Su Ziyan got the token to open the restriction outside the cave, and then walked towards the cave.
He followed the coordinates on the blueprint and crossed layers of mountains. When he got there, he looked up and found that it was an area with only a forest.
There were lush trees growing there, with towering trees growing all around on this flat land. Only in the center of the forest was there a mountain about three hundred feet high, rising alone from the ground.
The cave he rented was inside this mountain. This cave was at the very edge of the green mountain, so it was relatively remote.
He used his body skills to start moving forward. There were many small animals in the woods. When they saw Su Ziyan's moving figure, they were all frightened and hid in the grass.
But as soon as Su Ziyan's figure passed by, they ran out again to look for food.
After reaching the foot of the mountain, he jumped directly into the air and, with the help of other trees growing on the mountain, moved towards the cave step by step.
Because the cave was built almost on the top of the mountain, it still took Su Ziyan almost half a cup of tea to reach the top.
When he landed at the entrance of the cave with a bang, a cloud of dust was raised by him.
Su Ziyan was a little speechless. Even the cave at the edge had to be cleaned up by someone.
But he didn't care too much. He used the token to open the ban and walked in, and found that the furnishings inside were quite complete.
It has four bedrooms and a living room, which is similar to the cave I rented in Fuyue City, and the spiritual energy is relatively rich.
He looked around each room and was very satisfied.
The only drawback was that everything in the cave was covered with a layer of dust.
He used earth magic to clean away the dust in the cave, and then used water magic to clean it again. All the furnishings in the cave looked brand new.
He looked at his masterpiece and nodded with satisfaction, then walked into the cave and opened the restriction.
He walked into the medicine room and planted his own herbs, especially the Auspicious Cloud Wood, which he took special care of and set aside a piece of land to plant there.
At this time, the auspicious cloud tree had already grown a tender bud, but it was still very small, as if it had just grown out. He planted it carefully.
After walking out of the medicine room, he did not immediately go into other rooms, but thought about his training plan in the hall.
Not long after he made up his mind, he went into the bedroom, took a shower, and had a sleep. He didn't get up until two days and one night later.
He got up, washed up, and walked into the practice room and sat cross-legged.
He took out a Yellow Dragon Pill, swallowed it, then placed his hands on his knees, pinched his fingers together, and began to practice the Great Circulation.
A month later, he woke up from his practice and found that his cultivation had not improved much. However, he was not discouraged. He walked out of the practice room and planned to go to the city.
After packing up, Su Ziyan set off.
Not long after, he arrived in the city and walked around it, but found that there was nothing that attracted him.
Then he planned to go to the teahouse to drink tea, because there were monks who went there to drink tea every day.
And many monks would tell all kinds of strange stories and new things when they were bored.
So it's best to plan to listen to something there.
Because those people would only gather together in that kind of place, and many monks like to go there.
Over time, this became a habit, and many monks would go to the teahouse when they had nothing to do.
Su Ziyan went to a relatively large teahouse in the city, then went up to the second floor and found an empty table to sit down.
After he sat there, the waiter came over and asked him what he needed.
He thought about it and asked the waiter for a pot of tea.
When the waiter found out, he retreated.
After the waiter left, Su Ziyan sat there quietly, releasing his spiritual sense to listen to what the people around him were saying.
But most of them were talking about meaningless things, and he didn't even want to release his spiritual sense to continue eavesdropping.
But not long after, there was a piece of news that made Su Ziyan's expression change. It was a discussion between two cultivators at the sixth level of Qi training.
"Friend Hu, is what you said true?" a young man asked an old man.
"Haha, of course it's true. This is what my good friend in Yunxi Sect told me. The news is absolutely true. I believe that it won't be long before this news will spread. By then, the whole city, and even the cultivators outside the city will know this news." The old man stroked his beard and said slowly.
The young man thought for a moment, then looked at the old man and said, "I wonder when this secret realm will be opened."
The old man heard what the young man said, lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "It is said that it will take more than ten years. This has not been confirmed yet, and he does not know the details. However, my good friend told me that there are many herbs and rare spiritual medicines in the secret realm."
The young man was disappointed. The old man saw the young man's disappointed look and laughed, "Brother Bing, why should you be disappointed? Although there are still more than ten years, these ten years can give us time to prepare well. Brother Bing, you don't think that every cultivator can enter, right?"
"You should know that the opening of the secret realm formation is controlled by four sects. If we, as independent cultivators, want to enter the secret realm, we need to pay a huge amount of spirit stones."
The old man took a sip of tea and stroked his beard. "So we can use the next ten years to prepare ourselves. At least we need to improve our cultivation. Then, anyone who enters the secret realm can enter, but those in the Qi training stage and the condensed vortex stage can enter. With our current cultivation, entering will only lead to our death."
