Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 464 A Sudden Appearance of Silver Light
Nie Zhaonan naturally discussed the matters of the Treasure Pavilion with the three women, instructing them to display some Nascent Soul level talismans and formations, excluding elixirs, for sale.

He gave them some more instructions on what to be careful about, and handed them the Gold-Eating Insects again for protection. Then he rode the Azure Spirit Shuttle back to the Falling Wind Mountain Cave.

The Treasure Pavilion was naturally handed over to the women to manage in turns.

In a quiet room in the Luofeng Mountain cave, Nie Zhaonan sat cross-legged on a futon. With a flick of his hand, something resembling a piece of cloth appeared in his palm.

It was a long, thick, jet-black object, incredibly heavy, and felt as heavy as a small mountain when held in the hand.

This item is the rare treasure, the Black Heavy Scarf, which was seized from the Purple Cloud Taoist.

After capturing the Purple Cloud Taoist, his storage bracelet naturally fell into Nie Zhaonan's hands.

However, it was unclear whether this Purple Cloud Daoist had exhausted most of his wealth to advance to the Integration stage or if it was simply his nature. Apart from dozens of top-grade spirit stones, some refining materials, and two or three spiritual treasures that Nie Zhaonan could take a liking to, the rest of the items in his storage bracelet were rather ordinary.

The most powerful treasure he possesses is the black scarf.

After silently complaining to himself, Nie Zhaonan showed no hesitation on his face. He closed his eyes and released his divine sense to penetrate into the black scarf.

However, this rare treasure also has its unique features, making it especially suitable for cultivators who practice both physical and magical cultivation.

As time passed, and with the imprint of divine consciousness, a connection was slowly established between the two.
After a long while, Nie Zhaonan had completely refined the black scarf and was about to absorb it into his body for further cultivation.

Suddenly, a cold and unfamiliar voice rang out in the quiet room.

"A fine treasure. Its power is probably no less than that of an ordinary Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. This is what you obtained on your trip to the Wilderness. You have quite the good fortune."

The "ordinary spiritual treasures" she mentioned were naturally those ranked at the bottom of the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking.

Nie Zhaonan was startled and suddenly opened his eyes. In a corner of the quiet room, he saw a slender figure wearing a silver mask.

He didn't know why this elder from Tianyuan City, whom he had never met before, had entered his cave so quietly, but he still quickly got up and bowed.
"Greetings, Fairy Silverlight. This is, after all, my cave dwelling. It would be unbecoming of a senior to enter without prior notice."

"Giggle giggle," Fairy Silverlight chuckled. "This quiet room isn't even set up with any restrictions, so obviously you're not doing anything important. That's why I just came in."

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhaonan frowned slightly. After his battle with Daoist Ziyun, which he had easily defeated, he had indeed become somewhat arrogant.

After silently giving himself a word of advice and calming his mind, Nie Zhaonan's expression returned to normal, and he inquired about the purpose of the demon clan elder's visit:

"May I ask what brings you here, fairy?"

"Of course, I came to see if you were injured after learning of your encounter with the Purple Shadow, or how badly you were hurt. But it seems you've had quite the luck, not only escaping unscathed but also obtaining a rare treasure. I'm a little envious. No wonder Linglong, no, Silver Moon, turned against the Heavenly Wolf King for your sake." The Silver Fairy looked at Nie Zhaonan with a gleam in her eyes, speaking with a playful tone.

"How is Yin Yue now?" After hundreds of years, upon hearing news of Yin Yue again, Nie Zhaonan was somewhat excited and asked without thinking.

At the same time, Yin Yue's voice and appearance appeared in his mind, and a look of longing appeared on his face.

"Sister Yinyue is doing very well right now. With Senior Ao Xiao protecting her, how could Tian Kui dare to cause her any trouble? Her cultivation level has also improved by leaps and bounds, which amazes me. I'm afraid it won't be long before she becomes a Nascent Soul cultivator like me." Fairy Yinguang's words were filled with amazement.

Upon hearing this, knowing that Yin Yue was unharmed and had made great progress in her cultivation without experiencing any inner demons, Nie Zhaonan felt a slight sense of relief. He then looked at the person in front of him and asked:
"Are Fairy Silverlight and Silver Moon on good terms?"

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Silver Fairy treated him as if he were no outsider, which piqued Nie Zhaonan's curiosity.

“I cultivated under Senior Ao Xiao for a period of time, and Yin Yue and I are childhood friends. Of course, if Yin Yue hadn’t brought out a lot of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and asked me to take special care of you, I, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, wouldn’t have had the time to come to your cave. When you first arrived in Tianyuan City, True Person Lei Luo wanted to attack you, and it was I who stopped him for you.” Fairy Yin Guang said in a light tone, as if it were unintentional.

