Chapter 472: A Secret Talk (1/2)

Chapter 472: A Secret Talk

Hua Mu and Wu Ji stared at the wooden boxes, flabbergasted.

For thousands of years, countless people, bothered by their draining lifespan, had come to roam the barren land of the Realm of Unbounded Desolation, hoping to find the promised land where wood power was as thick as water, and secure a Fruit of Life.

However, the promised land and Fruits of Life were just a legend that no one had ever actually experienced.

Hua Mu had also heard about that legend, and thus had come to the Realm of Unbounded Desolation to try his luck.

Before Zhao Shanling and the Death Reign had returned, he had conducted a thorough search of the entire Realm of Unbounded Desolation, but hadn’t found a single clue.

Afterwards, he had paid Wu Ji a visit, placing his last hope in Nie Tian, since he had a feeling that he might be able to come to some miraculous discoveries.

Even so, he had realized that this might just have been his wishful thinking, and thus hadn’t held high hopes.

He had never imagined that the next time he met Nie Tian, he would present to him a Fruit of Life.

Staring at the wooden box, Wu Ji couldn’t even get out a whole sentence. “N-Nie Tian... Are you saying that there is a Fruit of Life in this box? Are you sure that you’re not mistaken?”

Hua Mu received the wooden box with a slightly trembling hand, and with great caution, he slowly opened its lid.

An intense aura of life immediately poured out through the cracked open lid.

He swiftly closed the lid. Eyes shining with excitement, he exclaimed, “Such an intense aura of life. There should be no mistake. This must be a Fruit of Life!”

In the next moment, the wooden box disappeared into his ring of holding.

Since Hua Mu had confirmed that there was indeed a Fruit of Life inside, Wu Ji no longer felt the need to examine the box in his hand, and thus quickly put it away. With a somewhat urgent tone, he said, “I’ll refine this Fruit of Life and break the current limit of my lifespan as soon as I return to the Realm of Flame Heaven!”

Hua Mu took a deep breath, attempting to calm himself. “How did you get these Fruits of Life?”

Even he found it hard to restore calm to his mind after suddenly obtaining the treasure of his dreams.

Both Wu Ji and Hua Mu had initially noticed Nie Tian because of his uniqueness, hoping that one day he might be able to somehow extend their lifespan with his unique bloodline.

However, they knew that in order for that to happen, Nie Tian would have to achieve significant breakthroughs in the cultivation of his bloodline.

Right now, Nie Tian had spent far from enough time nourishing and cultivating his bloodline. Hence, it was almost impossible for him to extend their lifespan before their time ran out.

They had never expected that Nie Tian could find another path when his bloodline wasn’t advanced enough, and obtain Fruits of Life for them.

The Fruits of Life would eliminate their worries about their dwindling lifespan. With the extra years they would get from them, they would be able to practice cultivation at a pace they were comfortable with, and achieve another breakthrough in their cultivation, thus acquiring even more years.

“I got them in a magical place I entered through an entrance that was constantly floating about in the Realm of Unbounded Desolation...” Nie Tian went on and explained everything to them in detail, including how he had found the entrance with the help of his bloodline, and how he had entered that magical place and eventually secured those Fruits of Life.

He knew that he didn’t need to withhold anything from the two men before him.

After hearing Nie Tian’s explanation, both Hua Mu and Wu Ji were deeply amazed. They exchanged a look, and Hua Mu said, “That place sounds like a unique dimension. I wonder if it formed naturally or developed from some powerful being. The titan in the earth is probably the guardian of that ancient Tree of Life, and it’s still alive...”

“A magical dimension... a titan... a Tree of Life...” Thoughts flashed across Wu Ji’s mind.

Hua Mu’s expression flickered as he said, “Oh, right. I heard that you were chased away by something from the Phantasms before you disappeared along with it. What happened?”

“The thing that chased after me is called a Spirit Pearl. It was the heart of an ancient starship of the Phantasms’.” With these words, Nie Tian took the Spirit Pearl out from within his bracelet of holding. Handing it to Hua Mu, he said, “This is it.”

After receiving it from Nie Tian, Hua Mu’s fingertips started to flicker with bright auras, as if he had instantly started examining it. “How did you know it’s called a Spirit Pearl?”

“I learned about it from one of the fragmentary star marks,” Nie Tian explained.

“It contains wisps of discarnate souls and some kind of profound patterns formed by strings, which seemed to be created by the Phantasms. I still can’t perceive the mysteries within them.” After a brief examination, Hua Mu handed the Spirit Pearl to Wu Ji and added, “I know that you have deep understandings regarding the outsider races’ languages, bloodlines, and incantations. Why don’t you take a look at it?”