Invasion of the Heavens from Eternal Life

Chapter 14: Jinpeng captures the elephant, eats the divine fruit, and drinks the divine spring

Just now, they thought that there was no sign of life here, but they never thought that there were living creatures in the sky. This made many people relax their nervous mood.

When everyone looked, they could vaguely see the shape of a large golden bird. From a distance, it looked like an eagle circling in the sky. Its feathers were golden under the setting sun, as if cast in gold, and it was extremely beautiful.

Boo!
At this moment, the big bird like a golden eagle swooped down towards a certain location, quickly disappeared from everyone's sight, and then soared into the sky.

When I saw it again, it seemed as if there was an extra prey in its claws. It circled in the air and then flew towards the distant cliff.

"This, this, this, am I seeing things? Is this eagle catching a giant elephant?"

Pangbo rubbed his eyes, still unconvinced.

Many people also felt like they were petrified and had dry mouths and tongues.

"The size of this golden eagle is far beyond our imagination!"

Ye Fan said, "Such a huge golden eagle doesn't look like an eagle but more like the legendary golden-winged Roc!"

Many people are familiar with the legend of the Golden-Winged Roc.

The most familiar description is from Zhuangzi's "Xiao Yao You." It reads, "In the North Sea, there is a fish called Kun, which transforms into a bird called Peng. Peng's back spans thousands of miles. When it soars in anger, its wings are like clouds drooping from the sky." Other stories include Kong Xuan's younger brother Yuyixian in "Investiture of the Gods," and Tang Monk and his disciples encountering three great monsters on Lion Camel Ridge in "Journey to the West," one of which is the golden-winged Peng.

When Ye Fan said this, everyone was stunned.

They arrived in a coffin pulled by nine dragons, encountering demons suppressed beneath the Great Leiyin Temple along the way. After a fierce battle, they finally reached a new world. Whether it was the unfathomable abyss into which the coffin fell, or the golden-winged Roc that could now capture giant elephants, all these things told them that mythology existed, was real, and was all around them.

At this moment, many people were confused. What should they do next? Where should they go? How should they do it? What will they encounter along the way? No one could tell them.

As they watched the giant bird that looked like it was made of gold fly into the world beyond the cliff, everyone was shocked and then fell silent.

"What kind of world have we come to? Is it a primitive and barbaric world? Will there be ancient beasts like the golden-winged Roc appear?"

This is a question that almost everyone is thinking about.

Many people looked at the Buddhist artifacts in their hands and felt a little relieved. With their existence, perhaps the gods would also favor them.

"Gululu~"

A young man's stomach suddenly rumbled, and he smiled shyly.

After not eating for seven or eight hours, many people were already extremely hungry and thirsty.

"Let's go find something to eat first and see if there are any wild fruits or something nearby."

Fang Han suggested, and everyone agreed.

Afterwards, everyone went in groups of three or four to look for food, while Fang Han followed Ye Fan and Pang Bo around. He could already smell a strange fragrance.

"Let's look for them first. If that doesn't work, we can roast and eat those snake-crocodile-like little monsters!" Ye Fan said.

"Just right! The lighter is still in my pocket." Pangbo said in surprise.

"Okay." Fang Han nodded.

In the wild, with fire, things are different and survival ability is greatly improved.

Back then on Mars, Ye Fan picked up a large bag of small snake crocodile corpses. Fang Han also picked up a few and stuffed them into his pocket, so that they could use them as food to satisfy their hunger at critical moments.

"Hey! There's a spring pool over there!"

Among the three, Pangbo was the tallest, over 1.9 meters tall. He could see very far and suddenly made a new discovery.

About fifty or sixty meters ahead of the three of them, there was an open space with several old vines growing on it. Beneath the vines lay a spring pool, approximately one meter square, which appeared remarkably clear. As the three approached, they saw that the water was crystal clear, like the most natural spring water, without a trace of impurities. It even emitted a faint fragrance, like a mythical spring.

Around the spring pond grew a dozen or so fruit trees, each over half a meter tall. These trees looked as if they had been planted by humans, their leaves broad and broad, like human palms, lush and verdant, radiating a green glow that was intoxicating to the very sight. At the top of each tree hung a fruit about the size of an egg, bright red, as if carved from a ruby, and emitting a rich, fruity fragrance.

As we got closer, the fragrance became stronger.

"This is the first time I've seen such a fragrant fruit!" Ye Fan said, looking at it carefully.

"It's too red. Could it be poisonous?" Pang Bo didn't dare to eat it easily.

After all, in nature, the more colorful something is, the more toxic it may be.

However, the fragrance of the fruit made them hesitate.

"Based on my experience, these fruits should not be poisonous!"

Fang Han said firmly, his expression vaguely excited, "Brother Ye, Brother Pang, let me help you taste it!"

Then, Fang Han picked a red fruit and bit into it hard. It tasted sweet and fragrant, and melted in his mouth. The fragrance raged in his mouth, rushed into his internal organs, and spread throughout his body.

"Hmm~ delicious~"

Fang Han's eyes lit up. He had never eaten such delicious fruit.

After eating a fruit, I immediately felt energetic.

"It shouldn't be poisonous!"

"Forget it, looking at Brother Fang's expression, I can't help it!"

Seeing that Fang Han did not show any expression of pain, but instead looked intoxicated, Ye Fan and Pang Bo looked at each other, and finally picked one and tasted it carefully. They were immediately conquered by the fruit in their hands.

Then, each of the three of them ate two more fruits before they stopped.

"Bring a few for Yiyi and the others!" Ye Fan said.

The Liu Yiyi that Ye Fan mentioned was once a cheerleader on his basketball team and had a good relationship with both Ye Fan and Pang Bo.

"Strange, this spring water seems to emit a faint fragrance!" he said after smelling the spring water.

"As for spring water, perhaps natural mountain spring water should be drinkable! The reason why these small trees can produce such fragrant and rich fruits should be inseparable from these spring waters." Ye Fan carefully observed the spring water and then said.

Fang Han didn't care about all that. With the holy spring in front of him, he couldn't restrain himself. He gulped down several big gulps until his stomach couldn't hold any more. Only then did he stop.

"Burp~ So sweet!" Fang Han smacked his lips, feeling a little unsatisfied.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing Fang Han's expression, the two couldn't help but laugh.

"Ye Zi, you should try it too. The spring water here is indeed a bit sweet and fragrant. It tastes much better than the mineral water we usually drink!" Pang Bo said in surprise after taking a few sips.

"Indeed." Ye Fan took a big sip and said with deep agreement.

"I brought some mineral water. Let's fill some of it up so we can drink it on the way."

Pangbo said hurriedly, then took out five unopened bottles of mineral water from the bag behind him, poured out the water in them, and filled the five bottles.

(End of this chapter)