Chapter 284: The Pill of Instant Immortality and the Harmony Flower

"That is?"

Even after restraining himself again and again, Black Emperor still couldn't help but speak.

The item before him was clearly one of the most supreme objects in heaven and earth, yet he could not recognize its origin, which made it somewhat difficult for him to accept.

Zhang Xuan took a look and said with a soft laugh, "That is a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill refined for me by a friend from a Foreign Realm..."

"Nine-Turn Immortal Pill?"

Ye Fan was still a bit dazed, but Black Emperor immediately jumped up on the spot, feeling a violent shock, and then shook his head repeatedly.

"That's not right. The Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is indeed a supreme divine object of legend, extremely precious and special.

"But this Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is not the same as the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill in my memory; it doesn't give me the feeling of having that special ability to extend one's lifespan. This is wrong."

"If we are speaking of this world, then this Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is naturally not an orthodox Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, because it was not refined for the purpose of extending life..."

Zhang Xuan saw Black Emperor's confusion and said with a soft laugh.

"In the world where my friend resides, the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is not used to extend lifespan, but to become an Immortal. After consuming this pill, one can instantly become an Immortal..."

Black Emperor's eyes widened, and even Ye Fan could not remain calm.

Both were plunged into deep shock; Ye Fan even felt that the God-Marked Purple Gold Tower in his hand, which was already heavy as a mountain, had become even heavier, and he didn't even dare to hold it.

"Senior, this... this is too precious and exaggerated. I dare not take it."

Zhang Xuan smiled and pointed at Ye Fan, shaking his head as he said, "This is not a gift for you, but rather I hope you will use it as collateral to exchange for an item I desire."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Black Emperor was suddenly no longer sleepy. Drooling, he slapped his paw directly onto the God-Marked Purple Gold Tower.

"Senior, what do you want to exchange for? I know of the treasures of Wushi Dadi. In this world, what could possibly compare to the secret treasury of a Great Emperor? Why not trade with me? I haven't tasted this kind of pill that can make people become Immortals yet; I want to try it."

Zhang Xuan had long since seen through this dog's personality and had no intention of interrupting him, only laughing softly: "If you could find that item, you could indeed exchange it with me, but I fear you do not have it in your possession, and neither does Wushi Dadi."

When these words were spoken, Black Emperor was a bit unconvinced, but thinking of Zhang Xuan's previous transactions and actions, he had to submit.

He lowered his high-held head, but still curiously asked, "I wonder what Senior wants? It is not certain that I do not have it."

Meeting the curious gazes of Black Emperor and Ye Fan, Zhang Xuan smiled: "I want a Harmony Flower."

Ye Fan was bewildered, as he had barely heard of it, while Black Emperor was directly plunged into shock: "Does such a thing really exist in the world? Isn't that an item from legend? Senior, you are intentionally making things difficult for people."

Ye Fan lowered his head and whispered to Black Emperor, not quite understanding what a Harmony Flower was.

"The Harmony Flower is an item of legend. It is rumored that anyone who witnesses the blooming of a Harmony Flower can instantly become a Great Emperor.

"Throughout the legends of the past and present, such an item has always existed, yet no one has ever truly obtained it.

"Senior is truly making things difficult this time."

Black Emperor shook his head, but Zhang Xuan only looked at the troubled Ye Fan and said, "I am not asking you to go find the Harmony Flower, but to go and trade for it with someone. The Nine-Turn Golden Pill in your hand counts as the collateral, just like when you gave me a complete Undying Divine Medicine before."

Black Emperor's eyes widened; this time he was truly dumbfounded.

"Does such a thing really exist in the world, and is it held by someone? If I obtain it, Senior, can you give me this Immortal Pill?"

Black Emperor's eyes rolled around as he was already turning over various thoughts. Zhang Xuan saw this but did not care, only laughing: "My promises always count. Whoever helps me obtain the Harmony Flower, this Nine-Turn Golden Pill will be given to them."

"Then, Senior, tell me, in whose hands is this Harmony Flower now, and at what location? Even if it is at the ends of the earth, I will go steal it—ah, no, I will go retrieve it."

Black Emperor's eyes were shining. Ye Fan wanted to cover his mouth, but Ye Fan himself was also exceptionally curious. Zhang Xuan only laughed: "It is no dragon pool or tiger's den, nor is it at the ends of the earth. It is quite close to here, right in Beidou."

Black Emperor excitedly rubbed his dog paws together.

Then, the next moment, upon hearing the specific location mentioned by Zhang Xuan, he immediately tucked his tail between his legs.

"It is currently inside the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, among the Sheng Shan."

"Where?"

Ye Fan was startled, but the next moment he breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since Zhang Xuan informed him of the secrets inside the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, he no longer held such strong awe for the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

Among the Seven Forbidden Lands of the Eastern Wasteland, there was at least one forbidden land he could walk through safely without worrying about dying on the spot.

