Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 527 Immortal Essence Stone

Suddenly, the token made a loud noise, and the entire light array began to tremble. As the golden and silver light shone down, the light array slowly turned and also shot out a golden and silver beam as thick as a water vat.

The beam of light shot into the sky and disappeared into the black vortex high in the sky in a flash, without stopping at all.

A rumbling sound rolled in from the sky, and the vortex that had entered the pillar of light seemed to be stirred by some enormous force, causing the black energy to surge wildly.

The other vortexes around it were immediately torn apart and shattered when they were drawn into it, which only made it grow even larger.

In the short time it took for the structured breathing to work, all the other vortices in the air disappeared, leaving only a huge object about a mile in size spewing out thick black gas.

At that moment, the token in the light array suddenly disappeared into the light array after a thunderous sound, turning into a golden and silver light. In an instant, it reappeared in the center of the vortex.

After a deafening roar, golden and silver lightning burst forth, like the rising sun. A golden and silver halo emerged from the vortex and then plunged into its depths.

The next moment, the entire vortex, along with the black mist, dissipated and disappeared, revealing a golden and silver crack in the void. It was only seven or eight zhang in size, but it remained strangely still, as if it were fixed in the void.

At the same time, the alien races around the magic array kept activating the array flags and array plates, and the entire magic array appeared with an exceptionally bright light, with huge runes appearing everywhere.

As the incantation grew louder, these enormous runes began to spin rapidly within the magic array, their speed increasing until they transformed into a five-colored radiance that enveloped Nie Zhaonan and his group. Then, they soared into the sky and plunged into the golden and silver rifts high above.

Almost the instant the rosy light disappeared into the crack, the spatial rift vanished in a flash, and everything in the air returned to normal.

The young man surnamed Fei, who had been witnessing this scene, smiled upon seeing it.

"The Guanghan Realm will reopen in a year. Once the magic array is activated again, they can be brought back here. During this time, you must guard the magic array strictly, and no one is allowed to approach it at will. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"

As soon as he uttered those words, the young man surnamed Fei vanished silently from the spot.

"As ordered!"

Everyone in the square respectfully agreed in unison.

Subsequently, the aliens who were activating the array flags and array plates near the array fled away from the array, while squads of silver-armored warriors and tall puppets rushed forward, completely surrounding the array.

Upon entering the spatial rift, Nie Zhaonan felt slightly dizzy.

But after a short while, his vision suddenly went black. When his vision returned to normal, he hurriedly looked around.

He was high in the sky, with a vast, dense forest stretching out below him. As far as the eye could see, there was only azure sky and greenery, seemingly without end.

Meanwhile, Nangong Wan, Wang Ning, and the other women were also within a radius of several dozen feet. However, their cultivation levels were lower, and most of them were still dazed, not yet recovered from the cross-dimensional reaction of the spatial rift.

Upon seeing this, Nie Zhaonan flicked his sleeve to the side, and silently, the graceful figures of Yue Li and Yin Yue appeared.

As soon as the silver moon appeared, it sent out its divine sense to investigate, and couldn't help but slightly open its mouth:
"This is the Guanghan Realm. It truly lives up to its name. The spiritual energy here is even more concentrated than that in the Zixiao Cave Heaven. Husband, what should we do next? Should we split up to search for opportunities, or should we act together?"

When she said the last sentence, Yin Yue turned her gaze to Nie Zhaonan.

Unlike most cultivators, they entered the Guanghan Realm not to use the abundant spiritual energy here to break through to the Saint Rank, but to search for treasures.

“There’s no need to disperse. I know a place where there is a great opportunity. Once I get there, I hope to break through to the Mahayana realm in one go, or even higher.” A glint flashed in Nie Zhaonan’s eyes, and he couldn’t hide his joy.

Although he was quite confident that he could enter this realm, it would be a lie to say that he wasn't excited to actually be here now.

"You're already at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, yet you've managed to break through several levels in a row. There shouldn't be such a treasure in the lower realms, right?" Yue Li's jade-like face froze, her surprise mixed with disbelief.

Seeing her confusion, Nie Zhaonan naturally didn't intend to hide anything, but slowly explained:
"It's common knowledge that the remains of True Immortals have appeared in the Spirit Realm. True Immortals, having cultivated a True Soul, can be reborn even if their physical body is destroyed, as long as their True Soul remains. If I'm not mistaken, a True Immortal in the Guanghan Realm has set up an array to restore their magical power. And the material used to infuse their body within the array isn't top-grade spirit stones, but Immortal Essence Stones!"

