Chapter 627: Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit [Part 2]

Chapter 627: Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit [Part 2]



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Fang Che unleashed his agility, and the spirit energy enveloped the blood that had been shaken out of his seven apertures, swiftly entering this world.

Without looking back, he charged towards the mountainous region with dense forests.

The spirit energy coiled around him, and the blood flowing from his seven apertures was collected in his hand, forming a blood ball. Not a trace was left behind.

After running for several hundred miles into the mountains, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"So powerful!"

To think that despite their unpreparedness and the hasty collision, he had suffered severe injuries.

The combat strength of these guys must be recalculated.

The power of the pills quickly rose, and the injuries from the shock gradually healed.

Once again, the spirit energy surged with the vigor of ten thousand horses.

The Boundless True Scripture slowly circulated, calming all possible internal injuries.

Fang Che did not stop; instead, he continued to venture deeper.

Without knowing how far the distance was, he was single-mindedly rushing towards the more distant areas like a straight line, running wildly.

First, he needed to find a place where no one had set foot and search for heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

This was the real task. Why the rush to kill? There was still plenty of time.

It had only been two and a half months; what were a few days?

Just as Ling Kong and the others had said, it was indeed better to wait for the first six days before taking action. Moreover, he wanted to use these precious six days to improve himself. His strength was a bit weak.

The spirit energy here was indeed extremely rich.

And the deeper he ventured, the richer the spirit energy became.

Fang Che decided to release the Golden Horned Dragon, along with four small spirits. "Come on, little ones, swallow whatever you can."

The Golden Horned Dragon circled around and then returned, looking dejected.

There were no human deaths, and the place was like an empty realm. At most, some demonic beasts had died, but they were killed by fighting each other.

What was there to swallow?

The small spirits also returned, looking disinterested.

Nothing here piqued their interest.

It's worth mentioning that Fang Che had refined the divine metal he had taken from Bei Mingxin.

He had also signed a contract with the small spirit inside.

Even Fang Che was surprised by how quickly it had happened. After just two days of nurturing, the small spirit had taken the initiative to sign the contract.

Fang Che was astonished.

This little guy was exceptionally lively and obedient, and he had obtained it with ease.

After signing the contract, the little spirit couldn't wait to go and trouble the small saber. It flaunted its power and intimidated the small saber.

Fang Che felt was that the little spirit seemed eager to be contracted and then rush out to take revenge on the small saber.

"It's just..."

Fang Che had a feeling that the little spirit had just come down from the divine mountain and hadn't gone into a long slumber yet.

However, it was undeniable that the new little spirit had a vengeful streak.

Fang Che named it: Nether Emperor.

It was a sword.

Currently, the little Nether Emperor was diligently modifying its dwelling place, transforming the divine metal into a sword.

After modifying for a while, when it got tired, it would go and bully the small saber.

Even though it was harshly dealt with by the Nether Lord and the Nether World each time it came out, it was undeterred.

The small saber was now pitiful every day...

It was also working hard to modify the saber, and the saber was almost complete.

However, the Nether Emperor would frequently control the divine metal and fly over to press down on the saber for modification. The small saber was angry but dared not speak up, and each time it was pressed down, it lasted for several hours...

But Fang Che was helpless regarding the small spirit's troubles in the rivers and lakes.

He didn't know how to mediate the situation.

Fang Che flew around tirelessly, stopping at a high altitude to overlook the surroundings.

He sensed that the spirit energy was most concentrated in a certain large mountain, so he descended and ventured deeper.

As he entered, he couldn't shake off the feeling that something was amiss.

When he released his aura, the entire mountain suddenly buzzed with the sound of 'shush shush shush'.

Countless golden-headed and silver-headed centipedes crawled in all directions, and numerous golden-headed and silver-headed centipedes appeared. Countless golden-headed and silver-headed horseflies also flew in swarms.

Then, the buzzing sound grew heavier, and several giant pythons slithered into view.

