The West Pole is extremely distant.
Even with Chen Yun's cultivation at the late stage of the Immortal Realm, it took over two days for him to arrive.
Here it feels like we have reached the end of the world.
A vast ocean, constantly irrigating a mysterious small cave with seawater.
Around here, there is also the Xiwazi pillar, one of the four polar pillars that Chen Yun had seen in the main world before.
It seems that, besides being a holy land filled with countless heavenly roots, rare materials, and powerful spirit beasts, there isn't much of a difference from the main world.
At the West Pole, it is currently in the middle of an eternal night, with the entire world enveloped in darkness.
Only the twinkling stars in the sky cast tiny beams of light downwards, preventing total darkness from making it hard to see one's hand in front of one's face.
Additionally, it is immeasurably cold here, with temperatures likely even lower than the icy mountains before.
However, what is bizarre is that although it is at least minus a hundred degrees here, the sea water has not frozen into ice, but instead keeps flowing into the mysterious small cave.
Floating between the high-altitude clouds, Chen Yun felt quite interested.
His gaze continually scanned below, searching for the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit.
"Although this is the Western Pole, it is incredibly vast. Where should I look for the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit?"
For a moment, Chen Yun really had no clue.
Suddenly, he slapped his head and said, "Since the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit is a heavenly root condensed from the essence of the stars, why don't I just look for where the starlight is more dense?"
Thinking of this, Chen Yun couldn't wait to release his divine sense and explore where the starlight is densely concentrated.
At first, he really didn't find any...
As the divine sense expanded to search, he gradually discovered a trace of clues.
On the sea surface not far from the small cave where the sea water flows in, it seems there are a large number of starlights gathered.
As soon as these starlights were projected onto the sea surface, they immediately seemed to be drawn by some unknown force, instantly blending into the sea water and disappearing without a trace.
Chen Yun had a general idea, "It seems that the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit is highly likely to grow on the sea floor."
Without hesitation, Chen Yun chanted an anti-water spell and parted the waves of the sea, heading towards the seafloor.
...
Through tens of miles of seawater.
Chen Yun finally arrived at the bottom of the sea.
The place was incredibly dark, and there were some plants growing that resembled kelp.
Chen Yun sensed a rich spiritual energy from these kelp-like plants, knowing that they were all heavenly roots.
Regrettably, he didn't recognize what kind of spirit root these "kelp" were, so he simply didn't pay much attention to them.
He continuously traced the starlight, hoping to discover the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit.
He pushed the water forward several miles.
Finally, Chen Yun saw a place in front of him that looked like coral reefs, shining with a dense starlight.
He looked closely and found that the intense starlight was emanating from a fruit about the size of a fist on a tree that resembled a persimmon tree.
Chen Yun remembered the appearance of the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit and muttered to himself, "Yes, it's here! The information provided by Yan Feng is indeed useful!"
He was elated.
He didn't expect to obtain the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit without much effort.
Chen Yun immediately intended to use spiritual power to harvest a few Starry Sky Yuan Fruits.
Suddenly!
A strong numbness suddenly spread from his body.
Even Chen Yun, with his strong and robust body, couldn't withstand this numbness and became limp.
He was greatly startled, and he thought to himself, "What's attacking me?"
Chen Yun didn't care about picking the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit and quickly used the Six-Feet Golden Body to dispel the numbness causing him to feel weak.
Immediately, he turned his head and shot upwards, breaking through the sea surface. Suspicious and uneasy, he looked back at the seabed.
"What was that thing just now?" Chen Yun felt a chill run down his spine, "It managed to numb and weaken me without a sound? If I hadn't reacted quickly, my physical body might have been shattered."
Although he has the ability to regenerate his body, he doesn't know what might happen in the future. He doesn't know if there might be something that could destroy his "soul".
Chen Yun is always a cautious person. Before he clearly understands the situation, he will never rashly take risks.
He must find out what exactly attacked him and determine if it poses a threat to his life before making any decisions.
Chen Yun continuously used his divine sense to investigate, but there was nothing found in the underwater terrain.
It seems as though the numbness he felt earlier was a problem with his own body, suddenly appearing without any apparent reason, rather than being influenced by something external.
"No!" Chen Yun denied the thought, "I have cultivated into an Immortal body, even the triple yin spiritual energy within me has been cut off. How could my body have a problem? There must be something hiding and causing me this numbness."
He's not a fool, how could he not know about his own physical condition?
If a cultivator truly doesn't know their physical condition, then they shouldn't continue to cultivate. It's better to find a piece of land and farm, living peacefully until the end of their days.
Because if you can't even figure out your own physical condition, then cultivating could very well lead to a sudden death. Isn't it better to find a plot of land and farm, leading a tranquil life until the end?
Chen Yun closed his eyes and continued to release his divine sense to investigate the situation underwater.
He felt that the thing that caused him to feel numbness earlier was most likely a very powerful spirit beast that was skilled in concealing itself.