"Immortal Essence Stone? What kind of treasure is that?" Nangong Wan, who had recovered, couldn't help but ask curiously.

The other women also showed varying degrees of curiosity, clearly very interested in what Nie Zhaonan had said.

"It's actually a Celestial Essence Stone! No wonder you're so confident your cultivation will skyrocket." Yue Li replied in surprise. Seeing all the women turning their gazes towards her, she parted her lips slightly and explained softly:
"Immortal Essence Stones are not higher-grade spirit stones, nor do they contain spiritual power; rather, they contain immortal spiritual power. The difference in strength between True Immortals and Mahayana cultivators is enormous, almost chasm-like, largely due to the difference in the amount of magical power within their bodies. The reason why one can only become an immortal by ascending to the Immortal Realm is precisely because only in the Immortal Realm can one gradually transform the magical power within their body from spiritual power into immortal spiritual power."

"And Immortal Essence Stones are absolute treasures for True Immortals in the Immortal Realm. They can be used to quickly replenish the immortal spiritual power in the body during battle, and can also be used to increase the speed of cultivation. They are scarce no matter where they are."

"In other words, Immortal Essence Stones can also be used as currency in the Immortal Realm. I just don't know if these Immortal Essence Stones are naturally formed, or..." Wang Ning raised an eyebrow, finding the common ground between Immortal Essence Stones and Spirit Stones, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Only cultivators at the True Immortal level or above can condense Immortal Essence Stones. For an ordinary True Immortal, it would take more than a hundred years to condense just one Immortal Essence Stone, and that would only be the lowest grade. You can imagine how precious Immortal Essence Stones are; they are simply incomparable to top-grade spirit stones." Yue Li pondered for a moment, her voice clear, melodious, and pleasant to the ear.

Seeing the excitement on the women's faces, Nie Zhaonan suddenly spoke:
"Alright, we're only aware of this opportunity now. Although nothing unexpected should happen, let's hurry over there."

"Yes, husband."

The women all agreed in unison.

At the same time, Nie Zhaonan released the Cloud Palace Sacred Ship, which was as huge as a mountain, and then flew onto the ship with a movement. The women naturally followed suit without hesitation.

A moment later, the giant ship let out a roar and transformed into a streak of green light, disappearing into the distance.

Just over half a day later, above a mountain range in the Guanghan Realm, more than a dozen alien races were fighting in two groups.

A group of people with fiery red skin, each with a sharp horn growing from their foreheads.

Another group had thick eyebrows and large eyes, and faint traces of malevolent aura could be seen emanating from them.

Below them, in the center of an exceptionally secluded dense forest, several spiritual herbs emitting a strange fragrance swayed gently in the breeze. On either side of these herbs sat a red-skinned old man and a gray-robed cultivator, respectively.

The two men resembled the two groups fighting in the air, but they were clearly the most powerful among the two groups, both at the ninth level of the upper clan, and it seemed they could all try to break through the bottleneck of the Saint rank.

These two are clearly the leaders of the two groups.

At this moment, the two of them were also activating a flower basket-shaped treasure and a disc-shaped magic artifact, respectively, and were locked in a fierce battle above the spiritual medicine, seemingly at a stalemate.

Suddenly, a roar came from the distant horizon, and a giant emerald green ship appeared in a flash like a mountain. After slightly changing direction, it shot towards the dense forest at an astonishing speed.

Before the giant boat actually flew in front of the crowd, an astonishing and powerful momentum swept over.

Both groups fighting in the sky were at the eighth or ninth level of the Upper Clan, but under the pressure of this aura, they were all shocked and retreated.

The two team leaders in the dense forest below also changed their expressions drastically and hurriedly looked up at the giant ship in the sky.

As a result, the giant azure ship sank slightly and then flashed across the sky above the dense forest like a hurricane.

Both groups of aliens felt a hurricane flash, and their bodies involuntarily began to spin like tops in place.

Then, a series of "bang" sounds rang out, and bursts of blood mist suddenly exploded without any warning.

Seeing that the red-skinned old man opposite had vanished without a trace, leaving only a cloud of blood mist, and that the few spiritual herbs were also stained with traces of blood, the gray-robed man's face turned deathly pale.

