C1212 Zhou Hai
C1212 Zhou Hai
Ling Jian’s gaze slowly swept across the bloody lake. Soon after, his gaze stopped at the center of the lake. There was a tree seedling there.
Although it looked like a tree seedling, in reality, it was only a branch that had appeared in the bloody lake.
In reality, most of the tree was submerged by the bloody lake water, so only the bloody leaves were exposed. When the leaves were exposed, the leaves were also filled with a blood-red color.
Although only a single leaf was exposed, and the original color was already covered, one could still see that the leaves were decorated with many other colorful colors.
There were eight or nine different colors on the tree branch that was exposed. Some of them were green fruits.
These exposed green fruits appeared on the lake, appearing extremely out of place.
If one looked carefully, one could see that the surface of the green fruits was extremely smooth. It was as if they were not fruits but natural carvings. They were extremely crystal clear, making one feel that it was unbelievable.
“I didn’t expect that it was really a Heavenly Yuan Fruit.”
Ling Jian’s gaze swept across the green fruits on the tree branches, and his eyes instantly became much brighter.
Although he was very clear that the Heavenly Yuan Fruits would not be green after they ripened, the Heavenly Yuan Fruits would be green when they were still ripe or close to ripe.
Moreover, Ling Jian was very clear that if the Heavenly Yuan Fruit was green and translucent, it meant that the Heavenly Yuan Fruit was getting closer to ripe. The closer the Heavenly Yuan Fruit was to ripe, the purer the color would become. When the Heavenly Yuan Fruit was ripe, it would turn into a dense blood-red color.
“It seems like these Heavenly Yuan Fruits are already approaching the ripe stage. Once the Heavenly Yuan Fruits are ripe, we can directly attack them.”
At this moment, Ling Jian’s gaze landed on the Heavenly Yuan Fruits, especially when the crispness of the Heavenly Yuan Fruits became even more intense. His heart became even more excited as if he was a green jade.
“Ling Jian, it seems like our trip here was not in vain. This time, we plan to get a few Heavenly Yuan Fruits.”
At this moment, the voice of the Infinite Worlds was transmitted out of his mind.
“Since we’re already here, we should naturally get all the Heavenly Yuan Fruits.”
The corner of Ling Jian’s mouth curled up into a smile. Since the treasure was in his hands, he naturally would not leave it to others.
“Hahaha, Ling Jian, your actions have not disappointed me.”
The voice of the Infinite Worlds slowly sounded out in his mind. Clearly, the Infinite Worlds understood Ling Jian very well. They naturally knew of Ling Jian’s style of doing things.
If Ling Jian had not been so greedy earlier, he might have felt that Ling Jian had given him a huge surprise.
However, the fact that Ling Jian said this did not surprise the Infinite Worlds at all.
Ling Jian withdrew his gaze from the Heavenly Yuan Fruits. At this moment, his gaze slightly shifted upwards. After which, his gaze looked towards the surroundings of the Heavenly Yuan Fruits.
Following Ling Jian’s gaze, he saw many figures from the surroundings. All of these figures were cultivators. There were a total of several hundred of them. The strongest among them had already reached the initial stage of the Saint Spirit Realm.
If one were to take a closer look, one would be able to see that these people were roughly divided into four different groups.
Of course, this was only a rough estimate. If one were to take a closer look, there were still many groups of people. Clearly, these people did not come alone. Instead, they had at least three to four people in their groups.
At this moment, as Ling Jian and Ao Tian appeared in the lake, the cultivators in the lake also swept their gazes over in unison.
Because Ao Tian’s cultivation had already reached the intermediate-stage of the Saint Spirit Realm, the cultivators didn’t feel any surprise when their gazes landed on Ao Tian.
However, when these cultivators’ gazes landed on Ling Jian, and when they sensed Ling Jian’s cultivation, which was only at the late-stage of the Saint Spirit Realm, they were incomparably stunned.
“Am I seeing things? His cultivation experience is only at the late-stage of the Saint Spirit realm.”
“What’s going on? A late-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator dares to come and snatch the Heavenly Yuan Fruits.”
“He’s really a newborn calf that isn’t afraid of tigers. He’s not afraid of losing his life here even with his cultivation.”
“I don’t think he’s a newborn calf that isn’t afraid of tiger. He’s simply courting death.”
