Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

A thought flashed through Zhang Yuanjing's mind, but he immediately shook his head. He wasn't yet certain if this was the kind of secret land mentioned in the sect's records. He still needed to go forward, ultimately reaching that giant cave, to truly investigate it thoroughly.

However, the violent single-attribute spiritual power within the giant cave was too vast and complex; the Source Stone simply couldn't devour it. Moreover, if he didn't refine the spiritual power he had already absorbed quickly, it could potentially bring danger to it.

Zhang Yuanjing sighed with regret, put the Source Stone back into his Dantian, and quickly retreated. At this moment, under the gentle breeze at the bottom of the cave, the single-attribute spiritual power in the giant cave floated outwards again, quickly blocking the cave passage.

After exiting the spatial passage and landing at the foot of the stone mountain, Daoist Fire Crow eagerly stepped forward and asked, "Yuanjing, how was it? Did you discover the secret within?"

Zhang Yuanjing shook his head: "I have a magical treasure that can absorb a small amount of single-attribute spiritual power, so I went forward for a while. However, the front end of the cave passage is a giant cave filled with spiritual power of all five elements, which is very turbulent, and I didn't dare to enter. For now, if we want to find that mutated spiritual vein, we can only wait for those single-attribute spiritual powers to dissipate on their own."

A look of disappointment flashed in Daoist Fire Crow's eyes, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "What are your plans, Yuanjing? Wait or not?"

Zhang Yuanjing said: "That Du Xiangyuan was able to catch the opportunity when there was no single-attribute spiritual power, which was indeed due to his good luck. However, there may also be a reason why this situation occurs frequently. My meaning is, let's wait a year or two first and see what happens. If there is no sign at all, then we will ignore it. During this waiting time, Senior can enter and use the corresponding spiritual power to refine weapons."

Daoist Fire Crow nodded and pointed to Yuan Zhilin, asking, "Can these few Foundation Establishment cultivators use single-attribute spiritual power to refine weapons?"

Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not sure about this matter either. We can try it with a less frequently used spiritual weapon first. If there is any danger, we should give up in time and leave quickly."

Therefore, the group cut down some large trees and built more than a dozen wooden houses around the stone mountain, preparing for a long-term stay.

From then on, the group cultivated on the stone mountain island in this swamp.

Daoist Fire Crow entered the cave and focused on refining his Black Iron Gourd, and basically didn't come out.

Yuan Zhilin, Liu Jinglong, and Mei Zhenyi, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators, tried a few times but failed, so they gave up.

Zhang Yuanjing, on the other hand, entered and cultivated with mid-grade spirit stones, and his cultivation base grew rapidly, one step at a time. However, this could not last long.

Firstly, this had the suspicion of forcing growth, which could easily lead to an unstable foundation; secondly, mid-grade spirit stones had a wide range of uses, and using them for cultivation was not the best choice. Moreover, he had to take a group of disciples on the road, so he had to leave many mid-grade spirit stones to supply the consumption of the Wind-Controlling Chariot.

Daoist Fire Crow was very surprised, but after thinking that Zhang Yuanjing came from a large sect, he was relieved.

Yuan Thirteen couldn't stand this kind of boring life. Every few days, he would go to the deep mountains tens of thousands of miles away to find some wild animals for food. Sometimes Zhang Yu and Yuan Zhilin would go with him to play.

Spring passed and autumn came, and a year quickly passed.

On this day, Zhang Yuanjing was sitting in meditation and cultivating in the cave when suddenly, he felt a slight tremor around him. His heart tightened, and he immediately jumped up and said to Daoist Fire Crow, "Senior, there's movement!"

Daoist Fire Crow couldn't help but be stunned: "What movement? Why didn't I notice it?"

Zhang Yuanjing said: "Let's get out of the cave first."

If this place was what he thought it was, a secret place, then once there was a slight sign, he needed to avoid it as soon as possible.

Seeing his solemn expression, Daoist Fire Crow didn't ask any more questions, put away the Black Iron Gourd, and turned to go to the spatial passage.

After leaving the cave, Daoist Fire Crow asked, "What exactly is that cave below? Why are you so cautious, Yuanjing!"

"Has Senior ever heard of a 'Pole Cave'?" Zhang Yuanjing asked through voice transmission.

"Pole Cave?" Daoist Fire Crow was stunned, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head, saying, "I haven't heard of it."

Zhang Yuanjing asked again: "Does Senior know that the world we cultivate in resides within the infinite void?"

"I do know this," Daoist Fire Crow nodded, but the confusion in his eyes deepened.

Zhang Yuanjing's question was just common knowledge in the cultivation world. Qi Refining cultivators were hard to say, but Foundation Establishment cultivators must all know.

"If this world is to be maintained and not fall, it needs to draw a source material from the void to supplement its consumption. At the same time, it needs to expel things that harm itself into the void. This is the world's metabolism. To carry out this metabolism, just like the human body needs pores, this world also needs some holes connecting the inside and outside. These are the so-called 'Pole Caves'," Zhang Yuanjing said slowly, all his words spoken through voice transmission.

"Are you saying that the cave below is a Pole Cave?" Daoist Fire Crow was both surprised and delighted.

"Not the cave, but the big cave at the end of the cave that goes downwards," Zhang Yuanjing said. "A world has many Pole Caves, but they are usually very hidden and difficult to find. It is said that only at the Nascent Soul level can one find Pole Caves from clues."

Daoist Fire Crow couldn't help but chuckle: "It seems we have seized the opportunity of that Du Xiangyuan. I wonder what kind of opportunity this Pole Cave will bring?"

Zhang Yuanjing nodded and smiled: "Senior is right, we have indeed seized Du Xiangyuan's opportunity. If this person hadn't discovered this Pole Cave and stayed here, outsiders would have no way of knowing. This person probably saw that the Pole Cave could continuously replenish vitality to the spiritual veins, which is why he was able to make up his mind to refine himself into the Wood Essence. So, the opportunity brought by this Pole Cave is actually that mutated spiritual vein."

He paused slightly, saw Daoist Fire Crow listening attentively, and continued: "In the Xuan Tian Sect's records, there are no less than a hundred records about Pole Caves, but most of them are very dangerous. After all, this Pole Cave connects this world to the endless void, and it's hard to say what kind of demons might come in from the void. They fear the power of heaven and earth and dare not go deep into this world, but they may be lurking near the entrance of this cave.

"Of course, since the Pole Cave is the channel for this world's metabolism, when a large amount of source material enters from the void, it will indeed promote the birth of some high-quality spiritual objects of heaven and earth. However, the scale of the Pole Cave here is very small. It is already good enough to be able to generate these single-attribute spiritual powers and create a mutated spiritual vein."

Daoist Fire Crow sighed: "Sure enough, the inheritance of a large sect is profound. A rogue cultivator like me really has nowhere to hear about it. I wonder if a few single-attribute spirit essences can be born in these single-attribute spiritual veins?"

Zhang Yuanjing said: "Originally, if there was no Pole Cave, and it was just a mutated spiritual vein, the possibility of a single-attribute spirit essence appearing would be almost non-existent. Because the essence in the spiritual vein must have been absorbed by the Tree Essence, so naturally it cannot continue to condense spirit essence. Now that there is a Pole Cave, there is a certain possibility that it will be catalyzed when it absorbs the source material."