"Shanshi."

Outside the cave mansion, a kindly but authoritative female voice resounded.

Chen Sansi, who was about to begin seclusion, collected his thoughts and came to the entrance of the cave mansion, cupping his hands and saying, "I didn't know you were coming, Master, what guidance do you have for me?"

"I just returned from the Demon-slaying Great Wall."

With a hint of apology in her tone, Master Yu Ling said, "The affair with Xi Yue is my responsibility. I almost caused you to lose your life."

"Master, you don't need to blame yourself."

Chen Sansi paused, "But Master should have warned me in advance."

"I had my reasons."

Master Yu Ling admitted, "Your senior sister was too badly injured and could no longer bear the burden of the Jade Pendant sealing the Demon Seed. I had no one else I could trust, so I had you and Xi Yue watch over each other.

"Upon learning that the situation at Si Xue Dao was dire, I wrote to the Supreme Elder, hoping he could come personally to fetch you two back.

"Unfortunately, it was still a step too late.

"This matter truly is my fault."

"Luckily, my senior sister and I returned without harm."

Chen Sansi paused, "But Master, could you tell me, what exactly is the demonic qi within my senior sister?"

"Shanshi, this matter must be kept strictly confidential. You cannot speak of it to anyone outside."

With a solemn expression, Master Yu Ling cautioned, "If necessary, you must cleanse your Divine Soul and erase this memory yourself, and absolutely let no one know. Otherwise, not only you but the entire Qingxu Sect would face a catastrophic disaster, do you understand?"

This serious?

Chen Sansi thought carefully, feeling it made sense.

A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator able to suddenly elevate their realm to the late-stage Nascent Soul, and judging by the momentum at that time, advancing to Divinity Transformation wasn't impossible, indeed, it overturned common perception.

He wasn't afraid of water boiling a dead pig, his own body possessing too many unspeakable secrets, so he didn't fear adding one more.

"Your senior sister said..."

Master Yu Ling inquired, "There was a cultivator wearing a fox mask who saved you and Xi Yue at the time?"

"Indeed."

Chen Sansi truthfully replied, "It was Dugu Ao from the Demon Slaying Sect. Master, are you acquainted with this person?"

"Dugu Ao?

Master Yu Ling thought for a while, eventually shaking her head, "I know very little about him, only that he suddenly appeared many years ago as a Fake Pill Sword Cultivator. To think he had such great Divine Skills, able to temporarily suppress Xi Yue. There are quite a few peculiar people in the Demon Slaying Sect.

"By the way."

She shifted the topic, "You've obtained the Creation Jade Dew, are you preparing to go into seclusion to form your core?"

"To answer Master."

Chen Sansi said, "I was just about to begin my seclusion."

"Come with me."

Master Yu Ling said, turning gently and floating away.

Chen Sansi followed closely behind.

The two of them ascended from the bottom of Baihua Valley to the mountaintop, the surrounding environment becoming increasingly fragrant with flowers in bloom. Countless colorful flowers bloomed in the wind, multicolored Spirit Butterflies dancing like earth's spirit elves, the entrance to a cave mansion was hidden among lush flowers.

In front of the cave mansion, a young Taoist of sixteen was holding a broom, sweeping away the petals and fallen leaves on the ground.

"Brother Lu, long time no see!"

He greeted warmly with a smile.

"Long time no see."

Chen Sansi nodded and responded, following Master into the cave mansion.

The interior of the cave mansion was simply furnished, with only the most basic arrangements and a seclusion room.

But the place Master intended to take him was evidently not here.

Upon reaching the end of the cave mansion, Master Yu Ling elegantly formed gestures and chanted a spell, accompanied by a rumbling sound, the wall in front slowly opened, revealing a dim passageway.

Reaching the end of the passageway, they discovered a small Transmission Array.

"Where is this going to take me?"

Chen Sansi wondered secretly.

Master Yu Ling, adeptly, took out the Transmission Array Token and Spirit Stone, then activated the Formation.

With a feeling of the world spinning, once Chen Sansi's vision returned to normal, they found themselves in a completely different world.

As far as the eye could see, there were green mountains and clear water, and their location was an endless pond.

A faint mist spread throughout, enveloping the entire world within.

No...

This wasn't mist, but Spiritual Energy!

The Spiritual Energy was so dense that it formed a visible entity.

The grade of the Spirit Vein here...

Was likely close to the pinnacle of the Fourth Rank!

Just then, night descended.

Under the dark moonlight over the jade marrow-carved mountain gate, the entire Lotus Pond came alive.

The pond surface seemed not to be water, but solidified Moon Marrow; clusters of Golden Lotus relaxed their petals amidst the silver waves, the veins within the leaves flowing with spirit light formed from condensed Star Shards, at the center the Twin Lotus stretched over a meter wide, one blue and one purple bud exhaling Chaotic Spirit Qi, each petal's dew condensing into Jade mid-air, jingling as it fell into the pond's depths.

Just being here, Chen Sansi felt a sense of tranquility, his spirit climbing to new heights.

This place...

Was perhaps the Cave Heaven Blessed Land recorded in the classics, a true Cave Heaven Blessed Land!

"This place is called the Lotus Blessed Land."

In a quiet tone, Master Yu Ling explained, "Cultivating here significantly reduces the intrusion of Heart Demons, aids in refining the physical body, even weakens the power of the Heavenly Tribulation by a margin.

"For your upcoming seclusion to form your core, you will temporarily remain in the Lotus Blessed Land.

"Additionally, regarding the 'Swallowing Fire Technique' you cultivate, I have found a volume for you. You may keep it."

"Thank you, Master."

Receiving the Jade Scroll, Chen Sansi probed it with his Divine Sense, confirming there were no issues with the Cultivation Technique, felt a significant relief.

Coupled with the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, his core formation was almost guaranteed to succeed.

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