Another day passed, and Xue Yinling was still meditating.
Guan Zhongjie looked terrible. He thought that Xue Yinling was taking up too much of their time and wanted to wake her up.
Waking up a person who was meditating was a kind of destruction. Xu Guanying didn't say anything, but Leng Ruo stopped Guan Zhongjie and used her actions to show her attitude.
Chu Mu naturally wouldn't let Guan Zhongjie disturb Xue Yinling. This was a rare opportunity, and the situation was in a stalemate.
Finally, Xue Yinling woke up from her meditating state. There was no joy, anger, or sadness on her face.
"Let's go," Xu Guanying said. Guan Zhongjie glanced at Chu Mu fiercely and followed them up.
As they continued to climb, they obtained the most Sword God Grass. When they were halfway up the mountain, they encountered another Spirit of Sword Qi. Beside the Spirit of Sword Qi was a strange tree.
The tree was only about two meters tall. Its trunk was as straight as a sword, and its branches were also as straight as swords.
There was a main trunk and five branches, and at the end of each branch was a golden fruit.
The shape of the tree was very strange. It looked like six swords were pieced together, but it didn't lose its beauty. The sharpness contained in it was extremely shocking.
"Sword God Fruit!" Xu Guanying's voice was trembling. She was extremely excited.
Sword God Grass was a relatively common sword treasure on Sword God Mountain. Sword God Fruit and Sword God Grass were of the same nature, but compared to Sword God Grass, Sword God Grass was a hundred times stronger. It was the ultimate sword treasure.
"Five Sword God Fruits, one for each of us." Guan Zhongjie was also very excited. What he said actually went against his conscience. This was because his original intention was to monopolize the five Sword God Fruits. However, he also knew that he couldn't deal with the sword qi spirit alone. If he left the group, he wouldn't be able to leave Sword God Mountain.
"Let's get rid of the Sword Qi Spirit first." Xu Guanying said. She took the lead and turned into a sharp Sword Light. It pierced through the void and pierced towards the Sword Qi Spirit.
As soon as Xu Guanying moved, everyone also drew their swords and charged over.
With the experience of dealing with the Spirit of Sword Qi, this time would not be as troublesome as last time. However, the strength of this Spirit of Sword Qi seemed to be stronger than the previous one. It was still very difficult to deal with. Fortunately, the Spirit of Sword Qi could only attack with its sword and did not seem to be able to move.
In a battle with the Spirit of Sword Qi, one either had to rely on one's superior strength to suppress it with absolute power and defeat it directly, or one could only slowly whittle down the Spirit of Sword Qi's power and defeat it in the end.
Although Chu Mu and the other four were not weak, they might not be a match for the Spirit of the Sword Qi in a one-on-one fight. Even if the five of them worked together, they did not have an absolute advantage. They could only take it slow.
Half an hour later, the Sword Qi Spirit was killed, leaving behind a Sword Qi Spirit Source.
The effect of the Sword Qi Soul Source was much better than the Sword God Fruit. The five of them divided it equally and put it away. Then, they plucked the five Sword God Fruits and gave each of them one. Only then did they consume pills to recover their strength.
After recovering their strength, the group continued to climb. Before long, five of them arrived at the place where Chu Mu and the others had been.
"The Sword God Tree!"
"If there's a Sword God Tree, there must be a Sword God Fruit."
"It's already been plucked."
"A supreme treasure of the Sword Dao like the Sword God Tree and the Sword God Fruit must be protected by a Sword Qi Spirit. To pluck the Sword God Fruit, one must first kill the Sword Qi Spirit, and the Sword Qi Spirit will often have a Sword Qi Spirit Source."
"Let's chase after them first. If their overall strength is greater than ours, then they'll be lucky. If not, then we'll force them to hand it over."
The five Sword Gods followed the auras left behind by Chu Mu's group and rapidly pursued.
This was the nature of tempering. Danger could always come from one's own kind.
Chu Mu's group of five was locked down by five powerful auras.
"What do you want?" Xu Guanying's expression darkened as she barked.
"You were the ones who plucked the Sword God Fruit, right? Hand it over along with the Sword Qi Spirit Source. Otherwise, you'll die here," the leader of the five Sword Gods straightforwardly said.
"Why should we hand it over to you?" Guan Zhongjie said angrily.
"Why?" The five Sword Gods sneered. "Because we're stronger than you."
Of these five, there were two Minor Sovereign Dacheng, and the remaining three were all at the initial Minor Sovereign realm. Looking at Xu Guanying's group, Xu Guanying was the only Minor Sovereign Dacheng. Guan Zhongjie was at the peak of the initial Minor Sovereign realm, Leng Ruoze was at the initial Minor Sovereign realm, and Chu Mu and Xue Yinling were the weakest, at the initial Minor Sovereign realm.
Comparing the two sides, the difference in strength was obvious.
It wasn't impossible to challenge someone of a higher realm, but at the Sovereign realm, it was extremely extravagant.
"Hand it over, or you know the consequences," the five Sword Gods threatened again.
Xu Guanying's group had ugly expressions. They had finally found the Sword God Fruit and obtained the Sword Qi Spirit Source. If they were asked to hand it over, they wouldn't be willing. However, if they didn't hand it over, the difference in strength would be obvious. If they fought, they might be killed. Even if they weren't killed, they might be injured or leave the group. No matter what the situation was, it was extremely disadvantageous.
