It turns out, they were the main characters.

But as she lowered her head, a faint smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of her mouth.

The real show is about to begin.

Chapter 343 A Naturally Born Furnace and Another Naturally Born Furnace 5.5K

As Mu Zhian left Tianhe Garden, Lin Ling, on the other hand, was gnawing on the last meat bun she had left. Then, as if she had thought of something, she turned her head to look in the direction of the Ascension Platform.

Today, Mu Zhian was attacked. The Azure Emperor, who is currently at the Ascension Platform, is probably unaware of this. The innocent Miss Linglong did not think much of it and, after considering it for a moment, decided to inform her of it beforehand.

Lin Ling opened her mouth slightly and whispered something.

……

South bank, Ascension Terrace.

The ability to make one's words become law is quite special. Moreover, since Mu Zhian has now been given a piece of Heavenly Dao Qi, Lin Ling no longer needs to suppress Heavenly Dao Qi as painstakingly as before, so the restrictions are not as great.

In the past, she would never have used her ability to make words come true so easily.

As Lin Ling spoke, Yao Meng, standing on the Ascension Platform, heard her voice.

"Someone secretly sent out Void Nightmares to attack, but they ended up being subdued by him instead...?"

Yao Meng narrowed her eyes. Although she didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, her eyes were now filled with a hint of coldness.

From the day she witnessed Mu Zhian's attack and death at Yaochi Holy Land, this matter had become Yao Meng's bottom line.

And now that she is in the Liangyi Sect, how dare someone secretly attack her?

Thinking of this, Yao Meng no longer had the mood to stay here. She closed her eyes slightly, and her spiritual sense swept across all parts of the Liangyi Sect in that instant. Then, she slowly opened her beautiful eyes and looked towards a certain direction on the south bank, her eyebrows slightly raised.

Why did you go to see Ye Qingxin again?

Despite her thoughts, and even though Lin Ling said that Mu Zhian had no problems, Yao Meng still got up and transformed into a streak of green light, leaving the Ascension Platform.

……

Mu Zhian, who was waiting for a good show to unfold, was naturally unaware of what was happening in front of the Ascension Platform.

Xiao Hua is Luo Tan's man, and the Void Nightmare is also a creature summoned by Xiao Hua.

This Void Nightmare feeds on dreams and can freely traverse the void. Even a Dao Integration Realm expert would find it difficult to capture if caught off guard. No wonder Xiao Hua was so confident that Mu Zhi'an was likely to suffer a disaster this time.

The previous Void Nightmare had also reached a pact with Xiao Hua, intending to devour Mu Zhi'an's dream.

The contract is not considered closed until the objective is achieved.

But Xiao Hua never expected that Mu Zhian's 'dream' was far more than one, and that he had more than one protector.

The contract between the Void Nightmare and Xiao Hua has now been reached. However, what it is devouring is not Mu Zhian's dream, but the dream within Mu Zhian's Eight Desolations Dream Map.

Now that the chosen one has revealed a flaw, Mu Zhian naturally has no intention of letting him go.

After chatting with Ye Qingxin for a while in the main hall, Mu Zhian noticed a milky white light quietly descending outside the hall.

Then, the white light transformed into a graceful figure, and a woman dressed in a magnificent and elaborate white dress quickly appeared in the hall.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, it's quite rare to see you also seeking my help."

Luo Tan's gaze swept across the hall, lingering on Mu Zhi'an for a moment before he looked away, a faint smile on his face.

"Junior Mu Zhian greets senior."

Mu Zhian realized what was happening and raised his hand in a gesture of respect.

"After I descended to the mortal realm, I actually thought about meeting the Medicine Emperor, but I never had a suitable opportunity. Until today, after your transaction with the Azure Emperor, my young friend Mu happens to have some questions about the Dao Heart Pill and would like to ask you for some advice, so I decided to tell you about it as well."

Ye Qingxin smiled and spoke, then invited Luo Tan to take a seat.

"Please sit down, young friend Mu. There's no need to be so formal. Neither the Medicine King nor I are people who care much about worldly etiquette," Ye Qingxin said with a smile.

