Teng Qingshan was utterly confused, looking at the Cloud Dream War God with puzzlement. While he didn't know much about the Void Realm, Teng Qingshan was aware of one key aspect—the hallmark of stepping into the Void Realm was establishing communication with Heaven and Earth, resulting in endless True Essence! Currently, he hadn't connected with Heaven and Earth at all, and his internal Gang Qi was far from inexhaustible.

"Senior, I haven't reached the Void Realm, how could you..." Teng Qingshan questioned the Cloud Dream War God.

"Hm?" The Cloud Dream War God paused, then burst into laughter. "Qingshan, reaching the Void Realm is a great thing, why hide it? What, you thought I couldn't see it? The power of that spear thrust you just unleashed was absolutely beyond what a mere Innate Golden Core expert could muster."

"The strike of an expert who has just stepped into the Void Realm won't be much stronger than yours either," the Cloud Dream War God stated.

As he spoke, the Cloud Dream War God's expression shifted. He scrutinized Teng Qingshan carefully, and seeing that his expression wasn't faked, he became quite astonished. "What, you really aren't in the Void Realm?"

"Senior, I know that reaching the Void Realm means communicating with Heaven and Earth, and having boundless True Essence." Teng Qingshan shook his head. "But I haven't reached the Void Realm."

"Oh..."

The Cloud Dream War God examined Teng Qingshan again. "Qingshan, that spear strike of yours must have comprehended the Dao of Water! Aside from being slightly unrefined, its power is very close to that of an expert newly entering the Void Realm."

Teng Qingshan began to understand something.

The explosive power of an Innate Golden Core expert was roughly around eight hundred thousand jin. Yet, his own was one million six hundred thousand jin—a full double! They were clearly not on the same level. Teng Qingshan also knew... Void Realm experts varied in strength. The Dao of Heaven was vast; only those who had gained initial comprehension of the Heavenly Dao could step into the Void Realm.

True mastery came only upon complete comprehension, achieving the Great Completion of the Void Realm!

The difference between preliminarily entering the Void Realm and achieving its Great Completion was enormous. The fact that this Cloud Dream War God couldn't fly clearly indicated he hadn't reached the 'Great Completion of the Void Realm' stage.

"Entering the Void Realm at the lowest level! According to the Cloud Dream War God, an expert newly entering the Void Realm has an explosive force similar to mine, which is double that of the Innate Golden Core. That’s not surprising."

"If my strength is already this high without entering the Void Realm, if I were to step into it, I would likely be a cut above the average newly entered Void Realm expert!"

A hint of joy surfaced in Teng Qingshan’s heart.

A higher starting point meant being superior at every subsequent step! Cultivating internal martial arts had already strengthened his body; when he eventually reached the Void Realm, as the first Void Realm expert in the history of internal martial arts, his strength would inherently surpass that of ordinary Void Realm practitioners.

"Enough about that for now,"

The Cloud Dream War God smiled. "Let's sit down and discuss the serious matters."

Teng Qingshan and the Cloud Dream War God sat opposite each other across a low table.

"Whether you are in the Void Realm or not, your strength alone, across the entire Duanmu Continent, means no one is your match except for that person from the Tianfeng family and myself," the Cloud Dream War God stated with absolute certainty. "Even the demonic beasts in Cloud Dream Marsh, excluding the Void Realm Divine Beasts, would be no match for you."

"This time, I am asking Qingshan to help me search for a spirit medicine, which poses no danger to you," the Cloud Dream War God said with a smile.

"Senior, you mentioned Void Realm Divine Beasts?" Teng Qingshan asked, slightly surprised. "Are there Void Realm Divine Beasts in Cloud Dream Marsh?"

"Of course there are!"

The Cloud Dream War God sighed deeply. "Like the Divine Beast 'Black Steed' that belonged to the peerless Duanmu Heavenly God, whose Thunder Blade shook the world when he burst onto the scene. That Black Steed was a demonic beast that had reached the Void Realm. Though it lacked wings, the Black Steed could still fly through the air, clearly marking it as a Divine Beast at the Great Completion of the Void Realm."

