In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

Chapter 122 Spiritual Energy, Invincible Technique

After traveling for half a day, Lu Yuan and Jiang Ying finally arrived at the location of the secret realm.

Or rather, this is actually just the entrance to the secret realm.

This place is actually the border between Tianshui Prefecture and Changhui Prefecture. Not only are there towering mountains everywhere, but also a thick white fog.

Although we haven't actually entered the secret realm yet, it already feels like we can see extraordinary natural wonders.

Especially the huge rock in the distance that stretches across the mountain peak, it looks like something from outer space.

And every now and then you could hear bursts of beast roars coming from the depths of the mountains.

The two even clearly saw some strange beasts, even more terrifying than the snow ape, appearing and disappearing among them.

Compared to the forbidden Cold Jade Valley, this place seems even more strange and dangerous.

"No wonder Lord Fan Ping said that without a sixth-grade or even fifth-grade cultivation level, one doesn't even qualify to enter the secret realm!"

Jiang Ying said with a strange look in her eyes, "The strength of these strange beasts is probably comparable to that of an ordinary fifth-rank beast."

"That's absolutely right!"

Lu Yuan nodded.

Even if an ordinary fifth-rank martial artist entered this mountain range, they probably wouldn't be able to find the entrance to the secret realm before being eaten by these terrifyingly powerful beasts, who would then offer them food.

Without hesitation, the two stepped into the mountains.

With their current cultivation levels, these strange beasts naturally pose no threat to them.

If it weren't for resources like exotic beast meat and Xuan Yuan pills, which have significantly reduced their effectiveness—to almost negligible—they could have easily wreaked havoc here first.

As the two ventured deeper, they seemed to sense a white mist permeating the surrounding space.

It didn't seem to be ordinary fog; it appeared to contain a special substance.

"This white mist seems to contain a strange substance that can help my internal energy recover faster. If I could cultivate here, even without the aid of resources, I should be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort!"

Jiang Ying said with a look of surprise in her eyes.

"Could this be the spiritual energy mentioned in ancient texts?"

Lu Yuan nodded, his eyes filled with hope.

Ancient books record that there was once a substance called spiritual energy in the world, which could not only nourish the physical body, but also greatly increase the speed of cultivation. In fact, places with abundant spiritual energy could give birth to more rare and precious materials.

Unfortunately, after ancient times, spiritual energy seemed to have disappeared from the world.

If these white mists truly contain spiritual energy buried along with the ancient times, then the secret realm that is about to open may indeed contain so-called ancient inheritances.

"Possibly!"

Jiang Ying's eyes brightened slightly, and she nodded: "This is only the entrance to the near opening of the secret realm. Once inside, the spiritual energy will definitely be even more abundant."

The two continued walking briskly, and the spiritual energy in the space became increasingly dense.

Before long, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a vast plain.

On the plain, at least a hundred people had already gathered.

These people included men and women, young people and middle-aged people, and without exception, none of them were weak.

As you can see, many of them are sitting directly on the ground, with various rare and precious natural materials, as well as weapons such as swords that look quite good, and even some artistic conception catalogs in front of them.

Clearly, they wanted to exchange resources with others before the secret realm was truly opened.

"This painting was personally engraved by a senior who has grasped 90% of the essence of thunder. It only costs 10,000 taels of silver."

Lu Yuan turned his head and casually glanced at the catalog of artistic conceptions, and couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Although this painting does contain the essence of thunder, it is not profound. At most, it can only allow people to comprehend about 20% of the essence of thunder, which is far inferior to the Boundless Jade Wall of Bright Moon Manor.

If he were to make the recording, even if it were done casually, the result would be far more than this.

It's easy to imagine that if he wanted to earn money now, it wouldn't be difficult.

You can make a lot of money simply by burning a few artistic images into a catalog.

He then looked at several other paintings in the catalogue, but they were all extremely crude and of little use to him.

"How much is this sword?"

Lu Yuan walked to the stall next to him, pointed to one of the purple longswords, and asked.

"This sword is named Thunder Cutter. It is a true top-grade treasure. Not only is it forged from millennium-old thunderstone, which can greatly amplify thunder-attribute techniques, but it also incorporates extraterrestrial black iron, making it extremely tough and sharp."

The stall owner, a man in white robes, glanced at Lu Yuan and then said directly, "If you really like it, young friend, you can take it for 100,000 taels of silver!"

Treasures are stronger than ordinary weapons, and like techniques, they can greatly enhance offensive power.

Even a low-grade treasure is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is unaffordable for ordinary martial artists.

This sword, named Raikiri, is not only a top-grade treasure, but also incredibly tough and sharp. Furthermore, it can amplify lightning-attribute techniques. At 100,000 silver coins, it's actually not expensive.

In the past, he might not have been able to afford it, but now he has tens of thousands of silver notes on him, so it's not a problem at all.

If all else fails, he can always kill a few strange beasts or carve a few artistic illustrations to sell later.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yuan took out 100,000 taels of silver and bought the sword named Leiqie.

With this sword, he could unleash the Thunderclap Sword Technique, and with the full power of thunder intent, even without using the might of the Heavenly Thunder, he was fully confident that he could overpower half of the third-rank, or even second-rank, super experts.

"Would you be willing to exchange techniques?"

Lu Yuan and Jiang Ying browsed through the other stalls and both made some purchases when suddenly someone stopped them and asked a question.

"Exchange techniques?"

Lu Yuan and Jiang Ying looked up at each other, their eyes showing surprise.

"That's right, but the requirement is no lower than Heavenly Grade, and it would be even better if it had Holy Law!"

The man nodded and said directly.

Upon hearing this, both of them were speechless.

Although they entered the Suspended Sword Division and had the opportunity to access Heavenly Grade cultivation techniques, they had not accumulated enough merit points to exchange for such techniques, and had not yet mastered them.

They are far from being qualified to even come into contact with the sacred laws that can be considered the foundation of martial sainthood.

It should be understood that half of the foundation of a Martial Saint is golden skin, golden muscles, and jade bones, while the other half is this sacred method. If one obtains both, one can forge a complete foundation for a Martial Saint.

Simply put, only those who cultivate to the point of having golden skin, golden muscles, and jade bones can withstand the sacred law and use it to build the body of a martial saint.

The more powerful a sacred law is, the higher the requirements for the cultivator, and the greater the difficulty of cultivation.

Of course, once one can master it, one will construct the corresponding Martial Saint's body, and once one steps into the Martial Saint realm, one can become the strongest.

"How do you want to exchange them?"

Lu Yuan remained calm and asked in return.

"I have two complete Heavenly-grade techniques and one incomplete Holy Technique, which I can exchange for one."

The man, without suspecting anything, spoke directly.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Although this sacred technique is incomplete, it is an invincible technique that touches space, far surpassing ordinary sacred techniques."

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