Tu'an said, "Great King, although Brother Chen Nan is a mortal, his actions in our Ten Thousand Monster Cave are far beyond what a mortal can achieve!"
"I would call him a god!"
Following this, Tu'an began a flattering speech!
He praised Chen Nan to the heavens!
He recounted Chen Nan's deeds in the Ten Thousand Monster Cave!
From his insistence on staying after being allowed to leave due to failed containment, to personally contracting the avian plague and testing the antidote!
Upon hearing this, Yan Guang couldn't help but re-examine Chen Nan. If Tu'an weren't his trusted subordinate, he would never have believed these words!
"I wish to know, what was your purpose in personally contracting the avian plague, risking your life?" Yan Guang asked!
Chen Nan replied, "This junior was a doctor before!"
"A doctor's duty is to save the dying and heal the injured!"
He hadn't truly considered his purpose before.
Perhaps it was his unwillingness to see so many people perish under the avian plague.
Yan Guang stated, "The Divine Tree supports eighty thousand avian demon tribes and three hundred thousand beast tribes. If you can resolve the avian plague crisis, I, Yan Guang, owe you a favor!"
"To receive Senior Yan Guang's favor is this junior's fortune!" Chen Nan bowed!
The value of a favor from a ninth-level Immortal Emperor was immeasurable!
"Great King, I will take Brother Chen Nan to the Divine Spring first," Tu'an said, and then led Chen Nan to the Divine Spring.
The Divine Spring was located behind the Divine Tree. The water flowing from it nourished the Divine Tree!
It was also the foundation of survival for the over three hundred thousand demons here!
The Divine Spring emanated a dense spiritual energy!
Visibly so!
"Ah, I have a cramp!" Tu'an cried out in pain while flying!
Chen Nan, on his back, tumbled into the Divine Spring, creating a splash!
The moment he entered the Divine Spring, a surge of spiritual energy poured into his body through his pores!
For him, it was also a great fortune!
Upon entering the Divine Spring, his Nascent Soul underwent a transformation, madly absorbing the spiritual energy of the place!
His cultivation also soared!
"Tu'an, do you know your acting is quite poor?" Yan Guang's voice, tinged with anger, echoed from the sky!
Tu'an landed on a rock beside the Divine Spring and chuckled awkwardly, "Indeed, nothing can escape the Great King's discerning eyes. Your foresight pierces the nine heavens above and the ten earths below!"
"I'd call it the strongest!"
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Midnight!
The stars filled the sky!
The Milky Way was brilliant!
Shooting stars streaked across the night sky!
In the Divine Spring!
A surge of potent true energy erupted from Chen Nan's body!
He suddenly opened his eyes and leaped out of the Divine Spring!
His gains in the Divine Spring were astonishing, his strength skyrocketing, reaching the early stage of the Mahayana realm!
Under normal circumstances, reaching the peak of the Mahayana realm in the mortal world would allow one to ascend to the heavens!
Of course!
He had already entered the Immortal Realm, which could be considered an ascension!
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However, if Chen Nan could break through the Mahayana realm, he would ascend to the Earth Immortal realm, becoming a true cultivator!
At that time, he would be able to activate his immortal mansion!
This was also one of his trump cards!
"Thank you, Senior Tu'an!"
Chen Nan bowed to Tu'an. He wasn't foolish enough not to realize that the other party had gifted him an opportunity!
"It was nothing, just a small favor!" Tu'an smiled, "Let's get down to business!"
"Alright!"
Chen Nan took out a short knife and then cut his wrist!
Pale golden blood flowed into the Divine Spring!
Instantly!
Thunder roared in the sky!
The wind howled!
The calm surface of the Divine Spring churned with waves!
As if a divine dragon was overturning the seas!
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At the top of the Divine Tree!
Yan Guang stared in shock at the figure beside the Divine Spring!
"Pale golden blood?"
"No..."
"He's just a mere cultivator, not even considered a true immortal!"
"How could he possess pale golden blood?"
"Who exactly is this fellow?"
The boiling waters of the Divine Spring mirrored his turbulent emotions!
As one of the five supreme beings of the demon race, he had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and knew many ancient secrets unknown to ordinary people!
Among them were legends of golden blood!
There was only one race in the world whose blood was golden, and that was the five-clawed golden dragon!
Unfortunately, the five-clawed golden dragon had long been extinct!
Besides that!
There was another being whose blood was golden!
That was a Sage!
Sages transcended the three realms and were beyond the five elements!
Eternal and immortal, their lifespan equal to that of the heavens!
However!
He couldn't understand why a mere human would possess pale golden blood!
"According to ancient texts, humans with pale golden blood have the potential to become Sages!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this child must possess great fortune!"
"Moreover, he has rendered great service to our demon race!"
"If all goes as expected, after the avian plague crisis is completely resolved!"
"His blood will undergo further changes!"
"It seems necessary to foster a good relationship with this young man!"
In that instant, Yan Guang's mind raced!
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"What's going on? Why is there lightning and thunder?"
Seeing the strong winds, Chen Nan felt an inexplicable unease!
This was the Immortal Realm, after all!
Unlike the mortal world!
A mere heavenly lightning strike here could instantly obliterate his soul!
Tu'an casually replied, "It's common in the Immortal Realm, no need to worry about it!"
Chen Nan didn't think much of it. It was only when he felt dizzy that he stopped and sealed the wound with his true energy!
Using his blood to save others...
This action made him feel as though he had sold himself!
"The Divine Spring contains dense spiritual energy. After the demons drink it, they should be able to cure the avian plague," Chen Nan said weakly, then added, "Senior Tu'an, why don't we find a place? I want to sleep for a while!"
"Alright!"
Tu'an agreed and took him to the Divine Tree. After settling him down, he left.
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"Tell me about Chen Nan, for example, why did he appear in the Ten Thousand Monster Cave!" Yan Guang inquired, curious about Chen Nan's origins.
At this point, he had also drunk the spring water mixed with Chen Nan's blood from the Divine Spring, and his condition instantly recovered!
If he had appeared in the west, it would have been understandable, as humans lived there!
But the Ten Thousand Monster Cave was in the easternmost part of the demon realm!
Let alone a cultivator!
Even an Immortal Emperor-level expert would find it difficult to reach there!
Tu'an explained, "Brother Chen Nan initially appeared on Nirvana Mountain. The demons on Nirvana Mountain wanted to trade him for cultivation resources, and that's how he was sent to the Ten Thousand Monster Cave."
"That's a bit strange," Yan Guang's brow furrowed. "Nirvana Mountain is a cursed land, and there has never been a teleportation array there since ancient times. For a cultivator like him to appear there... it's highly irregular!"
Tu'an replied, "Great King, we don't need to know Brother Chen Nan's origins. We just need to remember his gratitude to our demon race! You said that one should value loyalty and righteousness, and birds should be no different!"
"Let him sleep well first," Yan Guang said. "Chen Nan has saved our demon compatriots this time, his merit is immeasurable, and he is a benefactor to our demon race!"
"When he wakes up, I will surely reward him handsomely!"