Chapter 81: If Only I Had Known Male Cultivators Could Also…
Every time Mingyan’s group got close to the Panlong Ancient Tree, it would disappear with a “pop” and then reappear at the furthest point they could see.
“Is this Panlong Ancient Tree toying with us?” Mingyan raised an eyebrow. “It never disappears completely, but always appears where we can see it…”
“An immortal medicine is not on the same level as other spirit medicines. It has its own consciousness…” Huang Feiyan was also a little helpless. “If it doesn’t want to, with our current cultivation, it will probably be very difficult to catch it.”
The problem was, even if it was difficult, they couldn’t give up. This immortal medicine was right in front of them. Could they really just turn and walk away?
“But we don’t need to catch it. An immortal medicine will recognize a master. Of course, if you reach the Great Emperor realm, it has no choice but to recognize you. We just need to get a few of the fruits on it,” Huang Feiyan said. “I remember the immortal fruits on it are on the same level as the ones on the Immortal Peach Tree of Yaochi. Just one bite can prolong life. If it’s refined, not only can it prolong life, it can also deepen one’s Dao fruit, and even cause a direct breakthrough.”
“We still have to be able to catch it…” Yue Qingying was a little helpless. It seemed to be toying with them, dodging left and right, not giving them a chance at all.
Yue Qingying had tried to use the Moon Shadow Scripture to sneak up on it, but she was quickly discovered by the tree. It was, after all, an immortal medicine, not an ordinary thing. With her current cultivation, it was impossible to deceive it.
“Why don’t we just shoot down two fruits?” Mingyan asked. He had a Netherworld Dragon Tendon Bow on him. Perhaps he could try to shoot down two fruits.
“It won’t work. It’s too fast,” Huang Feiyan shook her head. “Unless we can think of a way to restrain it.”
“But it’s more familiar with this place than we are. We probably can’t restrain it, can we?” Mingyan shook his head. “Do you have any good ideas?”
At this time, three young cultivators, two men and a woman, walked out from the passage next to them. Their cultivation was all at the peak of the Qi Sea Realm. They also saw the tree in front of them at a glance and were immediately surprised. “What is that? You can’t even see the sun in here. How can there be a tree?”
“That’s definitely not an ordinary thing. Let’s take it away!” The other person next to him had his eyes lit up, but then he noticed Mingyan’s group next to them. He found that besides Mingyan, the cultivation of the other two couldn’t be seen through, so he knew this group was not to be trifled with and immediately restrained himself a lot.
“Fellow Daoist, do you know what this is?” The leading cultivator looked at the two people beside him, coughed lightly, and asked.
“I only know it’s not an ordinary tree,” Mingyan did not reveal that this was an immortal medicine. The fewer people who knew about this, the better. If others knew, there would definitely be more people fighting for it.
The atmosphere was a little subtle. Mingyan could see that the other party felt their strength was not as good as his and would not act rashly, but they were unwilling to give up on the tree that they knew was extraordinary just by looking at it. They were hesitating.
“Are you not tempted, fellow Daoist?” the leader of the other party—that white-robed cultivator—asked.
He found it a little strange that Mingyan’s group was staying where they were and not fighting for the tree wrapped in blood-red vines. He felt a little uneasy.
Could this tree not be simple? The blood-red vines wrapped around the trunk looked a bit strange, and the fruits on it also looked as if they had been soaked in blood… with a sense of ominousness. The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.
“If you’re interested, you can go up and try,” Mingyan said very politely.
The white-robed cultivator was silent for a moment, then cupped his hands to Mingyan’s group. “Since it was you who discovered it first, then we won’t disturb you anymore.”
With that, he left with the two people beside him.
“…He seems to think I was trying to trick him,” Huang Feiyan’s lips curved upwards slightly, sending a mental message to Mingyan. “If he later finds out this is the Panlong Ancient Tree, an immortal medicine, I wonder if he’ll regret it.”
“Even if he regrets it later, it’s useless. We can’t even catch up to this tree, let alone them,” Mingyan had a headache. “Now it’s like a mountain of treasure is in front of us, but we can’t get it.”
Mingyan thought for a moment. He wondered if the # and * symbols could be of any use. He still hadn’t figured out their specific functions, but it was unrealistic to expect them to be of use on the spot.
The three of them looked at the tree in the distance and fell into silence. How could they make this tree not run?
At this time, someone else came here. This time there were four people. One of them, after seeing the tree, his pupils immediately shrank. “Panlong Ancient Tree?!”
Seeing that the man recognized it, Mingyan couldn’t help but glance at him. Three at the peak of the Qi Sea Realm, the other might have reached the Divine Gate Realm. Mingyan hadn’t seen them at the port. Could they be a local force?
But then the other party also discovered their existence. The four newcomers looked at each other, then turned their gaze to Mingyan’s group with extreme vigilance, slowly approaching the tree.