At that moment, the giant emerald ship was already a thousand miles away, and after a sway, it turned into emerald light and suddenly disappeared.

Sensing this gaze with his divine sense, the gray-robed man suddenly turned his head to look. Although he could not see the giant ship, his eyes were filled with extreme fear, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight!

"What kind of existence is this! To control such an incredibly powerful flying boat!" The gray-robed man opened his mouth unconsciously and muttered to himself.

"We didn't even see how he made his move. This person is at least at the Saint Rank, and not just any Saint Rank!" At this moment, several people with a faint murderous aura descended from the sky.

Their opponents, like the red-skinned old man, turned into a bloody mist, their nascent souls unable to escape, utterly dead.

"Could it be that an ancient beast in the Moon Realm has obtained an opportunity and transformed into human form?" the gray-robed man guessed uncertainly.

"That's probably it. After all, this place originally belonged to the Immortal Realm, so it's quite possible that there are some rare and precious materials that can help ancient beasts transform into human form." Among the group, an old man with a weathered face pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Even if it's an ancient beast in human form, this is still too strange. Why did it only attack the Horned Chi Clan while ignoring us?" one of them asked, raising the question that had been on their mind.

"What's so hard to explain? The Horned Chi Clan, relying on their powerful clan, has been running rampant throughout the entire Thunder Continent, offending countless races. Now they've offended something in the Guanghan Realm, so what's so strange about that?" The gray-robed man blurted out without thinking, his words full of schadenfreude.

"Hehehe, that's probably it. Look at how decisive that being's actions were, not saying a word more than necessary. It means he intends to wipe out the Horned Chi Clan. Moreover, that giant ship's speed is so astonishing; it could patrol the entire Guanghan Realm in just a few days. It seems the Horned Chi Clan is in deep trouble this time." The old man with the aged face chuckled as he spoke.

"Is it possible that all the Horned Chi Clan members who entered the Guanghan Realm this time have perished?" someone couldn't help but wonder.

“The Guanghan Realm is so vast, and it has many powerful restrictions, so there are plenty of places to hide. It’s impossible to wipe them all out. But judging from that person’s posture, the Horned Chi Clan is definitely going to suffer heavy losses.” The old man with a weathered face analyzed the situation logically.

"In any case, this is a good thing for us. Look, we obtained these spiritual herbs without much effort. Otherwise, given the original situation, it would have been difficult to determine a winner without fighting until our mana was exhausted, and there was a high chance that some of us would have perished as a result." The gray-robed man said with a smile, looking at the few spiritual herbs that were safe and sound in front of him.

Upon hearing this, the only two eighth-level cultivators from the upper clans among them showed a fleeting look of relief on their faces.

"Don't hesitate any longer, let's divide up the spiritual herbs first. To have such an opportunity so soon after entering this realm, there might be others elsewhere. We need to hurry. After all, most of us still need some time to try to break through the bottleneck of the Saint Rank," the old man urged anxiously.

"Hmm." The gray-robed man slowly walked to the medicinal herbs and immediately began to distribute the herbs in front of him.

Several hours later, above a dense forest, Nie Zhaonan stood expressionless at the bow of the boat, his hands behind his back, looking down into the forest.

Dozens of golden flying swords transformed into golden lotuses of light, descending upon the heads of the six Horned Chi tribe members opposite them.

In a flash of golden sword light, they were instantly sliced ​​into countless pieces.

This is the seventh wave of Horned Chi Clan cultivators he has encountered since the beginning of the Guanghan Realm.

Each wave consists of anywhere from five or six people to more than twenty.

Among them were all high-ranking beings from the upper clans, each with considerable cultivation, and even two or three who could briefly contend with ordinary Saint-level beings.

But these people were no match for Nie Zhaonan and were all slaughtered.

And it didn't waste too much time.

After annihilating the group of Horned Chi people, Nie Zhaonan put away his natal flying sword, urged the Cloud Palace Sacred Ship, and immediately transformed into a hurricane, soaring into the distance.

Just as Nie Zhaonan was annihilating the six Horned Chi tribesmen, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out again from the top floor of a mysterious palace in the Spirit Realm, which was surrounded by layers of restrictions.

"How could this be! It's happening again!"

The shouts were filled with surprise and anger.

At the entrance to the pavilion, several golden-armored guards stood upright, their faces expressionless, as if they had not heard the sounds coming from inside the pavilion at all.

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