According to his guess, it seemed to be an exit!

As he approached, he found the exit extremely small, only a few zhang in size. To his amazement, there were several remnants of broken restrictions at the exit.

Upon closer inspection, their patterns seemed to be of ancient style, different from those commonly seen today.

If Zhou Xun hadn't seen them in a certain fragment, he wouldn't have recognized them.

Suppressing his inner doubts, Zhou Xun passed through the exit.

Suddenly it opened up, and he entered an extremely vast body of water.

At the same time, several presences appeared within the range of his Divine Sense.

"Demon Beasts!"

Zhou Xun was startled.

Among them, there was even one at Tier One Peak level.

Observing its appearance, it was no different from the fish demon beast he had slain.

"Have I entered the lair of that demon beast?"

Zhou Xun was shocked.

Immediately, he exerted himself upwards, and faint light was coming from above.

"Splash!"

A figure burst out of the water's surface.

The scene that followed left him dumbfounded.

This place was actually an enormous cave, over ten thousand zhang long and a thousand zhang high.

The stone walls above were dotted with white light, like stars in the night, illuminating the entire cave in a vast white expanse.

It felt like being in an Illusion Realm.

Meanwhile, the huge sound of rushing water reached his ears.

It seemed as if there was a giant river flowing through this place.

What surprised him even more was that the Spiritual Qi here was extremely dense, exceeding any Spirit Vein he had ever encountered.

Even when he entered the Cloud Light Sect back then, he hadn't seen such concentrated Spiritual Qi.

It's important to know that the Spirit Veins of Cloud Light Sect were as high as Tier Three High-Grade!

However, there was no time for astonishment at this moment.

Over a dozen Mana waves surged from underwater, heading straight for him,

Over a dozen varying-sized water arrows, carrying immense might, shot towards him.

Zhou Xun formed a seal with one hand, and a cyan-green shield instantly manifested in front of him.

Tier One High-Grade Technique — Cyan Wood Shield.

As a Sixth-Layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he could already instantly cast Tier One High-Grade Techniques.

"Ding ding ding"

The water arrows struck the shield, annihilating it instantly, then hit the light barrier on Zhou Xun's body, disappearing completely.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun raised his hand, and two golden beams flew out.

After a few flashes, they instantly killed those demon beasts.

They were merely Tier One demon beasts provoking him, naturally meeting the fate of death and disappearance.

Immediately, using the effect of the Thousand Illusion Mask, he emitted an aura of the Fake Pill Realm.

Several water ripples swayed, and the shadows swiftly disappeared without a trace.

At this point, Zhou Xun took out the Cyan Light Shuttle and began to investigate the massive cave.

Following the sound of the great water flow, he flew rapidly, traveling roughly over thirty thousand zhang, a gigantic underground dark river appeared before his eyes.

Flowing towards an unfathomable depth.

Naturally, Zhou Xun had no intention of going downstream.

Clearly, the underground lake he saw earlier was just a small puddle beside this underground dark river.

The demon beasts he had seen earlier had obviously swum in from the dark river.

Unexpectedly, his Wangchuan Lake actually led to such a mystical place.

Returning to the cave, Zhou Xun began exploring the surrounding stone walls.

The restrictions at the exit indicated that this place was not discovered by him for the first time; how could such a Spirit Vein exceeding Tier Three High-Grade not be utilized?

Soon, Zhou Xun discovered several human-dug cave mansions.

Unfortunately, these cave mansions were wide open, with only some remnants of ancient restrictions, marking the traces of human cultivators once being here.

Upon entering, he found them indeed empty.

Zhou Xun was not surprised.

However, being able to find this Spirit Vein had already exceeded his expectations.

He estimated it to be at least Tier Three Top-Grade level!

It's crucial to know that in the entire Xui Country, only Cloud Light Sect had one Tier Three High-Grade.

In the entire Eastern Wilderness, there were only two Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Veins!

"The significance of this Spirit Vein is too great, not a single word can be leaked!"

Such a Spirit Vein, even the Cloud Light Sect might not be able to protect it.

However, coming here to cultivate in ordinary times would be nice!

In such a Spiritual Qi environment, his cultivation progress would also be much faster!

Immediately, Zhou Xun left the place, resetting up restrictions at the exit, to prevent demon beasts from swimming into the Wangchuan Lake region again.

...

In the time that followed, Zhou Xun reactivated the cave mansion in the underground cave, rearranging the restriction arrays.

On ordinary days, he spent at least half his time cultivating there.

His cultivation progressed further, drawing ever closer to the peak of Sixth-Layer Foundation Establishment!

