The Longevity Tree was very mysterious. Every time it bore fruit, it meant that it had accumulated enough and made a huge breakthrough. The further it went, the better the effects of the Longevity Fruit. If the awakening of sentience was the first result, then this was the second.
On the Longevity Tree, the red Longevity Fruit silently turned fiery red. When it completely turned fiery red, it would be ripe. However, the four groups of people nearby did not look at the Longevity Fruit that was about to ripen. Instead, they looked at each other, and the atmosphere was tense.
"There are four groups of people here. I think we should split the fruit into four portions, one for each group. What do you think?" Before, Tian Yinsou still wanted to kick out the middle-aged man and his group so that he could share the fruit with Tai Shichong. But now, he did not have that idea anymore. No matter which group he took on, he would be opposed by the other group. After all, no one knew if it would be his turn or not. Even Tian Yinsou himself was a bit worried. Therefore, he came up with this idea of splitting the fruit into four portions.
The middle-aged man sneered, "Four portions? Your idea is not bad. But, don't forget that you are only one person. You want to share the fruit with only one person? Do you think we are stupid?"
"You are right. You alone do not have the right to share the fruit."
Hai Wuya did not hold back either. The value of the fruit was immeasurable, and one less person would definitely be a good thing. After all, there were too many people here, and there were five of them.
Tian Yinsou's face darkened, "It seems like after decades of not coming out, some people do not care about me anymore. I was already a master level Sea of Souls Realm master level warrior decades ago. At that time, you brats were not even born yet. Since you say that I do not have a share, then we will use our own methods. "
He did not even think that after decades of not coming out, how many people still knew him? Even if they did, they might not be afraid of him.
"Use your own methods, I agree."
Tai Shichong sounded cold. He did not want to share the fruit with the others in the first place. One fruit could help a warrior reach Mid Sea of Souls Realm from peak level Early Sea of Souls Realm, and the success rate was at least eighty to ninety percent. But, to reach Late Sea of Souls Realm from peak level Mid Sea of Souls Realm, one fruit would only have thirty percent success rate. At least two or three fruits would be enough.
"I am fine with it."
Yan Fengfeng had the advantage of speed. As long as nothing went wrong, she would be the one to get the most fruits.
"Then let's rely on our own skills!"
The muscular middle-aged man knew that this was the only solution.
Just like that, everyone was temporarily at peace. Their gazes fell on the Longevity Tree, waiting for the Longevity Fruits to ripen and fall from the branches.
"One Longevity Fruit has more than eighty percent chance of me reaching the Mid Sea of Souls Realm from peak level Early Sea of Souls Realm. If I miss this one, it would take me at least a year or two of training to reach the Mid Sea of Souls Realm. Therefore, I have to get one this time."
After reaching the Sea of Souls Realm, every little bit of increase in cultivation would be extremely difficult. Ye Chen's cultivation talent was not the best; it could only be said to be excellent. Being able to reach the Sea of Souls Realm so quickly was mainly due to all kinds of opportunities, as well as his soul talent.
If he could get a Longevity Fruit and successfully reach Mid Sea of Souls Realm, Ye Chen would be able to use the Earth Spirit Pellets and Sky Spirit Pellets to push his cultivation to the next level, reaching peak level Mid Sea of Souls Realm. In that case, his overall power would increase by more than just a little bit, and it would definitely increase his battling power drastically.
"I can't let go of the Longevity Fruit."
Letting out a breath, Ye Chen's eyes turned sharp.
There were dozens of Longevity Fruits on the tree, and more than half of them were still light red, which meant that they were still far from ripening. Among the remaining half, three of them were turning red, which meant that they were only one step away from ripening. And among these three, one of them was already shaking, looking like it could fall at any second.
Pap!
Finally, that Longevity Fruit fell onto the ground and rolled a couple of times.
Strangely, no one moved at all, seeming to be hesitating.
"Tian Yinsou, didn't you want the Longevity Fruit? Go and get it! "The muscular middle-aged man laughed at Tian Yinsou.
Tian Yinsou sneered, "I will let you have the first one. Go and get it!"
"You are so kind?"
"You are being kind?"
On the other side, Tai Shichong looked at the Longevity Fruit that had fallen onto the ground. A light flashed in his eyes before he calmed down.
"It seems like no one dares to take this risk!"
One of the twin brothers said.
"Who dares to take the risk? If the Longevity Tree still attacks those who get close to it, then they will die for sure. For a Longevity Fruit, no one would want to put themselves in such a dangerous situation. Right now, all we need is a test. As long as someone goes to pick up the Longevity Fruit and is not attacked by the tree, then it means that there is no danger. "
"That is true, but are we just going to wait like this?"
On Ye Chen's side …
Hai Wuya frowned, "The second Longevity Fruit is about to ripen as well. Unfortunately, no one wants to be the first to go."
Ye Chen said, "Even if there is no danger, it might not be a good thing. He will become the target of everyone."
"Ye Chen is right. The first Longevity Fruit is very dangerous." Yan Fengfeng nodded.
Time passed slowly, and still, no one went up first. It seemed like everyone was waiting.
Shriek!
All of a sudden, a sharp bird cry was heard from above the forest. A massive grey eagle flew over, its target being the Longevity Fruit under the tree.
Shoo!