"Since the Duanmu Heavenly God passed away, the Black Steed lost its master and has resided in the three-thousand-mile Cloud Dream Marsh. I've entered the Marsh perhaps a hundred times and happened to see the Black Steed several times," the Cloud Dream War God's eyes held a particular glint.

The Black Steed!

The mount of the Thunder Blade Heavenly God, 'Duanmu Yu'—Duanmu Yu was a supreme existence, on the same level as Emperor Yu. It was no wonder other Void Realm experts longed to subdue his mount.

"Ah, the Black Steed!" The Cloud Dream War God lamented. "That Divine Beast is incredibly arrogant; no one besides the Duanmu Heavenly God has ever managed to tame it."

"You could say this Divine Beast, the Black Steed, is the King of Cloud Dream Marsh," the Cloud Dream War God sighed.

Hearing this, Teng Qingshan felt a touch of longing for the Black Steed himself.

Of course, Teng Qingshan only wished to see it. Facing a Divine Beast at the Great Completion of the Void Realm, he dared not arrogantly assume he could subdue it. The battle at Yan Mountain in Yangzhou, where the demon dragon 'Zixi' emerged, was a veritable catastrophe. Many Innate experts from the major sects were killed, and the Silver Flood Dragon Army of Qinghu Island instantly lost over ten thousand men.

Though he didn't witness it firsthand, Teng Qingshan learned of the news from Li Jun. It wasn't surprising that Li Jun, as the Divine Maiden of Tianshen Mountain, knew the details.

"Senior, what spirit medicine do you need me to search for? And where is it located? Three thousand miles of Cloud Dream Marsh—am I expected to search like a blind man?" Teng Qingshan knew well that in such harsh environments spanning three thousand miles, even sprinting straight across would take several hours.

This wasn't a sprint; it was a search—a meticulous one! Progress would be slow, and advancing three thousand miles slowly would surely take at least ten days to half a month.

Most importantly—

Cloud Dream Marsh stretched three thousand miles long and was a thousand miles wide; one might walk back and forth a thousand times and still fail to cover the entire area.

"Haha... Rest assured, I won't have you wandering around blindly," the Cloud Dream War God chuckled. "You must know that although the three great perilous lands of the Duanmu Continent are incredibly dangerous and plagued by disaster, Heaven is fair. Within these three perilous lands lie three great spirit treasures!"

"In Cloud Dream Marsh, there is the 'Cloud Dream White Fruit'; in Flame Ridge, the 'Flame Red Lotus'; and in Tianfeng Gorge, the 'Tianfeng Water Pearl,'" the Cloud Dream War God smiled. "This time, I need you to go and seek the Cloud Dream White Fruit."

Teng Qingshan was startled.

Cloud Dream White Fruit? Flame Red Lotus? Tianfeng Water Pearl? Teng Qingshan had never heard of these three spirit treasures.

"Senior, could you tell me about these three spirit treasures? I truly don't know about them," Teng Qingshan admitted sheepishly. He knew far too little about the Duanmu Continent.

"Hmm?" The Cloud Dream War God sounded surprised. "Your teacher really didn't tell you about these things."

"The three spirit treasures each possess miraculous effects! Although the three perilous lands contain many heavenly and earthly spirit treasures, these three are revered above all others! Among them, the 'Tianfeng Water Pearl' is a single drop of water nurtured in the extremely cold Tianfeng Gorge. This pearl is entirely green, yet it never freezes in the frigid gorge. Once swallowed, it can unblock all meridians and grant the body a tremendous force of one hundred thousand jin. It can be said that once consumed, the body transforms into a perfect physical form," the Cloud Dream War God marveled.

Teng Qingshan was stunned.

One hundred thousand jin of pure force? All meridians completely unblocked?

That was terrifying!

