357: Chapter 357 Harvest from the Secret Realm

After hearing the couple's story, Chen Hu really could not bring himself to attack them, so he waved his hand and said, "You may go!"

"Are you truly willing to let us go?"

Gongsun Hao asked in disbelief.

"Will you take revenge for the mad Daoist?" Chen Hu asked.

"Of course not!"

"Since you won't, why would I make things difficult for you? Go quickly!" Chen Hu waved his hand impatiently.

"Thank you, benefactor. This is my communication talisman. If you have any needs in the future, I will do anything to help!" Gongsun Hao offered a communication talisman.

"Good, I accept it!"

"Benefactor, we shall take our leave!"

The two bowed deeply again, then turned and left.

After this small interlude ended, Chen Hu's gaze fell upon the palace once more.

The next moment, he swung his Low Grade Dao sword and slashed at it.

"Hum!"

Upon being attacked, the Formation shrouding the palace immediately lit up.

After the Sword Qi struck the Formation, the Formation rippled like water, swallowing and neutralizing the Sword Qi he had unleashed.

Then, Chen Hu slashed hundreds of times in succession.

But every strand of Sword Qi that fell into the Formation was swallowed and neutralized.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a massive Dharma Idol of the stars appeared behind Chen Hu.

The magic power within his body surged tenfold instantly.

Heavenly River Sword Art.

Seeing the Heavenly River composed of numerous strands of Sword Qi above the palace, City Lord Shen Chonglou felt his scalp tingle, for any single strand of Sword Qi landing on him would be enough to severely injure or even instantly kill him.

Both at Spirit Severing Stage Level 9, he was no different from an infant in front of Chen Hu.

The next moment, the dense Heavenly River Sword Qi poured down, directly swallowing the Formation.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Sounds like eggshells breaking rang out in succession, and then the indestructible Formation shattered completely.

"Withdraw!"

Chen Hu gave a light shout, and the falling Sword Qi instantly dissipated.

To be honest, Chen Hu was a little disappointed.

Because he had broken the Formation, which also meant this Secret Realm had been left behind by someone in the Dao Integration Realm.

There were still Restrictions within the Formation.

Chen Hu did not spend much effort to break them by force.

The next moment, the two stepped into the palace one after the other.

This palace was not complex.

It was divided into a front hall, a back hall, and two side halls.

In the front hall, a golden, glowing middle-aged man sat cross-legged.

In front of his corpse sat a Jade Slip and a Storage Ring.

In the back hall, there was a pool filled with golden liquid.

As for the side hall on the left, it was a training room, and the side hall on the right was a bedroom and study.

The bookshelves in the study also held quite a few Jade Slips.

City Lord Shen Chonglou approached the golden corpse with caution and took the Jade Slip and Storage Ring.

"Brother Chen, you check it!"

City Lord Shen Chonglou handed the Jade Slip to Chen Hu.

Chen Hu did not stand on ceremony and directly probed his Divine Sense into the Jade Slip, obtaining a portion of information and the content of the Cultivation Technique.

The information was the autobiography of the owner of this Secret Realm world, and the Cultivation Technique was a Body Refining technique called 《Great Diamond Technique》.

According to the autobiography, the owner of this corpse was named Xiao Yan, and his Aptitude was very poor, possessing only a Low Grade single Spiritual Root.

Therefore, even the smallest Sect refused to take him in.

Later, by chance, he obtained a Cultivation Technique.

But because of his Low Grade single Spiritual Root, his progress was very slow.

He had Cultivated for ten years, only to reach Qi Refining Stage 3.

But he was not someone who gave up easily.

Since Qi Refining was a dead end, he would walk the path of Body Refining.

Body Refining was considered a bottom-tier path in the Great Cultivation World, and the existing Body Refining techniques could only reach the Golden Core Realm.

It must be said that while Xiao Yan was not good at Qi Refining, he was quite talented in Body Refining, and it took him only five years to reach the Body Refining Golden Core level.

Without subsequent techniques, he collected a large number of martial arts techniques to study and, relying on his own wisdom, created a brand-new path of Body Refining.