Mingyan’s group did not move, just watched them calmly. Seeing that Mingyan’s group didn’t react, the other party quickened their pace. Just as they were about to get close to the tree, it suddenly disappeared with a “pop,” and the four of them missed.
Mingyan’s lips curved upwards slightly. The four newcomers chased after the tree. Mingyan’s group also did not stay where they were, following behind them unhurriedly.
After chasing for a while, the four of them saw they couldn’t catch up and also hesitated. The four of them looked at each other, used Dao techniques, and tried to bind the tree. But the tree was an immortal medicine. How could these cultivators, the highest of whom was only at the Divine Gate Realm, trap it? With a light shake from it, the Dao and laws immediately disintegrated.
The tree seemed to be enraged by the other party using Dao techniques to bind it. The blood-red vines wrapped around the trunk slowly slid down, flew up, and hit the faces of the four people, directly knocking them out. Then the vines picked them up and casually threw them into one of the passages.
Mingyan, Yue Qingying, and Huang Feiyan were dumbfounded. This immortal tree not only ran, but it also hit people. And not only that, it also hit them in the face, slapping them. The three of them looked at each other, considering whether they should continue to chase.
“…Why don’t we just give up? I don’t think we can catch up,” Huang Feiyan coughed lightly.
“Should we be glad we didn’t use Dao techniques…” Mingyan’s expression was strange. That slap looked quite heavy. It directly knocked out a Divine Gate Realm cultivator…
“Can we only give up like this?” Yue Qingying was a little regretful. “But it’s useless to continue chasing. We have no way to make it stop.”
Mingyan nodded. “Let’s go. If we can’t get it, others can’t either. We’ll come back here after our cultivation is higher in the future.”
Although this place had a cultivation restriction that would suppress one’s cultivation to the Divine Gate Realm, if his realm broke through to the Human King realm or even a half-step Great Dao, he didn’t believe this place could still suppress his strength.
“Mingyan?”
Just as they were about to leave, they heard someone calling his name. Mingyan raised an eyebrow, turned his head, and was surprised to see Feng Shiyi running over in small steps. He looked at her in shock. “Why are you here?”
“This is…?” It was the first time Yue Qingying had seen Feng Shiyi. Seeing how beautiful she was, she couldn’t help but feel a little vigilant and looked at Huang Feiyan with confusion.
Huang Feiyan sent a mental message to Yue Qingying, explaining Feng Shiyi’s identity.
And after Feng Shiyi ran over, she threw herself into Mingyan’s arms. She pouted, on the verge of tears. “You said you wouldn’t leave me behind, but you left me in the city and secretly ran here…”
“You… how did you get here?” After knowing that she was the Empress, or a clone-like existence of the Empress, Mingyan didn’t dare to hug her and could only let her hang on him.
“…I won’t tell you…” Feng Shiyi rubbed her red eyes, pouted, and was a little angry.
Aiyo, my dear lady… Mingyan actually found her extremely cute. For a moment, he was a little terrified. Cute was cute, but this was a Supreme Dao Great Emperor…
After learning Feng Shiyi’s identity from Huang Feiyan, Yue Qingying was shocked. What? She might be a part of the Empress? Or even the Empress herself?
She couldn’t help but look at Feng Shiyi, who was leaning against Mingyan like a little bird. For a moment, she couldn’t believe it.
“Hmm… I’m hungry… Mingyan, I want to eat,” Feng Shiyi clung to him for a while, then slid down from him with a sad face, rubbed her flat stomach, and pouted in a low voice.
“Where am I going to find you something to eat now…” Mingyan said helplessly, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly turned his head to look at the Panlong Ancient Tree. The tree was trembling slightly, swaying gently, but it stood in place and did not leave. He then looked at his senior sister and Huang Feiyan beside him. The three of them looked at each other and thought of a way…
“There’s a fruit tree over there with some fruits on it. Can you go and pick some for me?” Mingyan pointed at the tree and said softly to Feng Shiyi.
“Hmm!” Feng Shiyi nodded upon hearing this and ran towards the tree in small steps. She soon ran to the bottom of it, and the tree did not disappear, but swayed gently, as if a person was trembling.
“…It’s not a bad idea,” Huang Feiyan’s expression was strange, and she wanted to laugh a little…
The tree was relatively high, and Feng Shiyi couldn’t reach the fruit. She was about to climb it, but the tree quickly swayed and shook the fruits from it, which fell into her arms. She quickly caught them. Then, more fruits fell. She found that she only needed to stand under the tree, and the fruits on it would fall down on their own. It was very simple. She was all smiles, waiting for all 15 immortal fruits on the tree to fall into her arms. Only then did she say thank you with a smile and then ran back with the fruits.
Seeing Feng Shiyi leave, the immortal tree disappeared with a “pop.” Hearing the sound, she looked back, a little surprised. “Huh? Where’s the tree?”
With a “swoosh,” the immortal tree returned to its original place. Feng Shiyi blinked, tilted her head, a little confused.
