Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

There was no lengthy morale-boosting speech, nor any tedious attention to detail. When the time came, at a single command, these Nascent Soul stage cultivators filed in.

Those who hang high in the sky, looking down at these Nascent Soul cultivators below, are at most at the Integration stage. Gao Zhun shook his head, dismissing the strange thoughts rising in his mind. How could the major families and sects not pay attention to the opening of this Enlightenment Fruit Secret Realm?

This must be an illusion.

Didn't she see that everyone's expressions didn't seem strange at all? What is she thinking about here again?

but……

Unable to contain his curiosity, Gao Zhun still sent a telepathic message to Ah Zhong. Ah Zhong usually liked to inquire about things, and he was also extremely loyal to him, unlike the others around him. If he asked a stupid question that everyone already knew, he would be laughed to death.

Ah Zhong was different; I asked him plenty of stupid questions.

Thinking this, Gao Zhun felt at ease and conveyed his questions to A Zhong via telepathy. He then watched A Zhong's reaction closely. Instead of the expected speechlessness, A Zhong responded with questions and astonishment. He replied telepathically, "A secret realm for Nascent Soul cultivators. All the major families and sects have sent Nascent Soul stage cultivators to observe the ceremony. Isn't that considered important? This is a leap of two levels. Only in the grand competition of the entire Immortal Spirit Continent four years from now will there be cultivators above the Mahayana stage. After all, the higher the cultivation level, the busier they are with various things, mostly preparing for their imminent ascension."

Well, Gao Zhun fell silent. She hadn't considered any of this. She only felt that the opening of this secret realm had mobilized almost all the Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the human realm of the Immortal Spirit Continent. But she hadn't thought that no matter how grand the Nascent Soul stage event was, how could it make those cultivators above the Mahayana stage sacrifice their precious time to come and watch the ceremony?

The secret realm is different from the Grand Competition. The Enlightenment Fruit Secret Realm is a completely closed secret realm. Even the Heavenly Flower Illusion Mirror in Yun Mu Ning's hand cannot project the images inside in real time. There are no exciting battles to watch. Those high-level cultivators are just bored and come to participate in such an 'opening ceremony'.

Thinking this, Gao Zhun and his group arrived at the entrance of the secret realm. It was their turn to be randomly teleported in. Gu Xinling, who was walking at the front, turned around and pointed to the communication jade discs hanging from everyone's waists as a reminder. She was the first to step into the entrance of the secret realm, and the others followed one by one. When it was Gao Zhun's turn, she felt a dizzying sensation, and the scene before her eyes...

"Ugh, who the hell designed this bullshit random teleportation array!" Before even landing, Gao Zhun hurriedly channeled his energy to levitate in the air, and also cast lightning protection on his body.

Gao Zhun looked down at the black swamp with lingering fear. The nauseating smell made her feel dizzy just from one whiff, but fortunately she blocked her sense of smell in time, otherwise she would have been overwhelmed by the stench.

What's more, there were more than a dozen beasts in the swamp with their mouths wide open, waiting for Gao Zhun, this delicious food, to fall from the sky and be devoured. If she hadn't been shocked by the stench of the place the moment she was teleported here, she would probably have become a snack for those monsters below.

Fortunately, those monsters didn't seem to be able to fly or launch attacks, which was a relief. Gao Zhun stopped looking at those monsters that looked similar to snot-nosed beasts and, with a hint of wanting to escape, flew towards the nearest red dot indicated by the communication jade disc on his waist.

The nearest red dot was very close to Gao Zhun, so it seemed that the two of them had been teleported to the same island. Flying in the direction of that red dot, she saw Yun Mu Ning's figure in less than a quarter of an hour.

"Ha," Gao Zhun cursed the random teleportation array in his heart again. Of all people to put her on the same island as, it had to be the amnesiac Yun Mu Ning. When you don't know her well, that young lady's mouth is a weapon that can drive you crazy. And she just happened to run into her.

However, even though he was unwilling, Gao Zhun still gritted his teeth and flew over. Just as he landed next to Yun Mu Ning, he saw that she had just dealt with a demonic beast whose body was engulfed in flames. It seemed that she had also been unceremoniously teleported directly to the demonic beast's camp by the teleportation array.

As soon as Gao Zhun landed, Yun Mu Ning didn't raise her hand. She was about to say something, but then she stopped herself and changed her tone, saying, "Fellow Daoist Gao, what a coincidence."

"Hehe, what a coincidence." Seeing that Yun Mu Ning didn't intend to cause him any trouble, Gao Zhun naturally thanked her profusely and greeted her. He then pointed to the communication jade disc, which showed that two more groups were clustered together at two points. He asked, "Should we go find the nearest point, or..."

Upon hearing Gao Zhun's words, Yun Mu Ning also noticed the communication jade disc at her waist, and raised an eyebrow again. Gao Zhun's heart skipped a beat at the same action, but fortunately, she quickly changed her tune, saying, "Fellow Daoist Gao, you may not know this, but we had already agreed that those who are single would find another single person's meeting point, and then those who are in pairs would move towards their pair's meeting point. This would save everyone more time. Besides, some of the points are too far apart, so we might as well explore this island first to see if there are any Enlightenment Fruit Trees, so we can make a mark."

