Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Zhao Yu was walking through a forest when suddenly a strange fragrance drifted from nearby.

"There are rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!"

Zhao Yu's eyes brightened as he moved toward the direction of the fragrance, walking for dozens of miles until a thousand-zhang tall Spirit Mountain, surrounded by thick Spiritual Mist, appeared before him.

On the cliffs of that Spirit Mountain, there grew a ten-meter-tall fruit tree, bearing ten fruits the size of dragon's eyes, inscribed with countless crimson spiritual patterns, appearing as if flames were burning within them.

"Millennium Spirit Flame Transcendent Fruit! Far surpassing the Spirit Flame Vermilion Fruit, a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that can greatly enhance a cultivator's Fire Spirit Root! This Millennium Spirit Flame Transcendent Fruit can only grow on a Fifth Order Spirit Vein or higher, and it bears fruit only once every thousand years!"

"With ten fruits hanging together, it means this Millennium Spirit Flame Transcendent Fruit tree has grown for ten thousand years!! Both the fruits and the tree are rarities rarely seen in the outside world!!"

A trace of burning desire flickered across Zhao Yu's eyes as he warily observed the cliffs of the Spirit Mountain.

Every hundred years, the Heaven-reaching White Tower would open once, allowing talents from various small worlds to enter. Over ten thousand years, a hundred batches of talents had entered, yet the Millennium Spirit Flame Transcendent Fruit still existed, meaning no one had been able to pick it. Or rather, any Foundation Establishment talents who approached this place had turned into corpses.

On the cliffs of that Spirit Mountain, there was a twenty-zhang long terrifying demon beast covered in a purple spiky shell, with three pairs of wings, a sharply-edged mouthpart, and its head twisted into a mix of dragon and centipede, emitting a Third Order low-grade horrifying aura.

"Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede! A Third Order low-grade Dragon Kind demon beast! No wonder it can guard this treasure!"

Zhao Yu's expression suddenly changed drastically, his figure retreating explosively, and the shadow behind him moved, suddenly revealing the form of the White Ghost Emperor.

The Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede, being a Dragon Kind demon beast, not only had terrifying speed but also possessed deadly poison. Even a Mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, if struck by its venom and mishandled, could be poisoned to death.

The three pairs of wings of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede vibrated, and in an instant, it disappeared from Zhao Yu's sight.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The White Ghost Emperor's body surged with ghostly qi, his movements eerie as a ghost, he lunged forward, his claw reaching towards the void.

Clang!

In an instant, the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede appeared before Zhao Yu, its mouthpart clashing with the claw of the White Ghost Emperor, both creatures unleashing terrifying power and producing a horrendous noise.

The twenty-zhang long Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede suddenly spewed out black poisonous mist towards the White Ghost Emperor.

Hisss!

The White Ghost Emperor, being a Ghost, was not afraid of ordinary poisons, but even he was slightly corroded by the Spirit Poison of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede.

In the distance, the Mysterious Turtle Shield Zhao Yu had summoned released a phantom turtle forming a barrier, which began to collapse under the slight erosion of the poisonous mist.

Zhao Yu was startled, immediately landing on the ground, throwing the Mysterious Turtle Shield away, and employing the Earth Escape Skill to disappear into the ground.

The White Ghost Emperor ferociously kicked the body of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede, sending it flying with a direct kick, then slammed his claw onto the body of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede.

With a piercing screech, the shell of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede was torn apart by the White Ghost Emperor, leaving a huge gash. It continued to spew poison mist and took every opportunity to attack the White Ghost Emperor with its mouthpart.

The two horrifying monsters furiously battled, their deadly poison corroding all surrounding trees into ash, black ghostly qi swirling around, and the ground cracking under the might of their fight.

"The most terrifying aspect of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede is its toxin! The White Ghost Emperor can counteract its poison, but the Red Emperor might not withstand the deadly venom of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede!"

From a distance, Zhao Yu watched the battle between the White Ghost Emperor and the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede, contemplating inwardly. If he released the Red Emperor now, he could potentially kill the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede, but most likely, the Red Emperor would also be afflicted with deadly poison, making it very difficult to handle.

"That's the only way!"

A chill flashed through Zhao Yu's eyes as he took out the yellow Small Sword Talisman Treasure and frantically infused it with mana.

The yellow Small Sword Talisman Treasure burst forth with dazzling Spiritual Light, transforming into a brilliant Sword Glow that slashed toward the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede.

The Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede, engaged in battle with the White Ghost Emperor, failed to notice in time and was struck on its wing by the yellow Small Sword Talisman Treasure.

With a flicker of the sword light, the three pairs of insect wings of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede were severed. It lost balance and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Move aside!"

Zhao Yu bellowed as he simultaneously released the Chi Emperor.

The White Ghost Emperor swiftly retreated to one side.

The Chi Emperor, with surging crimson Spiritual Patterns all over, opened its mouth and spewed out a pillar of crimson fire toward the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede.

The Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede opened its mouth and sprayed out a jet of pitch-black poison mist that met the pillar of fire in a violent collision.

Large swaths of the black poison mist were incinerated by the fire pillar, turning into plumes of poison smoke that rose up.

The White Ghost Emperor grinned ferociously, his pupils momentarily revealing the eerie Illusory Ghost Eyes. Surrounded by swirling black ghostly qi, he slightly shifted his form and appeared above the dragon centipede, thrusting a claw down.

A strong sense of alarm surged through the heart of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede. It twisted its head in an attempt to dodge the attack of the White Ghost Emperor.

Clang!

Accompanied by a tremendous noise, the head of the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede was directly delivered into the claws of the White Ghost Emperor, who pierced through its head. The massive body also crashed heavily to the ground, struggled for a moment, and then lay still.

"Finally killed it! But, a Talisman Treasure got wasted!!"

Zhao Yu looked somewhat regretfully at the far-off Talisman Treasure that had been corroded and destroyed by the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede.

Originally, that Talisman Treasure could have been used two or three more times, but it was now completely collapsed and unusable due to the severe poisoning by the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede.

The White Ghost Emperor skillfully dismembered the Winged Purple-Shell Dragon Centipede, extracting its inner core and plucking off its carapace.

Zhao Yu approached the millennium Spirit Flame Transcendent Fruit tree, first harvested the fruits, then used the Earth Vein Gathering Spirit Minor Supernatural Power to gather Earth Qi, and finally removed the entire tree along with the Spiritual Soil below using a Seal Spirit Talisman, storing it in his storage bag.

After completing all this, Zhao Yu continued forward, moving in the direction guided by his senses.

In this layer, there were also precious Spiritual Objects that assisted in Condensing Nascent Soul; one could only obtain them by following the guided direction. Of course, there were also many invaluable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on this layer, but compared to the Spiritual Objects needed for Condensing Nascent Soul, they were insignificant.

"Moon Spirit Foundation Establishment Fruit!"

Zhao Yu had traveled several dozen kilometers when his eyes suddenly brightened upon seeing a Moon Spirit Foundation Establishment Fruit tree growing on a cliff on Spirit Mountain, bearing a Moon Spirit Foundation Establishment Fruit.

The next moment, Zhao Yu suddenly looked up toward a woodland to the northwest and said softly, "Fellow Daoist who has stealthily approached, what are your intentions?"