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Two days later.

Qi Country.

Ten Thousand Islands Lake.

Inside an Immortal Cave with a third-tier Spiritual Vein on Golden Turtle Island.

Suspended in front of the Demonic Vine Avatar was a triangular azure Jade Slip, inscribed with mysterious secret texts, looking quite extraordinary.

“It’s done.”

After Shi Chuan’s main body’s Divine Thought descended, it took the Demonic Vine Avatar only half a day to successfully refine this self-made token using the Artifact Refining furnace within the Immortal Cave.

With the Demonic Vine Avatar’s Nascent Soul Stage Evil Qi cultivation and an Artifact Refining furnace, refining such a second-tier Magical Artifact was an effortless task.

The Divine Thought from Shi Chuan’s main body only needed to provide a little guidance.

Immediately, after the Demonic Vine Avatar imprinted its Divine Thought on the token, a set of incantations that allowed free entry into the Western Nether Secret Realm appeared from the token.

Even if the Western Nether Secret Realm was not yet scheduled to open, one could enter early through this token.

This mansion, once inhabited by a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator, had already been entered by Cultivators who had unearthed at least five fourth-tier Magic Treasures.

Over the past few days, while purchasing spiritual Materials, the Demonic Vine Avatar had also inquired about the Western Nether Secret Realm, and those several fourth-tier Magic Treasures were all remarkably powerful.

However, in the eyes of the other Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Ten Thousand Islands Lake region, the remaining Magic Treasures in the Western Nether Secret Realm were already few.

At most, there were only two or three left.

Even for a former mansion of a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator, unearthing so many fourth-tier Magic Treasures was already unexpected.

Most of the Magic Treasures were of the fourth-tier low-grade, with only one fourth-tier mid-grade Magic Treasure, a Flying Sword Magic Treasure, taken by the Nine Imprint Sword Sect itself, which greatly boosted the Sect’s reputation.

Subsequently, the Demonic Vine Avatar seemed to sense something and walked out of the Immortal Cave.

“Daoist Wang, I have fulfilled my mission!”

“Inside this Storage Pouch are two Nascent Soul Formation spiritual items and a fourth-tier Medicinal Pill!”

“There’s also a top-grade third-tier Flying Sword Magic Treasure, which my Senior Brother Zhang suggested giving to Daoist Wang.”

“I hope that after Daoist Wang returns from his travels, he can visit our Nine Imprint Sword Sect as a guest.”

“My Senior Brother Zhang is very hospitable, and within the Sword Sect, there is also an Evil Qi treasure comparable to the fourth-tier, which Daoist Wang can observe at that time.”

Tang Lanzhi, still dressed in a yellow robe, said to Shi Chuan with a smile, and as she spoke, she took out a purple Storage Pouch and presented it to Shi Chuan.

After Shi Chuan received the Storage Pouch, he swept it with his Divine Thought and saw the two astonishingly spiritual fourth-tier Nascent Soul Formation spiritual items, as well as a fourth-tier Medicinal Pill placed in a pill bottle, inside the Storage Pouch.

One of the two fourth-tier Nascent Soul Formation spiritual items was a Water-Fire Profound Lotus over five thousand years old.

The other was a Water Dragon Pearl, a Spiritual Vein byproduct that could only condense one pearl over several millennia in a fourth-tier high-grade water-elemental Spiritual Vein.

Each was incredibly valuable.

Such Nascent Soul Formation spiritual items in the Hunting Ground would likely only be available from a handful of forces, and perhaps only one could be produced at a time.

If it weren't for the Yuanying demonic cultivators in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range occupying many Sect ruins, making them all very wealthy, they probably wouldn't be able to produce even one.

“Good!”

“I thank your Sect for its kindness!”

“Upon my return from my travels, I will certainly visit your Sect to meet Fellow Daoists.”

This Demonic Vine Avatar of Shi Chuan naturally accepted the kind offer.

The top-grade third-tier Flying Sword Magic Treasure was something Shi Chuan’s main body could use, and with this Flying Sword Magic Treasure, even an Early Core Formation stage Cultivator, coupled with the Heavenly Dao Golden Core’s power not weaker than the Middle Stage, could contend with a Late Core Formation Stage Cultivator.

Upon hearing Shi Chuan’s reply, a hint of joy flashed in Tang Lanzhi’s eyes, thinking that recruiting this Fellow Daoist Wang to join their Nine Imprint Sword Sect as a Guest Elder seemed very promising.

Bringing another Nascent Soul Cultivator into the Sect would be of great benefit to the Nine Imprint Sword Sect.

