After Situ Jiannan had planned the route forward, Lin Heng put Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, and Situ Jiannan into his spatial magic treasure.
He only took Sun Yuan with him and headed towards Lesser Heaven.
After all, it's a journey of over three million miles; if you were to travel by air, it would take an unknown amount of time to reach that destination.
However, Lin Heng and Sun Yuan could use Teleportation to get there at top speed.
After traveling for a day and a night, Lin Heng and Sun Yuan arrived at the border between the Blood Baleful Intent Region and the Grotto-Heaven Region, and decided to stay there for a while.
While Teleportation is certainly fast, the limitations of the realm of the Longevity Realm are too great. Continuously relying on Teleportation not only consumes a lot of energy but also leaves the soul extremely exhausted.
Upon arriving in Fengyang City, the two found a place called Guxin Restaurant to rest, based on the information provided by Situ Jiannan.
Sipping wine and enjoying local delicacies from Fengyang City, Lin Heng occasionally listened to the idle chatter of those around him.
At one of the tables, the conversation between two Great Saint Realm cultivators caught Lin Heng's attention.
"Have you heard? The Blood Demon Sect and the Tyrant Sword Sect are going to make a deal in the City of Sin."
"Who doesn't know about this now? It's called a deal, but everyone knows it's just an announcement that they're joining forces."
"With the Human Race and Devil Race races joining forces, I doubt the other sects in the Ninefold Heaven will stand idly by and watch."
"Forget about it, that level is beyond our reach. If a fight really breaks out, with our current strength, we probably wouldn't even be qualified to watch. We might accidentally lose our lives."
At this point, the two changed the subject. It was just a casual chat over tea and after dinner; once they lost interest, there was no need to continue.
As for the so-called qualification to watch the battle, it's not that you need to verify your identity to watch a battle. The key is that you also need to have the strength to withstand the aftershocks of the battle.
Take battles at the Nirvana Realm as an example. They are not something that a mere Great Saint Realm cultivator can witness. If you're not careful, even a mere aftershock of the battle can instantly annihilate you.
Although the two on the other end stopped talking, Lin Heng began to think things through carefully.
The Blood Demon Sect —that's no stranger to them. When Lin Heng broke through to the Nirvana Realm, it was the Three Moluo Brothers the Blood Demon Sect who came to cause trouble.
Although he ultimately succeeded in breaking through to the Nirvana Realm without any major incidents, this grudge was not over.
Lin Heng has now also become interested.
You want to join forces and pull off another big deal?
If I don't honor the occasion and attend, wouldn't I be letting down the grudge I've already formed?
Thinking of this, Lin Heng lost his appetite for drinking and eating, and immediately began to focus on the purpose of his visit to Fengyang City: signing in!
"Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in at Guxin Restaurant in Fengyang City. You have received a system reward of one Five Million Year Phoenix Soul Essence Fruit."
Phoenix Soul Essence Fruit has a chance of being born in places where phoenixes of the Samsara Realm have perished. It can help improve the Divine Soul, nourish the body, and strengthen the bloodline.
A million-year-old Phoenix Soul Essence Fruit can greatly help Saint Spirit advance to the Nirvana Realm. This five-million-year-old Phoenix Soul Essence Fruit has an almost 80% chance of raising a Supreme Saint Saint's soul realm to the Nirvana Realm.
Lin Heng came to this Guxin Restaurant specifically because Situ Jiannan had mentioned that a phoenix of the Demon Race Samsara Realm in the Reincarnation Realm once fought a great battle here with a powerful Devil Race in the Samsara Realm.
Finally, the Phoenix of the Samsara Realm was slain, and its corpse was suppressed beneath the Guxin Restaurant, so that it could be permanently sealed there.
Lin Heng originally hoped to obtain some Chaos Spirit Treasure from that Samsara Realm Phoenix.
I never expected to receive such a wonderful gift on my first sign-in.
