148: Chapter 147 The Realm of Medicine (5K)

As soon as Ye Qingxuan finished speaking, the barrage in the livestream room instantly flooded the screen densely.

CCTV Broadcast Room——

Master Yuanxin, Celestial Master Zhang, and Master Kongming all straightened their bodies in unison.

Having previously only heard Ye Qingxuan's few brief remarks, all three of them felt doubtful inside:

Because Pangu Civilization violated the taboo of true names, Heavenly Dao personally took action to completely erase it. Logically speaking, only fragmented words should be passed down in the world, and no ruins should remain. With ruins hidden under the seabed, there must be unknown secrets within.

Their thoughts lasted only a split second. Secretly operating their Divine Sense, they communicated via voice transmission with one another while keeping calm and composed on the surface, staring solemnly at the livestream light screen.

Little Nun at the side was completely baffled, secretly wondering if the three Seniors were currently transmitting voices via Divine Sense in secret?

She hurriedly kept her eyes on her nose and her nose on her heart, remembering the previous lesson of Xiao Sa having his salary deducted for speaking recklessly. She watched quietly on the side, not daring to say a single superfluous word.

The barrage in the livestream room rolled wildly:

[Pangu Civilization? Daring to bear the name Pangu, and hearing Daoist Ye say the owner of this place is in the Body Integration Late Stage, could this be a ruin of an ancient cultivation civilization?]

[Isn't this just the plot in immortal cultivation novels where the protagonist explores ancient Secret Realms? I'm so looking forward to it; I wonder what Opportunity can be dug out from inside!]

[The Immortal Cave left behind by a Body Integration Late Stage mighty figure must have countless Heaven And Earth Treasures and ancient Divine Ability classics collected within!]

[Being able to preserve the ruins even after the cleansing of Heavenly Dao, the foundation of the Secret Realm owner is definitely unfathomable.]

[The place left behind by a Body Integration mighty figure forms a Dharma Domain internally; this is the legendary Dao Realm Dharma Realm!]

[I had only seen records of Dharma Domains in ancient books before, but today I can actually glimpse it with my own eyes through the livestream room. Truly an eye-opener!]

[By the way, could the ruins Daoist Ye and the others entered harbor hidden dangers?]

[Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qingxuan himself has long broken through to the Body Integration Realm. It's merely a surviving ruin left after being obliterated by Heavenly Dao; what kind of waves can it stir up?]

[Brother-in-law, you must be extremely careful! My younger sister has entrusted her entire self to you!]

[Can you stop shouting brother-in-law mouthful after mouthful? It irritates me to look at!] This fire-filled barrage—needless to think—was from Yun Huan.

Over in Ling Cage World, Bai Yuetian looked at Yun Huan's message on the screen, scratched his head awkwardly, and did not dare to say anything more.

He had also heard from his younger sister before that Yun Huan had exceptional Aptitude and had no problem achieving Immortal Ascension in the future. If he really pissed her off, it would be troublesome if the other party crossed Realms to settle accounts in the future.

An old saying goes that it is better to offend a gentleman than to provoke a woman. He certainly didn't want to invite trouble for no reason.

The barrage from the audience of Ling Cage World scrolled continuously:

[Bai Yuetian, why are you so cowardly? Go line up against her directly; what do you have to be afraid of?]

[With Boss Bai and Daoist Ye backing you up, what can she possibly do to you? At most, she'll just beat you up.]

[Stand tall, don't lose face for our Yanhuang Country, and retort back to her!]

[Silly netizens have so much fun.]

National Destiny Space——

Just as Ye Qingxuan finished speaking, Duyuan reacted and muttered softly, "So it's a Dao Realm Secret Realm."

Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly.

Lin Lei at the side was full of curiosity. His clear gaze stared directly at Ye Qingxuan and directly asked, "Um..."

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan simply turned his head and kept his mouth shut. He was really too lazy to explain in detail to this reckless man.

Seeing this, Bai Yuekui took the initiative to step forward and explain on behalf of her man:

"The so-called Dao Realm Secret Realm is formed after a Body Integration Realm Cultivator falls. A Body Integration Cultivator merges their body with the Dao. After falling, their own magical power returns to the heavens and earth, and their Dao will automatically construct an independent Small World that exists attached to the primary world."

