Chapter 1480: Chapter 1459: Assassin of the Inner Sea
The news of the Moon God Temple reopening attracted the attention of all the strong figures in the Western Desert of the Inner Sea, and many people had already set off early for its location.
After spending a few leisurely days with Ling Shuanghua, Chen Nan also began preparing for this journey.
"Elder Mo Lian, take out some of your cherished spirit talismans. Consider it a loan to the Palace Master."
At the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, Mo Lian, an elder of the Moon God Palace, was the strongest talisman cultivator in the sect, capable of crafting fifth-grade spirit talismans. However, due to cultivation limitations, crafting a fifth-grade talisman each time nearly costs her a great ordeal.
Thus, even within the Moon God Palace, fifth-grade spirit talismans are quite rare.
After all, a single fifth-grade spirit talisman equates to a full-force strike of a Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection cultivator, enough to make anyone tremble.
With a veil covering her face, Elder Mo Lian appeared aloof and proud, yet when asked to produce the talismans, she showed a pained expression.
"Palace Master, there really aren’t many left. Besides the ones we’ve sold, requests for my talisman crafting have queued up all the way to the Central Domain. How could I still have any?"
Ling Shuanghua merely smiled slightly, her eyes glinting with a hint of mischief: "Others may not know you, but I certainly do. You always like to have a backup plan, so you must have some stock left."
"Hurry and give them to me, or I’ll strip you!"
Saying this, she actually stepped forward and began to undress Mo Lian, making her seem weak and helpless, yet inadvertently exposing a charming scene.
Chen Nan’s pupils shook violently. Could he really watch this? Was this how Ling Shuanghua usually greeted the sect elders?
No wonder the Moon God Palace was filled with women; any man entering would struggle to control themselves.
Eventually, Mo Lian conceded, hastily retrieving two intimate spirit talismans from her bosom, both fifth-grade. In a second-rate sect, these would be heirloom treasures of the sect.
"Take them, take them. These are truly the last two."
Ling Shuanghua handed the talismans directly to Chen Nan: "Xiao Nan, keep these as a trump card. They will offer more chances for survival in the Moon God Temple."
Mo Lian sighed: "Palace Master, do you really intend for the Second Palace Master to go to the Moon God Temple? What if..."
Although Ling Shuanghua publicly handed the Palace Master position over to Chen Nan, she remained the Palace Master, hence Chen Nan acquired the title of Second Palace Master.
Ling Shuanghua sighed: "Xiao Nan, honestly, I didn’t want you to go either, because it’s truly dangerous, and I can’t even tell you what the dangers inside are."
There are so many who enter the Moon God Temple, but everyone who emerges from the Moon God Temple Secret Realm exhibits one common trait: they forget everything that happened inside.
Until now, there hasn’t been a single exception.
Hence, people only know the Moon God Temple is dangerous, but have no idea what the precise dangers inside are, regardless of how many times they’ve entered; each time is a completely new experience.
"I must go."
Without hesitation, Chen Nan collected the two fifth-grade spirit talismans and then cupped his hands towards Mo Lian: "Thank you for your kindness, Elder Mo Lian."
"The courage of the Second Palace Master is extraordinary; my apologies for speaking out of turn." Mo Lian slightly bowed.
Leaving the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, they proceeded to the Pill Room, borrowing quite a few elixirs from Elder Yuan Ziyi, including one fifth-grade healing pill.
Even someone gravely injured and on the brink of death could be brought back to life by taking this one pill; externally, it would be considered an immortal pill.
As for other spiritual artifacts and arrays, Chen Nan didn’t need them, and time was of the essence with no opportunity left to cultivate magic.
"Shuanghua, I want some spirit stones because my cultivation consumes a large amount of them, and spirit stone supplies are always tight." Chen Nan laughed awkwardly.
Ling Shuanghua covered her mouth and laughed lightly: "I thought it was a big deal, turned out you only want spirit stones. Now that you’re the Second Palace Master of the Moon God Palace, a few spirit stones are certainly no problem."
Then, she led Chen Nan to the Moon God Palace’s treasure house, where spirit stones were piled up like a small mountain.
"These are for you." She pointed to a pile of top-grade spirit stones.
Chen Nan was astonished, as the pile contained at least hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, seeming to be all the top-grade spirit stones in the treasure house.
"Are they all for me? Doesn’t the sect need them?"
Ling Shuanghua shook her head: "Don’t worry, the Moon God Palace controls two spirit stone mine veins, so there’s no shortage of spirit stones."
"In that case, I won’t hesitate."
Chen Nan directly absorbed all the top-grade spirit stones into the Immortal Palace Space, feeling waves of satisfaction in his heart; the feeling of not worrying about spirit stones was truly too comfortable.
Finally, the departure day arrived, with about half a month’s journey needed to reach the Moon God Temple, prompting Chen Nan to start his journey early.
At the Moon God Palace mountain gate, Elder Mo Lian, Elder Yuan Ziyi, direct disciple Chen Yi, and others came to bid farewell. If unaware, one might think Chen Nan was heading to the battlefield.
"Xiao Nan, if you encounter danger, do not act bravely; I just want you to return alive."
Ling Shuanghua was very reluctant, continuously reminding him before departure, adjusting his clothing folds like a gracious wife.
She took out an ancient jade pendant from her bosom, looking like a drop of water, and personally hung it around Chen Nan’s neck.
"This is the spiritual artifact I use for protection. It can save your life at critical moments; make sure to keep it close to you."
Seeing her so concerned, Chen Nan felt an urge to stay forever but knew he had to visit the Moon God Temple no matter what.
