Nature Studio

Since the sect treasury could be placed directly into the mountain wall to form a hidden pocket dimension, couldn't his seclusion retreat be set up the same way?

This way, his seclusion retreat would be especially hidden and exceptionally quiet, making it difficult for anyone to disturb him.

Moreover, this place might even be developed into their sect's official seclusion grounds in the future, where everyone could come to cultivate in isolation.

With this in mind, Lin Xiao decided to build his current seclusion retreat right inside the mountain wall.

However, he figured that since he was building a seclusion retreat, he definitely couldn't just use ordinary dirt, wood, and a few spirit stones like the buildings outside.

If that were the case, he might as well just go into seclusion in the Guiyuan Mountain Residence.

Yet, he didn't have any suitable building materials in his personal inventory right now.

The only thing relatively suitable was that pile of ordinary Frost Condensation Jade that had been stacked into a house.

Thus, Lin Xiao had no choice but to take out a small house built from ordinary Frost Condensation Jade and place it into the Building Synthesizer.

Fortunately, he had dug up quite a few of those ordinary Frost Condensation Jade houses back then, otherwise he would have felt a pang of heartache using it now.

Subsequently, he threw in another five hundred spirit stones.

After all, the function of a seclusion retreat was different from a sect treasury. The sect treasury was merely a place to store items; it only needed enough space and a certain degree of preservation.

Because he intended for this to be used for cultivation, Lin Xiao added more spirit stones to prevent the synthesizer from producing something with incomplete functions.

Once everything was in place, Lin Xiao focused hard on the concept of the seclusion retreat he had envisioned for a long time, and only then chose to begin the synthesis.

After waiting for quite a while, the Building Synthesizer finally prompted a successful synthesis.

The next moment, a suspended, cave-like space appeared before Lin Xiao.

Though called a cave, the entire interior was a vast expanse of white, except for the very front.

Directly in front was a small, tranquil pool. The water in this pool did not look like ordinary water; it glowed faintly, shimmering with the radiance of starlight.

In the center of the tranquil pool was a white, jade-like stone platform, just large enough to accommodate one person sitting down.

Above the pool, a tiny stream of water trickled down, merging seamlessly with the serene pool water.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and finally went to the back of the small hill where the Guiyuan Mountain Residence was located.

The houses he had built for everyone before were all in the front, leaving the back of this small hill empty.

The reason Lin Xiao chose to place his seclusion retreat here was simply because it was close to the spirit vein.

After all, the spirit vein was located in the small mountain spring at the foot of the Guiyuan Mountain Residence.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

That piece of high-grade Frost Condensation Jade he had dug up before... he seemed to recall Senior Liao mentioning that it had excellent spirit-gathering properties.

Furthermore, if combined with a spirit vein, it could even upgrade the spirit vein's tier over time!

Currently, their sect's spirit vein was only at the first tier, yet it had already improved their spiritual energy environment so much. If it were to rise by a tier, wouldn't that mean...

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao's heart grew fervent.

However, the newly synthesized seclusion retreat was still floating in front of him, unplaced.

He needed to find a spot to set this thing down first.

So, he found a location on the lower back of the mountain that was closest to the small mountain spring and decided to place it there.

But just as he was about to place it, Lin Xiao suddenly noticed that the plants here seemed to be growing a bit too well.

The surrounding soil was also pitch-black, looking incredibly fertile.

After a brief thought, Lin Xiao figured this was probably all thanks to the spirit vein.

Perhaps in the future, their sect would become even more vibrant under the nourishment of the spirit vein.

But since it had only been a short time, a tier-one spirit vein wouldn't cause a drastic change to their environment all at once.

While pondering these random thoughts, he placed the seclusion retreat in the spot he had just chosen.

The next moment, a very inconspicuous small piece of white jade appeared on the mountain wall that was originally covered in lush vegetation.

Lin Xiao knew that this was the entrance to the seclusion retreat.

So, he reached out and lightly touched the white jade.

Immediately after, he stepped right into the mountain wall.

Upon entering, Lin Xiao found that the interior was exactly the same as what he had seen before.

He walked up to the tranquil pool, crouched down, and reached out to touch the starlight-like water.

However, his hand touched absolutely nothing.

Lin Xiao stood up in slight disappointment.

He didn't know if this pool of water was merely an illusion, or if it was just something he couldn't physically touch.

He hoped it was the latter.

Shifting his gaze, he saw the stone platform in the center.

This should be the place where he would meditate during his seclusion.

Looking around and seeing nothing else novel, Lin Xiao retreated to the entrance and left the space.

After coming out, Lin Xiao looked back at the white jade on the mountain wall, deep in thought.

He needed to give this place a name.

Otherwise, constantly calling it the seclusion retreat felt a bit too informal.

So, Lin Xiao immediately brainstormed for a while.

A moment later, he said to the white jade:

From now on, you shall be called the Nature Terrace!

The white jade could not give him any response.

Having decided on a name, Lin Xiao walked over to the small mountain spring.

Then, he took out the white house built from high-grade Frost Condensation Jade from his personal inventory.

After a moment of thought, he placed it directly next to the small mountain spring.

Unexpectedly, the moment the Frost Condensation Jade touched the ground, the earth around the spring instantly frosted over.

A ring of ice quickly formed around the Frost Condensation Jade.

However, perhaps due to the presence of the spirit vein, the water inside the small mountain spring continued to flow normally.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment.

Finally, he looked at the area covered in ice and frost and felt it was acceptable, as it did not encroach upon everyone's normal activity range.

Thus, he dismissed the idea of putting the Frost Condensation Jade back into his inventory.

He felt quite at ease leaving this high-grade Frost Condensation Jade out in the open like this.

Not to mention that anyone who appeared in their sect had to first pass the Path of the Heart, and they had to be members of their sect to even enter.

Moreover, this Frost Condensation Jade was incredibly sturdy, and such a large, intact piece would require a storage space with a massive entrance to collect it.

He wasn't too worried about any problems arising from leaving the Frost Condensation Jade here.

So, after placing it, Lin Xiao observed for a while to ensure that the Frost Condensation Jade wouldn't turn their entire sect into a world of ice and snow, and then he left.

He needed to go find Jiang Youfu for a chat.

Lately, he hadn't had much of a chance to have a good talk with his best bro.

It wasn't even noon yet, and it would be quite a while before everyone finished their cultivation.

Lin Xiao stealthily slipped in and carried out Jiang Youfu, who was in the middle of meditating.