Bai Yuekui continued:

"This independent space born by relying on the primary world is collectively referred to as a Secret Realm in the cultivation world. The rules inside the Secret Realm are strange and hard to fathom in some places, similar to rule-based weird tales."

"Within the Secret Realm, there is a high probability of various treasures accumulated by this mighty figure. Even if no treasures can be found, the Dao charm emanating from within has many benefits for practitioners below the Body Integration Realm."

After listening to Bai Yuekui's explanation, Lin Lei understood it somewhat vaguely.

Ye Qingxuan looked at his clear eyes and knew in his heart that this reckless man didn't understand it at all.

He was also too lazy to waste words; once they reached the Secret Realm, it would be enough to just listen and take action.

Lin Lei muttered to himself inwardly: Sister Bai said a whole bunch of roundabout things, what does that mean? It doesn't matter, when the time comes, I'll just follow Big Brother Ye and swing my fists directly!

Duyuan looked at Lin Lei's innocent appearance and felt helpless inwardly. Counting the years of closed-door cultivation, this person was already over three hundred years old, yet his Heart-Nature remained so innocent. It was truly rare.

Suddenly Lin Lei snapped back to his senses and asked quizzically, "Sister Bai, how do you know so many cultivation secrets?"

As soon as these words were asked, Bai Yuekui's cheeks flushed slightly. She quietly cast a sidelong glance at Ye Qingxuan beside her and thought to herself:

Isn't it because when Dual Cultivation was performed with this fellow, his memory was shared.

As long as it doesn't involve the secrets of the ancestral star and the core insights above the Body Integration Realm, everything Ye Qingxuan knew, she knew as well.

Seeing this, Duyuan immediately wore an expression of 'I understand'.

Only Lin Lei remained completely confused, completely failing to savor the deep meaning within.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan was filled with helplessness and sighed inwardly,

Elder Er in the future would probably worry about Lin Lei's lifelong event every day. This single-minded reckless man didn't know if he would be able to find a wife in the future.

Blue Star Zijin Mountain——

Looking at his own grandson's clueless and clear eyes in the light screen, Elder Er couldn't help raising his hand to slap his forehead fiercely, his face full of worry.

"This Xiao Lei, how is he going to find a wife in the future!!"

The leader on the side saw his appearance and couldn't help laughing, saying, "Alright, old buddy, given your grandson's Aptitude and such a unique Opportunity, how can you expect all the good things to be monopolized by you?"

"With this bone structure, what else is there to be unsatisfied with? Furthermore, he is destined for Immortal Ascension and long-lasting vision. As for finding a wife, there's no need to rush for the moment; there will be plenty of time in the future, just take it slowly."

After listening to the persuasion, Elder Er not only failed to feel relieved, but instead became even more sullen, wilting away and autistic.

Elder Er was completely speechless and sighed, "Just wait and see, right now the whole internet is probably making fun of Xiao Lei. This single-minded, stubborn temperament, who knows who he takes after."

The leader silently complained: Who else could he take after? Naturally, his father.

On the other side of the military region, Lin Wei stared at his son's silly appearance on the screen and laughed heartily with a wide grin.

The colleagues around him looked envious yet sour, exchanging winks with each other while calculating in their hearts that they really wanted to go up and beat this smug fellow.

Sure enough, the full-screen barrage in the livestream room was teasing Lin Lei.

[Our Martial Ancestor is actually still a pure-hearted big boy. Even I, a single dog, saw through this trick at a glance; only he didn't understand it.]

Putting aside the online banter for the moment, the camera cut back to the National Destiny Space.

Ye Qingxuan spoke to interrupt the small talk, "Idle chatter ends here. Follow me into the Secret Realm."

As his voice fell, mighty magical power surged up.

"Split!"

Only a light shout was heard from his mouth, and the previously surging seawater below seemed to be pushed apart by an invisible force, instantly forming a huge crack and revealing the seabed tens of thousands of meters below.

The figures of Ye Qingxuan and the other three flashed, landing directly on the seabed.

