Chapter 873: Chemical Divine Spirit Blood Reacts

He immediately understood. These spiritual plants were guarded by that fierce creature! Why would he hesitate? While the fierce creature was away, he should quickly dig them up!

He used his movement technique and quietly rushed over. As soon as he arrived, he smelled an astonishingly rich medicinal fragrance. It was more potent than the combined scent of an entire medicinal garden at Qingyun Sect! These were herbs he had never seen before; they were absolutely rare and precious treasures of heaven and earth! He immediately took out his jade shovel and began digging.

Soon, a strange fruit with roots resembling a baby was unearthed. The incredible medicinal scent it emitted made Jiang Fan want to take a bite directly. However, the properties of this medicine were unknown. It was not advisable to consume it before understanding its effects. He suppressed the urge to bite into it and continued digging.

Not long after, nine baby-shaped spiritual fruits, along with their leaves, were neatly dug out. Only one last one remained. It seemed to have grown later, with only a single sprout having emerged. Its medicinal properties were likely far inferior to the other nine plants. It felt like a waste to dig up such a small sprout, but he wouldn't have another chance to return if he left it.

"It's a bit of a dilemma," Jiang Fan frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Never mind, Yu Peiyuan can have it. Without her, it would have been very difficult for me to acquire the sleeve crossbow and sword case by myself."

With that thought, he used the Heaven-Monitoring Treasure Mirror to locate Yu Peiyuan. He found her examining a shriveled, moldy blue fruit fragment. It was the mysterious fruit from this place, probably what the fierce creature had left behind. After examining it, she realized its extraordinary nature, as if she had found a priceless treasure, and her face was filled with excitement.

Jiang Fan smiled faintly. He dug out the plant with only a tender sprout and flew over to a spot not far from her. Then he buried it in the soil, making it look as if it had grown there naturally.

"Senior Sister Yu! Come quickly!" he called out from a distance.

Hearing this, Yu Peiyuan quickly hid the fruit fragment. Then she rushed over and asked, "What's wrong, Junior Brother Jiang?"

Jiang Fan excitedly pointed to the ground: "Senior Sister Yu, look what I found!"

Yu Peiyuan stared at the tender sprout, and her expression changed dramatically. She immediately began to dig it up, realizing it was the exact same type of fruit she had picked up. She couldn't help but show intense envy: "Junior Brother Jiang! You... you've found an immense treasure!"

Even from the shriveled fragment, she could sense its extraordinary nature. Its value was certainly no less than a fourth-grade spiritual pill! But now, there was a complete plant! Its value was unimaginable! She hadn't expected to only find a shriveled piece, while this seemingly naive person had discovered a whole one.

Thinking of this, Yu Peiyuan felt an unspeakable discomfort in her heart.

"What do you mean 'I'? It's 'we'!" Jiang Fan said with a faint smile. "We discovered it together. We'll split it equally!"

"What?" Yu Peiyuan couldn't believe her ears: "Junior Brother Jiang, you're going to share half with me?"

Jiang Fan nodded: "Yes. Senior Sister Yu has protected me all this way, so when we find treasure, we should share it equally."

Yu Peiyuan suddenly felt that the fragment hidden in her sleeve was like a red-hot branding iron, searing her heart. She had hidden the fragment she found, yet Jiang Fan, upon finding a whole plant, wanted to share it equally with her. What made her feel even more guilty was that her master had told her to follow Jiang Fan not to protect him, but to monitor whether he had obtained anything good. Thinking of this, she felt even more utterly ashamed.

*Swoosh—* Jiang Fan sliced the fruit in half with a single sword stroke and placed each half into two separate jade boxes. He tucked one into her arms and said, "Senior Sister Yu, why are you spacing out? We've found something, so let's take what we can get and quickly meet up with Senior Qi Yin."

Yu Peiyuan looked at Jiang Fan, who had such a simple expression. While feeling immense guilt, she was also deeply moved by Jiang Fan's kindness. Her eyes welled up, and she bit her red lip, saying: "Junior Brother Jiang, from now on, you're like my own brother! If anyone tries to bully you, I'll be the first to stop them!"

