Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Earth Milk Spiritual Spring

Zhang Chi had successfully read the memories of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivator, yet it had caused him no negative side effects.

Had it been any other cultivator, even if they could perform a Soul Search successfully, they would likely have gotten lost in the vast and complex memories of a High Tier Cultivator, gradually developing various mental problems or even a split personality.

But that clearly wouldn’t happen to Zhang Chi.

’So that’s how it is!’

The memories, however, left Zhang Chi with a look of utter disbelief.

Much of the knowledge about Immortal Cultivation within the man’s memories was vastly different from what Zhang Chi knew, broadening his horizons considerably.

For example, a Golden Core could indeed have up to nine Dao Patterns, and there were over a dozen types of Core Formation Spiritual Objects.

There was also information about Spirit Medicines, materials, and Ancient Formulas that no longer existed in the present day.

And the vast number of Ancient Magic and their application techniques were even more eye-opening for Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi had even managed to find some of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect’s secret Cultivation Techniques and Magic.

This information was actually under the restriction of Spirit Contracts, as the Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivators had signed confidentiality agreements when they learned these arts.

Under normal circumstances, they could never have leaked this information. Even if subjected to a Soul Search, this content would have been unreadable.

However, the Jade Pendant had directly absorbed the binding power of these Spirit Contracts, treating it as a negative effect to be nullified.

In fact, the cultivators’ Divine Souls were even protected by Divine Soul Restrictions to prevent a Soul Search.

But these Restrictions were nullified as well, which was how Zhang Chi had been able to successfully perform the Soul Search and obtain the information he sought.

Furthermore, the man’s true age was even more astonishing to Zhang Chi.

He was truly an Ancient Cultivator and had lived for so many years that he himself had lost count.

The reason he had lived for so long was that he had been slumbering in an Ancient Grotto Heaven Secret Realm called the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven.

Of course, this was no ordinary sleep, but a deep hibernation achieved with the help of an Array, Spiritual Objects, and a special Magical Treasure called the Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffin.

In this state, a cultivator’s life force would be completely contained, and even their Divine Soul would be frozen, preventing any activity, including dreams.

Moreover, within that Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven, there were many other Ancient Cultivators in a similar slumber, the most powerful among them being five Nascent Soul Level experts.

The Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect, in particular, was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage expert.

If an expert of that caliber were to emerge, they could undoubtedly dominate the entire Great Abyss, unless all the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Great Abyss joined forces to besiege them.

The seven Golden Core cultivators Zhang Chi had learned about were merely scouts dispatched by the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven.

However, the five who had left had, for some unknown reason, never returned.

Otherwise, they would have returned to the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven to report long ago.

According to the memories, back in the era of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect, many top-tier factions possessed their own Grotto Heaven Secret Realms.

When a massive Demon Tide later erupted, the Ten Thousand Laws Sect retreated into their Grotto Heaven, as did many other top-tier factions.

Initially, the Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivators continued to develop normally within the Grotto Heaven for a time.

But as time went on, dwindling resources and a growing population made their situation increasingly dire. The sect’s leadership made a decisive move: they halted all development and exterminated all mortals and Low Tier Cultivators.

Then, they all entered a state of slumber, which is how they managed to survive to the present day.

Before entering their slumber, they had sent people out to investigate on several occasions. Unfortunately, the Demon Tide had not yet receded, and the results were always disastrous, with the scouting parties suffering heavy casualties each time.

Consequently, they had all but given up hope until the Song Family discovered these ruins and, through Refinement, activated the Teleportation Stele within, which in turn awakened them.

Subsequently, the seven of them used the Teleportation Stele, with help from the experts inside the Grotto Heaven, to come here. They took control of the Song Family and dispatched most of their group to verify the truth of the family’s claims.

But the two who remained behind never would have dreamed that before their companions could return, Zhang Chi would find his way here first.

’These are truly tumultuous times!’

As he processed all this information, Zhang Chi’s heart grew heavy.

The Great Abyss was already chaotic enough. If these cultivators from the Ancient Secret Realms were to emerge, things would only become more troublesome.

