After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 790 A Vermilion Fruit, and Another Encounter with the Yellow Dragon Taoist!

I'm not reconciled.

I should have broken through to the Dao True Realm first before coming here. Now look what happened, my life has been taken, and the Vermilion Fruit bestowed by the sect leader has been given to someone else.

hate it!

Consciousness faded, and he had already breathed his last.

Chen Yang did not act rashly. He Yuanshan had said that there was another poisonous insect inside this person's body, the lychee worm.

Moreover, it was a poisonous insect that had already reached the Dao True Realm.

The reason Chen Yang used the Medicine King Needle to seal Lai Mile's vital acupoints immediately was to trap the worm inside Lai Mile's body, making it difficult for it to escape.

Wow!
At this moment, Lai Mile's belly twitched, like fetal movement, as if something inside was about to come out, making a series of gurgling sounds.

Chen Yang scanned the area with his mental energy and his expression suddenly changed.

He quickly hooked his foot and grabbed the satchel from Lai Mile's body, put away the Medicine King Needles, and turned to run away.

"Hululu..."

Lai Mile's belly swelled up and swelled, like an inflated balloon, round and shiny, as if it were filled with a lot of water.

As soon as Chen Yang ran, He Yuanshan and Jiang Mingqiu also took off running.

"boom!"

The three had just run into the valley when they heard a huge explosion behind them.

Looking back, a large amount of colorful liquid exploded out and quickly spread in all directions.

Although they were hundreds of meters apart, a strong stench wafted over, and the three of them quickly covered their noses, almost vomiting up their leftovers.

Wherever the liquid fell, within a radius of at least fifty meters, all vegetation withered instantly. Fruits on some trees fell and rotted rapidly, as if soaked in concentrated acid. The scene was unbearably foul and pitch black.

"Grass!"

Chen Yang couldn't help but swear.

This "Lychee and Asparagus" is absolutely terrifying; it's practically a chemical weapon of mass destruction.

If I had run a little slower, and gotten covered in this venom, I would have been badly injured, if not killed.

"Buzz!"

A sound similar to a buzzing sound.

Soon, a fist-sized, flat, grayish-white insect flew towards Chen Yang and the others.

"Ding! SS-level poisonous insect [Lychee Stink Bug] detected. Encyclopedia entry unlocked. Reward: [Immortal Lychee] *1. Item has been placed in the system warehouse and can be retrieved at any time."

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Item: Immortal Lychee

"Introduction: Large and delicious, with abundant juice, it grows in places rich in Geng metal energy. Consuming it greatly helps in comprehending sword intent."

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"Ding, mission issued."

"Quest: Hunt the SS-rank poisonous insect [Lychee Caterpillar], Progress (0/1)"

Reward: Sword Offering Stone *1

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As soon as the insects appeared, the system popped up a whole bunch of notifications.

Lychee stink bug, also known as stink bug.

A pest that likes to parasitize lychee trees, much larger than the common stink bug.

When threatened, the lychee stink bug will spray urine, which is not only foul-smelling but also highly corrosive.

Even ordinary Lychee Caterpillar urine can cause severe corrosion, swelling, and burns when it comes into contact with human skin, let alone this Lychee Caterpillar in front of us, which is already at the Dao True Realm.

It had just been sealed inside Lai Mile's body by Chen Yang and couldn't get out. Only when it sensed Lai Mile's death did it directly corrode Lai Mile's internal organs, generating a large amount of gas, and then exploded and broke out.

The power of its venom was just demonstrated in that scene.

Chen Yang dared not let it get close at all, and directly gathered his primordial spirit power to suppress the oncoming Lychee Crab.

This insect is not very intelligent. Although it has a primordial spirit in the Dao True Realm, its primordial spirit is not strong, only at the 30th or 40th grade.

Compared to Chen Yang, he is still somewhat lacking.

As Chen Yang's primordial spirit pressed down, it sensed danger and almost instinctively stopped moving forward, turning around to fly away.

The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and the strong are respected, is vividly demonstrated at this moment.

It originally came with murderous intent, but upon sensing Chen Yang's primordial spirit and realizing that the other party's primordial spirit was stronger than its own, it chose to flee almost without hesitation.

Chen Yang wasn't about to let it get away.

The Lesser Yang Sword Technique unleashed a burst of sword energy.

The stink bug was no pushover either; it darted away and dodged.

