Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"It's the Desolate Saint Orchid!"

Ye Chen's fists clenched in excitement, his spirits soaring!

He had searched so painstakingly for so long, and after finally getting a lead, he had come to the Dragon Prison Cave. He never expected to find it utterly barren, without even a single blade of grass, which had left him deeply disappointed.

However, the Realm Spirit had happened to collect the Desolate Saint Orchid and bring it into this grotto-heaven. The feeling of recovering something he thought was lost filled Ye Chen with a joyous surprise!

"This is great!"

He swept the Realm Spirit into a hug. It would be a lie to say he wasn't grateful to her!

The Realm Spirit was stunned by Ye Chen's sudden action. She froze for a moment, an awkward expression on her face. "What... what are you doing?"

Ye Chen released the Realm Spirit and smiled. "Since this world now belongs to me, let's not call it the Land of Buried Bones anymore. It sounds too ominous!"

"Then what should we call it?" the Realm Spirit asked, a little surprised.

"Let's call it... the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven."

Ye Chen let out a long breath.

Having found the Desolate Saint Orchid, a great weight was finally lifted from his heart.

With all the materials gathered, he could start refining a more perfect Five Elements Pill whenever he was ready.

Then, the Five Elements Pill would be a much better match for his Chaos Five Elements Body, and its quality would be far superior to the previous one!

After all, how could the alchemy skills of Xu Yingwu, the Sect Leader of the Luoyun Sect, possibly compare to Ye Chen's now?

The Five Elements Pills he refined were of the lowest grade. In Ye Chen's eyes, they were completely amateurish.

Compared to the Top Grade pills Ye Chen could refine casually, the effects of those low-grade ones were worlds apart. The difference was like heaven and earth!

Of course, Ye Chen had no intention of starting alchemy right now.

He wasn't planning on consuming a complete Five Elements Pill so soon. Besides, performing alchemy at his current cultivation level would consume far too much energy.

It was enough that he had gathered the materials; there was no need to rush to use them.

When his realm advanced later, there would be a more suitable time to refine and use the Five Elements Pill.

The Realm Spirit quietly watched Ye Chen's profile from the side.

She didn't know what he was thinking about, but for some reason, she felt that Ye Chen's aura had a quality that made her want to get closer.

It was a strange aura, and this was the first time she had ever sensed its presence.

'This young man's constitution seems quite extraordinary!'

The Realm Spirit blinked her beautiful eyes but said nothing, simply continuing to watch Ye Chen quietly.

After taking another inventory of the supplies inside the grotto-heaven, Ye Chen closed it again.

He didn't take any of the supplies, leaving them where they were inside the grotto-heaven.

After all, this Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven already belonged to him. To put it bluntly, it was just like his own Storage Ring.

Moreover, its internal space was much larger than a typical Storage Ring, its Spiritual Qi was more abundant than the outside world's, and it could even hold a living person like him.

It was countless times more convenient to use than a Storage Ring!

"Will I be able to bring other people in here in the future?" Ye Chen asked the Realm Spirit beside him.

"No!" The Realm Spirit shook her head without the slightest hesitation. "Only the one to whom this place belongs may enter."

"In other words, besides you, no other living person can come in!"

"Of course, if you were to take this grotto-heaven away from the protection of the Dragon Prison Cave's Guardian Array, and some terrifying Great Power were to sense it, they could forcibly sever your connection to the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven and steal it."

"However, the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven is hidden very deeply. It's unlikely that an ordinary expert would be able to detect it, so you can rest assured on that point."

"I see..." Ye Chen nodded slowly.

The Cultivation Realm was a cruel place where the strong preyed on the weak. He was well aware of the principle of not flaunting one's wealth.

'It seems I'll have to be careful to hide the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven's aura when I'm out and about in the future.'

'Carrying such a great treasure, if outsiders were to discover it, it could easily lead to a fatal disaster!'

"What are your plans now?"

"In two more days, the Guardian Array will trigger a Spiritual Qi Tide. When that happens, all the Cultivators inside the Dragon Prison Cave will be forcibly expelled, including you!"

"It seems there are quite a few people waiting for you outside. With your current strength, it might be difficult for you to escape successfully."

The Realm Spirit's large eyes darted about. At this moment, she seemed to have shed her cold disguise, revealing the cunning and charm of a little girl.

As the Realm Spirit of the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven, she was naturally aware of every move the Cultivators outside were making.

"A Spiritual Qi Tide?" Ye Chen was taken aback. He knew that the Dragon Prison Cave would expel everyone after a certain amount of time.

But he didn't know much about this Spiritual Qi Tide.

The Realm Spirit gave Ye Chen a faint glance and explained, "The Dragon Prison Cave opens randomly at set intervals."

"While it's closed, the Dragon Prison Cave's Guardian Array operates nonstop, continuously absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."

"At the rate the Guardian Array absorbs Spiritual Qi, just three days' worth would be enough to easily make a Cultivator at the Peak of the Primordial Mansion Realm explode!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen was horrified.

He had long since seen that the array outside was extraordinary; otherwise, no one would have failed to discover the hidden information on it for so long.

But hearing the Realm Spirit's words still left him deeply shaken.

"Therefore, an unimaginably vast amount of Spiritual Qi has long since accumulated within the Guardian Array."

The Realm Spirit continued to explain, "Once the day comes to expel the outsiders, this massive amount of Spiritual Qi will be released!"

"Of course, it won't be released all at once. That would cause unimaginable damage to the entire Dragon Prison Cave!"

"It will be released little by little. Every quarter of an hour, more Spiritual Qi will be released, and as time passes, this torrent of Spiritual Qi will become increasingly terrifying!"

"...Hearing you describe it, why do I get the feeling that the Dragon Prison Cave has transformed from a barren and decayed place into a blessed land suitable for cultivation?" Ye Chen rubbed his chin, unable to resist asking.

'Isn't it a good thing for the Spiritual Qi to increase?'

'Cultivating in a torrent of Spiritual Qi should greatly increase one's efficiency. Why would it force out Cultivators who are pursuing strength?'

Hearing this, the Realm Spirit seemed to have expected the question. She gave Ye Chen a faint glance and said calmly, "You have to understand, with the array sealing it off, this Spiritual Qi cannot leak out of the Dragon Prison Cave."

"As a result, the pressure inside the entire Dragon Prison Cave will become ten times, a hundred times, even thousands or tens of thousands of times heavier than the outside world!"

"Eventually, the terrifying pressure will be enough to easily crush a Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator!"

"No one can survive under this torrent of Spiritual Qi for even a single day!"

"Even a Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator wouldn't last more than three days at most!"