Otherwise, with his cultivation level, he couldn't have been ambushed successfully.
Regrettably, he searched for a long time but still couldn't find the specific trace of the spirit beast that ambushed him.
Let alone specific traces, he didn't even know what it was.
More than a dozen hours passed.
Chen Yun didn't find anything.
He is a very good-tempered person, patient enough to stay put, and hasn't plunged into the sea yet.
Just then, there was a sudden surge of slight spiritual energy fluctuations from the east, as if someone was coming this way.
Chen Yun followed the spiritual energy fluctuations to look and saw a colorful cloud racing towards him, emitting a faint glow.
On top of this radiant cloud, there stood a beautiful woman in white gown, like a flower and dripping with allure.
The woman in the white dress was indeed very beautiful, beautiful to the point of being suffocating.
Frankly speaking, the number of heavenly maidens Chen Yun has seen is not small. Compared to the beauty of the woman in front of him, perhaps only Xiwangmu and She Ziran could be considered equally beautiful.
Being exceptionally beautiful is not an issue.
Chen Yun has cultivated for so many years, and his resolve has long been incredibly firm. He would not have any unusual emotions because of a woman's beauty.
What's strange to him is that this white-clad woman seems to have the equivalent strength of a cultivator at the late stage of Human Immortal Realm.
"When I entered the Moon and Sun Cave Daojing Heaven, I had already investigated the cultivation level of everyone. Including myself, there were a total of eleven Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators. Among these eleven cultivators, there was no one who matched the woman's appearance."
Chen Yun frowned slightly, "Then where did this late Human Immortal Realm cultivator woman come from?"
Perhaps like Yan Chu and the others, she came from another entrance?
Chen Yun couldn't figure out what was happening.
He merely maintained vigilance and awaited the arrival of the woman.
In the blink of an eye, the woman had crossed thousands of mountains and rivers to come before him.
Chen Yun hadn't had the chance to ask.
The woman bent her body and bowed, saying, "Bai Nujiao greets the Immortal."
Chen Yun maintained his composure and bowed in return, saying, "I am Zhang Gan, and I have the honor of meeting you."
Yes, he did not mention his real name but instead referred to his friend Zhang Gan.
The reason for this was that Chen Yun found the woman who called herself Bai Nujiao to be somewhat mysterious.
Bai Nujiao seemed to have no ill intentions, standing safely outside the range and asking softly, "Dare I ask if you are staying above the sea? Are you searching for some heavenly and earthly root?"
Chen Yun said half seriously, "I am searching for some heavenly and earthly roots. Although there are some oddities in the ocean, when I went down, it seemed as though I was attacked by some kind of spirit beast. However, I couldn't find its trace. Therefore, I stayed on the sea surface, wanting to find that spirit beast and see if I can fight it off. This way, I won't accidentally lose my life again."
"Stealth attack?" Bai Nujiao seemed to recall something, her smile warm as she said, "Is it that you felt a numbness?"
Chen Yun blinked and said, "How do you know?"
Bai Nujiao smiled like spring breeze and said, "A hundred and thirty-five years ago, I came here to explore and encountered a similar situation as you."
One hundred and thirty-five years ago?
You're right. The timing is off.
The Moon and Sun Cave Daojing Heaven wasn't opened every fifty years?
Chen Yun remembered that Wu Kejiu, Qin Ming, and others had told him that if someone was in the closed period of the Daojing Heaven, they would be shattered by the law forces, even those at the Earthly Immortal Realm could not avoid it, only those at the Immortal Realm had the ability to withstand it.
So, the woman saying a hundred thirty-five years ago is definitely wrong.
Chen Yun pretended to know nothing and asked calmly, "Oh? Did you find anything afterwards?"
Bai Nujiao smiled warmly, "I guess the heavenly and earthly root you're looking for must be the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit."
Chen Yun felt that the other party's question to himself was somewhat strange.
However, since the other party had already guessed it out, he admitted openly, "Yes, is there anything wrong with it?"
Bai Nujiao still maintained a reassuring smile, "The Starry Sky Yuan Fruit itself has a tiny amount of toxicity. As long as you're within a certain range, you will be poisoned and feel numb all over. Moreover, it is incredibly magical. Attempting to pick it with magic will cause it to wither immediately. Only by touching and picking it with your own body can this situation be avoided."
She said this with such authority.
Chen Yun, however, felt increasingly uneasy.
Firstly, the "Da Luo Lingtang" never recorded that the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit has a tiny amount of toxicity.
Secondly, even if there was a tiny amount of toxicity, his physical body has cultivated to the third level of the "Pangu True Body" and is basically immune to it. How could he have been poisoned?
Lastly, he hadn't even asked about the method to pick the Starry Sky Yuan Fruit, yet the woman seemed eager to speak at length about it, as if she were luring him to dive in and pick it.
From all the signs, it can be seen that the woman called Bai Nujiao definitely has some serious issues!
