"I heard that the Vermilion Fruit is scarlet and translucent. Why is this fruit green as well?" Li Ziyue was puzzled.
"It's not fully ripe yet."
Su Zimo said deeply, "However, by the looks of it, it should be soon. In about a month's time."
The Vermilion Fruit was not fully ripe and not only was it not a great tonic, it was also poisonous!
Any living being that approached it would be affected by the aura of the Vermilion Fruit and lose their minds, falling into a hallucination and unable to extricate themselves.
Most of those universal spirit items had some means of self-preservation.
This place was unusually hidden and no outsiders would intrude.
Otherwise, there would be corpses of ignorant living beings buried around the universal spirit items!
The Vermilion Fruit could only be harvested after it was fully ripe.
Furthermore, after the fruit ripened, it would fall automatically if no one harvested it within a day.
The moment the Vermilion Fruit came into contact with the soil, all the energy contained within the fruit would flow into the soil and return to the ground, wasting everything.
Su Zimo said, "Dig away the spirit herbs around the Vermilion Fruit and abandon the ones inside. Don't approach the Vermilion Fruit no matter what!"
"There's no hurry. The spirit qi here is boundless and the medicinal fragrance is rich. Make use of this opportunity to cultivate and your injuries should recover quickly," Li Ziyue said deeply.
Xuan Yi and Liu Hui nodded.
Su Zimo frowned slightly and hesitated.
The most logical choice after discovering such a treasure ground in the Great Qian Ruins would be to dig away the spirit herbs and leave as soon as possible!
The Great Qian Ruins was not a friendly place.
The danger did not only come from the ruins itself – there were other cultivators as well!
If anyone were to barge in and catch sight of such a medicinal field, it was almost needless to say that a bloody battle would break out!
When he saw that the three of them were already seated beside the medicinal field in a lotus position to recuperate, Su Zimo did not want to disturb them.
At that moment, he had two other doubts in his mind!
First, there must be ferocious beasts guarding the vicinity of such universal spirit items!
Su Zimo believed that if there were any ferocious beasts hidden here, they would definitely not be able to escape his senses.
But now, he had not discovered any traces or auras of ferocious beasts ever since he entered the underground palace.
That was way too strange!
Second, apart from the Vermilion Fruit, there were spirit herbs such as the Scarlet Flame Bamboo, Scarlet Moon Grass and Scarlet Flame Fruit.
It was most likely not a coincidence that so many spirit materials containing fire energy had been born!
There was a high chance that the rumors of a connate spirit fire in the Great Qian Ruins were true!
Surrounding the herb garden was a clear spirit spring that emitted dense spirit qi, nourishing the spirit field all year round.
Su Zimo followed the spirit spring and went deeper into the palace.
After walking a thousand feet, they arrived at the mouth of the spirit spring.
The mouth of the Spirit Spring was a huge pool, and in the middle of it, spring water was bubbling. It was endless all year round, and had not declined for tens of thousands of years.
This pool seemed to have been specially built for people to bathe in. It was made of white jade, more than five meters in length and width, and two meters in depth.
There were exquisite carvings of fish, dragons, flowers, and birds on the walls of the pool. It was extremely luxurious.
The clear spring water rippled slightly under the refraction of the jade. The fish, dragons, flowers, and birds on the walls of the pool seemed to come alive!
In the middle of the pool, there was a huge begonia flower in full bloom.
Spring water gushed and mist filled the air.
In the blur, a beautiful figure seemed to have appeared on the begonia flower. Her posture was languid and her skin was smooth like jade. She was enchanting and soul-stirring!
Su Zimo's heart skipped a beat and he closed his eyes hurriedly.
A moment later, Su Zimo opened his eyes and focused his gaze. There was nothing on the begonia flower, only mist shrouding it with endless changes.
The owner of the pool and herb garden should be a woman who had an extremely high status in the Great Qian Empire!
Su Zimo reached out and fiddled with the pool gently as his eyes shone.
True enough!
The spirit spring was warm!
There must be a powerful fire source in the depths of this place!
He did not know who that woman was in the past for her to possess such power to construct such a majestic underground palace in the capital.
She even made use of the powerful fire source underground to nurture a herb garden and transformed the spirit spring into a hot spring.
Su Zimo circled around the hot spring with a sharp gaze and scanned the ground repeatedly, as though he was searching for something.
Logically speaking, there must be an entrance to the depths of the ground near the hot spring!
However, after circling a few times, Su Zimo did not discover anything.
After a moment, Su Zimo suddenly paused in his tracks and his gaze landed on a divine dragon carved on the walls of the pool.
There was nothing much about the divine dragon and it was lifelike with claws, scales, horns and whiskers. However, it was missing an eye on its head!
Was there a mistake in the carving?
Or was it corroded by time after 10,000 years?
Su Zimo shook his head silently.
The chances of those two guesses were extremely low!
"Finishing touch,"
Those words appeared in Su Zimo's mind as he muttered, "Finishing touch, finishing touch …"
Su Zimo walked forward and extended his finger, pressing down gently on the spot where the eye was missing.
With that, the walls of the pool caved in slightly.
Su Zimo sensed something amiss beneath his feet and soared into the air hurriedly.
The two stone slabs that were initially beneath him slid to the sides rapidly, revealing a stone staircase that led to the depths of the ground.
Su Zimo praised internally.
The structure of the staircase could truly be considered as a work of the gods. Even after 10,000 years, the mechanisms within did not age and operated as usual.
Su Zimo sniffed at the entrance of the passageway and a cold glint flashed through his eyes.
There was even a hint of demonic qi mixed in with the scorching air currents that gushed out!
In that case, the ferocious beast guarding this place should be hidden in the depths of the ground!
There was a high chance that a connate spirit fire existed underground. Even though he knew that it might be dangerous, Su Zimo would not give up.
Su Zimo walked slowly into the passageway and gradually disappeared into the darkness.
The two stone slabs above his head closed up without a sound, leaving no gap between them.
The stone staircase slanted downwards. The deeper Su Zimo walked, the higher the temperature of his surroundings.
A long time later, Su Zimo arrived at the end of the stone staircase. It was clear that he was deep underground and there was a dark passageway up ahead that led to an unknown place.
Su Zimo did not dare to be careless and withdrew Blood Quencher from his storage bag. Narrowing his eyes, he headed deeper into the passageway.
The temperature was rising!
Su Zimo's green robes were already extremely dry and would burst into flames with a single spark.
If not for his torrential blood qi and frighteningly strong physique, ordinary Perfected Jin Dan would not have been able to withstand the scorching heat!
"If I'm not wrong, there should be a connate spirit fire buried deep underground!"
Su Zimo was gradually certain.
The connate spirit fire was even more important to him than the 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit!
With the connate spirit fire, he would be able to refine a set of 27 flying swords and increase the power of the Candlelight Sword Formation.
Furthermore, he could attempt to repair the Mystic Gold Silk Armor and Black Gold Arrows obtained from the ancient battlefield.
If he could repair the Mystic Gold Silk Armor, it would mean that he would possess a connate defensive spirit weapon. Coupled with his physique, ordinary Jin Dan realm cultivators would not be able to hurt him at all!
He might even be able to withstand a single attack from an ordinary Genying Zhenjun!
As Su Zimo pondered, a series of red lights shone in the darkness up ahead.
The deeper he went, the brighter and clearer they became!
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