Jiang Fan was so kind and naive; who could bear to bully him? It would make them worse than beasts! She grabbed Jiang Fan's hand and said, "Let's go! Let's go see my master. I'll ask him to take you back to Tianya Haige!"

Jiang Fan secretly found it amusing. If he remembered correctly, this girl had previously thought that after tricking Jiang Fan, he would still praise her.

When the two returned to the main path, the three, including Venerable Qi Yin, were also searching for them nearby. Seeing them return safely, Venerable Qi Yin felt relieved and said gravely, "It's a good thing you didn't encounter the owner of that roar. That fierce creature, its very sound makes my heart pound. It's definitely not to be trifled with!"

He then showed a hint of expectation, saying, "Peiyuan, have you found anything along the way?"

Yu Peiyuan thought for a moment, then honestly handed over half of the fruit plant. Venerable Qi Yin's expression changed dramatically. He snatched the fruit and exclaimed: "Demon Infant Fruit? This is a heaven-defying spiritual fruit that can allow Demon Emperors to advance! It became extinct a thousand years ago! Peiyuan, you actually found such a divine item?" His face was filled with disbelief.

Upon learning it was an item for Demon Emperor advancement, Venerable Evil Eye showed a look of jealousy. The three of them had searched all this way and found nothing! Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes: "Why is there only half a plant? Where's the other half?"

Venerable Qi Yin also reacted, quickly saying, "This fruit is only effective when it's whole. Peiyuan, quickly bring out the other half! If those Demon Emperors knew about the existence of this item, they would probably pay any price for it!"

Yu Peiyuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Master, Junior Brother Jiang found this, and he gave me half."

"What? Jiang Fan actually found it?" Venerable Qi Yin's face showed surprise and doubt, his eyes gleaming as he asked, "Peiyuan, did you find anything else?" This question was clearly not directed at Peiyuan, but at Jiang Fan.

Yu Peiyuan shook her head and said, "We searched three locations, and in the end, we only got this Demon Infant Fruit."

"I see." Venerable Qi Yin nodded slightly; he understood his disciple well. She would definitely not lie.

Venerable Evil Eye, however, stared at Jiang Fan with disbelief: "Hmph! This kid is very cunning! Don't be fooled by him! Make him hand over his storage artifact and empty everything out for a thorough inspection! I refuse to believe he's that honest!" Having dealt with Jiang Fan twice, he had experienced the boy's hidden depths.

Yu Peiyuan became angry upon hearing this. Her pretty face slightly chilled, she said, "Venerable Evil Eye! Even if you have grievances with Junior Brother Jiang, there's no need to slander him like this, is there? He's such an honest person; don't you feel any pangs of conscience slandering him like this? Master, I swear by the thousand-year reputation of Tianya Haige that Junior Brother Jiang definitely didn't take anything else!"

Venerable Qi Yin, who had initially harbored some suspicion, saw his female disciple actually swear by the reputation of Tianya Haige, and all his doubts vanished. He cast a sidelong glance at Venerable Evil Eye and said indifferently, "Stop stirring up trouble!"

Venerable Evil Eye felt like he could spit blood. "No, Jiang Fan is an honest person? What kind of joke is this? Wasn't it Jiang Fan who had tricked him into his current predicament?" He was just about to expose Jiang Fan's past misdeeds to everyone when suddenly, a deep roar came from the direction of the medicinal garden!

It was the fierce creature! Venerable Qi Yin's eyes flickered, and he intended to retreat from the Divine Transformation ruins. This fierce creature was definitely not to be provoked!

Jiang Fan had already thought about escaping; if the fierce creature gave chase later, he would surely be its primary target. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. He took out a piece of amber. Inside it, a drop of dried Divine Transformation blood was sealed, which he had obtained previously in the sacred land of the Giant Sect. At this moment, the dried Divine Transformation blood was actually reacting. This made his expression serious. Dried Divine Transformation blood only reacted to other Divine Transformation blood! The problem was, the change in color was becoming increasingly obvious, indicating that the other party was rapidly approaching. Could it be that that fierce creature was a Divine Transformation realm expert?