After passing the teleportation array in front of Zixiao Palace, Shen Mo and Peak Master Zhou Shili appeared in a main hall.
Different from the mountain and river realm, the spatial passage into the secret realm of Yaochi is in this hall.
The entire hall was protected by numerous restrictions, and Shen Mo's consciousness could not penetrate it, let alone discern where this place was!
Not long after, an old man with white eyebrows and beard walked out of the side hall.
Shen Mo smelled a strong smell of herbs from him, and they were all aged spiritual plants.
Just when he was having doubts, Zhou Shili respectfully took out the sect's order and handed it over to the old man for inspection.
Then, the old man glanced at Shen Mo indifferently, then opened the door to the deeper part of the hall, nodded to the two of them, and returned to the side hall.
Shen Mo followed Zhou Shili and walked through the door together.
There is nothing in this room, only stone pillars forming a circle, fixing the space crack in the middle.
These stone pillars are very similar in shape to the pillars used by Elder Shentu to seal the Demonic Passage.
The difference is that the inscriptions engraved on the stone pillars are quite different.
The faint light fell into the cracks, causing it to stop flowing and change, just like a fixed ink ball on the scroll.
As soon as he thought about it, Shen Mo understood.
The stone pillar that seals the Heavenly Demon's passage is to interfere with the stability of the crack so that the Heavenly Demon cannot enter this realm smoothly.
But now the formation formed by the stone pillars has a stabilizing effect.
"This is the passage to enter the Yaochi realm. Before entering, there are a few things I need to tell you." Peak Master Zhou Shili said.
"In the secret area of Yaochi, there are a large number of spiritual plants and elixirs that are thousands or even thousands of years old!"
"These elixirs are all taken care of by Elder Li. He has registered every single one."
"Don't pick at will! Otherwise, if Elder Li comes to complain to me, I won't be able to protect you."
Hearing this, Shen Mo suddenly felt enlightened.
No wonder Elder Li's body was stained with the strong smell of herbs. He turned out to be the person responsible for taking care of the elixirs in the secret realm.
Although not all magic medicines are effective, they need to be accumulated over the years.
But in the world of immortality, there are indeed many spiritual plants and elixirs. The longer they grow, the better their quality.
In the secret realm of Yaochi, the flow rate of time is ten times that of the outside world, which is very suitable for the growth of this part of the elixir.
After ten years have passed in the outside world, a century-old elixir can be harvested from the secret territory.
Linjiang Sect has been established for nearly a thousand years, and even if it only takes a few hundred years to obtain the secret realm of Yaochi, there must still be spiritual plants growing here for thousands of years.
"The disciples should bear in mind what the Peak Master said." Shen Mo replied respectfully.
However, there was still a trace of confusion on his face.
As the master of Xingchen Peak, Zhou Shili's status was only lower than that of the sect leader and the Supreme Elder, and was a step higher than the masters of the various halls.
Elder Li is just an ordinary elder, and his cultivation level is not high.
Why is the peak master so respectful and humble when facing Elder Li?
When facing the sect leader, I never saw him have such an attitude.
Peak Master Zhou Shili saw the difference in his expression and guessed what he was thinking, so he explained with a smile: "You don't know that Elder Li is not at a high level, but during his time in the sect, he was better than several Supreme Elders. It’ll take a long time.”
"When the eldest Supreme Elder was still practicing in the outer sect, Elder Li was already the elder of the sect."
"Don't say it's me. Even if the Supreme Elder, Sect Master and others come, I still have to respect him!"
Hearing this, Shen Mo was surprised.
Although the ancestors of the Yuandan Realm enjoy a thousand years of life, the Linjiang Sect has experienced several crises of extinction in its history.
At the most dangerous time, there was not even a single person in the Yuan Dan realm within the sect.
Therefore, no independent sect in the Yuan Dan Realm has survived to this day, and the Supreme Elder with the longest lifespan is only over 500 years old.
In this way, Elder Li's lifespan is far more than five hundred years old. In addition, he has to enter the Yaochi realm from time to time to take care of spiritual plants. I am afraid that his real age is no less than six or seven hundred years old.
As for the spiritual sea realm monks, they only have a lifespan of 500 years at fullest. It is too outrageous that Elder Li can live for such a long time.
"He once took a seventh-grade elixir by chance. His longevity is no less than that of the Yuan Dan realm!"
"But to be able to obtain such a long life, Elder Li paid a high price. Over the years, his cultivation level has not increased at all."
"It is precisely because of this that he took the initiative to ask Ying to take care of the elixirs in Yaochi."
"First of all, his lifespan is relatively long and he will not die of premature aging."
"Secondly, I am also cultivating better elixirs for the sect's alchemy master. I hope that one day, I can refine elixirs that can restore and increase his realm. If it were not for his own poor talent in alchemy, our Linjiang Sect would not be able to As for there being only one fourth-grade alchemist!”
Peak Master Zhou Shili said with regret.
Shen Mo finally figured out that apart from his long life, Elder Li was not outstanding in other aspects.
However, having him take care of the secret elixir has indeed made a great contribution to the sect.
Otherwise, why did Zhao Lingyin's master Wu Gong not choose the other four immortal sects, but instead became the guest minister of the Linjiang Sect.
It is simply because Linjiang Sect has a lot of elixirs that are over a thousand years old, some of which are rare items that have never been seen in the outside world, which can be used to further improve the alchemy attainments.
"Enough chatter, after you enter the secret realm, there is no need to rush to the spiritual sea realm."
"With these ten months of seclusion, we should solidify our foundation. The stronger the foundation is, the vaster the spiritual sea we will open up in the future!"
Shen Mo nodded, saluted Zhou Shili, then turned around and stepped into the space passage.
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The cave is several miles deep, and the stone walls are turbulent and clear.
This is the most intuitive feeling in Shen Mo's heart after entering the Yaochi secret realm.
This secret realm is not vast, it is probably only 10 or 20% the size of the Linjiang Zongshan Gate. Most of the area has been opened up as a medicine garden, and individual plants of elixirs are planted there.
There are also many areas that maintain their original simplicity.
Presumably, it is to maintain the original ecological landscape so that the spiritual plants and spiritual grasses that are difficult to cultivate can have a suitable growing environment.
Shen Mo's powerful spiritual consciousness spread out, and he soon discovered that these spiritual plants and elixirs were indeed many years old.
If you look for any one, it will be more than a hundred years old.
There are many elixirs that have been used for hundreds or even thousands of years.
There are not so many elixirs that have been around for thousands of years. After all, they are harvested and planted. After so many years, almost all the elixirs grown in the first batch have been used.
However, compared to the outside world, it is still very common.
Following the instructions of the peak master, Shen Mo did not want to collect it on his own. He followed the bluestone path outside the passage and walked towards the area specially set aside for disciples to practice.
"The aura of this place is more than five times richer than that of the Neimen Cave. It deserves the name of Yao Chi!"
Shen Mo breathed in a breath of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and after refining the exercises, he felt that the spiritual power of Zifu in the sea of qi had quietly grown a little.
(End of chapter)