Of course, to avoid missing any visitors and messages, Zhou Xun refined a new communication token.

And just like that, two years quickly passed, and this year, Zhou Xun was fifty-seven!

Lake Heart Island Cultivation Room.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged, lighting a piece of Tier Two Middle-Grade Calming Incense in front of him.

A faint sandalwood fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose, and Zhou Xun's mind instantly settled, becoming tranquil, with his six senses heightened.

This was the effect of the Tier Two Calming Incense, capable of temporarily enhancing a cultivator's six senses and warding off distractions.

It was an excellent auxiliary item for cultivators.

This foot-long piece of Tier Two Middle-Grade Calming Incense was priced at as high as eight hundred spirit stones.

If it weren't for the attempt to refine a Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Condensing Pill, Zhou Xun wouldn't have used it.

Over the years, Zhou Xun had mastered the refining of more than ten types of Tier Two Middle-Grade Elixirs, with his proficiency reaching its peak.

Therefore, he decided to attempt a breakthrough into Tier Two High-Grade.

Zhou Xun opened his eyes, his pupils as calm as a tranquil lake, extremely serene.

He patted his storage bag, and several streams of spirit light flew out, landing on the ground in front of him.

A top-grade, antiquated pill furnace with a whole body of red bronze, faintly gleaming with a red glow, was the one gifted by Lin Xueying.

A stack of top-grade Dragon Spirit Wood Charcoal, refined from Tier Two High-Grade Dragon Spirit Wood, highly valuable, with a piece a foot in length priced over a hundred spirit stones.

Five or six kinds of spirit medicine of various colors, all materials for refining the Spirit Condensing Pill.

These were all prepared by Zhou Xun himself, not sourced from White Cloud Immortal City.

The spirit medicines he requested from the Immortal City were all at the Tier Two Middle-Grade level.

The reason he didn't request Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Medicine was that he didn't want the Immortal City to know too quickly about his capability to breakthrough into a Tier Two High-Grade Alchemist.

His plan was to report to the Immortal City after his cultivation broke through to the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

He took out a few pieces of Dragon Spirit Wood Charcoal and placed them under the pill furnace.

He then cast a spell, instantly igniting the Dragon Spirit Wood, and a light blue flame rose, enveloping most of the pill furnace.

Zhou Xun wasn't in a hurry to refine the spirit medicines; this step was for warming the furnace.

After a while, Zhou Xun started refining the spirit medicines.

He had studied the method for refining the Spirit Condensing Pill for several years, simulating it countless times in his mind before refining.

He was very confident in this refining process.

Soon, all the spirit medicines were fully processed, successfully transforming into medicinal liquid.

The next step was merging the medicinal liquid.

This step was extremely perilous.

One misstep and the medicinal liquid could be destroyed, with an entire set of materials lost.

Luckily, Zhou Xun's divine sense was now on par with an average Fake Pill Cultivator, and coupled with his mastery of the Divine Fragment Technique.

His control was meticulous and precise.

Soon, the third step was also completed successfully.

All the medicinal liquid merged into one, releasing a faint medicinal aroma.

Zhou Xun changed his spell, dividing the medicinal liquid into three parts, which then slowly formed under the influence of spiritual fire.

This process was exceedingly slow.

No one knew how much time passed.

An astonishing medicinal aroma wafted from the pill furnace, permeating the entire cultivation room.

The aroma invaded his nose, causing Zhou Xun to be shaken.

The circulation of mana seemed to speed up by a fraction.

Truly worthy of being a Tier Two High-Grade Elixir.

Zhou Xun maintained his focus without any relaxation and cast the final Condensing Pill Technique.

The elixir successfully formed.

Only then did Zhou Xun breathe a sigh of relief!

"Successfully refined!"

With a gesture from Zhou Xun, the lid of the furnace opened automatically, and three white, lustrous elixirs flew out, landing in his palm.

Arranged in a triangular pattern.

"Snap"

A soft sound as a small crack appeared in one of the Spirit Condensing Pills, instantly dimming its color a few shades.

He shook his head.

"Just a bit more and all three elixirs would've been flawless!"

Zhou Xun exhaled a breath.

If other Alchemists heard him say this, they would probably be envious to death.

Generally, when refining a Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Pill for the first time, achieving one inferior pill is considered a significant success.

What's more, Zhou Xun achieved three pills, two perfect and one inferior.

Even Alchemists well-versed in these Spirit Condensing Pills for years attain only this level.

However, what pleased him was finally becoming a Tier Two High-Grade Alchemist!

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