Zhang Ruochen walked to the side of the Sacred Pool, and sure enough, he felt that an extremely gloomy and cold aura of coldness came over him. In the pool, the water was brimming with waves, and it was none other than the Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water that was capable of freezing and killing Sacred Realm beings.
Mu Lingshi couldn’t look at that white-skinned wonderful woman and felt that she was looking down on people too much, saying, “I’m just going to go and pick a Heart Moon Sacred Fruit to taste what it really tastes like.”
Mu Lingshi cultivated the power of Extreme Yin Underworld Ice and already had a certain level of fire, so she asked herself that she was not afraid of the Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water in the Sacred Pool.
That wonderful woman, who looked very young and had skin as white as a snow lotus, revealed a sneer on her pretty face, “Unconscionable.”
The Eight-Armed Spider King quickly walked over and dissuaded Mu Lingshi, telling of the danger involved, saying, “Miss, the environment of the Holy Pool’s water surface is a bit weird, and even higher cultivation levels can’t fly. The Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water is even more forbidden to dip into, and once you do, all the holy qi in the cultivator’s body will be frozen. If you don’t believe me, look at the bottom of the water.”
Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingshi’s gazes stared towards the bottom of the water.
Only to see that there were actually four living beings at the bottom of the pool, frozen in four clusters of ice crystals that had long since lost their vitality.
“All of them were trying to pick the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit and unfortunately fell into the pool, losing their lives here forever.”The Eight-Armed Spider King let out a long sigh.
Zhang Ruochen got cautious and said, “What just happened?”
“No.”
The Eight-Armed Spider King shook his head and said, “They were all tragedies that were born in the past when the God Sealing Platform Assembly was held, only that, with their strong cultivation in their lifetime and the wrapping of the Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water, their corpses didn’t decay, as if they had just fallen into the pool.”
“Now, everyone knows that this place is dangerous, and cultivators with insufficient strength won’t easily venture out to try. Moreover, even if they went to pick, they would definitely have many preparations, and even more companions to guard them from the side. The phenomenon of out-of-business is becoming less and less.”
That wonderful woman was eager to see Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingshi’s jokes, and urged from the side, saying, “Didn’t you claim to go pick the Sacred Fruit just now, why haven’t you gone out yet?”
“Just go.”
Mu Lingshi had no fear, confident that the Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water in the Sacred Pool couldn’t hurt her.
“Wait a minute.”Zhang Ruochen stopped Mu Lingshi.
Mu Lingshi stared over at Zhang Ruochen and said, “Don’t worry, I’m sure.”
The Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water, like the Pure Destruction Divine Flame, could be divided into several levels.
Just like Zhang Ruochen, although he had cultivated the Pure Destruction divine Flame and had reached the peak of the “Min Flame”, he would still be in great danger when he encountered a “Minister Flame” level Pure Destruction divine Flame.Just because Mu Lingshi had cultivated the power of Extreme Yin Underworld Ice didn’t mean that she could resist all Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water.
“Let me try first.”Zhang Ruochen said cautiously.
Beside him, that wonderful woman let out a low sneer, hearing Mu Lingshi become very irritated and upset.
Zhang Ruochen stretched out his right hand and pressed on Mu Lingshi’s wrist to stop her. With his other hand, he struck out a pure holy qi that flew into the holy pool and swept towards one of the Heart Moon Holy Fruits.
The holy qi, like a long damask, flew over the water, getting closer and closer to the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit.
The cultivators present all held their breath, revealing looks of astonishment.
It was still possible to pick the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit like this?
That holy qi, which was still three feet away from the Heart Moon Holy Fruit, suddenly, stood still, and was actually frozen by the cold qi, turning into an icicle, and with a plop, fell into the holy pool.
“Sure enough, it’s able to freeze the holy qi.”Zhang Ruochen frowned.
Although the picking failed, no cultivator scoffed.
Instead, the surrounding cultivators revealed a strange light and stared at Zhang Ruochen with a little more respect.
This was because Zhang Ruochen was not the first cultivator to use his holy qi to sweep the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit, but the fact that the holy qi spewed out for such a long distance before being frozen was enough to show that the purity of his holy qi was far far from all the beings present.