After all, there was a big guy in there covering for him—a Great Accomplishment Saint Body, and a living one at that.

Last time, he had allowed that Great Accomplishment Saint Body to obtain a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill that could extend life.

Looking at it this way, taking a trip into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land would not be too dangerous.

And after Ye Fan thought it through, Black Emperor's eyes were also rolling around, and one dog paw kept nudging Ye Fan.

It was clear that he was also very tempted and understood the key to this.

Last time, when Zhang Xuan spoke with Ye Fan, he did not hide it from him, and he also knew of the relationship between Ye Fan and that Desolate Ancient Saint Body.

"Senior, you say, is there a possibility I could survive if I enter the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land? Will that big guy protect me? I can actually go into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land for a trip too; you are being too biased."

In the past, when Black Emperor encountered such things, he would have already started tucking his tail and preparing to flee for his life, but today, his heart was still somewhat tempted.

It was mainly because he had, after all, learned some of the secrets within the Forbidden Zones, and he felt the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land was not that terrifying.

At the same time, the reward this time was too generous; he both wanted to see the Harmony Flower and wanted to know how special the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, which was said to be able to make people become Immortals, really was.

Zhang Xuan nodded, then shook his head: "You might be able to survive if you go in, but you cannot bring that flower out. That flower does not grow there; it has an owner."

"Its owner is a Great Accomplishment Saint Body. If possible, I can also strike up a friendship with them. My mas... no, I once had a certain friendship with Wushi Dadi, and Wushi Dadi was an Innate Sacred Body Dao Fetus.

"This matter doesn't necessarily have to be done only by the Ye kid; I can do it too."

Ye Fan just listened quietly on the side. If someone were plotting to harm him, he would be very vigilant.

But if it was just friends competing for benefits, Ye Fan was not that aggressive, and in fact, many times he would take the initiative to share a large portion of the benefits.

"Its owner is not the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, so don't think too much.

"You followed Wushi Dadi, so you should also know a bit about the situation within the Forbidden Zones. Each Forbidden Land does not have only one figure.

"If you insist on walking in, relying on Wushi Dadi's protection, you might barely be able to come out alive, but you should not be able to take the item away..."

Zhang Xuan was already being very gentle with these words.

The Harmony Flower was personally plucked by the Ruthless Great Emperor and sealed within the Three-Life Copper Coffin.

That was something the Ruthless Great Emperor had already calculated many years ago, that at that time, a similar flower would appear.

That figure was not much different from her brother, or rather, that figure was her brother reincarnated.

And her brother, over two hundred thousand years ago, during the peak of the Feathered Dynasty, was a Saint Body.

Returning after two hundred thousand years, he should be of the same physique, and the Ruthless Great Emperor made many arrangements for this.

At the very least, the Three-Life Copper Coffin suddenly flying toward Earth, and then a ship full of people coming from Earth, was not necessarily an accident.

It should have been an arrangement made by the Ruthless Great Emperor many years ago.

The primary purpose was to have the Three-Life Copper Coffin bring that similar flower from Earth to Beidou, allowing that similar flower to embark on the path of cultivation.

Even the problems of the Post-Desolate Ancient Era, where the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body could not embark on the path of cultivation and could not open the Bitter Sea, had all been provided with solutions by the Ruthless Great Emperor.

By a stroke of luck, Ye Fan ate the fruit of the Nine Wonders Immortal Tree within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, and then, upon walking out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, he received a baptism, simultaneously regaining his youth and opening his Bitter Sea.

Of course, one could also say this part of the arrangement was unintentional.

But Zhang Xuan felt it should have been a deliberate arrangement.

Even the fact that the Nine Wonders Immortal Tree was split into eighty-one parts and planted on nine Sheng Shan was considered by Zhang Xuan to be a very special arrangement.

Nominally, in the eyes of many figures in the outside world, this was because supreme existences within the Forbidden Zone wanted to study the method of longevity of the Undying Divine Medicine.

Everyone thought so, and they marveled at the immense divine powers of the supreme existences within the Forbidden Zone.

They were able to split one Undying Divine Medicine into eighty-one, and were still able to bear fruit separately.

The fruit produced was a cut below the original Undying Divine Medicine in efficacy, but it was still a supreme holy object, more special than a Medicine King.

In the years since its appearance, Saint Masters or Imperial Lords with little lifespan remaining from the Eastern Wasteland would come to Sheng Shan every year to pick it, hoping to extend their lives.

But they basically all returned empty-handed.

However, in Zhang Xuan's view, this looked more like a special arrangement.