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At this moment, the voices became noisy because of Ling Jian’s appearance. In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire valley became extremely lively.
Ling Jian heard the clamor in the valley clearly.
Ling Jian had already expected this. Therefore, when he heard the discussions, his eyes didn’t show any fluctuation. It was as if he had never heard it.
In the deep valley, the strongest cultivators were only at the Saint Spirit Realm. There were three early-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivators, and there was only one mid-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator. There was not a single late-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator.
Ling Jian did not care about such a lineup. If Ling Jian was willing, these people would not be a match for him. He could easily kill them.
However, although Ling Jian did not care about all this, Ao Tian, who was beside him, knew what to do next.
“Hmph, if you don’t want to die, then shut up.”
At this moment, Ao Tian could not help but speak in a deep voice. As his words fell, the entire valley became much quieter.
To be frank, in the Heavenly Yuan Valley, strength was the most important thing.
In the entire Heavenly Yuan Valley, if one were to say who had the highest cultivation, then it was undoubtedly Ao Tian.
Although Ling Jian was only at the late-stage Saint Spirit Realm, Ao Tian was a genuine mid-stage Saint Spirit Realm expert.
In the entire Heavenly Yuan Valley, there was no late-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator. However, in this situation, the mid-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivators did not want to fight Ling Jian.
After all, the Heavenly Yuan Fruits were about to ripen. If they were ripe, it would be difficult for them to avoid a battle.
Under such circumstances, if they could eliminate as many enemies as possible, it would be difficult for them to create unnecessary enemies.
Aotian saw that the surrounding cultivators had quietened down. His expression turned from gloomy to better.
However, just as Aotian’s expression turned for the better, his expression could not help but change. At this moment, he suddenly heard a voice coming from outside the valley.
“Aotian, right? I didn’t expect that your cultivation is not high, but your tone is quite big.”
When this voice sounded, it quickly spread throughout the entire valley.
When they heard these voices, all the cultivators looked up.
When they heard this voice, all the cultivators looked up and saw four figures slowly walking through the spiritual clouds in the sky.
Although there were not many figures, when these figures appeared, the expressions of the many cultivators present could not help but change.
Although there were only four figures, their cultivations were all very high. They were all at the intermediate stage of the Saint Spirit Realm. One of them had reached the advanced stage of the Saint Spirit Realm.
At the same time, the words that he had said earlier had come from the mouth of the cultivator who had reached the advanced stage of the Saint Spirit Realm.
The atmosphere in the entire valley became incomparably silent as the cultivator spoke.
At the same time, an extremely powerful and terrifying Spiritual Energy aura suddenly spread through the entire valley.
“Not good, it is actually a powerful cultivator at the advanced stage of the Saint Spirit Realm.”
The faces of the many cultivators in the valley became extremely gloomy.
At the same time, Ao Tian could directly sense an extremely frightening and shocking aura enveloping his direction. The pressure from it caused him to be unable to even breathe.
Ao Tian’s face instantly became extremely ugly. At this moment, he did not dare to hesitate. The Spiritual Energy within his body surged out at this moment and completely resisted this terrifying and powerful pressure.
“You are actually from the Zhou Family?”
Seeing the few figures that had appeared in front of him, Ao Tian’s expression could not help but change greatly when he spoke.
“Hehe, Ao Tian, long time no see. However, your memory is quite good. You are actually able to recognize us.”
The cultivator in the lead of the four people spoke. He had directly admitted his identity.
His name was Zhou Hai, the Patriarch of the Zhou Family. Similarly, his cultivation was at the late stage of the Saint Spirit Realm. There was naturally no problem with him speaking out.
Hearing Zhou Hai speak, Ao Tian’s face became even more horrified.
Back then, when he discovered the Heavenly Yuan Fruit, there were four other forces, and one of them was the Zhou Family.
Back then, because the Zhou Family had three cultivators who had already reached the middle stage of the Saint Spirit Realm, Ao Tian had a pretty good impression of the entire Zhou Family.
However, Ao Tian had never thought that there would be another cultivator of the late stage of the Saint Spirit Realm in the Zhou Family.
“By the way, where’s Chou Shen? Why didn’t he appear? I heard that Chou Shen’s cultivation has already broken through to the late stage of the Saint Spirit Realm!”
“Under such circumstances, he didn’t come. How could you possibly appear here alone?”
