Chapter 226: Yunshan Secret Realm: Lake of Solitude

The first thing Shen Xu noticed was the aura.

Compared to the Tianqi continent, the aura in the Yunshan secret realm was more than ten times denser.

“So comfortable.” He exclaimed, inhaling a deep breath.

After exhaling, he looked at Zhen Yuan and smiled.

“I don’t believe we won’t advance to the void refining realm after practising in this place for five hundred years.” He said.

“Mmh.” Zhen Yuan nodded while looking at their surroundings.

“Where are the others?” Shen Xu asked.

“We seem to have been separated.” Zhen Yuan answered and the double couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

After all, he had read the book.

From what he knew, people who used the same token would be teleported to the same place.

But what happened when it came to him and Zhen Yuan?

After thinking about it, Shen Xu looked at Zhen Yuan and strongly suspected him.

However, he had no evidence and didn’t really care about the other people.

Thinking this way, Shen Xu also began to look around.

At a glance, they were teleported to a clearing.

In front of them was a clear lake and around the lake was a forest.

The forest had extremely tall trees but Shen Xu didn’t recognise them.

“Ayuan, do you recognise the trees?” He asked but Zhen Yuan shook his head before speaking.

“The lake and forest are not in the map we derived.” He said and Shen Xu nodded in agreement.

“The book protagonist and his harem never came to this place.” The double added but he wasn’t too concerned.

After all, he had experienced the Demon Plants Forest secret realm.

Back then, he and Zhen Yuan were teleported to an unknown place but ended up harvesting a lot.

Thinking this way, Shen Xu eagerly looked around.

A moment later, he gasped and pulled Zhen Yuan to the left.

“There is something over there.” He said, pointing at a tree.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan looked at the tree and saw a plank.

The plank was nailed to the tree’s trunk and had some writing on it.

“Lake of solitude.” He read and a trace of anticipation flashed in his eyes.

Twenty breaths later, he and Shen Xu looked at each other.

According to the writing on the plank, the lake of solitude was a blessed place for meditation.

If they meditated on the shore, they would be able to improve their mental state; reducing the risk of developing inner demons and lessening the difficulty of future cultivation.

However, the real gains were on the lake.

Only by meditating on the lake would cultivators gain a heaven-defying opportunity.

Unfortunately, meditating on the lake was easier said than done.

From what Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu learned, everyone had three chances to meditate on the lake.

If they failed after three tries, they would be ejected from the area and wouldn’t even retain the opportunity to meditate on the shore.

“Meditating on the lake requires a calm heart and an ethereal state of mind. Otherwise, it will be impossible to stay on the water without sinking.” Shen Xu said and soon frowned before continuing.

“We can only stay in this place for twenty years and the benefits we gain depend on the time we spend meditating on the lake.”

“Xiaoxu…” Zhen Yuan called in a solemn voice.

“What’s wrong?”

“Do you have mind-calming pills?”

“I do but…” Shen Xu looked at Zhen Yuan with conflicted expression.

Seeing the look, Zhen Yuan sighed and reached over to rub the double’s hair.

“Don’t worry about me. Refine a pill and try to enter a meditative state as soon as possible.”

“But…”

“We have a taoist contract. I will be calm when you are calm.”

Shen Xu nodded when he heard that.

Although he knew Zhen Yuan was mostly placating him, worrying wouldn’t accomplish anything.

In that case, he could only do his best and trust Zhen Yuan to do the same.

“Okay.” He said and planned to find a good place to meditate.

However, Zhen Yuan stopped him before he could leave.

“Let Yang Shi out.” He reminded and the double nodded.

Yang Shi had been in seclusion for many years.

On one hand, he was trying to improve his cultivation and on the other, he was refining the blood awakening pill.

Although Shen Xu didn’t know if the lake was beneficial to Yang Shi, he still wanted him to give it a try.

Barely a breath later, Yang Shi appeared before the two.

“What’s the matter?” The little snake asked, floating around the two.

“We have entered the Yunshan secret realm. See if this place is beneficial to your cultivation.”

Hearing this, Yang Shi looked around and its eyes widened in surprise.

“A forest of heart calming trees.” He exclaimed.

“Heart calming trees? Aren’t they supposed to be extinct?”

“I thought they were.” Yang Shi said.

From his inheritance memory, there were many heart calming trees in ancient times.

However, human, monster, ghost, and even demon cultivators loved them.

As a result, the trees were turned into furniture, accessories and other things in the hopes of creating heart-calming environments.

In the end, growth couldn’t keep up with consumption and the trees became extinct.

“This is a good place.” Yang Shi said, eager to begin meditating but soon thought of something.

“Master, you can transplant a few trees into the space.”

“Good.” Shen Xu immediately agreed.

After all, he and Zhen Yuan mostly practised in the Chaos Flame Space.

If they had some heart calming trees, wouldn’t cultivation become easier?

Thinking this way, the group of three went into the forest and transplanted more than one hundred trees into the space.

When that was done, they returned to the shore and began meditating.

Shen Xu and Yang Shi took mind-calming pills.

As a result, they entered the state much faster than Zhen Yuan.

Eight months later, Shen Xu floated onto the lake and his body settled on the water.

Similarly, Yang Shi floated over only two weeks later while Zhen Yuan didn’t achieve the optimal state until the eleventh month.

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