Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms: Sunflower Lord

At the bottom of the dry well, the three-zhang-tall, three-tiered Holy Sunflower stood quietly.

Its flower head hangs high, like a real bright moon, radiating a dazzling and holy golden light.

That light was completely different from that of the second tier.

More vast, warmer, more... domineering.

Ji Ruchang stood below it, looking up and feeling the immense power contained in the light, a sense of indescribable satisfaction welling up in her heart.

Twelve feet.

The light shield created by this third-tier Holy Sunflower had a radius of twelve zhang!

What does this mean?

From the dry well in the northwest corner to the dry well in the northeast corner, the straight-line distance is about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) – completely covering the area.

From the dry well in the northwest corner to the crescent-shaped stone gate, the straight-line distance is about five zhang—completely covered, and can extend another seven zhang beyond the stone gate, even further than the light shield of the second-tier golden sun tree at the stone gate.

The straight-line distance from the dry well in the northwest corner to the round moon stone gate in the southeast corner is a little over eleven zhang (approximately 33 meters) – which is also completely within the coverage area!

In other words, this third-tier Holy Sunflower can single-handedly cover the entire backyard, from the northwest to the round moon stone gate, and from the northeast corner to the crescent moon stone gate!

One of these plants covers an area equivalent to that of several second-tier plants combined.

"Good heavens..."

Ji Ruchang muttered to herself, unable to hide the smile on her lips.

With this third-tier plant in place, he could proceed with his plans more leisurely.

Ji Ruchang did not waste any time.

He immediately took action.

The first step is the second-tier Golden Sunflower next to the crescent moon stone gate.

Its original position overlapped with the third-order light shield in the northwest corner, but it wasn't perfect.

The third-order light shield had already covered the area outside the stone gate; leaving it there would be a waste.

Ji Ruchang picked up the huge stone basin and walked southwest.

That's the southwest corner of the courtyard.

A broken, dry well stood there quietly.

The well platform was shattered and the well walls had collapsed, just like the one in the northeast corner.

Ji Ruchang did not rush to repair the well.

He simply placed the stone basin down steadily.

The second-tier Golden Sunflower swayed gently, its light radiating.

The light shield with a radius of six zhang perfectly overlaps with the twelve-zhang light shield of the third level in the northwest corner.

The southwest corner is lit up.

Step two, southeast corner.

Ji Ruchang took out a spare second-tier Golden Sunflower from the temporary storage area, planted it in a stone pot, and placed it next to the broken dry well in the southeast corner.

The light burst forth, overlapping with the third-order light shield.

The southeast corner is now lit.

Step 3, northeast corner.

There was already a second-tier Golden Sunflower there, so there was no need to move it.

Its light also overlapped with the third-order light shield.

The northeast corner was already brightly lit.

At this point, all four corners of the courtyard—northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest, plus a round moon stone gate—were guarded by second-tier Golden Sunflowers.

In addition, the three-tiered Sunflower by the dry well in the northwest corner, along with the five plants, form a perfect light shield network covering the entire courtyard and backyard.

Wherever the light reaches, there are no blind spots.

"It's done."

Ji Ruchang stood in the center of the courtyard, looking around.

The light illuminated every corner as bright as day.

The monsters that had been hiding in the shadows of the building were now exposed to the light, letting out mournful roars as they frantically fled out of the courtyard.

But where can they escape to?

At this moment, only the stone hall remained in the entire courtyard—it had not yet been set foot in by Ji Ruchang!

After setting up the four corner guards, Ji Ruchang still had two second-tier sunflowers and two first-tier Golden Sunflowers left.

He didn't rush to relocate them.

These can be kept for future use.

If any plant is damaged, it can be replaced immediately.

If it is necessary to explore new directions, they can move at any time.

If a more suitable position is found in the future, the situation can be readjusted.

"No rush."

Ji Ruchang temporarily stored the sunflowers that she didn't need in the bottom of the dry well in the northwest corner, together with the ancient bronze mirror, the remnant of a meteorite, and the mountain-driving whip.

That place seemed to be the safest and most secret place in Ji Ruchang's heart.

Then, his gaze turned to the very center of the courtyard.

There, there was a stone building.

Calling it a building is a bit of a stretch.

It is unlike ordinary houses, which have beams, pillars, eaves, and tiles.

It is a huge, square, dark rock.

The boulder is about three zhang high, five zhang long, and eight zhang wide. It is completely black, with a rough and uneven surface, without any carvings or patterns.

But several holes were carved out of its front—

One door, two windows, and a few steps.

The door was a neat rectangle, about ten feet high and seven feet wide, but now it was wide open and the door itself was nowhere to be seen!

The windows are round, about six feet long and wide, and are set on either side of the door.

The steps were rough, three in total, extending from the ground to the doorway.

The overall style is... primitive.

It was so primitive that Ji Ruchang was speechless with frustration.

"What era does this style belong to?"

He muttered to himself and walked around the boulder.

The other three sides of the boulder have no openings; they are just bare, rough stone walls.

However, some very faint traces can be seen on the stone wall.

Those marks, like runes worn smooth by time?

Ji Ruchang leaned closer to take a closer look, but couldn't see anything clearly.

He reached out and touched the stone wall.

It feels warm and rough to the touch, with no other abnormalities.

But as he slowly poured in the Starshine True Essence—

"Buzz..."

The boulder trembled slightly!

An extremely ancient, extremely vast, yet extremely desolate aura emanated from the depths of the giant rock!

The aura it exuded was somewhat similar to, yet different from, that of the dragon-python stone beam deep underground.

What they have in common is that they are "ancient".

The difference is that the dragon-python's aura is alive; although it is dormant, it is still alive.

The aura emanating from this giant rock is that of death.

It was lifeless, like a relic that had been forgotten for countless years.

Ji Ruchang withdrew her true essence, took a few steps back, and examined the giant stone temple.

What is it?

Who built it?

What's inside?

he does not know.

But he knew that this was probably one of the last secrets of this courtyard.

Ji Ruchang took a deep breath and stepped towards the door.

At this moment, even inside the megalithic structure, the power of light was present.

Ji Ruchang stepped over the stairs and entered the giant building, then his eyes lit up!

There's something there!

There were no statues of gods or anything like that enshrined in the entire hall, but there was a stone tablet.

There are two ancient and primitive symbols on it.

Just like the mountain-driving whips, Ji Ruchang clearly didn't recognize them, but the moment she saw them, she immediately knew what they represented.

That is... heaven and earth!

Are the objects of worship heaven and earth?

This instantly reminded Ji Ruchang of the Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple in the myths and legends of her previous life.

But clearly this isn't the case here.

Besides the large stone tablet in the most prominent position in the main hall, there are three other items placed on the offering table.