All the animals, big and small, began to investigate, and after discovering Fang Che, the uninvited guest, they unexpectedly launched attacks simultaneously.

This was...

Fang Che had no choice but to fight, slaying them in batches.

This gave him an inexplicable feeling of entering the Yin-Yang World.

"At least let me catch my breath."

Fang Che complained, but his knife didn't relax for a moment.

A gust of wind swept away all the surrounding creatures. After dealing with them, he took the snake pearls from several pythons but found no inner cores.

"How can there be no inner cores when they're almost at the Imperial Rank? Is this another world?"

Fang Che was perplexed.

After taking the snake pearl, he went to examine the centipedes, only to find that they didn't have any centipede pearls either.

Perhaps these centipedes weren't large enough to have formed them yet?

Fang Che walked through the dense forest, deliberately emitting his aura and presence, attracting the attention of the natives who had gathered around him. Without hesitation, he slaughtered them all.

He also collected a batch of centipede meat as thick as an arm, intending to use it for food.

Then, he continued his search for a suitable hiding place.

The spiritual energy in this area was incredibly dense. Fang Che was looking for a spirit spring, spirit vein, or spirit herb.

As he walked forward, a sudden gust of bloody wind appeared ahead.

Fang Che looked up and saw a huge python, two zhang thick, rearing up half of its body.

This 'huge' python was relatively small compared to the bull-horned python Fang Che had encountered in the forbidden land. This python was like a distant descendant of that one.

But this distant descendant python had already spotted Fang Che and charged towards him.

As the python's massive body moved, Fang Che smelled a faint fragrance.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of something behind the python—a cluster of crystal-clear leaves?

There was no time to think; the python was already pouncing towards him.

This python was a level stronger than the ones he had just killed, which explained why it was guarding the spirit herb...

Without hesitation, Fang Che summoned the Nether World.

Lord of the Nine Styles!

First Style!

A 'puh' sound echoed.

The python's body instantly exploded, and thirty-six snake pearls, along with its brain and eyeballs, flew into the air.

Fang Che waved his wide sleeves, capturing the pearls. A mighty surge of spiritual energy, like an angry dragon, flew out, sweeping the bloody flesh and severed limbs to the side with a 'puh' sound, and they fell off the cliff.

Fang Che's body flashed, and he appeared before the crystal-clear leaves.

The leaves were round, with thick fuzz on their surface, and nine distinct golden threads running across them.

It was as if nine golden dragons were soaring through the clouds on these leaves, their scales shimmering, horns distinct, and bodies winding gracefully.

Fang Che's heart skipped a beat.

"Could this be the legendary Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit?"

His heart trembled.

The Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit couldn't be consumed directly, but it was a top-grade ingredient for refining pills. When combined with other medicinal herbs, using the Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit as the primary ingredient, it could heal injuries to the origin source!

Just the mention of 'origin source injuries' was enough to convey the value of the Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit.

But the most valuable aspect was... since it was called the Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit, it must grow on an earth vein! In other words, beneath this spot, there must be a spirit vein!

This was how the Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit was formed, and it provided the abundant nourishment necessary for its growth.

Fang Che carefully examined the leaves.

They were thick, lush, and... one leaf, two leaves, three leaves... eight leaves; only one leaf was missing for the Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit to reach its peak maturity.

"No wonder that long snake was guarding this place."

Fang Che realized the reason.

The Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit, even when fully mature, couldn't be consumed directly by humans, but snakes, pythons, and dragons could ingest it. After consumption, their bodies would naturally generate dragon veins, laying the foundation for their future ascension to dragon form, with almost no chance of failure!

Fang Che's heart was filled with joy.

Although the fruit wasn't fully mature yet, the python would have to wait, but for Fang Che, it was more than enough.

Even if there were only eight leaves, Fang Che would immediately dig them up!

Even if it was just a bud, Fang Che would still uproot it—he wouldn't leave such a valuable item for the Only Me True God!

Raising the Nether World, Fang Che, from two zhang away, slammed it into the ground with a 'hong long' sound.

