Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

The Ming Tombs are located near the Changping area. At present, this area is still surrounded by continuous barren mountains and wilderness, which is completely different from the bustling scene of later generations with cars and tourists. Along the way, you can see mostly bare hillsides and scattered farmland. The urban area has not yet extended to this remote place.

The bus traveled for two whole hours on the bumpy dirt road before slowly arriving at the Ming Tombs stop. The entire journey was about forty kilometers.

Chen Wenqi secretly calculated in his heart: This round trip would take more than four hours just on the road. Fortunately, he controlled the Xuanwu Secret Realm and could use it to jump through space. When he returned in the evening, he could directly travel back to the alley entrance through the secret realm, which would save him a lot of time traveling.

After getting off the bus, Chen Wenqi went alone into the woods by the roadside, walking steadily deeper into the forest.

He hadn't gone far into the forest when he suddenly flashed into the Xuanwu Secret Realm, leaving behind a unique spatial coordinate before stepping out of the secret realm and continuing his journey deeper into the mountains and forests.

He remained highly vigilant throughout, unleashing his full mental energy to closely monitor his surroundings. This was partly to search for usable resources in the mountains and forests, and partly to guard against potentially ferocious wild beasts lurking within.

After traveling a while further, a small, lush bamboo forest suddenly appeared ahead. A glint of light flashed in Chen Wenqi's eyes, and with a slight thought, he collected all the dozen or so tall, healthy bamboo stalks into the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

Bamboo has always had a wide range of uses. It can be used to build houses and to carve and make various household utensils. He also used his tools to dig up dozens of tender bamboo shoots that had just sprouted from the ground and put them into the secret realm for safekeeping.

After collecting the bamboo shoots, Chen Wenqi continued to explore deeper into the mountains and forests. Along the way, he encountered several kinds of trees of excellent quality, such as tough catalpa wood, fine-grained ash wood, solid elm wood, and durable oak wood. He stored all of these trees in the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

Unfortunately, the timber resources in the north are limited. These trees are already considered high-quality materials, unlike the south, which is rich in precious rosewoods such as golden nanmu, small-leaf sandalwood, and Hainan rosewood. Even the variety of rosewoods in the south is much richer than in the north.

They can only wait until they have the opportunity to go south in the future to carefully search for these precious redwood species in order to supplement the variety of timber reserves in the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

As Chen Wenqi walked to a patch of fallen dead trees, his eyes suddenly lit up. Underneath the dead trees grew a large clump of plump wild termite mushrooms. These mushrooms were not only incredibly delicious, but also extremely nutritious.

He carefully moved the entire matsutake mushroom, along with the soil around its roots, into the Xuanwu Secret Realm. He then deliberately scattered the spores on an open area within the secret realm, hoping that the matsutake mushrooms would naturally multiply and grow in the environment of the secret realm.

The most unique feature of the Xuanwu Secret Realm is that it can completely break free from the limitations of external seasonal changes. Within the secret realm, it can autonomously adjust to create the most suitable environment and climate for the growth of various plants.

Because of this magical characteristic, rice in the outside world can usually only be harvested once or twice a year, but in this Xuanwu Secret Realm, after the previous crop of rice is harvested, it can be replanted immediately, and the new rice seedlings can still grow strong, lush and vibrant.

"Coo coo...coo coo..."

Just then, Chen Wenqi, with his extraordinary hearing, clearly caught the call of the wild pheasant. The sound was crisp and rapid, coming from not far away.

He immediately slowed his pace, moving very lightly, and quietly followed the sound of the call, while slowly spreading out his spiritual power. Before long, he discovered two wild pheasants hiding in the grass seven or eight meters away.

One of the female pheasants was quietly incubating her eggs in the nest, while the other, agile and proud male pheasant was pecking at grass seeds next to the nest, occasionally raising its head to warily look around and guard the nest's safety.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Wenqi, with a thought, collected the two wild pheasants along with all the eggs in their nest into the Xuanwu Secret Realm and placed them in the specially designated poultry breeding area.

The sudden change in their surroundings startled the two pheasants, who flapped their wings and looked around in terror.

But when they found their nest and the eggs inside intact, they were stunned for a moment, then gradually calmed down and even showed a hint of joy. The reason for this was that the rich and pure spiritual energy in the Xuanwu Secret Realm made them feel extremely comfortable and at ease.

Moreover, the lawn in the secret breeding area is covered with tender green grass and plump grass seeds, which are excellent food for them. They can fill their stomachs by just eating these grasses and seeds, and no longer need to work hard to hunt insects for food as before.

Although various poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, and pigeons roam freely around the breeding area, all of these poultry are docile and live in harmony with each other, showing no intention of fighting, so the two wild pheasants feel no threat at all.

Chen Wenqi's mood lightened considerably. With the aid of his mental power, searching for prey and exploring the surrounding environment became much more efficient and convenient.

Not long after, he discovered a very well-hidden burrow behind a dense thicket of bushes, where a nest of adorable wild rabbits was hiding.

Two chubby adult gray rabbits were carefully guarding six fluffy baby rabbits with big, round eyes. After the eight rabbits were taken into the Xuanwu Secret Realm, they immediately became excited.

The tender, juicy grass in this secret realm is the most delicious food in the world to them. Moreover, the environment here is safe and secure, with no natural enemies to threaten them. They can jump and play on the lawn without any worries and forage freely.

After continuing for about half an hour, Chen Wenqi encountered several more wild rabbits and pheasants along the way, which he collected into the breeding area of ​​the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

The only downside was that he didn't encounter any larger wild animals like roe deer or muntjacs during the trip, which left him with a slight sense of regret.