The grey eagle was extremely fast and arrived under the tree within a second. Its claws grabbed onto the Longevity Fruit that had fallen onto the ground before shooting into the sky and flying away.
"Come down!"
Without any prior agreement, everyone attacked Gray Eagle together.
A scream was heard!
The grey eagle was torn into pieces, and the Longevity Fruit fell from the sky. Everyone controlled the angle on purpose, trying to minimize the impact. Plus, the Longevity Fruit itself was very tough, containing a powerful energy that could block out the impact.
Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!
All of a sudden, four people moved. They were Yan Fengfeng, Tai Shichong, Tian Yinsou, and the bulky middle-aged man. The four of them were the most powerful ones in the group. Since there was no danger in fighting for the first Longevity Fruit, they could fight as much as they wanted.
Among them, Yan Fengfeng's speed was the fastest. With a flash of blue fire, she had arrived near the Longevity Fruit, reaching out her hand to suck it.
"Heaven and Earth Sword!"
Tai Shichong pointed out his sword finger, and a sword shadow blocked out in front of Yan Fengfeng, cutting off the sucking power. Meanwhile, his body flashed a couple of times, arriving near the Longevity Fruit as well.
"Phoenix Cut!"
Yan Fengfeng lifted up her right hand, forming a palm blade and attacking toward Tai Shichong.
Dang!
Tai Shichong took out the longsword from his waist, blocking out Yan Fengfeng's flame blade power.
"You guys, stop fighting! This Longevity Fruit will belong to me for sure!" Tian Yinsou's body flashed once, and dozens of black shadows appeared, attacking toward the Longevity Fruit together.
"Piss off!"
The bulky middle-aged man was the slowest, but it was not impossible for him to get the Longevity Fruit, since there were four of them fighting against each other. He yelled as he lifted his bronze iron stick high into the air, waving it out horizontally, blowing out half of Tian Yinsou's shadows.
The Longevity Fruit was still falling down at a fast speed, but the four's battling speed was even faster. Within a blink of an eye, the four of them had exchanged attacks once.
"Human and Sword Merge!"
Tai Shichong's longsword shook once, and a massive sword light wrapped around him as he flew toward the Longevity Fruit at a shocking speed. Boom!
Boom!
Tian Yinsou and the bulky middle-aged man would not just watch Tai Shichong get the Longevity Fruit, so they both threw out attacks, trying to shatter the sword light around Tai Shichong's body.
But, this sword light was extremely tough. Although it was full of cracks, it did not break at all, canceling out the two's combined attacks.
"Major Phoenix Cut!"
At that critical moment, Yan Fengfeng threw out another palm blade attack. Behind her back, a Blue Phoenix shadow appeared; it was the shadow of her real body.
Crack!
The sword light was shattered, and Tai Shichong was furious. He was not that far away from the Longevity Fruit, and with the Human and Sword Merge, his speed and defense had both increased drastically. But, there were still four of them fighting for the Longevity Fruit, and he alone would not be able to handle the attacks from the three of them.
"This battle sure is intense." Ling Tianhao was dumbfounded.
Guan Qin glanced at the second fruit that was about to ripen and said, "This one is about to ripen as well. I will use my movement art to get it as soon as possible."
Guan Qin was very confident in her qinggong, Skysea Streak.
Hai Wuya laughed. "Junior Sister, although your Skysea First-String is powerful, they won't just stand by and watch as you snatch away the second Longevity Fruit. Furthermore, at this time, our camp needs to agree on a rule. Whoever gets the Longevity Fruit first, the other three will help him block the attacks from the others."
"Yeah, of course."
Ye Chen nodded.
"The second Longevity Fruit is about to ripen! It is about to ripen!"
"So nervous!"
The people brought by Tai Shichong and the bulky middle-aged man stared at the second fruit that was about to ripen. If it were not for the fact that the tree would attack anyone who got close to it before the fruit fell, they would have rushed up already, instead of waiting here for nothing.
Under everyone's gaze, the second Longevity Fruit fell down. Shoo! Shoo!
Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!
No one could describe the current situation. The Longevity Fruit was only dozens of meters away from the ground, and it had just fallen down from the tree when everyone started to move. It was like thousands of arrows shooting out at the same time.
Shoo!
Five beams of sword light appeared out of his body as Ye Chen's speed increased to his limit. His starting speed was already twenty times faster than the speed of sound. Normally, the starting speed would be way lower than the maximum speed. The reason why Ye Chen could be this fast was because his sword light flying art had improved a while ago. His maximum speed had reached twenty-five times faster than the speed of sound. Added with his extremely powerful Zhen yuan control, which had already reached the Zhen yuan strand level, his starting speed was even faster than normal people's.
"So fast!"
Hai Wuya and the other two were shocked.
With a flash of sword light, Ye Chen arrived under the Longevity Tree.
"Little brat, die!"
"If you dare to touch the Longevity Fruit, you will die without a grave!"
Right then, Tai Shichong's people and the bulky middle-aged man's people all attacked toward Ye Chen. They were all grinding their teeth, wishing they could cut Ye Chen into a thousand pieces.
"You want me to put down the Longevity Fruit? In your dreams!"
A determined look flashed through his eyes as Ye Chen grabbed the Longevity Fruit without hesitation and threw it into his storage ring. But, he had also taken on seven to eight attacks and was drowned in that horrifying qi flow.
"So reckless!"
Hai Wuya shook his head.
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