The mountain beneath his feet trembled.

Fang Che felt a tingling sensation in his palm and couldn't help but curse out loud.

"Damn it!"

Fang Che, frustrated, exclaimed, "It's a mountain solidified by divine power! No wonder I didn't see any signs of collapse or damage on the mountains along the way. It's a mountain solidified by divine power!"

With all his strength, he could only pierce three chi deep into the mountain.

Fang Che spat into his palm. Holding the Nether World with both hands, he channeled the Boundless True Scripture, transforming the spiritual energy into sharp blades that cut through the nearby area with force.

Then, he slowly pried the stone loose.

With utmost caution, he finally heard a 'crack' sound as the stone was torn from the solidified mountain.

With the slow push of spiritual energy, it moved silently to the side.

Fang Che, being careful, pried loose over a dozen stones, revealing half of the Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit.

It glowed with golden light, and within, eight golden threads seemed to weave like swimming dragons.

There were eight in total.

Fang Che's heart leaped with joy. "As I thought, everything produced on this solidified mountain is of the highest quality! If Nine Grandpa sees these eight Earth Vein Fruits, he'll probably go crazy with joy... Haha..."

After so many years of battle, how many Guardians had been injured at the origin source and were barely holding on until death? Fang Che didn't know the exact number, but he knew there were many!

These eight fruits weren't many, but for Dong Fang San San, they were like a lifesaver in the snow.

Even though the Guardian Continent had spirit veins, there were definitely no Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruits left. Dong Fang San San had sent Xue Fu Xiao and Rui Qian Shan to search for spirit veins countless times!

The solidified mountain had made it difficult for Fang Che to dig, as the Nine Dragon Earth Vein Fruit had a golden peel on the outside, but the fruit inside was semi-solidified.

Once a hole is opened, a single fruit is equivalent to immediate wastage!

And this fruit, at the very least, is worth thirty pills. For the Guardian, it's like thirty additional high-level combatants appearing out of thin air!

The Only Righteous Sect has many damaged Primordial experts, after all, those who can receive Primordial treatment are absolutely top-tier, while ordinary high-level members can only wait in line.

If the Only Righteous Sect acquires it, it's like immediately having a large number of experts restored!

This is a zero-sum game.

Fang Che dared not slack off in the slightest! He exhausted his spirit energy, carefully and cautiously, on a completely solidified mountain peak, and dug out these eight fruits, along with the plant, as if serving a master.

Intact and undamaged, with eight leaves and half of the stem covered in golden threads, plus eight golden egg-like Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruits.

Fang Che was drenched in sweat, but a delighted smile appeared on his face.

It seemed as if he saw Dongfang Sansan's eyes filled with joy and relief, and he felt a sense of relief.

The Ninth Lord was exhausted, and these things could make him smile and relax, making it all worthwhile! Fang Che carefully placed the fruit into the innermost layer of his spatial ring as if it were a treasure.

After cleaning up the ground, he restored it to its original state, as if no one had ever been there. Then, he soared into the sky and slowly searched for the mountain's veins and the earth's veins, starting from where he found the Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit.

Fang Che had little knowledge in this area and could only observe the dragon-shaped pattern from high above.

It was quite exhausting.

If it were an ordinary mountain like the ones outside, Fang Che could have directly dug a hole, but for this solidified mountain, it was almost impossible!

Fang Che had been digging in the Nether World for two months, and he would have found it eventually, but that would defeat the purpose.

A mere spirit vein wouldn't make Fang Che give up on the Incubate to Divinity Plan with such dedication.

If there were hundreds of divine metal blocks or sacred crystals below, Fang Che would have become a miner without hesitation.

Unfortunately, that was just a beautiful dream.

Yan Nan and Dongfang Sansan didn't dare to dream such a dream.

Fang Che observed from high above, descending several times, only to find nothing.

Finally, on the twenty-seventh attempt, he discovered a canyon.

