Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

A young cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Stage walked out of the jungle, clad in a grey Taoist robe and extremely handsome. He slightly smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, might you be willing to let me have this Moon Spirit Core Formation Fruit? Consider it a favor you're doing me, and once I advance to the Golden Core stage, I'll return ten to you!"

Zhao Yu said indifferently, "We come from different small worlds and can't even communicate, so how could you possibly return ten Moon Spirit Core Formation Fruits to me? Your words lack any sincerity—it's just a blatant lie!"

"Ah, I was merely offering you a way out! Why would you recklessly expose it? You, a mere Seventh Level of Foundation Establishment, dare to confront me, a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator? Your reliance must be on a Talisman Treasure! But then, who among those who can come here doesn't have a Talisman Treasure?"

The grey-robed cultivator let out a soft sigh and directly summoned a Talisman Treasure resembling a small grey sword, wildly pouring Mana into it, making the small grey sword-like Talisman Treasure burst forth with dazzling Spiritual Light.

Zhao Yu said indifferently, "Since you've attacked, you might as well go to your grave!"

Suddenly, the grey-robed cultivator's heart chilled, and he felt a terrifying premonition of danger. Out of nowhere, he felt a sharp pain in his chest as a white Ghost Claw pierced right through his heart.

"When did this happen? A Third-order Evil Ghost..."

The grey-robed cultivator's eyes flickered with regret and despair as he fell to the ground, becoming a corpse. The grey small sword Talisman Treasure, no longer controlled by anyone, also fell to the ground.

The White Ghost Emperor opened his mouth wide and swallowed the grey-robed cultivator's soul.

"This guy came from a remote, unknown small world. The strongest in that place are merely Golden Core cultivators. He was the most powerful True Disciple of a Golden Core Sect there and actually had four Talisman Treasures."

"Apart from the four Talisman Treasures, he also had a Moon Spirit Core Formation Fruit, four Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts, a large amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and Spirit Pills. Truly a walking treasure trove."

Zhao Yu checked the various treasures in the storage bag of the grey-robed cultivator and revealed a satisfied smile.

The cultivators who could get to the second floor space of the Sky-reaching White Tower were all prodigious Foundation Establishment cultivators from various small worlds, possessing extraordinary combat power, so they all naturally had quite the rich background.

Zhao Yu approached the Moon Spirit Core Formation Fruit tree, plucked a fruit, then glanced at the trunk with some regret before turning to leave.

The Moon Spirit Core Formation Fruit tree was also surrounded by prohibitions. It was fine to take the fruit, but trying to take the Spiritual Tree would trigger the prohibitions' backlash.

In this vast space of the Sky-reaching White Tower, comparable to having its own little world, many Spirit Trees like Moon Spirit Core Formation Fruit trees are protected by prohibitions. Of course, there are also some Core Formation Fruit trees without prohibitions—it all depends on luck.

Zhao Yu continued forward for several tens of miles, suddenly looked toward the north, and his eyes flashed with a trace of excitement, "A fight is happening!"

Zhao Yu directly used the Earth Escape Technique and instantly merged into the ground, moving rapidly toward the north.

"Little beauty, just submit to me obediently! If you are compliant, I will treat you well! But if you insist on resisting and anger me, I promise you'll wish you were neither alive nor dead!"

A young cultivator, dressed in black clothes, tall and burly, with long-tied hair and a handsome face that held a hint of malevolence, was pursuing a woman dressed in white palace attire with breathtaking beauty—Nangong Shiyao.

"Respected senior brother, please spare me!"

Nangong Shiyao used the Sect-protecting Cultivation Technique of the Thousand Mysteries Sect, Thousand Spirits and Hundred Charms Profound Scripture, instantly exuding an overwhelmingly pitiful charm that made one loath to harm her, and pleaded softly.

"Bewitching Technique? Quite powerful, almost made me agree! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! This will make the play even more interesting later on! Hahaha!"