Duyuan, Lin Lei, and Bai Yuekui each operated their own observation techniques, scanning this seabed all around. A faint strangeness arose in their hearts, always feeling that this place exuded weirdness everywhere.

Ye Qingxuan spoke, "The entrance to the Secret Realm is right here."

As he spoke, he urged his own Xiaoyao Great Dao and blasted a palm forward. The Void Realm immediately churned with layers of spatial ripples, and unusual movements arose deep within the Secret Realm.

Deep inside the Secret Realm, a little girl who looked seven or eight years old with a head of white hair suddenly opened her eyes. Her gaze pierced through layers of obstruction to look outward, and she exclaimed in a low voice, "Someone is here? So strong!"

She felt that this person's power was even more formidable than when her master was alive back then. Could it be that in just tens of thousands of years, the outside world had already developed an even stronger civilization?

Taking advantage of the spatial ripples not yet dissipating, Ye Qingxuan's Divine Sense wrapped around the three people beside him, and with a flash of his figure, they stepped directly into the Secret Realm.

Just as the four people planted their feet firmly, a rich and mellow medicinal fragrance rushed toward their faces.

Looking out, Spiritual Plants covered the entire space everywhere, all of them rare and peerless medicinal herbs rarely seen in the cultivation world:

Soul-Condensing Purple Ganoderma, Nine-Leaf Ginseng, Moon-Radiance Jade Dew Flower, Crimson-Blood Dragon Nightshade, Gold-Veined Vermilion Fruit, Jade-Veined Mist Moss, Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Lotus, Seven-Color Exquisite Fruit, Clear-Water Dragon-Beard Grass, Jade Pith Root, Ten-Thousand-Year Bodhi Leaf, Netherworld Purple Lotus, Clear-Water Coral Grass, Departing-Fire Immortal Sunflower, Yin Moon-Radiance Grass, Dragon Bone Flower, Ice-Crystal Lotus, Azure-Wood Spirit Fruit, Profound-Yellow Dao Grass, and so on.

Immortal Plants were everywhere with Spiritual Qi steaming upward. The medicinal fragrance was so rich it almost condensed into substance, and colorful mists shrouded the medicine fields across the sky. Every single Spiritual Plant carried a faint Dao charm of its own.

Duyuan spoke with a face full of surprise, "Fellow Daoist, could this place be a medicine garden?"

Lin Lei looked at the dazzling array of Immortal Plants with surging Spiritual Qi everywhere, and couldn't help scratching his head inwardly.

He only felt that he was an illiterate; among the countless rare treasures in the entire medicine garden, the only ones he recognized were ginseng and ganoderma.

It was his first time seeing a ginseng that was entirely blood-red and a ganoderma entwined with purple-gold patterns; he awkwardly scratched his head and turned to look at Ye Qingxuan for help.

Beside them, Bai Yuekui sniffed the rich medicinal fragrance permeating the surroundings, but a hint of vigilance arose in her heart, and she asked, "These Immortal Plants look full of medicinal properties, could they harbor deadly poisons?"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan first nodded gently, then shook his head, "This place is indeed a medicine garden, and the former owner must be an Alchemist with extremely high cultivation; many Spiritual Plants are the main ingredients for refining Immortal Pills."

As his voice fell, Ye Qingxuan's gaze looked towards the depths of the Secret Realm, "The caretaker of the medicine garden is right ahead, we should go and meet the owner of this place."

Depths of the Secret Realm

The white-haired little girl was pacing back and forth in place with anxiety, muttering incessantly in her mouth:

"Could it be that the medicine garden left behind by the master is going to be handed over to others today?

I don't have a shred of winning chance; they are much stronger than the good-for-nothing who broke in before, and I can't beat even one of them."

The little girl was still anxious by herself when a calm voice suddenly rang out, "You are the keeper of this medicine garden?"

Startled, she let out a cry and turned around abruptly, only to realize that the four people led by Ye Qingxuan had somehow already stood before her, sizing her up with great interest.

Duyuan revealed a look of confusion and muttered softly, "Strange, this living being looks weird, unlike ordinary flesh-and-blood living beings."

