246: Secret Realm Rewards

Half a day later.

"I never thought that in this world, there really would be such a thing as a Secret Realm..."

After listening to Jiang Lan's explanation, Chen Heguang was a little surprised.

Immediately after, he continued:

"Then, my dear nephew, what Realm are you... at now?"

"Soul Transformation Perfection."

"Soul Transformation?" Chen Heguang was puzzled.

He had grown up in Yan Country and didn't even know what Soul Transformation was.

In his opinion, the strongest was Mortal Shedding.

Chen Heguang had also heard of Core Formation, which was above Mortal Shedding.

But Soul Transformation was too far removed from him.

So much so that when he heard these two words, he subconsciously felt that such a Realm didn't exist at all.

However, Chen Heguang also knew that his nephew would not lie to him.

"What Realm is Soul Transformation...? Is it above Mortal Shedding... no, Core Formation?"

Hearing the question, Jiang Lan smiled.

There was no hint of mockery in his smile; instead, it was a genuine smile from the bottom of his heart.

In a small place like Yan Country, people's understanding was indeed very limited.

Even he, originally, could be said to know nothing; if not for meeting Yao Banxian, he probably wouldn't have been as knowledgeable as Chen Heguang.

"After Core Formation is Nascent Soul, and after Nascent Soul, it is Soul Transformation."

Jiang Lan explained simply.

Chen Heguang looked stunned.

"This... if it's truly as you say, my nephew, aren't you an Immortal now?"

"I can't be considered an Immortal; I'm still far from it."

Jiang Lan felt that one would at least need to Breakthrough to the Void Shattering Realm before they could be called an Immortal.

He was still several major Realms away from Void Shattering.

After a brief exchange with the others, dispelling their doubts, Jiang Lan picked up his bundle.

Opening the bundle, the first thing that caught his eye were several iridescent leaves, adorned with profound patterns.

When he initially couldn't find the reward on him, Jiang Lan knew it must be somewhere else.

Now, he saw that it was indeed the case.

Jiang Lan picked up the leaves; there were seven in total.

He was somewhat surprised.

Ten leaves meant he could enter the Secret Realm again; getting seven at once was already good.

He could also get one more every hundred years.

Moreover, the hundred-year mark from this time was already very close.

This meant that in at most a little over two hundred years, he would be able to gather ten bodhi leaves and enter the Secret Realm again.

If he could obtain a few more through other channels, it would be even faster.

Putting away the bodhi leaves, Jiang Lan looked into the bundle again.

Jiang Lan remembered all the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills he had obtained from the Cold Crow Pavilion.

At the very top, there were clearly three books that were not from the Cold Crow Pavilion.

"Blood Manipulation Art," "Qiu Tian Technique," ""Imprison Heaven Palm"."

Upon seeing these three names, some information automatically appeared in Jiang Lan's mind.

The first book, Blood Manipulation Art, was a Divine Ability.

Its effect was to condense vital blood to temporarily boost combat power.

The second book, Qiu Tian Technique, was a Cultivation Technique.

However, it wasn't a Void Returning Cultivation Technique, but only for Soul Transformation.

But even a Cultivation Technique of the Soul Transformation Realm was considered extremely powerful among its Rank.

It was even significantly more powerful than the Kuang Lan Art, which Jiang Lan had obtained by combining so many Cultivation Techniques.

As for the last book, "Imprison Heaven Palm", it was a Martial Skill.

All this information appeared automatically in Jiang Lan's mind after he saw the books.

This should be the information transmitted to him by the Secret Realm.

"My dear nephew, these are..."

"Oh." Jiang Lan looked up and replied, "These are the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills I brought for everyone; they should be better than those from Great Yan."

Yan Country was isolated; even the most powerful Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills in the entire Yan Country were nothing special.

But what he brought back from the Cold Crow Pavilion was completely different.

Whether in terms of Cultivation speed or power, they were much stronger than those they had cultivated before.

Moreover, the Cultivation Techniques he brought back were sufficient for Cultivating to Core Formation.

There were even two that were enough to Cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Although he initially only asked for Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills of the Mortal Shedding Realm.

But perhaps out of Face for the Building Master, the other party didn't actually give him only Mortal Shedding ones, but also Core Formation and Nascent Soul ones.

Anyway, Cultivation Techniques, even those of the Nascent Soul Realm, could be Cultivated regardless of one's current Realm.

Since they were willing to give them, Jiang Lan naturally accepted them graciously.

"Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills?"

A flicker of surprise flashed in Chen Heguang's eyes.

These things were not common; within the entire Great Yan, Cultivation Techniques were very precious.

Although Martial Skills were not as precious, their power was generally mediocre.

Some extremely powerful Martial Skills were all in the hands of the imperial family and would not be easily shown to others.

"Yes." Jiang Lan nodded, "See if there are any you like; these are all good and definitely much stronger than what everyone is currently Cultivating."

Speaking of this, Jiang Lan seemed to suddenly remember something and continued to rummage through the bundle for a while.

Then, he took out several small jade bottles; the bottles were not large, smooth and translucent, and contained some Body Tempering Medicinal Pills.

These were also given to him by Yan Jue when she brought the Cultivation Techniques, presumably at the special instruction of the Building Master of Cold Crow.

Not only that, next to the jade bottles, there were also thoughtful labels indicating the type of Medicinal Pill and instructions for use.

"These all contain Body Tempering Medicinal Pills, with instructions next to them. Uncle Chen, distribute some, and keep a few; I need to go to the Demon Suppression Division."

Now that he was back, he couldn't just care for his own family; he couldn't forget about his old comrades in the Demon Suppression Division either.

"Alright." Chen Heguang also knew what Jiang Lan was thinking and readily agreed. After taking the items, he turned to his wife and said, "Alright, the young couple has been reunited after a long time; let's not disturb them here."

At this moment, Jiang Lan noticed that behind his Aunt and Uncle, Gu Yan was standing with a flushed Face, clearly embarrassed by Chen Heguang's words.

Jiang Lan fell silent for a moment, but before he could speak, Chen Heguang took the items, dragged his wife, and scurried out of the room.

Only Jiang Lan and Gu Yan remained in the entire room.

The atmosphere in the room became awkward for a while.

After a long pause, Jiang Lan spoke, breaking the awkward silence in the room:

"How have things been during my absence?"

Gu Yan's Face was still red.

She replied softly:

"Mm, Aunt and Uncle have treated me like their own; this servant is very content."

Seeing Gu Yan again now, Jiang Lan couldn't quite articulate his thoughts.

His feelings for Gu Yan... couldn't be said to be nonexistent, but they were very faint.

But apart from that, Jiang Lan believed he had been utterly benevolent and righteous towards Gu Yan.

Besides him, no matter who Gu Yan had encountered, her life could not have been better than it was now.

Gu Yan had heard the conversation just now.

Seeing Jiang Lan remain silent for a long time, Gu Yan bit her lower lip lightly and said:

"My lord, I will undress you."