Chapter 3466: Purple Jade Primordial Soul Fruit

Amidst a stretch of undulating emerald mountains, bursts of explosions rang out, accompanied by loud zither music.

With a deafening roar, a massive red fireball shot into the sky. Immediately after, the ground shook violently, over a dozen mountain peaks shattered, and smoke and dust filled the air.

Deep within the mountain range, Zhao Yunxiao, Qin Tianxue, Li Yaoyao, and Lin Youxin stood in an open area, their faces pale, looking as if their magical energy was severely depleted.

On the ground in the distance lay three entirely red turtles, all lifeless. The ground was riddled with thousands of large craters emitting black smoke.

"It's finally done," Lin Youxin said with a smile. "Refining their shells into defensive treasures will surely result in excellent protective effects."

Zhao Yunxiao nodded. They collected the red turtles' corpses and departed.

At a majestic mountain peak, a massive cave was situated halfway up, from which bursts of explosions emanated. Inside, Wang Chuanming and three others were mining raw Heavenly Soul Divine Crystals, leaving the cave walls rough and uneven.

"That should be enough, right? We've been mining for half a month, and we've gathered a lot of raw Heavenly Soul Divine Crystals. We can go somewhere else now." Wang Chuanming said in a deep voice.

Wang Yibing nodded and asked, "Fellow Daoist Lan, what do you think?"

"I have no objection; I'll follow your lead," Lan Fukong said with a smile. He didn't understand artifact refining, so giving him Heavenly Soul Divine Crystals would just mean he'd exchange them for cultivation resources anyway.

Wang Yibing nodded and said, "Then it's settled. We'll go explore other places and make a note of this location. Perhaps our clansmen will find it useful in the future."

Lan Fukong only requested five raw Heavenly Soul Divine Crystals, refusing to take any more. Wang Chuanming and Wang Yibing didn't insist, deciding that if they found other valuable items later, they could give a bit more to Lan Fukong.

Leaving the cave, Wang Chuanming took out a Spirit-Seeking Orb and infused it with magical energy. The orb glowed with dazzling spiritual light, indicating spiritual herbs to the southwest, so they decided to investigate.

They proceeded southwest, and a short while later, they appeared in a red bamboo forest where the bamboo leaves on the ground were several feet thick.

With wary expressions, they walked forward.

After advancing three li, they stopped. Under a red bamboo tree ahead, five entirely yellow spiritual ganoderma grew.

"Yellow Origin Ganoderma!" Lan Fukong recognized the yellow mushrooms. They were the main ingredient for refining the Yellow Origin Marvelous Heart Pill, which had the effect of strengthening one's foundation and invigorating vitality.

Wang Yidao's expression turned cold. With his right hand, he made a chopping motion towards the ground, and a dazzling golden saber aura swept out, striking the earth.

With a rumbling roar, the ground split open, and an entirely yellow centipede burrowed out from underground. The moment it appeared, it immediately opened its massive maw and spat out a pungent yellow venomous flame, heading straight for them.

Wang Chuanming summoned a small, golden, shimmering bell and infused it with a spell.

"Clang!"

A loud bell chime rang out, and a golden sound wave swept out, shattering the yellow venomous flame. Wang Yidao and the other three swiftly launched their attacks, targeting the yellow centipede.

With a rumbling roar, dazzling spiritual light engulfed the yellow centipede.

Lan Fukong flicked his wrist, and the azure whisk in his hand glowed intensely, sending countless slender threads shooting out directly towards the yellow centipede.

Wang Chuanming summoned a golden, shimmering seal, infused it with a spell, and the seal instantly enlarged and slammed towards the yellow centipede.

A hazy yellow mist swept out. As it came into contact with the golden seal and azure threads, they instantly petrified, then shattered into pieces.

Wang Yidao was about to unleash a powerful divine ability to attack the yellow centipede. He frowned and looked towards the northwest. Just as he was about to swing his saber, a familiar female voice called out, "Yidao, they're allies."

Hearing this, Wang Yidao withdrew his attack.

Wang Zongyun and three others flew from the distance, landing in the bamboo forest.

Murong Yushuang and Wang Yulan had consumed the Ephemeral Origin Fruit and had already reached the late Integration stage.

The eight of them joined forces and quickly dealt with the yellow centipede.