It was as if a divine sword had sliced through the earth, only a few dozen feet wide but with no visible bottom.

Even the middle of the canyon was covered in vines, forming a spider web-like structure.

Without hesitation, Fang Che flew down with his sword, carefully avoiding the vines that had already formed a web in the air, preserving the untouched, primitive feel of the place.

Silently and stealthily, he circled downward.

At the mountain's waist, Fang Che's eyes lit up. On this side, there was a naturally formed, pitch-black cave entrance, recessed into the mountain.

Above the cave entrance, a Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit grew.

Observing cautiously from a distance, he discovered that deep within the cave, the fragrance of the Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit still lingered.

"Found it!"

Fang Che was thrilled!

The earth's veins seemed to have a spirit of their own, always leaving an opening, like a person's breathing hole.

No earth vein would ever be an exception to this.

Upon discovering this cave and seeing the Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit growing inside, Fang Che's heart filled with joy.

But he also knew that in such a cave, there would definitely be ferocious beasts guarding it! A single mistake could lead to disaster, failing to acquire the spirit vein and instead losing his own life here.

So he was very cautious.

He approached slowly.

His nose clearly detected a faintly bloody smell.

Fang Che's divine sense stirred, and the Golden Horned Dragon silently emerged—this was Fang Che's greatest confidence! No matter what was inside, even if there were top-ten experts from the Cloud Sword Rankings, the Golden Horned Dragon could retreat unscathed, and most likely unnoticed! Of course, Fang Che had never used the Golden Horned Dragon to spy on the top ten... So, the 'most likely' part was his own addition.

The Golden Horned Dragon soon emerged.

"There's a Two-Headed Serpent inside, and one of its heads has already transformed into a dragon-horn shape. Its neck has also turned into dragon scales."

This news was like a bucket of cold water poured over Fang Che's head.

The Two-Headed Serpent was a super-class beast by nature, not to mention the dragon transformation. Even an ordinary mature Two-Headed Serpent was not something Fang Che could handle.

A Two-Headed Serpent with one dragon-transformed head had clearly fed on the Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit numerous times, and it was during the period when all nine fruits were ripe.

In other words, this Two-Headed Serpent's body had already accumulated a lot of dragon veins.

It was just waiting for the right moment to transform into a dragon and soar away.

Such an existence was absolutely not something Fang Che could provoke at his current level.

With a hint of regret, Fang Che looked at the several Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruits on both sides of the cave entrance, then at the golden leaves still spreading deeper into the cave...

How many Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruits were there? Fang Che's heart was filled with sourness.

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Directly above this spot was where Fang Che had found the Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit earlier, proving that he had indeed found the right place.

But it was useless!

If these fruits were taken out, how happy the Ninth Lord would be... The Guardian's strength would increase so much... High-level combatants would no longer have to worry about their sources and could fight without restraint...

"Sigh..."

Fang Che quietly retreated.

Within a hundred li radius, he found a small cave and entered.

He began his cultivation.

This place was where the Earth Pulse Dragon Vein resided, undoubtedly the area with the densest concentration of energy and spiritual Qi. Otherwise, the two-headed serpent wouldn't be here, nor would the Earth Pulse Fruit.

Moving forward, there might be even better places, but that was just a possibility.

Fang Che decided to stop here.

Practicing the Boundless True Scripture, with his crystal mind platform, he instantly entered a meditative state. Endless spiritual Qi rushed towards him, forming whirlwinds in the air, and then spiraled into Fang Che's body.

The Yin-Yang meridians, enhanced by the Divine Meridian, immediately came into play.

In the Divine Sense space, four little spirits sat neatly in a row, beginning to breathe in the pure spiritual power that Fang Che had absorbed.

This type of spiritual Qi was impossible for them to absorb directly, but they could extract the pure spiritual essence through Fang Che's absorption, strengthening themselves and providing feedback to the weapons, which then formed a cycle with Fang Che, allowing for mutual improvement with their master.

This was the invaluable aspect of divine weapons.

