Soon, Li Mu departed with the eight Clan Chiefs for the Cang Yuan Secret Realm.
The group rode their Flying Swords, like shooting stars across the sky, swiftly traversing continuous mountain ranges, flying over steep peaks, soaring through deep valleys, and finally arriving at a dense ancient forest. The ancient forest was like a green ocean, with towering trees, lush branches and leaves, obscuring the sky and sun.
After flying over the ancient forest, the group arrived at a treacherous canyon. On both sides of the canyon, cliffs soared into the clouds, and strange rocks were Jagged. Led by the eight Clan Chiefs, Li Mu followed them and flew onto a protruding giant rock platform in the canyon.
"Sect Leader Li, we've arrived! This is the entrance to the Cang Yuan Secret Realm!" Kun Yuanba said with a smile, introducing it to Li Mu.
Li Mu nodded and looked around, immediately discovering some ancient Formation patterns around the giant rock platform.
The eight Clan Chiefs stood scattered. They solemnly took out a Formation token from their Storage Pouches and each inserted it into a node within the Formation patterns. As the tokens were embedded, the ancient Formation patterns gradually lit up, as if a sleeping giant beast was slowly awakening.
"This is the Formation that opens the Cang Yuan Secret Realm. It requires the combined efforts of our eight Clan Chiefs to activate it," Kun Yuanba explained to Li Mu, his eyes gleaming with anticipation and pride.
As the Formation activated, the giant rock platform began to tremble slightly. Immediately after, a dazzling light burst forth from the center of the Formation patterns, enveloping everyone. After the light dissipated, Li Mu found himself in a completely different world.
The sky was a strange deep green, and the ground beneath his feet was a vast, boundless forest, filled with various exotic Spiritual Plants, exuding a rich herbal fragrance. Dense Yi Wood Spiritual Qi rushed towards him, and in the distance, a towering ancient tree stood, like a giant umbrella, covering the entire Secret Realm space.
Li Mu took a deep breath of the rich Yi Wood Spiritual Qi, feeling the Five Elements True Essence within his body tremble slightly, infused with a powerful vitality. Looking around, he saw that every tree in this forest seemed to possess life; their branches and leaves swayed gently in the wind, making rustling sounds, as if whispering in his ear.
"Is this the Cang Yuan Secret Realm?" Li Mu marveled to himself, his gaze involuntarily drawn to the towering ancient tree. It stood majestically, with lush branches and leaves, as if it were the guardian god of the entire Secret Realm. He could feel the powerful aura emanating from it, an ancient and profound power.
Under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, the attributes of the ancient tree appeared on the panel in front of Li Mu.
【Cangyuan Azure Wood】
【Grade: Ninth-Grade Divine Wood】
【Characteristics: Azure Wood Soul Transformation, Ten Thousand Years Evergreen, Azure Wood Tracing Origin, Wood Containing the Sky, Vibrant with Life, Wood Connecting Heaven and Earth】
【Status: Ancient wood for hundreds of thousands of years, Wood Spirit in deep slumber.】
【Cangyuan Azure Wood, a Ninth-Grade Divine Wood, a divine tree born from the union of heaven and earth. Its branches and leaves are lush and verdant, flowing with vigorous life force. It is deeply rooted in the earth, drawing the essence of life from heaven and earth, closely connected to the Origin of life in the Universe, containing the mysteries of the source of life. It can connect with all trees in heaven and earth, possessing endless vitality and vigor. Its branches and leaves sway gently in the wind, as if breathing with heaven and earth, sharing their fate. It symbolizes the source of all trees in heaven and earth, with infinite vitality and ten thousand years of evergreen life.】
"Sect Leader Li, we are currently in the outer region of the Cang Yuan Secret Realm. The Restrictions in this area are still under our control. If we go deeper into the Restrictions, we will have no way. Forcibly destroying the Restrictions in the core area may lead to unpredictable consequences, even affecting the Seal of the entire Secret Realm," Nangong Lie said, looking at Li Mu and quickly reminding him.