Of the five Yellow Origin Ganoderma, Wang Chuanming gave two to Lan Fukong. Lan Fukong initially refused to accept them, but Wang Chuanming directly pressed them into his hand.

"What about the other clansmen?" Wang Yibing asked curiously.

Wang Zongyun let out a long sigh and briefly recounted what had happened.

Upon learning that three clansmen had perished, Wang Yidao, Wang Chuanming, and Wang Yibing frowned deeply.

"After we return, we should report to the family head and select a few more individuals from their descendants for focused cultivation!" Wang Yibing sighed.

"That's the only way," Wang Zongyun suggested. "Let's travel together! It'll be good to look out for each other."

Wang Chuanming and his three companions had no objections, and the eight of them vanished into the bamboo forest.

Seven days later, they appeared in a narrow, elongated valley, their faces filled with wariness.

Wang Zongyun held a spherical orb glowing with red light. It was a mid-grade Profound Spirit Treasure, the Crystalline Flame Orb, which had been confiscated from a practitioner of the Blazing Fire Clan and could be used to observe distant situations.

"Oh, there's a demon tiger undergoing the Great Heavenly Tribulation!" Wang Zongyun let out a soft exclamation of surprise, a look of interest appearing on his face.

"Let's go take a look; hopefully, there's something good." They transformed into eight streaks of light and flew southeast. In less than a quarter of an hour, they landed atop a majestic peak, gazing at a massive thundercloud in the distance.

Below the thundercloud was an open area where an entirely red giant tiger lay on the ground, its body covered in blood. Judging by its aura, it was clearly an eighth-tier demonic beast.

A rumbling sound of thunder rang out as thick silver lightning bolts struck down, landing on the red giant tiger, which let out a series of pained roars.

"A low-grade eighth-tier Flame-Devouring Tiger!" Wang Zongyun's expression turned serious. He infused magical energy into the Crystalline Flame Orb, searching for the Flame-Devouring Tiger's lair.

If the Flame-Devouring Tiger's lair contained spiritual herbs or fruits, they could take the opportunity to gather them.

After a moment, Wang Zongyun's eyes lit up brightly. He drew a sharp breath and exclaimed, "Purple Jade Soul Fruit!"

The Purple Jade Soul Fruit was one of the ten most wondrous fruits. It took 150,000 years from flowering to ripening. This fruit had the effect of greatly strengthening one's spiritual soul and was the main ingredient for refining the Soul-Restoring Pill. If one's spiritual soul was injured, consuming this pill would quickly heal it.

Unlike the Heavenly Soul Fruit and Heavenly Soul Nether Lotus, the Purple Jade Soul Fruit was a sacred medicine for healing soul injuries. To put it bluntly, even if a Mahayana cultivator only had a wisp of a remnant soul left, after acquiring a physical body, consuming one Purple Jade Soul Fruit could restore most of their spiritual soul, and two could fully restore their original spiritual soul without affecting their cultivation. Heavenly Soul Fruit and Heavenly Soul Nether Lotus did not yield such excellent results. Solely based on its growth cycle, the Purple Jade Soul Fruit far surpassed the Heavenly Soul Fruit and Heavenly Soul Nether Lotus.

A rumbling sound of thunder rang out as the thundercloud churned violently, transforming into a massive silver lightning dragon that plunged down from high in the sky.

The moment the silver lightning dragon approached within a hundred zhang of the Flame-Devouring Tiger, the void vibrated and distorted, and countless red fireballs appeared, hurtling towards the silver lightning dragon.

A deafening roar! A dazzling silver lightning glow shot into the sky, very conspicuous.

After a while, the silver lightning glow dissipated. The Flame-Devouring Tiger's body was charred black, and its aura was weak, but it was still alive. It transformed into a streak of light and darted away through the air, landing at the foot of a towering, cloud-piercing peak. There was a massive cave at the foot of the mountain, and the Flame-Devouring Tiger entered it.

Not long after, it appeared in a cavern several mu in size. In the bottom-left corner of the cavern was a purple fruit tree with narrow, small leaves, and more than twenty purple fruits hung on its branches, their surfaces adorned with black patterns. The Flame-Devouring Tiger walked over, ate one of the fruits, lay down under the tree, and closed its eyes.

The Purple Jade Soul Fruit didn't offer much help for its injuries, but that didn't stop it from eating them.