Episode 57: Cang Mang Mountain, Sudden Rise of Intention, Searching for Treasure and Obtaining Red Fruit

  In the clear blue sky, two rays of light flew swiftly downwards like a sudden electric current, landing on a layer of clouds. Below, the mountain ranges rose and fell in waves, stretching far and wide. A wispy cloud wrapped around a strong gust of wind that howled to a stop. The figure's body halted, and with a movement of his mind, he asked: "Brother Dan Chenzi, are you certain that below is where Mount Cangmang lies?"

  "Right, and below is Cang Mang Mountain. You stopped to ask this?" Dan Chenzi couldn't help but feel a wave of doubt. Wasn't the most important thing right now escorting the lonely moon master's soul back to Emei Golden Summit?

  Xiao Yunfei smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother Dan Chenzi, wait for me here, I'll be right back." Before he could even finish speaking, his figure had already transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the vast mountains below.

  Actually, he had always had a great doubt in his heart. Since the world of Shu Mountain was based on "Shu Mountain", could he use what he knew to find some talented treasures or immortal artifacts that could improve his cultivation? This was a question worth studying.

  Cang Mang Mountain is closer to Emei and is a famous treasure land in Shu Mountains. Since Xiao Yunfei has arrived here, he naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity easily. The first thing he wants to find is the most famous Zhu Guo, which can increase one's cultivation by one grade, equivalent to 60 years of Xian Yuan power, what a great thing! As for how to find it, he had already thought it through clearly.

  On this side, he was thinking to himself, and from a distance, he saw a horse bear picking fruit. Hehe, since that's the case, then the monkey nest must be around here. At this point, Xiao Yunfei's plan was set in his mind, taking this as the base point, he expanded his spiritual sense to search all around, and soon, he saw the legendary red fruit tree.

  Only a solitary peak rose before us, about 100-200 feet high, with many unknown strange flowers and fruits growing on its top. Below the peak was a very long and deep ravine, with water flowing rapidly and the sound of the spring deafening. Next to the ravine was a cave entrance, which was about six or seven feet in diameter and looked very dark and deep. Next to the cave entrance was a large stone of strange shape, on top of which grew a small tree that was only a few feet tall but had bright red color like coral, with green leaves and extremely neat appearance, and on its branches were hundreds of bright red fruits.

  Pomegranate! It's really pomegranate!

  Xiao Yunfei was overjoyed, although it had been said that excessive absorption of the world's resources was the main reason for the outbreak of team battles. However, Xiao Yunfei had always suppressed his desire to break through the Great Dao Wheel, so he would never let go of any opportunity to strengthen himself!

  At this moment, he was overwhelmed with emotions, not because he had found the Zhu Guo, but because he had verified his own thoughts in his heart. Since the Zhu Guo really existed, then didn't those other treasures also exist? In an instant, a strong desire to search for treasure filled his inner heart!

  Xiao Yunfei was lost in thought when he saw two green lights flashing in the hole, and then a strange creature with yellow fur and long arms jumped out. The creature had a head of golden hair and two round eyes that shone like green lanterns. It let out a loud howl and stretched out its bird-like claws to grab Xiao Yunfei's head from three to five feet in the air!

  "Damn it! You're really asking for trouble!"

  To be honest, since learning the reason for the outbreak of the Wheel of Rebirth world war, Xiao Yunfei also felt that his previous extermination was too ruthless, and he should have some restraint. However, since the other party came to him, he absolutely could not show mercy.

  Mercy to an enemy is cruelty to oneself!

  With a sudden lift of his hand, a flash of silver light appeared, and in an instant, a silver streak flashed across, the monster was shocked and lost its color. But it was too late, the silver sword light rose up, and in the blink of an eye, it pierced through the monster's left shoulder blade, cutting off half of its body. In an instant, blood gushed out, and the monster stumbled a few steps before falling to the ground.

  "Is that so, it seems like there's another treasure in his brain called 'Ling Dian'?" Xiang Yunfei's face floated with a hint of a smile, and with a flash of silver light between his fingers, he instantly split open the monster's skull and retrieved an object. It was a transparent, jade-like pillar that emitted red and green lights, feeling slightly heavy in his hand, indicating it was a valuable treasure. Xiang Yunfei didn't say another word as he stored it away into his inner world. Immediately after, he hastily rushed to the front of the Zhu Guo tree.

  Under the tree, Xiao Yunfei was overjoyed to see that there were nearly two hundred scarlet fruits hanging from its branches. These extraordinary fruits had a nourishing effect on one's essence, spirit, and soul. Ordinary people who ate them could live up to a ripe old age, while cultivators who consumed them would gain increased strength, enhanced spiritual energy, purified their bodies of impurities, and supplemented their physical constitution with acquired benefits - truly a rare treasure!