For other living beings, the holy qi would have been frozen into icicles when it flew out a few zhangs away, and could not reach that level of Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen cultivated the Nine Heavenly Bright Emperor Scripture, and with the Pure Destruction Divine Flame in his body repeatedly quenching his holy qi, the purity of his holy qi was naturally something they could compare to.
The Eight-Armed Spider King could see that Zhang Ruochen was extraordinary and moved to befriend him.
Zhang Ruochen took out a long whip at the level of a Ten Thousand Stripes Sacred Artifact and wanted to use it to roll back a Heart Moon Sacred Fruit. Even if the coldness of the water surface was powerful, it shouldn’t be able to freeze the Ten Thousand Lines Sacred Artifact.
“And slow down.”
The Eight-Armed Spider King once again walked over and reminded, “Brother, the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit is quite fragile, and the way it is picked is also very delicate, and it should never be tainted with the four auras of the Five Elements, namely, Gold, Fire, Earth, and Water, otherwise, it will instantly turn into liquid droplets and fall into the Sacred Pool.”
Zhang Ruochen’s frown deepened as he said, “Doesn’t it mean that only by using a vessel with the wood attribute can one pick and hold the Sacred Fruit of the Eternal Moon?”
The Eight-Armed Spider King smiled bitterly, “Not only does it only require a vessel with wood attribute, but also, it must be a vessel made using divine wood.”
Mu Lingshi’s eyebrows knitted as she said, “The picking conditions are so harsh?”
“We should be glad that the picking conditions are harsh, otherwise, the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit here, would have already been picked up.”
The Eight-Armed Spider King shrugged his shoulders and said somewhat helplessly, “Actually, I also have one or two ways to pick the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit. It’s only that I don’t have a vessel made of divine wood on me, so that’s why I’m waiting here, hoping to borrow one from another cultivator. I wonder if the two of you have such a vessel on you?”
Before Zhang Ruochen could respond, not far away, that wonderful woman said with some complacency, “My senior brother has a treasure ruler made of divine wood timber, so when he brings it here, he will naturally be able to help me pick a Heart Moon Sacred Fruit.”
Characters who were able to receive invitation invitations were either of illustrious status or powerful in their own right. The cultivation of that wonderful woman, who was only at the half-step Saint King realm, was clearly the former.
Mu Lingshi hummed lightly, “A vessel made of divine wood timber, it’s not like it’s anything remarkable? I also have it.”
With that, her palm flipped and a wooden jar appeared in her palm.
That wooden jar, made using the wood of the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood, was only that the wood attribute divine qi in the wood was lost, so it appeared a bit plain.
That marvellous woman uttered a scoff, “You’re also a vessel crafted from the wood of the Divine Wood?”
The cultivators surrounding the area gazed carefully at the wooden jar in Mu Lingshi’s hand, but none of them could see anything, and they all revealed a disappointed look.
Half of the cultivators among them who had gathered here were actually holding the same mindset as the Eight-Armed Spider King, wanting to borrow another cultivator’s vessel to pick the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit.
“As long as my senior brother rushes over, all you need to do is give me a certain amount of holy stones, and I’ll definitely have my senior brother lend the precious ruler, to everyone.”The marvellous woman said in a leisurely manner.
“Not knowing the goods.”
Mu Lingshi held the wooden jar in one hand, the pair of phoenix feathers on her back stretched out as she swept towards the white holy tree at the centre of the holy pool.
Zhang Ruochen did not stop Mu Lingshi again.
After the previous test, he already had a certain understanding of the Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water in the Sacred Pool, it was dangerous, but it couldn’t freeze Mu Lingshi yet. Moreover, even if she was in danger, with Zhang Ruochen standing at the edge of the pool, he could instantly save her.
The Phoenix Feather Wings couldn’t allow Mu Lingshi to fly over the water, but it could harness the wind energy and reduce her body weight, and with the toes of her feet stepping quickly and lightly on the water, she soon arrived underneath the Sacred Tree.
“So it’s an Ice Phoenix, no wonder it doesn’t fear the Extreme Yin Underworld Ice Water.”The Eight-Armed Spider King secretly said.
“Wow…”
Mu Lingshi used a wooden jar to cover a glistening white Heart Moon Sacred Fruit with a flick of her wrist.
