410 We Have Finally Me (2/2)
Yang Qinhu was elated, he about-turned and then shouted at Chen Fan
”OK.”
Chen Fan replied, but his focus was on the red fruit of a small tree behind the spring.
”Fruit of Embryonic Essence, I finally found it!”
Chen Fan held back his roiling expectation and walked over to the tree. After careful examination, he confirmed that the fruit was indeed the Fruit of Embryonic Essence. A smile finally appeared on his face.
However, at the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of a disheartened Yang Qinhu who came over to him.
”Senior Master Chen, the Spring Water evaporated as soon as I move it away from the spring.”
Yang Qinhu said as he held out a handful of spring water. Just like he said, the water was turning into thin wisps of mist even as they spoke.
”That's normal for Spirit Water. They were formed by Spirit Qi and as soon as they left the source of Spirit Qi, they will lose their solidity very quickly. It's kinda like adding salt into water, they will just get dissolved.” Chen Fan replied matter-of-factly.
”Then what should we do?” Yang Qinhu asked helplessly.
”You can either use a jade container to prolong its effectiveness for a short while, or you can stay here and cultivate.” Chen Fan shrugged.
Chen Fan didn't tell Yang Qinhu the third method: the Spirit Water would remain intact if he kept them in his Dimension Altering Dharma Treasure.
The Spring was not huge in size, but it contained at least ten tons of spirit water. Yang Qinhu would not have enough Jade Bottles to bottle all of them up. Even if he has that many bottles, how would he ship them here to the middle of nowhere?
He gritted his teeth and decided to remain in the valley to cultivate. Already, he felt his internal force had strengthened significantly after taking one sip of the water.
Chen Fan didn't care what he did, his attention was on the tree.
”It seemed that the Fruit of Embryonic Essence wouldn't be ready for another thirty years. I can use Yi Wood Spirit Qi, and Vitality Serum boots its growth and reduce the time it will take to maturity to thirty days.”
Chen Fan thought as he rubbed his chin.
Waiting for thirty days in the middle of nowhere was a small price to pay for the Fruit of Embryonic Essence. The strong Spirit Qi made it a perfect place for cultivation anyways.
With that thought in mind, Chen Fan started his art and infused the tree with Yi Wood Spirit Qi. Then he fished out a supreme-grade Jade from his pocket and cast a Dharma Array around the tree.
Since both Yang Qinhu and Chen Fan had decided to remain in the valley, the guides and the bodyguards started to pitch the tents and get ready for the night. They had brought with them ample supplies that should last them a month in this temperate climate.
Chen Fan had also cast a Dharma Array at the entrance of the valley to warn them of any intruders.
After Chen Fan had done all that, he sat under the tree and started cultivating. His Raw Arcane Energy was still damaged so he wouldn't enter late-stage of the Ethereal Enlightenment level just yet, but the abundant Spirit Qi should help him reach the mid-stage of Ethereal Enlightenment.
One day, two days, three…
Chen Fan was worried at first about the monsters so he would draw his mind out of his cultivation from time to time to check on his surroundings. But the monster never came. After a while, he didn't bother with the checking anymore and became fully engrossed in his cultivation.
There were so many Spirit Qi here that its concentration was ten times greater than that in the Green Dragon Grand Array. Chen Fan opened every pore on his body to absorb as many Spirit Qi as possible. An azure whirlwind suddenly appeared on top of the pond, drawing the Spirit Qi into its funnel and challenged it into Chen Fan's body. As the True Essence charged up slowly inside of Chen Fan's body, he progressed toward the late-stage of Ethereal Enlightenment slowly but surely.
Although Yang Qinhu wished that he could absorb the Spirit Qi in the air with the same speed as Chen Fan did, all he could do was take a sip of the spring water from time to time. Despite his crude and simple method, his level of attainment also improved by leaps and bounds.
Chen Fan's rate of improvement was much faster than Yang Qinhu. The amount of Spirit Qi he absorbed was more than what Yang Qinhu could get in a month.
Day eight… nine… ten…
On the tenth day, Chen Fan suddenly heard a large explosion.
He opened his eyes and looked to the entrance. The Dharma Array he had placed there was gone and a group of strange-looking men and women barged into the valley.
These intruders were ecstatic once they saw the Spirit Water. They shouted in all kinds of languages.
”Heavenly Spring of Life! It's real!”
”Oh, my lord! This is enough to awaken countless extraordinary ones.”
”Damn you! This is all mine. MINE I said!”
These intruders completely ignored Chen Fan and Yang Qinhu and fixed their eyes on the spring.
By now, Yang Qinhu also heard the commotion. He walked over to Chen Fan with a heavy expression on his face.
”Who are they?” Chen Fan narrowed his eyes. He could sense powerful energy in these men and women. Of all the strangers, Chen Fan noticed three of them possessed incredible power as great as Takemiya Hiro, if not more.
”These are the Overlords of the Dark World. ” Yang Qinhu said with a gloomy expression.
Even as Yang Qinhu was going to say more, a man had charged towards them, shouting: ”You yellow monkey! Fuck off! The spring belongs to the western Dark World.”