Inside the cave, Yi Beidou also found many herbal ingredients and burn marks. The marks didn’t look very old; they had likely been left by the Alchemist.

He also found a number of Elixirs.

Unfortunately, these weren’t the legendary Immortal Elixirs that could grant a mortal immortality with a single dose. In fact, a normal person taking one would likely drop dead on the spot. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

These Elixirs were Elixir Pills similar to the Peacock Pill, used to quickly restore the Physical Ability of Saint Level experts. The Alchemist had likely used them for his daily maintenance.

This was an unexpected windfall. He couldn’t just rely on Fasting on this Immortal Mountain, and he wouldn’t last more than a few days just drinking Spiritual Spring Water. He might have even had to resort to hunting and fishing like Cheng Zhihong. With these Elixirs, he could save himself a lot of trouble.

Taking some of the Elixirs with him, Yi Beidou exited the stone forest and headed for the next restriction.

This was a forest of withered trees. As soon as he entered, a powerful magnetic field washed over him, feeling like a knife that could directly slice into a person’s spirit.

A Gang Wind Array.

After Yi Beidou passed through it, he discovered a pavilion embedded in the mountainside, much like Penglai Pavilion. However, this one had no plaque, so he didn’t know its purpose, and its exterior was significantly damaged.

Yi Beidou found nothing here. He did discover recent signs that items had been stored here, but the pavilion itself was completely empty.

The Alchemist had likely cleared the place out in advance, hiding its contents elsewhere.

The next Array was a Thunder Array, but its power was very weak, as if the Array itself had been damaged.

At its end was a cave, which was also completely empty. There were signs of deliberate damage on the walls, but it was unclear whether it was the work of the Alchemist or the original, ancient owners of the Immortal Mountain.

Yi Beidou frowned slightly.

’Did the Alchemist know I’d likely find the Immortal Mountain, so he moved everything of value away ahead of time?’

’Where did he hide them?’

After exiting the Celestial Thunder Array, he arrived at the location of the final Grand Array.

Here lay a sea of flowers, leading to a tall stone grotto up ahead. From a distance, the grotto’s interior was dim, its contents impossible to discern.

HUMMM—

The moment Yi Beidou stepped into the sea of flowers, a burst of heavenly music rang out. He saw flower buds unfurl one by one, and from them drifted fairies clad in sheer gauze. The entire world was transformed.

A radiant glow filled the Sky as feathers drifted down. Golden Lotuses sprang from the ground, and auspicious Qi coalesced into mist. The fairies sang celestial melodies by his ear, inducing a powerful sense of intoxication.

A powerful Illusion Realm and Sound Wave Restriction.

Yi Beidou assessed internally. The influence of this Grand Array was stronger than the previous ones. When they first arrived at the Immortal Mountain, Cheng Zhihong and Yuna had been so bewitched by the celestial music and illusions that they nearly ended up in the belly of a Sea Flood Dragon. That Illusion Technique was similar to this one.

It permeated the body, seeped deep into one’s True Qi, and silently threw the Divine Soul into disarray.

Even a Saint Expert would be bewildered by it.

Unfortunately for the array, the one thing Yi Beidou feared least was an Illusion Realm.

The various trials he had endured with his Free Heart Technique were his greatest advantage.

"Jade Sword, Earth Fire, Gang Wind, Celestial Thunder, celestial music... How interesting."

With his Demon Flame burning, Yi Beidou strolled through the sea of flowers, admiring the lifelike fairies. Before long, he arrived before the grotto.

At that moment, the Illusion Realm vanished, and the scene within the grotto was laid bare before his eyes.

Inside the grotto was an enormous mural.

The mural seemed to have existed for thousands of years, perhaps even longer, yet its colors remained incredibly vibrant, showing no signs of fading. It possessed an eternal quality, and he had no idea what materials had been used to create it.

Its artistic style was archaic, its colors brilliant.

Celestial light bloomed, and rosy clouds stretched like jade belts. The scene was not of the mortal world, but seemed to float in the Sky; it appeared to be the true Immortal Realm.

It was an Immortal Mountain, almost identical to the miraculous, mirage-like Immortal Mountain that Yi Beidou and his companions had seen among the clouds in the Sky upon first entering the inner ring.

"A Spirit Painting?"

Yi Beidou murmured to himself.