Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 335: Bitter Bamboo Old Man
However, the power of their spiritual eyes is naturally far inferior to that of Nie Zhaonan's spiritual eyes, and they cannot fully see the situation in the fog.

Yin Yue showed some surprise and said in a tender voice:

"This Bitter Bamboo Island really has some tricks. Even if I use the Mingqing Spirit Eyes, I can't completely see through the restrictions below. The Ten Thousand Trees Array really lives up to its reputation."

Having been nourished by rain and dew, her voice was extremely charming and moving, and ordinary people would feel hot when they heard it.

On the other hand, this is also because Yin Yue now has the body of a spirit fox, which makes her charm increase dramatically out of thin air.

Yuan Yao retracted her gaze, her voice as soft as water:
"I heard that the Ten Thousand Trees Formation on Kuzhu Island was set up by ancient cultivators tens of thousands of years ago with the Heavenly Mulberry Sacred Tree as the center of the formation. It is extremely magical. It has intimidated overseas cultivators for tens of thousands of years and is one of the well-known ancient formations overseas. Even if a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage breaks into the formation, his magical powers will be weakened by three points."

"Such a wonderful formation is here, but it's a pity that Sister Ruyin is still in seclusion and cannot come out at this time. Otherwise, she would be delighted if she saw it."

Finally, she couldn't help but reveal a hint of pity in her tone.

"As long as some price is paid, the formation diagram can be traded." Nie Zhaonan suddenly said.

During his journey in Dajin, he had developed a taste for trading, especially trading with wealthy cultivators. This way, he could easily obtain the materials and treasures he needed without having to spend any effort searching for them.

Of course, this is also because he can ripen elixirs without limit. Some elixirs and elixirs that are priceless to other cultivators can be obtained by Nie Zhaonan by spending some spirit stones.

Therefore, Nie Zhaonan did not feel bad at all about trading elixirs and elixirs, but was happy to do so.

Other cultivators wanted to obtain the elixirs and magic medicines in Nie Zhaonan's hands. Since Nie Zhaonan had always had an excellent reputation in trading, which made everyone who traded with him very satisfied, they were naturally very willing to trade with Nie Zhaonan.

Hearing this, Yuan Yao nodded slightly, then looked down at the still foggy sea below, and took the initiative to say, "Do you want me to send a message to the master of Kuzhu Island?"

Nie Zhaonan shook his head and said, "No need. Kuzhu Island is someone else's territory, and we didn't deliberately hide our presence. He should know we are here."

Sure enough, as soon as Nie Zhaonan finished speaking, the originally calm sea of ​​fog suddenly surged and rolled, then swept to both sides, revealing an area hundreds of feet wide.

A layer of green light curtain also emerged under the sea of ​​fog, covering almost half of the island.

At this moment, more than ten rays of light of different colors suddenly shot out from the light curtain. Most of them had the cultivation base of the Jindan stage. The leader had a very powerful aura and headed straight for Nie Zhaonan's location.

The leader greeted with a long laugh in the escaping light:
"Fellow Daoist Nie is here to visit, but Kuzhu didn't come out to greet you. I hope you won't mind."

"It was Nie who did not send the visiting card in advance and came to Kuzhu Island suddenly. Fellow Daoist Kuzhu, please don't be surprised." Nie Zhaonan responded very politely.

At this time, Old Man Kuzhu had stopped several feet in front of Nie Zhaonan. His escape light faded, revealing his tall figure in a green robe and white hair.

Nie Zhaonan took a closer look and saw that the old man Kuzhu had red lips, white teeth, delicate features and eyebrows. He looked like a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old, except that his face was covered with a layer of light green.

"Originally I thought that Old Man Kuzhu was really an old man, but I didn't expect that Taoist Kuzhu had the secret to maintaining his youth. This really surprised me." Nie Zhaonan said with a smile.

Old Kuzhu smiled, but said with a somewhat complacent tone:
"Haha, my little tricks are nothing in front of Fellow Daoist Nie. I just look younger, but I am actually quite old."

At the same time, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes when he looked at Nie Zhaonan. As expected, he was just as the rumors said, extremely young and powerful, which made him feel unwilling to compete with him.

This made Old Man Kuzhu, who was famous and powerful overseas for hundreds of years and was regarded as one of the three overseas immortals by overseas cultivators, extremely shocked.

Elder Kuzhu was no ordinary person either. He quickly suppressed his excitement and said calmly:
"This is not the place to talk. Please invite Fellow Daoist Nie and the two fairies to come to the island for a chat. Along the way, I can also introduce my Kuzhu Island to the three of you. I believe I will not disappoint the three of you."