After the three of them were seated, Luo Tan looked up at Ye Qingxin and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Ye's spiritual sense seems a little weaker than before. This must be because you helped Young Friend Mu speed up the refining of the pills that day. Could it be that you invited me here today for this matter?"

It must be said that she is indeed an elegant and noble woman. She founded the Holy Moon Immortal Dynasty in Yuzhou. Throughout the Nine Provinces, there are countless people who know Luo Tan and even want to get to know her.

However, since the person he was facing was an ascendant from the Heavenly Court, Luo Tan naturally did not have any intention of looking down on him.

Ye Qingxin shook her head and said, "Although my spiritual sense is slightly weaker than before, it is not a big problem. I did not call the Medicine King for this matter."

Moreover, Mu Zhian's innate furnace is slowly advancing along with the Dao Heart Pill. Once the innate furnace has completed its expansion, it can nurture spiritual consciousness...

Ye Qingxin quickly collected her thoughts and said, "Actually, I came to see the Medicine King for two reasons: first, I wanted to ask you to refine a Taiqing Pill, and secondly..."

"Young friend Mu still has some questions about the refining method of the Dao Heart Pill."

As she said this, Ye Qingxin looked at Mu Zhian with a meaningful expression.

“Even I don’t have some of the medicinal materials needed for the Taiqing Pill. Fellow Daoist Ye should know just how rare they are,” Luo Tan said, raising her eyebrows slightly.

The Taiqing Pill... After taking this pill, one can purify one's meridians, which is no exaggeration to say that it can transform one's body. Mu Zhian had naturally heard of this pill before, but the medicinal materials required for it are extremely scarce. Even those great powers may not be able to gather these medicinal materials.

Moreover, those at the Dao Integration Realm have no need for such pills, so they naturally didn't bother collecting medicinal herbs.

"I have prepared two sets of each of the pills needed for the Taiqing Pill. The Medicine King only needs to refine one."

Ye Qingxin took out a jade slip from her storage ring.

This is quite clear: the second portion of medicinal herbs is Luo Tan's reward.

Upon hearing this, Luo Tan pondered for a moment, but ultimately accepted the commission with pleasure.

After all, this was a favor in itself. She was also somewhat interested in the Heavenly Court matter, and she would inevitably need Ye Qingxin's help before the next path to immortality.

After accepting the jade slip containing the medicinal herbs, the Empress of the Holy Moon Dynasty smiled and looked at the silent young man beside her.

"The Azure Emperor asked me to refine the Dao Heart Pill before. So it turns out that it was ultimately consumed and refined by my young friend Mu?"

Her eyes showed surprise, fully demonstrating what it means to be a movie queen.

She naturally knew that the Azure Emperor wanted the Dao Heart Pill for Mu Zhi'an, but she had racked her brains for the past few days and still couldn't figure out why the Azure Emperor would want Mu Zhi'an to take the Dao Heart Pill.

Could it be that the Azure Emperor is so confident that Mu Zhian can exert the effects of the Dao Heart Pill and expand the cauldron?

"In response to your question, senior, I did indeed take the Dao Heart Pill, but I have not yet refined it..." Mu Zhian said, a hint of helplessness on his face.

Luo Tan didn't seem surprised and smiled, "The Dao Heart Pill is different from other pills. Only specific parts and special furnaces can refine it. Most cultivators will only turn the Dao Heart Pill into ordinary spiritual energy after taking it, and it will have no effect whatsoever."

"Only certain special cauldrons can bring out the true effects of this elixir."

"Senior, do you know how to refine this pill faster? This junior would like to give it a try." Mu Zhian humbly asked for advice.

“Ordinary cultivators can refine pills by operating the cauldron and absorbing them into it,” Luo Tan explained with a smile.

At this point, a meaningful smile appeared on her face as she continued softly, "If you have a special constitution or twin cauldrons, you can circulate spiritual energy several times, and at that time you will also be able to refine the Dao Heart Pill."

At this point, Luo Tan secretly glanced at Mu Zhi'an a few more times, as if she had some doubts.

Ye Qingxin raised her eyebrows slightly and casually changed the subject, saying, "Thank you for your help today, Medicine King. I owe you a favor."