When that happened, the standing of top Immortal Sects like the Cangwu Sect would be threatened. Even a Nascent Soul Seed like himself would be drawn into the fray, no longer able to remain aloof and focus on his Cultivation in peace.

Furthermore, the cultivators within those Ancient Secret Realms were extremely powerful, and many of them were prodigies from the ancient era.

A Four Patterns Golden Core, among such prodigies, would only be considered first-class, not truly top-tier.

For instance, the two Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivators he had just killed would both be considered Upper Grade Golden Core cultivators by the current standards of the Great Abyss.

However, because they had been in slumber for too long, the quality of their Golden Cores had degraded to Middle Grade.

But with enough time and resources, the quality of their Golden Cores could be restored.

Furthermore, the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven held a stockpile of precious resources, including some Core Formation Spiritual Objects that no longer existed in the Great Abyss.

If these Spiritual Objects were to make their way out, the Great Abyss would surely see a surge of cultivators forming Upper Grade and even Top Grade Golden Cores. Even the Celestial Grade Golden Core might cease to be a mere legend.

Besides the Core Formation Spiritual Objects, the Secret Realm also contained Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could help Golden Core Cultivators advance rapidly.

For example, there was Thousand Year and even Ten Thousand Year Earth Milk. This was the same substance as the Earth Milk Spirit Liquid that Zhang Chi had often used, but of a much higher quality.

Its quality, however, was far superior, corresponding to Tier Three and even Tier Four.

Of course, "Thousand Year" and "Ten Thousand Year" didn’t refer to their actual age, but were special designations used to differentiate their grade and efficacy.

For example, a Thousand Year Spirit Medicine hadn’t necessarily grown for a thousand years; its name simply signified that its efficacy was more than ten times that of a Centennial Spirit Medicine.

And there was a considerable amount of this Thousand Year and even Ten Thousand Year Earth Milk in the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven.

The Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffins were maintained not only by the Array and Spiritual Qi, but were also primarily powered by this High Tier Earth Milk.

Deep within the Grotto Heaven was an Earth Milk Spiritual Spring filled with Thousand Year Earth Milk. It even produced a single drop of Ten Thousand Year Earth Milk every year.

The Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffins and their related Array were all built directly above this Earth Milk Spiritual Spring.

This revelation thrilled Zhang Chi. He was tempted to charge into the Grotto Heaven right then and there to seize the Earth Milk and the Spiritual Spring.

With them, his Cultivation speed could very well double.

Barring any bottlenecks, he might be able to reach the Perfection of the Golden Core realm by the time he was two hundred years old and then attempt to form a Nascent Soul.

Moreover, from the Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivator’s memories, he had also learned the method to enter the Grotto Heaven: using a special Spirit Technique to activate the Stele’s hidden teleportation function.

Of course, this was only possible because those on the other side were currently waiting for the scouts to return. Otherwise, even the Spirit Technique would be useless.

But Zhang Chi quickly forced himself to calm down.

The reason was simple: if he entered rashly, he would undoubtedly be swarmed and killed by the cultivators inside the Secret Realm.

At that point, forget about obtaining the Earth Milk Spirit Liquid; it would be impossible for him to even escape with his life.

’What should I do?’

Zhang Chi was torn, and for a moment, he even considered destroying the Stele.

That way, while the Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivators wouldn’t be trapped forever, it would certainly take them a great deal of time and effort to get out.

Otherwise, as long as the Stele existed, even if all seven scouts died, they would likely just send out new, perhaps even stronger, cultivators.

And even if all the Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivators emerged, they wouldn’t be able to stop the Demon Abyss’s great eruption, nor could they reclaim Yuan South.

If they could, they wouldn’t have had to go into hiding in the first place.

Besides, these Ten Thousand Laws Sect cultivators had been in the Secret Realm for far too long. Though they appeared to have survived unscathed, it seemed their Divine Souls had suffered some damage.

They had become psychologically twisted, especially after enduring that long period of resource scarcity.

The five cultivators who had gone out to gather information were slaughtering innocents indiscriminately, not even sparing mortals. This was likely the reason.

Releasing them would therefore be anything but a good thing.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Chi soon reached the depths of the ruins, where he indeed saw the Stele, along with several pavilions and gazebos.

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