Not far from the giant ancient tree, there is a lush peach tree facing it from a distance. The pale pink petals were blown up by the wind and floated on the lake. There was not a single fish in the clear lake.
The air was filled with the rich fragrance of flower petals, and everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath, inhaling the fragrance into their lungs.
With a roar of laughter, a man rushed towards the ancient tree like an arrow from a bow. "This spiritual fruit is very wonderful. Everyone, I will go first."
A breeze blew by my ears, and I saw a figure on the lakeside stepping over the waves and flying towards the towering ancient trees in the lake. Judging from the black sect uniform with gold edges worn by this person, he is a disciple of the Cangjian Sect.
He picked up an attractive red fruit with a greedy look and swallowed it in three or two bites. He saw that his strength, which was originally in the early stage of foundation building, suddenly increased to the middle stage of foundation building.
Leng Qingning chose to continue waiting and watching. She already had spiritual essence and was not interested in this spiritual fruit. She was looking for the hiding place of the Chaos Stone.
However, not everyone is as lucky as her. For others, this fruit that can improve their realm is extremely tempting to them.
"Oh my god, eating one can actually improve one level of cultivation. This is a good thing!" Seeing this, the people on the shore rushed to fly towards the ancient tree in the middle of the lake.
"Brother Li, that's not very nice of you. Good things should be shared."
A group of people were scrambling to grab the fruits on the tree. Suddenly, a sword flashed, and waves exploded on the lake, raising streams of water. The group of people started fighting, and each of them was bleeding in the fight to get the fruits.
There were also some cautious people who showed hesitation, such as Mo Yunfei. She was stopping her fellow apprentice sisters and said, "Wait, don't rush over. Usually, there will be guardian spirit beasts beside these rare treasures."
The excitement on Zhai Qianqian's face faded a lot after hearing this. What the senior sister said made sense. It was very strange that the guardian spirit beast had not come out for such a precious spiritual fruit for such a long time.
Seeing that many cultivators had already flown to the lake, several disciples were immediately displeased. "Senior Sister, you are overly pessimistic. Didn't that brother from the Hidden Sword Sect eat the fruit and nothing happened? If you don't want to go pick it, I do. Don't waste our time."
"That's right, senior sister, if there's nothing else, we'll go." The junior sisters rolled their eyes and flew into the lake, leaving only the two senior sisters who were furious.
"I'm so angry!" said Zhai Qianqian.
Smelling the overly strong fragrance of peach blossoms, Leng Qingning couldn't help but sneeze several times. She quickly covered her nose and held her breath to try to hide the itchiness in her nose. Damn, could it be that her body is allergic to flowers?
She did not follow the crowd to grab the fruit. To her, the fruit was not as spiritual as the marrow.
"Stupid woman, the scent of this flower is weird, don't smell it," the little black snake hanging around her neck opened and closed its mouth and whispered.
Leng Qingning naturally wouldn't doubt Yan Ci's words. Although this guy always liked to tease her on weekdays, he had never joked when it came to such a life-threatening matter.
Suddenly, a cool aura appeared beside her. Luo Heng was standing beside her without her noticing, gazing at the lake with a serious expression. He looked at Leng Qingning and said, "Junior Sister Leng, fellow junior brothers and sisters, please don't go over and grab the spiritual fruit yet. I feel like there's something strange going on here. Let's wait and see first."
Somehow, ever since he stepped into this place, Luo Heng felt inexplicably uneasy. He had never been so panicked before. There must be something wrong here.
"Brother Luo, you must be overthinking it. Look at that brother from the Hidden Sword Sect and our sister Shen. They have already eaten several fruits. They are both already in the early stages of the Golden Core stage. Aren't these two people fine?"
They all looked eagerly at the lake where swords and sabers flashed and gleamed. Lines of sword energy spread across the water, and the fruits on the trees rapidly decreased.
Fu Qing has always believed in his good brother. "I believe what Luo Heng says, and I hope everyone can believe him. Since entering the secret realm, I believe everyone has witnessed Luo Heng's powerful insight. I believe he will not lie to us."
Luo Heng's prestige in the sect is still relatively strong, and at least half of the disciples choose to believe in him.
But there were also some disciples who chose to take a risk. Lü Ming from the team said, "Brother Luo Heng, we know you mean well, but I have been stuck in the early stages of foundation building for several years. No matter what the result is, I want to give it a try."
After saying that, Lu Ming flew to the lake and joined the battle to snatch the spiritual fruit.
Luo Heng looked at them with a complicated expression upon hearing this, but ultimately remained silent. Everyone had the right to make their own choices, and he had no right to interfere. Regardless of the final outcome, they would have to pay the price for their choices.
The people in front of the ancient tree were fighting fiercely, but they found that several fruits on the tree were missing. Then they discovered Shen Youshu who was crouching down and secretly picking spiritual fruits. His face suddenly became ugly. Someone actually arrived before him.
Seeing the unfriendly looks from the group of people, Shen Youshu quickly picked a dozen fruits, put them into the storage bag and ran away.
The ancient tree became bare in the blink of an eye, and all the fruits on the tree were plucked.
"That woman picked more than a dozen fruits, go after her!"
The people who were fighting fiercely suddenly stopped fighting and all looked at Shen Youshu who was crouching and preparing to escape.
Cheng Yanlingxi had a sinister smile on her face, and looked at her calculatingly and said, "Junior Sister Shen, one should not be too greedy. You have already obtained more than a dozen fruits. We are all from the same sect, so you don't mind sharing a few with us, right?"
"For the sake of our fellow disciples, I advise you to be sensible and hand over the fruit, otherwise don't blame me for being rude," Cheng Mingxuan threatened bluntly.
Seeing this, Shen Youshu cursed in her heart. These two idiots really ruined her good things. If she had known earlier, she would have killed them both directly...
She suppressed her resentment and forced a smile, saying, "Senior Sister Yan is such a joke! I only picked two, while Senior Brother Li from the Hidden Sword Sect picked over a dozen. Hurry and grab them, or they'll be gone!"
She took the opportunity to throw out a few talisman papers and escaped. The talisman papers exploded into a strong fireball on the spot. Unexpectedly, a golden light flashed at this moment, and the exploding fireball was extinguished by a medium-grade water dragon talisman taken out by the wealthy Cheng Mingxuan. The talisman papers generally used in the cultivation world are low-grade talisman papers.
The two people who had been prepared blocked her way one after another. Shen Youshu looked at them with hatred on her face.
“Chen Youshu, I don’t want to repeat what I said before, hand over the spiritual fruit!”
Shen Youshu suddenly took out a dice, which magnified dozens of times and covered her inside. Yan Lingxi and the others watched Shen Youshu wolf down more than a dozen fruits.
The two of them were so angry that their eyes were spitting fire.
"Damn it, what a waste!"
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