The young cultivator in black burst into laughter, directly summoning a silver-colored net-like Talisman Treasure. The silver Talisman Treasure shone brightly, transforming into a huge silver net that swooped towards Nangong Shiyao.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Talisman Treasure!"

Nangong Shiyao clenched her silver teeth and frantically stimulated her Mana, directly summoning a crimson-colored, small sword-like Talisman Treasure.

The crimson-colored small sword Talisman Treasure grew as it faced the wind and instantly turned into a ten-zhang-long sword, radiating a crimson light, and fiercely stabbing onto the silver net.

The silver net likewise radiated a brilliant silver light, intertwining with the large sword, its silver light inch by inch suppressing the crimson sword.

On Nangong Shiyao's devastatingly beautiful face, a trace of paleness and fear also emerged.

The ordinary Cultivation Technique of Thousand Mysteries Sect required female cultivators to sacrifice their bodies and absorb male essence for rapid cultivation.

However, the Sect-protecting Cultivation Technique, Thousand Spirits and Hundred Charms Profound Scripture, of Thousand Mysteries Sect did not require the sacrifice of the body, and cultivation with a Primordial Yin Body was even more expedient. This was also why True Disciples of other Golden Core Sects in the Northern Desolation relentlessly pursued Nangong Shiyao.

Nangong Shiyao knew that once she fell into the hands of that cultivator from another minor realm, her fate would be extremely tragic.

Just then, Zhao Yu appeared from the earth behind the young cultivator in black like a ghost, directly summoning a newly-acquired grey Talisman Treasure Small Sword.

After the grey Small Sword Talisman Treasure absorbed a large amount of Zhao Yu's Mana, it suddenly burst forth, slashing towards the black-clad cultivator.

The face of the black-clad cultivator changed drastically, barely managing to summon a black Spiritual Shield in front of him.

The grey Small Sword Talisman Treasure directly cleaved, splitting the black Spiritual Shield in two, and continued to cut the black-clad cultivator in half, causing him to fall from the sky.

The silver net Talisman Treasure, having lost the support of Mana, dimmed in light, reverted to its original form, and fell from the sky.

Zhao Yu reached out his hand, collecting the storage bag from the black-clad cultivator and the silver net Talisman Treasure into his possession.

Nangong Shiyao breathed a sigh of relief, stepped lightly with her lotus steps, and accompanied by a trace of fragrant breeze, came before Zhao Yu and bowed deeply, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhao Yu, thank you for your timely rescue. Your great kindness and virtue, Shiyao will never forget!"

Zhao Yu quietly observed Nangong Shiyao, weighing whether or not to eliminate her. After all, by killing her, he could obtain a Moon Spirit Core Formation Fruit and a wealth of cultivation resources.

Zhao Yu thought to himself, "Forget it, although Thousand Mysteries Sect has many scoundrels, Nangong Shiyao's reputation is not bad, and there's no record of her committing evil acts. Killing indiscriminately does not align with my principles."

Nangong Shiyao, staring at the quietly standing, silent Zhao Yu, felt a chill rising in her heart. Her keen senses told her that the person before her might be far more formidable than he appeared.

Zhao Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Nangong, Zhao has pressing matters and must leave now."

Having said this, Zhao Yu then turned around and moved in the direction his senses had guided him.

"That direction is where Foundation Establishment Cultivators from various realms contest for the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to condense Nascent Souls. It will certainly attract Foundation Establishment talents from all around and may even include beings capable of controlling Third-Order Demon Beasts. How could he, who is always cautious and timid, dare to go there?"

Watching the direction Zhao Yu was moving, Nangong Shiyao had a vague guess in her mind and turned to move in the opposite direction. She was very self-aware; reaching this layer with the assistance of a Talisman Treasure was already her limit. Competing for the chance to condense a Nascent Soul would undoubtedly be suicidal.