At this moment, the Patriarch of the Zhou Family, Zhou Hai, looked over at Ao Tian. However, when he saw that Ao Tian was the only familiar face, his expression couldn’t help but change. Clearly, he hadn’t expected that Chou Shen wouldn’t appear under such circumstances.
After all, the overall strength of the Godslayer Palace was not weaker than theirs, especially the Palace Master of the Godslayer Palace. The Godslayer was also a late-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator like him, so he had a very deep impression of the Godslayer Palace.
“Lord Sect Master, there is a small matter that I have not taken care of, so I have to take care of it.”
Aotian hesitated for a moment, but he still chose to say this.
He did not directly tell Zhou Hai that the Godslayer had died.
The Zhou Family and the Godslayer Palace were two great forces, but they did not belong to the same region.
Under such circumstances, as long as Aotian did not tell the truth, and the Zhou Family did not deliberately inquire about it, they would not know the current situation of the Godslayer Palace.
“It’s just that I have to take care of you.”
The Zhou Family’s Patriarch, Zhou Hai, suddenly became extremely sarcastic, and his tone became quite playful. “If it is just you alone, I’m afraid that the fight for the Heavenly Yuan Fruits today will not have anything to do with your Godslayer Palace. Even if the Godslayer is optimistic about you, it does not mean that you will get a share of the fruits today.”
If the Godslayer was present today, he might have been able to get some Heavenly Yuan Fruits. However, if the Godslayer was not present today, the Godslayer Palace would not be able to get any Heavenly Yuan Fruits.
After hearing Zhou Hai's words, Ao Tian also lowered his head deeply. Although he knew that Zhou Hai was mocking him, he still had to speak up.
The Heavenly Yuan fruit had yet to truly ripen, so he didn't want to cause any more trouble at this time.
"Right, Ao Tian, who is this kid beside you?"
Zhou Hai's voice was heard again.
His gaze quickly sized up Ling Jian, then he sneered at Ao Tian, "Haha, he's only at the late-stage Saint Realm. Could it be that the Divine Sect sent him here? If that's the case, are the two of you here to snatch the Heavenly Yuan fruit today?"
After Zhou Hai said this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
At the same time, after he said this, the surrounding people all burst out laughing.
Since the Zhou Family had already said so, they didn't need to be afraid of laughing.
Moreover, bringing a cultivator at the late-stage Saint Realm to snatch something was a very laughable thing.
"The Zhou Family's Patriarch must be joking."
At this time, Ao Tian also forced a smile on his face and said to the Zhou Family's Patriarch.
The Zhou Family Patriarch did not look at Ao Tian. Instead, his gaze fell on Ling Jian. A mocking expression immediately appeared on his face. “Brat, do you know where this place is? How dare you come here?”
“Let me warn you. If you don’t want to die, then get lost. Otherwise, you will lose your life here.”
After saying this, the Zhou Family Patriarch did not bother with Ling Jian. He was now looking at a late-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator. To be able to say such words to Ling Jian was the greatest form of care he could give Ling Jian.
However, the Zhou Family Patriarch had never expected that Ling Jian would suddenly reveal a smile and speak in such a cold voice.
“Do you think that you can make me get lost?”
The cold voice came from Ling Jian’s mouth. At this moment, the voice spread out in the valley.
In the valley, many people’s gazes gathered on Ling Jian. After hearing Ling Jian’s words, they all revealed surprised expressions.
They had never thought that a late-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator would dare to refute a late-stage Saint Spirit Realm cultivator who had spoken.
Just you alone.
These three simple words, but the tone was quite arrogant and overbearing.
It could be said that Ling Jian's attitude was as though he did not place the current Zhou Clan's Zhou Hai in his eyes.
"Just me?"
The Zhou Clan's Patriarch was also stunned. At this moment, he frowned and turned his head, then looked at Ling Jian. His gaze carried a bit of indifference.
"What, you think that my Zhou Clan is not qualified to make you scram out of this valley?"
The Zhou Clan Patriarch said coldly.
His voice also carried a bit of overbearingness.
"Wrong."
Ling Jian could not help but lightly nod his head at this moment. Even though the current Zhou Clan's Patriarch, Zhou Hai, had already become extremely gloomy, Ling Jian's expression did not have much of an expression on his face at this moment.