"You…"
Xing Yao'er's cherry-like mouth slightly opened, and she couldn't find the words to say for a long time, finally letting out a soft sigh.
"I never thought my Elder brother and I underestimated you. It's Xing Jueyi's luck to know you."
"Yao'er Fairy, you flatter me, but I won't let you go just because of your praise. If my strength were insufficient, I'm afraid I would have truly become the prey for those ghostly creatures," Li Feiyu said calmly.
Xing Yao'er understood his intentions; he wanted benefits.
And this was normal. She had indeed been in the wrong earlier. If it had been any other Core Formation Cultivator, they probably would have attacked her directly.
Li Feiyu trapping her without killing her was already giving Face to Xing Jueyi.
"Fellow Daoist Li, what do you want? Just say it."
"Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones, Magic Treasures, or inner cores of special Demon Beasts, Materials?"
Li Feiyu shook his head, "Star Commerce Alliance is also a major power. You've probably entered this Void Heaven Palace more than once, right? Tell me your purpose for this trip, and I'll let you go this time."
Xing Yao'er's delicate brows furrowed, "Void Heaven Palace is full of dangers. Being able to gather some ancient Spirit Medicine is already a great Opportunity."
"That's right, Spirit Medicine is indeed one of the Opportunities in the outer hall of Void Heaven Palace, but I think Void Heaven Palace shouldn't be that simple."
"Tell me, or I can only leave you here alone. When the ghostly creatures gather again later, you'll have to figure out a way out by yourself."
Li Feiyu smiled throughout, a smile that sent shivers down one's spine.
Xing Yao'er bit her lip. She naturally had ways to deal with a few ghostly creatures, but if there were too many, her trump cards weren't endless. She had already consumed some earlier, and if a similar scale appeared again, she might very well lose her life here, or at best, convert to the Dao of Yao Ghosts.
Their Star Commerce Alliance indeed had another purpose for coming to Void Heaven Palace this time. Gathering Spirit Medicine was just a cover; their true goal was to enter a Legacy Immortal Cave.
Besides the abundant treasures in the inner hall of Void Heaven Palace, some areas in the outer hall also contained rare Opportunities left by some Great Divine Ability Users of the past.
And the Star Commerce Alliance happened to have knowledge of such a place.
"In the Blood Mist Forest, there's a Legacy Immortal Cave left by a Great Divine Ability User deep inside. It only allows Core Formation stage Cultivators to enter and has multiple trials."
"Blood Mist Forest?"
Li Feiyu repeated, full of doubt, then asked, "What kind of place is that?"
"The Blood Mist Forest is shrouded in blood-colored mist all year round. A Cultivator's Divine Sense is greatly restricted; Core Formation stage Cultivators generally can't perceive beyond ten meters. Bloodred Ganoderma, withered blood grass, Blood Spirit Fruit, and many other rare Spirit Medicine grow there, as well as blood stones, blood spirit stones, and other Heaven And Earth Treasures."
blood spirit stone… Li Feiyu remained calm, "It is indeed a blessed land, but with so many treasures, there must be considerable dangers, right?"
Xing Yao'er said, "Indeed, there are a large number of Blood Beasts there. Their intelligence is low, but their Divine Abilities are astonishing. They will go berserk with bloodlust. Most are level three to five, but some have encountered level seven Blood Beasts, which, after going berserk, are comparable to peak Core Formation stage, pseudo-Nascent Soul Cultivators."
"What about the Immortal Cave? Since your Star Commerce Alliance has already discovered it, didn't you take the Legacy last time?"
"It's not that easy," Xing Yao'er looked at Li Feiyu and said, "The Immortal Cave only allows Core Formation stage Cultivators to enter. Each stage has a reward, and each person's trials will differ based on their bone age and cultivation. Therefore, we concluded this is a Legacy Immortal Cave."
"Each trial is a life-or-death situation. If you fail, you die. If you pass, you can choose whether to enter the next stage. We don't know how many stages there are, but the most outstanding late stage Core Formation Elder of our Star Commerce Alliance only passed the second stage, obtaining an eight-thousand-year-old Bloodred Ganoderma and a Blood Escape Divine Ability."
