The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

"What did you say?! You ate the Heavenly Dust Fruit?!"

After hearing Lu Yao's description of the fruit, information about the Heavenly Dust Fruit immediately came to Nangong Wan's mind.

The Heavenly Dust Fruit grows on the Spirit Dust Illusion Tree and only bears one fruit at a time. Once the Heavenly Dust Fruit is harvested, the Spirit Dust Illusion Tree will wither and wait for the next thousand-year cycle.

Such a precious spiritual object was actually eaten by Lu Yaoshui, which made Nangong Wan find it hard to accept for a while.

Tell me the location of the Spirit Dust Illusion Tree.

A solemn expression appeared in Nangong Wan's eyes. The value of the Spirit Dust Illusion Tree far exceeded that of the spiritual herbs used to make Foundation Establishment Pills, making this information extremely valuable.

"The location is..."

Lu Yao's expression shifted slightly as he described an extremely dangerous forbidden area, suspected to contain a dangerous restrictive formation, which was marked as a restricted zone by all sects.

"In a place like this?"

Nangong Wan frowned slightly. If they were in a place filled with restrictions, it would be very troublesome.

Lu Yao remained calm, knowing that saying too much would only lead to mistakes, and he answered whatever Nangong Wan asked.

Five days have passed, and Nangong Wan no longer has time to verify the location Lu Yao mentioned. At most, she can only have the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect investigate next time.

However, the Spirit Dust Illusion Tree had already withered, and it would be extremely costly to break the restriction, so Lu Yao believed that it would probably just fizzle out.

Even if the Hidden Moon Sect discovers he lied, that will be five years from now. Where will he be five years from now? Most likely, he'll be in the Chaotic Star Sea.

"Let's leave that aside for now. Come with me into the central area later."

Nangong Wan put aside the matter of the Heavenly Dust Fruit and turned to look at the central area in the mist.

Just then, a beam of light suddenly shot into the sky from afar, radiating intense spiritual light and colliding with the mist.

"finally come!"

Nangong Wan murmured, clearly dissatisfied with the disciple of Tianque Fort who was in charge of the Moon Sun Pearl.

Because her cultivation level had dropped back to the Qi Refining stage, Nangong Wan had no choice but to wait outside the mist.

The Moon Sun Pearl is held in rotation by the seven major sects, and this time it is Tianque Fort's turn.

Each sect that controls the Moon Sun Pearl will wait until its disciples have gathered before opening the mist passage in order to maximize its profits.

In a short while, the soaring spiritual light dispersed the mist. Although the restrictions continued to generate mist, the process was slow and could last for five or six days without any problem.

"go!"

Seeing the mist dissipate, Nangong Wan gave a soft shout and took the lead in stepping into the ring-shaped mountain range.

Lu Yao and a group of disciples from the Hidden Moon Sect followed closely behind Nangong Wan, while also looking around warily.

The fog has lifted, but that doesn't mean we're safe; we still need to remain vigilant.

Not only Nangong Wan and others, but also disciples from other sects, all leaped up the moment the mist dissipated, using either escape techniques or flying artifacts, transforming into streaks of light and entering.

However, the ring mountain range in the central area is very large, and only a few dozen people enter, so they are scattered and do not appear dense.

"Uncle-Master Nangong, where are we going?"

Lu Yao's expression shifted slightly, and he asked Nangong Wan a question.

The other disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect also looked at Nangong Wan. They knew Nangong Wan's identity, but they did not know her purpose in coming to the forbidden area.

"Why ask so many questions? Come with me."

Nangong Wan raised her chin with an air of maturity, put her hands on her hips, glanced around, and continued forward after confirming the direction.

Because the entrances were different, Lu Yao could only confirm that the direction was towards the stone hall, but the routes were different.

Soon, Nangong Wan led Lu Yao and the others to a pool of water.

"Azure Water Crocodile?"

Looking at the pool in front of him, Lu Yao recalled information about this place.

This place was marked as the Azure Water Pool by the Hidden Moon Sect because it contains a top-tier first-order demonic beast, the Azure Water Crocodile.

“That’s right. There are countless monsters in the central area, and the places where they live are full of precious spiritual herbs. You guys hold this beast back while I take care of it.”

Nangong Wan nodded, revealing a capable demeanor, clearly eyeing the spiritual herbs here.

"Could it be that she didn't come for the key to the Heavenly Origin Pagoda and the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman?"

Lu Yao raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Nangong Wan with some curiosity.

At this point, Lu Yao couldn't help but wonder if he had made a mistake in his judgment.

Nangong Wan led them to attack the monster lairs in the central area, clearly aiming to harvest various spiritual herbs, rather than going for the golden treasure chest.

If Nangong Wan had come here specifically for the golden treasure chest, she wouldn't have wasted time in these places and would have gone straight to the stone hall.

"It's all for the elixir, really."

Lu Yao's heart skipped a beat, realizing that it wasn't impossible.

If the Crimson Forbidden Land opens twice more, it will be sealed off for decades. During this period, due to the lack of a large supply of spiritual herbs, the production of Foundation Establishment Pills will decrease, and various sects will have to increase their investment.

At this moment, Nangong Wan's cultivation level returned to Qi Refining due to the power of her magic weapon, and she was no match for ordinary second-tier demonic beasts.

With such strength, one could roam freely in the Crimson Forbidden Land and reap a great harvest of spiritual herbs.

Therefore, Lu Yao guessed that in the original work, Nangong Wan obtaining the golden treasure chest was an accident, and she did not know what was inside from the beginning.

Once Lu Yao understood this, he immediately relaxed.

The arrival of Lu Yao and his group was immediately spotted by the Azure Crocodile in the pool.

"Roar!"

A beastly roar echoed through the pool, splashing water several meters high and obscuring the disciples' view.

"Shhhhhh!"

Several water arrows pierced through the water curtain and shot towards Lu Yao and the others.

The Qi Refining disciples were caught off guard by the Azure Water Crocodile's innate magic and were scrambling to defend themselves.

Nangong Wan, standing to the side, looked somewhat displeased, clearly not satisfied with the performance of these Qi Refining disciples.

Although the Azure Water Crocodiles are top-tier first-order demonic beasts with strength far exceeding that of Qi Refining Perfection cultivators, they are still disciples carefully cultivated by the Hidden Moon Sect and should not have performed so poorly.

Only Lu Yao understood that these disciples simply lacked combat experience, which was why they were a beat slow to react.

Just as Nangong Wan was about to block the water arrows, a huge water mirror rose up in front of everyone.

"Water Mirror Technique!"

Lu Yao's hands moved instantly, and taking advantage of the pool's terrain, he easily unleashed a large-scale water mirror technique.

The Azure Crocodile's water arrow struck the water mirror, but it was as if the water had entered the ocean, only splashing a few drops before disappearing without a trace.

"Instant-cast spell? I didn't expect you to be a magical genius."

Nangong Wan turned to look at Lu Yao, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.

"A few minor spells are not worth your immediate praise, Uncle."

Lu Yao chuckled lightly and said nonchalantly.

At this moment, the eight Qi Refining stage disciples also reacted, each pair of men and women working together to unleash a combined attack on the Azure Water Crocodile.