Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 387 Space Node
"Having received so many black jades, I naturally have no reason to refuse Fellow Daoist Liu's request. I, Nie, agree." Nie Zhaonan agreed after a slight hesitation.

The Yin water he took in the underworld was not just the one he saw now, there was much more, so there was no need to worry about the jar he took out.

"Thank you, senior!" Master Hanli and the other two bowed together.

With Nie Zhaonan's gift, whenever Xuanyu Cave produces Xuanyu in the future, he can take it whenever he wants, and he won't have to worry about running out of Yin water in a short period of time.

"I heard from Fellow Daoist Hanli before that the space node is located in an independent space. Could it be that the independent space is in this Xuanyu Cave?" Nie Zhaonan's eyes flashed with blue light, and he glanced around, finally stopping on an ordinary pile of rocks.

Seeing that Nie Zhaonan discovered the hidden space of the space node at a glance, Palace Master Liu was a little surprised at first, but when he turned his eyes and noticed the almost invisible blue light in Nie Zhaonan's eyes, he suddenly understood and then whispered:
"Senior is indeed a man of great insight. The space node was hidden by Grandmaster Bingpo with great effort, leaving it to us, the younger generation, to sneak into the upper realm. But it is useless for us. Over the past tens of thousands of years, there have been many late-Nascent Soul cultivators in Beiye Xiaoji Palace, but no one has been able to break through to the Spiritual Transformation Stage, which has failed Grandmaster's expectations."

As she spoke, Palace Master Liu spread out her palm and a white token appeared in her hand. As soon as the token appeared, she cast a spell without hesitation and waved it towards the ordinary pile of rocks. A beam of light flashed and shot into the pile of rocks.

Then, under the gazes of several people, the stones that had been lying quietly on the ground began to move with a rumble, and gathered and combined according to specific positions.

Soon, a circular platform appeared, with a small magic circle engraved on the surface of the platform.

"This is a small teleportation array. Only by passing through this array can we enter the independent space where the space node is located." Palace Master Liu put away the token in his hand, and his figure flashed and appeared on the array.

Bai Yaoyi also flew into the air and followed.

Nie Zhaonan glanced at the magic circle. With his knowledge of formations, setting up a teleportation formation was a difficult task, but he was still able to make a simple judgment. It was indeed as Palace Master Liu said, there was nothing wrong with the magic circle.

So, he flashed and stood on the magic circle in a flash.

"Since I have two junior sisters accompanying me, I will not go with you, senior. I will stay here and take out all the Xuanyu." Master Hanli stood in front of the jar of Yin water and said with a dry laugh.

With Bai Yaoyi and Palace Master Liu there, Nie Zhaonan was not afraid that they had made some arrangements on the other side of the teleportation array. He nodded naturally and did not insist that Master Hanli go with him.

At this time, Palace Master Liu snapped his fingers, and a spell was injected into the formation under his feet. Then the formation glowed brightly, and in a dazzling white light, the figures of the three people disappeared on the formation.

Seeing Nie Zhaonan leave, Master Hanli breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know why, but he always felt uncomfortable when staying with Nie Zhaonan. Perhaps it was because he was the grand elder of Xiaoji Palace and was so high up that he hadn't been so nervous for a long time.

"The feeling of not having your life and death in your own hands is terrible." Thinking of the invisible pressure coming from Nie Zhaonan, Master Hanli couldn't help but shudder.

It was a feeling that as long as Nie Zhaonan made a move, he would have nowhere to escape, just like he was facing a Jindan cultivator and could completely control the other person's life.

Master Hanli suddenly turned his head and looked at the altar which had returned to peace. He could not help but mutter to himself:
"There is the aura of the Dry Blue Ice Flame in his Fairy Flame, as if it has been refined by the Fairy Flame not long ago and has not been completely refined. Although the aura is weak and almost undetectable, I have practiced the Light Blue Ice Flame for hundreds of years, so how could I not detect it? I believe that Junior Sister Liu has also discovered it. The two of us were surprised at the time, not only because we were shocked that Nie Zhaonan had such a great opportunity to obtain the two True Spirit Flames, but also because we were surprised that he had the Dry Blue Ice Flame."

"It seems that the Xutian Ding has fallen into the hands of Nie Zhaonan. The Xutian Ding was a personal item of our ancestor back then, and its grade is even higher than that of spiritual treasures. If it falls into the hands of other cultivators, there is still a chance to take it back, but for Nie Zhaonan, forget it."

