Chaos Spirit Field

Zhao Shanhe was about to head to the kitchen to prepare some spiritual food when the warning array surrounding his residence was triggered, signaling a visitor. He and his sister headed for the door, only to discover that the visitors were Xiao Meir and Tantai Fengdu.

When Xiao Meir saw Zhao Shanhe, she was shocked and blurted out, "Shanhe, you actually broke through!"

Zhao Shanhe scratched his hair and replied shyly, "Godmother, I'm just lucky."

Xiao Meir's lips curled up slightly, and she replied with a half-smile, "You're still hiding it from me, Shan Hu. You've already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. Is that just luck? The Sect Leader once mentioned that you made great gains in Ten Thousand Demons Mountain. Now it seems that what he said is true."

"Godmother, I didn't get much. It's not worth mentioning. Please come in, godfather."

After the four of them entered the residence, Xiao Meir said, "Shanhe, there's something I need to discuss with you. The Immortal Grass Secret Realm is about to open, and the Sect Leader hopes you can enter to search for the herbs needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill."

Zhao Shanhe was very confused by this and couldn't help asking, "Godmother, my current strength isn't very strong, so why did the Sect Leader specifically assign me to go?"

Xiao Meir smiled and explained, "You have already comprehended the sword intent, but you are still not strong. I haven't comprehended it yet. The Immortal Grass Secret Realm has restrictions and restrictions. Only cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage can enter. No one can be your opponent."

"Godmother, please stop flattering me. Isn't it okay for me to go?"

Zhao Shanhu interrupted, "Master, I want to go too."

Zhao Shanhe scolded him, "Zhao Shanhu, you're going to the Immortal Grass Secret Realm without even knowing what it is. Isn't that just ridiculous?"

"Brother, you speak as if you know."

"I'm so skilled and bold that the headmaster has personally called me. Godmother, please tell me about the secret realm of the immortal grass."

"Your godfather has been there, so let him tell you."

Tan Tai Feng Du said, "Once a cultivator reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining, if they wish to make further breakthroughs, they must establish their foundation before continuing their practice. This foundation requires foundation-building pills. Some herbs can only grow in specific environments, and they have specific growth cycles. The Dongzhou Alliance was concerned that excessive herb harvesting would damage these special areas, so they sealed them off and stipulated periodic openings. This is the origin of the secret realm."

"So that's how it is! I thought these secret realms were formed naturally. So is there anything I need to pay special attention to when entering one of them?" Zhao Shanhe asked with sudden enlightenment.

"The Secret Realm of Immortal Grass belongs to our Qingniu Sect and the other three first-class sects - Tianjian Sect, Heishui Sect and Lihuo Sect. Once you step into it, if you meet people from these major sects, you must be extra cautious. Avoid conflicts with them as much as possible, but if you really can't avoid it, then take decisive action to resolve the trouble, and make sure to handle it cleanly to avoid criticism." Tan Tai Fengdu warned earnestly.

"Godfather, aren't these sects you just mentioned the forces responsible for governing the Wan Yao Mountain Market?" Zhao Shanhe suddenly seemed to remember something and interrupted.

"It's good that you know it. Those sects know that you are the culprit of the beast tide in Wan Yao Mountain. After entering the secret realm this time, you must not trust anyone easily, even people from the same sect. You cannot trust them completely." Tan Tai Fengdu warned with a serious expression.

Zhao Shanhe said, "Godfather, am I so enviable?"

"What do you think? Find more materials for the foundation-building pills. Mingyue needs a lot of them to build her foundation."

"Godfather, does it mean that building a spiritual root foundation requires a lot of foundation-building pills?"

"The five internal organs of the human body correspond to the five elements, and the spiritual roots themselves also contain the five elements, and they are closely related to each other. As the saying goes, five is the number of stability, nine represents the ultimate, and ten is perfection. If you want to successfully build your foundation, you must fill in the deficiencies. Your cultivation must reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, your spiritual roots must grow to ten, and you must also replenish the five spiritual roots."

"Godfather, according to what you said, doesn't it mean that after building the foundation, shouldn't all of them have five elements spiritual roots?" Zhao Shanhe felt that there was something wrong here and raised his own questions.

"That's not the case. I'm talking about the five spiritual roots, not the five elements. Building a foundation is like laying the foundation of a house. Five is the root of stability, so there's no need to worry about what attributes they belong to. Besides, people with natural spiritual roots can't forge pillars of other attributes. That's basically the reason."

"Godfather, if that's the case, then isn't the foundation forged from the five elements' spiritual roots the most solid and reliable?"

"In theory, it is true, but do you know how many Five Elements spiritual root cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage have appeared on the continent? There are very few! There are only five people in total, four of whom died of old age in the Foundation Establishment stage, and only one broke through to the Core Formation stage, and has not much time left to live. And these people are all descendants of the ancestors who have reached the God Transformation stage of the top sects."

Zhao Shanhe said in a firm tone, "Godfather, I won't be defeated by you."

Tan Tai Fengdu said awkwardly, "Shanhe, I'm not trying to discredit you. I'm just giving you an example. The strongest person in the Hua Shen stage on the continent is controversial, but the strongest person in the Jin Dan stage is undisputed. As long as the Five Elements True Person survives, he will be the strongest in the Jin Dan stage. He has even killed a Yuan Ying stage cultivator."

"Godfather, you're getting off topic. Tell me more about the Immortal Grass Secret Realm."

"Before entering the Immortal Grass Secret Realm, you need to verify your identity and be issued a uniform storage bag. You are only allowed to bring Qi Refining Pills and Bigu Pills. Weapons, tripod-shaped instruments, such as alchemy furnaces are prohibited. Your cultivation level cannot exceed the eighth level of Qi Refining. After entering, you will be randomly teleported to a place similar to the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain. In addition to the four first-class sects, some small sects will also have some quotas. A total of 10,000 people will enter, which is roughly the situation. In addition to the medicinal materials for refining foundation-building pills, the Immortal Grass Secret Realm also has natural treasures. Whether you can encounter them depends on luck. You should especially pay attention to the Black Water Sect and its slave beasts."

"Godfather, what levels of monsters are there in the secret realm?"

"The time I went there, I saw a Piyao in the late foundation-building stage. Luckily, it didn't see me, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to come back."

"Godfather, there are no demon beasts in the Jindan stage."

"It's hard to say. You'd better behave yourself and stop causing trouble. The Qingniu Sect really can't handle it."

"Godfather, I really don't have any spiritual herbs on me."

"It would be best if there is no one. Ouyang Bufan will also go. For the sake of the leader, please don't bother him."

"Godfather, I'm not someone who won't fight back when I'm beaten."

"For Mingyue's sake, try to spare his life. Tantai Yulong is not someone you can easily mess with."

"Godfather, Shanhu misses home, can you make some arrangements?"

Xiao Meir said, "I was just planning to go out for a walk. Now that I've finished my business, why don't I go to the kitchen and make spiritual food?"