Chapter 2309

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Perhaps because of the overly intense emotional fluctuations Xu Taiping’s hand that was pressing against the door accidentally slipped.
　　In an instant, the scene in his mind also disappeared.
After finding that Qi Haitang and Xiang Nantian were looking at him with smiles, realizing that he was a little out of control Xu Taiping immediately gave a embarrassed smile and said:
　　“I made Sister Haitang and Brother Xiang laugh.”
　　Qi Haitang covered her mouth and “giggled”.
　　Then he glanced at Xiang Nantian beside him and said：
　　“Don’t say it’s you. When your Brother Xiang first saw this scene, the surprise on his face was even greater than yours.”
　　Beside them, Xiang Nantian, upon hearing Qi Haitang expose his shortcomings, not only didn’t make a fuss, but instead threw back his head and laughed heartily with a ‘haha’.
　　Immediately afterwards, he was seen hooking his hand around Xu Taiping’s shoulder and vividly saying, ‘Although this Dragon-Slaying Tablet was later set up by that Taoist in that small cave heaven, the existence time of this small cave heaven is very long. ‘
　　Qi Haitang beside him also nodded and said：
　　’This place is isolated from the world, and even the Dragon and Phoenix clans didn’t set foot here back then. Therefore, there are so many rare and precious strange beasts left. ‘
　　’When that alchemist came here, he even invited down a decree of the Heavenly Dao to protect this small world from being infringed by the outside world. ‘
　　’After that, although there were occasional cultivators who had the chance to enter, most of them were people with a right mind and didn’t cause much damage to it. ‘
　　’Therefore, in this age of the end of the Dharma, you can see these rare and precious strange beasts and spiritual herbs and precious trees that could only be seen in ancient times. ‘
　　’So that’s how it is. ‘ Xu Taiping nodded with a look of sudden realization upon hearing this.
　　Xiang Nantian then added：
　　’Compared to these rare birds and spiritual beasts, the most precious thing in this small cave heaven is actually the spiritual herbs and spiritual fruits that have grown in the mountains for ten thousand years or even hundreds of thousands of years. ‘
　　’Otherwise, that ancient great cultivator wouldn’t have set up the alchemy room here. ‘
　　Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping’s heart trembled immediately, and he took a deep breath of cold air and said：
　　”Herbs and spirit fruits over a hundred thousand years old？”
　　Xiang Nantian nodded affirmatively and said：
　　”You don’t need to doubt this.”
　　As he spoke, he glanced at Qi Haitang beside him and continued：
Your Sister Haitang and I, during our travels, saw several herbs and spirit fruits that caused natural visions.
　　”It’s just a pity that in the end, we couldn’t pick some and bring them back.”
　　In the end, on Xiang Nantian’s face, there was a look of regret.
　　Hearing this, Xu Taiping asked curiously：
　　”With the cultivation base and combat power of Brother Xiang and Sister Haitang, it shouldn’t be difficult to pick some and bring them back, right？”
　　Hearing this, Qi Haitang suddenly shook her head seriously and said：
　　”It’s not as simple as you said, Taiping.”
　　Xiang Nantian also nodded at this time and said：
　　”In this small cave heaven, indeed, spirit herbs and spirit fruits can be seen everywhere, but it is very difficult to bring them out.”
　　Seeing that Xu Taiping still had a confused look on his face, Xiang Nantian continued to explain：
　　”The first difficulty is the decree of the Heavenly Dao invited by that great cultivator.”
　　”If you enter from the entrance of this small cave heaven, you can see a line of words engraved on the huge stone at the entrance at a glance – those who enter the cave heaven must not take away any spirit birds, strange beasts, spirit herbs or spirit fruits from this place, and those who violate it will have their cultivation base stripped.”
　　As he spoke, Xiang Nantian looked at Xu Taiping and sighed, saying：
　　“With this decree of the Heavenly Dao, even if I could subdue the strange beasts within and pick the spiritual fruits, I still wouldn’t be able to take them out of that small cave heaven.”
　　Qi Haitang smiled and said：
　　“Your big brother Xiang here almost couldn’t resist hunting a strange beast, Tian Wu, to be a mount. But when he thought of that decree of the Heavenly Dao, he finally chose to give up.”