"I know, Senior Nangong, please rest assured, I will not enter the core area!" Li Mu smiled slightly, indicating.
Upon hearing this, Nangong Lie's worries lessened slightly. He looked at Li Mu and nodded, saying, "That's good. Sect Leader Li, since you are ready, please choose a suitable Spiritual Land in this outer area. It's rare to come to the Cang Yuan Secret Realm, so I'm going to pick some rare Spirit Medicine. I won't accompany you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nangong Lie's figure shot out like a bolt of lightning towards a Spiritual Wood emitting a rich Spiritual Qi.
"That's right, Sect Leader Li, the Restrictions within the Cang Yuan Secret Realm are no small matter. Since it's your first time here, please be careful," Zhao Wuji cupped his hands to Li Mu, indicating.
The other Clan Chiefs also followed suit, bidding farewell to Li Mu and eagerly searching for high-grade Spiritual Plants.
In the past, to guard the Cang Yuan Secret Realm, each opening allowed elite Family disciples from the Eight Great Families to enter and pick Spirit Medicine. This time, due to Li Mu, the eight Clan Chiefs broke ancestral rules and personally entered the Cang Yuan Secret Realm. They naturally did not want to miss out on the high-grade Spirit Medicine that was also useful to them.
Before long, the only person left beside Li Mu was the Kun Family Clan Chief, Kun Yuanba, who wore an embarrassed smile.
"Clan Chief Kun, please help yourself! No need to look after me!" Li Mu smiled at Kun Yuanba, knowing he felt awkward leaving him, and quickly indicated.
Li Mu had his own plans and did not like being followed by him.
Upon hearing this, Kun Yuanba hesitated for a moment, then quickly said, "Sect Leader Li, then please be careful. If you have any problems, just send me a Flying Sword. To be honest, my Family has an ancestral item that is said to be in a certain corner of the Cang Yuan Secret Realm. This time I came personally, in addition to picking Spirit Medicine, I also hope to find this lost treasure."
"Alright!" Li Mu nodded slightly, smiling, "Clan Chief Kun, go search. If you need help, I will send you a message."
Kun Yuanba nodded, turned, and quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
After watching him leave, Li Mu cast the Wood Evasion Spell and began to select a suitable Spiritual Land in the Secret Realm. As far as his eyes could see, towering Spiritual Woods, some thousands or even tens of thousands of years old, came into view.
Under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, their attributes appeared one by one.
【Moonlight Ice Heart Wood】
【Grade: Sixth-Grade Spiritual Wood】
【Characteristics: Condensation of Moonlight, Ice Heart Wood Rhyme, Tranquil and Profound, Clear and Pure.】
【Moonlight Ice Heart Wood, a Sixth-Grade Spiritual Wood, an ancient ice heart tree nurtured by moonlight essence and Yi Wood Spiritual Power. It is ten thousand years old, with wood as cold as ice, emitting a faint moonlight glow. It forms its own domain, and its wood attribute possesses a clear cold Qi and the power to calm the heart, helping people to focus their minds, calm their Qi, and cleanse their souls.】
【Star Dream Fir】
【Grade: Seventh-Grade Spiritual Wood】
【Characteristics: Star Power, Interweaving of Illusory Dreams, Unpredictable Changes, Hard as a Meteorite, Star Radiance Gathering.】
【Star Dream Fir, a Seventh-Grade Spiritual Wood, a ten-thousand-year-old star ancient tree. Its canopy is dotted with stars, gathering the essence of Star Power into itself. Its branches and leaves sway in the wind, capable of transforming into countless dreams, making it elusive. It contains powerful dream-weaving power and is a Top-Grade Spiritual Material for refining high-grade Puppets and Spirit Boats.】
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【Emerald Cloud Ancient Vine】
【Grade: Seventh-Grade Spiritual Plant】
【Characteristics: Emerald Clouds Entwined, Ancient Vine Entwined, Endless Life, Natural Protection.】
【Emerald Cloud Ancient Vine, a Seventh-Grade wood-element Spiritual Plant, a ten-thousand-year-old cloud vine accompanying the Grand Profound Glorious Wood. Its branches and leaves are as green as clouds, and its vines wind and twist, entwining among ancient trees. It possesses powerful vitality, endless life, and can naturally protect surrounding creatures. At the same time, it emits a faint wood-element Spiritual Qi, which helps creatures Cultivate.】
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As far as his eyes could see, the attributes of various high-grade Spiritual Plants appeared in Li Mu's eyes, too numerous to count, making him dizzy. He had to stop and collect their Spiritual Seeds, or cut down high-grade Spiritual Wood to store for refining Puppets and Spirit Treasures. The matter of choosing a Spiritual Land was also put aside.
