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Chapter 549 Getting the Fruit
Dragonbone Reef, the territory of the mermaids.

Yu Jiao brought Qin Ming and the other two to the entrance of the reefs.

Many merman tide guards are stationed here.

When the demon guards who were in charge of guarding the formation saw Yu Jiao and the three mermaids coming over, they immediately saluted with great respect:
"Your subordinate greets the commander-in-chief!!"

"Who are these three?"

"How dare you! Do I need to report to you before I do anything? This is a clan secret, it's not your turn to know. Let you go!" Yu Jiao shouted loudly, and the demon cultivator guarding the formation was so frightened that his scalp went numb.

"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong!" A group of demon guards hurriedly took out the tokens, opened the large formation on the island, and welcomed several people in.

After some understanding, Qin Ming also learned that these mermaids inherited the bloodline system and called themselves "descendants of dragon blood". The higher the bloodline inheritance, the more complete the vertical dragon mark on the forehead, and the higher the strength of cultivation.

The mermaids of high bloodline completely suppress their fellow tribesmen in all aspects and control their life and death.

Qin Ming and his companions passed the formation detection and entered the mermaid tribe without any abnormality.

Then they found a coral reef to settle down.

The mermaid tribe has many members, and suddenly there are three more of them, but no one cares about them.

"My two fellow Taoists, we didn't expect such a change to happen on the island. The three of us will split up and head to the three forbidden areas. After we find out the location of the Questioning Heart Fruit Tree, we will reunite and take action immediately." Li Qianjie was not a hesitant person and he made a plan immediately.

The next moment.

But Qin Ming said directly: "Don't look for it, the Questioning Heart Fruit Tree is in Chaoyin Cave Heaven."

"Oh? Why do you say that, Brother Qin?" Xiao Xun's expression froze and he couldn't help but ask.

Li Qianjie was also surprised. He had been placing spies in the archipelago to search for hundreds of years, but still had not determined the location of the Questioning Heart Fruit Tree.

This was Qin Ming's first time on the island, and he told the location of the spiritual fruit with great certainty.

This was completely beyond his understanding.

"Qin is a spiritual plant master. I can more or less sense the aura emitted by spiritual plants." Qin Ming replied indifferently, "But it seems that the fourth-stage late-stage monster of the mermaid tribe is also in seclusion in it. If we rush in rashly, we will probably alarm this beast." Qin Ming said indifferently.

Li Qianjie was also surprised when he heard this: "Ah? It's actually like this, I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Qin to have such a skill."

The three of them immediately discussed it.

Li Qianjie decided to kill the prince of the Blood Dragon Clan to create a bigger conflict and take the opportunity to lure out the retreating Sea-Splitting Demon Saint.

The three of them then waited for an opportunity to steal the Heart-Questioning Fruit.

"By the way, what do you think could have allowed it to sneak into the Dragon Bone Reef and enter the Dragon Burial Abyss before us?" Li Qianjie suddenly asked, remembering something.

"This matter is a bit strange. Maybe it was done by the demon tribe." Xiao Xun analyzed, "After all, apart from you and me, there are only a few high-level Nascent Soul cultivators in the outer sea. But it is basically impossible to escape unscathed from the territory of the mermaids unless you are in the late Nascent Soul stage."

Qin Ming was not clear about this, so he did not say much.

But this matter reveals a lot of weirdness.

After staying on the island for several days.

Li Qianjie decided to go to the border between the two tribes in person to carry out his plan.

Qin Ming and Xiao Xun were secretly waiting for an opportunity.

……

Time passes slowly.

Five days later, a shocking news came that the only prince of the Blood Dragon Clan died at the hands of a mermaid.

And his death was extremely tragic, even his head and demon core were dug out.

This completely ignited the anger of the Blood Dragon Clan.

South of Dragon Bone Reef, within the territory of the Blood Dragon Clan.

boom!
A tall and burly figure stood in the hall. With a casual blow, he crushed more than a dozen demon cultivators to pieces, turning them into a ball of blood mist.

"who!!"

"Who killed my son!"

"I will definitely extract his soul and refine his spirit, and grind his bones to dust!"

The demon cultivators of the Blood Dragon Clan standing in the hall were all trembling with fear at his furious power, not daring to breathe.

"Reporting to Ancestor Xue Chi, I saw it with my own eyes. It was the mermaids in the north who did it!" The demon cultivator below reported tremblingly in order to save his life.

"Humph! These self-righteous bastards! I haven't even bothered them yet, but they're still pushing their luck."

"Pass on my order to gather the army and attack towards the north!"

Following an order from the Blood Chi Demon Saint, countless demon armies set out, crossing the border to start a war against the mermaids. The long-standing grudge between the two major demon tribes on Dragon Bone Reef completely erupted.

Li Qianjie's move was like dropping a barrel of explosives, completely detonating the Dragonbone Reefs.

For a while.

An unprecedented life-and-death battle broke out between the Blood Dragon Clan and the Mermaid Clan.

Suddenly, the demon's blood dyed the lightless sea red.

……

On the other side, among the mermaids.

As the battle between the two clans fell into an unprecedented fierce battle, even Qin Ming and Xiao Xun, who were disguised as second-level demon cultivators, were summoned to the square.

Not long after.

A figure wearing a phoenix crown, with an extremely elegant temperament and appearance, dragged a long palace dress and walked slowly to the throne at the top.

On her forehead, there was an almost complete dragon mark. This person was none other than Long Ji, the powerful and powerful person in the Zhijiao tribe. She was in the middle stage of the fourth order, and her strength was comparable to that of a late Nascent Soul cultivator of the human race.