　　Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping couldn’t help but click his tongue and said：
　　“If he could have a strange beast like Tian Wu as a mount, Big Brother Xiang’s combat power in the future would probably increase several times over, right?”
　　When Xiang Nantian heard this, he slapped his thigh with a “pop” and said with a look of regret：
　　“That’s right!”
　　It could be seen that Xiang Nantian still felt very regretful in his heart for not being able to bring that strange beast Tian Wu back as a mount.
　　Seeing this, Qi Haitang rolled her eyes at Xiang Nantian, then pinched his arm and urged：
　　“There isn’t much time left. Hurry up and continue to explain all the taboos in that small cave heaven to Taiping.”
　　Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping’s expression immediately became solemn, and his eyes stared at Xiang Nantian without blinking, looking like he was listening seriously.
　　Xiang Nantian nodded slightly, and then spoke seriously again：
　　“Besides the first difficulty just now, there are two more difficulties in this small cave heaven.”
　　“The second difficulty is the Mysterious Heart Nether Fire that wanders around in the small cave like a ghost.”
　　Upon hearing the words Mysterious Heart Nether Fire, Xu Taiping’s heart froze, and he couldn’t help but interrupt Xiang Nantian and say：
　　“Brother Xiang, is the Mysterious Heart Nether Fire you just mentioned the one of the innate true fires that is like a ghost, invisible and intangible, but has the destructive power of thunder flames？”
　　Xiang Nantian nodded and said：
　　“That’s right.”
　　He continued：
　　“This Mysterious Heart Nether Fire has long been extinct in the lower realm of Shangqing since ancient times. The reason is that the most important material for breeding this Mysterious Heart Nether Fire is the bones of ancient strange beasts. But coincidentally, in this small cave, the least lacking is the bones of strange beasts.”
　　“So, there are so many Mysterious Heart Nether Fires constantly wandering in that small cave.”
　　Xu Taiping nodded suddenly with a clear expression on his face.
　　Xiang　Nantian　continued：
　　“And the last difficulty, which is also the simplest of the three difficulties, is those strange beasts in the deep mountains within the cave.”
　　“Even those on the outermost periphery of the foot of the mountain, I estimate that with your current cultivation base and combat power, Taiping, it will be very difficult to deal with them.”
　　While saying these words, Qi Haitang on the side suddenly clenched the Moon Shadow Stone in her hand and injected a strand of true essence into it.
　　Immediately, a shadow appeared above the Moon Shadow Stone.
　　Through the shadowy scene above the Moon Shadow Stone, it could be seen that a strange beast, unable to dodge in time, was burned to ashes by a cluster of secluded fire that suddenly appeared behind it.
　　Seeing this, Qi Haitang explained to Xu Taiping：
　　”Regardless of your cultivation level, the Mysterious Heart Secluded Fire will only appear when it is three to five feet away from your body.”
　　”Often, by the time it is discovered, it is already too late.”
　　After hearing this, Xu Taiping first nodded, and then said with a puzzled expression：
Since this Mysterious Heart Secluded Fire is so dangerous, why are there still so many monsters in this small cave heaven?
　　As if he had long expected that Xu Taiping would ask this question, Xiang Nantian immediately smiled and explained to him：
　　”The frequency and timing of the appearance of the Mysterious Heart Secluded Fire are related to the number of living beings in the world it occupies.”
　　”In simple terms, once the Mysterious Heart Secluded Fire takes root in a certain world, the number of living beings in that world can only decrease and not increase.”
　　”Once it increases, the Mysterious Heart Secluded Fire will automatically appear and burn it to ashes.”
　　”So often, the Mysterious Heart Secluded Fire will be used by the controller of a world secret realm to control the number of living beings in that world.”
　　”So that the spiritual energy in that world can circulate and not collapse the secret realm due to the exhaustion of spiritual energy.”
　　After hearing this explanation, Xu Taiping immediately said with a sudden realization：
　　“So, if I enter this small cave now, it is very likely that I will break the balance of that world, thus attracting the Mysterious Heart Nether Fire…”
　　When he said this, Xu Taiping suddenly thought of something, and immediately his eyes lit up and said：
　　“So if after I enter this small cave, I take the initiative to hunt and kill one or two strange beasts, can I avoid the appearance of the Mysterious Heart Nether Fire？”