Chapter 255: : Jade Soul Fruit

“Wow, how beautiful!”

As the scene before her suddenly opened up, Jiang Hui couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

Having entered the mountains for two days, the magnificent scenery of the mountains and fields had greatly satisfied Jiang Hui, who had never ventured deep into nature before, but everything she had seen along the way was far inferior to this unknown mountain valley that seemed like a paradise.

Inside the mountain valley, large patches of exotic flowers and rare herbs bloomed in profusion, colorful and vying for beauty, as if laying a colorful carpet inside the valley.

Crystal-clear streams meandered, the water shimmering with silver light under the sunlight, making a pleasant gurgling sound, and schools of fish swam and chased each other in the streams.

There were also many trees in the valley, although their branches were twisted and their shapes varied, they were equally full of vitality, with green leaves like canopies. Lin Tianyi even saw several unknown small beasts frolicking and playing among them.

The flowers, plants, and trees were lush and green, making the air in the valley fresh and pleasant, filled with a faint floral fragrance and the scent of earth.

“Well, there should be good things in this valley.” Lin Tianyi, who was beside her, was concerned about another aspect.

“What good things?”

“The Vital Energy in the mountain valley is concentrated, and its density is much higher than outside. These plants in the valley have been nourished for a long time, and it is easy for them to mutate. If you are lucky, you may be able to collect rare Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Fruits.”

“Master, shall we go in and look for them?” Jiang Hui’s eyes lit up, and she immediately became eager to try.

“Let Agate go, it’s much better than us in this regard.”

Jiang Hui nodded and raised her arm. The Little Red Snake, having received the instruction, turned into a red light and darted out.

After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, the red light flashed, and the Little Red Snake darted back, coiling around Jiang Hui’s shoulder and hissing.

“Got it!” Receiving the thought feedback from the Little Red Snake, Lin Tianyi led Jiang Hui towards the valley.

Passing through the forest, there was an area of jagged rocks.

“Master, what is that?” Jiang Hui pointed to the front with a surprised expression.

At the highest point of this rocky area, the only plant became the focus of the entire scene.

It was about six feet tall, with withered branches and leaves, but strangely, the leaves looked crystal clear, as if they were carved from pieces of dark yellow jade.

Only two slender branches grew between the short twigs, each with a crystal-clear fruit that emitted a bright white light, like white jade.

“I don’t know exactly what it is, but it must be a treasure of Heaven and Earth. Let’s go closer and take a look.” Lin Tianyi put the mask back into his arms.

The moment he saw this strange plant, he wisely entered the Round Table Space to send a message for help.

When the two arrived near the plant, they saw the corpse of an Exotic Beast at the bottom of the strange rocks.

“This is… a Cloud-Patterned Leopard?” Lin Tianyi identified it after watching for a while.

The Cloud-Patterned Leopard is a Fifth-Order Exotic Beast, named for the cloud-like dark patterns on its fur. It is agile and extremely aggressive.

The Exotic Beast in front of them was similar in shape to the Cloud-Patterned Leopard, but its fur was dark yellow, and it should be evolving into a Demon Leopard form.

Since the two entered the mountains, it was the first time they had seen an Exotic Beast. This Cloud-Patterned Leopard could be regarded as a local overlord here.

“How did it die here?” Although it was the first time she had seen an Exotic Beast, it was just a corpse, and Jiang Hui did not show any fear. Instead, she curiously went up to take a closer look.

“It should have been guarding this plant and was instantly killed by Agate when it was discovered.” Lin Tianyi pointed to the round hole with residual blood on the Cloud-Patterned Leopard’s head.

There were no traces of battle at the scene, and seeing that there were no other wounds on its body, it was clear that this Cloud-Patterned Leopard had not caused any trouble to the Little Red Snake.

“Guarding the plant?”

“Yes, this kind of Heaven and Earth treasure rich in Vital Energy is not only effective for us Martial Artists, but also for Exotic Beasts. This Cloud-Patterned Leopard should be planning to use this fruit to help itself evolve.”

“Then those two fruits can be eaten?” Jiang Hui looked at the two crystal-clear white jade fruits above, smelling the refreshing fragrance, and a trace of saliva flowed from the corner of her mouth unconsciously.

