9: Chapter 9 The Appearance of the Cloud-Swallowing Secret Realm

Evening.

Qingshi Lane.

Wang He returned with a grave expression.

Inside the house, the green lamp flickered, illuminating everyone's faces.

"I didn't expect such huge changes in just a few days."

Father Wang frowned and looked at the Family members.

"What is it, dear?" Chen Ling asked anxiously.

"Sigh, it doesn't really concern us. I went to repay the debt, but on the way, apart from a few old Spirit Farmer brothers, all the other Loose Cultivators had left the Biyun Market."

"Zhang Cheng has also left. Look, I still have over thirty Spirit Stones that I haven't been able to repay."

"Later, I inquired and found out that a Spiritual Vein had appeared in the Secret Realm discovered earlier in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range."

"This Secret Realm is shrouded in clouds and mist, so it was named the Tunyun Secret Realm."

"And that Spiritual Vein is incredible! It's a Second-Grade Spiritual Vein!"

A Second-Grade Spiritual Vein!

Hearing this, the three of them immediately understood.

A First-Grade Spiritual Vein is enough for a Qi Refining Family to thrive and pass down its Legacy, serving as the foundation for establishing the Family.

A Second-Grade Spiritual Vein can support more than one Foundation Establishment Family, or even serve as the basis for building a market.

A Second-Grade Spiritual Vein can support at least hundreds of thousands of Cultivators!

The immense wealth and the visible future it offers are far more attractive to Loose Cultivators than the female Cultivators at the Yihong Brothel.

Chen Ling naturally knew that Wang He had some intentions in saying this, so she immediately said:

"Dear, don't think about going out to adventure. You aren't alone like Zhang Cheng. Now that the children are doing well, just wait a few more years and obediently look after your grandchildren!"

Wang He couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

The fighting spirit that had just ignited was reduced to a joke.

Being able to live a peaceful and free life is a happiness that many people yearn for but cannot obtain.

After his parents finished their interrogation-like inquiry about his recent performance and offered a few words of encouragement, Chen Xuan finally returned to his small room.

The Tunyun Secret Realm has appeared. With so much Five Elements Spirit Qi and Foundation Establishment spiritual items, can I obtain them...

And the heavenly secret change, does it refer to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range?

The good and bad fortune hinted at by this heavenly secret jade slip is mostly in my vicinity, but can the heavenly secret detect things further away?

Chen Xuan could only guess; after all, this thing wasn't human and couldn't communicate.

However, this immortal Opportunity was definitely not trivial.

At the very least, it had played a significant role in allowing Chen Xuan to consume different Spirit Pills for cultivation.

Never mind, time to cultivate.

Cultivation level is the foundation of everything, the cornerstone of power and strength.

His Storage Pouch flashed, and a row of Medicinal Pills appeared before him.

Chen Xuan mainly consumed two types of Medicinal Pills during the Early Stage of Qi Refining.

The first type, Medicinal Pills to increase cultivation, includes qingling pills, small merit pills, spirit origin pills, etc.

The second type, Medicinal Pills to restore magic power, includes rejuvenation pills, vigor pills, qi-absorbing pills, etc.

Chen Xuan was generous and bought only High Grade ones.

The main reason was that the pill toxins in Low Grade and Medium Grade pills were too severe.

Once accumulated to a certain level, cultivation would not progress an inch.

One would have to consume Medicinal Pills to expel the pill toxins, spending months of hard work to remove the Impurities and pill toxins from the body.

At this point, some little friends might ask.

"Teacher, teacher, are there any Medicinal Pills without pill toxins?"

"Yes, there are."

"Top Grade Medicinal Pills."

"But Top Grade Medicinal Pills have never appeared in Biyun Market."

"Sigh, I finally understand why Celestial Han could cultivate so fast even with a Pseudo Spiritual Root."

Without another word, Chen Xuan took a small merit pill and practiced the Yuhua Record.

...

The sun rose and the moon set.

A new day began.

Chen Xuan opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

This month, there is hope to reach the Perfection of Qi Refining Stage 3.

He habitually stretched, then summoned the wordless heavenly book.

The golden and silver tadpole characters remained motionless under the stimulation of his magic power.

These detestable tadpole characters!

The red tadpole characters are better!

Chen Xuan thought secretly.

