Yihong City is the most remote city in the southwest of Dongchen Empire.
A kind of spiritual fruit called "Sweet Spring Fruit" is abundant here. This kind of fruit is born with a hint of spiritual power. After being dried and soaked in water, it not only prolongs life, but also tastes very delicious. The dignitaries in Yihong City and even nearby cities are all attracted by it.
Love this natural deliciousness.
But it is a pity that this kind of fruit can only grow naturally and cannot be cultivated artificially. After extensive logging, the sweet spring fruit has become increasingly rare, so that it can only be seen in dangerous places where spiritual beasts roam.
The big shots who were not willing to lose this delicious food issued a long-term bounty mission in the only monastic college in Yihong City, "Yihong College". Students here can collect sweet spring fruits in exchange for spiritual stones.
Elder Zhiyun is the elder of the outer dean of Yihong College. Tasks such as collecting sweet spring fruits are usually taken up by students from the outer college, and students from the outer college often do not have much practical experience. Elder Zhiyun’s task is to regularly lead the students from the outer college to the wilderness.
She has been responsible for collecting fruits for several years.
But this time, when she was about to lead the team out again, the dean and others personally came out to object. The reason was simple: Elder Zhiyun was pregnant.
"Dean, there is no need to worry. There are few students doing the task this time. I am the most familiar with the mountain range on the west side. My health is not bad yet. I will do the task this time!"
Elder Zhiyun has always been a strong woman, and she does not want to lose her job in the academy even if she is pregnant.
Yihong College is only a small college, and there are not many teachers here. If she takes a vacation, there will be a manpower problem. After careful consideration, the dean gave her several instructions and had to agree to her leading the team again.
Everything went smoothly. Elder Zhiyun and his five teenage children rushed to the mountains on the west side of Yihong City.
"Attention, there may be a kind of spiritual beast called the 'Bone-Hungry Wolf' roaming here. It is probably in the late stage of spiritual enlightenment. Most of you are no match for it, so you are not allowed to separate. I will deal with it if there is any danger!"
"Yes!" Elder Zhiyun's words are absolutely authoritative. The disciples in the outer courtyard are particularly in awe of her, not only because she is already a late-stage monk in the spirit-building realm at a young age, but also because of her fierce and straightforward character. If she offends her
But there is no good fruit to eat.
Under the leadership of Zhiyun, a group of people and horses advanced quickly. The mountains were covered with densely packed towering trees. The unique moisture in the deep forest mixed with the smell of [***] in the soil suppressed everyone who stepped into the forest.
The mood of the person in it.
"Boom boom boom..."
Just as they were looking for traces of Sweet Spring Fruit, a strange sound passed through the layers of dense forest and sounded directly in the depths of everyone's mind.
"Ah?!" Several children screamed in horror. This feeling was unprecedented for them, as if a terrifying beast had attacked the softest place in their hearts and wreaked wanton destruction.
"No! Get out!" Zhiyun was startled. Even she couldn't resist the intimidation brought by the roar. She could only hug a few children and drag them in panic back to the original route.
"Boom!"
Just before they stumbled a few steps, the continuous roar disappeared and was replaced by a loud bang, and then the entire ground began to tremble violently.
"Get away, the tree is going to fall!"
Zhiyun screamed and pushed the children away regardless of her pregnancy. Behind her, several towering trees were broken by the earthquake and fell towards them.
At the critical moment, Elder Zhiyun concentrated all his holy power with his palms and struck the ground hard. The force of the rebound pushed her several feet away, barely escaping the disaster.
"Teacher! Are you okay?"
"Hold on to the tree trunk and be careful around you!"
The ground was still shaking violently. She supported a big tree and shouted loudly to several children. She didn't know what the sudden earthquake was about, but saving her life was the most important thing now.
But just after she finished shouting, the vibration suddenly disappeared, and the surrounding trees stopped shaking.
"Quickly, run out!" Zhiyun was stunned. No matter what happened, this place was definitely not a place to stay for a long time. She immediately rushed to several children, grabbing them and trying to escape.
"Teacher, look over there!" A little girl suddenly covered her mouth and exclaimed.
"Ah?" Zhiyun was stunned and looked towards the little girl's gaze. Deep in the jungle, bursts of black mist appeared on the ground. Then, a black hole appeared on the ground out of thin air, and the entrance of the hole was still there.
Several flashes of lightning flashed from time to time.
"Quick, you go back first, follow the way you just came!" Elder Zhiyun gritted his teeth and decided to let the children leave immediately, while he stayed to check.
In the world of monks, there are many legends about the birth of strange treasures, which are often accompanied by various strange phenomena. Naturally, Elder Zhiyun is unwilling to give up such a great blessing and is determined to find out.
After the children had all run away, she slowly walked towards the dark hole step by step. Every time she got closer, the inexplicable fear in her heart increased, but she still gritted her teeth and gradually got closer with sweating profusely.
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Slowly I saw clearly that it was a black hole that appeared out of thin air. The hole was so dark that it made people feel frightened. The bottomless black hole seemed to lead directly to hell. The lightning that appeared from time to time at the hole added a bit of mystery to it.
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"Ah? What's going on?"
Just when Zhiyun was about to approach, the entrance of the cave suddenly began to shrink, the ground began to return to its original appearance, and the lightning at the entrance of the cave began to flash faster and more restlessly.
"boom!"
With a burst, the entire cave entrance disappeared, but at the moment it disappeared, a bolt of lightning broke free from the black hole and jumped out. After the black hole disappeared, the lightning quickly condensed into a ball and jumped at the place where the cave entrance had just appeared.
Zhiyun looked at the bright and dancing lightning as if fascinated, and his footsteps began to move slowly involuntarily.
"Bang bang!"
"ah!!!"
Just when she was about to get close to the ball of lightning, the ball of lightning suddenly exploded and struck Zhiyun in an instant. Zhiyun only had time to scream before he fell unconscious.
When she woke up again, it was already several months later.
During this time, the entire college was praying for her. Miraculously, the child she was carrying was still fine. Zhiyun's belly was getting bigger and bigger during her coma.
What's even more gratifying is that Zhiyun gave birth soon after she woke up, and she got a healthy and lovely daughter.
"During my coma, I have been having all kinds of dreams, and there is a name that always echoes in my mind." When she looked at her lovely daughter, she cried with joy to her husband who had been accompanying and protecting her.
, "Xia Ling! Let's give this name to our daughter!"