Three hundred and twentieth IX: Unexpected changes
The two of them walked down the stone cave for hundreds of feet, and finally arrived at a very clean underground stone cave.
There is no way to go here. There is only a cold pool flowing from the cracks in the rocks. The turquoise water makes Yuwen Zhouyuan feel a biting chill from a distance, but there is no sign of frost. This cold water
eccentric.
Yuwen Zhouyuan quickly focused all his attention on an old vine tree.
Next to the cold Han Tan, there is a lonely old tree that is more than one foot tall and somewhat dry. This tree is probably over ten thousand years old. There are three green spiritual fruits on this tree.
However, this old tree is protected by a light blue water curtain. If the prediction is correct, this should be the formation used by the ancestors of the Shen family to protect the spiritual fruit tree.
"Brother Li, the Yingyuan Spirit Fruit should be the spirit fruit on this old tree, right?" Yuwen Zhouyuan smiled lightly and stared at the spirit fruit tree, but stood far away from the old tree and Li Zhanqiang.
Yuwen Zhouyuan did not act rashly. First of all, he was not very proficient in formations and could not unlock the formation restrictions on the old tree. Once the restricted formations were touched, it would probably alarm the ancestors of the Shen family and the disciples of the Shen family. Then
That was bad. Secondly, he didn't want to cause Li Zhanqiang to misunderstand that he wanted to compete for the spiritual fruit.
"Brother Yuwen, there are only three spiritual fruits, which seems not enough!" Li Zhanqiang turned around and turned his gaze to Yuwen Zhouyuan with a smile.
"Brother Li found these three spiritual fruits, so naturally they should be regarded as his own." Yuwen Zhouyuan said humbly.
Li Zhanqiang was really a little strange this time. He thought Yuwen Zhouyuan also wanted to get this spiritual fruit, and the two of them would inevitably have a fierce fight. Unexpectedly, Yuwen Zhouyuan actually gave in humbly at this juncture, which was not good for him.
After taking action, he had some suspicions that Yuwen Zhouyuan was trying to engage in some conspiracy, but would the conspiracy tricks be useful in front of him?
"You don't want the spiritual fruit, then what do you want?" Li Zhanqiang said.
"I just want to get a branch of this old tree and try to plant it when I go back."
"You want the branches of this old tree? It takes at least a thousand years for the branches to grow into a tree. After it becomes a tree, it will take more than four to five hundred years to bear fruit. Otherwise, it may not be able to bear fruit. When the spiritual fruit is obtained,
That will happen fifteen hundred years later." Li Zhanqiang said.
"It doesn't matter. Although I won't be able to use it, my great-grandsons and great-grandchildren in fifteen hundred years will be able to use this Ying Yuan Spirit Fruit Tree sooner or later." Yuwen Zhouyuan said.
"Then you might as well just take away the entire fruit tree and save at least a thousand years of work." Li Zhanqiang said with a disapproving joke.
"This is not okay. If you take away a branch from the tree, Old Ancestor Shen will only be angry and will not pursue it all the time. But if you take away this old tree that is related to the fate of the Shen family, Old Ancestor Shen will only be angry in his lifetime.
To get to the bottom of it, you have to kill me. I want to remove the entire old tree, but I'm afraid I can't suppress Patriarch Shen's anger." Yuwen Zhouyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was not greedy enough to ignore any danger.
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For Yuwen Zhouyuan, getting a branch is not much different from getting the entire spiritual fruit tree, so why bother to remove the entire tree to stimulate Patriarch Na Shen.
"Haha, Brother Yuwen is quite wise. Does it seem that Brother Yuwen recognizes the magical function of this tree?" Li Zhan said forcefully.
