light faintly connected with the runes on the stone gate.

In the void, streams of spiritual energy surged forth, absorbing all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a ten-mile radius.

Then, the runes on the stone gate lit up with multicolored mystical light, which poured into the spirit tablet.

A beam of light appeared from the stone gate.

The gate to the secret realm has been opened.

Upon entering the secret realm, Shen Xiao's consciousness materialized, truly possessing the qualities of an ancestral spirit.

It was as if he truly possessed a special spiritual body.

It also seems that this secret realm is one with him.

He is the spirit of this secret realm!

It seems that the original owner's connection with this secret realm was deeper than he had imagined.

In the world of cultivation, there are many secret realms, large and small.

These secret realms are spatial fragments independent of the main world, which gradually formed over a long period of time.

As for the underlying principles, even the four major immortal sects probably don't fully understand them.

All that is known is that these secret realms can draw upon unknown energy from the void to nourish oneself.

As long as it is not consumed and drained without restraint, the secret realm can continue to grow and expand.

Over the long years, it may grow into a unique little world.

Finally, it's not impossible for it to grow into a dominant world.

But this would likely take millions of years.

The level of a secret realm depends primarily on the concentration of spiritual energy within it.

The purer and richer the spiritual energy, the faster the secret realm will grow.

It is said that this is related to the core of the secret realm.

The Floating Firefly Secret Realm possessed by the Shen family is only a primary secret realm.

Both the concentration of spiritual energy and the amount of spiritual energy produced are extremely limited.

No wonder the Shen family has possessed this secret realm for hundreds of years, yet they have never risen to prominence quickly.

Shen Xiao had previously used Nan Shanyu's identity to learn about the Big Dipper Spirit Realm in the Seven Star Mountain Library. It was a top-tier secret realm.

The cultivation resources that can be produced there are vastly different from those in the Floating Firefly Secret Realm.

But no matter what, a secret realm is still a secret realm. Even if it's only at the initial stage, it has given the Shen family a solid foundation.

However, during the battle for the Yaoshan Spirit Mine a hundred years ago, the Shen family accidentally strained their backs and has not recovered for over a hundred years.

The spiritual energy concentration in the Floating Firefly Secret Realm is twice as high as that of the spiritual veins of Beipan Mountain.

The area is only about ten miles in circumference, which is indeed a bit small.

As soon as Shen Jiuyang entered the secret realm, she took Shen Xiao's memorial tablet and headed straight for the core area.

There lies the Shen family's most treasured natural wonder—the Blood Spirit Tree.

Of course, it should have already advanced to the third tier of the Dragon Blood Spirit Tree.

If the Blood Tree can quickly create a Foundation Establishment family.

Then the Dragon Blood Spirit Tree can quickly create a Golden Core family.

Therefore, Shen Xiao was also very much looking forward to it.

Deep within the ancestral home of the Shen family.

A powerful aura suddenly erupted and soared into the sky!

The spiritual energy converged in a certain place like a vortex, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, affecting a radius of ten miles!

"This is... the spiritual pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"Has someone successfully established their foundation?"

The Shen family members were overjoyed and rushed out of their cultivation place to look towards the back mountain where spiritual energy was surging.

"This is the aura of the patriarch. The patriarch must be ninety years old by now, right? How could he have successfully established his foundation?"

"This must be a blessing from our ancestors!"

"If our Shen family produces another Foundation Establishment cultivator, as long as there are no external disasters, our lineage can continue for another two hundred years."

Everyone understood the importance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator to the family.

Without causing trouble, Foundation Establishment cultivators are sufficient to protect the daily cultivation of the family's members.

The Bei family, who are determined to court disaster, are an exception!