There wasn't any danger in exploring the Mystic Realm. After all, the Mystic Realm had been occupied by the Ten Thousand Swords Sect for who knows how many years. If there was any danger in the Mystic Realm, then it would have already been destroyed by the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. Because of this, Zhao Hai and the others naturally wouldn't encounter any danger while exploring the Mystic Realm.
The area of this Secret Realm wasn't that big, it wasn't even half the size of their original Secret Realm. In order to distinguish between the two Secret Realms, Zhao Hai decided to call this Secret Realm No. 2 and the modified Secret Realm No. 1. This way, it would be easier to distinguish between the two.
The second secret realm's environment was indeed much better compared to the first secret realm. The first secret realm's environment was improved by Zhao Hai and the others. Now, the environment was very good, but compared to the second secret realm, it was still a bit lacking. First, the density of spiritual energy in the second secret realm was very high, much higher than the spiritual energy in the Sword Tomb.
However, the Myriad Sword Sect didn't use the second secret realm. They just let the plants grow naturally and collect the herbs. The rest of the secret realm was used as a secret warehouse. In Zhao Hai's opinion, this was too wasteful.
The second secret realm had a huge mountain. This mountain was very big, almost covering the entire secret realm. There were all kinds of plants growing on the mountain, some of which couldn't be seen in the Sword Spirit World.
Aside from the mountain, the second secret realm also had a large river and a lake. Water resources were very abundant, one could say that this place was a treasure trove.
After Zhao Hai and the others recorded the second secret realm's environment, Zhao Hai and the others began to transform the second secret realm. The first was the formation. If the Myriad Sword Sect's people were here before, then it wouldn't be easy for Zhao Hai and the others to destroy the Myriad Sword Sect. Because of this, the formation had to be arranged. Moreover, it was a huge formation that covered the entire secret realm.
Tie Shi and the others hadn't seen such a huge formation before. However, with Zhao Hai's help, it wasn't difficult for them to arrange such a formation. Zhao Hai and the others spent about ten days to arrange the formation. During this time, Hai Shi Lan and the others also set out to explore the maze. Because there weren't many people, Zhao Hai only showed his face and sent them off.
After setting up the barrier array, it was time for the natural array. This was necessary. Although the spiritual energy in the secret realm was rich, it was the same as the spiritual energy in the outside world. It was not active. Thus, while it was beneficial to the cultivation of cultivators, the benefits were not too great.
After the natural formation was arranged, it was time to discuss how to use the secret realm. There were some spiritual fields here that were opened by the disciples of the Myriad Sword Sect. However, in the past, they only planted some ordinary herbs. But in Zhao Hai's opinion, herbs planted in this way would affect their medicinal properties. Herbs needed to be planted in a suitable place for them to grow.
Zhao Hai planned to use these spiritual fields to plant some spiritual rice, spiritual vegetables, and the like. The herbs would be planted elsewhere. This way, he would need to transfer some odd job disciples from the Scouring Sea Sect.
There were a lot of odd job disciples in the Scouring Sea Sect. Some of these odd job disciples were originally part of the Jianyu Sect. But after the Jianyu Sect was destroyed by Zhao Hai, these harmless odd job disciples stayed behind and lived in the Tide-watching Sect. Now that they considered themselves as part of the Tide-watching Sect, they naturally wouldn't betray the sect. Some of these odd job disciples even performed well and became outer disciples of the sect.
However, some of the odd job disciples of the Scouring Sea Sect were brought in by the merger of the other sects and the Tide-watching Sect. Since the other sects also had some odd job disciples, the odd job disciples were naturally brought in as well.
The janitor disciples who were transferred to the second secret realm were all outstanding and had good cultivation. Since the spiritual energy in the second secret realm was very dense, it wouldn't take long for them to meet the requirements to become an outer disciple of the Sea Exploring Sect. Because of this, the janitor disciples who were transferred to the second secret realm were all pretty good. Because of this, the janitor disciples who were transferred to the second secret realm were all pretty good.
After the odd job disciples arrived, they began the construction of the second secret realm. Mainly, there were more places for the odd job disciples to live. At the same time, there was also a mission hall. This mission hall could be used to exchange for some cultivation materials. Of course, some inner and outer disciples had to stay here. There was even an elder who had to stay here to manage this place.
