Chapter 983

BOOM…

That crimson spear looked small, but when it slammed into the formation, a violent force erupted instantly.

The energy of the formation’s light membrane dimmed slightly.

Then, radiating outward from the spear, a vast energy surged diagonally across the membrane.

In the void, countless Mahayana Emperor realms were swept away by the residual energy.

But unfortunately, this strike failed to break through the defensive formation.

Moreover, the formation’s energy was slowly regathering; within moments, it would fully restore.

“Again…” Jin Ku roared, commanding the crimson spear to fly back into the sky, then sharply turn and plunge back into its original position.

After the violent energy erupted, the formation was torn open by a gap hundreds of zhang wide.

One after another, laws and energies from the Immortal Realm blew out through the gap.

Forming a furious energy storm.

Fortunately, the surrounding Mahayana Emperor realms had prepared themselves and were not blown away.

“Go…”

The next instant, Hong Luo Nü was the first to enter the opening.

He Pingsheng pulled Luo Bingyao toward the formation’s opening.

Unfortunately, before they reached it, Luo Bingyao cried out: “Master, let go of me—I can’t enter!”

“The rule-force is too strong—I can’t withstand it!”

He Pingsheng had no choice but to release his grip.

Luo Bingyao was instantly flung ten thousand li away by the force blowing from the opening.

He Pingsheng entered the formation effortlessly.

Outside the formation, a dozen streaks of light tried to follow He Pingsheng inside.

But all of them, like Luo Bingyao, were blown away instantly.

Worse still, they fared even worse—some were flung as far as one hundred thousand li.

In the void, the breach in the mountain-protection formation slowly closed again.

“The girl was right—the rule-force here is too strong!” Jin Ku spoke up.

He Pingsheng nodded.

The rule-force here was indeed too intense; if Luo Bingyao had forced her way in, she might have been killed by it.

“The power you just used doesn’t seem to belong to you,” Hong Luo Nü said beside He Pingsheng, glancing at him.

He Pingsheng had nothing to hide; he smiled: “Yes, Elder.”

Hong Luo didn’t press further.

She was too indifferent to ask.

For her, her greatest wish was simply to live a little longer and protect humanity a little longer.

She had lost all curiosity.

“The rules here are unusual,” Hong Luo Nü said. “From past experience, each person can take only one item from here.”

“So despite the countless years that have passed, items should still remain.”

“Behind the hall lies an Immortal Plant Garden—its Immortal herbs may be rare treasures even in the Immortal Realm!”

“But no matter what it is, you may take only one item!”

“So choose carefully—what item will benefit you most?” Hong Luo added, glancing again at He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng said: “Understood, Elder. I’d like to visit the Immortal Plant Garden first.”

“Let’s go,” Hong Luo said. “We’ll go together—I too wish to see what Immortal herbs from the Immortal Realm are truly like.”

The two bypassed the main hall and reached the Immortal Plant Garden behind it.

Of course, this mountain peak wasn’t home to just one grand hall—it was filled with countless buildings.

But this hall clearly stood as the core, so they came here first.

The Immortal Plant Garden had no restrictions or formations—entry was direct.

Inside, dozens of different Immortal herbs grew in tangled profusion.

Besides the herbs, there were also Immortal trees.

Many varieties, but neither He Pingsheng nor Hong Luo recognized them—not even Jin Ku did.

What stunned He Pingsheng was that a low wall, built from tens of thousands of Immortal Crystals, encircled the entire garden.

The Immortal spiritual energy within the crystals continuously flowed into the earth, nourishing every herb and tree within.

“That tree looks like it bears Immortal peaches—I don’t know their grade!” He Pingsheng stared at the tree heavy with luscious, dripping peaches and reached out to pluck two.

Another miraculous event occurred!

The two peaches in He Pingsheng’s hands suddenly vanished—one of them.

The vanished peach floated back up, its stem reconnecting seamlessly to the branch, rehanging on the tree.

This…

At that moment, He Pingsheng was utterly stunned.

A plucked peach could return to the tree and reattach itself?

Amazing!

Hong Luo Nü smiled: “Looks like you didn’t remember what I just said—you can take only one!”

Heh…

He Pingsheng refused to believe it.

He reached out and plucked another!

But the result was identical—the fruit slipped from his hands unnoticed and rehung on the tree.

Collect…

The next instant, He Pingsheng stored the peach inside the Treasure Basin.

He reached for a second peach.

This time, the second peach did not fly away.

Hahaha…

He Pingsheng burst into laughter.

He realized—he had unintentionally broken this bizarre rule using the Treasure Basin.

Others could take only one item—I’m different.

I can take many.

“You can even do this? You truly have extraordinary fortune…” Hong Luo Nü sighed deeply.

But she didn’t ask how he did it.

To her, asking was meaningless.

He Pingsheng picked up the peach in his hand and bit into it.

He wasn’t afraid.

Worst case—it’s poisonous.

And He Pingsheng himself was a master of poison!

Over the years, he had perfected the Nine Poisons Golden Body to its final stage—the Flying Immortal Chapter!

The ninth level!

Meaning, if this peach carried a Grade One Immortal poison, he could directly refine it away.

Even a Grade Two Immortal poison wouldn’t kill him.

He took a small bite.

The flavor was exquisite.

And within that tiny bite, abundant energy and rule-force unfolded within his body.

Unfortunately, Immortal spiritual energy and True Spirit energy were two different things; though the peach’s Immortal spiritual energy was abundant, his body could not absorb it.

So, eating the peach was merely a pleasure for his palate.

But the next instant, he exclaimed: “This peach… increases lifespan…”

“It’s an Immortal Peach!”

“What?” Hong Luo Nü asked eagerly. “How much lifespan? How much?”

He Pingsheng said: “One bite grants me one hundred thousand years… Good heavens—is there really such a thing?”

He took another bite.

Unfortunately!

The second bite was delicious—but the lifespan-increasing miracle vanished completely.

“Let me try!” Hong Luo Nü reached out to pluck a peach and raised it to her mouth.

“Elder Hong Luo, wait!” He Pingsheng stepped forward. “Don’t eat it yet—you said yourself, you can take only one item here.”

“What if eating it now prevents you from taking another item later? Wouldn’t that be a loss?”

“Give me the peach—I’ll store it. Wait until after the Jiazi Heavenly Blindness ends and Piaomiao Mountain closes—then you can eat it.”

“Agreed,” Hong Luo nodded.