90: Langgan Pavilion

On the deck, a dozen attendants were scattered like stars, and three cold-blooded dark guards followed closely behind the three Prodigies like shadows.

The Heaven-Reaching Ship was extremely fast, arriving at Tianshu City in no time.

The spirit boat landed on a teleportation Formation, and you noticed that the entire plaza, which should have been bustling with people, was completely empty.

Guards surrounded the plaza, blocking everyone from entering.

You could still hear discussions from outside—

"Look! That's the legendary 'Heaven-Reaching Ship,' the Liu Clan Chief's personal spirit boat!"

"I've lived this long, and I've finally seen it with my own eyes. My life is complete!"

"How magnificent! Cultivation should be like this..."

The moment the large teleportation Formation activated, the entire Heaven-Reaching Ship suddenly vanished, entering Void Realm travel.

You saw stars flow past like a galaxy on both sides of the ship, and distant points of light stretched into long lines, then quickly annihilated in the darkness.

Until a few days later, a white light appeared ahead, and the Heaven-Reaching Ship jolted violently, having burst out of the Void Realm and now hovering above a completely unfamiliar city.

As soon as it appeared, you couldn't help but look up, your heart filled with shock—

There was no sky before your eyes; only the massive trunk of the Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree replaced the firmament, so enormous it was suffocating.

It turned out that Canglan Holy Land was the Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree itself!

This tree was unbelievably huge, as vast as a galaxy of stars.

And Canglan Holy City, where you were, was actually just a branch of the Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree.

Further above were boundless, intertwined trunks and layers of branches and leaves, enveloping the entire world below.

The entire "sky" was actually gaps between the branches and leaves, from which tens of thousands of enlightenment fruits hung.

They didn't look like fruits, but more like condensed stars, like moons hanging overhead, seemingly within reach.

Each one was incredibly huge, emitting a soft, crystalline clear light, and within their pulp, Dao runes flickered like fireflies.

Here, there seemed to be no alternation of day and night; only these eternal "moons" quietly breathed and glowed.

Canglan Holy Land was transcendent, usually not interfering in worldly disputes, but if it were to get angry, it could cause a tsunami across myriad worlds and destroy stars.

As expected of one of the five great powers in Zixiao Immortal Domain, you secretly marveled.

A thought suddenly popped into your head: Aren't these enlightenment fruits just hanging in the sky? Couldn't I secretly pick one?

As soon as this thought arose, your heart immediately began to pound.

Suddenly, your feet felt cold, as if a mysterious force had swept over you from head to toe.

You were startled—

You didn't expect that even a slight ill intention would be detected in this place!

You couldn't help but wonder: Is this "Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree" alive??

Before you could figure it out, Liu Qingtian suddenly spoke: "In Canglan Holy City, if your strength isn't enough, don't harbor ill intentions, or you will be perceived and obliterated by the Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree—at that time, no one will be able to save you."

"Yes!" Liu Ruyan and the three Prodigies responded in unison.

You secretly grumbled to yourself: Why didn't you say so earlier! I almost died for no reason...

A moment later, Liu Qingtian led you to stay at a hotel called "Lan."

This was no ordinary inn; it contained nine hundred independent mansions, each with dozens of rooms.

Because the Holy Land Grand Competition was in half a month, "Lan" was doing booming business, and rooms were hard to come by.

The entire Canglan Holy Land was bustling like this now.

After settling down, you immediately became very interested in this place—you heard on the way that there were daily auctions recently!

The auctions weren't the main point; the main point was that the items sold were too appealing: Cultivation Techniques, Magic Treasures, Heaven And Earth Treasures... everything imaginable.

What thrilled you most was that you also heard news of auctions for "void flower" and "demon kings inner core"!

As expected of Canglan Holy Land, all the Materials for refining the heavenly spirit pill could be gathered here.

Unfortunately, you were stomping your feet in frustration—because you didn't have a single Spirit Stone!

You shamelessly approached Liu Ruyan: "Can you lend me some Spirit Stones? I want to go to the auction to take a look."

Liu Ruyan coldly refused outright: "No!"

You understood that in her eyes, you were just a "caged Material," and daring to ask for Spirit Stones was too out of line.

If she didn't still need you to help her clear stages, she probably would have killed you long ago.

You didn't beg her anymore and walked alone on the street, racking your brain for how to get some Spirit Stones.

You patted yourself all over; you were truly penniless, not a single Spirit Stone to be found.

After some thought, you decided to take a risk.

You found out that this auction was hosted by Langgan Pavilion, and participation required either a financial verification or an invitation letter.

The auction item list was public, and you were interested in three things: void flower, demon kings inner core, and a divine wood branch.

This divine wood branch was actually a naturally fallen branch from the Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree. It was said to be even harder than a Magic Treasure, but no one knew its true use yet.

So, every Holy Land auction would feature it, hoping someone would buy it and research its purpose.

There were many other good items, and you coveted them too, but you knew you couldn't afford them.

Next, you quietly scouted for targets in the lobby of the "Lan" hotel.

Fortunately, due to the Holy Land Grand Competition, there were many outsiders recently, all Prodigies from major powers.

It was said that over ten thousand powers participated in the Holy Land Grand Competition, and these Prodigies were all Nascent Soul Cultivators under a hundred years old.

You carefully listened to everyone's conversations and finally locked onto a target—

This person was named Yan Feng; he seemed a bit simple-minded and appeared to be particularly fond of a woman named Xuanyuan Yao.

After identifying the target, you went to inquire about Xuanyuan Yao's residence, only to find that quite a few people were secretly watching her.

Although Xuanyuan Yao's courtyard had a concealing Formation, making it impossible to see inside, those young Cultivators still refused to leave.

When Xuanyuan Yao walked out of her courtyard, you couldn't help but exclaim: She truly was a Fairy-like woman, stunningly beautiful!

But you didn't just admire; you firmly remembered her demeanor, tone, and every movement.

Xuanyuan Yao seemed accustomed to being watched and completely ignored these people—

After all, this was Canglan Holy Land; if it were on her Xuanyuan Immortal Clan's territory, she probably would have split them with a sword by now.

When Xuanyuan Yao returned to her courtyard, you knew your chance had come.

You found an secluded spot and instantly activated the Illusionary Form Technique—

In the blink of an eye, you transformed into Xuanyuan Yao's appearance!

Your demeanor, temperament, and gestures were almost identical to hers.

Looking at your own Fairy-like appearance, you couldn't help but raise a hand to touch and examine it.

But you quickly calmed down and deliberately walked in the direction of Yan Feng's residence.

Sure enough, before you even reached Yan Feng, he rushed over anxiously and excitedly, saying: "Yao... Fairy Yao, hello! My name is Yan Feng, and I'm from the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace..."

You deliberately didn't even look at him and walked past him with a cold face.

Yan Feng, however, became even more excited, nervously rubbing his hands and following behind you with his head down.

After walking a distance, you stopped and deliberately said coldly: "Follow me again, and I'll kill you."