Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 313 Fire Essence Date

"I don't regret it. The risk just now was too great." Han Li naturally knew that what Lord Dayan said was very likely, but he still shook his head and said firmly.

"Alas," Lord Dayan sighed helplessly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

“Uncle San, they are too arrogant. Previously, they besieged the city and fought a great battle, and even asked us to activate the formation to resist the aftermath of the battle. Now they are having such a blatant communication gathering. They don’t take our royal family, the Ye family, seriously at all and do whatever they want.” The old man in the black crown looked at the flying boat in the sky and said with great frustration.

"The Divine Transformation cultivators have arrived, what else can we say? To put it bluntly, even if the trip to Kunwu Mountain goes smoothly, we can only be on an equal footing with the two people above. We are not qualified to say anything more now." The big-headed monster exhaled and said with a gloomy expression.

"Alas, the situation has been very complicated recently. First, the Divine Sand of Creation was born, then there was the Yellow Wind Desert War, and now so many powerful monks have gathered in Jinjing. I don't know if the trip to Kunwu Mountain will be smooth." The beautiful young woman suddenly became worried for no reason.

The old man in black hat also nodded, with a worried look on his face, and said in agreement: "Yes, although the Jinjing Auction held once every hundred years is indeed a grand event, there are only a few late Nascent Soul cultivators participating. It is not like now, there are more than a dozen late-stage cultivators, a Spiritualization cultivator, and Nie Zhaonan who is comparable to the Spiritualization. I don't know whether the auction in three days will go smoothly and whether we can get the materials we need smoothly."

"Don't go out alone recently, or you might be caught and soul-searched, which would expose our plan." The big-headed monster also reminded in a serious tone.

"Yes" they both responded.

On the Lingyun flying boat, in a simple room, Nie Zhaonan and Bai Laogui from Taiyi Sect sat opposite each other around a round table.

The two of them tasted the spiritual wine while discussing matters of cultivation.

"Haha, I didn't expect that Brother Nie is so young, but has such a wide range of knowledge, and his understanding of cultivation is not inferior to mine. Such extraordinary pure and condensed magic power is so great that I feel ashamed of myself." Old Ghost Bai said with a sigh, admiring it.

"It is only by chance that I was able to cultivate to my current level." Nie Zhaonan replied with a smile.

"Haha, so it can be seen that Fellow Daoist Nie is a person with great luck. He has been able to break through several levels of cultivation in three hundred years. I think that in the near future, Fellow Daoist Nie will be able to easily succeed in breaking through the bottleneck of the Spirit Transformation Stage. It is too far away for me to know whether there is a Spirit Transformation cultivator who is less than three hundred years old, but within ten thousand years, there will be no other person in the human world who can advance as fast as Fellow Daoist Nie. When Bai broke through the bottleneck of the Spirit Transformation Stage, it took him four hundred years to succeed by chance. He is incomparable to Fellow Daoist Nie. With Fellow Daoist Nie's qualifications and age, perhaps he even has a great hope of ascending to the upper realm." Old Ghost Bai had a smile on his face, and there was even a hint of flattery in his words.

Not only was Nie Zhaonan's strength comparable to that of a Divine Transformation cultivator, but he also thought that his life was coming to an end and he no longer had much of a competitive spirit, otherwise he would not have praised a junior so much.

“Since the ancient demonic calamity, the vitality of the human world has gradually become scarce, and it can no longer support the cultivation of the spirit transformation cultivators to the late stage of the spirit transformation and ascend to the upper realm on their own. It is almost impossible to ascend to the upper realm through normal means.” Nie Zhaonan said naturally and unusually modestly.

Hearing this, Bai Laogui seemed to think of something, and said with some emotion:
"What Fellow Daoist Nie said is true. It is the limitation of the vitality of heaven and earth in this world. Otherwise, with the qualifications of me and several other old monsters, how could we be stuck at the peak of the early stage of the Spiritualization and unable to make any further progress? Under the condition of such thin spiritual energy in the human world, we can still cultivate to the current level. I dare not say that we can be on par with the great masters of ancient times. In the cultivation environment of ancient times, it would not be a big problem to cultivate to the late stage of the Spiritualization and ascend to the upper world on our own. How could we be trapped in this human world like now, and our lifespans are about to end."

To be honest, Nie Zhaonan would not be restricted by the vitality of heaven and earth in this world.

Zixiao Cave Heaven is a world unto itself. Not only is the spiritual energy within it extremely abundant, but the concentration of heaven and earth energy is also thicker than that in the human world. It is now enough to support cultivators to break through to the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and it is still growing.

