A huge ancient tree that was over a thousand meters tall stood before him, swaying with the cold underworld wind. Its huge leaves swayed in the wind, making rustling sounds that grew louder and louder.
As the wide leaves swayed, fist-sized fruits were revealed.
Sky Underworld Fruit!
These were the fruits of the Sky Underworld Ancient Tree. Judging from their color, they were no longer green but had turned completely black.
When they turned completely black, it meant that the Sky Underworld Fruit had ripened.
The Sky Underworld Fruit on the Sky Underworld Ancient Tree was in the process of ripening. Chen Zong recalled that he shouldn't have to wait too long.
Since that was the case, he would just wait here for a while.
He would pick them when they ripened. If he could take all of them, it would be pretty good.
Chen Zong knew that when the Sky Underworld Fruit ripened, it would release a unique fragrance that would attract underworld beasts and even cultivators.
The Sky Underworld Fruit was effective for Dao Manipulation Realm cultivators, Yuan Underworld Realm cultivators, and even Divinity Realm cultivators. It could develop one's potential. The only difference was the strength of the effect.
The effect of the Sky Underworld Fruit was very strong for Dao Manipulation Realm cultivators. It wasn't weak for Yuan Underworld Realm cultivators, but it was weaker for Divinity Realm cultivators.
Even if it was weaker, it was still effective. Furthermore, the Sky Underworld Fruit could be consumed multiple times. As long as it was consumed, it would take effect. Compared to cultivating by oneself, the efficiency would naturally be higher. Therefore, Divinity Realm cultivators favored it very much.
Sitting on the Sky Underworld Ancient Tree, Chen Zong's body was covered by the dense leaves. There were dozens of Sky Underworld Fruits around Chen Zong. There were also many Sky Underworld Fruits further away. There were hundreds of them in total.
Once they ripened, he would be able to harvest the dozens of fruits around him at the fastest speed. As for the other fruits, he would harvest them if he could and give them up if he couldn't.
Of course, that was under the circumstance of a powerful force that he couldn't resist.
The way to choose!
Taking and giving was the way to survive. Many people often died because of their greed. Sometimes, there would always be people who couldn't distinguish between stubbornness and greed. It was often easy to confuse the two and make a big mistake.
As time passed, the color of the fruit changed, becoming deeper and deeper. In the end, it turned pure black, as if it had absorbed all the light in the surroundings. Wisps of a unique cold aura also spread out, quickly drifting away with the cold wind of the underworld.
"You've matured." Chen Zong's eyes widened and he instantly attacked. His fingers slashed out like a sword, and the sword light was like a bright silk thread. As it circled around him, it quickly cut off the roots of the Tianming Fruits around him. His other hand grabbed at the air, and the Tianming Fruits immediately flew into his hand.
The moment Chen Zong collected the Tianming Fruits around him, an extremely high-pitched screech swept over from the distance. Chen Zong could not help but tremble as if his soul had been pierced. Chen Zong's expression changed as a strong sense of danger erupted from the depths of his heart.
This sound was not a human's, but the sound of an underworld beast. Moreover, the fact that it could make his scalp tingle in an instant meant that this underworld beast was very, very strong. It was either a top mid-level underworld beast or a high-level underworld beast.
Whether it was a top mid-level underworld beast or a high-level underworld beast, it was not something that he could contend with right now. After all, his contracted god had not yet awakened and had only given him the power of a second mind. Although it could increase his endurance in battle, it could not increase his battle strength.
With a flash of sword light, Chen Zong did not hesitate to cut off the roots of the Tianming Fruits again. He quickly collected them and used the Instant Space Sword Technique!
In an instant, Chen Zong turned into a beam of sword light and flew out of the Tianming Ancient Tree. The sword light cut off some of the roots along the way, and before the Tianming Fruits fell, Chen Zong collected them one by one.
The moment Chen Zong flew out of the Tianming Ancient Tree, a huge shadow descended from the sky.
It was a giant eagle, a pitch-black underworld beast that seemed to be burning with a grayish-black underworld fire. The aura it exuded was extremely strong and terrifying. It was obviously a high-level underworld beast, equivalent to the Transcendent Realm.
Chen Zong could feel an amazing power fluctuation coming from it, as if the void was about to collapse. The amazing pressure made Chen Zong feel like he was about to be crushed.
The essence of the underworld beast's underworld power was very strong, and the underworld power of a high-level underworld beast was even more terrifying. In the face of such power, all of his power was unable to resist.
Fortunately, Chen Zong reacted quickly and withdrew in time. Otherwise, he would have been in big trouble.
Then, in another direction, the earth trembled and made an amazing sound of vibration. There was a rumbling sound, as if a giant beast was rapidly approaching.
At first glance, Chen Zong's sharp eyes could vaguely see the figure of that giant beast. It looked like an earth dragon, which was also a Nether beast. It was a high-level Nether beast that was hundreds of meters long, and it was running at an astonishing speed.
In the blink of an eye, the Earth Dragon rushed to the side of the Tianming Ancient Tree, opened its mouth, and bit at it directly.
