A daily divination, from family tortoise shells to immortal clans.

Chen Qingmo secretly probed with his divine sense and found that the newcomer was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, while the others were at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining. The other party did not find any of his late-stage cultivators.

As a fellow cultivator from the same family, he didn't want to get into conflict with anyone, so he immediately agreed to the other party's suggestion.

There are many mature medicinal herbs in the valley, and even though some have been picked, the remaining quantity is still quite considerable.

Chen Qingmo chose a spot some distance away from them and invited his clansmen to gather medicinal herbs together.

Half an hour later, everyone stopped what they were doing.

They both understood the principle of not exhausting resources, and each family collected one-third of the mature medicinal herbs.

The cultivator opposite bowed and said goodbye. Chen Qingmo returned the bow and then led his clansmen to other places.

Two more days passed.

Perhaps their luck ran out in the valley, because Chen Qingmo and his companions only found some ordinary spiritual plants later on.

The places where those rare spiritual plants were located all showed signs of having been there, with only some immature seedlings remaining.

Fortunately, they eventually reunited with a group of their clansmen, led by Chen Mingyi.

Chen Minglu is the strongest, so they don't need to worry about him. The real concern is that some clansmen might be vulnerable to harm if they are alone outside.

"Of the seventeen people, six are absent except for Uncle Eleven."

Chen Qingmo counted the number of people and explained the situation to Chen Mingyi.

"Right now, the talisman only senses us. Hopefully, they're all with Brother Minglu."

"Qingmo, how many medicinal herbs did you collect? Did you find any of them of higher grade?"

Chen Mingyi sighed and then asked Chen Qingmo.

"Uncle Jiu, we have thirteen Spirit Gathering Flowers here, and more than thirty others of the same level... a total of more than three hundred, big and small."

The elixirs were all in Chen Qingmo's hands, and he was well aware of this.

"Wow, you guys are lucky, you've made three times as much as I have."

"We were lucky to find a valley. If there hadn't been other families inside, we probably could have turned the place upside down."

As the two were chatting on the road, a group of people walked towards them.

"Brother Chen, how have you been?"

"Brother Bai."

Chen Mingyi greeted the other party, who was Bai Wenrui, a member of the Bai family in Xiyun Town, who was also at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Bai Wenrui stepped forward and sensed two auras that were comparable to his own.

He knew Chen Mingyi, but the young man beside him didn't recognize him. He looked at Chen Qingmo with some surprise.

"Brother Chen, I have some news here. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Bai Wenrui didn't pay much attention to Chen Qingmo and stated his purpose for coming.

"Oh? What could it be that Brother Bai would need to summon us again? Tell us."

Chen Mingyi was somewhat curious.

"As you know, each of our families has drawn a part of the map of the Hundred Spirits Secret Realm."

"Ten years ago, someone from my Bai family entered the area and discovered a fruit tree. Brother Chen, could you guess what kind it is?"

The Hundred Spirits Secret Realm has only been discovered for sixty years, and it is only open for five days each time. The major families have not yet fully explored it.

Maps are something that everyone keeps secret, saving them for future generations.

Therefore, none of these families knew how the other's share differed from their own.

Seeing Bai Wenrui's actions, Chen Mingyi knew they must be in trouble, and immediately said calmly:

"Brother Bai, stop beating around the bush. If you have something to say, just say it. Otherwise, I'm taking my men and leaving."

After saying this, he called his clansmen to make a gesture as if to leave.

Bai Wenrui's expression froze, and he quickly called out to stop:

"Brother Chen, Brother Chen! Earth Spirit Fruit!"

He gritted his teeth inwardly. Chen Mingyi's attitude had changed so quickly; he must have guessed something.

He had actually encountered other families, but none of them were from Xiyun Town, so he couldn't trust them easily.

The Chen family has a good reputation in Xiyun Town, and the two families are acquainted, so they can cooperate.

If the leader of the Crimson Dragon Hall hadn't been at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and if there weren't any members of his own clan nearby, how could he have revealed the Earth Spirit Fruit?

As expected, Chen Mingyi stopped immediately upon hearing the last three words.

He turned back and chuckled softly:

"Brother Bai is indeed a straightforward person. Tell me, what trouble have you encountered?"