With Ye Qingxin diverting his attention, Luo Tan finally looked away from Mu Zhian and chatted with Ye Qingxin for a couple more minutes.

For her, while Mu Zhian certainly had some secrets that were intriguing, Ye Qingxin was the more important person she was grateful for.

hum!

Just as the two were chatting, a terrifying tremor suddenly came from the void, with ripples spreading outwards.

"Who?!"

Mu Zhian's expression changed slightly. He suddenly stood up from his seat and stared in horror at the space that seemed to shatter in an instant.

From the space, a strange creature burst forth, opening its enormous and eerie eyes and staring intently at Mu Zhian, a black blade shooting out from its eyes.

Before Mu Zhian could dodge, the black blade had already pierced through his arm, as if it wanted to devour him.

Mu Zhian felt a slight stinging pain from his shoulder. He clutched his shoulder and stumbled backward, his lips deathly pale.

"presumptuous!"

In front of two Dao Integration Realm experts, someone actually dared to attack Mu Zhian. Not to mention Ye Qingxin, who was already protective of her own, even Luo Tan's face turned cold in an instant, and she raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

boom!

A violent sound erupted from the void nightmare, but the nightmare was incredibly cunning; the moment it attacked Mu Zhian, it had already burrowed into the space.

However, the Void Nightmare seemed unaware that as it burrowed into the void, Luo Tan had already locked onto it, and she raised her hand to grab the Void Nightmare.

"Please go easy on me, senior!"

However, at this moment, Mu Zhian, whose face was pale, suddenly raised his hand and pressed down on Luo Tan, took half a step forward, and blocked Ye Qingxin's way.

The turmoil in the void had ended; the nightmare came and went quickly. By the time Mu Zhian raised his hand to stop the two, the hall had returned to its previous quiet.

However, a strange feeling had crept into that previously harmonious atmosphere.

Ye Qingxin's expression was indifferent as she stared intently at the space where the Void Nightmare had disappeared, muttering to herself, "Void Nightmare? Who is so vicious as to summon such a creature to attack him?"

Luo Tan's eyebrows furrowed slightly as well. She was dressed in a gorgeous and noble outfit, with a white dress embroidered with intricate golden cloud patterns. This gorgeous outfit complemented her delicate and pretty face, revealing the dignified and serene demeanor of an empress looking down on the world.

She still maintained her usual calm demeanor, but a hint of coldness had crept into her pale golden eyes.

"Why did you stop me just now, young friend Mu?" Luo Tan asked.

Mu Zhian clutched his shoulder, his face pale, and weakly looked up, saying, "That Void Nightmare seems to have been sent by someone to attack this junior. Both of you seniors are powerful beings in the Dao Integration Realm, so you should be able to pinpoint the direction the Void Nightmare is currently fleeing... If we follow the clues, we should be able to find the owner of this Void Nightmare."

Nightmares are somewhat similar to demon cultivators, but they are even less appealing. For most cultivators in the Nine Provinces, they are synonymous with evil.

On the one hand, it's because it looks too grotesque; on the other hand, nightmares love to eat dreams, and although they won't relentlessly exploit anyone, they're still generally disliked.

The Void Nightmare is one of the final forms of the Nightmare. This creature can escape into the void, making it impossible for ordinary cultivators to catch it in the act.

However, both of the people present were powerful beings at the Dao Integration Realm, and with the Void Nightmare deliberately holding back... it was naturally impossible for them not to find its location.

"I've located the nightmare; it can't escape."

Ye Qingxin's tone was cold as she spoke indifferently.

Daring to attack Mu Zhi'an in front of two Dao Integration Realm experts is not just an attack on Mu Zhi'an, but a slap in the face to two powerful figures.

Even a wisp of spiritual consciousness, possessing the power of the Dao, cannot be challenged.

Luo Tan gave Mu Zhi'an a deep look and said, "Young friend Mu sees things clearly. Since such a thing has happened in front of me today, I cannot sit idly by."

Mu Zhian reluctantly raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, senior, but... won't this cause you trouble?"

"It's alright. You and the Azure Emperor are not only Daoist partners, but you are also favored by Fellow Daoist Ye. Moreover, you were attacked in front of me. Naturally, I cannot sit idly by."