As he spoke the last part, a hint of pride naturally appeared in his tone.

"Okay, I'll have to trouble Brother Kuzhu." Nie Zhaonan accepted it with pleasure, and Yin Yue and Wang Ning also nodded slightly.

"Please." Old man Kuzhu stopped hesitating, turned around and led the way.

Although he had lived on Kuzhu Island for a long time, he was well-informed and naturally knew the information about Fellow Daoist Nie.

He had personally experienced that terrifying strength, but what interested him most was the elixir in Fellow Daoist Nie's hand.

After all, as a cultivator, what matters most is his own cultivation, and Old Man Kuzhu is no exception.

The group of Jindan cultivators who had been following old man Kuzhu before now stood on both sides with respectful looks on their faces, making way for a wide path.

After flying over this short road, Nie Zhaonan and the other two followed old man Kuzhu and landed on the island.

With Nie Zhaonan's level of cultivation, he thought that even if the other party activated the Ten Thousand Trees Array, he would not be able to threaten him.

Therefore, he was not worried that the other party would suddenly turn against him, and he believed that the other party would not try to fight against a stone with an egg even though he knew he was no match for him.

In the blink of an eye, a group of four people flew into the island through a portal that opened automatically in the light curtain.

As soon as Nie Zhaonan flew into the cave, he was suddenly hit by a burst of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy of this island was so rich that it was rarely seen in the human world, but it was far inferior to the Zixiao Cave Heaven at this time.

After all, there are tens of thousands of spirit eye trees in the cave that continuously produce spiritual energy, and it is extremely pure.

Whether in terms of the richness or purity of the spiritual energy, the spiritual energy of Kuzhu Island is far inferior.

Therefore, Nie Zhaonan was not too surprised, but the surrounding scenery did surprise him a little.

All you can see are huge lush green trees. These trees are really tall, often thirty or forty feet high. They are not rare spiritual trees that can be easily seen in the outside world.

In the woods, there are more than a dozen trees that are obviously much taller than the other trees. They are a kind of strange purple mulberry trees. They are scattered all over the woods, and the arrangement of them implies the mystery of heaven and earth.

This mulberry tree is obviously the sacred mulberry tree. It is indeed a bit strange. Yin Yue and Yuan Yao were also slightly surprised and looked at the rare spiritual trees around them with curiosity.

At this time, Old Man Kuzhu had already turned around. Although the strange look in Nie Zhaonan's eyes flashed for a moment, he still saw it. He smiled and asked:

"What do you think of my Kuzhu Island, fellow Daoist?"

"It's a rare place in the human world with rich spiritual energy. There are many spiritual trees here. In addition to the Tiansang sacred tree, there are three other spiritual trees that even Nie does not have." Nie Zhaonan said in amazement.

This answer made Old Man Kuzhu slightly startled. He understood how rich Nie Zhaonan's collection was. After coming back to his senses, he slowly said:
"These spiritual trees were collected by successive owners of Kuzhu Island and planted on the island. Most of them are thousands of years old, and the oldest Tiansang sacred tree is 40,000 years old. It is precisely because of these spiritual trees that the spiritual energy of this island is so abundant."

"I am a little ashamed to say that I have not yet collected a rare spiritual wood in my life and planted it on this Bitter Bamboo Island. I am not worthy of the title of island owner."

The matter of the sacred trees on the island was no secret, so Old Man Kuzhu did not deliberately hide anything.

After saying that, old man Kuzhu continued to lead Nie Zhaonan and the other two towards an open place.

Suddenly, the spiritual energy nearby shook and the scenery changed drastically.

A hill a hundred feet high appeared in front of them. With this hill as the center, many pavilions and terraces of different sizes were built on all four sides, and there were some monks going in and out of them constantly.

Old Man Kuzhu went straight to the top of the mountain, where there was a wooden temple built with huge trees. It looked quite large. He also explained:
"This is Yingfeng Pavilion, where I usually live. The restriction just now is also part of the effect of the Ten Thousand Trees Formation. It is quite effective in concealing and hiding."

Outside the palace gate, there were four monks in green armor standing there, each holding an identical long spear.

Old man Kuzhu brought Nie Zhaonan and the other two directly to the gate of the wooden palace.

The four monks were expressionless and motionless, like puppets.