This pure spiritual essence was extremely rare. Normally, months of cultivation might not produce a single strand, and only at the Saint Rank was it possible to continuously generate it during prolonged cultivation.

Therefore, below the Saint level, divine metal weapons didn't differ much from other weapons.

But now, Fang Che was almost at the center of the Spirit Vein, and with the Boundless True Scripture's frenzied absorption, the Spirit Vein's true spiritual essence was instantly stirred, rushing towards him. The pure spiritual essence was continuously produced.

However, Fang Che, who had already entered a state of cultivation, was unaware of this.

A hundred li away.

In the cave where the Nine Dragon Vital Pulse Fruit grew.

The two-headed serpent seemed to sense something unusual.

It woke up from its slumber, blinking its huge eyelids, and sniffed with its nose.

Then, its massive body slithered to the cave entrance to take a look.

Hmm, my fruit is still here, I can rest easy.

Just waiting for it to ripen.

Yawning, the two-headed serpent returned to the deepest part of the cave, where the spiritual Qi was most concentrated, and went back to sleep.

Time passed quietly.

...

Over 44,000 people entered the Gu Shen space, but it was eerily quiet.

Each of these people was an experienced veteran; without certainty, they would never take action. Moreover, facing an undeveloped world like this, everyone knew that countless opportunities were hidden within.

So, after entering, they immediately dispersed in all directions. Surprisingly, without prior arrangement, they all headed into the forest.

The forest was silent, as if no one had ever ventured there before.

It was peaceful and harmonious.

For an entire day and night, not a single fight broke out.

Even when people encountered each other face-to-face, they immediately hid, prioritizing mutual non-interference.

Time was on their side, no need to rush.

It must be said that, from this perspective, these people's maturity, composure, and calm strategic thinking far surpassed those involved in the Incubate to Divinity plan from the previous Monarch Level.

Not a single reckless fool or dimwit among the 44,000.

This was indeed an impressive feat.

It was enough to make the upper echelons of the Only Righteous Sect feel proud!

Yan Bei Han and the other headquarters personnel, after entering, moved together as a group of 900, searching far and wide. But it was only the second day afternoon, and they quickly completed their mission.

Making a hundred people submit was a simple task.

For them, it was not difficult. Revealing their identities naturally led to some people's submission.

The first to complete the task was naturally Yan Bei Han.

He looked at his Five-Essence Bug, which had devoured the other Five-Essence Bug that had submitted, and offered a strand of Five-Essence Qi.

Already one hundred and fifty.

Enough.

"You all continue, and finish up quickly. Those who have completed their tasks can search for opportunities separately. There's only four and a half days left, so keep track of the time."

"Four days later, we'll gather here again."

Yan Bei Han left these words and soared into the sky with his sword, instantly disappearing.

He went off to seek opportunities.

The others also took action, and those who had completed their tasks, like Chen Yin, Chen Yun, Chen Xue, Feng Xue, Feng Xing, Feng Yue, Bi Yunyan, and others, all headed in different directions.

Yan Bei Han was right.

In these four days, they must obtain some resources! Otherwise, wouldn't they truly return empty-handed from a treasure trove?

Yan Bei Han flew through the air like an arrow.

Communicating with the Five-Essence Bug, he held the communication jade.

"Night Demon, where are you?"

In the Gu Shen space, the Five-Essence Bug's communication was even more direct and rapid.

After cultivating for a night, Fang Che was shaken by the Five-Essence Bug and immediately saw Yan Bei Han's message.

Why is this girl looking for me? He replied.

"Elder Yan, I've already submitted. There's no need for me to submit again, right?"

Yan Bei Han saw the message and rolled his eyes.

"What are you thinking? Who wants your submission? I'm worried about your weak cultivation, so I brought you a treasure robe and some resources. You ungrateful wretch!"

Yan Bei Han was furious.

This guy thought I was looking for him because of his Five-Essence Bug!

Truly judging me by his own petty standards!

(End of Chapter)

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