Chapter 837: Treasure Gourd

Sunlight, dappled through layers of dense leaves, scattered unevenly upon the master and disciple.

They had entered the valley.

Chen Mobai easily teleported in using Void Walk, then drew a Minor Teleportation Talisman to mark the location. After setting the marker, he used Void Walk to exit and gave the talisman to Jiang Zongheng, allowing them both to effortlessly step into this natural four-tier illusion array.

Jiang Zongheng stood by, his eyes filled with reverence and anticipation.

Although it was an effortless feat for Chen Mobai, in his disciple's eyes, his every movement seemed to effortlessly break the illusion array, making him feel that his master possessed immense divine power.

"Let's go. That should be the place you've been yearning for," Chen Mobai said to Jiang Zongheng. Though the sun shone brightly above, the valley itself was shrouded in mist.

However, Chen Mobai listened with his Echoes of the Valley ability, not needing his eyes, so the mist could not mislead him.

As Chen Mobai advanced, the valley's mist seemed to be guided by an invisible force, slowly dispersing. A deep, secluded path emerged before them, leading into the heart of the valley.

Jiang Zongheng immediately followed, gratitude welling up in his heart as he looked at his master's back.

This valley had been an enduring mystery in his heart, and the first turning point in his life.

Today, the truth was finally about to be revealed.

With a mix of trepidation and expectation, Jiang Zongheng followed Chen Mobai onto the path.

As they delved deeper, the valley's scenery gradually became clearer, and after crossing a waterfall, everything suddenly opened up.

Two loquat spirit trees stood in the center of the valley. Their trunks were thick, branches lush, and golden fruits hung abundantly, emitting an inviting fragrance.

Chen Mobai examined them carefully, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"These two loquat spirit trees are only third-tier spirit plants?"

He knew that given the fourth-tier spiritual leyline here, clearly formed by natural creation, there must be a fourth-tier spiritual object suppressing it to form that natural illusion array.

He had initially thought these two loquat trees, so cherished by Jiang Zongheng, were the objects, but upon seeing them, he realized their grade was incorrect.

At this moment, Jiang Zongheng had already bowed deeply to the two loquat spirit trees.

If not for them in his childhood, he would have starved to death in the valley.

Chen Mobai looked around, searching for the fourth-tier spiritual object at the core of this spiritual leyline.

Soon, his gaze turned to the other side of the valley.

There, a faint spiritual energy fluctuation caught his attention.

He led Jiang Zongheng over. There was a winding stream with crystal-clear water, and its bed was embedded with colorful stones.

These stones emitted a faint glow, clearly not ordinary items.

Jiang Zongheng immediately picked up a few. Chen Mobai discovered they were merely third-tier Lancaishi, a type of earth-water attribute ore that could nourish crops when placed in spiritual fields.

For Zhuo Ming, these were good items.

"Collect these. You can give them to Ming'er when we return."

Jiang Zongheng nodded immediately and cast a spell to gather all the visible Lancaishi from the stream into his storage bag.

Meanwhile, Chen Mobai had continued towards the source of the spiritual energy fluctuation.

After crossing the stream, he soon arrived before a mountain wall.

The mountain wall was blank, and there was no path forward.

This was also Chen Mobai's destination.

While his Echoes of the Valley ability could detect something hidden behind the mountain wall, it couldn't reveal its true form.

Chen Mobai immediately activated his spiritual sense to search the area, but it was as if he had encountered an opponent using a powerful concealment art, finding nothing.

However, these things did not faze him.

Chen Mobai had advanced to the Tongtian Zhi realm.

In an instant, everything in this valley was laid bare under his Heavenly Heart.

Chen Mobai gently raised his hand, and a Void Blade condensed at his fingertips. A silver-white stream of light erupted, piercing into the mountain wall before them.

An almost invisible transparent ripple suddenly appeared in the void before the mountain wall; this was the core of the valley's natural illusion array.

The Void Blade touched the illusion array like a droplet falling into a lake, stirring up concentric ripples.

Subsequently, the illusion array began to vibrate, slowly being cut open.

Chen Mobai immediately poured his domain into it, covering and cutting off the illusion array's core connection to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Soon, all the ripples began to recede.

As the illusion array dispersed, a fresh aura emerged. A thin layer of mist seemed to be drawn away from the mountain wall, revealing a gourd vine.

This vine was thick, climbed all over the mountain wall, and had four glowing precious gourds hanging on it.

Three of these precious gourds were clearly mature, displaying smooth curves, and were red, green, and blue, with lustrous, jade-like surfaces.