“I don’t know yet. What Exotic Beasts can eat doesn’t mean we can eat them too, after all…”

As he was talking, Lin Tianyi’s expression changed. He took out the mask and put it on. At the same time as his consciousness connected to the Round Table Space, a series of messages came over.

Jade Soul Fruit, a rare treasure of Heaven and Earth that can enhance Mental Strength!

Its fruit tree uses Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and Essence of the Moon as nourishment. It is domineering and greedy, and will plunder the surrounding Heaven and Earth Essence to promote growth. Other plants within the affected area cannot survive. Cultivating next to it has a multiplier effect.

Once the fruit tree is fully grown, it will output the Essence of its entire body to fuse and nurture the Jade Soul Fruit. When the fruit matures, the fruit tree dies.

Because the growth time takes nearly a hundred years and the requirements for the growth environment are harsh, the quality of Jade Soul Fruit is generally not high, but because it is difficult to cultivate, it is priceless.

The fruit you see is crystal clear, like white jade, with unique patterns on it, and the inner core is clearly visible. The fruit is already ripe.

Observing the fruit’s characteristics, it is determined to be top grade!

Jade Soul Fruit is non-toxic and can be picked and consumed directly. It can greatly enhance Mental Strength and can also be used directly to open the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness and master Mental Strength.

“No wonder there is such a barren pile of strange rocks in this place with rich Vital Energy.” Lin Tianyi took off his mask and looked at the Cloud-Patterned Leopard corpse beside him: “It has been guarding for so long, but I picked up the bargain!”

This Cloud-Patterned Leopard didn’t know how long it had been guarding here. It finally waited for the fruit to ripen and was about to harvest it, but it didn’t expect to fall short and be intercepted by him, wasting time and losing its life.

After explaining a few words to Jiang Hui, Lin Tianyi leaped up to the top of the strange rock and reached out to grab the two Spiritual Fruits.

An accident happened!

Several daggers cut through the air and shot towards Lin Tianyi at an extremely fast speed.

Lin Tianyi somersaulted in the air, narrowly avoiding the incoming daggers, and with a wave of his hand, he put the two Spiritual Fruits into his pocket.

Immediately afterwards, a gloomy aura struck. Looking up, he saw a woman in a black robe appearing next to the Jade Soul Fruit tree.

“Nine Nether Holy Maiden.” Lin Tianyi’s eyes narrowed.

What is she doing here in this remote mountain forest?

Because the Spiritual Fruit was picked, the Jade Soul Fruit tree, which had long been exhausted, collapsed and turned into a pile of gravel.

Glancing at the gravel scattered in the wind, Gu Yiling’s tone was unquestionable: “Hand over the Jade Soul Fruit.”

Lin Tianyi did not speak, but raised his hand and waved outwards.

Seeing this, Jiang Hui, who was standing below, immediately turned her head and ran towards the periphery.

Gu Yiling, who was above, saw this scene but did not stop her. Instead, she looked at Lin Tianyi with amusement: “It seems you don’t plan to cooperate.”

Lin Tianyi still did not reply. Until Jiang Hui disappeared into the distant forest, True Energy Armor slowly covered his entire body, responding with practical actions.

Although the other party was carrying a Spirit Tool that shielded Mental Strength, making it impossible for him to sense her specific Realm Strength, how could the Holy Maiden of a top Sect be a simple character?

Facing such an opponent for the first time, it was better to be cautious.

Seeing Lin Tianyi suddenly activate his True Energy Armor, Gu Yiling frowned slightly.

This person knows her!

He activated his full defensive state without even testing her. Either he roughly knew the strength of his opponent, or he was extremely afraid of death and overly cautious.

And the demeanor of the man in front of her did not seem like the latter.

But since he knew her identity, why did he still put on a posture of resisting to the end?

What could he do with just a Fifth-Order Completion Realm?

Gu Yiling shook her head slightly, and a powerful True Force fluctuation suddenly erupted from her body. Her figure flashed in front of Lin Tianyi, and a pair of soft hands gently pressed towards his chest.