Chapter 441 - Shen Yi Fruit (2/2)

"A few divine herbs that came to life, yes. But it's also my first time witnessing such a hoodlum like this."

Xin Huo then continued, "It doesn't matter, they were all eaten. After all anyway. Besides, isn't that precisely the reason we cultivate them?"

"Senior martial brother, are we really going to…" Qiu Jin'er was unwilling as she said, "... to eat this carrot?"

Zhong Yue was also hesitant, the carrot then quickly hugged on his legs and soaked his pants with its tears, "Hero, oh mighty hero, I have parents to support and children to…"

Zhong Yue quickly swung his leg and kicked the carrot away, he smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that it was all lies? Are you still planning to use the same trick again?"

The carrot was whimpering, and knowing that it couldn't trick Zhong Yue again, it immediately turned its efforts to Qiu Jin'er. It begged her while shedding tears like the rain. Qiu Jin'er then looked at Zhong Yue, and Zhong Yue looked at the big carrot, he then said, "The fruits on your head…"

As soon as the carrot heard him, it saw a glimpse of hope and answered eagerly, "These are the Shen Yi Fruit, it takes 800 years to bloom, another 800 to bear fruit, and a final 800 years to mature. A whole cycle requires 2,400 years. I can give them all to you!"

Zhong Yue picked one of the Shen Yi Fruits and ate it. Instantly, spiritual energy billowed within his body, cleansing the impurities away from every crevice of his mortal body, psyche ocean, Yuan Shen, and even the secret realms!

He could see his mortal body growing stronger with every cycle, and his flaws were amended, and those parts where his Immortal Body had yet to cover were now accessible. His Yuan Shen became filled with life energy, and even the Yuan Shen now partially carried the Immortal Body's characteristics!

The cultivation technique he had gotten on the Immortal Body was missing the part regarding the Yuan Shen. And now, after consuming the Shen Yi Fruit, his Yuan Shen had already nearly achieved the state of Immortal Body!

Zhong Yue was shocked and overjoyed, and he picked another Shen Yi Fruit down and gave it to Qiu Jin'er, "Senior martial sister, try it."

Qiu Jin'er consumed it. Her eyes soon lit up, and she quickly sat down and cultivated. Moments later, the young lady exclaimed in joy, "My Immortal Body has improved a lot, I can be considered an expert in it already!"

Zhong Yue inwardly nodded in satisfaction at the Shen Yi Fruit's potency but still forced a disappointed expression. He said begrudgingly, "Carrot, I allow you to live and follow me. But your fruits and even your entire being shall belong to me from now on."

The carrot turned pallid like a white radish, and it stammered, "Uh, follow you… about that… I… I don't think I'm very suit to traveling… I get a little homesick… and also… I can't bear any fruit if I'm not comfortable…"

"No worries, it's just a small issue. We will take some of the soil here and carry it around. This will work out perfectly, what say you? I will bring you out of this place, and you will have the opportunity to explore the marvelous world outside of the little bubble you've known your whole life. This will be an excellent experience for you. Hmm… indeed...." Zhong Yue was said all of this with a warm smile on his face as he slowly pulled out the Golden Peng Sword from his Yuan Shen secret realms.

He said smilingly, "But if you really don't want to trouble me bringing you around, that's also fine by me. I can just use you as an ingredient to cook some congee now. That will save all the hassle."

The carrot then obediently nodded its head like a woodpecker on a sugar rush.

Zhong Yue nodded and kept the golden sword. He dug out some of the soil from the ground and tucked them in one corner of his Yuan Shen secret realms, laying down a solid bed of soil. Suddenly, he thought of something and looked at the carrot, "Did you say you had some brothers?"

Qiu Jin'er remembered it as well, and she also turned to the carrot.

The big carrot was startled for a second, it then quickly nodded and confirmed, "I have many brothers, they are all stron- … strongly delicious...!"

Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin'er were overjoyed, and they said in unison, "Bring us to them!"

The carrot was overjoyed as well, and it quickly obliged, leading them while thinking, Hehe, when my brothers surround them and take them down, I will use them as my nutrients!

It smirked happily at the mere prospect.

Zhong Yue asked, "Do you have a name?"

"Husan Weng."

The big carrot strode forward and boasted, "Just go around the Returning Ruins and ask the others, I bet you can't find someone who doesn't know who I am. My reputation is the greatest here. Not long ago, I just stomped on the ground, and the whole Returning Ruins came out from that darkest hole of the world, countless livings in Returning Ruins are scared to death because of me … There, right in front. That is where one of my good brothers Cusia lives! Careful, this is the Crimson Water River, there are quite a few strong fellows in it. Last time, they tried to kill me, but I beat them back into the waters. Something that none of you could have done."

At the other end of the Crimson Water River, there was a shabby garden where a demon Qi Practitioner was meticulously taking out a divine herb and cautiously planting it into the soil. He then cast out a few tiny black banners and buried them under the ground before proceeding to cover the tracks.

A bright ray flashed across the demon Qi Practitioner's eyes, and he blew a mouth of air at the divine herb. Right away, the godly rays were spread into the sky, and as soon as he heard a noise coming from the surroundings, he turned into a wave of black smokes and disappeared into thin air.

"Senior Martial Brother Kui Longzi, there is a divine herb here!" A few Kui Long Qi Practitioners swarmed into the garden, and one of them said in surprise and also joy.

"What luck!"

Senior Martial Brother Kui Longzi laughed in joy, and he said, "Just how lucky are we. A free divine herb waiting for us to claim! But still, be cautious. The divine herbs here in the Returning Ruins have a high chance of coming to life. It's fairly hard to capture them once they escape."

"With senior martial brother, a great young god here, what is there to be afraid of?"

The Qi Practitioners and Kui Longzi walked forward, their eyes were fixated on the divine herb, and suddenly, the surroundings changed. Huge banners extruded out from the ground, and the sky darkened. In just the blink of an eye, the Qi Practitioners around were killed, and their energies were sucked away from their bodies, leaving only their skeletons behind.

Kui Longzi was bellowing in rage, and he surged out a divine weapon despite the many wounds on his body.

"Who, who dares to ambush me!?" Kui Longzi shouted, "A coward! How is that you are even fit to be a great cultivator!? Come, come out and fight! Roar!!!"

Just as he finished his words, a wave of black smoke seeped out from the ground, and a sharp object pierced right through his mouth from the back and grabbed on his head. It then pulled back down hard, crushing Kui Longzi's head into his own chest.

"My name is Yan Zhen, disciple of the Yama three saints." The demon Qi Practitioner calmly said as he pulled Kui Longzi's head out from the back of the latter's body.