The Northern Dipper Holy Land is vast, with an endless mountain range.
The depths are the Inner Sect areas, and even powerful Elders and True Inheritors Cultivate in the Sect's Secret Realms.
"Deacon Li, I'd like to take this mission to the Beast Mountain Range."
"This mission is to collect ten stalks of Sunflame Grass in the Beast Mountain Range. Be careful of Yao Beasts. Go."
"Many thanks."
After accepting the mission, Xu Ying walked out of the Outer Sect Mission Hall.
At this time, the Mission Hall also began to fill with people.
He blended into the crowd and quickly walked out of the Northern Dipper Holy Land.
Xu Ying was dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, with a large saber tucked at his waist, and his gaze was fixed on the Beast Mountain Range.
Dozens of miles away, given his current Opening Spirit Realm strength, it would take him an hour to reach it at full speed.
"Depart."
Xu Ying took a deep breath, and the spiritual Qi within his body began to gather at his feet.
Before long, his figure gradually disappeared at the foot of the Holy Land's mountain.
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The Beast Mountain Range was shrouded in mist, with mountains winding endlessly.
In the outer perimeter, a few low-level Yao Beasts occasionally scurried past.
"Whoosh!"
A flash of saber light cut through, and a rabbit Yao Beast fell to the ground.
Xu Ying's figure gradually became clear. After picking up the rabbit Yao Beast, he found a place and started a fire to roast the meat.
While filling his stomach, a phantom map appeared before him, guiding him to the exact location where the thousand-year spiritual fruit grew.
It was located in the outer perimeter of the Beast Mountain Range, but according to the daily intelligence, the time for this thousand-year spiritual fruit to ripen had not yet arrived.
"The outer perimeter of the Beast Mountain Range mostly has low-level Yao Beasts, but entering the depths, some mid-level Yao Beasts will also appear, not to mention some with strong Bloodlines."
"Every year, a considerable number of Holy Land Disciples die in the Beast Mountain Range."
"I'd better be careful."
While savoring the roasted meat in his hand, Xu Ying began to plan how to pick the spiritual fruit that was about to ripen.
A thousand-year spiritual fruit, its effects and benefits would be useful not only for an Outer Sect Disciple like him but even for Inner Sect Disciples and some Elders.
"Hoo!"
Time flowed, and the moonlight gradually descended.
Xu Ying had already arrived at his destination, but out of caution, he hid a hundred meters away.
Following his gaze, the moonlight was hazy, covering a large tree.
On this tree, a fruit was extremely dazzling, emitting an eerie red glow, and was much larger than the other fruits.
"Vermilion Fruit!"
"It's actually a thousand-year Vermilion Fruit!"
"This trip was worth it!!"
Xu Ying's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Among the many spiritual fruits in the Beast Mountain Range, the Vermilion Fruit is one of the more gentle ones for human absorption.
Many Medicinal Pills are refined from Vermilion Fruit in daily life, and a thousand-year Vermilion Fruit definitely contains immense energy.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!!"
As the moonlight grew thicker, the skin of the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit became even more vibrant.
At the same time, Xu Ying also heard some strange sounds in the dark.
"Snake Yao Beasts!"
"So many Snake Yao Beasts!"
Xu Ying frowned, casting his gaze dozens of meters ahead, where low-level Snake Yao Beasts were unconsciously moving towards the ripening spiritual fruit.
When a thousand-year spiritual fruit ripens, the air is filled with its fragrance, which is a fatal temptation for Yao Beasts.
"But this thousand-year Vermilion Fruit can only be mine!"
Xu Ying was determined to get the Vermilion Fruit, and it was fortunate that only he knew this news.
If it attracted the strong Disciples from the Outer Sect, he would have no chance with the Vermilion Fruit.
"Hiss, hiss!"
While Xu Ying was pondering, streams of Snake Yao Beasts had already surged beneath the Vermilion Fruit, flicking their tongues joyfully.
Swoosh—!
These Snake Yao Beasts generated force from beneath their bodies, rising two or three meters high without wind.