When the odd job disciples entered the second secret realm, almost all of the good things in the second secret realm were transferred to the first. Compared to the second secret realm, Zhao Hai trusted the first secret realm more. The first secret realm was also bigger. If the Scouring Sea Sect needs to retreat to the first secret realm in the future, then Zhao Hai would certainly retreat to the first secret realm instead of the second.
After doing all of this, Zhao Hai returned to the Scouring Sea Sect. He had two goals in mind. The first was to enter seclusion and comprehend the Sword Controlling Sect's sword technique. He wanted to know if it was a technique that allowed one to comprehend sword intent. This was very important.
The second point was that the Sea Exploring Sect was about to accept disciples. Before this, Hai Stone and the others told Zhao Hai that it was time for the Sea Exploring Sect to accept disciples. Zhao Hai agreed, but since they were going to attack the 2nd Secret Realm, they didn't immediately accept disciples. Now, they were ready to start accepting disciples.
Just like Zhao Hai said, the Scouring Sea Sect must first select disciples from the cities under the sect's rule. Only Rogue Cultivators could be considered to be a famous sect in the Sword Spirit Realm. Many people in the Sword Spirit Realm knew about the Scouring Sea Sect, so they didn't hide the fact that they were accepting disciples. Because of this, Zhao Hai and the others were preparing to open their doors and recruit new disciples.
In fact, it wasn't a big deal for sects to recruit disciples in the Sword Spirit Realm. Almost all sects would recruit disciples every few years. This was very normal. The Scouring Sea Sect's recruitment of disciples wasn't a big deal.
Moreover, this time, the Sea Exploring Sect wasn't like the Cangwu Sect. They didn't choose rogue cultivators who were strong. It was obvious that they wanted to strengthen their sect in a short time. Zhao Hai's group chose children with potential. At first glance, one could see that they were recruiting ordinary disciples, there was nothing special about it.
However, this was definitely good news for the cities under the Scouring Sea Sect's rule. Due to the instability in the buffer zone, the sects hadn't accepted disciples for some time. Now that they suddenly opened their doors and accepted disciples with very loose conditions, the people in the cities were very happy.
Zhao Hai and the others' conditions were very loose this time. However, they still needed to go through some tests. However, Zhao Hai and the others' tests were different from the other sects. The other sects generally looked at the disciples' spiritual roots. The stronger the spiritual roots, the greater the potential of the disciple's future development. Naturally, the sects would be willing to accept them.
On the other hand, Zhao Hai and the others didn't have high requirements for spiritual roots. This was because the Scouring Sea Sect had a lot of body cultivator inheritances. However, body cultivators didn't have high requirements for spiritual roots. For example, the Tie Clan's inheritances didn't have high requirements for spiritual roots. Ding Chunming and Tie She were also body cultivators, so they could also leave behind inheritances. Their inheritances didn't have high requirements for spiritual roots. Therefore, Zhao Hai and the others didn't care about spiritual roots.
Generally, when sects accepted disciples, aside from spiritual roots, the second most important thing was perception. Perception was very important for cultivators. This was because the stronger one's perception, the better one's understanding of cultivation methods, and the greater one's potential for development.
However, the Scouring Sea Sect didn't have high requirements for perception. This was because even if one's perception wasn't good, one could still become an expert. Because of this, Zhao Hai and the others didn't care about perception.
Zhao Hai and the others only cared about one thing when accepting disciples, and that was perseverance. No matter what cultivation method one practiced, one wouldn't be able to cultivate without perseverance. This was especially true for body cultivators and sword cultivators. Body cultivation was very boring and painful. If one didn't have perseverance, then they wouldn't be able to cultivate at all. The same was true for sword cultivators. If one didn't have perseverance, then they wouldn't be able to cultivate anything. A sword cultivator's perception was very important, but perseverance was even more important. Sword intent was very strong, but not everyone could comprehend it. Even if a person's perception was good, they wouldn't necessarily be able to comprehend a sword intent. However, if a person's perseverance was very strong, then they might be able to comprehend a sword intent.
