The Heaven Defying Rat King stared fixedly at the Metal Flower Branch with his soybean-sized eyes for quite a while before finally asking, "Luo Zheng, what is this thing used for?"
The Eastern Emperor, Nuwa, and the others, as well as the Immortal Hunters, looked equally curious.
After all, they could not understand the conversation between Luo Zheng and Tianchuan.
"This Metal Flower Branch can be used to make a Clear Heavenly Platform. It should also be able to repair this passage," Luo Zheng replied.
"Really?" Fuxi immediately grew excited.
"Heaven never bars every path!" A faint smile spread across Nuwa's face, as though Luo Zheng's good fortune came as no surprise to her.
"Squeak, I've traded two of these before," the Heaven Defying Rat King said dismissively. "I always thought they were useless. It took me ages to sell them."
His words left everyone momentarily speechless.
Luo Zheng was naturally somewhat surprised, but he soon understood.
Though the Metal Flower Branch looked extraordinary, according to Tianchuan, two thousand Heng Ming Seeds had grown into Metal Flower Branches back then, but had failed to mature into Clear Heavenly Platforms.
These Metal Flower Branches were difficult to destroy, so they naturally circulated throughout the Other Shore.
After acquiring Metal Flower Branches through trade, some Other Shore beings might study them without unraveling their mysteries, then reluctantly choose to trade them away again. It was hardly surprising that the Heaven Defying Rat King had obtained them.
The next task was naturally to repair the Clear Heavenly Platform, but everyone else needed to leave the passage.
Tianchuan led them back down through the passage once more. When they reached the very bottom, however, the entrance had vanished.
"Bring the water to a boil," Tianchuan said.
This time, before Zhurong in Luo Zheng's World