This temporarily dissuaded Lin Heng from leaving. Why not check in at this prime spot at least once more?
Lin Heng then asked for a room at the Guxin Restaurant to rest, and at the same time released Situ Jiannan from his spatial magic treasure.
The information provided by the two men earlier was far from sufficient to cover the deal between the Blood Demon Sect and the Tyrant Sword Sect. Lin Heng wanted more detailed information, and naturally, Situ Jiannan was tasked with obtaining it.
After receiving Lin Heng's instructions, Situ Jiannan temporarily left Guxin Restaurant to go out and gather information.
Inside the room, Lin Heng asked Sun Yuan, "How long until you can undergo your Second Nirvana?"
Without hesitation, Sun Yuan gave his answer, "If it's just normal absorption of Source Power, it might take ten thousand years. With a large supply of Source Power, a hundred years would be enough. If I could get an eight-million-year-old spiritual herb that could amplify the soul, I could achieve Second Nirvana in less than ten days after consuming it."
This surprised Lin Heng slightly, but he quickly understood. After all, it was the most powerful Demon Race bloodline, and many things could not be judged by common sense.
Unfortunately, the Phoenix Soul Essence Fruit that Lin Heng had just acquired was not old enough; otherwise, Lin Heng wouldn't mind letting Sun Yuan consume it immediately.
Sun Yuan guessed that Lin Heng was considering the matter of Lesser Heaven, and immediately laughed, "With you and me joining forces, as long as the Samsara Realm doesn't appear, we won't be afraid even if two experts who have undergone Third Nirvana come."
Lin Heng did not refute this, but that was precisely what he cared about. If the Blood Demon Sect and the Tyrant Sword Sect really sent out Samsara Realm, they would be beyond their ability to deal with.
Lin Heng had experienced the terror of the Samsara Realm firsthand with the Purple Creek Flood Dragon.
Even though the Purple Creek Flood Dragon was only at the Soul Realm and had just entered the Samsara Realm, it was still incredibly terrifying and almost killed Sun Yuan. If Lin Heng hadn't successfully ambushed the Purple Creek Flood Dragon, catching it off guard, Lin Heng and Sun Yuan might have already perished in the Chaotic Sand Sea.
Lin Heng simply couldn't imagine what it would be like to go to Lesser Heaven and find a true Samsara Realm with both a genuine soul and cultivation level.
Seeing Lin Heng remain silent, Sun Yuan added, "If we can find an eight-million-year-old spiritual herb and another one that's over ten million years old, I'm confident I can reach the peak of the Third Nirvana Realm within two months. At that time, even if I can't defeat someone in the Samsara Realm, I can at least put up a fight."
Lin Heng nodded. "Leave the matter of the spirit herb to me."
Lin Heng can only hope that he can obtain two mature spiritual herbs on the rest of the journey.
However, spiritual herbs that are eight million or ten million years old are not so easy to obtain. Even as a sign-in reward, you need to find such a place.
While Lin Heng and Sun Yuan were discussing what would happen after arriving in Lesser Heaven, Situ Jiannan, who had been gathering information outside, returned to the restaurant three hours later with news.
The deal between the Blood Demon Sect and the Tyrant Sword Sect was forty days later, and the news of this deal was actually leaked by the two sects themselves.
It sounds strange, but Situ Jiannan offered his own guess.
The Blood Demon Sect and the Tyrant Sword Sect are only sects on the ninth level of the Nine Heavens. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have the audacity to overcome the hostility between Human Race and Devil Race and join forces.
Situ Jiannan speculated that there might be other major sects from the Nine Heavens behind this.
It was just that those major sects couldn't come forward in person, so they used the Blood Demon Sect and the Tyrant Sword Sect as deputies.
As for the true purpose behind it, that's beyond Situ Jiannan's comprehension, but one thing is certain: it's definitely not a simple transaction; there must be a much larger conspiracy at play.