Xuanjian: Jade True Sword Immortal, my Dao Wisdom keeps increasing.

Southern Xinjiang is vast and desolate.

Inspiration surged endlessly, and supernatural powers shimmered with colorful light.

The forests are now lush and vibrant, teeming with life. Birds peek out from the trees, chirping and singing, their calls echoing through the forests of southern Xinjiang, creating a magnificent spectacle.

Jiang Heqian and the other disciples stood in the void, all looking at Liu Changdie with solemn expressions, until he completely entered the secret realm before they withdrew their gazes.

Just as Master Zhu Sheng was about to speak, a flash of azure light appeared in the void beside him.

It revealed an old man dressed in blue with a face full of wrinkles.

Everyone bowed respectfully and said:

"Greetings, Great Master Yuanxiu."

With a serious expression, Yuan Xiu put his hands behind his back, nodded slightly, glanced at Zhu Sheng and the others beside him, turned around and looked Jiang Heqian over, but said nothing.

Zhu Sheng and the two Purple Mansion Demon Kings exchanged glances and immediately used their supernatural powers to leave.

Jiang Heqian and Yuan Xiu were left standing there alone.

Yuan Xiu asked in a weathered voice:

"Master Yu Yan, do you know which grotto-heaven in the Southern Frontier is about to collapse?"

Jiang Heqian shook his head in confusion and whispered:

"Yu Yan is just a rogue cultivator and is unaware of such ancient secrets. I would be grateful if Senior Yuan Xiu could teach me."

Yuan Xiu chuckled self-deprecatingly and said:

"Rogue cultivators? Apart from those born with natural caves, who in this world isn't a rogue cultivator? They're all just ants, some bigger and some smaller."

The old man, with an inscrutable expression, sighed with a desolate tone.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heqian was at a loss for words and simply listened quietly without uttering a sound.

Yuanxiu Zhenren, who cultivates the Way of Righteous Wood, has now passed the Three Purple Immortal Threshold and is a Great True Man who possesses four Ways of Righteous Wood Divine Powers.

Zhengmu, the Wood element is in its proper position, and it dislikes the leap month.

Legend has it that a great man hid a supernatural power of Zhengmu, leaving those who cultivated Zhengmu with nowhere to go.

The only option left is to smash one's head against the wall in pursuit of gold.

Jiang Heqian felt a pang of regret, thinking to himself:

"Yuan Xiu, who came from Qingchi, is extremely shrewd and calculating. When he was seeking gold, he was able to turn his attention to Du Qing and take advantage of Lushui's influence."

"It's a pity that he cultivated the 'position of specialization' of the Zhengmu tree and even thought of using the 'falcon perches' to intercalate the Jimu tree. As a result, he crashed into the tree and died. The five virtues are in their proper positions, and the intention is bright. None of them like intercalation. The original cultivator had no way to go, so he had no choice but to intercalate the Jimu tree."

"According to Lu Jiangxian's comment, if there were an elder in the Jimu Fruit position to lend a helping hand to Yuanxiu, Yuanxiu might actually be able to successfully leapfrog. After all, the Five Virtues position only dislikes leapfrog, not that it is completely impossible to leapfrog."

"Ji Mu is in charge of collecting wood, accepting all comers and liking leapfrogs. With this back-and-forth tug-of-war, Zheng Mu might be able to leave."

Jiang Heqian pondered the matter of Mude for a moment, then sighed inwardly.

His purpose in coming to the Southern Frontier was solely for the supplies for the Purple Mansion. This conflict involving the Wood element had nothing to do with him, and he did not wish to get involved in the disputes.

Yuan Xiu stared intently as the secret realm slowly descended from the void.

He turned and stared at Jiang Heqian, his voice inexplicable as he said:

"In ancient times, there was a great man who practiced the Way of Witchcraft and used methods to seek gold that no one dared to imagine. He lived in the position of Ji Mu Run. Later, because of a word from the Immortal Lord, he came to this southern border to cultivate."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heqian feigned shock and asked softly:

"But the legendary immortal lord's words say that the way of the sword should be in Shu, and the way of witchcraft should be in the southern border?"

Master Yuanxiu nodded slightly and said in a low voice:

"Indeed, Master Yuyan possesses sword intent; he must have heard about this from the Wanyu Sword Sect, right?"

"The ancient shamanistic path is a great path that is on par with the ancient method of cultivating one's nature and nourishing one's spirit. However, the cultivation of this path is even more demanding than cultivating one's nature and nourishing one's spirit. Ordinary cultivators cannot even get close to the threshold."