"According to my understanding, the secret realm opens once every three hundred years. The spiritual energy inside is extremely rich, and many cultivators flock to it. However, in the end, less than 10% of the cultivators come out. Do you think that if we go in, those cultivators will let us low-level cultivators come out alive?"
"Even if we don't encounter those bloodthirsty monks, but we encounter some monsters or dangerous places, how long can we last with our current cultivation level?"
The young man lowered his head and thought about it, and felt that this was true. With his current level of cultivation, he would only die if he went in.
It's a good opportunity for me to make good preparations and improve my cultivation during these ten years.
While Su Ziyan was listening to what they were talking about, he couldn't help but become interested in that secret realm.
However, when I heard that the secret realm could be entered by people in both the Qi training stage and the Condensation Vortex stage at the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
But there are still more than ten years to prepare, so he can also take advantage of these ten years to improve his cultivation.
After Su Ziyan learned the news, he no longer listened to anything else. He was now thinking about how to improve his cultivation. Not long after, he left the teahouse and went to some shops.
He planned to buy some books about the secret realm in those shops so that he could understand what the secret realm was like.
At this time, he was walking on the street, and finally he saw a shop selling classics in an inconspicuous corner of the street. He walked in without hesitation.
A guy at the counter saw a customer coming and ran over enthusiastically to him.
And looked at him with a smile on his face. "I don't know what you need, about news or about strange things."
Su Ziyan didn't say too much nonsense. He looked at the guy in front of him who was at the third level of Qi training and asked calmly, "I need a book about secret realms. Do you have any?"
The waiter laughed and said, "Of course, I wonder if you want a more detailed or a brief introduction."
"Details, bring them all here." Su Ziyan looked at the waiter and then stopped talking.
After that, the waiter didn't say anything and went to get the book for Su Ziyan.
Su Ziyan waited in the living room, but he didn't have to wait long before the waiter came out with some jade slips.
The waiter placed the jade slips in front of Su Ziyan. There were seven jade slips in total.
The waiter said to Su Ziyan, "Fellow Daoist, please take a look. There are seven jade slips about the secret realm. They were all left by the predecessors who entered the realm. They are all extremely detailed. Please take a look at the contents to see if you are satisfied."
Su Ziyan nodded, then picked up one of the jade slips and started reading it. Just as he was fascinated by it, he suddenly found that some of the information at the back could not be read.
His consciousness seemed to be blocked outside by some restriction, and he could only see some blurry characters.
He withdrew his spiritual consciousness and looked at the waiter, looking at him coldly, "What do you mean, Daoist friend? Why can't I see the back? Are you kidding me?"
The clerk was not afraid. He looked at Su Ziyan calmly and said, "Daoyou, I am not kidding you. This is how our store has always been. No matter who comes to buy these jade slips, we will let them check to see if they are what they need. If so, then the following contents can only be used to break the restriction if they buy them."
When Su Ziyan heard the waiter say this, his expression softened and he no longer looked at the waiter coldly as before.
After listening to what the guy said, he began to understand him a little.
This method can be considered as a means of doing business. Naturally, he wants customers to be willing to buy these jade slips.
Otherwise, everything will be shown to the guests, and there will be nothing he can do.
Although Su Ziyan did not continue to look at the waiter coldly, he replied angrily, "I wonder how many spirit stones are needed to buy these jade slips? I want them all."
The guy took a look and said, "There are 980 spiritual stones in total. I will only charge you 900 spiritual stones after deducting the decimals."
Su Ziyan didn't say anything. He just patted his storage bag, took out nine hundred spirit stones and put them on the table. "Take a look and see if it's enough."
The guy scanned the jade slips with his spiritual sense and laughed, "Fellow Daoist, you are really generous. Now I will help you copy the contents of these jade slips and put them on other jade slips. When the time comes, you only need to take those jade slips."
Su Ziyan hummed and stopped talking. He sat on a stool beside him, closed his eyes and waited.
The guy took the jade slips and did not hide them from Su Ziyan. He copied the contents of the jade slips into other jade slips in front of Su Ziyan.
Su Ziyan didn't have to wait long. Soon, the waiter came over with the jade slips and said, "Fellow Daoist, please take these jade slips. By the way, do you need a map of the secret realm?"
Su Ziyan was moved when he heard this, but he acted a little indifferent. "Of course it's good to have a map, bring me a detailed one."
The guy said okay and went to get a jade slip.
Su Ziyan directly asked how many spirit stones it cost. The waiter said an amount. Su Ziyan paid the spirit stones, and the waiter helped him break the restriction in the jade slip and copied it.
Then Su Ziyan took the jade slip and left.