The Cang Yuan Secret Realm, for Li Mu, was simply a blessed land most suitable for him. He could pick up countless high-grade Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicine seeds everywhere.
What is this?
Scanning a lush forest, Li Mu's gaze was drawn to a unique tree. It stood there quietly, as if isolated from the world, emitting a faint golden light all around it. Small golden baby fruits condensed on its branches.
Under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, the attributes of the Spiritual Wood appeared in Li Mu's eyes.
【Primordial Spirit Wood】
【Grade: Seventh-Grade Spiritual Wood】
【Characteristics: Primordial Spirit Condensation, Primordial Spirit Fruit, Extraordinary Spirituality, Rhyme of Soul Condensation.】
【Primordial Spirit Wood, a Seventh-Grade Spiritual Wood, thirteen thousand years old. It autonomously absorbs Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and mu yi essence, and through its unique method, transforms these Spiritual Qi into pure Primordial Spirit power. For Cultivators who Cultivate the Dao of Primordial Spirit, Primordial Spirit Wood and the condensing soul essence fruit it bears are incredibly precious, and are the main Materials for refining Returning Void Pill.】
It's actually a Seventh-Grade Primordial Spirit Wood, and it has so many condensing soul essence fruits!
Li Mu's eyes lit up, overjoyed.
The Returning Void Pill is an auxiliary Medicinal Pill for Soul Transformation Cultivators to advance to Void Refining. In the future, he would need to refine seven Soul Transformation Clones, so refining the Returning Void Pill had already become a plan Li Mu had to execute.
However, the three main Spiritual Materials required for the Returning Void Pill were all exceptionally rare: Nine Void Spiritual Grass, condensing soul essence fruit, and Heavenly Vein Marrow Milk, making them difficult to find.
Now that he had found the condensing soul essence fruit, one of the three main Spiritual Materials was finally resolved. Li Mu took a deep breath, suppressing his joy, and began to carefully examine this Primordial Spirit Wood.
Its branches and leaves were lush and verdant, emitting a faint fragrance, and the condensing soul essence fruits hanging on its branches were even more crystal clear, like gemstones, exuding an alluring luster.
This Primordial Spirit Wood could yield at least thirty condensing soul essence fruits, enough for him to refine several batches of Returning Void Pills. Li Mu flew forward, took out a jade box, and picked a condensing soul essence fruit, placing it inside the jade box, fearing to damage this precious Spiritual Material.
After completing the picking, Li Mu's gaze once again swept across this area where high-grade Spiritual Plants grew abundantly. Refining the Returning Void Pill not only required gathering the three main Materials but also various rare auxiliary Spirit Medicine and special Spirit Medicine to enhance the Returning Void Pill's efficacy. Perhaps he could find them in this Secret Realm.
Thus, Li Mu continued to explore this Secret Realm.
With the assistance of the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, Li Mu achieved unprecedented gains. He not only found "Sky Azure Spiritual Vine," a Spirit Medicine that could enhance the Returning Void Pill's Spiritual Qi absorption effect, but also "Purple Cloud Spiritual Flower," a flower that could improve the Returning Void Pill's purity and reduce Impurities interference during Alchemy, and so on.
Several days later, Li Mu stopped at a spacious Spiritual Land. He finally remembered the main task: to Cultivate a Spiritual Field for himself in the Cang Yuan Secret Realm to plant high-grade Spiritual Plants.