There were hundreds of Tianming Fruits on the Tianming Ancient Tree. Chen Zong took away only a little more than a hundred fruits, which was only a small part of it. The rest of the fruits were snatched by the two high-level underworld beasts.
The thousand-meter-tall Tianming Ancient Tree was nothing in front of the two high-level underworld beasts. In just a few breaths' time, it was destroyed.
The Tianming Fruits on the tree were also devoured by the two high-level underworld beasts, along with many branches and leaves.
Fortunately, Chen Zong had already escaped. Otherwise, he would not have been able to withstand a single bite and would have died.
After the two underworld beasts ate the Tianming Fruits, they roared and screamed at each other a few times, but there was no conflict. Chen Zong, who was watching from a distance, could not help but feel a little disappointed.
Otherwise, he would have waited until the two high-level underworld beasts were injured before killing them to obtain two high-level underworld nuclei.
"The Tianming Fruit can't be brought out of the Ancient Netherworld Ruins directly. If you want to bring it out, it must be nourished with underworld energy so that it will not lose its effect." Chen Zong thought.
Chen Zong was not sure about the effect of the Tianming Fruit to develop one's potential, but he could try.
As for the Ancient Netherworld Ruins, it was full of strong underworld energy, so there was no need to worry about the loss of the Tianming Fruit's power. However, if he left the Ancient Netherworld Ruins, he would need underworld energy to nourish himself. The underworld nuclei would be a good source of underworld energy.
After all, he could not stay in the Ancient Netherworld Ruins forever.
After all, the Ancient Netherworld Ruins was located in a different space-time. It was different from the current Void. The remnant of underworld energy was from the Middle Ages. Other than the original life forms in the Ancient Netherworld Ruins, other foreign life forms would be eroded by the underworld energy.
This kind of erosion was very slow. However, the lower the cultivation, the more obvious the erosion would be. The deeper one went, the more obvious the erosion would be.
As for the length of time one could withstand the erosion of underworld energy, it was related to the individual. For the same cultivation, some people could withstand it for a longer time, while some could withstand it for a shorter time. There was no fixed number.
Therefore, it was hard to say how long one could withstand it. When one began to feel that one's power had become impure and his strength was affected, it meant that the erosion of underworld energy had reached a certain level. It was considered a mild pollution. At that time, one would have to take the opportunity to escape and quickly leave the Ancient Netherworld Ruins.
As long as one left the Ancient Netherworld Ruins, the erosion of underworld energy on one's body would dissipate in the Void.
If one began to feel discomfort in one's body and could not tell where the discomfort was, it would be considered a moderate pollution. If one did not leave now, it would be too late.
Once it developed to a severe level, it would be difficult to leave the Ancient Netherworld Ruins and one could only sink in there.
One thing was certain. The higher one's cultivation was and the purer one's power was, the more effective it would be to resist the erosion of underworld energy, and the longer one could withstand it. At least until now, Chen Zong did not feel any signs of being eroded by underworld energy.
This was also because Chen Zong's cultivation was not low, and the purity of his power was far superior to others of the same level.
He took out a Tianming Fruit. It was the size of a fist and could not be eaten in one bite. Thus, he ate it in several bites.
The taste was not good. It was a little spicy and a little cold, but it was not bad. After all, the Void was vast, and there were many strange things. There were all kinds of flavors. When Chen Zong was roaming the Void, he had tasted all kinds of flavors. This was not a big deal.
After Chen Zong chewed the Tianming Fruit and swallowed it, it turned into wisps of spicy, cold air that quickly spread throughout his body. As the air spread, Chen Zong felt as if something in his body had been stimulated and become active.
This feeling was similar to the feeling of breaking through a major realm. For example, the feeling of breaking through from the Dao Manipulation Realm to the Yuan Underworld Realm for a period of time. The body seemed to be in a state full of vitality, which was the feeling of being stimulated and becoming more active than usual.
Of course, the potential stimulated by the Tianming Fruit was far inferior to breaking through from the Dao Manipulation Realm to the Yuan Underworld Realm. The potential stimulated by this Tianming Fruit was about one ten-thousandth of the potential stimulated by the Dao Manipulation Realm to the Yuan Underworld Realm.
Without hesitation, Chen Zong immediately took out a second Tianming Fruit and ate it. According to the records in the ancient records, the effects of the Tianming Fruit could be stacked.
The results delighted Chen Zong. The effects of the Tianming Fruit could indeed be stacked. The potential stimulated by one Tianming Fruit was equivalent to one ten-thousandth of the potential stimulated by the Dao Manipulation Realm to the Yuan Underworld Realm. In that case, two Tianming Fruits were equivalent to two ten-thousandths. If there was no limit, then the effect could reach one hundredth if 100 Tianming Fruits were consumed quickly.
Under such circumstances, the body's potential would be active, and the efficiency of cultivation and comprehension would be much higher than usual. It would be more than ten times higher.
The stimulated potential of the Tianming Fruit was different from the stimulated potential of a major realm breakthrough. The stimulated potential of a major realm breakthrough had a time limit. When the time limit was up, the potential would fall into a dormant state if it was not converted into one's strength.
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