CHAPTER 295: CHAPTER 288: GENEROUS TREASURES

The silent space was as dark as a thick pool of black ink.

There were no sun, moon, stars, flowers, grass, trees, or even soil and water sources; it was emptiness to the extreme.

Ye Jingcheng’s Divine Sense wandered like a floating buoy in the darkness. He couldn’t see any obvious differences in the void, but he could fortunately perceive the presence of the space barrier.

This allowed him to gauge the size of the Grotto World.

The entire Grotto World was not large but not exactly small either.

It was about ten acres wide and around thirty zhang in height.

This profound depth of the void made him feel extremely mystical, yet at the same time, somewhat helpless.

After all, in such a space, if he stayed too long, he’d likely become shadowed by it.

Not to mention the naturally lively and combative group of Spirit Beasts.

The only consolation was that the Stone Spirit seemed to absorb Spiritual Energy, which all flowed into here.

So even though there was no Spirit Vein, there was still Spiritual Energy, and it was continuously increasing. It’s just unknown how much the Stone Spirit could absorb at its maximum.

This couldn’t be determined in the short term.

But fortunately, the Stone Spirit still had room for advancement and could grow larger in the future.

Ye Jingcheng withdrew his Divine Sense from the Grotto Heaven, then he took out several Moonlight Stones and placed them in the Grotto Heaven.

As the Moonlight Stones hung in various places on the space barrier, Ye Jingcheng finally could see the entire Grotto World. Of course, it remained just a slightly brighter void-like Grotto World.

The serene Moonlight Stones fell inside the Grotto, with nothing to reflect the moonlight.

Ye Jingcheng then collected some soil and placed a small pond about three-tenths the size of a field.

Thus, his Divine Sense from above could look down and see a landscape resembling a freshly altered loam pond.

Next, he scattered countless grass seeds, using Wood Vine Skill to catalyze the formation of a grassy meadow.

In this way, after a better part of the day, the Grotto began to look somewhat normal.

However, he also found out that although there was nothing in the Grotto, the Stone Spirit could continuously absorb some special Spiritual Energy and materials from the outside world through its Python Patterns to sustain this Grotto.

Ensuring the normal operation of the Grotto,

After completing all these, Ye Jingcheng exited the Grotto.

He captured a few Five Poison Bees in it; now that the Grotto World had just appeared, Ye Jingcheng naturally had to test it.

Particularly closing the entrance of the Grotto World, to see if it could still store live creatures after closing the entrance.

As the entrance of the Grotto World closed, the few Python Patterns on the Stone Spirit began to disperse.

Correspondingly, the absorption of Spiritual Energy in the air also directly vanished.

It appeared particularly mysterious.

The only flaw was that this Stone Spirit had yet to develop Spiritual Wisdom, so Ye Jingcheng had to control everything himself. Otherwise, he would need only to ask the Stone Spirit, instead of being so cautious in his testing.

Ye Jingcheng placed the Stone Spirit back into his Storage Bag, expecting that as long as the Five Poison Bees didn’t die in the Grotto of the Stone Spirit in the next half-day, it would mean his Grotto was a success.

If it could even store live creatures, then when Ye Jingcheng entered the Secret Realm, his Spirit Beasts wouldn’t be exposed.

Even though the Ye Family had prepared a Bone Storage Ring,

when facing a True Master, it might not be well-concealed.

After finishing all these, Ye Jingcheng relaxed. The Golden Scale Beast beside him had already given up completely. Its mouth opened and closed as if it was trying its best to absorb Spiritual Energy.

In the past, when Ye Jingcheng depleted its Spiritual Energy, he would actively infuse it with Treasure Light as a supplement.

This time however, Ye Jingcheng, having neglected it for long, the beast began breathing practice on its spot, as if it had witnessed the Stone Spirit’s absorption.

Ye Jingcheng found it somewhat intriguing; a Spirit Beast knowing Breathing Skill was quite impressive.

But as he looked, he found it rather amusing as well since the Golden Scale Beast’s recovery rate was still the same as always. Its so-called increased breathing practice was probably just form without substance.

He could only console himself with that.

Ye Jingcheng had read in some ancient texts that the Demon Race could also cultivate, and some True Spirit Races even practiced Demon Race techniques from a young age.

But ordinary Spirit Beasts generally relied on their physical instincts for absorption.

This absorption ability depended on the bloodline of the Demon Beast.

His Spirit Beasts were considered high-bloodline Spirit Beasts but hadn’t reached the stage of awakening bloodline memory and comprehending the breathing skill.

Ye Jingcheng placed his hand over the Golden Scale Beast’s Golden Armor, feeling the ever-hardening Earth Armor, and a satisfied look flitted through his eyes.

Though it wasn’t perfect, under the bombardment of the Red Flame Fox’s Fireballs, its Golden Armor was still remarkable.

With a smile, Ye Jingcheng began to infuse Treasure Light again.

That day, during the Stone Spirit’s absorption of the Stone Square, the Golden Scale Beast indeed exerted great effort.

He wouldn’t show partiality; besides Treasure Light, he fetched several Earth Attribute Spirit Pills for the Golden Scale Beast to ingest.

Once it swallowed, the Golden Scale Beast closed its eyes, casting away the previous moment’s breathing entirely, and laid down with its two large forepaws.

Its mouth muttered lightly in a low growl.

As if saying, after a day’s hard work, it’s time to enjoy.

This time, Ye Jingcheng was not frugal with Treasure Light, nor did he make it get up, but continued to let the beast fill itself up sufficiently.

Ye Jingcheng stopped only after the Treasure Light completely failed to merge.