Li Mu stood beside the spacious Spiritual Land, forming a hand Seal and casting the Drying Technique.
A scorching fluctuation emanated from Li Mu's palm; it was the power of the Drying Technique surging, as hot as a blazing sun, baking entire patches of Spiritual Wood and Spiritual Plants until they withered, then turning them into nothingness, leaving behind a barren land.
Immediately after, Li Mu instantly cast the Earth Dragon Technique. It was as if giant Dragons were swimming in the Spiritual Field; these were Earth Dragons condensed from Spiritual Power, churning and removing Impurities from the soil bit by bit, leaving only pure and fertile Spiritual Soil. At this moment, the entire Spiritual Land underwent a Rebirth, becoming even more vibrant with life.
As time passed, the originally flourishing Spiritual Plants gradually disappeared under Li Mu's Spell. The end of their lives, however, transformed into fertilizer for the Spiritual Field, nourishing this land.
Li Mu held a sword incantation, his mind connected to his Spirit Sword, inscribing complex runes around the Spiritual Field. The Formation patterns contained profound mysteries and power. Golden halos began to condense above the Spiritual Field; they intertwined and Fused, eventually forming a massive composite Grand Formation.
This composite Grand Formation could not only gather the mu yi essence and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the Secret Realm, accelerating the growth of Spiritual Plants, but also would not affect the efficiency of the Secret Realm's Seal. At the same time, it provided a bewildering and concealing effect, protecting the safety of this large Spiritual Field.
After engraving the Formation patterns of the large composite Formation, Li Mu retracted his nine Spirit Swords, then embedded Top-Grade Spirit Stones into the Formation eyes of the Grand Formation, activating the Formation.
With the embedding of hundreds of Top-Grade Spirit Stones, with a "buzzing" sound, the Formation was instantly activated, emitting buzzing sounds as if resonating with the energy between heaven and earth. Spiritual Light spread from the Formation eyes, enveloping the entire Spiritual Field, and massive amounts of mu yi essence and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power rapidly gathered.
Li Mu smiled with satisfaction, then his Divine Sense reached into the spirit control treasure bracelet, and with a thought, he summoned the Azure Jade Ginseng King.
The Azure Jade Ginseng King transformed into a short, white-haired old man, his eyes shimmering with wisdom. He was about to bow to Li Mu in greeting when he suddenly felt the rich wood-attribute energy contained in the surrounding environment. This energy had a fatal attraction for him, as if he had returned to his mother's embrace, making him instantly stunned.
"Master, where are we?" The Azure Jade Ginseng King looked up at Li Mu, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.
Li Mu smiled faintly and replied, "This is the Secret Realm of Extreme Wood Land. For you, this should be the most suitable Holy Land for Cultivation."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the Azure Jade Ginseng King's eyes. He felt an unprecedented vitality and vigor in this Spiritual Land, as if his life force had been greatly nourished and replenished here. He took a deep breath, feeling the rich wood-attribute energy permeating the air, and a look of satisfaction and intoxication appeared on his face.
"Thank you, Master!" The Azure Jade Ginseng King looked at Li Mu gratefully. He knew that if it weren't for Li Mu, he would never have the chance to come to such a place to Cultivate.
"No need to be polite. Since you are my spirit beast, I will naturally do my best to provide you with the best Cultivation environment," Li Mu said lightly, then turned to look at the Spiritual Field and solemnly instructed, "Next, I will plant some high-grade Spiritual Plants in this Spiritual Field. You can Cultivate here and help me guard them. Also, the Seal here is extremely powerful. Do not leave the Formation casually. A slight mistake could lead to your death and the destruction of your Dao."
The Azure Jade Ginseng King reined in the joy on his face and solemnly nodded in response, "Master, rest assured, I will Cultivate with all my might and also guard the high-grade Spiritual Plants in this Spiritual Field. I will absolutely not leave the Formation."
Li Mu smiled and nodded, then took out the high-grade Spiritual Seeds from the nine storage spiritual pearl and began to sow them in this Spiritual Land. (End of Chapter)