Lin Lei closely stared at the white-haired little girl, his fists clenched tightly, and the Qi and blood and magical power within his body were fully coiled up, ready to strike at any time.

Bai Yuekui stood calmly beside Ye Qingxuan, not panicking at all; she knew clearly that no matter what changes occurred, her man would be able to protect her safely.

The white-haired little girl forcibly suppressed the surging terror in her heart, anxiously sized up the four people, and slightly bowed in salute, "Xiaoyue greets Senior, and greets the three Fellow Daoists."

Ye Qingxuan's gaze fell upon the white-haired little girl in front of him, and he spoke faintly, "The Qi fluctuation of Half-step Integration, judging from the Origin form, you should be the artifact spirit nurtured by this medicine garden."

Hearing these words, the artifact spirit named Xiaoyue's heart instantly sank, filled with despair, as her most fundamental background was seen through at a glance by the other party.

Ye Qingxuan then slowly said, "With so many Spiritual Plants, your master must be a top Alchemist of the Pangu Civilization."

The white-haired little girl hurriedly nodded repeatedly and replied respectfully, "Answering Senior, my name is Xiaoyue, the artifact spirit born and nurtured by Master Wangchen's medicine garden."

Before the destruction of the Pangu Civilization, the master anticipated in advance that the great tribulation was coming, and scattered all his treasures and cultivation to repay the Karma of Heaven and Earth; the Heavenly Dao was moved by his open and honest actions, and specially preserved this medicine garden Legacy for him.

For these tens of thousands of years, I have guarded this place, waiting for the predestined person to arrive."

As Xiaoyue's voice fell, Duyuan's heart stirred with curiosity, and he asked:

"How on earth did the Pangu Civilization perish? Hearing what Fellow Daoist said just now, the Pangu Civilization was an extremely flourishing cultivation civilization; if it merely violated the taboo of true names, it would definitely not have flourished."

Ye Qingxuan looked at the artifact spirit Xiaoyue with a half-smile, and Xiaoyue was momentarily at a loss for words, not knowing how to reply.

Ye Qingxuan: "They wanted to ascend as a whole clan; but when all is said and done, apart from the taboo of true names, the root cause of the destruction of the Pangu Civilization is also a sentence—Heaven breeds all things to nourish man, yet man has nothing to repay Heaven."

As the voice fell, Duyuan and Bai Yuekui instantly became clear in their hearts, while Lin Lei stood aside, lowering his head in thought, as if pondering the profound meaning within.

National Fortune Live Broadcast Room——

Just now, everyone was still immersed in the shock brought by the ubiquitous Immortal Plants and the artifact spirit Xiaoyue; upon hearing Ye Qingxuan's summary, those with clear minds instantly came to a sudden realization, and the bullet comments flooded the screen rapidly.

[So that's how it is! The Pangu Civilization is a typical case of lifting the bowl to eat and smashing the pot upon putting it down!]

[Well said, the Heavenly Dao spent endless resources to nurture and nourish the entire civilization; after these experts achieved Major Achievement in their cultivation, they only wanted to directly ascend and run away, unwilling to repay the Karma owed to Heaven and Earth. It is only right for the Heavenly Dao to settle accounts with them.]

[So it's like this! I remember Master Yuanxin lecturing before that when a Cultivator's cultivation reaches the limit and wants to leave the native world, they must settle the Karma with Heaven and Earth; without settling the Karma, there is no affinity for Ascension.]

[Looking at it this way, the destruction of the Pangu Civilization is not just touching the true name taboo, it should be that the entire clan was unwilling to repay the grace of Heaven and Earth, single-mindedly wanting the whole clan to ascend, which amounted to making all the investments of the Heavenly Dao fall through. It is completely normal for the Heavenly Dao to make a move to settle accounts.]

[No wonder Master Wangchen was able to leave behind a Legacy; he saw through Karma, voluntarily scattered all his cultivation to repay Heaven and Earth, and was thus treated leniently by the Heavenly Dao.]

In the CCTV Livestream, Master Yuanxin, Celestial Master Zhang, and Master Kongming all simultaneously revealed expressions of regret and praise.

Master Yuanxin sighed softly, "What a Master Wangchen, it's just a pity that she was dragged down by the entire civilization."

