Leng Tianqi asked, "What is this?"

Rong Jiaojiao said, "This is my homemade meat sauce. Open it and try it. If you like it, take some back and share it with others."

Leng Tianyou and Leng Tianqi exchanged a glance, a hint of curiosity on their faces. They took the jar, opened the lid, and a rich aroma instantly filled the air.

"Wow, this smells amazing!" Leng Tianyou exclaimed, unable to resist dipping his finger in the meat sauce and tasting it. "Mmm, it tastes really good!"

Leng Tianqi also took a bite and nodded, saying, "It's really delicious. Junior Uncle's cooking skills are excellent."

Rong Jiaojiao smiled and said, "If you like it, take it back and share it with your fellow disciples."

Leng Tianqi said, "We'll just take a little; Junior Uncle can keep the rest for himself."

Rong Jiaojiao said, "I made a lot. I still have some left. You can take this jar back with you."

The two nodded, and Leng Tianyou put the items into his sleeve and said, "Then we won't stand on ceremony, thank you, Junior Uncle."

Rong Jiaojiao waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite, come back for more when you're done eating."

There were too many wild chickens and rabbits in her little secret realm, and because she was too engrossed in cultivation, she didn't really want to cook. So sometimes, to relieve the fatigue of cultivation, she would make some meat sauce or braised meat and put it in her little secret realm.

The two left with their belongings, and Rong Jiaojiao watched them go before turning back into the courtyard.

After she activated the formation, she led Zi Ling into the small secret realm.

Zi Ling chirped, "Master, we bought a lot of good things today."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "I did buy quite a lot of things today."

She took out everything she had bought, planted the medicinal herbs in different places, and nourished them with spiritual power, hoping they would thrive in the small secret realm.

"Master, can these medicinal herbs really come back to life?" Zi Ling asked.

Rong Jiaojiao said uncertainly, "I don't know either, but it can't hurt to try. If we can survive, we'll have more medicinal herbs to use."

I found two large wooden basins, filled them with some soil and water, and planted two lotus seeds of the Spirit Lotus in each basin.

Zi Ling asked curiously, "Master, why do you insist on buying Golden Marrow Lotus Seeds? They're so expensive, and there's no guarantee they'll survive. It's not worth it."

Rong Jiaojiao patted its head and felt that it had become smarter, now knowing that things were not worth the price if they were expensive.

"Because the lotus root of the Golden Marrow Lotus has the effect of strengthening the body, and we have a small secret realm, if we can grow it successfully, we will earn more than just ten or twenty spirit stones, we could earn thousands or even tens of thousands."

Zi Ling's eyes lit up and she said, "That's great, Master. If we can grow it, we won't have to worry about our bodies not being strong enough anymore."

Rong Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Yes, not only us, but also Master can use it."

Zi Ling nodded and said, "Then we must take good care of these seeds."

It seems that the golden lotus has already grown into a large patch, thanks to the interaction between the person and their pet.

Zi Ling remembered the ores and asked, "Master, what are those ores used for?"

Rong Jiaojiao herself didn't know, but she judged from the desire emanating from the small secret realm that it was a good thing.

After planting the medicinal herbs, she took out the talisman given to her by Jun Yuangui, activated it, and took out the contents inside.

The ore whose purpose was unknown was tossed aside, and the several pots of spiritual herbs remained untouched and undigging out. They were placed next to the small black tree with the most concentrated spiritual energy, along with the Golden Marrow Lotus.

Flipping through several books, I found they were all filled with secrets and techniques for predicting celestial secrets.

Rong Jiaojiao frowned. Could this be a technique from the Xuanji Sect?

Could it be that Jun Yuangui is trying to frame me?

Thinking of this, she immediately put the books away and decided that she would never touch them again, and that Jun Yuangui would not be able to get the books back.

Looking at those medicinal herb seeds again, Rong Jiaojiao suddenly felt that Jun Yuangui knew all her secrets.

This sudden feeling sent a chill down Rong Jiaojiao's spine, but then she thought it shouldn't be like this. She had never used the small secret realm outside, and even Xuanji Daoren hadn't discovered the secret. How could a little kid like him possibly discover it?

After calming herself down, Rong Jiaojiao immediately planted the seeds. When only the last packet of seeds remained, she discovered that her little secret realm was already more than half full.

Rong Jiaojiao believed that it wouldn't be long before her little secret realm was filled with all sorts of precious spiritual herbs.

Looking at the last packet of seeds in his hand, he opened it and found two bundles of rice seeds inside. However, these were not ordinary rice seeds; they were spirit rice seeds containing spiritual energy.

That absurd feeling that Jun Yuangui knew her secret resurfaced, but Rong Jiaojiao shook her head, banishing the terrible thought from her mind.

With a thought, she planted a small amount of rice seed. Looking at the empty space, Rong Jiaojiao simply planted ordinary rice on the land.

After finishing all that, Rong Jiaojiao put the array plate aside and looked at the last item, a black, three-legged alchemy furnace whose material was indistinguishable.

The alchemy furnace wasn't very big, and its shape looked a bit like the alchemy furnace of Laozi in movies and TV shows. Its surface was covered with complex runes, but it didn't have a trace of spiritual energy.

Rong Jiaojiao dripped a few drops of her essence blood onto the alchemy furnace, and spiritual power surged out, completely enveloping the furnace. Then, following the method of refining magical artifacts taught by her master, she recognized the furnace as her master.

The moment the recognition of the master was completed, the alchemy furnace suddenly grew larger, and its surface became even darker and more extraordinary.

Meanwhile, a large amount of knowledge about pill formulas and spiritual herbs flooded into Rong Jiaojiao's mind, as if it were prepared for her next master.

After flipping through these pill formulas, Rong Jiaojiao was surprised to find that this knowledge not only covered the refining methods of various basic pills, but also the recipes for some advanced pills.

"Master, this alchemy furnace seems really powerful!" Zi Ling asked curiously, seeing Rong Jiaojiao's expression.

Rong Jiaojiao nodded and said, "Yes, this alchemy furnace is not only of high quality, but it also comes with a lot of knowledge about alchemy. It's a pity that we don't have any spiritual herbs now, so all these alchemy formulas are wasted."

Zi Lingyan asked, "Then can we still refine pills in the future?"

Rong Jiaojiao smiled and said, "It should be possible, but only the new pill formulas with medicinal herbs given by our master can be refined."

Zi Ling squeaked excitedly, "Master, when will we start refining pills? Can you refine a batch of spirit beast pills for me? I want to taste what they taste like, and I also want to know if they really increase my cultivation level after eating them."

Rong Jiaojiao patted Ziling's head, thought about the medicinal materials needed for the spirit beast pill, and realized that she had indeed planted some, but the variety was still incomplete.

She said, "Tomorrow we'll go to the pharmacy to replenish the missing medicinal herbs, and then we'll see if I have any talent for alchemy."

Zi Ling nodded and said, "Alright then, Master, we should start cultivating now."