359: Ziyang Secret Realm, Reappearance Fragments

At Xuri Palace, Loose Immortal Sanyang walked in from outside the palace.

"Revered Master!"

"Go investigate this Lin Family!" Real Person Xuri looked up, then continued.

"Also, change his mission to entering the Ziyang Secret Realm!" Real Person Xuri added.

Loose Immortal Sanyang was stunned, then looked up in disbelief.

"Revered Master, this is against the rules..."

"Hmph, against the rules? It's been seventy years since anyone from our inner island brought back a Spirit Medicine of five thousand years or more from the Ziyang Secret Realm!"

"Let alone five thousand years, there aren't even a few three-thousand-year-old ones!" Real Person Xuri snorted coldly, extremely displeased.

The Coral Alliance's Twelve Inner Island Conference naturally wasn't just for the twelve island Revered Masters to meet; more importantly, it was for the Coral Alliance's Ziyang Secret Realm.

For Golden Core Cultivators, the most important thing to improve their cultivation is Spirit Medicine aged five thousand years or more. Once Spirit Medicine reaches five thousand years, it generally acquires spirituality; whether refined into a Medicinal Pill or not, it's already a great tonic.

However, the Ziyang Secret Realm is a Purple Mansion Secret Realm, only allowing Purple Mansion Cultivators to enter, and it has numerous trials.

"Otherwise, what do you think I'm keeping Purple Jade Sanren for? As long as he can bring out Spirit Medicine for me, what if he's a spy from another island?"

"If he can't bring it out and dies in the Ziyang Secret Realm, there's no loss! Besides, the Evil Qi on his body is not shallow!"

"Hurry and improve your cultivation. If you can bring out a few five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines for me, I will give you a set of High Grade Lifebound Treasures!"

"The centennial beast tide is also approaching, and the Six Great Sea Regions will no longer be peaceful!" Real Person Xuri shook his head, a hint of worry in his brows, then waved his sleeve, signaling Loose Immortal Sanyang to leave... Lin Shiming walked out of the Xuri Palace, holding a Jade Slip in his hand, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Even though he had met many Immortal Masters, every time he faced an Immortal Master, he felt a sense of being under a watchful gaze.

Moreover, facing Real Person Xuri, he always felt as if the latter's eyes could see through everything.

He carried many secrets.

Fortunately, Real Person Xuri's hurdle was passed. Next, he only needed to go to the Coral Alliance's branch to register information and receive the Lin Family's mission for the next ten years.

The Lin Family would then truly occupy Tianxiang Island.

He could also attend the Auction, gain some experience, and then return to Tianxiang Island to prepare for his Breakthrough to the Mid Purple Mansion Realm.

Lin Shiming also felt that his cultivation had been sufficiently refined, and with the Red Lotus Pill, he was confident of Breaking Through to the Mid Purple Mansion Realm within ten years.

Soon, Lin Shiming arrived at the Coral Alliance's Rising Sun Island branch, took out the token given by Real Person Xuri, and registered all of the Lin Family's information.

The one responsible for registration was a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

After registration, it was time for the Lin Family to select their ten-year mission.

Missions are required for every large and small force in the Coral Alliance; only inner island forces can issue missions. If a mission fails, the first time results in a Spirit Stone penalty!

If it fails for three consecutive decades, the qualification of an Outer Island Revered Master will be revoked.

"I'll also claim the mission!" Lin Shiming said.

"Senior Lin, please wait!" The Middle-aged cultivator in the Late Foundation Establishment Stage also looked up, quickly took out a Jade Slip, and handed it to Lin Shiming.

"Senior Lin, given that your Lin Family is undertaking a mission within the alliance for the first time, the mission difficulty is a bit harder. Please take a look!"

Lin Shiming took the Jade Slip, feeling a bit puzzled; there was no such mention in Purple Jade Sanren's memory.

Lin Shiming took the Jade Slip, and his brows couldn't help but furrow. Inside the Jade Slip, there were a total of ten missions, all of which were to find Spirit Medicine, and all the Spirit Medicine was three thousand years old or more.

Many of them were even five thousand years old or more.

Such Spirit Medicine is extremely rare, even at large Auctions.

The missions Ziyu Sect had previously received were mostly for Fourth-Order Spirit Mines and Fourth-Order Spirit Medicine, generally one or two thousand years old.

"Could it be that they think Lin is easy to bully? Spirit Medicine of five thousand years or more, even in the entire South Sea Outer Sea, is rarely seen!" Lin Shiming's tone suddenly rose, and his cultivation surged.

"Junior Brother Lin, your mission was assigned by Revered Master. Once this mission is completed, you won't need to take another one for the next fifty years!" A voice transmission came from afar, and Lin Shiming turned his head in surprise, seeing Loose Immortal Sanyang walking towards him.

"This Spirit Medicine also has traces to follow, and it might even be Junior Brother's Opportunity!" Loose Immortal Sanyang continued, waving his hand, signaling the Foundation Establishment Cultivator to attend to others.

He then led Lin Shiming to a side hall and invited Lin Shiming to sit down.