  Xiao Yunfei picked one and put it in his mouth, and indeed it was sweet and delicious, melting as soon as it entered, and the true yuan inside his body surged violently. After he re-derived the Taiji Xuanqing Dao, there was a significant breakthrough, but it didn't increase his cultivation by 60 years as rumored.

  "It seems that the effect of this red fruit is also limited." Xiaoyunfei didn't feel disappointed, and with a casual wave of his hand, a ripple of spatial energy shook, wrapping the red fruit tree into the inner world. Such a good thing was better kept for himself!

  He thought for a moment, then leaped into the cave. Not long after, when he came out again, he was holding two things that looked like babies in his hands. Just now, he had been searching for treasure and had scattered his divine consciousness to sense the surroundings, detecting two extremely strong spiritual energy fluctuations inside the cave. It turned out that they were two fully formed Hei Shou Wu (a type of Chinese medicinal herb). After they had taken shape, they had been wandering in the mountains, where they were seen by a wooden stake (a type of evil spirit), which took them for living creatures and grabbed them to eat. However, after killing them, it felt that they didn't taste like living things. That wooden stake was originally carnivorous and didn't know the wonderful use of these thousand-year-old spiritual objects, so it casually threw them into the cave, but this just happened to benefit Xiao Yunfei.

  The air inside the cave was foul-smelling, Xiao Yunfei took the spiritual object and left. Only when he reached the outside of the cave did Xiao Yunfei carefully pick up the two Hei Shou Wu and take a closer look. The two Hei Shou Wu were about one foot long, although their mouths and eyes were beautiful and their shape was like that of humans, they were still different from living people after all. Moreover, they emitted a refreshing fragrance that filled the nostrils, and what flowed out of the wounds inflicted by the monster was not blood, but rather a white sap similar to jade.

  "What a pity, what a pity......" Xiao Yunfei couldn't help but feel some regret as he watched. If these two He Shou Wu were alive, he could have planted them in the Inner Heaven and Earth, and when the time came, using the expansion of the Inner Heaven and Earth to further evolve into even more extraordinary spiritual objects.

  With a sigh, Xiao Yunfei didn't hesitate and quickly broke off one of the arms of the He Shou Wu that had taken shape. Immediately, a lot of white sap came out. Xiao Yunfei hastily sucked it in, and indeed it was fragrant and sweet, with a hint of bitterness, but it made it even more delicious. Later, the more he sucked, the more fragrant it became, and he even started to chew on the flesh. Only then did he realize that He Shou Wu didn't have any bones throughout its body, and when eaten, it felt similar to potatoes or yams, except that it was especially sweet and fragrant.

  The power of Taiji Xuanqing Dao within the body is surging and rapidly rotating, one way to nourish yin, one way to protect yang, two intersecting and rotating, gathering in the Dan Tian to form a magnificent Taiji pattern that keeps spinning. Along with it, the entire Zi Fu world is also constantly rotating, rolling and overflowing without stopping.

  "Hmm..."

  As if shaken to the core, Xiao Yunfei involuntarily closed his eyes, his body trembling, and a faint black and white aura emanated from him, a powerful aura instantly spreading out!

  Xiao Yunfei let out a long sigh, and when he opened his eyes again, two sharp rays of cold light faintly emerged, piercing through the air with an extremely fierce aura. He hadn't intentionally exerted himself, yet such intimidation was present, proving that his cultivation had grown greatly in this short period of time.

  "This He Shou Wu looks like it's at least three thousand years old, and its spiritual energy is indeed abundant. It can actually make my Taiji Xuanqing Dao break through instantly, and further, reach the middle stage of Tianxian. Hehe... And there's another one, I don't know if it can let me further reach the later stage of Tianxian?"

  Xiao Yunfei was slightly greedy and thought that he would hurriedly take the remaining He Shou Wu and eat it all, the effect of the thousand-year-old He Shou Wu was indeed extraordinary, but unfortunately, even though it was a spiritual object, the spiritual power contained within it was ultimately limited. Xiao Yunfei's cultivation soared to the peak of the mid-Tian Xian stage, but then suddenly stopped!

  "Whoa!"

  One after another tried to force the bottleneck, but there was no reaction at all. At this point, I couldn't help but burst out a swear word, feeling extremely annoyed!

  After a long time, Xiao Yunfei finally let out a sigh of disappointment and thought to himself: "It seems I was too greedy." He immediately got up and ran in another direction.

  This vast mountain has many treasures, but the top priority is still to send the residual soul of Guanyue Master to Emei Mountain. During this period, the residual soul of Guanyue Master has become increasingly weak, and any further delay will make it difficult to support going to Emei Mountain. However, there is a treasure nearby that can be taken by hand, which is also harmless!

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