They were in a dilemma.
"We can give you the Sword God Fruit, but we have to keep the Sword Qi Spirit Source. Otherwise, we don't mind fighting. Even if we aren't your match, we won't let you have an easy time," Xu Guanying said with a firm tone.
Although the difference in strength was obvious, if they fought without caring about anything, the other party wouldn't have an easy time either. In a place like the Sword God Mountain, if they were injured, it might affect their future exploration. Usually, such a threat would make people apprehensive.
"Then you can try." Unexpectedly, the other party's attitude was even more unyielding. This made Xu Guanying a little dumbfounded. She felt like she had gone for wool and come home shorn.
"Why don't we hand it over?" Guan Zhongjie said in a low voice. He had his own considerations. If he handed it over, he would lose a Sword God Fruit and one-fifth of the Sword Qi Spirit Source. However, he would still be able to keep one-fifth of the Sword Qi Spirit Source and some Sword God Grass. If he didn't hand it over, the other party would definitely fight, and the consequences would be even worse.
"Not bad, you are very tactful." One of the other party laughed. They had heard Guan Zhongjie's words clearly.
Xu Guanying clenched her teeth and struggled in her heart. Without a doubt, if she refined the Sword God Fruit and the Sword Qi Spirit Source, her strength would definitely increase by a lot. It would be enough to save hundreds of years of bitter cultivation. If she lost it, it would be a great loss.
How should she choose?
Xu Guanying had the cultivation of Minor Sovereign Realm Dacheng. If they were to fight, she wouldn't be afraid of one-on-one. Even if it was one-on-two, she could still hold on. In the worst case, she could always escape. However, she was considering the problem of leaving the Sword God Mountain when the time was up.
If she didn't have a complete team, she wouldn't be able to break through the surrounding forces of the Sword God Mountain with her own strength. No matter how much she gained, she would still die.
Her thoughts changed rapidly. Xu Guanying finally made the decision to hand over one-fifth of the Sword Qi Spirit Source and the Sword God Fruit.
"You have to swear that after we hand over the Sword Qi Spirit Source and the Sword God Fruit, you will not fight against us." Xu Guanying said.
"Either hand it over or fight." The other party's attitude was still so unyielding. They didn't have any intention of compromising.
"Then let's fight." A voice sounded. It was neither fast nor slow. It had a kind of calmness. Instantly, everyone's gaze was attracted. It was Chu Mu who spoke.
"Are you trying to drag us into this?" Guan Zhongjie shouted angrily.
Unexpectedly, a faintly discernible snow-white Sword Light seemed to have shuttled through the void and instantly attacked one of the other party. At the same time, Chu Mu also attacked with his sword.
He and Xue Yinling had a shocking tacit understanding. When the two of them attacked, they instantly coordinated and locked onto the same target. One on the left and one on the right, completely sealing off the other party's escape route. There was nowhere to dodge.
It was an incomparably well-coordinated sword strike. The speed of the sword had reached an astonishing pinnacle. It was also a sudden attack that caught the opponent off guard. The one that the two of them had locked onto was a Minor Sovereign Realm expert. His strength was also at the Minor Sovereign Realm.
Although Chu Mu and Xue Yinling's cultivation were at the Minor Sovereign Realm, their abilities were much higher. They weren't any weaker than a Minor Sovereign Realm cultivator. Furthermore, their sword attack was extremely coordinated and caught the other party off guard. However, the other party wasn't an ordinary person either. It was already extraordinary to be able to cultivate to the Minor Sovereign Realm. Furthermore, he had experienced countless dangers to reach his current level. His reaction was extremely fast.
Since he couldn't dodge, he countered with an attack. He attacked and tried to block the combined attack of Chu Mu and Xue Yinling with his sword. Chu Mu's Sword Light flashed. As the Celestial Demon Suppressing Sword shook, there seemed to be wind and thunder. With his superb technique and powerful strength, he locked onto the other party's counterattack. Xue Yinling's sword pierced through the other party's forehead.
That sword contained the original power of the Void Sword Way. Without a sound, it caused the other party's spiritual world to collapse. His origin and soul were also turned into nothingness.
Dead!
In the blink of an eye, the others only reacted when the other party was killed.
"Kill!" The other party's four Minor Sovereigns attacked with their swords. Chu Mu and Xue Yinling had already cooperated and attacked the second Minor Sovereign Realm sword cultivator.
Leng Ruo's reaction was also very fast. Her short sword danced like a butterfly and attacked the third Minor Sovereign Realm. Xu Guanying then stabbed towards another Minor Sovereign Realm, Dacheng. Guan Zhongjie's reaction was slightly slower because he hesitated for a moment. However, he still attacked with his sword and slashed towards the last Minor Sovereign Realm Dacheng.
In terms of strength, both Chu Mu and Xue Yinling weren't inferior to normal Minor Sovereigns. Furthermore, when the two of them worked together, they could even fight against normal Minor Sovereigns like Dacheng.
Xue Yinling made a feint. Chu Mu used the Demon Suppressing Sword Attack and pierced through the other party's forehead.
In the blink of an eye, two Minor Sovereigns died under Chu Mu and Xue Yinling's swords. They didn't stop and attacked the third Minor Sovereign Realm.
The third Minor Sovereign Realm was fighting with Leng Ruo. Chu Mu and Xue Yinling instantly intervened and cooperated to kill him.
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