"Make a mark? If you already have one, why not just remove it?" Gao Zhun regretted asking the question as soon as she finished, because she noticed that Yun Mu Ning's eyebrows twitched again, and this time it seemed that the other party had no intention of changing her tune.

"Fellow Daoist Gao, your preparation was far too careless. This Enlightenment Fruit Secret Realm will be open for a total of six months. The Enlightenment Fruit matures once every ten years, and the opening cycle of the secret realm is also ten years. However, the Enlightenment Fruit matures in the last month after the secret realm opens each time. No one will camp out in one place as soon as they enter the secret realm, because we don't know if there are more fruits in other places. Moreover, there are rumors that in some places the Enlightenment Fruits appear and mature suddenly in the last month. There are usually no cultivators camping out in these places, and the fruits produced are several times more abundant than those that show signs of ripening." As she spoke, Yun Mu Ning finally gave Gao Zhun a disdainful look and continued sarcastically, "You asked two incredibly stupid questions as soon as we met. I don't know why Qiu Bai told me to be polite to you. Are you taking advantage of my amnesia? Do you know what has happened between you two over the years?"

"..." Wait, what do you mean she asked two incredibly stupid questions? As for the first one, Yun Mu Ning herself said it was because she joined the team late and therefore didn't know.

As for the second question, she already said that her ambition was not to attain the Enlightenment Fruit, so she did not do any homework on the Enlightenment Fruit Secret Realm. Therefore, it is not surprising that she asked any questions when she was completely clueless.

However, what surprised and alarmed Gao Zhun the most was Yun Mu Ning's unfriendly last sentence. What did she mean by saying that she didn't know about what had happened between her and Wu Ya Qiu Bai over the years? It was clearly Yun Mu Ning herself and Wu Ya Qiu Bai who had an ambiguous and ambiguous relationship. What did that have to do with her, a single dog who was always being tortured?!

However, she was quite interested in one of Yun Mu Ning's remarks: that the Enlightenment Fruit had suddenly appeared and matured in the last month. This was what she was concerned about.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Did I hit the nail on the head? You really are with Qiu Bai..."

Gao Zhun rubbed his forehead: "It would be even better if you added the action of biting a handkerchief here, Mu Ning..." Under Yun Mu Ning's sharp gaze, Gao Zhun was forced to change his words: "Fellow Daoist Yun, I think the reason why Fellow Daoist Wu Ya asked you to be polite to me is because I once made a deal with Fellow Daoist Wu Ya. I need to prepare cultivation resources for her entire family (only four people). In short, I am nothing more than a treasure trove to Fellow Daoist Wu Ya, so..."

“I can provide Qiu Bai and her family with cultivation resources, so why did I specifically ask you…”

Alright, Yun Mu Ning is really going after her. But this is nothing to her. Gao Zhun said confidently, "Firstly, Fellow Daoist Wu Ya helped me awaken the Eye of Truth, which is essentially my reward for that. Secondly, Fellow Daoist Wu Ya is probably considering the relationship between her and Fellow Daoist Yun. The feelings between the two of you are very pure. If you add these external things, it might not have a good impact on your future."

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, Yun Muning immediately changed from her aggressive tone to a coquettish one: "What future? Don't talk nonsense. Who wants a future with that arrogant jerk Wu Yaqiubai who's always talking about 'this young lady, this young lady'? You can't tell Qiubai what I said today, otherwise..."

Gao Zhun stared blankly as Yun Mu Ning unleashed a wind-based spell, causing a distant mountain peak, hundreds of feet high, to seem to be blown away and retreat significantly. He broke out in a cold sweat.

She thought to herself, "Feng Kelei, her lightning shield might not be able to withstand Yun Mu Ning's wind magic. It seems that before Yun Mu Ning and Wu Ya Qiu Bai get together, it would be better for her to stay away from either of them."

After that, the two did not discuss the topic of 'feelings' at all, and devoted themselves to exploring the island. In one day, Gao Zhun and Yun Mu Ning completed the exploration of their respective areas and concluded that there was no Enlightenment Fruit on the island.

Hehe, that's true. With her and Yun Mu Ning's luck, it would be a miracle if there were Enlightenment Fruits on this island. However, it wasn't a complete loss. Gao Zhun found several withered vines of Enlightenment Fruits on her side, as well as traces of battles between some cultivators. It seems that Enlightenment Fruits had appeared on this island before, and even sparked a struggle among cultivators.

Since the Enlightenment Fruit had once existed here, Gao Zhun naturally didn't let it slip by. Like a PhD in biology and geography, he roughly recorded and analyzed the surrounding vegetation, topography, and even the ocean currents and annual climate around the island, thus memorizing the island's basic information. (166reading.com)