"Junior Brother, try this Fourth-Order Bitterness-Free Tea!" Loose Immortal Sanyang first poured a pot of spirit tea.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Sanyang!" Lin Shiming cupped his hands. Although his expression wasn't good, he couldn't disregard Loose Immortal Sanyang's Face.

"This Bitterness-Free Tea is a spirit tea only found on Ten Thousand Buddha Island. The Tea Tree itself is originally bland and tasteless; it requires an enlightened Spirit Monk to chant scriptures under the tree for ten years for the spirit tea to acquire its flavor!" Loose Immortal Sanyang continued to explain, taking a sip of the spirit tea.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming also took a shallow sip. As the spirit tea entered his mouth, it was extremely bitter and unpleasant, but after filtering through his throat, he felt a different tea flavor.

This also coincided with the Concept of the monks on Ten Thousand Buddha Island.

And immediately, a pure Spiritual Qi surged into him from the spirit tea, not only increasing his cultivation but even making Lin Shiming feel his Divine Sense had improved a little!

Although the degree of improvement was small, it was enough to represent the preciousness of the Bitterness-Free Tea.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but take another sip, only to find that the effect of the spirit tea had diminished slightly, while the tea flavor, that feeling of bitterness turning to sweetness, had increased by another point.

"Senior Brother Sanyang, please tell me where to obtain this five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine. If it's a normal source, Junior Brother Lin might only be able to give up Tianxiang Island!" Lin Shiming said with a troubled expression, shaking his head.

"Junior Brother, have you ever heard of the Ziyang Secret Realm?" Loose Immortal Sanyang took another sip of spirit tea.

"Of course, I have. This is the Coral Alliance's number one Secret Realm!" Lin Shiming nodded.

He had heard of the Ziyang Secret Realm; it was a Purple Mansion Secret Realm, and also a Profound Rank Secret Realm.

However, Lin Shiming didn't know what was inside the Secret Realm!

"Junior Brother Lin, in this Ziyang Secret Realm, there is five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, and even ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine that has gained sentience. It all depends on Junior Brother's ability!" Loose Immortal Sanyang said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming was greatly surprised. It was known that according to legends, ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine could even add to the chances of Breaking Through to the Nascent Soul. This Ziyang Secret Realm even had ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine.

"The reason the Ziyang Secret Realm is so named is because there is a Purple Sun Immortal Seal within it. The Spirit Medicine inside, regardless of type, can grow in a Heaven-Defying manner just like Cultivators. Naturally, there are many five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines, and it was the existence of an ancient Sect Cultivator's medicinal garden!"

"Ordinary plants can gain sentience and become ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine!"

"If Junior Brother is fortunate enough to obtain ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, Revered Master might even reward you with a Core Formation Pill!" Loose Immortal Sanyang continued.

Lin Shiming nodded upon hearing this, finally understanding.

However, understanding is one thing, and being willing to go is another.

With twelve inner islands and seventy-two outer islands in Coral Island, and hundreds of Purple Mansion Cultivators, how could obtaining an Opportunity be an easy task?

Otherwise, no matter how much thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine there was, it would probably all be for naught!

"Junior Brother Lin, don't worry. When we reach the Ziyang Secret Realm, at least ten people from Revered Master's lineage will enter, so you won't be fighting alone!" Loose Immortal Sanyang saw Lin Shiming still looking troubled, so he spoke again.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for informing me. When will this Ziyang Secret Realm open?" Lin Shiming asked.

"There are still three years. For this Coral Alliance Auction, Junior Brother can also prepare more and buy some treasures!"

Lin Shiming nodded. Three years, he had some thoughts. He still had some confidence in Breaking Through to Golden Core. After Breaking Through to Golden Core, he would also need those Spirit Medicines.

And his Cave Heaven could store Spirit Medicine, so for him, it was naturally impossible to simply work for Real Person Xuri.

And if he Broke Through to the Mid Purple Mansion Realm, his Minor Divine Ability, Shadow of Immortal Wood, would also recover. Plus, in these three years, Nine Heavens Hermit could at least refine three more Soul Suppressing Towers.

Even if he gained nothing in the Ziyang Secret Realm, he was confident in protecting himself.

"Also, Junior Brother is also a Body Cultivator, right? I have another Opportunity here; are you interested?"

"Senior Brother, please tell me!" Lin Shiming asked when he heard Loose Immortal Sanyang say this.

"I have news of two Fourth-Order Hanhai Apes. The Lifebound Demonic Core and Lifebound Demonic Blood of the Hanhai Ape are good things for Body Cultivators. However, one of them just Broke Through to the Late Fourth-Order, and I've only found four people here, lacking one for the formation!"

"Additionally, there's a Fourth-Order pure earth Spiritual Vein there, with a natural gravity area that ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators can't withstand!" Loose Immortal Sanyang introduced each point.

Lin Shiming's eyes immediately lit up. He didn't have much need for the Hanhai Ape, as he Cultivated the Star Body Tempering Art, which required star spirit floss.

But a Fourth-Order pure earth Spiritual Vein was what he needed most.

Whether it was for the Spiritual Vein's hidden treasures or for the Fourth-Order spirit soil to transform Star Spirit Shells, Lin Shiming couldn't refuse.

