Since there's treasure down there, she can't be blamed for being impolite. Jian Ning smiled and used a burrowing technique to avoid the front of the rat swarm, disappearing into the ground from the right side.
She swam quickly through the mud like a fish, diving deeper and deeper.
Suddenly, he felt light all over and emerged from the soil, beginning to fall. He quickly summoned the Ruoshui Sword and stepped on it.
He stopped in mid-air, took out a powerful flashlight from inside the space, turned it on, and paused for a moment.
I never imagined there was such a large cave in these mountains. I wonder how many years old it has been.
Upon arriving here, the exotic fragrance became even more pronounced. Jian Ning, disregarding the beautiful scenery before her, grabbed a flashlight and quickly followed the scent, flying towards the location on her sword.
When the flashlight beam shone through, the cave was filled with vibrant, ever-changing colors.
It's so beautiful! There are also many stalactites scattered on the ground. They must have fallen from above due to the earthquake some time ago, which caused changes in the internal structure of the mountain.
Upon arriving here, the exotic fragrance became even more pronounced. Jian Ning, disregarding the beautiful scenery before her, grabbed a flashlight and quickly followed the scent, flying towards the location on her sword.
The cave was quite large; after flying some distance, the sound of flowing water could be heard. It wasn't until they rounded a bend and reached the front that Jian Ning saw it. There was actually an underground river here.
Right in the middle of the river, there grew a plant, entirely red, even the veins on its leaves were red.
Three black fruits grew on it.
It's turning from black to red right now, and it looks like it's about to ripen; the fragrance is coming from it. "The Rejuvenating Sacred Fruit?" Jian Ning exclaimed upon seeing the plant before her.
Such rare and precious materials are extremely rare even in the cultivation world, yet they exist in this world.
Looking at the treasure in front of her, Jian Ning did not rush to pick it.
This fruit must completely turn from black to red before it can be eaten; otherwise, it contains a deadly poison. Touching it will result in certain death. There is absolutely no antidote.
On a whim, he took out a jade box specifically for storing medicinal herbs from his jade bracelet. Just as he was about to dismount from his sword, he suddenly heard a squeak behind him, which made him extremely angry.
Looking back, she saw that the enormous rat king had somehow arrived and was now glaring angrily at Jian Ning, clearly regarding her as an enemy.
Behind the Rat King stood his vast and numerous subjects, densely packed and countless.
There was nowhere left to put your feet on the ground. Jian Ning couldn't stay suspended in the air on her sword forever.
After hesitating for a moment, she simply took out a rope from her bracelet, flew up and tied it to a stalactite on the cave ceiling, making it into the shape of a swing. Then she put away Ruoshui, grabbed the rope, and sat on it.
The underground rat king couldn't fly. Its beady eyes were fixed on Jian Ning's movements. When it saw that she was sitting in mid-air, it squeaked and squeaked angrily.
Presumably, there was nothing they could do about her, so they turned around and ordered their mice to go into the water to pick fruit for her.
The Holy Fruit of Returning Spirits was now a deep red, more than half ripe. The entire underground cavern was filled with the fragrance of the fruit.
The mice weren't stupid; they actually divided into three small teams, each taking a separate route and jumping into the water, their target a single fruit. The Rat King had quite a clever plan; he wasn't planning on leaving a single one for Jian Ning.
However, Jian Ning was not in a hurry at all. Such rare and precious materials must be guarded by spirit beasts. That's how it is in the cultivation world, and it's probably the same in this world.
The groundwater looks calm and still now, but who knows what kind of ferocious beasts are lurking inside? These rats are just scouting the way for her.
Sure enough, not long after the three groups of rats entered the water, the river suddenly churned, followed by the rats' urgent squeaking. Within seconds, the water returned to calm.
But all the rats in the water have disappeared.
The rat king on the shore was now in a panic. Jian Ning guessed it didn't know there could be other powerful creatures in the water.
I simply took out a cup of milk tea from my spatial storage and watched the excitement while drinking it. Anyway, the fruit wasn't ripe yet. Waiting was boring.
Although the Rat King knew there was danger underwater, the allure of the Rejuvenating Fruit was simply irresistible to it.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to summon all their men from so far away just by smelling the aroma and come to rob it.
Although it didn't know what use the fruit was to it, it knew in its heart that it couldn't miss this opportunity; this was already its instinct as the Rat King.
After squeaking a few more times, the mice behind him no longer split into three groups, but instead jumped into the river one after another like dumplings being dropped into boiling water. It seems that this time the Rat King wanted to win by sheer numbers.
With so many rats, thousands upon thousands, I don't believe any aquatic creature can swallow them all in one gulp. As long as a few slip through the net, we can bring them that fragrant fruit.
And you know what? Animals are actually quite intelligent.
After finishing her milk tea, Jian Ning casually tossed it into her spatial storage. Suddenly, a large wave surged up on the water, washing more than half of the mice back onto the shore.
Immediately afterwards, whirlpools appeared in the water, presumably swallowing the remaining rats. Sure enough, in less than a minute, the surface of the water gradually returned to calm, and so far, no creatures that had appeared in the water have been seen.
This time, nearly a third of his men were wiped out. The Rat King was so angry that he jumped up and down a few times, squeaking incessantly, urging the remaining rats to go into the water.
These little mice dared not disobey the Rat King's orders. Although they knew that going into the water meant certain death, they still rushed into the water in a hurry.
This time, the aquatic creatures were truly angry. They popped their heads up with a whoosh.
It turned out to be a giant python, which had lived in the water for who knows how many years. Its eyes were bigger than light bulbs and its body was extremely thick.
It's covered in a grid-like, stone-like pattern. The base is brown, with yellow interspersed throughout. It looks extremely poisonous.
The Rat King was taken aback when it saw the giant python, which was its natural enemy. What could it do? Retreating was impossible; the fruit made it impossible for it to even entertain the thought of retreating.
It's just a giant python. It's probably hungry. Even if all of its minions were fed into its belly, the Rat King wouldn't care.
Then it let out an even sharper cry, commanding all the rats to go into the water.
The giant python was utterly enraged. It couldn't believe these little creatures dared to steal the fruit it was guarding. It hissed incessantly, and more than half of its body, over ten meters long, was above the water.
Jian Ning sat steadily on the rope, watching the imminent battle below. Suddenly, the strange fragrance vanished, and the fruit, now fully ripe, revealed its translucent red color.
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