After the great changes in heaven and earth, the Saint Body could not cultivate, and when rushing from the Dao Palace realm toward the Four Extremes Realm, one would encounter the obliteration of the heaven and earth Dao Diagram, leading directly to death.

The Origin would suffer unstoppable injuries; logically speaking, only an Undying Divine Medicine could truly solve this problem.

But any person can only eat one in their lifetime.

After an Undying Divine Medicine, eating another would result in drug resistance in the body, and the Undying Divine Medicine would no longer exert its original efficacy; it would be impossible to let a person in their prime live for another ten thousand years.

If Ye Fan had been forced to consume an Undying Divine Medicine to extend his life when he was severely injured in the early stages.

Then, even after truly reaching Great Completion in the future, he would only be able to live for ten thousand years, just like Dou Zhan Sheng Huang in the final years of the Taigu era.

He suffered indelible Dao injuries before attaining the Dao, and to heal his injuries, he had to consume the Peach Undying Divine Medicine.

This allowed him to recover from his injuries and forcefully attain the Dao, but at the same time, it greatly shortened his peak period, allowing him to live only ten thousand-plus years.

No matter how powerful, one could ultimately only live for ten thousand years, unable to be like other Great Emperors.

The Ruthless Great Emperor certainly did not want this scene to appear, so she preemptively split the Nine Wonders Undying Divine Medicine into eighty-one parts.

Although the efficacy was weakened and it lacked the peculiar effects of the Undying Divine Medicine, if separated and combined, it could still achieve part of the effect of the Undying Divine Medicine, allowing one's Dao injuries to heal.

Although this roundabout way of walking was very strange, it also avoided the predicament of Ye Fan consuming an Undying Divine Medicine in his youth, leading to an inability to extend his life in his later years.

It could be said that it was considered quite thoroughly and thoughtfully.

In any case, Zhang Xuan felt this would not be a coincidence; it was absolutely meticulously calculated.

Other powerful figures could not do such a thing, but the Ruthless Great Emperor could.

After all, her lifelong motto was: Not to become an Immortal, just to wait for your return in the red dust.

The Ruthless Great Emperor cultivated all her life, her cultivation realm reaching an unimaginable level, all just to let her brother return, or rather, just to wait for her brother in this red dust.

The longevity and immortality that supreme Great Emperors of past generations fought to the death to pursue, the Immortal they sought, were within easy reach for the Ruthless Great Emperor.

It must be said that life is sometimes quite ironic; things that others risk their lives to strive for but cannot obtain, the Ruthless one obtained easily, and she was even unwilling to become an Immortal, unwilling to leave this mortal world.

If the previous points were Zhang Xuan's guesses, there were elements of coincidence.

The Harmony Flower, however, needs no further mention; that was completely and utterly confirmed.

After a Saint Body reaches Great Completion, it can challenge a Great Emperor, but counting from the Taigu years or even earlier times.

A Saint Body has always been able to reach Great Completion, but it has never been heard that a Saint Body attained the Dao as an Emperor.

Before a Saint Body attains the Dao as an Emperor, there is a barrier that is unimaginably thick.

Success comes from bloodline, and failure also comes from bloodline; the invincible bloodline created an incomparably powerful Saint Body, but it also made it difficult for the Saint Body to attain the Dao.

As the most thoughtful younger sister, the Ruthless Great Emperor would certainly not ignore this point.

The Harmony Flower was personally left behind by the Ruthless Great Emperor for her brother who would return in the future.

It was just to let her brother attain the Dao after reaching Great Completion.

If it were a direct battle, perhaps there are still people in this world who could battle the Ruthless Great Emperor.

But if anyone dared to touch the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother, or touch the Harmony Flower the Ruthless Great Emperor left for her brother, then no one could save them.

For her brother, the Ruthless Great Emperor's combat power is invincible in the world.

Zhang Xuan had previously wanted to get the Harmony Flower from the Ruthless Great Emperor and had the Great Completion Saint Body go to negotiate.

But judging from the results of the negotiation, it was not very ideal.

The Ruthless Great Emperor accepted the Demon-Summoning Scripture that Zhang Xuan gave out, and Zhang Xuan could even see that Ye Fan had practiced it.

Perhaps it was spoken through the mouth of Xiao Nannan, the manifestation of the Ruthless Great Emperor in her childhood; hearing such a scripture, Ye Fan would certainly try it.

And after the Ruthless Great Emperor confirmed that the Demon-Summoning Scripture could allow her brother to return, it was even more impossible for her to take out the Harmony Flower.

Zhang Xuan could understand; taking out the Demon-Summoning Scripture was also partly to settle his karma with the Ruthless Great Emperor.

As for now, he was just giving the Ruthless Great Emperor a reassurance.

And then he wanted to trade for the Harmony Flower from the Ruthless Great Emperor.

(End of this chapter)