Master Hanli shook his head, threw the unrealistic idea out of his mind, and began to use Yin water to take out the thousand-year-old black jade from the Black Jade Cave.

On the other side, Nie Zhaonan and the other two had been teleported into an independent space. The space was not big, only a few hundred feet in size.

"The space here was specially refined by Grandmaster Bingpo, and it is for the purpose of protecting the space nodes here." As soon as Fang arrived here, Palace Master Liu explained enthusiastically.

"It's indeed extraordinary." Nie Zhaonan agreed.

With his knowledge, it is not difficult to see that the space here is not based on a space crack, but is opened up by using great supernatural powers.

However, having seen the Xutian Palace refined by Bingpo, Nie Zhaonan was not shocked by this. He just narrowed his eyes calmly, staring at a huge gray ball of light in the sky without blinking.

I saw that the ball of light was round, with a diameter of several miles. Although it was a little blurry and dim, it seemed unfathomable when I looked closely. The halo of light it emitted was slowly rotating, giving people a strange feeling as if it was sucking people's minds in.

"Is this the space node? And it seems that a special restriction has been set up at the entrance of this node, temporarily sealing it." Although he knew he would not make a mistake, Nie Zhaonan still couldn't help but let out a sigh and asked.

Now that it is impossible to actively ascend to the spiritual world, the space node can be said to be the biggest secret of Beiye Xiaoji Palace. Bai Yaoyi, who saw the space node for the first time, was stunned.

"That's right, senior. This is exactly the space node left by Grandmaster Bingpo, and this seal was also arranged by the Grandmaster. It is to keep this node as stable as possible, while also minimizing the space fluctuations, so that this node can be preserved for a long time." Palace Master Liu also looked at the misty space node and replied with a slightly happy expression.

"Moreover, I'm sure that senior can also clearly feel that this node can be said to be extremely stable, and there is no violent space storm dissipating. I believe that even if there are other space nodes in the human world, the node in front of us is undoubtedly the safest, and the probability of successfully reaching the upper realm through this node will be a bit greater." Palace Master Liu said quite complacently.

"Well, if this node is really the same as other space nodes, why would Fairy Bingpo spend so much effort to not only build the Xiaoji Palace, but also specially refine such an independent space." Nie Zhaonan nodded slightly.

He looked up at the huge white ball of light in the sky, with an undisguised look of joy on his face.

He had also read the records and descriptions of space nodes.

Generally speaking, space nodes, as channels connecting two worlds, are squeezed by the force of separation and are usually accompanied by extremely strong space storms and space fluctuations. There is also the risk of collapse at any time, which is very dangerous.

However, the space node in front of him is very different from ordinary space nodes. It is very special. It seems to have been refined and reinforced with rare materials and is extremely stable.

Although he didn't know what would happen after entering the space node, Nie Zhaonan believed that for the Divine Transformation cultivators like Xiang Zhili and Bai Laogui, their lives would not be in great danger after passing through this node. If nothing unexpected happened, they would have a high chance of successfully reaching the spirit world. "After I enter the Divine Transformation stage, my strength will naturally be much stronger than other Divine Transformation cultivators in the human world. Besides, I also have Bingfeng, who is proficient in space magic. Entering this node and sneaking to the upper world should be a sure thing." This scene was far beyond Nie Zhaonan's imagination, and he couldn't help but imagine it in his mind.

He originally thought that the space node of Xiaoji Palace might be better than other nodes in the human world, but he never expected that there was such a huge difference.

Seeing that Nie Zhaonan seemed to be lost in thought, Palace Master Liu and Bai Yaoyi did not disturb him tactlessly. They just stood quietly by and looked at the huge ball of light in the distance.

At the same time, they couldn't help but start fantasizing in their hearts, imagining themselves reaching the upper realm. After all, they were naturally unwilling to be trapped in this human world with thin spiritual energy and end up with their lifespans exhausted.

"The space node guarded by Beiye Xiaoji Palace is of great use to me. The choice I gave you before was indeed a bit unfair to you." Nie Zhaonan was delighted and changed his previous idea.

The two girls were overjoyed when they heard this, but they didn't say anything and waited for what to come next.

"I will discuss with several other fellow Taoists in the Spirit Transformation Stage and formulate some rules. Any cultivator who uses this node to sneak through must pay three million spirit stones to your Xiaoji Palace as a reward, which is also a compensation for your guarding of this node for countless years." Nie Zhaonan thought for a while and said word by word.