Li Feiyu's eyes showed a hint of curiosity and anticipation, "Then I'll have to see it for myself."
He waved his hand, and the Yi Wood Azure Lightning cage immediately dissipated.
Xing Yao'er was secretly alarmed, feeling that Li Feiyu's Yi Wood Azure Lightning Divine Ability had reached a state of perfection. "Perhaps he can help us get what we want."
"Fellow Daoist Li, since you now know our purpose, I have an impolite request that I hope you can agree to."
"What is it?"
"If you can obtain Blood Spirit Fruit of five thousand years or more from the Legacy Immortal Cave, we hope you will sell it to our Star Commerce Alliance. Our Chamber of Commerce will surely offer a generous reward."
"This must be their true purpose, right?" Li Feiyu thought for a moment and said, "Yao'er Fairy shouldn't use this as a condition to tell me the location of the Blood Mist Forest Immortal Cave, should she?"
"That naturally wouldn't be the case." Xing Yao'er really wanted to, but considering Li Feiyu's personality, if she tried to threaten him again, he might actually attack her.
"This is a transaction. Fellow Daoist Li, as long as you obtain Blood Spirit Fruit of five thousand years or more and give it to our Star Commerce Alliance, our Chamber of Commerce can agree to one condition for you, to do something for you free of charge that does not violate our Chamber of Commerce's principles."
"Such as confidential intelligence, top-tier Magic Treasures, ancient treasures, or high-grade Materials. As long as it can be done, our Chamber of Commerce will fulfill it for you."
Li Feiyu was tempted. A major power that has existed in the Inner Star Sea for a long time, and the head of the four major Chamber of Commerces, the Star Commerce Alliance—the connections and power they could mobilize were incomparable to what Li Feiyu, a lone Cultivator, could achieve on his own.
He smiled slightly, "I accept this deal."
Xing Yao'er also smiled, her eyes seeming to sparkle with starlight.
…
Half a day later, Xing Yao'er and Li Feiyu arrived at the Blood Mist Forest. Just as Xing Yao'er had described, the entire Blood Mist Forest was enveloped in thick blood mist, looking from afar as if a blood-colored primeval giant beast was lurking there.
Roar, roar, roar ~
Terrifying roars occasionally echoed from the forest, instilling fear in people.
"Those sounds are from the Blood Beasts," Xing Yao'er explained.
Li Feiyu didn't even lift his head and walked straight into the Blood Mist Forest. There was a flight-prohibiting formation here that had a great restrictive effect even on Core Formation stage Cultivators. Li Feiyu was too lazy to resist the Restriction, which would consume his physical strength in vain, so he proceeded on foot.
Although there were many Bloodred Ganoderma, withered blood grass, and Blood Spirit Fruit in the Blood Mist Forest, these were also favored by Blood Beasts. Spirit Medicine over a hundred years old would emit a peculiar fragrance, attracting Blood Beasts.
Therefore, there were not many high-grade Spiritual Plants in the Blood Mist Forest.
Precisely because the rewards were low and the dangers high, very few people who knew about this area came here, unless they were truly in urgent need and came to try their luck, hoping to encounter five-hundred-year or thousand-year Spiritual Plants.
"This is a three-hundred-year-old Bloodred Ganoderma? Good luck."
Li Feiyu reached out to pick it, but Xing Yao'er immediately warned, "Be careful, a three-hundred-year-old Bloodred Ganoderma is uncommon, there might be a level five or higher Blood Beast guarding nearby."
Level five Blood Beasts, after all, had considerably improved intelligence. They knew to endure and guard the Spirit Medicine until they could no longer resist before consuming it.
As soon as her voice fell, a three-zhang giant beast, covered in blood-colored crystalline scales like it was wearing blood-colored armor, silently lunged from the side through the blood mist. It opened its foul-smelling mouth, revealing sharp, snow-white fangs. Its Face was ferocious, with two blood-colored single horns on its forehead, and a pair of gray pupils that glowed with savage blood-red light.
"A level six Blood Beast!"