Chapter 40

The jeers from the outside world could no longer be heard by the one who instigated them.

At this moment, Li Xiaobai was pacing along the edge of a jungle with Liu Jinshui.

Before them lay a wasteland, or more precisely, a peculiar tree stood alone on a bare patch of land.

The tree had an odd shape, with branches forming z-shaped patterns and a fiery red hue, which made it quite bizarre.

The tree bore no leaves but had nine silver fruits hanging straight from its branches.

There was no danger from the tree itself, but a Slaughter Formation was laid out beneath it, pulsing with crimson light that carried a tinge of blood in the air, detectable even from a great distance.

Metal inside the formation clanged sharply, causing a piercing noise that made peoples eardrums tremble.

It was certain that not a few had died in this formation.

Li Xiaobais skin crawled,

Is this the Dragon Serpent Fruit?

Exactly, there are a total of nine fruits on that tree. Just eating one can strengthen ones foundation, making the path of cultivation smoother, as well as rapidly enhance the physical body. It is a perfect match for your cultivation practice, Junior Brother.

Liu Jinshui said cheerfully.

Then how do we enter the formation to get the fruits?

Elder Brother never said we came here to get the fruits, did he?

So, Elder Brother means to say

Junior brother, you specialize in cultivating the body, so you should be able to move freely through the formation, right?

Could it be that Elder Brother intends to

Heh heh, Junior Brother, you know me best. The Dragon Serpent Fruit and such are trivial if were going to do something, lets do something big!

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Brilliant

At the same time,

in the core area of the Divine Beast Mountain Range,

several elders had used their Great Divine Powers to clear all the Demonic Beasts in the vicinity.

Elder Feng, the experts from Tianwu Sect have already taken the lead and left for the core area of the mountain range.

An expert from the Holy Demon Sect reported to the elder in gray.

Hmph, those guys must have colluded with the people from Zhenyuan Country long ago; they probably already know the exact location of the Dragon Serpent Fruit. Lets not search blindly; follow them straight away!

The elders face darkened. Everyone had agreed to clear the Demonic Beasts first, then enter the core of the mountain range together.

Now, Tianwu Sect had broken the rules, which was truly loathsome.

They flickered and quickly vanished into the depths of the dense jungle.

The same scenario was unfolding in various parts of the dense jungle.

The experts and elders from various Sects were almost simultaneously rushing to the core area of the mountain range. The Dragon Serpent Fruit was a treasure of heaven and earth, and whoever saw it had a share; they couldnt let Tianwu Sect and Zhenyuan Country hog it all.

But just then, the Tokens they held all started to flash with light.

Is this a distress signal?

The location is in the core area!

Damn, someones beaten us there, but it looks like theyre in quite some trouble.

Hehe, I bet the location of this distress signal is right near the Dragon Serpent Fruit Tree. Lets follow the signal directly!

The figures of everyone burst forth, swiftly weaving through the jungle.

Half an hour later,

in the midst of a desolate land,

the elders and experts from various Sects had all gathered, looking at each other in consternation.

The experts from Tianwu Sect and Zhenyuan Country had faces filled with confusion and anger; they hadnt anticipated that despite having a head start, the main force had still caught up with them.

What was even more unexpected to them was that someone had already reached the Dragon Snake Fruit Tree and emitted a distress signal, attracting numerous cultivators to come over.

Damn it, who the hell is stirring up trouble?

Chen Kun, while everyone was busy clearing out Demonic Beasts, you sneakily went with Zhenyuan Countrys people into the core area. Dont you think you owe everyone an explanation? Elder Feng said indifferently.

Hehe, youve misunderstood. Our two groups just happened to come together. Weve been chasing Demonic Beasts all the way here. If you dont believe it, just take a look!

The white-robed elder from Tianwu Sect pointed to several Demonic Beast corpses on the ground and spoke indifferently.

These Demonic Beasts seemed to be a few of the nearby beast kings, one of which had a cultivation level that astonishingly reached the Nascent Soul Stage, clearly drawn here by the Dragon Snake Fruit Tree.

Indeed. We only wanted to kill Demonic Beasts, but unexpectedly stumbled upon the Dragon Snake Fruit Tree. Life is sometimes just that magical, isnt it?

The expert from Zhenyuan Country explained.

Regarding the twos statements, everyone naturally had a hard time believing them, but the most important thing right now was to get the Dragon Serpent Fruits as soon as possible.

This was the ultimate goal of the groups journey.

Ill be taking the Nascent Soul Demonic Beasts inner core. No objections, right? Elder Feng spoke lightly.

Elder Feng is free to do as he pleases, Chen Kun said nonchalantly.

Now, shall we discuss the distribution of the Dragon Serpent Fruits? asked the other experts.

Thats something for later. The key right now is how to break the Formation.

Hehe, my Xiao Cheng Sect has some insights into Formations. You see, within this Formation

What the **, theres someone inside?

Could it be that my eyes are deceiving me?

The elderly woman from Xiao Cheng Sect rubbed her eyes, her face full of shock.

Damn, there really is a figure. We didnt even notice it earlier!

Grandmas, this is way too creepy

It wasnt until now that the others reacted. In the midst of the iron-blood Formation stood a figure, motionless, which was quite spine-chilling.

That must be the cultivator who sent the distress signal earlier. Rushing blindly into the formation, hes probably dead as a doornail.

Chen Kun furrowed his brows tightly; he kept feeling that something was off.

Forget about him for now, lets continue studying the Formation. This is a Metal Slaughter Formation, primarily focused on killing. The sound of metal friction is produced by the Metal Slaughters Qi.

On the surface, it seems just like strands of faint golden mist, but each strand holds the force of ten thousand jun, full of tremendous power. Moreover, the blood qi is turbulent within the Formation, its clear that many living beings have died here. A living sacrifice will probably double the Formations power

The Xiao Cheng Sect crone spoke authoritatively about the Formation.

What everyone did not know was that inside the Formation at this moment, a young man was watching them with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Li Xiaobai was feeling so ecstatic he wanted to sing out loud immediately.

The power of the Formation was just perfect, the fierce Metal Slaughters Qi constantly cutting into his body while his Attribute Points were skyrocketing.

[Attribute Points 100]

[Attribute Points 100]

[Ding! Host continuously affected by Metal Slaughters Qi, skill upgrade: Nine Revolutions Undying Sword Intent second revolution.]

[Ding! Detected skill upgrade: Nine Revolutions Undying Sword Intent third revolution.]

[Ding! Detected skill upgrade: Super Abdominal Muscles.]

Super Abdominal Muscles: When I earnestly tighten my abs, even a Daluo Golden Immortal cannot shake me.

[Attribute Points: 20000.]

All points to defense!

[Defensive Power: Indestructible Golden Body third revolution. (2000/30000)]

Hehe, this Formation is truly a natural blessed land!

Chapter end