Very soon, Xu Nian arrived deep within the mountain.
Along the way, Xu Nian discovered a large quantity of Taihao Stone.
Just as Xu Nian and his companions had speculated before, there really was a Taihao Vein here.
Xu Nian only casually collected a bit, probably less than one-tenth of the entire vein.
But even so, itās likely that the quantity of Taihao Stone is not less than several million.
These Taihao Stones, Xu Nian plans to take back for the disciples of the Heavenly Court Gang, so the strength of its members will undoubtedly increase considerably.
As for Lin Ruolan, she isnāt interested in the Taihao Stone at all, so she collected none.
"Eh!"
Suddenly, Xu Nian showed a surprised expression.
"Whatās wrong?" Lin Ruolan asked, puzzled.
"There seems to be something extremely hard ahead that my Dragon King Cone canāt break through," Xu Nian said.
"Letās go check it out!" Lin Ruolan quickly suggested.
Xu Nian nodded and followed her.
As they approached, they discovered ahead of them an expanse of metallic walls.
These metallic walls seemed incredibly hard, as Xu Nianās Wind Blade Tornado couldnāt leave a mark on them.
"This is Taigu Green Fallen Copper, an extremely hard metal used to craft Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts in the Immortal, Demon, and Devil World, very rare." Lin Ruolan touched the metallic wall and said.
"Materials for Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts, who would use them to forge walls?" Xu Nian showed a surprised expression.
"It should not be a wall, but a palace. If you donāt believe it, try breaking the surrounding mountain walls, you might find the entrance to this palace." Lin Ruolan said.
Xu Nian paused, then started controlling the Dragon King Cone to destroy alongside the metallic wall.
Soon, a palace appeared in their view.
The entirety of the palace was made of metal, extremely hard.
"Why would there be a palace here?" Xu Nian showed an astonished expression.
"Someone probably deliberately left it here to nurture the palace with the Taihao Mother Qi here." Lin Ruolan frowned, pondering.
"But this palace seems to be an ownerless item without any Soul Mark fluctuations." Xu Nian looked at the entire palace, thought for a moment, and said.
"Someone probably placed it here and unfortunately died before reclaiming this Immortal Palace." Lin Ruolan said.
Xu Nian nodded, as this seemed to be the only explanation.
Otherwise, who would leave an ownerless Immortal Palace here?
"This Immortal Palace is mine, and I wonāt take the Taihao Mother Qi beneath it; itās yours." Lin Ruolan said to Xu Nian.
"Thereās not much Taihao Mother Qi left; wonāt you give me a bit more benefit? Otherwise, Iāll be too disadvantaged." Xu Nian smiled and said.
He didnāt have much interest in the Immortal Palace; he already had the Chaos Divine Palace, making this Top-Grade Immortal Palace somewhat redundant to him.
Since Lin Ruolan wanted it, he would give it to her, but not for free.
"What do you want? How about I give myself to you?" Lin Ruolan suddenly gave Xu Nian a coquettish smile.
Xu Nian shuddered instantly; he dared not accept Lin Ruolan.
She was a witch, extremely terrifying; if he accepted her, heād be clueless about how heād die.
"Here, this should be useful to you, as compensation for me taking the Immortal Palace." Lin Ruolan tossed a seed to Xu Nian.
"What is this..."
Xu Nian showed an astonished expression.
What exactly was this seed?
"Kid, this is a Demon Vine Seed from the Demon World, capable of growing into a very powerful Demon Vine. When matured, it can attain Immortal Emperor Level strength, extremely formidable, and can become your aid; itās considered a treasure in the Demon World." Wentian Demon Sovereignās voice echoed in Xu Nianās mind.
Xu Nian was startled, looking at the seed in his hand with a surprised expression.
This Demon Vine Seed was terrifying, being able to grow to Immortal Emperor Level?
Equating to having an extra Immortal Emperor Level master?
"Okay, Iāll take it. This Immortal Palace is yours." Xu Nian nodded in agreement.
Then he put away the Demon Vine Seed.
Lin Ruolan didnāt hesitate, directly dripping blood to recognize the Immortal Palace as her own.
As Lin Ruolan collected the Immortal Palace, the inside of the mountain was instantly hollowed out.
Xu Nian also discovered the Qi Eye of Taihao Mother Qi.
At this moment, the Mother Qi in the Qi Eye was nearly depleted.
But on the bright side, it was enough to refine a weapon.
Xu Nian contemplated for a moment before taking out the Dragon King Cone.
He chose not to use the Star Axe because it was already powerful enough, and could only unleash one move each time.
But the Dragon King Cone was different; until he reached Immortal Emperor Level, he would likely be using this weapon.
Thus, the more powerful the Dragon King Cone became, the stronger he would be.
Xu Nian controlled the Dragon King Cone to absorb the Taihao Mother Qi.
As the Dragon King Cone absorbed, it underwent a tremendous transformation.
The originally silver Dragon King Cone began to become gradually transparent, and the entire cone seemed to become ethereal.
"Buzz!"
Xu Nianās thoughts moved, and an extremely sharp Wind Blade flew out.
The Wind Blade flew out, dazzling in air, slicing through the surrounding rocks as if slicing tofu.
"It became so sharp, this Taihao Mother Qi is that strong?" Xu Nian looked at the increasingly sharp and fierce blade, showing an expression of extreme joy.
Earlier, the hardness and sharpness of the Dragon King Cone were only at the level of a Top-Grade Immortal Artifact, but now it completely advanced to the level of a Top-grade Immortal Artifact.
In the future, as his control over the Dragon King Cone strengthened, he might even be able to cut through Top-grade Immortal Artifacts.
Lin Ruolan looked at Xu Nian, surprised to see him integrating Taihao Mother Qi into the Dragon King Cone.
This Dragon King Cone indeed was incredibly powerful.
"Looks like youāve determined your future cultivation path; with the Dragon King Cone, in the outside world, even Peak of Earth Immortal Realm below Eighth Level Profound Argumentation will not be your opponents." Lin Ruolan said.
Xu Nian grinned; this Dragon King Cone was indeed strong.
He had only mastered the First Style; there were still 107 styles remaining, and thinking of this, Xu Nian looked forward to it more.
"Letās go out!" Xu Nian said to Lin Ruolan.
Lin Ruolan nodded, her expression suddenly changed, and she smirked coldly: "Looks like we wonāt be leaving easily; someone wants to host us."
"Huh?" Xu Nian released soul power and probed outside.
Sure enough, he discovered that at that moment, Dragon King Mountain was surrounded, with people standing all around.
There were no fewer than ten thousand cultivators, including a hundred from the Earth Immortal Realm.
Leading them were two men, particularly one with gray hair whose aura was particularly intimidating.
Xu Nian instantly understood; this gray-haired man must be Wang Tongās older brother, this wraith-like compassionate first Alliance Hierarch.