Although Lin Shiming had already agreed internally, he still looked troubled on the surface, hesitating for a moment.

"Senior Brother Sanyang, I'm not very interested in the Hanhai Ape, as I've just Broke Through to the Mid Purple Mansion Realm!"

"However, since Senior Brother is so kindly inviting, Junior Brother naturally cannot refuse. I wonder if the Spiritual Vein can be sold to Junior Brother at a discounted price? One of my Family's Disciples happens to Cultivate an earth-element Cultivation Technique!"

"No problem!" Loose Immortal Sanyang nodded without much hesitation.

After all, Rising Sun Island even had Fifth-Order Spiritual Veins, so he naturally wouldn't care about a Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein!

After Lin Shiming drank a few more cups of spirit tea with Loose Immortal Sanyang, he accepted the mission and left the Coral Alliance's branch hall.

Before leaving, Loose Immortal Sanyang even invited Lin Shiming to attend a Purple Mansion Cultivator's Purple Mansion gathering.

Lin Shiming readily nodded to this.

After leaving the branch hall, Lin Shiming directly found a wine shop. Without a System prompt today, he had less interest in browsing the market.

He only left the wine shop on the second day and headed towards the market on Rising Sun Island!

The market on Rising Sun Island was not much different from that on Tianxiang Island. In the middle were various shops, and on the periphery was a street of stalls.

The only difference was that some of these stalls also had street-facing windows, and many of these windows belonged to Purple Mansion Cultivators.

There were also many Purple Mansion Loose Cultivators browsing the market, far livelier than the Auction Lin Shiming had attended in Qingxuan Sect.

Lin Shiming, wearing his spirit isolation gauze, first browsed the stall market.

After circling around, he only bought some Fourth-Order Spirit Talismans and a few corpses of Eight-winged Azure Mantises, which could be considered an unexpected gain.

However, for the Golden Winged Mantis to undergo the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method and Break Through to Purple Mansion, the Bloodline of the Eight-winged Azure Mantis was somewhat insufficient.

Lin Shiming also walked towards the shops, and what he didn't expect was that Rising Sun Island also had a Ten Thousand Buddha Sect shop, the Ten Thousand Buddha Building!

Looking around, he saw several Shami in the Foundation Establishment Stage walking in and out, and business was not bad.

Lin Shiming also walked into the Ten Thousand Buddha Building. He saw that most of the Magical Artifacts were Buddhist diagrams, wooden fish, pagodas, and other Magical Artifacts. There were also many various Buddha statues as Magical Artifacts. In the center of the Buddha building, a Purple Mansion ascetic monk Cultivator was still sitting there with closed eyes, chanting scriptures.

The Ten Thousand Buddha Building sold Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, and Spirit Talismans.

For Lin Shiming, it was a good Opportunity to buy two High Grade Buddhist Magical Artifacts and Cultivation Techniques for Lin Houshou.

And just then, the System prompt sounded again:

"Please carefully search for scroll Magical Artifacts to complete the Book of Hidden Paths!"

Lin Shiming was surprised. This time, the System prompt meant he had encountered another page of the Book of Hidden Paths!

This was too much of a pleasant surprise for him.

The Book of Hidden Paths itself was an Incomplete Spirit Treasure, and being able to complete some of it, the various Secret Methods it carried had brought Lin Shiming huge gains every time.

Whether it was the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method, the Soul Restraining Seal, or the method for refining the Soul Suppressing Tower, they were all rare treasures!

Of course, Lin Shiming was more curious if a new Treasure Unlocking Art would appear after adding another page!

Lin Shiming suppressed his excitement and began to search for scroll treasures!

There were many treasure maps in the Buddha building, and the Shami who introduced them spoke eloquently.

"Senior, you can look at this Fighting Buddha Diagram. Its power is absolutely satisfying, especially when encountering demonic Cultivators; one diagram can suppress them!"

...In a corner, Lin Shiming finally saw an unnamed book page. It had the same jade-like feel and the same lack of Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

The page was bound with a Bodhi diagram and was actually treated as a hidden treasure.

"Can this treasure diagram block the Divine Sense of a Purple Mansion Cultivator?" Lin Shiming asked.

"Naturally, it can!" a manager with scars from the vow of ordination on his head introduced.

Lin Shiming nodded, then casually picked three Buddhist treasures, but the Bodhi diagram was not among them, which made the manager somewhat stunned.

He only asked about the Bodhi diagram but did not buy it.

"Do you have Profound Rank Buddhist Cultivation Techniques here?"

"Benefactor, they are over here!"

The Buddhist Cultivation Techniques were only Medium Grade Profound Rank, and the highest they could Cultivate to was the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

Lin Shiming was not surprised by this. He chose a 'Fudo Myo-o Sutra' and a 'Great Brahma Art'.

"Fellow Daoist, since I've purchased two Cultivation Techniques and three treasures, can you give me a treasure diagram as a gift?" Lin Shiming asked.

"Benefactor, our Ten Thousand Buddha Building never gives gifts, but since you are fated with us, we will sell it to you at an 80% discount!"