"Shh!"

A silver needle followed closely behind, flying through the air.

The speed is not slow.

Chunhan instinctively tried to dodge again, but Chen Yang was prepared and directly used his primordial spirit to intimidate her.

The cricket froze for a moment, and the next second, the silver needle struck its back directly, passing through the gap in its carapace and piercing its body.

"Buzz!"

The cricket, in pain, instinctively sprayed out a large amount of urine.

It's like a showerhead, spraying everywhere in mid-air.

Chen Yang and the others quickly took cover.

The venom hit the ground, emitting a foul stench. The stones and mud on the ground sizzled and charred black from corrosion.

The cricket lost its balance and fell downwards.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

It struggled to maintain its balance, spraying urine while simultaneously unleashing a barrage of spiritual sword energy to prevent the enemy from getting closer.

Chen Yang waited for it to struggle.

"Shh!"

Another silver needle shot out. Using the power of his primordial spirit, he corrected the flight path of the silver needle. Wherever his mind pointed, the silver needle went.

There was a squeak.

The silver needle struck the abdomen of the cricket, piercing it instantly.

Chunhuang had managed to regain her balance, but this blow caused her to lose her footing and fall to the ground.

Chen Yang took two steps forward, and the Crimson Sky Sword flew out.

"Keng!"

They nailed it directly to the ground.

Chunhuang struggled for a moment, then stopped moving, and a small ball of light floated up from its body.

Invisible to the naked eye.

But under Chen Yang's all-seeing eye, there was nowhere to hide.

The primordial spirit of the primordial insect.

It looks really frail.

Chen Yang was prepared and summoned his primordial spirit power, transforming it into a sword aura that slashed directly at the target.

Chunhan was not very intelligent to begin with, and after her primordial spirit left her body, she was still a little confused. When the sword energy slashed through, the small ball of light was blown away by a gust of wind and instantly turned into nothingness.

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"Ding, mission complete. Hunted SS-rank insect [Lychee Caterpillar]. Reward: [Sword Offering Stone] *1, Experience Points +100000..."

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Item: Sword Offering Stone

"Introduction: A sword without a sword heart has a chance to nurture a sword heart after use. A sword that already has a sword heart can enhance that sword heart by using it..."

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Upon seeing the message pop up by the system, Chen Yang was slightly taken aback. This reward was rather special.

It can be used to assist in nurturing the sword heart.

We'll have to study this thing carefully when it comes down.

Chen Yang carefully retrieved Chixiao and the silver needles. The corpse of this Lychee Catfish was so smelly that Chen Yang didn't even want it.

But in the end, he still put it away. Even if it was useless, it could be used as a chemical weapon in the future.

If you encounter a tough opponent, just throw them out; they'll either kill them or make you sick of them.

Chen Yang retreated to the valley entrance, where He Yuanshan and Jiang Mingqiu surrounded him.

"call."

Chen Yang breathed a long sigh of relief.

It's no pity that this Lai Mile died.

Although he was just a messenger delivering invitations and had no past grudges or recent conflicts with Chen Yang, Chen Yang had every reason to kill him.

Not to mention that He Yuanshan himself said that this evil monk was utterly wicked and deserved to die.

Lai Mile's identity is that of a protector of the Gu God Sect. If Chen Yang lets him go back, as he said, he will break through to the Dao True Realm.

If he were to break through to the Dao True Realm, wouldn't the Gu God Sect be even more powerful?

If the authorities were to take action against the Gu God Cult, and if the Gu God Cult were to produce another Dao True Realm expert, it would undoubtedly put even more pressure on the authorities.

Therefore, whether for public or private reasons, Chen Yang had to keep him.

Since Ding Huanchun sent him here, he certainly didn't expect him to leave alive. Chen Yang shook the bag carrying Lai Mile in his hand; it felt quite heavy.

He opened his bag.

Inside were two vacuum-packed sweet-skinned ducks.

Moreover, it's still their [Chen Duck] brand packaging.

Chen Yang looked surprised, and was both amused and exasperated.

This old fellow came to Lingjiang and didn't forget to bring back some local specialties; he must be quite the foodie.

Besides the two sweet-skinned ducks, there was also a box in the bag.

Chen Yang took the box out.

After checking with his mental energy and confirming that there were no traps, he opened the box.

The moment the box was opened, a vast aura rushed out.

