"Haotian, look, that's the rarest Dream Flower. It only blooms at night and only once every hundred years. But this flower is very strange. After you pick the flower, the whole plant will wither. It's a precious and rare medicinal herb that can cure all poisons! Haotian, you've really struck gold here." Nangong Ziyan was too excited to notice anything unusual about Beiming Haotian.
"Yan'er, as long as you're happy," Bei Ming Haotian replied perfunctorily, his heart growing heavier.
"Tian'er, remember your master's words: let everything take its natural course, and destiny will lead you to the answers you seek."
Just as Bei Ming Haotian was in unbearable pain, Venerable Yunxiao's words suddenly rang out to him. He knew that the Venerable had sent him a telepathic message from afar.
Let nature take its course? What is the answer we need to find? Bei Ming Haotian was instantly puzzled, but the pain in his heart also lessened considerably.
"Haotian, do you think you can open the barrier here?" She had read the records about the Shennong Realm very carefully, so they couldn't be wrong.
"A barrier?" Bei Ming Haotian looked around. "Yan'er, you said this place is sealed off by a barrier, but I've been here several times and never found it. The deepest part is the hot spring pool. If you go any further in, it gets blocked by rocks."
"Sealed by rocks?" Nangong Ziyan pondered for a moment. "Haotian, could it be the Black Rock Barrier? If this is really the Shennong Realm, there will be more medicinal herbs that can be used to refine potions, because this place was created by Zishu, the lover of the spirit demon. More importantly, the spiritual energy here is abundant, which allows these medicinal herbs to grow completely."
"A spirit demon?" Bei Ming Haotian seemed to have suffered a great blow, his tall figure involuntarily taking a few steps back. Was there any trace of a spirit demon here before?
"Haotian, what's wrong?" Nangong Ziyan looked at Beiming Haotian with concern. What was the connection between the spirit demon and Haotian? Why was Haotian so agitated? A demon? Nangong Ziyan suddenly remembered the demon within Beiming Haotian's body. Could it be...?
"Yan'er, are you sure this is really the Shennong Realm?" Bei Ming Haotian asked again, still not convinced.
"Haotian, although I'm not entirely sure, it's certain according to the records in the Shennong Classic." Nangong Ziyan looked at Beiming Haotian with some worry. Having been in this world for over a decade, she had accepted too many facts that she couldn't accept, including her past life, present life, and the existence of demons.
"Yan'er, let's go inside and see if it's sealed off by a barrier." Bei Minghao made up his mind. Since he couldn't avoid it, he would face it and find out the truth.
"Okay!" Nangong Ziyan automatically took Beiming Haotian's hand. Calming herself down, she could feel the fear in Haotian's heart. Since he had made a choice, she would accompany him all the way.
Bei Ming Haotian felt the warmth of that jade-like hand, and the gloom in his heart dissipated. The corners of his mouth turned up, and he seemed to be in a much better mood.
The two smiled at each other, and Nangong Ziyan said in her heart, "Haotian, in this life, I, Nangong Ziyan, will only hold your hand, because having you in this life is enough. I hope that my tenderness can soothe the pain and hatred in your heart, because my special identity can help you overcome the demon in your body. I will hold your hand with my five fingers and accompany you for all eternity."
Bei Ming Haotian also said in his heart, "Yan'er, thank you! Thank you for coming into my life. As long as you are by my side, you are like the sun, always warming my heart. As long as there is even a glimmer of hope for our future, I will never give up."
"Yan'er, look, it's right here." Bei Ming Haotian pointed to a naturally formed hot spring pool that was over twenty meters wide, with mist swirling around it. Various precious medicinal herbs grew around it, creating a dreamlike scene.
"Is this the end?" Nangong Ziyan looked carefully but found no signs of a solution.
Bei Ming Haotian began by gathering spiritual energy in his hand and scanning the surroundings, but he did not find the black rock barrier that Nangong Ziyan had mentioned.
“Yan’er, there is definitely no barrier set up here.” Bei Ming Haotian said with certainty, looking at Nangong Ziyan with a puzzled expression.
"No, Haotian, there must be a barrier blocking our way. Shennong Realm is as big as two South China Sea continents. It was built by the Spirit Demon specifically for his lover, because his lover is a pharmacist and can grow medicinal herbs herself. Yan'er's pharmacist level was able to improve because she read some refining methods written by Zi Shu in the Shennong Scripture. So, there must be a way to get in here." Nangong Ziyan looked around as she spoke, but because of her low cultivation level, she did not sense anything unusual.
"Never mind, Yan'er, let's come back to see it when we have time! It's late, let's go back and rest!" Bei Ming Haotian was very anxious. He wanted to rush back and ask his master why his master had never mentioned the Shennong Realm to him.
“This…” Nangong Ziyan was reluctant to leave. She wanted to continue. She had always been curious about the Shennong Realm, and now that she had encountered it, she naturally didn’t want to miss it.
"Yan'er, we can come back tomorrow. Since you want to see it, it doesn't matter if we set off a day later."
"Alright! Hehe...! Haotian, could Yan'er take some of these medicinal herbs? She wants to use them at the Wind and Cloud Competition." Nangong Ziyan smiled shyly. She wouldn't let such a good opportunity slip by. Although people are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat, she felt it was worth it to do something for the South Sea Glazed Palace.
"Yan'er, these are worthless to me. Take as much as you want!"
Bei Ming Haotian affectionately ruffled Nangong Ziyan's hair. His boundless doting gaze instantly softened Nangong Ziyan's heart, and she stared blankly at Bei Ming Haotian. In an instant, the atmosphere between the two became extremely ambiguous.
"Haotian, remember this: you must marry me in the future, and you can only marry me, Nangong Ziyan!" Nangong Ziyan suddenly said with a gentle and tender expression, her beautiful, expectant eyes looking straight at Beiming Haotian.
Bei Minghaotian's smile froze instantly, his large hand stopped in mid-air, his heart pounding, unable to resist this feeling of being moved. Every time he faced this question, he wanted to tell her that he really wanted to keep her by his side for the rest of his life. He loved her cuteness, her every move, her warm words, and he felt like he was living a real life.
-End of this chapter-
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