Under the agitation of his magic power, the red tadpole characters rose into the air and transformed into three Jade Slips.

[ Today's Luck: Average. ]

[ Today's Heavenly Secret: Yinghuo. ]

[ Today's Destiny: Spirit Farmer. ]

[ Minor Omen: Many Spirit Farmers have heard the news about the Tunyun Secret Realm and are preparing to head to the outskirts to explore for treasures. It is fraught with danger; if you are not greedy and explore carefully, you might have some gains. ]

[ Average: It is the season for nourishing fields and fertilizing soil. Observing the fertilization techniques of several old farmers in the Spirit Field area and learning from them could slightly increase the harvest next year. ]

[ Great Omen: The Tunyun Secret Realm has completely appeared, and Yao Kings are lurking. Inside, there is a Second-Grade Talisman Legacy, Earth Spirit Qi, Water Spirit Qi, Gold Spirit Qi, and several Foundation Establishment spiritual items. One needs to be careful of Second-Grade Yao Beasts and Yao Kings!!! ]

Yao King!

Chen Xuan was shocked before he even looked at the Jade Slip.

A Yao King is a Third-Grade Yao Beast comparable to a Golden Core.

Even the current guardian Spirit Beast of the Fusheng Sect is only Third-Grade, yet it is an existence revered by all.

Chen Xuan didn't even think about the first two Jade Slips; they had no value at all.

He would not leave the market.

If a beast tide occurred, he would move his whole Family to the Fusheng Immortal City.

After making his choice, Chen Xuan wanted to see just how dangerous this third Jade Slip was.

As the Jade Slip was pressed against his forehead's ancestral aperture, an image appeared in his mind.

A continuous mountain range, shrouded in clouds and mist, looked like an immortal mountain.

On the cliff of the highest peak, Second-Grade Talismans were engraved, and Earth Spirit Qi drifted between the cliffs.

Above the cliff, a purple, single-horned exotic beast was lying down resting.

The view descended to a tranquil lake, with serene Water Spirit Qi floating above it.

In the rolling hills beside the lake, Gold Spirit Qi wandered within a mineral vein.

...

This was the first time Chen Xuan had seen so many perspectives.

"Damn, it's making my heart race."

This feeling was a bit like playing "Blade & Soul" back on Earth, where you could see through the whole map before entering a dungeon, taking a good look at every resource point.

Forget it, forget it. Those Third-Grade and Second-Grade Yao Beasts should be left for the experts to deal with.

With a Yao King present, the nearby Foundation Establishment Families are definitely no match for it; the Fusheng Sect will surely take action.

However, inside this Secret Realm, besides First-Grade spiritual items like the Five Elements Spirit Qi, there are so many Second-Grade spiritual items, yet the heavenly secret jade slip didn't give any hints at all.

Could it be that it hasn't fully grasped the secrets of heaven and earth? Or is my cultivation level too low...

Chen Xuan took a Medicinal Pill to restore magic power.

Thinking too much is useless; time will give the answer.

With nothing to do at home, he returned to the Chen Family Talisman Workshop.

By the way, he would find Baishitong to ask who the Fusheng Sect steward coming to harvest the spirit fields this year was, and write it down in his little notebook.

None of the hundred arts of cultivation are easy; the craft of Talisman-making cannot be neglected, and one must put in the hard work oneself.

After breakfast, there was no work at home. His sister was helping their mother make shoes and weave clothes, so Chen Xuan left alone.

He left Qingshi Lane and headed to the station to take the eight dragon carriage.

Just then, a familiar voice called out to him:

"Brother Teng."

It was Zhang Keer, with her slender figure and ample curves, like a lotus flower emerging from clear water.

She was two or three years older than Chen Xuan. When they were young, Chen Xuan had tricked her into calling him "brother," and she had been calling him that ever since.

"Keer?" Chen Xuan stopped, truly not expecting that they would still have interactions.

After all, in the normal course of events, that night should have been the last time they saw each other.

"My father went to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, so I was able to sneak out to find you."

"I heard from Aunt Chen that you are learning Talisman-making now. Are you happy? Did you miss me?"

Zhang Keer leaned in, and a wave of her chest engulfed Chen Xuan.

So Chen Xuan gave a non-committal response:

"Of course."