“Boom.”
The Heart Moon Sacred Fruit crashed into the wooden jar.
That wonderful woman tensed up a bit, but still said nonchalantly, “The Heart Moon Sacred Fruit should have already melted inside the wooden jar, and the Sacred Dao rules contained in the fruit will dissipate into the air in an instant.”
Mu Lingshi blankly glanced at her, and immediately after, stepped on her feet again, wanting to pick another Heart Moon Sacred Fruit.
However, right at this moment, as if something terrible had happened, Mu Lingshi’s face changed drastically, and she hastily flapped her wings and rushed towards the edge of the Sacred Pool.
“Wow.”
Zhang Ruochen struck a long whip, wrapping it around Mu Lingshi’s slender waist and pulling it back.
Only when she landed on the shore did Mu Lingshi’s face recover, but her heart was still beating furiously.
“What happened just now?”Zhang Ruochen asked.
Mu Lingshi shook her head and said, “I don’t know what happened, it’s just that all of a sudden, an invisible weight fell on my body, pressing me so hard that I almost sank into the pool.”
“Surprisingly, there is something so bizarre.”Zhang Ruochen said.
The Eight-Armed Spider King said, “This matter is not bizarre, it is actually a normal phenomenon. Each cultivator can only pick one of the various holy fruits in this Outer South Courtyard. If a cultivator wants to pick a second one of the same kind of holy fruit, the danger and difficulty will increase by several times. The Truth Divine Hall arranged this means in order to prevent a powerful cultivator from picking all of the same type of holy fruit. I thought that the two of you were aware of this common sense, so I didn’t remind you of it earlier.”
“So that’s how it is, it seems that I can only blame myself for being too greedy.”Mu Lingshi shook his head and smiled.
The Eight-Armed Spider King stared at the wooden jar in Mu Lingshi’s hand, only to see that, in the wooden jar, a white holy aura was dispersed, and his heart snapped, “Could it be that the wooden jar in the girl’s hand is really made of divine wood timber?”
“Could it still be fake?”
Mu Lingshi cupped the wooden jar with both hands and angled the mouth of the jar out at an angle.
The intact Heart Moon Sacred Fruit was lying quietly at the bottom of the jar.
Seeing a scene, the cultivators present, all of them, gathered around.
“Miss, can I borrow the wooden jar for a while, it doesn’t need to be too long, just borrow it for half a quarter of an hour. I can pay the girl thirty thousand …… no, fifty thousand holy stones.”
“I’m willing to give the girl eighty thousand Saint Stones.”
“I’ll pay one hundred thousand Saint Stones, lend it to me first!”
……
Present, there were nearly ten cultivators, all of whom were certain of picking the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit, and at this moment, all of them lowered their stance and asked for help from Mu Lingshi.
Mu Lingshi’s eyes stared at Zhang Ruochen, asking what he meant.
Zhang Ruochen said, “It’s just borrowing the wooden jar, it’s not anything extraordinary, you all don’t need to pay for the Sacred Stone, just take it and use it. However, you guys have to queue up first, the wooden jar can’t be lent to all the cultivators at the same time.”
Those surrounding cultivators all revealed a look of solemn respect.
The Eight-Armed Spider King’s desire to befriend them became even stronger, saying, “Brother’s high morals and broad-mindedness are admirable. However, the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit is worth a lot of money, and since we borrowed your vessel, paying the Sacred Stone is something that should be done, so I hope that Brother Tai will not excuse himself.”
With that, the Eight-Armed Spider King took out 100,000 Sacred Stones, put them into his storage bag, and handed them to Zhang Ruochen.
Honestly speaking, Zhang Ruochen was very rich and didn’t care about a mere 100,000 Sacred Stones. That was why he wanted to take this opportunity to take up good karma with these cultivators present, and would come to say that it was not certain that he would be able to get a greater reward.
After all, none of the beings who were able to enter the God Sealing Platform Assembly were simple characters.
Now, the other party took the initiative to hand out Saint Stones, so of course, Zhang Ruochen could not possibly not accept them. One hundred thousand Sacred Stones should only be a small amount to them, and their value was far less than the Heart Moon Sacred Fruit.
In the end, they still owed Zhang Ruochen a small favour.