If Nie Zhaonan is willing, he can let Bai Laogui enter the Zixiao Cave Heaven. With Bai Laogui's thousand years of profound foundation, he can naturally break through to the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation realm smoothly. However, Nie Zhaonan is not so foolish as to do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself.

However, the treasures that have matured in the cave can be exchanged with the person in front of you.

Nie Zhaonan smiled and said, "Friend Bai is approaching the end of his life. I have a few spiritual fruits that can extend his life."

Hearing this, Bai Laogui showed a hint of joy on his face, but soon he stopped smiling and said, "I am very grateful for your kindness. But I have taken a lot of life-extending elixirs, and taking the same elixirs and fruits again is useless."

As a Divine Transformation cultivator, it was naturally impossible for him to stay in Da Jin all the time. He had traveled around the human world and collected quite a few life-extending elixirs. The possibility of Nie Zhaonan taking out the life-extending elixir that he had not taken was extremely slim.

"Fellow Daoist Bai has actually taken the Qingling Fruit?" After looking at Old Ghost Bai, Nie Zhaonan said with some surprise.

"What! Qingling Fruit!" Old Ghost Bai's face changed drastically, and he soon became ecstatic: "Daoyou, are you talking about the Qingling Fruit, a sacred medicine for longevity that can extend one's life by three hundred years?"

Listening to Old Ghost Bai's excited words, Nie Zhaonan calmed down and said calmly, "It is this spiritual fruit. I was lucky enough to get a few green spiritual fruits. There are enough green spiritual fruits and I have enough lifespan. That's why I want to trade this fruit with you. I just don't know what you have in your hand."

"I am willing to exchange two imitation spiritual treasures for the Qingling Fruit." Old Ghost Bai suppressed the strange look on his face and spoke immediately without thinking.

If the two imitation spiritual treasures were put on auction, they could easily be sold at a sky-high price of tens of millions of spiritual stones, which is astonishingly valuable. However, for Old Ghost Bai, who is nearing the end of his life, the Qingling Fruit is a priceless treasure and is worth exchanging for the two spiritual treasures.

Nie Zhaonan had not expected that this old monster Bai would be willing to spend such a huge price. It was beyond his expectation. He had originally had other ideas in mind, but it was not easy to bring them up at this time. So he nodded and said, "Since Daoyou is so sincere, I will not raise the price any more."

When Bai Laogui heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

After saying that, Nie Zhaonan flicked his sleeves in front of him. After a flash of white light, a green jade box appeared on the table. Nie Zhaonan stretched out his hand and gently pushed it, and the jade box slowly slid towards Bai Laogui.

At this time, Bai Laogui also reached into his sleeves, and a small black bell and a golden short blade appeared in his hands. The surfaces of the two objects flickered with spiritual light, and mysterious runes could be faintly seen. After pushing the two objects to Nie Zhaonan, Bai Laogui opened his mouth and slowly explained: "It is a replica of the spiritual treasure 'Heaven-Covering Bell', which is made of several top-level gold materials, such as black gold and ink gold. Except for Fellow Daoist Nie, no one else in the Nascent Soul stage can break the defense of this bell. It can even resist the full-strength attack of a Divine Transformation cultivator."

"'Golden Light Blade' is a replica of the spiritual treasure 'Ruyi Blade'. It has 30% of the power of the original and can release sharp sword energy attacks. It has unlimited power."

"Not bad." Looking at the two treasures, Nie Zhaonan's eyes lit up and he nodded involuntarily.

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see that these two items were made with great effort, and a lot of precious materials were used. Their power was not comparable to the previous "Mysterious Crystal Shield" and "Water Control Flag". The imitation spiritual treasures in the hands of the Divine Transformation cultivators were all top-notch imitation spiritual treasures.

Hearing Nie Zhaonan's praise, Bai Laogui's heart immediately ached. These two items were still of great use even in his hands.

However, after taking the jade box in his hand, his mood returned to normal. He stared at the jade box in his hand intently, flicked his fingers, and a ray of spiritual light sank into the jade box, and the lid opened automatically.

A spiritual fruit emitting a hazy green light came into his sight. The fruit was only a few inches in size, emerald green all over, crystal clear, and emitting bursts of fragrance.

Old Ghost Bai inhaled the fragrance into his body, and a comfortable feeling as if he was a few years younger came over him. In fact, his face was still old, without any change.

But he clearly felt that there was some strange energy in his body, like vitality, just like the feeling he had when he took the longevity elixir before.

Although he had long heard of the reputation of the Qingling Fruit as a life-extending elixir, this was the first time he saw the amazing effect of the Qingling Fruit with his own eyes, and he was still shocked. He couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, the old Taoist will have no worries about his longevity!"

