CHAPTER 372: CHAPTER 372: CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN SECRET REALM

The novice cultivator who acquired the Da Luo Dream Butterfly and entered the Immortal Jade Palace in a dream, obtaining the "Daluo Golden Immortal Scripture," is now the renowned patriarch of the Dushan Sect, one of the Ten Celestial Kings, the King of Du.

The legend of the Da Luo Dream Butterfly also originated because of the King of Du.

There are many legends about the Da Luo Dream Butterfly, but except for witnessing the Immortal Jade Palace and "Daluo Golden Immortal Scripture" in a dream, the King of Du has not personally verified any other legends.

Anyway, Chen Guan had read many wild historical stories about the King of Du and the Da Luo Dream Butterfly when he was in school.

"Seven Days and Seven Nights Meeting with a Fairy in My Dream," "Three Thousand Beauties in the Immortal Palace, I Do As I Please," "The Years I Cheated in My Dreams," "Others Cultivate, I Dream, Easily Becoming a Celestial King."

Thus, the Da Luo Dream Butterfly became famous in the Divine Land, but since the Da Luo Dream Butterfly, although occasionally there were rumors of someone obtaining it, none were confirmed, and it was unclear if they were true or false.

In any case, apart from the King of Du, no one else was heard to have become a King Level figure through the Da Luo Dream Butterfly. It is uncertain whether anyone else acquired the Da Luo Dream Butterfly.

According to legend, the Da Luo Dream Butterfly should indeed be a golden orchid, but this Da Luo Dream Butterfly is purple, quite different from the legend, and it’s hard for ordinary people to associate it with the Da Luo Dream Butterfly.

"Could this Da Luo Dream Butterfly have emerged from the Spirit-devouring Divine Seed? What does the Spirit-devouring Divine Seed do? What Secret Spirit does it want to attract?" Chen Guan secretly speculated in his heart.

After Chen Guan stopped inputting spiritual power into the Da Luo Dream Butterfly, it did not take long for the ten light butterflies to resettle on the vines and returned to their previous appearance.

Except for the fact that the three flower buds also bloomed, there was no obvious change from before.

Naturally, Chen Guan could not verify whether this was the Da Luo Dream Butterfly in such a place. Falling asleep here, who knows if there might be any danger.

Even with Fu Tianji guarding by his side, Chen Guan did not dare to take that risk.

With a thought, Chen Guan stored the Da Luo Dream Butterfly into Yellow Mud Island, planning to test later whether this thing could take him to explore the Immortal Jade Palace in a dream.

Chen Guan’s consciousness immersed in Yellow Mud Island for a while, observing the Da Luo Dream Butterfly. Just as he was about to exit, he suddenly noticed an object, which made him slightly startled.

On Yellow Mud Island, Chen Guan casually placed some items. These were not the point; the point was he saw a crooked white porcelain bowl.

This white porcelain bowl was neither round nor exquisite, looking like a defective product made by a child learning pottery.

No matter how Chen Guan looked at this white porcelain bowl, it resembled the clay bowl he molded out of a whim using yellow mud.

But the bowl Chen Guan molded was clearly a clay one; how did it become a white porcelain bowl?

Countless thoughts flashed through Chen Guan’s mind: "Could it be that the replication function of the Daoist Mortar is carried out by this yellow mud? Could it be that items molded from yellow mud can transform into reality?"

Thinking of this, Chen Guan couldn’t contain the urge to verify immediately, controlling the yellow mud to separate a piece with excitement, wanting to mold something out of it, but suddenly couldn’t decide what to mold.

"What should I mold? What would be valuable if molded?" Chen Guan couldn’t come up with an idea of what to mold.

The most valuable things Chen Guan knew were pets, but thinking further, if he molded a top-tier pet, who knew if Yellow Mud Island would demand his lifespan as a cost.

So, after much hesitation, Chen Guan summoned a Flower Fairy to serve as a model, planning to mold a Flower Fairy to test the waters.

Controlling the yellow mud with his will, he slowly molded it into the shape of a Flower Fairy.

Very soon, Chen Guan realized he had overestimated his abilities.

Molding the yellow mud with willpower was not as natural as using hands. Sometimes the willpower control wasn’t precise, and it was completely different from using hands, making it hard to mold satisfactory shapes at the beginning without experience.

For a Secret Spirit as exquisite as a Flower Fairy, Chen Guan couldn’t quite mold it accurately.

It wasn’t just not accurate; it was completely unrelated.

The Flower Fairy was a beautiful little elf, yet what Chen Guan molded turned out ugly and oddly misshapen, a bizarre monstrosity.

"It doesn’t matter, having a rough shape is fine, as it’s just to verify the ability of the yellow mud." Chen Guan wasn’t a perfectionist, so he didn’t mind.

He placed the molded goblin on Yellow Mud Island, waiting to see if it would turn into a living thing after some time.

Extracting his spirit from Yellow Mud Island, he took Fu Tianji into the Changbai Mountain Secret Realm, bought a map from a local vendor, and planned to check out the places for digging Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

Digging for treasures yourself isn’t easy, but in those city areas, there are usually markets where you might stumble upon some really good stuff.

The Changbai Mountain Secret Realm is a relatively recently developed secret realm, having been found and developed for just over a hundred years.

Now, only about a dozen cities have been developed in Changbai Mountain, and places where Heavenly and Earthly Treasures can be harvested have been searched countless times.

To truly unearth something big, you need to go to unexplored areas.

With Chen Guan’s current abilities, he doesn’t need to worry too much about safety in the Blessed Secret Realm. He can try his luck in unknown areas; if he gets lucky, he could really hit the jackpot.

However, most undeveloped areas have top-tier Secret Spirit populations.

For instance, at the "Old Iron Mountain" marked on the map, many venomous snake Secret Spirits often appear. People have organized many Third Awakening Cultivators to try and conquer Old Iron Mountain, but many perished, and it wasn’t taken over.

Although there are Heavenly and Earthly Treasures there, Chen Guan didn’t plan to go there. Snakes have a way of striking from hidden places, which is too exhausting.

After some study, Chen Guan decided to try his luck in the Crouching Tiger Mountain Range.

The Crouching Tiger Mountain Range has top-tier tiger-type Third Awakening Secret Spirits lurking around, making it another region unexplored by humans.

However, tiger-type Secret Spirits rarely live in groups; each mountain usually has only one or two tigers. If you approach when they’re not hungry, you might get lucky and not encounter them.

But such things can’t guarantee safety; tigers have a high kill drive and might kill for fun even if they’re not hungry.

Chen Guan handling a couple of Third Awakening Secret Spirits isn’t much trouble, especially with Fu Tianji by his side.

There are many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures in the Crouching Tiger Mountain Range, and many reckless cultivators have dug up aged ginseng, Lingzhi, and the like there.

Of course, more cultivators have perished there.

"One cannot get a tiger cub without entering the tiger’s den." Excitedly, Chen Guan set off towards the Crouching Tiger Mountain Range.