After confirming there was no danger around, Chen Mobai flew before the mountain wall and observed carefully.

The smallest gourd was still pale white and looked very unripe, still hanging on the vine, clearly not yet mature.

The other three had already detached but were entwined by the vine, glowing on the mountain wall.

One of the blue gourds was intermittently releasing faint mist, evidently the core of the illusion array.

He reached out and grasped it. After absorbing and sensing it, a look of delight appeared on his face.

These three mature gourds were all mid-grade fourth-tier, and each contained a considerable internal space, naturally like a storage bag.

The blue-skinned gourd's interior was entirely filled with mist. When released, it formed a natural illusion array, causing cultivators trapped within to lose their sense of direction and have their spiritual senses disoriented.

If used to cover oneself, it could make one appear transparent, unnoticed by others, similar to the One Leaf Blinding technique.

The red-skinned gourd, however, contained a type of flame.

Chen Mobai poured out a wisp and, after sensing it, discovered it was Earth Core Spirit Fire. If Yan Shaoyin knew, he would probably be ecstatic.

Because for Reversal Heaven Valley's Earth Core True Fire Art, refining this kind of spirit fire would not only greatly aid alchemy but also help condense Earth Fire True Qi, even being very beneficial in combat.

This red gourd must have been formed by the gourd vine absorbing the deep earth fire from the valley floor over tens of thousands of years, making it a rare heaven-and-earth treasure.

Chen Mobai had no use for it himself, but he could refine it and give it to Qing Nu. When she didn't have his Dusol Fire, she could use this Earth Core Spirit Fire for alchemy, saving the steps of burning spirit wood or extracting the earth fire from Tianpeng Mountain.

Thinking this, Chen Mobai picked up the last green-skinned gourd.

It was full of Yi Wood Qi, almost condensed into substantial spiritual liquid. In the very center of the gourd, a faint blue lightning bolt could be seen flickering.

Chen Mobai was also very familiar with this blue lightning; it was precisely Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

In the past, it was his trump card for defeating enemies and cultivating spiritual plants.

Unfortunately, after primarily cultivating the Pure Yang Scroll and mastering Myriad Illusion Green Thunder, he had neglected this Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

Chen Mobai then touched the last white gourd and found it contained pure Metal Qi.

If it matured in the future, it could be left for his grand-disciple, Duan Shuyu.

With this thought, Chen Mobai took the three mature precious gourds and left the mountain wall.

"Master!"

Before the stream, Jiang Zongheng, who had finished collecting the Lancaishi, respectfully greeted him upon seeing him approach.

"You are about to form your Core. The Yi Wood power within this green gourd can assist you. If you can take advantage of it to refine the Yi Wood Divine Thunder, you will have an additional great divine ability after forming your Core."

Chen Mobai smiled slightly upon seeing Jiang Zongheng. The harvest this time was mainly due to his disciple's fortune, so he took out the green gourd and handed it to him.

"Thank you, Master, for this treasure!"

Jiang Zongheng was filled with gratitude after hearing this.

He took the green gourd, and as his spiritual sense delved into it, he quickly felt as if a small world was contained within the gourd. A pool of clear spiritual liquid made his Evergreen Spiritual Power stir restlessly.

He felt that simply by absorbing this Yi Wood spiritual liquid, not only could his Evergreen Immortality Scripture easily reach perfection, but it could even support him through the entire process of forming his Core.

This precious gourd was priceless to him.

"This place is good. After I take this gourd, the illusion array covering the entire valley will soon disperse. Then, I'll have the Array Department come and set up a new grand array here."

"It just so happens that your worldly affairs are mostly settled. It's time for you to return to the sect to cultivate and form your Core. I will bestow this place upon you as a separate courtyard residence for your cultivation."

"There's also a white gourd on the mountain wall; its attribute is very suitable for your disciple, Duan Shuyu."

Jiang Zongheng nodded repeatedly after listening to Chen Mobai's words.

Having a mid-grade fourth-tier spiritual leyline as his cave dwelling meant he had the best treatment among the Xiaonanshan lineage.

However, Chen Mobai had just perceived with his Tongtian Zhi realm that this place seemed destined by heaven to be left for his disciple.

There was a trace of this valley's primordial essence on Jiang Zongheng, which must have been the fortuitous encounter he had in his youth.

The master and disciple were not in a hurry to leave afterward and continued to search for more spiritual objects in the valley.

As time passed, they discovered some rare herbs and minerals.