Inside was a fruit, shaped like a tomato, about the size of a baby's fist, bright red, with crack-like markings on its surface, the color of lava.

"The Vermilion Fruit!"

The Three Corpse Divine Tree and the Five Thunder True Man spoke almost in unison.

Although it was a telepathic communication, both of their voices sounded somewhat excited.

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

He could sense the immense power contained within the fruit, perhaps even surpassing that of the pear.

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "The Vermilion Fruit is a celestial spiritual fruit, on par with other spiritual fruits such as the Pear and the Fire Date, but its rarity and medicinal effects surpass those of the Pear and the Fire Date..."

“Someone once compiled a list of spiritual fruits. The Vermilion Fruit was ranked third, the Pear was ranked eighth, and the Fire Date was only ranked sixteenth…”

"A ripe Vermilion Fruit is equivalent to at least ten or even several decades of arduous cultivation for an ordinary early-stage Dao True Realm cultivator. Just a small bite is enough to help a late-stage Creation Realm cultivator perfect their essence, qi, and spirit, condense their primordial spirit, and successfully break through to the Dao True Realm..."

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Is it really that awesome?

According to the Five Thunder Immortal, the medicinal power of this Vermilion Fruit is several times that of the Pear.

Unfortunately, it was just a fruit, not the Vermilion Fruit Tree. Otherwise, it might have brought Chen Yang some generous rewards in the illustrated guide.

"Chen Yang, you've struck gold!" the Three Corpse Divine Tree exclaimed excitedly. "This fruit is extremely rare and can help you break through to the Dao True Realm."

Dao Zhen Realm?
Chen Yang smiled wryly. This fruit may indeed be rare and possess such enormous energy, but cultivation is not just about energy; the most important thing is one's state of mind.

If your mindset isn't right, even if you have ten Vermilion Fruits, you still won't accomplish anything.

In addition, Chen Yang was thinking about a question.

Is this fruit reliable?
He felt something was off; it seemed like it had come too easily.
Just before his death, Lai Mile said that this was a spiritual fruit given to him by the Gu God Cult Master before he left Raojiang for Shu, to help him break through to the Dao True Realm.

In other words, this fruit was made by Ding Huanchun. Is this product reliable?
No matter what it is, Chen Yang instinctively feels that anything involving Ding Huanchun is a good thing.

Why would someone as important as Lai Mile make a special trip just to deliver an invitation?
Knowing full well that Lai Mile's journey was fraught with peril, yet still bestowing upon him a Vermilion Fruit, wasn't that a pure waste?

Chen Yang was always cautious, and the more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

It looks like they sent Lai Mile to deliver the fruit.

Did they deliberately send Lai Mile to his death so that they could legitimately obtain the fruit themselves?

It has to be said that Chen Yang has a bit of a persecution complex.

But since the fruit came from Ding Huanchun, he had to be careful.

The fruit in the box was tempting enough that it was impossible for him to throw it away, but if he were to use it, he would definitely need to do some research.

Thinking of this, Chen Yang glanced at He Yuanshan and Jiang Mingqiu standing beside him.

Both of them stared longingly at the fruit in Chen Yang's hand.

These spiritual fruits are extremely tempting to cultivators.

Just smelling it makes my blood boil; if I could take a bite, wouldn't I feel like I was flying to heaven?

"Want some?" Chen Yang asked.

The two paused for a moment, then shook their heads and nodded.

They shook their heads out of loyalty to Chen Yang; they dared not touch anything belonging to him.

They nodded, also out of loyalty to Chen Yang; they dared not deceive him.

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow. Since he had doubts about the fruit, he might as well use these two people as an experiment and cut a small piece of the fruit for them to taste.

If there are no problems, then everything will be fine.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a strong gust of wind suddenly swept in.

Chen Yang was startled.

A powerful pressure from the primordial spirit directly overwhelmed him, as if a thousand mountains were pressing down on him, making him completely unable to move.

A strong wind blew in my face, making my clothes flutter loudly.

A figure flashed past Chen Yang, and Chen Yang felt his hand become lighter.

The box and the fruit were stolen.

The pressure from that primordial spirit then disappeared.

"call."

With the suffocating feeling of drowning gone, Chen Yang felt a sense of relief and let out a long breath.

"Who?"

Chen Yang shouted.

The opponent's primordial spirit was stronger than imagined. Even though Chen Yang's primordial spirit was already at the ninth level, he was as weak as a child in front of this person.

