Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 478 Heavenly Net Master
At this moment, Nie Zhaonan once again grabbed with his five fingers gleaming with silver light, tearing the lid of the box open with a single blow.

An extremely powerful and violent wave surged into the sky from the box, followed by a ball of cyan-gold light that shot out. However, as soon as the silver flames swept over it, it was immediately unable to move an inch.

Seeing this, Nie Zhaonan immediately made a single-handed gesture.

With a flap of its wings, the celestial firebird flew back and disappeared into Nie Zhaonan's body in a flash.

As the celestial firebird flew back, the ball of azure-gold light fell from its body and landed perfectly in its hand.

With a flick of his fingers, the azure-gold light dimmed slightly, revealing its true form.

Within the radiant light was a small, ancient-looking token, about the size of a palm.

One side is golden, the other is shimmering blue, and the surface is covered with dense, mysterious patterns. Both sides are inscribed with two silver characters.

“Tianluo,” Song Yu said with a puzzled look. “This token is unusually ancient, but there is no wear and tear on the edges. It is obviously not made in recent years, but it seems to be the first time it has appeared in the world. Husband, have you ever heard of this ‘Tianluo Token’?”

"This is the first time I've heard of this either." Nie Zhaonan shook his head, his fingers gently stroking the surface of the token, a look of surprise on his face.

But just as his finger brushed over the two silver inscriptions, something unexpected happened.

The token, which had appeared to be an inanimate object, suddenly emitted a wisp of white light, as thin as a silk thread, but it vanished in an instant.

My palms felt cool at first, followed by a faint stinging sensation, and then a damp feeling.

Nie Zhaonan was startled. He subconsciously flicked his wrist, and the token flew into the air and remained motionless above his head.

He then pulled his hand back and placed it in front of his eyes.

A wound about an inch long appeared on his palm, from which golden blood slowly flowed out.

Having already mastered the second stage of the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Technique to a minor degree, with his powerful physical body, he could easily withstand spiritual treasures. Yet, he was so easily torn by that inconspicuous white thread, and so much essence blood flowed out at once!

This is really incredible!

"Husband, are you alright?" Song Yu asked, her expression worried as she took his arm.

"It's just a scratch." Nie Zhaonan affectionately pinched her cheek, but his internal energy immediately began to circulate rapidly, and white light appeared at the wound. With each breath, it was completely healed.

"Master, look!" Little Jiu exclaimed, pointing at the sky with her mouth agape.

He and Song Yu raised their heads, their eyes gleaming with a strange light as they looked at the odd token above their heads.

The lapis lazuli token shone brightly, rapidly devouring the bloodstains on its surface, which then disappeared into its core.

Forced to acknowledge its master, Nie Zhaonan's lips twitched involuntarily. Before he could think of anything, the token suddenly emitted a long cry like a dragon's roar, but the sound stopped abruptly, and the token fell down as if its power had been exhausted.

Upon seeing this, Nie Zhaonan looked puzzled. Without thinking too much, he flicked his sleeve, and a silver light flew out, carrying the token back with him.

Upon closer inspection, three golden dots suddenly appeared on the blue side of the token.

Two of them are located in two different directions and remain stationary.

The remaining one, however, moved at an extremely slow, uniform speed on the surface of the token, almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

Nie Zhaonan's heart sank suddenly, and he had a bad feeling.

On a whim, he stopped the Azure Spirit Shuttle, and as he had expected, the only moving golden dot also stopped moving.

"This token is actually a positioning artifact. It seems to have three sides, but the other two sides have fallen into other people's hands and have been activated." Nie Zhaonan smiled bitterly.

“This Heavenly Net Token seems to be a key to the cave dwelling left by a powerful cultivator. It shouldn’t be a bad thing; on the contrary, it might be an opportunity. Besides, even if someone wants to harm my husband, no one in Tianyuan City would dare to act rashly,” Song Yu said slowly.

"Judging from the positions of the other two golden dots on the token, they should be located within the Three Realms of the Human Race. They have most likely been obtained by human cultivators as well, so I am not afraid of anything. However, the feeling of falling into someone else's control without any preparation is really bad and somewhat unexpected." As Nie Zhaonan spoke, he controlled the Azure Spirit Shuttle and fled towards the outside of the Sunset Tomb.

Just as Nie Zhaonan and his group were heading to Sunset City, preparing to teleport back to Tianyuan City, in a mountain range hundreds of millions of miles away from the Tomb of Sunset.