Nie Zhaonan's eyes gleamed and he couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Although the cultivation level of these four people seems to be only at the Foundation Establishment stage, the essence of the wood spiritual energy on their bodies is far beyond that of cultivators of the same level, which is really a bit strange.

As if seeing the curiosity in Nie Zhaonan's eyes, Old Man Kuzhu smiled and took the initiative to explain:
"These are cultivators who have used the power of the Tiansang sacred tree to practice a special technique. Finally, I refined them with a special secret technique and they became the Wood Spirit Guards. Although their cultivation is not high, they are good at combined attack techniques and their explosive power is still good. The only drawback is that they are too rigid, just like puppets, but they are better than puppets. They have some instincts and can execute some simple commands."

To put it bluntly, these four people were turned into puppets alive, but they still retained some mental saneness.

"It's a very good secret technique." Nie Zhaonan nodded and said very pertinently.

He didn't feel any sympathy for the four people who were turned into puppets for no reason.

At this time, he became more and more interested in Kuzhu Island. It was worthy of being an island that had been passed down from generation to generation tens of thousands of years ago. It did have some unique features.

Soon, the four of them entered the wooden hall. The structure of the wooden hall was not complicated. In addition to a hall, there was only one side hall.

"Haha, please sit down and try our island's unique Tiansang tea first." As they entered the hall, old man Kuzhu smiled gently and asked Nie Zhaonan and the other two to sit down.

Then, two crisp slapping sounds were heard, and several young female cultivators walked into the hall with tea trays in their hands. They brewed a pot of light green spiritual tea for each of the four people, and then respectfully left the hall.

"Tiansang tea, I have heard of this tea a long time ago." Nie Zhaonan looked down at the spiritual tea on the table, sensing the wood spiritual energy in the tea, and said with a moved expression.

"Tiansang tea is made from the spiritual leaves of the Tiansang sacred tree. It has the effect of improving eyesight and calming the mind. There is absolutely no other place that has this tea except on this island. I believe that the three Taoist friends will be satisfied." Old Man Kuzhu said with some pride.

The spiritual leaves for brewing Tiansang tea cannot be just any Tiansang leaves. Instead, it requires at least five thousand years old Tiansang sacred trees to produce that much every year.

He had never heard of such an old sacred Tiansang tree anywhere else in the human world.

"Then I really have to taste it." Nie Zhaonan had just confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the cup. He picked up the cup without hesitation and took a sip.

Seeing Nie Zhaonan's actions, Yin Yue and Yuan Yao, the two girls who had been silent, also picked up the Tiansang tea and took a sip.

Outside, they don't like to talk much, they just want to quietly accompany their husbands.

Nie Zhaonan took only two or three sips before putting down the cup and slowly asking:
"Fellow Daoist Kuzhu should be able to guess what Nie's purpose is. What do you think?"

"Of course. The fact that Fellow Daoist Nie likes to trade with fellow Daoists like me has long been spread throughout Dajin. I am also very happy to trade with Fellow Daoist, but I don't know what Fellow Daoist has taken a fancy to on my Kuzhu Island, and what kind of treasures you can offer in exchange." Old Man Kuzhu said with a smile and an unusually polite tone.

"The most famous thing about your island is the sacred Tiansang tree." Nie Zhaonan said directly.

“The sacred mulberry tree?” The face of the old man Kuzhu changed. “The sacred mulberry tree is the foundation of my Kuzhu Island. It is related to the operation of the Ten Thousand Trees Formation. The lack of any one of them will be a huge loss.”

He also didn't expect that Nie Zhaonan had such a big appetite. The first thing he said was the Tiansang sacred tree. If someone else had said that, he would have sent the guest away long ago.

Nie Zhaonan naturally understood the hidden meaning of his words. He simply wanted to pay the same price as the Tiansang sacred tree. However, the value of a tens of thousands of years old Tiansang sacred tree was indeed not low. Nie Zhaonan did not want to be a sucker for nothing, so he said:

"Nie collected the Tiansang sacred tree not to use it to make elixirs, nor to use it to make tools. It's just that I have always had the habit of collecting various spiritual plants and natural treasures, so the age of the Tiansang sacred tree is not important."

For him, trading a small seedling is far more profitable than trading the tens of thousands of years old Tiansang sacred tree.

"Besides, a Tiansang sacred tree is so huge that even if Nie really wants it, it will be a big problem to take it away." Nie Zhaonan found another reason.

Hearing Nie Zhaonan say this, old man Kuzhu felt extremely complicated for a moment, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

(End of this chapter)