The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

In just over ten minutes, Lu Yao passed through the fog.

What appeared before Lu Yao was a ring-shaped mountain range, with countless towering trees standing tall, and the roars of beasts echoing from time to time, just like a primeval forest.

Recalling the information marked on the map, Lu Yao headed directly towards the center of the ring mountain range.

According to the map, there is a stone hall with a black-scaled python guarding a golden treasure chest. More than a dozen outstanding disciples from various sects have died, but none of them have succeeded in obtaining the treasure.

Lu Yao understood that the golden treasure chest guarded by the Black Scaled Python was the most precious treasure on this floor.

The key to enter the first level and a Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman.

There are also the remains of elders of the Tianfu Sect, which may contain some of the sect's legacy.

These items are of immeasurable value, and Lu Yao would absolutely not give them to Nangong Wan.

Half an hour later, Lu Yao arrived in front of a stone hall.

"arrive!"

Lu Yao's expression shifted, realizing that this was the location of the golden treasure chest, and also the place where Han Li and Nangong Wan first met.

Delay could lead to complications, so Lu Yao went straight into the stone hall. What he saw was a tunnel surrounded by jade railings, which exuded a damp and dark atmosphere and was clearly not a good place.

Lu Yao realized that there was more to this tunnel than met the eye, so he immediately stepped into it.

After passing through the damp tunnel, Lu Yao finally arrived at a huge swamp world.

What directly attracted Lu Yao's attention was the white jade pavilion in the middle of the swamp.

Inside the white jade pavilion, a golden box sits quietly.

Lu Yao did not immediately grab the golden treasure chest. Instead, he unleashed his divine sense to probe into the surrounding swamp, searching for the Black Scale Python.

The Black-Scaled Python was a top-tier first-order demonic beast, far surpassing the strength of an ordinary Qi Refining Perfection cultivator, which is why it killed a cultivator who had been cultivating for over ten years.

However, Foundation Establishment is Foundation Establishment; dealing with a first-tier demon beast is far from difficult.

"Found it! Quick, decisive!"

In just a few breaths, Lu Yao found the Black Scaled Python lurking beneath the swamp.

This demonic beast actually tried to ambush Lu Yao by following the flow of the swamp, but unfortunately, it had nowhere to hide under the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator and was discovered in advance.

"Nether Thunder Arrow!"

The Foundation Establishment level spell was instantly cast and shot towards the east side of the swamp.

"Fizz!"

A beastly roar came from the bottom of the swamp, clearly indicating that Lu Yao's attack position was correct.

"boom!"

The swamp exploded instantly, and a dark shadow broke through the swamp surface, rushing madly towards Lu Yao.

Lu Yao also saw the true form of the Black Scaled Python: its body was covered in black, twisted scales, its sharp fangs gleamed with green light, and there was a bulge on its head, indicating that it was on the verge of breaking through to the next level.

"I won't give you a chance to break through! Die!"

A cold glint flashed in Lu Yao's eyes, and a gray talisman appeared in his hand.

It is indeed a flying sword talisman!

Since he intended to end the battle quickly, Lu Yao directly used powerful methods. With his Foundation Establishment cultivation, he used flying swords and talismans, which would defeat even cultivators in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"call out!"

A faint light flashed, and the talisman in Lu Yao's hand transformed into a small gray sword, which instantly sliced ​​through the head of the black-scaled python.

"Fizz!"

A look of human-like confusion appeared in the black-scaled python's eyes, and then its head and body split in two, falling to the ground.

The Blackscale Python is only a top-tier first-order demon beast. Even if it breaks through to the second order and becomes a dragon, Lu Yao has no interest in it. It would just be more material for refining top-grade magic weapons. Once he gets to the Chaotic Star Sea, he will have plenty of such materials.

Lu Yao waved his hand and put the Black Scaled Python's corpse into his Origin Space, then took a few steps to the golden box.

Upon opening the box, a token and a talisman came into Lu Yao's view.

"I got the stuff!"

Lu Yao smiled slightly, put the golden box into his Origin Space, and began to exit the swamp.

After leaving the stone hall, Lu Yao came to a towering tree and looked out. Sure enough, the mist had not yet dissipated.

Lu Yao used his escape technique to quickly move towards the outer perimeter, and soon entered the mist.

Lu Yao, guided by divine sense, quickly chose a deserted direction and arrived outside the fog.

"You can go find Nangong Wan now."

Lu Yao's expression shifted slightly. Now that he had the item, he could go find Nangong Wan.

Meanwhile, Lu Yao has already left several Origin Marks in the Crimson Forbidden Land. He can return to the Crimson Forbidden Land at any time through the Origin Space. In other words, from now on, this forbidden land will become Lu Yao's backyard.

There are countless medicinal herbs here, some hundreds or thousands of years old, and some even tens of thousands of years old. However, they are all located in the central area, a very dangerous place.

Arriving at a secluded corner, Lu Yao took out the communication token he had left in his Origin Space, which immediately emitted a bright light.

Two small dots appeared on the communication symbol, not far apart, indicating that Nangong Wan was also outside the fog.

Following the instructions of the communication talisman, Lu Yao soon saw a little girl who looked like an elf.

Behind him, eight Qi Refining disciples had already gathered.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Nangong."

Lu Yao approached Nangong Wan and bowed to her.

Why are you only arriving now?

"And another thing! How did you reach the Foundation Establishment stage?"

When Nangong Wan saw Lu Yao, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. After sensing Lu Yao's cultivation level, she immediately showed a look of shock.

"Reporting to my master, after entering the forbidden area, I fell into a place filled with restrictive arrays, and the communication talisman became ineffective."

"I obtained a strange fruit from it, and after consuming it, I immediately broke through my cultivation level."

"After expending a talisman, we finally managed to escape from that perilous place."

Lu Yao had already prepared his reasoning. The Crimson Forbidden Land had not been fully explored by the seven major sects, and there were still some dangerous areas that had not been discovered. Therefore, Lu Yao's statement was valid.

As for obtaining treasures, that's even more normal. This is a characteristic of the Crimson Forbidden Land; the more dangerous the place, the more treasures it will contain.

Lu Yao even suspected that this forbidden area was a place where a sect selected disciples in ancient times.

Otherwise, why would there be a limit to one's realm, or a mechanism for exploring treasures?

Of course, this is just Lu Yao's guess. It's all ancient history, and no one can say for sure what happened. It's not impossible that it might be the cave of a great cultivator.

Of course, Lu Yao hadn't forgotten Xiang Zhili, the Nascent Soul cultivator, but what he had was probably nothing in Xiang Zhili's eyes.

"You're really lucky, kid. What does that fruit look like?"

Nangong Wan didn't suspect anything, since Lu Yao's statement was not wrong. However, the fruit that helped Lu Yao break through to the Foundation Establishment stage piqued Nangong Wan's interest.

Lu Yao deliberately lowered his cultivation level by taking the Transformation Pill, and it's reasonable that he broke through again in less time by taking rare and precious herbs.

The fruit that Lu Yao wove was the main ingredient of the Dust-Reducing Pill, a elixir used by Core Formation cultivators to break through bottlenecks—the Heavenly Dust Fruit.