"And the 'Flame Red Lotus' is even stranger. The seeds of the Flame Red Lotus are highly coveted by the great families. Consuming just one seed can cause a person's 'Spirit' to surge dramatically. An internal energy master at the peak of the Postnatal realm, upon swallowing a single seed, has a nine in ten chance of reaching the Innate realm," the Cloud Dream War God continued. "In the thousands of years of history on our Duanmu Continent, nine Red Lotuses have been discovered. These included three-leaf, four-leaf, and five-leaf Red Lotuses, with the highest being the seven-leaf Red Lotus. These nine Red Lotuses yielded a total of 42 seeds. Historical records show that among those who consumed a seed, only one master failed to reach the Innate realm; the other 41 all succeeded!"

Teng Qingshan listened, utterly dumbfounded.

A 'Flame Red Lotus' capable of creating Innate experts? 41 successes out of 42 tries? That success rate was astronomical!

Of course, in thousands of years, only 41 additional Innate experts were created, meaning, on average, less than one new Innate appeared every century.

Whether it was the Flame Red Lotus or the 'Tianfeng Water Pearl,' their effects were astonishing.

"Heaven is indeed fair. This Duanmu Continent suffers many natural disasters, yet it possesses such heaven-defying spirit treasures," Teng Qingshan mused internally. On the lands of the Nine Provinces, Teng Qingshan hadn't found any spirit treasure comparable to the 'Flame Red Lotus' or the 'Tianfeng Water Pearl.'

Of course, the Undying Grass was an exception! But the Undying Grass was related to the 'Undying Phoenix' and couldn't be counted as belonging to the Nine Provinces.

"The third item, the 'Cloud Dream White Fruit,'" the Cloud Dream War God went on, "the fruit of the Cloud Dream White Fruit resembles an infant and possesses the miraculous effect of 'resurrecting the dead and mending flesh and bone.'"

Hearing 'resembling an infant,' Teng Qingshan couldn't help but think of the Ginseng Fruit from the myths and legends of his past world.

"Resurrecting the dead and mending flesh and bone? Senior, do you mean to say even a dead person can be saved?" Teng Qingshan asked, astonished.

"Haha, the Cloud Dream White Fruit is infinitely miraculous," the Cloud Dream War God laughed. "Qingshan, you must understand: if a person suffers a severe injury, their life force is severed, and then their Spirit dissipates—the person dies."

"But the Cloud Dream White Fruit? Even if you suffered a devastating injury, say, having a hole pierced through your chest, shattering your heart and lungs—by all rights, your life force is gone, certain death. However... as long as the Spirit has not yet dissipated, consuming the Cloud Dream White Fruit immediately will cause the heart and lungs to regenerate! A hole in the chest will mend. Even if you were cut in half at the waist, losing half your body, eating the Cloud Dream White Fruit would allow the missing half to regrow!"

Teng Qingshan was left gaping.

Resurrecting the dead and mending flesh and bone?

It was certainly no exaggeration.

"If I had the Cloud Dream White Fruit back then," Teng Qingshan felt a pang of pain.

When Qingqing died, if they had the Cloud Dream White Fruit, could she have lived?

But alas... Qingqing had been dead for several years.

"Of course, if a person is already dead and their Spirit has dispersed, consuming it is useless," the Cloud Dream War God shook his head. "My Mu family's most outstanding young generation member, Yun Ji, reached the Innate realm at just twenty-nine. When he was nineteen, both his arms were severed, yet he managed to endure the pressure, and now he has reached the Innate level!"

"Losing both arms greatly impacted his strength. So, I plan to find the Cloud Dream White Fruit for him so he can regrow his arms."

A spark ignited in Teng Qingshan's mind, and his heart trembled.

"My father's legs were severed, causing countless inconveniences and suffering in his daily life. If I could bring a Cloud Dream White Fruit back to the Nine Provinces..." The blood inside Teng Qingshan suddenly boiled.