"In ancient times, the Way of Wood was mostly associated with shamans, and this lord from the Southern Frontier was a leading figure in this field."

Jiang Heqian nodded thoughtfully, standing in the void, quietly listening to Yuan Xiu speak.

He was quite unsettled.

The Sima family, whose ancestors cultivated the wood element for generations, seems to have a good understanding of the Wood element.

The fact that the Sima family has been able to pass down such ancient secrets through generations shows that their family has quite a history.

Just as Yuan Xiu was about to continue probing Jiang Heqian,

A flash of silvery-white magical light appeared, and a female cultivator dressed in a light yellow robe stepped out.

The newcomer was none other than the Autumn Water Grand Master of the Golden Feather Sect.

Yuan Xiu's expression changed slightly, and he turned away without saying another word.

Jiang Heqian quickly bowed respectfully and said:

"Mi Lin Yu Yan greets the Great Master Qiu Shui."

Master Qiushui held two golden rings in his hands, tossing them up and down, with silvery-white lead and mercury constantly changing within them.

She responded softly:

"Yes, Yu Yan cultivates the Jade True Path and has a strong affinity with the transformations of the Witchcraft Records. The Southern Frontier's [Witch's Abode Heaven] is about to fall. If we enter it, we will surely gain something."

Ignoring Jiang Heqian's reaction, Zhang Qiushui turned to Yuan Xiu, who had a stern face, and said:

"Yuanxiu, the True Wood Divine Power that you've been longing for might actually exist in this [Wuxi Heaven]."

Master Yuanxiu chuckled, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, and said in a cold tone:

"Others may not know, but do you, Great Master Qiushui, not know? How did the True Wood Dao die out in the Middle Ages, and how are its supernatural powers incomplete? Where in this world can there be a fifth True Wood supernatural power?"

"Moreover, this lord from the Southern Frontier gathered wood using the shamanic talisman, so it's highly unlikely that [Wu Xitian] possesses the Daoist scriptures of the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir Dao."

"Master Qiushui, you might as well say that the cave heaven of the great master of the Tianqi Wusha Xuanji contains the immortal book 'Answering the Questions of the Beggar Under the Mulberry Tree,' which is more reliable than the Zhengmu Shentong Daojing."

Hearing Yuan Xiu's slightly annoyed words, Zhang Qiushui's expression remained unchanged, and she calmly said:

"Lord Tianqi, who attained enlightenment through witchcraft, naturally looks down on the unorthodox path of the Purple Mansion Golden Core."

"Yu Yan Zhenren, Yu Zhen Dao is one of the Three Witches, and has a great connection with the Witchcraft and Records Dao. Now that Shangyuan Zhenjun has attained the Dao, Yu Yan can borrow Yu Zhen to perform the ritual. [Witch's Abode Heaven] has the ancient Witchcraft method."

Jiang Heqian stood in the void, his heart numb with shock.

When Master Qiushui asked the question, he feigned a flustered expression and answered:

"Yu Yan's cultivation is shallow, and he is not capable of acting as a Jade True Man. True Man Qiu Shui overestimates Yu Yan."

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Jiang Heqian heard several things he had never heard of before.

The Celestial Lord? The great man who gathers wood with shamanic talismans?

Liu Changdie's meddling in the southern border region unexpectedly unearthed such ancient matters.

He thought to himself:

"No wonder even the Yang family of the Underworld appeared in the Southern Frontier. Yang Ruiyi's appearance was not only to maintain the situation and allow Liu Changdie to successfully seize the spiritual object, but also to enter the cave to observe the ancient witchcraft."

Rumor has it that a certain high-ranking official in the underworld was a sorcerer who attained enlightenment.

Naturally, the Yang family of the underworld would send someone to investigate matters related to ancient shamanic talismans.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiushui glanced at Jiang Heqian beside her, not believing him, and stood silently in the void.

After an unknown amount of time, the secret realm hanging in the sky of Wuxi fell into the real world and transformed into a dense forest spanning dozens of miles.

Zhang Qiushui, standing to the side, unleashed a burst of magical light and appeared above the secret realm in the blink of an eye.

The silver-white mercury in her hand kept changing, her supernatural powers soaring to the heavens, constantly connecting with the void and transforming with spiritual energy.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Heqian whispered:

"Senior Yuanxiu, Master Qiushui's attainments in the art of alchemy are truly breathtaking."

Yuan Xiu added expressionlessly:

"In the transformation of the nature of things, Qiu Shui Zhenren is the first person in the past few hundred years to have done so."