"Brother Chen, you change your tune so quickly."

Chen Mingyi did not respond, waiting for Bai Wenrui to continue.

Earth Spirit Fruit is extremely rare for them; it is a key ingredient in Foundation Establishment Pills.

In the entire Lin Yuan County, only the Yuan Jian Sect had ever bestowed a few Foundation Establishment Pills, and those were all taken by the two major Foundation Establishment families. The smaller Qi Refining families could only watch with envy.

The reason why the Foundation Building Pill is so precious is partly due to its high price, but the main reason is that the medicinal materials are difficult to obtain.

Centennial Earth Spirit Fruit, millennium Jade Fungus, and other century-old auxiliary medicines all require advanced spiritual plant masters to ripen them in a short time.

The reason why the Hundred Spirits Secret Realm could attract the elites of all the major families in Lin Yuan County was because it possessed the ability to accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs.

Every ten years, a batch of spiritual herbs matures. Each family only needs to offer 20% of their harvest to the three Foundation Establishment cultivators to save thousands of spirit stones in purchase costs.

This is the first time the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree has appeared. If it bears a lot of fruit, we might have a chance to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Brother Chen, our clan has discovered the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree, but somehow the map fell into the hands of the Crimson Dragon Hall. They have also come here to search for the Earth Spirit Fruit."

"The Earth Spirit Fruit is of great importance. I can't defeat the deputy hall master Xu Shi, who is at the eighth level of Qi Refining, so I've come here to find help."

"You now have two Qi Refining Stage 7 cultivators. If you can hold Xu Shi off for a moment, I have a way to kill Liu Qi, who is also at Qi Refining Stage 7."

"We are both from the same family in Xiyun Town, so we should help each other. After we get the Earth Spirit Fruit, I'll get six and you get four."

Bai Wenrui recounted the whole story.

With only two days left before the secret realm closes, the rest of the family may not be able to find us.

Meanwhile, members of the Crimson Dragon Hall had already appeared nearby, and he needed to find help to get there quickly.

Chen Mingyi frowned slightly; dealing with someone at the eighth level of Qi Refining was no easy task.

"If we split it 50/50, we'll be in greater danger. If you agree, we'll help."

"Alright, if the number of fruits is odd, we'll take the lion's share and give you more spirit stones."

Bai Wenrui was aware of the difficulty involved, and obtaining the Earth Spirit Fruit was the most important thing; even if it was divided equally, it was acceptable.

Chen Mingyi nodded in agreement. After the two sides discussed the battle plan, they set off with the Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators.

Those with lower cultivation levels found a secluded spot to hide and did not participate in the battle.

After walking for almost half a day, Bai Wenrui led the group to a canyon.

"Gentlemen, apart from our two families and the Crimson Dragon Hall, no one else knows about this place."

"I only hope that after obtaining the Earth Spirit Fruit, you can keep this matter to yourselves and not reveal it to other families."

Bai Wenrui has decided to leave the people from the Red Dragon Hall in the secret realm and share the place with the Chen family afterward.

"That's natural."

Chen Mingyi didn't want anyone else to get a share of the profits.

Bai Wenrui immediately and carefully walked into the canyon until he saw the entrance to a cave, the passage of which was pitch black.

The cultivators casually used illumination spells, and in an instant everything became clearly visible.

They continued deeper into the cave, which led underground, where a faint blue light appeared at the very front.

"There!"

After exiting the passage, someone spotted the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree and exclaimed in delight.

Chen Qingmo looked in that direction and saw an ancient tree bearing golden fruit that was extremely eye-catching in the blue cave.

"It's really amazing that it can grow underground."

He secretly praised it to himself.

"Let's quickly put away these Earth Spirit Fruits before the Crimson Dragon Hall arrives."

Fearing he might mess things up, Bai Wenrui quickly leaped to the tree to pick the Earth Spirit Fruit.

"Fellow Daoist, don't be in such a hurry to take the fruit."

"I think this place has a nice view and is well-hidden, making it suitable as your burial ground."

A cold, eerie voice echoed, followed by a streak of cyan light that hurtled straight for Bai Wenrui's back.