“I have been delayed here for a long time; now that I have the items, I will not disturb you further.”

“I am ready to depart!”

Shi Chuan clasped his fists in greeting, speaking quite politely.

“Daoist Wang, why not stay a few more days? The Western Nether Secret Realm beneath Golden Turtle Island is scheduled to open in just over a month.”

“After it opens, many treasures will surely emerge.”

“Although fourth-tier Magic Treasures will not be traded by Cultivators, fourth-tier spiritual items are possible, and perhaps there will be something there that Daoist needs for cultivation.”

“I can also fulfill my duties as a host.”

Tang Lanzhi was somewhat surprised by Shi Chuan’s words, wondering why he was in such a hurry to leave.

“My mind is made up.”

The Demonic Vine Avatar shook its head, refusing.

“Good!”

“Fellow Daoist, this is a map of Qi Country drawn by our Nine Imprint Sword Sect, as well as a simplified map of the two surrounding cultivation countries.”

“Between these cultivation countries on Dragonfall Star, there are vast desolate desert belts that act as barriers, where Spiritual Qi is sparse, almost like a land devoid of spiritual energy.”

“Our Nine Imprint Sword Sect has marked two entrances on the desert barrier between Ten Thousand Islands Lake and Lu Country; those two entrances have the shortest barrier distance, allowing Core Formation Stage Cultivators to travel back and forth with the aid of Medicinal Pills.”

“You can also take a merchant airship from the Ten Thousand Islands Lake border to enter Lu Country!”

“However, currently, in Lu Country, the Righteous Path and Demonic Path are clashing, so it’s not a stable period; if Fellow Daoist intends to go, please proceed with caution.”

Tang Lanzhi took out another white Jade Slip from her Storage Pouch and handed it to the Demonic Vine Avatar in front of her.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Tang!”

“This map is exactly what I need right now.”

The Demonic Vine Avatar clasped its fists in greeting and accepted the Jade Slip.

With a sweep of Divine Thought, the map displayed within the Jade Slip was clearly visible, with the map of Qi Country being extremely detailed.

Even the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range between the Hunting Ground and Ten Thousand Islands Lake, including several weak points of the Nine Heavens Evil Wind, were clearly marked, allowing even Core Formation Cultivators to pass through.

Moreover, in the Nine Imprint Sword Sect’s markings, the Twin Saints Sect in the Hunting Ground was identified as a Demonic Sect Legacy.

Black dots marked the Demonic Sects prominently in the Hunting Ground, while Righteous Path Sects glowed green.

The contrast between the two was very obvious.

This Jade Slip recorded much about the three countries, giving Shi Chuan a general understanding.

As a third-tier cultivation country, Qi Country was situated in the buffer zone between two surrounding fourth-tier cultivation countries.

Lu Country and Qin Country, both fourth-tier cultivation countries, had many Soul Transformation Cultivators guarding them, making their overall strength far superior to the third-tier cultivation country of Qi Country.

However, as a buffer zone between the two cultivation countries, and with the vast desolate, spirit-deprived areas acting as obstacles, Nascent Soul Cultivators from Lu Country and Qin Country rarely entered Qi Country.

Regardless of which cultivation country’s Nascent Soul Cultivators or Soul Transformation Cultivators entered Qi Country, it would incur the displeasure of the other cultivation country’s Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation Cultivators.

Both sides also had a shaky peace treaty hanging by a thread.

Their Cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage from Lu Country and Qin Country were not to interfere too much with matters within Qi Country’s cultivation world.

After the Demonic Vine Avatar and Tang Lanzhi exchanged a few more words.

The Demonic Vine Avatar transformed into a black streak of light and flew into the sky, its figure quickly becoming a black dot and disappearing into the vast sea of clouds.

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Half a day later.

The Demonic Vine Avatar, concealing its Aura, controlled a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage aquatic Spirit Beast to leisurely swim outside the Western Nether Secret Realm beneath Golden Turtle Island.

The palace complex thousands of feet deep beneath the lake water, illuminated by the light from groups of white lantern fish, was as bright as day.

One could clearly see this palace complex, half of which had collapsed, covering an area of over a thousand mu.

The palace complex was protected by a thick layer of Spiritual Qi barrier, preventing Divine Thought from probing its interior.

Outside the Spiritual Qi barrier, a blue light vortex, dozens of feet in diameter, continuously absorbed external Spiritual Qi, and beyond that vortex, a hundred-foot-long underwater vortex had formed at the bottom of the lake, exuding an impressive Aura.