The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

In a valley shrouded in night, a strong stench of blood emanates from the air.

Several figures were engaged in a fierce battle amidst a faint red mist, with various sources of energy emanating from them.

On one side of the valley, a unique fragrance emanated from this place, from a fruit tree that was about two meters tall.

There were actually more than a dozen fruits on it, with a reddish hue and a faint hint of pale gold appearing intermittently, as if they were completely ripe.

That exotic fragrance that can travel extremely far emanates from here.

At this moment, the cultivators in the valley were almost driven mad by this unknown magical fruit tree.

When Lu Ye and his two companions arrived at the scene, piles of cultivator corpses had already appeared on the ground.

"The fighting is so fierce? What kind of treasure is this?" Xiao Yudie looked at the chaotic and bloodthirsty scene in the valley with a look of surprise.

In just a few minutes, at least three Earth Realm cultivators and more than eight Mortal Realm cultivators perished here!

Qingyu, standing to the side, looked at the divine tree that was extremely eye-catching even in the night sky and exclaimed in shock, "Could this be the legendary fruit that can increase the chances of even a Heavenly Realm cultivator breaking through to the Celestial Human Realm?!"

If it can increase the chances of breakthroughs for those in the Heavenly Realm, it can naturally also provide a considerable amount of energy for those in the lower-level Mortal Realm and Earth Realm, increasing their chances of breakthroughs.

Xiao Yudie nodded and said seriously, "It is indeed possible. It is said that the Heavenly Origin Fruit will emit a strange fragrance. After it ripens, its surface is mainly red with a faint hint of reddish gold."

Upon closer inspection, she indeed saw a faint golden hue appearing on those red divine fruits.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, shall we make a move?"

Xiao Yudie naturally wanted to compete for it, but after thinking about it, she decided to ask Lu Ye for his opinion first.

Unexpectedly, after glancing at it a few times, Lu Ye shook his head and said, "Maybe we should just forget about it."

Upon hearing Lu Ye's words, even Qingyu turned around in surprise and stared at her son-in-law.

However, Qingyu immediately replied, "I will listen to you, young master."

Regardless of Lu Ye's intention in suddenly making this suggestion, Qingyu decided to go all in and follow along.

Even if Lu Ye asked her to leave now, Qingyu wouldn't hesitate for a second.

"Huh?" Saintess Hailing was clearly not expected this, and was somewhat stunned after hearing it.

No way... With a divine fruit that is suspected to be the Heavenly Origin Fruit right in front of them, there are still people who choose to give up?!

It should be noted that although the situation on the field is chaotic at the moment, most of the fierce battles are between two people at the first level of the Heavenly Realm, and the fights are the most dangerous.

If the two of them join forces, none of the people in the arena can stand against them, and they can completely seize the opportunity of this divine tree.

"Fellow Daoist Chen... what is this? We cultivators have such an opportunity before us, how can we not seize it?" After a moment, Xiao Yudie asked, somewhat puzzled.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye decided not to hide anything. He first led the two to a large tree that could be embraced by two people, where they could conceal their figures, before speaking.

"If I told you... that it's most likely not the so-called Heavenly Origin Fruit, would you believe me?"

"What?! It's not the Heavenly Origin Fruit?! But the characteristics of that spiritual fruit clearly match..." Upon hearing this, Xiao Yudie was completely shocked.

Beside her, Qingyu revealed a hint of sudden realization and said softly, "I believe what you said, young master."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yudie suppressed her shock, glanced at the woman in green, and inwardly grumbled.

"Your young master could probably believe it if he said cows could fly!"

However, Xiao Yudie was also shocked by Lu Ye's words. After speaking, she stared at Lu Ye intently, wanting to hear what he would say next.

At this moment, Lu Ye pointed to the fierce battle in the valley not far away: "Don't you think that these people seem to have lost their minds in the process of fighting?"

"Their faces are contorted with rage, and even when severely wounded, they don't think about running away; instead, they fight to the death... Do you think that's normal?"

This was something that Xiao Yudie and Qingyu had not observed before.

After Xiao Yudie and the other person observed carefully for a while, they found that it was indeed the case!

The two saw that even though the cultivator at the eighth level of the mortal realm had already lost an arm, he showed no intention of leaving and instead attacked even more ferociously.

This behavior is clearly abnormal for a cultivator.

Having already suffered serious injuries, most cultivators, under normal circumstances, would choose to retreat and abandon this contest, even if they were unwilling.

But after they were injured, they became even more violent.

"What is the reason for this?!" Saintess Hailing asked, puzzled.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ye quickly raised another question: "Also, have you noticed that the strange fragrance around us has weakened considerably?"

"Now, if you move back three or five hundred meters, you can hardly smell the odor."

"Is that so?" Xiao Yudie immediately darted away silently for several hundred meters. She had come here because she was attracted by the strange fragrance.

Now let's retreat to that position again...

"Really none left?! Where's the fragrance?!"

Xiao Yudie felt her brain was not working properly. Could this be a limited edition fragrance?
It appears every now and then, and then disappears after a while?
After a moment of contemplation, Lu Ye looked at the "divine tree" under the moonlight, which seemed to exude endless allure and could drive people mad, and said, "In my opinion, this so-called divine tree is not very proper."

"I suspect that the strange fragrance is a means for it to deliberately spread out to attract cultivators."

"Now that we've attracted enough people, and this large-scale dispersal also consumes energy, we've decided to stop."

Xiao Yudie exclaimed in shock, "I understand what you mean... You mean, this is most likely a tree spirit?!"

Among the demon race, it is not uncommon for plants to become demons.

But how did Chen Beixuan make that judgment in such a short time?

Lu Ye, however, knew that Xiao Yudie couldn't fully believe him yet, so he picked up a pebble and said, "Watch carefully."

The next moment, the pebble in Lu Ye's hand, imbued with Origin Qi, shot out towards the so-called Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit Tree hundreds of meters away...

If nothing unexpected happens, the pebble will be deeply embedded in the tree trunk.

But a moment later, a sudden change occurred...

The Heavenly Origin Divine Fruit Tree, which had previously exuded endless allure, suddenly erupted with a burst of black energy.

They stopped the pebble, which had considerable impact.

In an instant, the stench of blood, visible to the naked eye, was drawn from the battlefield toward the tree trunk.

"Who's been sneaking around in the shadows, daring to lay a hand on your Tree Grandpa?" (End of Chapter)