Unfortunately, by the time he created a Body Refining technique for the Mahayana Realm, his Lifespan had already reached its end.

He had tried taking Medicinal Pills or Spirit Medicine to extend his life.

But his Physical Body was too strong, and his Divine Soul was too weak.

Life-extending pills and Spirit Medicine were useless to him.

In the end, he passed away here.

In leaving behind his Body Refining Legacy, he also left two hopes: one was to carry forward the Body Refining lineage, and the second was the hope that his successor could create a Body Refining technique for the Immortal Realm.

Also, the golden pool in the back hall was a Body Refining secret medicine he had prepared for his successor.

If one could absorb the secret medicine of an entire pool, one could at least reach the Body Refining Spirit Severing Realm.

"Here, for you!"

Chen Hu threw the Jade Slip to City Lord Shen Chonglou.

Then he checked the contents of the Storage Ring.

The variety of items inside was very limited, consisting only of Spirit Stones, Spirit Medicine, and Medicinal Pills.

There were only two bottles of Medicinal Pills; through his Eye of Insight, Chen Hu discovered that they were both pills for Cultivating in the Body Refining Spirit Severing Realm.

As for the Spirit Medicine, the quantity was quite large, totaling several thousand.

Moreover, they were all Tier 5, 6, and 7, which Xiao Yan must have collected but found useless.

There were also Spirit Stones, and the quantity was not small: 1.2 million Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and over 80 million High-Grade Spirit Stones.

There were over 3 billion Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and over 20 billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

While City Lord Shen Chonglou was reviewing the technique, he went to the study.

He took out the Jade Slips on the bookshelf and looked through them one by one, discovering they were all martial arts techniques and Body Refining techniques below the Golden Core Realm.

Returning to the front hall, Chen Hu asked, "Brother Shen, do you intend to practice the Body Refining method?"

"Practice? Of course I will!"

City Lord Shen Chonglou's eyes lit up. "To be honest, Brother Chen, my potential in the Qi Refining path is exhausted. It is almost impossible to step into the Dao Integration Realm, but this Body Refining technique might allow me to reach the Mahayana Realm. Why wouldn't I practice it?"

"Alright, then you stay here and practice. I will return to Xuanwu City first. By the way, should I give your share of the harvest directly to you, or take it back to your wife?"

City Lord Shen Chonglou thought for a moment. "Give me half of my share, and take the other half back to my wife!"

"Good!"

Chen Hu distributed the harvest cleanly and efficiently.

When City Lord Shen Chonglou received his half of the Spirit Stones, he was very shocked. "There is actually this much?"

"He was a powerhouse who founded the Body Refining lineage, after all; it's only normal that he collected so many Spirit Stones!" Chen Hu said with a smile.

After speaking a few more words, Chen Hu turned and walked towards the exit of the Secret Realm.

It didn't take long for Chen Hu to return to Xuanwu City.

Then he handed the half of the harvest belonging to City Lord Shen Chonglou to his mother-in-Law, Ruan Yu.

She took it with trembling hands and asked cautiously, "Chen... Chen Hu, could it be that my husband...?"

"Mother-in-Law, you are overthinking!"

Chen Hu said with a smile. "Father-in-Law is fine. He is staying in the Secret Realm to switch to practicing the Body Refining method. Once he has achieved success in his practice, he will return. Of course, if you are worried, you can also go to the Secret Realm world to see him!"

Then, Chen Hu drew a map and gave it to Ruan Yu.

Hearing Chen Hu say this, Ruan Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "That is good!"

"Mother-in-Law, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave!"

"Since you are already here, why not have a meal before leaving?"

"Next time!"

Chen Hu waved his hand and flashed out of the City Lord's Mansion.

Returning to Liuyun Immortal Mansion, Chen Hu released all the women.

"Husband, are you back from your Secret Realm expedition?" Princess Anping asked.

"Yes, and the harvest was quite substantial!"

Chen Hu said with a smile. "As the saying goes, those who see a share get a share. I will distribute some things to each of you!"

As he spoke, Chen Hu distributed 10,000 Top-Grade Spirit Stones, 1 million High-Grade Spirit Stones, 10 million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and 100 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones to each woman.