Xuan Yi was relieved when he heard Su Zimo's words.
Su Zimo pondered for a moment before continuing, "However, I have something on and have to make a trip back. Peak masters, please return to the sect first. There's no need to wait for me. "
Su Zimo was bent on obtaining the 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit.
However, what was more important to him was the connate spirit fire hidden in the depths of the underground palace!
Utmost treasures of the universe as such possessed spirituality and were way too rare to encounter and nurture.
Since he had encountered it, there was no way Su Zimo was going to let it slip by.
Not only did he have to create a new set of 27 supreme-grade flying swords, he also had to make use of the connate spirit fire in the underground cave to attempt to repair the Mystic Gold Silk Armor and five Black Gold Arrows in his storage bag.
If he succeeded, he would possess a connate defensive spirit weapon.
Even if he was only at early-stage Jin Dan, Su Zimo was confident that he would not be defeated!
The killing power of the connate spirit weapon Black Gold Arrows coupled with the Moon Concealment Bow would be even more frightening!
If it was another cultivator of the same combat strength, Su Zimo could not guarantee that he would be able to escape unscathed with the Moon Concealment Bow and the Black Gold Arrows.
"Zimo, you …"
Xuan Yi frowned slightly and hesitated.
He knew that Su Zimo was an extremely decisive person. Once he made up his mind, it would be difficult for others to change his mind.
Xuan Yi hesitated for a moment before reminding, "Be careful then. Don't overexert yourself."
"Alright!"
Su Zimo nodded.
Xuan Yi and the other two had many spirit herbs and herbs in their storage bags. Coupled with their injuries, they did not dare to linger for fear of unforeseen circumstances.
Summoning a spirit vessel, the three of them leaped and waved goodbye to Su Zimo before turning into streaks of light and disappearing into the horizons.
Taking a deep breath of air, Su Zimo turned and headed towards the palace.
He was not worried that anyone would be able to retrieve or destroy the Vermilion Fruit during this period of time.
The Vermilion Fruit was about to ripen and this was the most dangerous period of time!
Any living being that approached the Vermilion Fruit would die from its life essence.
Along the way, Su Zimo noticed that many cultivators were rushing out of the ruins.
To be more precise, they seemed to have been frightened by something. Most of their faces were pale as they staggered away.
"Oh no, oh no!"
A wretched cultivator shouted while panting, "Everyone, run! The Vermilion Fruit is eating us!"
Some of the cultivators had disheveled hair and only had one arm left. The flesh and blood on the other arm had turned into nothingness, leaving only a piece of white bone hanging by their side. They were frantically running for their lives.
Su Zimo sneered secretly.
There were still some blind cultivators who were greedy and wanted to pick the Vermilion Fruit in advance. In the end, their life essence was stolen and their flesh and blood became fertilizer for the Vermilion Fruit!
Not long after, Su Zimo re-entered the underground palace.
After walking for a while, Su Zimo paused in his tracks and looked at the medicinal field.
After Su Zimo's group of four harvested the herb garden, it became completely bare. Only a single stalk of Vermillion Fruit remained, which was extremely conspicuous.
But now, the surroundings of the Vermilion Fruit were littered with fresh white bones!
Every single skeleton on the ground reached forward with their arms, as though they wanted to pick the Vermilion Fruit.
A rough count showed that there were more than a hundred skeletons around the Vermilion Fruit!
The Vermilion Fruit seemed to have turned even more vibrant.
Sparkling and translucent, it emitted an intoxicating fragrance that attracted living beings to approach it unknowingly!
Everything had a spirit.
Humans had the ability to hunt and kill other living beings. Demon beasts had the instinct to hunt and some spirit herbs and trees could lure living beings to death as well!
The range of the Vermilion Fruit's life essence was expanding rapidly!
Initially, it was only limited to the surroundings of the medicinal field.
But now, it was expanding furiously!
The Vermilion Fruit swayed and a scarlet mist spread, shrouding the surroundings. 10 feet, 30 feet, 100 feet …
There were only a few people left in the underground palace.
The few cultivators hid far away with wary expressions and glared at the 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit for a moment before glancing at Su Zimo. After confirming that nobody could pick the Vermilion Fruit in advance, they retreated one after another.
Before long, Su Zimo was the only one left in the underground palace.
Of course, that was only temporary.
Su Zimo was certain that the Great Qian Ruins would not be peaceful for the next month!
The closer it was to the ripening of the Vermilion Fruit, the more cultivators would gather in the underground palace and the more tense the atmosphere would be, causing the situation to turn even more chaotic!
The range of the Vermilion Fruit's life essence was expanding continuously and the mist was surging, sealing the path ahead.
If Su Zimo wanted to enter the cave once more, he would have to pass through the mist before him!
Although Su Zimo was confident in his strong physique and shocking regeneration abilities, he did not dare to take the risk and try to compete with the universal spirit fruit.
Looking at the approaching mist, Su Zimo pondered for a moment before reaching out with his left fingertip, slowly and carefully touching the edge of the mist.
Psst!
The moment his fingertip made contact with the mist, Su Zimo's expression changed starkly!
The flesh on his fingertip vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye, devoured by the scarlet mist!
What a domineering Vermilion Fruit!
The fingers were connected to the heart.
The heart-wrenching pain almost caused Su Zimo to cry out.
Su Zimo shuddered and retracted his palm, looking at his left hand with lingering fear.
In that brief moment of contact, the flesh on his finger had already vanished, revealing the white bone within.
Su Zimo's gaze flickered as he reached out with his right hand, attempting to reach into the mist.
It was completely intact!
He could clearly sense a mysterious power that wanted to steal the lifeforce essence from the flesh of his right hand. However, it seemed to be frightened and retreated one after another!
The Vermilion Fruit was the strongest and although the mist was domineering, it could not do anything to the divine phoenix bone.
Unfortunately, Su Zimo only had the divine phoenix bone on his right hand.
It was still impossible for him to pass through the scarlet mist.
Su Zimo frowned.
If he was stuck here and could not enter the cave, he would have to wait a month for the Vermilion Fruit to ripen his flying sword and repair his connate spirit weapon before the mist dissipated.
However, there might be other variables by then!
"No, I've got to think of a way,"
Su Zimo paced around the underground palace, thinking of a solution.
After pondering for a moment, Su Zimo suddenly stopped in his tracks and slapped his storage bag, retrieving a tattered bronze square tripod filled with cracks.
Since the bronze square tripod could withstand the corrosion of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile's gastric juices, it should not be an issue for it to withstand the mist as well.
Su Zimo placed the bronze square tripod into the mist.
True enough!
The scarlet mist coiled around the bronze square tripod but could not penetrate it.
It worked!
Su Zimo smiled gently and leaped into the bronze square tripod. Becoming one with the tripod, he passed through the scarlet mist and arrived beside the spirit spring pool.
Emerging from the bronze square tripod, Su Zimo turned back to look at the mist that was getting thicker behind him and lamented to himself, "Actually, the existence of the mist isn't a bad thing. At the very least, no one will be able to cross over and discover the secret of this cave for the next month! "
Su Zimo looked around for a moment and his ears twitched. After confirming that no one was hiding here, he pressed the mechanism on the wall of the pool.
The stone slab under his feet silently slid to the sides, revealing a deep and dark tunnel.
Su Zimo leaped down and vanished.
Peace returned to the underground palace.
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