After feeding the Golden Scale Beast, Ye Jingcheng began to meditate himself.

Although he could draw upon his Spiritual Power, he had spent an entire day observing, and his Divine Sense was quite depleted.

As he meditated, the Four-Phase Spiritual Light within him began to intensify.

Among the four-colored Spiritual Aura, the Water Phase had now surpassed the Fire Phase, and surprisingly, the Earth Phase was last.

However, the difference among the Four Phases was still significant, and as the bloodlines of the Red Flame Fox and Jade Qilin Flood Dragon strengthened, the purity of their Spiritual Power greatly differed.

Because the Wood Phase was supported by the Peach Wood Demon and Three-Colored Cloud Deer, it was relatively stronger.

After meditating for most of the day, Ye Jingcheng’s Spiritual Energy became full and bright again.

The fatigue on his body disappeared entirely.

He eagerly got up, then used his Divine Sense to probe into the Storage Bag, intending to open the Stone Spirit Grotto Heaven, but hesitated because the Stone Spirit cannot be opened within the Storage Bag, it must be taken out.

Upon opening it, he could clearly see the Five Poison Bees wandering aimlessly on the green grass.

With no companions or flowers, the Five Poison Bees could only fly around and stop everywhere.

After checking, Ye Jingcheng found that the Five Poison Bees had no problems.

However, Ye Jingcheng still didn’t put the Three-Colored Cloud Deer inside.

Instead, he closed the Grotto Heaven again and placed it back in the Storage Bag.

Half a day’s time still wasn’t safe enough.

With seven or eight days left before the Secret Realm begins, there’s no need to rush.

Ye Jingcheng put the Storage Bag away and took out the Storage Bag given to him by Ye Xingliu.

Inside were treasures from the Ye Family to ensure his safety in the Secret Realm.

Naturally, Ye Jingcheng wanted to check them in advance.

This Storage Bag was unowned, allowing Ye Jingcheng’s Divine Sense to easily enter.

Immediately, several treasures appeared before Ye Jingcheng.

There was an Attack Talisman Treasure, a palm-sized Shield, plus two Escape Talismans and one Array-Breaking Talisman, two Tier Two Top-Grade Thunder Beads, and one Tier Three Lower Thunder Tribulation Bead—this was the entire collection of treasures.

Beside these treasures, there was also a Jade Talisman, detailing usage precautions and introductions for these treasures.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at the Jade Talisman and instantly understood everything.

The Attack Treasure was an intact Profound Cold Seal Talisman Treasure.

The characteristic of this Talisman Treasure was its terrifying damage; if it hit, the enemy would be either dead or seriously wounded.

Moreover, the Profound Cold Seal could emit unmatched cold, restricting the enemy’s speed.

Often, it could smash enemy cultivators into a pile of ice shards.

This Talisman Treasure was also a Tier Three High-Grade, even higher than his Corpse Spear Talisman Treasure, and hadn’t been used yet, full of Treasure Light, estimated to be usable at least four or five more times.

The Defensive Treasure was a Palm Shield.

This Palm Shield only needed Spiritual Energy to activate, then it could fly around the cultivator, autonomously defending, and even if breached, it would release a terrifying thrust to push the cultivator away.

Considered a top-tier Tier Two Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Because of the urgency of Defensive Spiritual Artifacts, Talisman Treasures were unfavorable.

Thus, the family’s allocation was extremely reasonable; the Escape Talismans were two Tier Two Top-Grade Wind Movement Talismans, plus Ye Jingcheng’s own Profound Shadow Cyan Cloud Ship, Ye Jingcheng considered his escape speed unmatchable among any Foundation Establishment cultivator.

As for the Thunder Bead and Thunder Tribulation Bead, needless to say, if used well, the former could slay Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, while the latter, if misused, could affect even oneself, because even Purple Mansion cultivators might not withstand it directly.

And if counting the Profound Cyan Tower Ye Jingcheng obtained from Xu Xiuqing, he had three Talisman Treasures and two Tier Two Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts, among which two were escape lifesaving types.

On the other hand, his strongest Attack Spiritual Artifacts were Tier Two Middle-grade Profound Silver Needle and Tier Two Middle-grade Black Wood Coffin.

However, he did not need formidable attacks himself, as the Red Flame Fox and several Spirit Beasts were his greatest attack methods.

After thoroughly examining the treasures and placing them in his personal Storage Ring, Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Simultaneously, a Bone Ring appeared in his hand.

This Bone Ring can be embedded into a cultivator or Spirit Beast’s bone.

However, if the Grotto Heaven goes smoothly, the Bone Ring won’t be necessary.

Ye Jingcheng put away all the treasures and then took out another Storage Bag.

Inside were the Spirit Medicines brought by Ye Xingliu.

It contained ingredients for three batches of Bone Transformation Pill, two batches of Jade Soul Pill ingredients, and additionally, three batches of Blood Burst Pill elixir.

Upon seeing the Blood Burst Pill elixir, Ye Jingcheng realized that the family was reminding him that if faced with danger in the Secret Realm, using the Blood Burst Pill to save his life is primary, and he must not waste the talent of the Spirit Beasts, allowing himself to become deeply trapped.

He had long considered this, and in critical moments, he would never be stingy.

However, he didn’t need to refine the Blood Burst Pill or Jade Soul Pill for now, as he still had some remaining from previous refinement.

The only thing he needed to refine immediately was the Bone Transformation Pill.

And at least two batches needed to be refined, with four pills for safety.

After confirming everything, Ye Jingcheng immediately began to take out the Pill Furnace and summoned the Red Flame Fox, starting Alchemy on the spot.