"It's okay for other people, but how can we accept Senior Nie's spirit stones?" Palace Master Liu hesitated.

"No need to say more. After all, this space node was left by your ancestors. It is only natural for us to borrow it and pay some price. I believe other fellow Taoists will not have any complaints." Nie Zhaonan had made up his mind.

Three million spirit stones are a huge sum of spirit stones even for a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, but the treasures plundered by the Divine Transformation cultivators in the human world are not small. Three million is just a tiny amount, and it cannot be compared with the value of this node that allows them to enter the spirit world.

"Then I'll trouble you for your concern, senior." Bai Yaoyi and Palace Master Liu bowed together with joy and great respect.

It's not that their Xiaoji Palace didn't want to collect tolls, but in the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected, so how could they put forward any conditions to the Ancestor Huashen?

But now that Nie Zhaonan has proposed it, it couldn't be better to have the deterrence of this cultivator who is recognized as the number one cultivator in the human world.

"Before Nie uses this node, I need to send a spirit beast to station in this space. Do you have any problem with that?" Nie Zhaonan retracted his gaze and said in a flat tone.

"Senior, you have done so much for our Xiaoji Palace. Naturally, we have no reason to refuse this small request." Palace Master Liu's joy disappeared and he became more respectful.

"Yeah." Nie Zhaonan nodded, then flicked his sleeves. Two red lights flew out from his sleeves and fell to the ground after a flash. They were two blood jade spiders.

After Ling Yuling and the other two girls returned from Motuo Mountain and Tianmo Sect, Nie Zhaonan naturally took the two spirit beasts back to the cave and kept them by his side.

And because a blood-path spiritual object was discovered on Mount Motuo, it is extremely suitable for the Blood Jade Spider.

The two blood jade spiders' cultivation had already reached the peak of the ninth level. With the help of this blood spirit, they naturally raised their realm to the next level, reaching the realm of a tenth-level great demon.

Because the Blood Jade Spider is a wild and strange insect, and has undergone a bloodline transformation, even though it has just entered the tenth level, its strength is not inferior to that of an ordinary late Nascent Soul cultivator, and is even slightly stronger.

Bai Yaoyi and Palace Master Liu subconsciously extended their spiritual sense to scan the two fist-sized blood jade spiders, and detected the genuine tenth-level cultivation. They couldn't help but reveal shock in their eyes.

After Nie Zhaonan became famous, they carefully investigated his information and naturally recognized the two blood jade spiders.

However, according to the information they had learned, these two blood jade spiders had only reached the peak of the ninth level of cultivation. They did not expect that they would advance again together in just a few years.

You know, the peak of the ninth level seems to be only one step away from the tenth level.

However, because the Blood Jade Spider is an insect-like spirit beast, its strength is even stronger, and it is more difficult to advance than ordinary monsters. It is normal for it to be stuck at this bottleneck for hundreds of years.

At this moment, they really admired Nie Zhaonan's opportunity and means.

Without paying attention to the strange expressions of the two women, Nie Zhaonan gave a few instructions to the Blood Jade Spider, asking it to guard the node here.

Afterwards, Nie Zhaonan carefully investigated under this huge white ball of light and stayed there for most of the day. Only then did he feel satisfied and stepped onto the teleportation array with Bai Yaoyi and the other girl and teleported away.

As a result, this small independent space naturally returned to silence, with only two blood jade spiders guarding it.

Master Hanli's actions were also quick. When Nie Zhaonan and his party returned to the Xuanyu Cave, Master Hanli took down all the thousand-year-old black jades in the cave and, as agreed beforehand, gave three of them to Nie Zhaonan.

In this way, both parties can be said to be happy with the trip and gain something.

Afterwards, Nie Zhaonan used the jade message talisman to contact Bing Feng, who was just outside the Xiaoji Palace, and asked her to bring Che Lao Yao into the palace for a chat.

In Xiaoji Palace, in an exquisite hall, after leaving Xuanyu Cave, Nie Zhaonan came here under the guidance of Palace Master Liu and Master Hanli.

When the three of them sat down, Master Hanli spoke:

"It looks like it will take some time for Bing Feng and the Valley Master Che to arrive here. Senior Nie might as well try the Ice Spirit Fruit from our Xiaoji Palace first."

(End of this chapter)