Taking into account his special high-level bloodline, even if we look at the outer seas, his true strength is among the top ten.

Her extremely cold blue eyes slowly swept across the people gathered in the square, and she spoke:
"This time the Blood Dragon Clan suddenly launched a large-scale war against my clan. There must be someone behind this."

"Don't let me find out who did it, or I will destroy them to ashes!"

"The Blood Dragon Clan is attacking fiercely right now. There will definitely be a decisive battle between the two clans anyway, so why not use this battle to decide the outcome!"

"Mermaid warriors! Show me your courage!"

As soon as the words fell, above the densely packed square, a deafening war roar resounded through the sky.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The army then set out for the bloody battlefield.

Long Ji looked at the demon army below, her eyes flickering, her brows furrowed, and she was thinking about everything.
Qin Ming and Xiao Xun took the opportunity to sneak away, which was an easy task for them.

soon.

Li Qianjie also rushed back and joined the two of them.

"It's really strange. Things have gotten so out of control, why hasn't the Mermaid Sea-Splitting Demon Saint come out of seclusion yet?" Li Qianjie was gloomy, puzzled.

Qin Ming immediately said: "In my opinion, the Sea-Splitting Demon Saint is most likely at the critical moment of breakthrough and cannot be easily interrupted."

"Even when the clan was in a life-and-death crisis, he didn't show up."

"I think what Fellow Daoist Qin said makes sense. How about we take advantage of the chaos now to go to Chaoyin Cave to take a look?" Xiao Xun also agreed with Qin Ming's point of view.

Li Qianjie nodded: "That's the only way."

The figures of the three people disappeared on the spot, and taking advantage of the battle between the two tribes' armies, they flew towards Chaoyin Cave in the east without leaving any trace.

at the same time.

The Nine-Chi ancestor of the Blood Dragon Clan, with tremendous rage, has already charged into the territory of the Mermaid Clan.

Under the terrifying power of the fourth-stage late-stage Demon Saint, the battlefield was filled with blood and gore, and the situation was almost one-sided.

Long Ji revealed her huge demon form and exchanged a few moves with the monster, but was instantly beaten back. She was not even a match for the monster.

Demon blood flowed from the corners of her mouth as she angrily shouted, "Stupid old man, can't you see that someone is trying to sow discord?"

"Humph! I only know that it was you, the mermaids, who killed my son, and the evidence is irrefutable!"

"Tell that old fellow Lie Hai to come out and fight me. If you dare to kill my son, I will fight you to the death!"

The Blood Dragon Prince killed by Li Qianjie was his only bloodline inheritance. This almost made the Nine-Chi Patriarch lose his mind and he became bloodthirsty.

Long Ji was also secretly anxious. At this moment, the ancestor Liehai was at the critical moment of breakthrough. Except for him, no one in the clan could fight with him.

Looking at countless mermaids dying tragically at the hands of the Blood Chi Ancestor, her face was filled with shock and anger.

And the other side.

Qin Ming and the other two have secretly sneaked into Chaoyin Cave. The demon guards and restrictions around it are of no use to the three cultivators.

As the three of them went deeper.

I was surprised to discover that this place was actually composed of a huge coral group that could absorb the power of the stars.

The spiritual vein environment seems to be better than that outside.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, are you sure that the Heart-Searching Fruit Tree is here?" Li Qianjie couldn't help but ask.

His actions were effective. They provoked a war between the two tribes. Most of the demon guards were sent out to fight and had no time to take care of this place.

"Qin's feeling is not wrong. If we continue to move forward a few miles, we should be able to reach our destination." Qin Ming said without any emotion.

"Really?" The other two immediately became alert after hearing that, and continued to hide their tracks and move deeper inside.

After a while, the vision of several people suddenly brightened.

A huge cave space appeared in front of them.

There was a deep pool in the center of the cave. A huge black skeleton was floating in the water. In the center of the pool, there was a two-foot-tall spiritual plant growing.

This spiritual plant exudes amazing spiritual energy. A bright red light mist condenses on it, lingering in a lingering knot.

On the emerald green branches, there are four azure jade fruits, each of which is the size of an egg, emitting a vast Taoist aura.

"Fifth-level Heart-searching Fruit!"

When he saw this spiritual plant, Li Qianjie showed a fanatical smile on his scarred face.

He said impatiently: "Master Xiao, according to our previous agreement, you will be the one to take the fruit."

"Also, Li has made the greatest contribution on this trip, so it's not too much to share two spiritual fruits, right?"

"Fellow Daoist Qin and you will each take one of the remaining spiritual fruits."

Qin Ming and Xiao Xun looked at each other and immediately nodded in agreement.
After all, Li Qianjie had been planning for this matter for a long time, so it was reasonable for him to get one more.

Li Qianjie's eyes showed excitement. In fact, what he was thinking was that if there were many spiritual fruits, he would take a few more.

But there are only four now, and after weighing the pros and cons, I have no choice but to do so.

He had originally planned to use the property of the Heart-Searching Fruit, which would rot as soon as it leaves the branch, to restrain Qin Ming, but now it was no longer possible.

But Qin Ming's eyes flickered, and he set his sights on the fruit tree.
But the next moment.

Just when Xiao Xun took out a emerald green jade ruyi magic treasure and was about to go forward to get the fruit, something strange happened!
Boom Kaka!
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and terrifying thunder began to gather and brew above the Chaoyin Cave.
Soon, a horrific catastrophe struck.

(End of this chapter)