Upon hearing this, a strange expression appeared on Nie Zhao's face, but he still thanked her.
"Thank you for your help, Fairy Silverlight."

"Huh, why don't you seem surprised at all?" Fairy Silverlight asked curiously, seeing that he didn't show much emotion, as if he had expected this.

“Silver Fairy is also the current elder of Tianyuan City. She should have met with True Person Lei Luo more than once. Don’t you think True Person Lei Luo is a bit strange?” Nie Zhaonan didn’t answer, but instead asked this question unexpectedly.

A glint flashed in the eyes behind the Silver Fairy's mask, revealing a thoughtful expression, and she murmured softly:

“Master Lei Luo is an elder belonging to the lineage of ascended cultivators. Instead of standing up for you, he took the initiative to punish you. At the time, I thought his actions were a bit strange, but I didn’t think much of it. What exactly do you mean by your words?”

"I think Master Lei Luo not only wants to punish me, but probably wants to get rid of me as soon as possible." Nie Zhaonan's lips curled into a strange smile.

"What do you mean by that! What do you know?" Fairy Silverlight's eyes narrowed, and her tone became serious.

“Master Lei Luo’s body has long been possessed by the Purple Shadow. The special mission we had before was specifically issued by him to get rid of me. Otherwise, how could a Purple Shadow suddenly appear while we were carrying out the mission? That’s too much of a coincidence.” Nie Zhaonan’s voice was not loud, but it was a shocking statement.

He hadn't originally planned to reveal this so soon, but the appearance of the Silver Fairy made him change his mind.

'Master Lei Luo' is a ticking time bomb; it's best to deal with him as soon as possible to avoid endless troubles.

"Impossible! All of this is just your speculation. What evidence do you have?" Fairy Silverlight's heart pounded, her eyes narrowed, and her voice betrayed her displeasure.

Frame a Nascent Soul stage elder based on mere speculation, which is a serious crime.

Moreover, the elders of Tianyuan City have been infiltrated by alien races. If this matter were to spread, it would surely be a major event that would shake both the human and demon races!

Either of these two points would make it impossible for Fairy Silverlight to remain calm.

Seeing that Fairy Silverlight didn't believe him, Nie Zhaonan wasn't too surprised. He simply kept his voice calm and said:

"I am absolutely certain about this matter. As for the specific reasons, they involve my personal secrets, so I cannot say more to the elder. If the elder does not believe me, he may find an opportunity to verify it. If it is proven that what I said was all falsehood, I will leave it to the elder to deal with."

Hearing him speak so solemnly and offer to be dealt with at will, and considering Silver Moon's sake, Fairy Silverlight began to believe him somewhat, and her voice softened slightly:
"Can't say more? You're quite capable, aren't you? Fine, since you're Silver Moon's lover in the human realm, I'll trust you this once. I'll investigate this matter. Even if it turns out that True Person Lei Luo's identity is correct, I won't hold you accountable." "Loser?" Nie Zhaonan's expression was somewhat unpleasant, and he said with some resentment:

"Why do you speak so harshly, Fairy? It is clear that Silver Moon and I are mutually in love, and our feelings have grown over time. Silver Moon can no longer live without me. Only she knows how good I am to her. As an outsider, Fairy, you naturally have no idea."

"As for the matter of 'Master Lei Luo,' it is absolutely true."

"Really? You're surrounded by beauties all the time, yet Sister Silver Moon still asked me to take care of you. She might genuinely care for you now, but who knows what will happen in the future?" Fairy Silverlight said with some disbelief.

Regardless of what Silver Moon experienced in the human realm and the people before her, it was only a little over a hundred years. For those who had lived for tens of thousands of years, what did that amount to? It was just an extremely short experience.

Even if the person before you is indeed exceptionally talented, the Fusion Realm is still the Fusion Realm, and there is a world of difference between it and the Refinement Realm.

Just like her, when she was in the Nascent Soul and Void Refinement stages, she was not among the top talents in the wolf clan. However, after advancing to the Body Integration stage, she has remained at the initial stage for many years. It is unknown how many tens of thousands of years will pass before she can advance to the middle stage.

The further one progresses in cultivation, the more difficult it becomes. It is not uncommon for cultivators to remain stuck in the initial stage for their entire lives.

"The facts will provide the answer."

Nie Zhaonan felt a bit resentful, and he suspected that the Silver Fairy was deliberately trying to provoke him.

