The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 867: I Am Truly Foolish!

Ximen Chuan choked, unable to come up with a rebuttal for a moment.

He glanced at the dead vines on the sand and said, "These things are all dead. Go ahead and find the immortal artifact! You saved my life, I won’t compete with you for it."

Nanli replied, "Immortal artifacts aren’t that easy to find. Don’t waste your energy."

"I really saw it!" Ximen Chuan refused to leave.

Nanli sighed helplessly, "I’ll give you half an hour. You can look for it on your own. I’ll rest in the shade."

Ximen Chuan didn’t expect her to refuse to help and said, "If I find it, you can’t come to steal it!"

Nanli shrugged, "It’s just a pile of scrap metal, no need to worry about it."

Was that a subtle insult, implying that he was blind?!

Ximen Chuan gritted his teeth. He was determined to find the artifact and make Nanli regret her words.

Though the vines were dead, Ximen Chuan didn’t dare rush in. With so much sand around, the ground could collapse at any moment.

He rummaged through his Qiankun Bag and finally found a few useful talismans.

In the Immortal World, talismans were always rare and precious. Using them all would be painful.

However, thinking about the immortal artifact, Ximen Chuan didn’t hesitate.

He waved his hand, activating the talismans.

Sure enough, half an hour later, he found the artifact.

"I found it—!"

His voice was loud and filled with excitement.

But soon, he collapsed to his knees with a dazed look, unable to make a sound.

Nanli walked over and saw that the "immortal artifact’s" aura was slowly dissipating.

As she had guessed, it was indeed a pile of scrap metal.

"Why..." Ximen Chuan muttered, unable to accept the reality, "Why is it fake?"

"The vines here are good at disguising themselves. It’s their usual method to lure cultivators. They still have a bit of intelligence," Nanli explained.

It was a pity Ximen Chuan wasn’t very bright.

After half an hour of searching and using precious talismans, it all came to nothing. Ximen Chuan now wanted to die.

After all, even though he had survived this ordeal, his cultivation had been severely damaged. He was now only at the late stage of Nascent Soul.

He hunched over, angrily pounding the sand and shouting at himself, "I’m so foolish! I’m really foolish!"

Nanli watched from the side, "You might as well go back. I’ll just collect the Five Fire Grass myself."

Ximen Chuan, unable to bear the task, had already fallen into a slump.

At this point, it was no longer suitable for him to stay in the North Wilderness.

However, Ximen Chuan soon straightened his back, standing up with a calm expression and said, "I’m fine. Since I promised you, I must complete this task."

Nanli replied, "Just don’t slow me down."

"You say what, I’ll do it," Ximen Chuan responded. "Besides, it’s dangerous for me to go back alone. It’s better to stay and keep an eye on you."

Nanli thought about it and didn’t refuse any longer.

They tidied up a bit and then set off for the fiery region.

After a thousand years, the geography of North Wilderness had changed a lot, but Nanli could still avoid the dangers with ease.

Ximen Chuan had taken a long time to reach the desert, but now, following Nanli, they reached the fiery region in just two hours.

As they reached the edge, he felt the heat.

There was almost no vegetation here.

The beasts that roamed the ground could tolerate the heat and were even fiercer.

The volcano was ahead.

However, as Ximen Chuan flew halfway, he felt his spiritual power being suppressed and could no longer fly on his sword.

The heat waves hit him, and he felt dizzy.

Unable to summon any spiritual power, he started to fall.

Nanli’s quick reflexes allowed her to grab him and pull him to safety.

But she didn’t have much spiritual power left herself, so they both fell to the ground.

The ground was unbearably hot.

Their remaining spiritual power only managed to protect their surroundings.

Ximen Chuan was breathing heavily, "What... what happened here? Why is my spiritual power being suppressed?"

"I find it strange too. I’ve been here before, and my spiritual power wasn’t suppressed then," Nanli scratched her chin thoughtfully.

Could it be that her divine power wasn’t affected back then?

Ximen Chuan chuckled, "You’ve been here before? Don’t joke with me, you’re so young."

Nanli had only started cultivating a few months ago.

She couldn’t have had time to visit the North Wilderness.

Nanli didn’t explain further. She glanced at the nearby volcano and said, "There used to be three volcanoes here. Why are there now four?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Ximen Chuan’s face turned red from the heat.

She wasn’t delirious from the heat, was she?

Just as she finished speaking, the ground began to shake.

First lightly, then violently.

Ximen Chuan jumped in fright. "Could it be an earthquake? Has the volcano erupted?!"

Before Nanli could respond, the ground suddenly rose.

She froze for a moment, only to realize that what they had thought was a volcano was actually a giant beast!

They were standing on the creature’s back.

The beast, awakened from its slumber, let out a roar so powerful it almost burst their eardrums.

The suppression of their spiritual power increased!

So this was the cause—it was the beast that could suppress their cores.

And as it roared, the volcano on its back began to erupt!

Lava sprayed out instantly!

Ximen Chuan’s eyes widened, and he tried to summon his spiritual power to escape, but he couldn’t summon even the smallest trace of it. He was like a helpless person!

"Sister, what should we do?!"

Was he about to be melted?

Nanli rolled her eyes at him, holding a Teleportation Talisman in her hand, she quickly relocated them, getting them off the beast’s back.

At this point, their spiritual power had recovered a little.

But as soon as Ximen Chuan stood up, he saw the beast slowly turn around.

Lava was still flowing from its back, forming streams of molten rivers.

Its eyes locked onto them, clearly furious.

Its massive body moved with surprising speed, charging straight toward them!

Now that Ximen Chuan’s spiritual power had returned slightly, he was able to help Nanli dodge.

He said, "Sister, this beast can suppress cultivators’ spiritual power. If we stay far from it, we should be fine."

"No." Nanli squinted her eyes. "The core of this Volcano Mythical Beast can be used as a furnace fire for forging. It can burn away the Ware Elf or aura on magical tools and immortal artifacts. Since we’ve encountered it, I must take it."

She still had the Nine Heavens Fan in her hands—she couldn’t let it go to waste!

Ximen Chuan’s heart trembled as he looked at Nanli in shock. "What? Just looking at this beast shows how tough it is, and as soon as we approach, we can’t use any spiritual power. Killing it is practically impossible. Are you out of your mind?!"

"I’m not crazy."

"You’re crazy. Since we came here for Five Fire Grass, we should just grab it and leave. Don’t think about the beast’s core!" Ximen Chuan, already hot and bothered, was now sweating profusely. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Nanli looked at him and said, "Ximen, since you’ve called me sister, you should help me."

"..."

Ximen Chuan deeply regretted calling her "sister" now!