His laughter spread, causing the restrictions on the surrounding walls to buzz and their spiritual light to become dim and unclear.

Soon after the laughter died down, Bai Laogui resealed the Qingling Fruit in the jade box, put it away, looked at Nie Zhaonan, and said gratefully:
"Thank you for the spiritual fruit, Fellow Daoist Nie. I lost my composure earlier because I was too excited and couldn't control myself."

Facing the problem of his own approaching lifespan for a long time, Bai Laogui is naturally extremely nervous. In the face of life and death, there is no one who is not afraid.

"We each get what we need, so there's no need to thank me." Nie Zhaonan smiled faintly and replied politely.

"What are you talking about, Brother Daoist Nie? If it weren't for you, I would have been doomed to die. Even if I took the Fire Essence Dates alive and forced my way through, the biggest possibility is that my magic power would be ignited by the violent fire power of the Fire Essence Dates, and I would be burned to death." Old Ghost Bai showed a sigh on his face and shook his head.

"Fire Spirit Date?" Nie Zhaonan thought for a moment and said, "Is it the top-grade fire-attributed spiritual fruit that contains pure fire spiritual power and is the main ingredient for refining the Fiery Sun Divine Pill?"

Seeing Nie Zhaonan showing a slightly interested look, Bai Laogui immediately smiled and said, "Yes, it is this fruit. The Fiery Sun Pill refined from this fruit can not only help cultivators who practice fire-attributed techniques to break through any bottleneck below the Void Refining Stage, but also enhance the power of the Spirit Flame. However, for cultivators like me who do not practice fire-attributed techniques, even if we take the Fiery Sun Pill, it will not be of much use, but will harm ourselves."

After a pause, Old Ghost Bai continued, "But the materials for refining the Fiery Sun Pill are no longer available in this world, and the Fire Essence Dates are rather useless. After all, even a Divine Transformation cultivator who practices fire-attributed techniques may not be safe and sound after taking this fruit. Refining it into other pills will greatly consume the pure fire spirit power within, greatly reducing its effectiveness, and preventing us from having a chance to break through the bottleneck."

Nie Zhaonan nodded. He naturally knew that what Old Ghost Bai said was true. Even if he had a large collection of spiritual medicines, he could not gather all the materials to refine the Fiery Sun Pill.

However, Nie Zhaonan was naturally very interested in such a top-level fire-attributed spiritual fruit, so he slowly said, "Could you trade the Fire Essence Dates in Brother Bai's hand to me? If you have any requests, please feel free to ask."

"After all I have said, Fellow Daoist Nie, do you still want to take this fruit alive to improve your realm? Although your strength is earth-shattering, there is still no possibility of survival after taking this fruit." Thinking about the great benefits he gained from trading the Qingling Fruit with Nie Zhaonan just now, Old Ghost Bai kindly reminded him.

Seeing that Old Ghost Bai was being serious, Nie Zhaonan did not hide anything and said truthfully, "Don't worry, Daoist friend, I am not that arrogant. I want to trade the Fire Essence Dates because I am excited to see the prey and want to collect them."

Hearing this, Bai Laogui, who had lived for more than 2,000 years, knew that what Nie Zhaonan said was not a lie. He nodded and said, "If Brother Daoist Nie really wants the Fire Essence Dates, it is very simple. After I die, you just need to secretly take care of Taiyi Sect and ensure that the inheritance of Taiyi Sect will not be destroyed."

After saying this, Old Ghost Bai suddenly felt a little lonely. If nothing unexpected happened, he would die eventually. It was just that what happened today would delay his death for hundreds of years.

Being able to exchange a Fire Essence Date for Nie Zhaonan's willingness to take care of Taiyi Sect can be considered as fulfilling his biggest wish.

Having spent more than two thousand years in the Taiyi Sect, how could he not have any feelings for this sect?

Seeing that the other party hadn't spoken for a long time, Bai Laogui looked up and saw that Nie Zhaonan looked a little hesitant, as if it was difficult to make a decision, so he asked, "Fellow Daoist Nie, what's the problem?"

“It’s not that there is any difficulty, but I’m wholeheartedly pursuing the path to immortality, and I will never be willing to stay in this human world and die of old age. After advancing to the realm of spiritual transformation, I will find a way to ascend to the upper realm, and I can’t stay in this human world for long, let alone take care of Taiyi Sect.” Nie Zhaonan spoke slowly.

“How about this, while you are still in the human world, just take care of Taiyi Sect. After you ascend to the upper realm, as a person from the upper realm, you naturally don’t need to worry about the affairs of the human world anymore.” Old Ghost Bai thought for a while and said this.

In his opinion, Nie Zhaonan’s problems were not problems at all.

(End of this chapter)