Yuwen Zhouyuan nodded and said: "Yes, there are detailed records of this in the Lieyang Sect's precious spiritual fruit books. This tree is called the 'Ying Yuan Fire Spirit Fruit Tree' and it belongs to the eighth level spiritual tree. Although this tree is a fire
property, but it must grow in the land of water spirit. Places lacking abundant water spirit cannot grow. This Shen Family Palace is located on the upper reaches of the largest river in the Huangling area of the Dongluo River. This cave is the place where the water spirit is most abundant.
, it is not surprising that this tree can grow here. The prosperity of Shen Family Palace lies in this old tree. The Ying Yuan Fire Spirit Fruit Tree bears three fruits at a time, usually once every five hundred years. When it falls to the ground, it turns into
Fire spirit energy, these three fruits are not mature yet, and the medicinal power is not enough. I am afraid it will take nearly a hundred years to mature. However, because the spirit fruit belongs to fire, only real monks with fire spirit roots can have the effect of breaking through the bottleneck of true masters.
, even if monks with other spiritual roots take it, it will have no effect."
"It turns out that brother Yuwen is a disciple of the Lieyang Sect. This is not surprising. This leader cannot wait for a hundred years. If these three green fruits are used as one ripe fruit, the effect will be similar." Li Zhan said forcefully.
While the two were chatting, Li Zhanqiang had already cautiously arrived at the formation around the Ying Yuan Fire Spirit Fruit Tree, and quickly broke the restricted formation. This place was dangerous and not a place where he could stay for a long time.
In an hour, the blue formation was cracked. It's funny to say that the ancestor of the Shen family was not proficient in formations, and he didn't want to use dummy hands, so he only made a small guard formation, but Li Zhanqiang's formation failed.
He appears to be extremely proficient. He can even break into the underground Wuya Palace easily. A mere small guard formation seems too simple for him.
As the blue formation disappeared, three unripe green spiritual fruits were also placed in Li Zhanqiang's palm.
Li Zhanqiang was filled with joy at this time. After a lot of hard work, he finally found the spiritual fruit. The most important thing is that his spiritual root attribute happened to be water spiritual root. Although the potential was very low, he still had a chance with this spiritual fruit.
Promoted to the true master stage.
After Yuwen Zhouyuan waited for Li Zhan to collect the spirit fruit, he walked towards the spirit fruit tree and wanted to cut off a branch from the old tree. At this moment, he suddenly felt something in his heart and looked at the entrance of the stone cave warily.
He glanced at it, stepped lightly, and hid himself under a rock in the cave.
Li Zhanqiang's movements were no slower than his. In the blink of an eye, he was already huddled in a shadow near the cold pool, staring coldly at the entrance of the cave. He sent a secret message to Yuwen Zhouyuan to cooperate with the action. Now that he has obtained the spiritual fruit, if he encounters an opponent
, even if it means killing him, he will not hesitate.
There was a slight movement outside the cave, someone was coming in.
Yuwen Zhouyuan was in the cave, waiting for the monk who was quietly approaching from outside to come in. Then Yuwen Zhouyuan held up the protective shield, clasped a flying sword magic weapon in the palm of his hand, and held a stack of mid-level talismans with his left hand.
The heart is calm.
The two Shen family monks who were guarding the secret room were both stunned by the pink enchantress. If it was the Shen family monks who came, I am afraid that the entire Shen family palace would have been alarmed, and the noise would be very loud. Logically speaking, it should not be from the Shen family.
Monk, then someone else has come in.
After a while, the shadow of a fat, middle-aged monk appeared at the entrance of the cave. However, this man seemed to know that there was an ambush inside, so he did not come in immediately, nor did he give Yuwen Zhouyuan and Li Zhanqiang any chance to attack him.
Chance.
The monk laughed and said: "Brother Li, brother Yuwen Zhouyuan, you two should stop hiding. I know you are in this cave. We are all here to hunt for treasures, why should we hurt our harmony."
"Who are you? Tell me your name!" Li Zhanqiang said.