“Little fellow, we meet again, and I’ve been forced to witness the crime scene once more.”

A voice came from the pool in the valley.

By this time, it was completely dark, and by the dim moonlight, one could see a person standing by the pool.

That voice, that physique.

Huanglong Daoist?

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly felt a chill run down his spine, goosebumps rising all over his body.

It's truly a coincidence that Chen Yang ran into this person twice in just a few days.

Moreover, both times were crime scenes.

"So it's Senior Huang?"

Chen Yang forced himself to calm down and put on a look of surprise.

Huanglong Daoist glanced at him and said, "Young man, you're quite something. That person was quite strong, and he even had a spirit insect by his side. Yet you managed to kill him so easily. I'm starting to wonder if I killed the wrong person back at Qishan. You didn't actually kill Zhang Qingquan, did you?"

Judging from his words, he must have been there for a long time, and he must have been watching the battle between Chen Yang and Lai Mile.

Although Chen Yang's attack involved a large element of surprise, it is a fact that he captured Lai Mile.

Lai Mile's realm was similar to Zhang Qingquan's in his memory. Zhang Qingquan might be a little stronger, but probably not by much.

Since Chen Yang was able to kill Lai Mile, he must also have the ability to kill Zhang Qingquan.

At this moment, Huanglong Daoren couldn't help but start to reflect. On Qishan Mountain that day, Wang Yaozu accused Chen Yang of killing Zhang Qingquan. He didn't believe it at the time, largely because he felt that Chen Yang's strength should not be enough to kill Zhang Qingquan.

But now it seems that I seriously underestimated this kid's strength.

So, he might have really been fooled by this kid that day, and perhaps his junior brother had really died at this man's hands.

Chen Yang quickly shook his head, "Senior, I've never met Elder Qingquan before, how could I possibly kill him..."

"Ah."

Huanglong Daoist smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He Yuanshan cupped his hands in greeting and said, "So it's Senior Huang Long. I am He Yuanshan. More than ten years ago, I went to Hong Kong Island to attend an exchange meeting and paid my respects to you. I wonder if you still remember me?"

In the darkness, Huanglong Daoist merely glanced in his direction.

To him, He Yuanshan was just a junior, someone unrelated to him. He had met many people, so why would he remember this one?

He Yuanshan wasn't embarrassed at all and said directly, "I am now the liaison envoy for the Shu region of the Gu God Sect. Senior, you must have been referring to Elder Qingquan. As far as I know, Elder Qingquan recently broke through to the Dao True Realm and should still be in Raojiang right now. Moreover, it is said that our sect leader has already internally decided to give him the position of vice sect leader. His future is truly limitless..."

This can be considered as giving Chen Yang a helping hand.

Whether Huanglong Daoist believed it or not is unknown.

"Ha, the Gu God Cult."

Huanglong Daoist chuckled softly, but it was unclear what he meant.

He ignored He Yuanshan and instead looked at the fruit in the box, changing the subject directly, "Young man, you're quite lucky. Vermilion fruit is a rare delicacy. In my entire life, I've only seen it twice and smelled it once. As for tasting it, hehe, I've never had the pleasure of eating it!"

His eyes were fixed intently on the fruit in the box, smelling its rich, powerful energy, and a look of utter fascination appeared on his old face.

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Then he said, "Since you like it, senior, then this fruit is for you."

"Heh, you're quite generous. Do you know how precious this fruit is? How could you bear to part with it?" Huanglong Daoist was somewhat surprised to hear this.

But it is also reasonable.

The fruit may be good, but life is more important. Since the things are already in my hands, why would I give them back?
Chen Yang's ability to make such a choice demonstrates his considerable rationality.

"What are you saying, senior? As the old saying goes, everything should be used to its fullest potential. This fruit would only be a waste in my hands, but if I give it to you, senior, it might even help you advance further. Besides, this fruit was originally picked up by chance, and I am just offering it to you as a token of my appreciation."

Chen Yang looked obedient.

This person's strength is beyond Chen Yang's ability to contend with. Chen Yang has no other choice at the moment, after all, this is a powerful expert who is about to enter the late stage of the Dao True Realm.

Moreover, Chen Yang himself doubted the authenticity of the Vermilion Fruit. There was no guarantee that something that came from Ding Huanchun's hands might have some problems.

(End of this chapter)