"Young man, it's nothing to be impetuous in your youth. What's truly remarkable is that you still have this spirit when your cultivation is stuck at a certain level and you're struggling to break through," said Fairy Silverlight, as if instructing a younger generation.

Nie Zhaonan was somewhat speechless. With the variety and quantity of pills he possessed, he could cultivate all the way to the peak of the Void Refinement stage without encountering any bottlenecks that could hinder him.

Breaking through the major hurdle of fusion is indeed much more difficult.

However, he cultivates all three aspects of the body, spirit, and magic, and the techniques he cultivates are not ordinary. Even without the aid of other elixirs, rare herbs, and precious materials, his success rate in advancing to the next level is 20-30% higher than that of ordinary cultivators, or even more.

Silver Fairy was unaware of all this, and Nie Zhaonan was too lazy to say anything more.

"Practice well."

After leaving those words behind, Fairy Silverlight took a step forward and vanished from the spot without any ripples.

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhaonan couldn't help but roll his eyes. When had he ever failed to cultivate properly? Otherwise, how could he possess strength comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator at the age of less than nine hundred?

Moreover, if it weren't for Fairy Silverlight's visit, he would already be taking pills and cultivating his magical power.

Banishing his bad mood, Nie Zhaonan raised his hand and cast a spell on the stone door of the meditation room, activating the restrictions on the entire room to prevent being disturbed by others.

Even so, after what happened with Fairy Silverlight, Nie Zhaonan was still a little uneasy. With a wave of his hand, several beams of light of different colors shot out and disappeared into the four corners of the quiet room.

With a hand seal, a layer of hazy white light appeared on the stone wall, completely obscuring any possibility of prying eyes.

Only then did Nie Zhaonan feel at ease enough to enter the Purple Cloud Cave.

Although the spiritual energy in Luofeng Mountain Cave was abundant, it was naturally far inferior to the blessed land that Nie Zhaonan had created by spending a huge amount of spirit stones.

While consuming the elixir, one can also refine the pure spiritual energy within the cave, naturally increasing cultivation speed and saving considerable cultivation time.

The rewards for carrying out this special mission are generous, not to mention that Nie Zhaonan is carrying out a mission at the Refinement of Emptiness level.

The number of Dust-Extinguishing Pills obtained was enough for Nie Zhaonan and his companions to use for a hundred years, during which time there was naturally no need to do any other tasks.

Therefore, Nie Zhaonan naturally planned to go into seclusion for a hundred years to improve his magical power and physical cultivation, while the Lieyuan Technique would have to be temporarily put aside.

After all, once the 'Lingzhi Wine' traded from Zhenlong Guyue was exhausted, there were no rare and precious materials, spiritual wines and liquids to assist in the cultivation of the Lieyuan Technique, so the cultivation of this kind of divine sense secret technique naturally slowed down.

Initially, it took over a hundred years to cultivate this technique to the sixth level of mastery. Now, more than two hundred years have passed, and he has only barely reached the seventh level. Compared to his previous rapid progress, this is extremely slow.

Of course, regardless of the technique, the difficulty increases as you progress in your cultivation, which is why cultivation becomes slower.

While Nie Zhaonan was in seclusion, the Spirit Realm was suddenly in turmoil. High-ranking members of various races gathered frequently at almost the same time, and the topic of discussion was always the Xuan Tian Zhan Ling Sword, which had recently appeared and ranked third on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking.

Some powerful races, such as the Floating Clan, the Horned Clan, and the Sea King, went so far as to send out powerful beings with limited lifespans to unleash their potential and divine the whereabouts of the Xuan Tian Zhan Ling Sword.

But in the end, none of them came to a conclusion.

This led these races to speculate that the item had fallen into the hands of a true spirit and had been recognized as its master.

Otherwise, even if the Xuan Tian Treasure is a heaven-defying object containing the laws of a realm, it would be impossible for it to unleash its power and conceal its whereabouts without recognizing a master, making it impossible for them to calculate its whereabouts.

As such rumors spread, many races breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their usual peace.

However, there are still those in the Mahayana stage who are unwilling to give up and are still desperately searching for the whereabouts of this Xuan Tian treasure. After all, there is no accurate information to show that this treasure has really fallen into the hands of some powerful being; it is ultimately just a rumor.

That's the third-ranked Xuan Tian Treasure. If one obtained it, wouldn't one be able to roam freely throughout the spirit realm?

As the frontier of both the human and demon races, Tianyuan City, which was as peaceful as usual, also had a touch of the unusual.

In a secluded underground chamber within the city, Fairy Silverlight and True Man Tianluo sat facing each other around a seemingly ordinary bluestone table.

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