This mountain range stretches for tens of thousands of miles, and within it, a dozen or so small cities of varying sizes are intertwined and encircled, forming a giant ring.

At the center of each city, a huge banner hundreds of feet tall was erected, with a large character "陇" (Long) written on it.

This place is the residence of the True Spirit Long family, known as the strongest True Spirit family among humans.

Deep within a cluster of pavilions and towers at the center of the giant ring, in a quiet room densely covered with restrictions, a black-robed man sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes and raised his hand, revealing a Heavenly Net Token.

"After waiting for so many years, the last Heavenly Net Token has finally been born!"

"It seems my cultivation level is destined to take a significant leap forward!"

After giving the third golden dot that appeared on the token a cold look, the man in black robes suddenly burst into laughter.

Inside the main hall of the Gu family, a middle-aged woman with a somewhat dignified face was talking to a pretty young woman.

Suddenly, the middle-aged woman's expression changed, and the pretty young woman wisely stopped talking.

The middle-aged woman took out the token, and upon seeing three golden dots appear on it, her face immediately lit up with ecstatic joy. "Mother, what's going on?" The pretty young woman had never seen her mother so distraught before.

Her mother was a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator and the only pillar of the Gu family.

"Xiaofeng, stop worrying about Nie Zhaonan. Even if he's quite capable and worth recruiting, he's insignificant compared to what's at hand."

"Come with me. I'd like to see who has such good fortune as to obtain the third token left by Master Tianluo." The middle-aged woman stood up and walked outside.

"The Heavenly Net Token!" The pretty young woman immediately thought of this item, her expression changed slightly, and after a moment of stunned silence, she slowly followed after it.

On the plaza outside the teleportation hall of Tianyuan City, two women who had been teleported from the Gu family stood quietly in the center of the plaza, their gazes fixed on the hall.

"Mother, which elder from Tianyuan City do you think obtained the Heavenly Net Token?" The pretty female cultivator asked with a hint of curiosity.

“Cultivators below the Integration stage simply don’t have the strength to open the jade box left by Master Tianluo. It’s probably Zen Master Jinyue. After True Person Leiluo went into seclusion, he was the one in charge of the affairs of Tianyuan City for the human race. Other Integration stage cultivators are all in seclusion, so they have even less time to go out and search for treasures,” the middle-aged woman guessed with a slight frown.

"Mm." The pretty female cultivator nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with her mother's words.

And so, after waiting for the time it takes to eat a meal, the middle-aged woman, who had been imbuing the token in her sleeve with her divine sense, whispered:
"coming."

The pretty female cultivator stiffened and hurriedly looked up again into the teleportation hall.

A flash of silver light appeared, and a silver rainbow burst forth from it, moving with incredible speed. In just two flashes, it arrived in front of the two people.

The light suddenly dimmed, and Nie Zhaonan and Song Yu's figures appeared straight out.

"Fellow Daoist Nie, it's actually you!" Upon seeing his face clearly, the pretty female cultivator exclaimed in disbelief!
At the same time, she couldn't help but scan Nie Zhaonan with her divine sense, only to find that his aura was significantly stronger than before, which made her heart tremble inwardly.

The one who spoke was none other than the head of the Gu family, Fairy Xiaofeng, with whom he had previously carried out missions. Upon seeing her, Nie Zhaonan's face showed a hint of surprise, but he immediately cupped his hands and smiled slightly, saying:

"Fairy Xiaofeng, it's been a long time. This must be the Supreme Elder of your Gu family, Senior Gu."

Nie Zhaonan turned his gaze to the middle-aged woman with gray hair standing next to Fairy Xiaofeng.

"He's actually a Void Refinement cultivator!" The Grand Elder of the Gu family closed his slightly open mouth, glanced at Nie Zhaonan, then at Song Yu standing gracefully beside her, and then asked calmly:
"It is indeed I. Although the golden dots have overlapped, making it almost impossible for any mistake to occur, I still have to ask, Fellow Daoist Nie, is it possible that you obtained the Heavenly Net Token?"

“Senior guessed correctly, I do indeed possess a Heavenly Net Token. It seems you two have been waiting for me here for quite some time. Could it be that you wish to discuss the Heavenly Net Token with me? If so, I would be more than happy to oblige.” Nie Zhaonan smiled slightly, knowing he could not hide it, and nodded in acknowledgment before speaking with considerable interest.

"This is not the place for a detailed discussion. Let's find a secluded spot," said the Grand Elder of the Gu family, his expression somewhat strange.