These words sounded very contradictory. A person with good perception wouldn't be able to comprehend a sword intent, but a person with bad perception would be able to comprehend it. Wasn't this contradictory? In fact, this wasn't the case. There was a saying that when a book is read a hundred times, its meaning will be revealed. This was the same for a set of sword arts. If you practice a set of sword arts for a few decades, then you would have a complete understanding of the sword arts. All sword intents would allow people to comprehend the intent more easily. If you practice a set of sword arts as if it was a part of your body, then it would naturally be easier for you to comprehend the intent.
It was precisely because of these reasons that although Zhao Hai and the others valued disciples with good perception and spirit roots, they also valued disciples with good perseverance. Therefore, when Zhao Hai and the others recruited disciples, they had three hurdles. The first one was to test one's spirit roots. If one's spirit roots were qualified, then they could directly enter the sect and become an outer disciple. The second hurdle was to test one's perception. If one's spirit roots were bad, then they could directly enter the sect and become an outer disciple. The third hurdle was to test one's perseverance. Even if one's spirit roots and perception weren't good, as long as one had perseverance, then they could still enter the sect. If one couldn't pass all three hurdles, then it would be better for them to return home.
The test of spirit roots was very simple. In the Sword Spirit World, there was a spirit root jade. This spirit root jade didn't have any other ability other than to test one's spirit roots. As long as one touched the spirit root jade, then one would know what kind of spirit root one had.
A person's spirit root wasn't as simple as people thought. The more simple the spirit root was, the better it was. The human body was divided into yin, yang, and the five elements. If one of the five elements was missing, then one would get sick and might not even live for a long time. Therefore, the best spirit root wasn't a single spirit root, but a spirit root of all five elements. However, one or two types of spirit roots were more prominent than the others. But they couldn't be too prominent. Otherwise, the five elements would be unbalanced, and one would get sick. Even cultivators had to pay attention to the balance of the five elements in their body. Otherwise, if the five elements were unbalanced, then it would be a very troublesome matter for them.
The five elements of heaven and earth were mutually reinforcing and restraining each other. If the five elements of heaven and earth were balanced, then the five elements of heaven and earth would also be balanced within the human body. If the five elements of heaven and earth were unbalanced, then the five elements of heaven and earth wouldn't be able to resonate with the five elements of heaven and earth. All the spiritual energy you cultivate belongs to the Five Elements. If the Five Elements Qi in the outside world can't resonate with the Five Elements Qi in your body, then what's the point of cultivating? You can't cultivate at all.
Therefore, when a cultivator touched a spirit root jade, five colors would appear on the jade. It was best if these five colors were evenly distributed. If one or two of them were prominent, then one would know what cultivation method one was cultivating.
Testing one's spirit root was very simple, but testing one's perception wasn't. When testing one's perception, one would need to come up with a question. This question could be a paragraph of text or a painting. Then one would need to describe what one saw and understood from the painting. This would depend on one's perception.
The test of perseverance was even simpler. There was only one test, which was to climb a mountain. However, the disciples that Zhao Hai wanted to recruit were all young. The mountain that they needed to climb was very steep and long. There was no water or food along the way. It would depend on how far one could climb. This was the best test of perseverance.
In fact, the Sea Exploring Sect was already very famous in the Sword Spirit Realm. They wanted to open their doors and recruit disciples. Naturally, they attracted a lot of attention. Upon seeing Zhao Hai's test, the various sects had different reactions. Some felt that it was very reasonable, especially the last two tests. This was because the last two tests weren't available in many sects. However, there were some who felt disdain. In the eyes of these people, one's spirit root was the most important. Without perception, what's the use of perception? Without spirit roots, what's the use of perseverance? Because of this, they were very disdainful of Zhao Hai's test.
Zhao Hai didn't care about these things. He handed over the task of recruiting disciples to Tie Shi and the others. At the same time, he went into seclusion. This time, not only did he need to comprehend the Sword Formation of the Sword Controlling Sect, he also needed to comprehend the Myriad Sword Sect's Origin Sword Art. He felt that the Origin Sword Art and the Sword Formation Technique had some similarities. He wanted to know what would happen if he combined these two techniques. Because of this, Zhao Hai went into seclusion as soon as he returned to the Sea Exploring Sect. Although he was also in charge of recruiting disciples, the majority of the work was left to Tie Shi and the others.
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