“…” Here, Mingyan, Yue Qingying, and Huang Feiyan looked at each other. The tree that had been toying with them was unusually well-behaved in front of Feng Shiyi, even a little pitiful. Mingyan cleared his throat. “You can let it go, Feng… ahem, Shiyi.”
“Oh… Mingyan said you can go! Thank you for your fruits~” Feng Shiyi giggled and thanked the tree, then skipped back to Mingyan with the fruits. Only then did the immortal tree leave, never to be seen again.
“Mingyan, the fruits…” Feng Shiyi walked to him and handed him the immortal fruits. He quickly took them. Then she took two fruits, one for Huang Feiyan, and one for Yue Qingying. Then she took another two, took a bite of one herself, and fed the other to Mingyan’s mouth.
Mingyan hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth, and bit into the immortal fruit. Instantly, the cool and sweet juice filled his mouth, extremely delicious.
Huang Feiyan and Yue Qingying looked at the blood-red fruits in their hands, were silent for a moment, and then looked at Mingyan.
Mingyan looked at the two of them, then at Feng Shiyi. Feng Shiyi was not polite at all and ate the immortal fruit in two or three bites. But after eating one, she pursed her lips, a little surprised. “Huh, I’m full? I’m full with just one fruit… so strange… hmm? Why aren’t you eating?”
Feng Shiyi looked at Yue Qingying and Huang Feiyan, a little strange. “Hurry up and eat.”
Mingyan wanted to give the remaining fruits to his senior sister and Huang Feiyan, but they both refused and told him to put them away first. He had no choice but to put them away, then took the immortal fruit he was biting and looked at Huang Feiyan. “Is it okay to eat it?”
“It’s okay, but isn’t it a bit of a waste to eat it like this? If it’s refined, maybe the medicinal effect will be better?” Huang Feiyan looked at the immortal fruit in her hand and hesitated for a moment. “And although this immortal fruit is from an immortal medicine, each immortal medicine has a different effect. Of course, this fruit is not a complete immortal medicine, only part of the medicinal power…”
Mingyan had already taken a bite of the fruit in his mouth. The taste was really good. Also, the fruit contained a strong yang energy, which made his cheeks feel hot for a moment, but besides that, he didn’t seem to feel anything else.
“Eat it… it’s okay…”
A voice seemed to sound in Mingyan’s ear, a little familiar, but he couldn’t tell who it was. He subconsciously raised his hand and took another bite of the immortal fruit…
At the same time, Huang Feiyan and Yue Qingying also vaguely heard the voice Mingyan had just heard. They also couldn’t help but raise their hands and eat the immortal fruit in their hands in small bites.
Mingyan quickly finished his immortal fruit. This fruit had no core, and the flesh was extremely delicious. After eating it, he felt his body was full of strength. Just as he was about to ask Yue Qingying and Huang Feiyan how they felt after eating, he suddenly felt a blow to the back of his neck and fainted on the ground.
Seeing Feng Shiyi suddenly knock Mingyan out, Huang Feiyan and Yue Qingying, who were next to him, were immediately surprised. Huang Feiyan frowned and looked at Feng Shiyi. “You, what are you doing?!”
Feng Shiyi turned around, her gaze calm as she looked at the two of them. “Just helping you a little.”
This tone… was completely different from the naive Feng Shiyi. Huang Feiyan was a little shocked. “You, you are…”
Feng Shiyi looked at Huang Feiyan and Yue Qingying calmly, raised her hand and waved, and a barrier appeared around them, enveloping the four of them.
Yue Qingying felt her whole body burning. Looking at Feng Shiyi’s actions, she was a little confused. “You…”
“This is the immortal fruit of the Panlong Ancient Tree. This tree was irrigated with dragon blood and has a strong yang nature and…” Feng Shiyi curved her lips upwards slightly. “Yue Qingying, do you still remember your dream? In the dream, what was your junior brother’s ending, do you still remember?”
Yue Qingying looked at Feng Shiyi in shock. “You… how could you… you are the Great Emperor…?”
“Do you want to save him?” Feng Shiyi smiled slightly. “Then don’t resist the thoughts deep in your heart… follow your heart. And you, Huang Feiyan, are the same… don’t resist… change your future… you must not repeat the same mistake…”
Yue Qingying’s pupils shrank. Save… save my junior brother? Could it be that the Empress was referring to his death in the dream? Could I… save him?
Follow my heart…
Follow my heart…
So hot… Yue Qingying had unknowingly softened and fallen. She slowly reached out her jade-like hand and held Mingyan’s. Junior Brother’s hand is so cool…
Huang Feiyan also softened and fell, holding Mingyan’s other hand… She felt something was wrong. The fruit seemed to be problematic… but… this, seemed to be not bad either…?
Feng Shiyi stood on the side, her arms crossed. Then she turned around and no longer looked at this one man and two women.
