Chapter 38: Greenjade Magic Soulfrui (2/2)

“This is a body-protecting treasure. Although it is already damaged, the flying sword from Mo Yuan and the others will definitely be incapable of piercing through it,” said Chen Feng with a smile.

“What a pity! I hear that some experts have cosmos pouch or some other storage treasures on them. I have searched around for so long, yet I have not found even one. All I found are some damaged weapons. There aren’t even any bottles of medicinal pills. Why is that? Did they all get eroded?” Chen Feng thought to himself.

“Probably not. Perhaps?” Chen Feng’s eyes suddenly shone as he thought to something.

“There must be other items on these cultivators’ bodies. However, the good stuff had all been taken away. It must be the yao beast that had killed them. Likely, it is the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad mentioned by the three from Purplecloud Sky Grotto. When you look at it that way, danger could descend upon me at any time.”

“Still, this is strange. I have been searching around underwater for several hundred metres. Yet, I have not encountered any yao beast. And then there is the Greenjade Magic Soulfruit that they mentioned. Although this place is somewhat bizarre, is there a need to urgently rush forward?”

At that moment, Chen Feng was not worried that the Poison Prevention Pill would lose its efficacy after two hours as the Water Prevention Pearl he was using could protect him from the surrounding poisonous waters.

“Humph! Those three people messed up by sending me down to scout the place for them.” Chen Feng sneered. Next, he sat down cross-legged to carefully consider his situation.

Chen Feng reached out with his hand to pick up a white bone and thought to himself. “The people who died here must all be matchlessly powerful. Although the weapons here have become damaged, their bones have yet to be utterly eroded. Such durable bones are shocking. Right now, if I am to toss away these Water Prevention Pearls and not use astral energy to protect my body, I will likely be utterly eroded by the poison waters here in less than an instant.”

Chen Feng hacked down with his hand. As expected, the white bone remained undamaged. Chen Feng’s move earlier could have broken a sword made of high-quality steel.

“If I take these bones out, could they be considered as good items as well?” Chen Feng thought to himself.

Finally, the two-hour period had passed and the medicinal sphere of light enveloping Chen Feng slowly dissipated. However, as Chen Feng had several Water Prevention Pearls, he was not afraid of the surrounding poison waters.

“Two hours have passed. The kid must have died underwater,” said the charming woman.

“Not necessarily. He still has that Water Prevention Pearl in his hand,” said Fifth Senior Brother.

“Still, we cannot wait anymore. You two, protect me. I will attach my divine sense into my flying sword and use it to investigate the bottom of the pool.” After saying that, Fifth Senior Brother sat down cross-legged. A well-crafted flying sword the colour of the ocean flew out from between his brows. It was unknown what it was made of, but strands of lightning flowed constantly on the surface of the sword. Sword energy undulated across the surface of its blade. It was sharp enough to cut open space itself. This was Fifth Senior Brother’s lifebound flying sword, one that he had carefully refined, even melding many rare materials into it. He had even found a way to meld a Thunder Pearl into it, imbuing it with the speed and destructive power of lightning.

“Fifth Senior Brother, you need to be careful. I feel something strange about the situation below,” said the charming woman.

“I am just scouting the road ahead. You two, be vigilant of our surroundings. We are not the only ones to have obtained information about this. Other cultivators will surely come as well.” After saying that, Fifth Senior Brother made several hand seals. Then, the ocean-coloured flying sword transformed into a blue beam of light and entered the pool. As for Fifth Senior Brother, both his eyes were closed while his hands ceaselessly formed hand seals.

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“Sigh! Sitting here like this is not the solution. If any problem arises, I will not be able to even run away. I should try to look around. The size of the ground beneath this pool is quite large. I wonder just how big is it? I think it is even bigger than most lakes,” said Chen Feng as he slowly got up.

“Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad, Greenjade Magic Soulfruit, just the name alone makes them sound like incredibly powerful yao beast and Heavenly fruit. The reason they came here is for the Greenjade Magic Soulfruit. According to their conversation, after eating the fruit, they can practice something called insight acupoints and increase their cultivation base. That is definitely a good treasure, far superior compared to the Imperial Blood Grass. I suppose I should try looking for it.” Chen Feng thought to himself.

This time, Chen Feng stopped looking all around. Instead, he walked forward in a straight line. All was dark and silent around him and he continued walking forward. It felt as though he was walking though Hell. Despite the fear he felt, it was quite a new sensation for Chen Feng.

After walking for over 100 metres, Chen Feng stopped walking. The scene that had unfolded itself before him left him dumbfounded.

Before him was a total of nine strange-looking plants, shimmering with bizarre radiance.

The nine plants were all identical and were arranged in the Nine Palaces feng shui position. All of them were only one-chi tall (1 chi = 0.333 m). The stalk of each plant was as thick as a human arm. Some fine branches and leaves grew on the top part of the stalk. There at the highest point was an apple-sized green-coloured fruit. Crystalline, translucent and glossy, it sparkled with light.

Additionally, every part of the nine plants was emitting a dazzling radiance. The radiance was much brighter compared to the Night Clarity Pearls that Chen Feng had on him. It was such that the surrounding 10 or so metres became as clear as day. Additionally, Chen Feng could clearly sense vast amounts of worldly spiritual energy converging upon the nine plants.

“Could these be the Greenjade Magic Soulfruits? These plants are really wondrous to be capable of growing here. Additionally, they can absorb so much of the surrounding spiritual energy, giving itself a vigorous level of vitality,” praised Chen Feng.

“No, it is due to their growing positioning. They are growing according to the Nine Palaces direction. Could they have been planted by humans?” After walking several steps forward, Chen Feng saw that there was something special about the way they were growing.

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