In a grand hall atop the enormous building, the Supreme Elder of the Gu family led Nie Zhaonan and his companion into the hall, where they were seated.

At Fairy Xiaofeng's command, a group of maids immediately served cups of spiritual tea and some spiritual fruits and wines, placing them on the tables in front of the group.

After doing this, the maids respectfully withdrew.

"I never imagined that in just over a hundred years, Brother Nie would have already broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm. Such rapid progress is rare indeed. Brother Nie's strength was already on par with mine before, and now that his supernatural powers have greatly increased, I am no match for him." Fairy Xiaofeng said with a faint smile, her eyes gleaming with admiration as she looked at Nie Zhaonan.

“Fellow Daoist Xiaofeng, you are too modest. You possess the bloodline of a true spirit. If you were to fight unrestrained, even an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator would be unable to defeat you in a short time. Fairy Xiaofeng, we are old acquaintances, so I won't stand on ceremony. I am quite curious about the origin of the Heavenly Net Token. Would you be so kind as to tell me?” Nie Zhaonan took a sip of his spiritual tea, calmly placed the teacup on the table, and asked Fairy Xiaofeng directly.

With Nie Zhaonan's current strength, he was confident that he would not be afraid of the Gu family's Supreme Elder at all, so he really did not hesitate to ask the question just now.

"Since Brother Nie is already sitting here, I will naturally explain everything clearly. However, this matter is of great importance, and the fairy beside you..." Fairy Xiaofeng did not finish her sentence, but how could Nie Zhaonan not hear her unease?

“This is my Daoist partner, Song Yu. She has been with me since the mortal realm and knows many of my secrets. If I don’t trust her, then there is truly no one in the entire cultivation world worthy of my trust. No matter how important what Fairy Xiaofeng has to say is, please speak frankly.” Nie Zhaonan was taken aback upon hearing this, but then said nonchalantly.

Even if the Heavenly Net Token is of great importance, how can it compare to the secrets of the Purple Cloud Cave Heaven?

"Rest assured, seniors, my husband and I will share both honor and disgrace. I would never do anything that would harm my husband's interests." Hearing his words, Song Yu was somewhat moved and softly expressed her stance to the two members of the Gu family opposite her.

“Alright, since you two have said so, then I naturally won’t question anything further. The Heavenly Net Token comes from the main cultivation technique of a senior cultivator in the late stage of the Fusion Realm who is renowned in both the human and demon races. You two may not know the name of this senior, but when it comes to the ‘Azure Net Fruit,’ I’m afraid there is no high-level cultivator in the entire Spirit Realm who doesn’t know it.” Fairy Xiaofeng paused abruptly at this point, looking at Nie Zhaonan and seeing that his expression was indeed no longer indifferent.

"Qingluo Fruit! It's the main ingredient of the legendary holy medicine 'Tianluo Pill'!" A blush rose on Song Yu's face, her eyes filled with undisguised joy.

The Green Luo Fruit is definitely one of the spiritual fruits that my husband most desires.

Although the 'Heavenly Net Pill' refined from this fruit is not as miraculously effective as the 'Golden Blood Pill', which can increase the chances of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator breaking through to the Void Refinement stage by 70-80% after taking just one pill, in the eyes of most high-level cultivators, and even those old monsters in the Integration stage, its value far exceeds that of a pill of the 'Golden Blood Pill' level.

Firstly, unlike the 'Golden Blood Pill' which only works for cultivators breaking through the bottleneck of the Void Refinement stage, the Heavenly Luo Pill has a very wide range of effects, working on cultivators at the Nascent Soul, Void Refinement, and even Body Integration stages.

Secondly, most cultivators who obtain the Heavenly Luo Pill do not take it alone, but rather in combination with other spiritual pills. This is because the Heavenly Luo Pill has very unique medicinal properties; it can perfectly blend with most spiritual herbs without any conflicting effects. Taking it with other finished pills also has a certain chance of increasing the efficacy of those other spiritual pills by 30% to 50%.

Therefore, the more valuable and rare a elixir a cultivator possesses, the more they want to take it together with a Heavenly Net Pill. After all, if they were to get incredibly lucky and the pill's effects were to increase several times over out of nowhere, they would be overjoyed.

"The Heavenly Net Token and the Heavenly Net Pill, are there some secrets hidden between them?" Nie Zhaonan asked with a slightly changed expression after calming his mind.

The Grand Elder of the Gu family still didn't speak, but Fairy Xiaofeng nodded and continued in a slow voice:
"This senior is named Tianluo and calls himself Tianluo Shangren."

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