"Brother Li, can't you recognize me?" The gray-robed monk didn't know what kind of spell he cast. His fat face and figure shrank by nearly half, and finally turned into a thin monk.
It was Niu Xihua, and even his voice became cold.
What's even worse is that the other party has also advanced to the real person stage, and is also the peak of the early stage real person!
After Niu Xihua restored his original appearance, he slowly entered the cave with the magic weapon in front of him.
Yuwen Zhouyuan couldn't help being surprised and frowned, no wonder it felt so familiar.
"Who am I talking about? It turns out to be Brother Niu. He has such a unique magic and the changes are so great. I was deceived by you." Li Zhanqiang laughed loudly.
Li Zhanqiang said in his mouth, but his eyes were focused on the location of the cave entrance, planning to find an opportunity to rush out of the cave and go as far as he could. He didn't pay much attention to Yuwen Zhouyuan, but he didn't dare to take Niu Xihua lightly.
Yuwen Zhouyuan is a late-stage cultivator of Zhenren, and although Niu Xihua is also an early-stage cultivator of Zhenren, Li Zhanqiang can feel that the opponent is not weaker than him. If the two of them fight, they will not be able to tell the winner for a while, alarming the Shen family.
It will be very troublesome for the monks in the temple.
Unfortunately, Li Zhanqiang was destined to be unable to escape safely.
Not only Niu Xihua, but also other monks came.
Whoosh! Five more ghostly figures of the True Yuan Stage monks appeared at the entrance of the cave and entered the cave. Yuwen Zhouyuan and Li Zhanqiang were also very familiar with these people.
"Brother Yu Haiqing, brother Hu Renfeng, why are you here...?" Li Zhanqiang was shocked when he saw them appearing, and finally felt that things were a little tricky.
He somewhat underestimated the tracking ability of these people. There were already seven or eight monks from the Sangui Land here. He was afraid that the three spiritual fruits he had just obtained could not be taken away safely.
Hu Renfeng held a fist-sized silver-nosed spirit rat in his hand. While patting it soothingly, he said with a proud smile: "Humph, Brother Li thinks you can lure us away with just a few of your men. That's too much."
You have underestimated my ability, Hu Renfeng. With this third-level spirit rat here, even if Brother Li hides it a hundred feet underground, I can still find it. Don't talk too much. Those who see spiritual things have a share, Brother Li thought.
If we want to keep it all to ourselves, that would be too much of an appetite. Let’s go our separate ways after getting the benefit, otherwise no one will be able to reap the benefit.”
Yu Haiqing stood aside with a low profile and didn't say anything, but judging from his cold attitude, he would never do it if he didn't share the benefits.
At this time, Niu Xihua had already arrived near the old tree beside the cold pool in the cave. He looked at it with great interest and marveled: "It turns out that there is such a strange tree hidden under the secret room where the ancestors of the Shen family retreated.
Tree. Regarding this tree, I have heard a thing or two about it when I traveled downstream. This tree is called the Infant Spirit Fruit Tree. It is said that the spiritual fruit it produces can be used to break through the bottleneck of a true master. Brother Li, it looks like this tree
It has just been picked, and there are three new marks on the tree. They should all be on your hands, right? Can you let me take a look."
Li Zhanqiang glanced at them and said in a deep voice: "Let's leave here first and then discuss the distribution of spiritual fruits. Otherwise, if the monks of the Shen Family Hall and the ancestors of the Shen Family find out, we will all be dead and we can get out alive."
"No, divide the spirit fruit first. When we get out of the cave, who knows if you will regret it. Once you leave, who should we ask for this spirit fruit from?" Hu Renfeng rudely rejected Li Zhanqiang's proposal.
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"You!" Li Zhanqiang was furious. At this time, he was asked by a Zhenyuan monk how he could feel comfortable psychologically.
Yuwen Zhouyuan, who was staying in a corner of the cave, looked at this scene with cold eyes, feeling unspeakably depressed at this time.