Chapter 332: Chapter 180: Inheritance Jade Scroll, Secret Chamber Gift, Hundred Herbs Island

Even after successfully forming their Golden Core, ordinary Golden Core True Men still had to travel far and wide to trade with other Golden Core Cultivators, or toil away gathering materials to forge their own Spiritual Artifacts.

Even for Sword Cultivators, it took time to awaken and nurture their Lifebound Flying Swords.

Before obtaining a Spiritual Artifact, if they got into a conflict or even Magical Combat with a cultivator of the same tier, they would inevitably be at a disadvantage.

But now that he had obtained a Spiritual Artifact in advance, he would have a source of confidence to rely on after he achieved Core Formation in the future.

’Since it’s a Spiritual Artifact left for the Inheritor, its power should be quite formidable.’

At this thought, Xiao Chen decided it was a good thing after all. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

After all, he wasn’t lacking in Top Grade Magical Artifacts at the moment, so it was better to prepare for the future in advance.

After confirming that he hadn’t missed anything, he walked over to another red sandalwood cabinet.

He slowly opened the cabinet door and saw that the inside was divided into two shelves, an upper and a lower one.

On the upper shelf, two White Jade Boxes were placed side by side, identical in design to the previous three.

’Ah, could it be...’

Xiao Chen gently lifted the lid of the one on the left. Pure Wood Qi immediately drifted out, making him feel the surrounding air freshen slightly.

Peeking inside, he saw a green branch from which two tender shoots had sprouted.

Each leaf was so vibrantly green it looked as if a droplet might fall from it at any moment.

’Could this be a branch from the legendary Large Golden Rattan Tree?’

He remembered reading in the book *Southern Domain Strange Tales* that during the Ancient Times, the Yellow Springs Dao had broken through Xuanmu Palace’s defenses and chopped down their most precious Large Golden Rattan Tree to use as raw material.

They even burned some of the chopped-off splinters on the spot, along with the surrounding wooden palaces.

It was said that the Chief Disciple of Xuanmu Palace, who had already escaped to safety, became so enraged that he charged back with sword in hand.

Under the watch of a Yellow Springs Dao Golden Core expert who was deliberately going easy on him, he traded his own life for those of six Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators.

Unfortunately, he never even got to fight the Golden Core expert. Instead, under the expert’s mocking gaze, he was overwhelmed by a ceaseless tide of Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators.

Xiao Chen had sighed when he read that back then; a heart full of hot blood was ultimately no match for an entire Major Realm of difference.

In the end, one had to form a Golden Core to have enough power to protect oneself during an invasion by the Demon Sect.

This green branch before him was, in all likelihood, one of the spoils of war from that time.

And looking at its severed end, he could indeed see a faint, almost illusory, golden thread.

Now that he had this Large Golden Rattan Branch, he had the chance to use it to comprehend the Path of Wood, bringing him another step closer to achieving a Golden Core.

’Then this last box must be the Earth Spiritual Object.’

Xiao Chen put away the green branch and opened the last White Jade Box. Just as he expected, it was filled to the brim with Central Qihuang Sand.

So, they had already prepared all Five Elements Spiritual Objects long ago. And here he was thinking it was like winning a lottery.

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Below, in the lower compartment of the red sandalwood cabinet, lay a ghastly white Shield.

A deep Spiritual Light emanated from it, and its face was carved with a ferocious demonic visage that was unsettling to even look at.

Xiao Chen reached out and picked it up, and it felt as heavy as ten thousand catties.

It felt like neither metal nor iron, neither stone nor bone; he had no idea what material it was forged from.

He tried to infuse it with his Magical Power, but as expected, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean.

’Looks like this is a Spiritual Artifact, too.’

Fortunately, the shield wasn’t too large—only six feet high and two feet wide—so it could be stored directly in his Storage Bag.

’Since they specifically prepared a shield, then the White Bone Banner from before must be an offensive Spiritual Artifact.’

Xiao Chen couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, "The Yellow Springs Dao really made thorough preparations for its Inheritor."

"After Core Formation, I’ll immediately have two Spiritual Artifacts at my disposal, one for offense and one for defense."

"This kind of treatment is enough to make even Golden Core Cultivators from other sects burn with envy."

He meticulously checked the cabinet again to make sure he hadn’t missed anything.

Only then did Xiao Chen follow the instructions in the Jade Scroll, stepping aside to press the Luminous Pearls on the wall.

These Luminous Pearls all looked identical on the surface, and pressing them produced no reaction.

But when he pressed them one hundred and eight consecutive times in a specific sequence, a grinding sound echoed in the secret chamber.

The two red sandalwood cabinets swayed and sank directly into the floor below.

Immediately after, a wide stone platform rose up. On it was a map, and beneath the map lay a jet-black Token.

Below it were also several lines of small text that served as an explanation.

Xiao Chen read through it and finally understood that the map depicted an island called Hundred Herbs Island, which was part of the Eastern Domain’s Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

On Hundred Herbs Island, there was a Secret Realm known as the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm.

The Secret Realm opened once every fifty years, with no restrictions on the cultivation level of those who entered.

The Spiritual Qi inside was abundant, and hundreds of rare Spirit Grasses grew there, including many Tier Three Spirit Grasses, attracting a large number of Cultivators.

However, the Yellow Springs Dao had discovered that within a certain cave in the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm, there was another world entirely.

It concealed a Spirit Medicine Garden, protected by an Array.

The Spiritual Qi within was even more abundant, and it contained countless Tier Three Spirit Grasses of types that had been almost completely harvested in the outside world.

There were even exceedingly rare Tier Four Spirit Grasses, Spirit Flowers, and Spirit Fruits. It was truly a land of treasures.

Fortunately, back then, nearly half of the Spirit Medicines had not yet matured, thus sparing them from being completely plundered.

Now, as long as Xiao Chen held that Token and followed the route shown on the map, he could pass through the Array, enter the Medicine Garden, and collect the Treasures of Heaven and Earth inside.

The stone platform also made special mention of two things.

First, the environment inside the Spirit Medicine Garden was special. Besides harvesting the Treasures of Heaven and Earth within, it could also be used to cultivate High Tier Spirit Grasses that were difficult to grow outside.