And the Snake Yao Beasts opened their mouths, their fangs gradually exposed.
"Chii!!"
Just then, a flash of saber light passed, and all the Snake Yao Beasts' seven-inch vital points showed severance marks.
"Pat pat pat!!"
It sounded as if it was raining, and these Snake Yao Beasts were all severed and killed, falling to the ground.
"First, get the Vermilion Fruit!" Xu Ying showed a calm expression towards the Snake Yao Beast corpses on the ground, instead staring intently at the Vermilion Fruit on the tree.
"Collect!"
Xu Ying took out a treasure box from his Storage Pouch at his waist, specifically used for storing spiritual items like Vermilion Fruit.
Before long, the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit on the tree fell into the treasure box, and the fragrance of the thousand-year spiritual fruit also entered his nostrils.
"Tap, tap..."
Just at this moment, Xu Ying seemed to sense something and immediately disappeared from his original spot.
After dozens of breaths.
Two figures actually walked over, following the bloody scent of the Snake Yao Beasts on the ground. Their clothes were luxurious, but their gazes fell on the spot on the tree where the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit had just been picked.
"Junior Brother, there's a lingering scent of spiritual fruit here. Looking at this medicinal power, it's at least a thousand-year spiritual fruit."
"What a pity... we were a few steps too late."
"I don't know who picked it, otherwise such a spiritual fruit would have been ours."
The two exchanged glances, both showing expressions of regret.
The age of this spiritual fruit could be smelled from the lingering scent, and this thousand-year spiritual fruit would have been of great help to both of them.
As for pursuing, they were not reckless fools.
This was a matter of making enemies, and it was just a thousand-year spiritual fruit, so they let it go.
"Let's go, Junior Brother, we have more important matters."
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An hour later.
In the grass a thousand meters away, Xu Ying slowly got up.
He looked back at the place where he had just picked the Vermilion Fruit, and cold sweat involuntarily broke out on his forehead.
"If I hadn't Cultivated the Qi Concealment Art to Perfection, I would have been discovered by these two."
"I wonder if they are Disciples of the Holy Land."
"Judging from their Aura, even the Ten Chief Disciples of the Outer Sect aren't this terrifying."
Xu Ying wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and had completely left the place where the Vermilion Fruit had grown.
The night was hazy, and he quickly found an uninhabited cave.
"Thousand-year Vermilion Fruit!"
After taking out a hidden Formation Plate, Xu Ying eagerly opened the treasure box in his hand.
A bright red spiritual fruit, the size of a fist, emitted a pungent fragrance that, after smelling it for a while, instantly filled his Meridians with energy.
"If I consume it now, I can Breakthrough!"
After taking a deep breath, Xu Ying swallowed the thousand-year Vermilion Fruit in one gulp.
At the same time, he began to circulate the Opening Spirit Realm Cultivation Technique.
Instantly, a vast spiritual Qi exploded within his body.
"Whoosh whoosh!!"
Xu Ying closed his eyes, seemingly able to sense that surging power flowing through his Meridians to all parts of his body.
It was unknown how much time had passed.
"Pop!"
Xu Ying heard a sound emanating from within his body, the sound of spiritual Qi solidifying.
His Divine Soul, however, saw a Spirit Platform gradually forming at this moment.
"Spirit Platform Realm! It's done!"
Xu Ying opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved upwards.
This was a great joy.
Even the Ten Chief Disciples of the Outer Sect were only in the Spirit Platform Realm.
At the same time, the morning light streamed into the cave.
【Daily Intelligence has been updated:】
【1: In the Beast Mountain Range, two Northern Dipper Holy Land Inner Sect Disciples are seeking the Legacy of a great powerful being, "Tyrant Saber."】
【2: The "Tyrant Saber" Legacy contains clues to the Tyrant Body Legacy. (Coordinates have been issued)】
【3: An Outer Sect Disciple found a hundred-year Dragon Blood Grass at Snake Head Cliff in the Beast Mountain Range. (Coordinates have been issued)】