Many audience bullet comments were still pursuing the deeper reasons; seeing this, Celestial Master Zhang gently opened his mouth to explain:

"If those experts of the Pangu Civilization had put down their obsession with Ascension, stayed peaceably behind to guard their homeland, and aided the world in evolving and upgrading, that world could also have upgraded together, perhaps with a chance to advance to the Major Thousand Worlds.

Yet they single-mindedly wanted to extricate themselves, completely unwilling to give back to Heaven and Earth, so the Heavenly Dao naturally would not tolerate it."

Master Kongming slowly shook his head, full of regret, "That Master Wangchen is truly a pity; with her Heart-Nature and Aptitude for Immortal Ascension, she ended up in such a state due to being implicated by the general trend of her ethnic group."

National Destiny Space —— Inside the Secret Realm

Seeing that Xiaoyue's face was full of awkwardness and embarrassment, Ye Qingxuan added, "To tell the truth, even if the Pangu Civilization had completely repaid the Karma of Heaven and Earth back then, after ascending as a whole clan, they would still find it hard to escape the ending of clan extermination."

Duyuan glanced at his teammate Lin Lei beside him, who had a bewildered look in his eyes, let out a helpless soft sigh, and explained:

"The Karma borne by the two characters 'Pangu' is far too heavy. Within the heavens and myriad worlds, countless supreme beings revere Pangu; how could they tolerate a group of ants brazenly seizing the Luck of Heaven and Earth under Pangu's name?"

After hearing these words, Lin Lei was immediately enlightened.

Bai Yuekui didn't care about this at all, only tightly hugging Ye Qingxuan's arm; whatever Pangu Civilization or Ascension Karma had nothing to do with her, and from beginning to end, there was only Ye Qingxuan in her eyes.

Ye Qingxuan was also happy to let it be; after all, being wrapped by Xuezi was quite comfortable, truly living up to being an E-rank expert.

After listening to Duyuan's explanation, the artifact spirit Xiaoyue's face turned green and white alternately, and her heart was filled with a myriad of mixed feelings.

It turned out that no matter what her master did, in the end she could not escape the ending of her body perishing and Dao dissipating.

It was all the fault of the civilization's founders back then, insisting on crowning it with the name of Pangu for no good reason!

Thinking of this, Xiaoyue sighed dejectedly and looked up at the four people, "Senior, since you could find this Secret Realm, you must have the intention to take away the medicine garden, right?"

Ye Qingxuan calmly nodded, "Since we have already arrived here, naturally we will not leave empty-handed. As the artifact spirit of the medicine garden, you might as well lead us around for a tour."

Xiaoyue: "..."

I would like to refuse, but can you put away the Killing Intent in your eyes?

Then she squeezed out a smile on her face and began to introduce enthusiastically.

"Let me introduce it to Senior, this place is actually a medicine Realm; as the name implies, it is a miniature world used for planting and cultivating Spirit Medicine!"

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and one illusory projection after another emerged before her.

Among them, the foremost projection was precisely the place filled with herbs that Ye Qingxuan and his party had just entered.

Xiaoyue pointed at the image within the projection and said, "This Realm is divided into several different layers of space; the place where Senior was just now is the outermost space."

"Aside from that, there are four other layers of space in the depths, which are the true medicine gardens. The environments within each are different, featuring volcanoes, snow peaks, sea areas, plains, and so on, which can cultivate Spirit Medicine with different environmental demands..."

And the location where we are right now is the most core area of the entire medicine Realm, and also the place where I usually live!"

After introducing the entire medicine Realm in one breath, Xiaoyue looked anxiously at Ye Qingxuan.

Ye Qingxuan smiled slightly and said to her, "Very comprehensive, then you will take us to visit those four major medicine gardens!"

Hearing this, both Duyuan and Lin Lei's eyes lit up.

Lin Lei couldn't help asking, "Big Brother Ye, can we also pick the Spirit Medicine in the medicine garden?"

Ye Qingxuan merely looked at Xiaoyue.

Xiaoyue made a bitter face, yet dared not refuse, "Senior has come from afar, Xiaoyue naturally cannot spoil the mood. Please follow me!"