Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 120 The Blue-Faced Ghost Messenger, Turning Ruthless [Please Subscribe]

Soul Heart Fruit!

When Zhou Chun heard these three words, he was first slightly stunned, and then he was deeply moved, his face showing shock.

It's no wonder he did this; this item is indeed extremely rare and precious.

This "Soul Heart Fruit" can be taken directly to increase a cultivator's spiritual consciousness, and the lower the cultivation level at the time of consumption, the better the effect.

It is even said that some elixirs that help cultivators open their Purple Mansion require this as an ingredient.

Therefore, such treasures are not usually circulated in the market, and their value cannot be measured by normal prices.

After the initial shock subsided, Zhou Chun stared intently at the gray-robed elder and demanded, "Is what you say true? Does the Soul Heart Fruit truly exist here?"

"Genuine, guaranteed!"

The old man in gray nodded with a smile, responding with certainty.

From Zhou Chun's words, he already knew that Zhou Chun had fallen for him.

Indeed, how many Qi Refining cultivators wouldn't be tempted after hearing the name "Soul Heart Fruit"?

If one can consume a "Soul Heart Fruit" during the Qi Refining stage, after successfully establishing one's foundation, one's spiritual sense will immediately be 20-30% stronger than that of an ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who has just successfully established their foundation.

With such benefits, how many Qi Refining stage cultivators could remain unmoved?

Sure enough, Zhou Chun quickly said with a firm expression, "Okay, if there really is a Soul Heart Fruit, then cooperating to obtain the treasure is not a problem."

Upon hearing this, the gray-robed elder revealed a look of "a promising young man" and chuckled, "That's right! Fellow Daoist, you're so young yet already possess such cultivation. If you could consume a Soul Heart Fruit before reaching Foundation Establishment, your future would surely be limitless!"

"Why don't you tell me about the Soul Heart Fruit? Such a treasure must be guarded by a strange beast, and for you to be willing to share it, that guardian beast must be incredibly powerful!"

Zhou Chun waved his hand, not interested in listening to the other party's empty promises, and went straight to asking about the important matter.

Hearing this, the gray-robed old man could only rouse himself and begin to talk about the "Soul Heart Fruit".

"If, as you say, the guardian of the Soul Heart Fruit is indeed a strange beast like the Blue-Faced Ghost Ape, then it's no wonder you're seeking help!"

After listening to the old man in gray's story, Zhou Chun nodded slightly, somewhat believing what the old man said.

Zhou Chun had naturally heard of the strange beast, the Blue-Faced Ghost Ape.

Although this kind of strange beast is only a low-level demon beast, it is very strong, and it becomes even more powerful when it comes in a group.

Their innate spell, "Soul Cry," can shake the soul of cultivators, making it difficult for them to concentrate.

In particular, when multiple blue-faced ghost apes use "Soul Cry" together, it creates a resonance and superposition effect, greatly enhancing the power of this technique.

According to the gray-robed elder, when faced with the "Soul-Crying" technique unleashed by more than a dozen blue-faced ghost apes, he couldn't even summon his magical artifacts, as his divine sense was completely suppressed and disturbed.

In this situation, even Zhou Chun himself would find it difficult to defeat those blue-faced ghost apes with just two spirit pets.

After all, the "Soul Crying" technique also works on demonic beasts, only the effect is not as immediate as it is on human cultivators.

After understanding the situation, Zhou Chun, led by the gray-robed elder, arrived at the edge of a certain mountain forest, where he met another trial participant who had been recruited by the gray-robed elder, also a red-faced old man with gray hair.

After exchanging a few words, the three of them each gave a pseudonym.

Zhou Chun continued to use the name Han Sanjue, and his origins were changed to Jingguo Lingzhou.

The old man in gray said his surname was Fu and that he came from the State of Cheng.

The red-faced old man claimed his surname was Jiang and that he came from the State of Shen.

Thus, the three of them come from three different countries.

After some discussion, the three of them, led by the gray-robed elder, headed to the location of the "Soul Heart Fruit".

After walking for several miles through the mountains and forests, the three of them arrived at a valley at the foot of the mountain.

"Shrouded in gloomy mist, exuding an eerie atmosphere, what a naturally mysterious and yin place!"

Outside the valley, Zhou Chun looked at the valley ahead, shrouded in gray mist, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Such a naturally occurring place of profound yin energy is extremely rare in the outside world.

If cultivators practicing Yin-attribute techniques were to discover this place, they would likely pay any price to seize it and establish it as their cave dwelling.

Hearing Zhou Chun's sigh, the gray-robed elder also said with a sigh, "It's fortunate that this place isn't often inhabited. Otherwise, if a living soul were to transform into a ghost here and be controlled by those blue-faced ghost apes, it would be even more difficult for us to seize the Soul Heart Fruit!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun couldn't help but recall another passage about the blue-faced ghost ape in the ancient texts.

The Blue-Faced Ghost Ape is the nemesis of ghosts and monsters. It has the ability to devour souls and control ghosts and is also known as the "Blue-Faced Ghost Messenger".

Then he nodded in agreement, showing great approval of the old man in gray.

If they were truly in the outside world, where there are many living people, these blue-faced ghost apes might kill and steal souls, turning them into yin ghosts.

Then they either devour ghosts to increase their strength, or they command ghosts as servants to fight enemies.

In that case, this group of blue-faced ghost apes would be many times more difficult to deal with than they are now, and might not even be able to handle them at all, even if they are just a few Qi Refining stage cultivators.

After the three of them had made preparations outside the valley, they stepped into the valley together.

Because of the dense yin energy in the valley, Zhou Chun felt the temperature drop significantly as soon as he entered.

Moreover, the valley has very few plants, and normal plants cannot adapt to the environment here.

Logically speaking, such a place should have many rare Yin-attribute spiritual herbs that are hard to find elsewhere.

However, Zhou Chun did not see a single one.

This made him glance at the gray-robed old man and the red-faced old man out of the corner of his eye, and he had reason to suspect that the two of them had collected all the spiritual herbs.

However, this was someone else's opportunity, and he had nothing to say about it; he could only envy the two of them for their good fortune.

Less than twenty breaths after entering the valley, a piercing and unpleasant cry rang out from the dark mist ahead. It must have been the blue-faced ghost ape inside that had discovered the intruders and come to confront them.

First, a gust of cold wind swept in, making people shiver and their hair stand on end.

Immediately afterwards, a barrage of bluish-gray arrows rained down on Zhou Chun, his two companions, and the python.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun narrowed his eyes and immediately used the Golden Scale Shield to block in front of him. At the same time, he slightly shook a small earth-yellow flag in his hand, releasing a ball of earth-yellow spiritual light to protect himself.

This small, earthen-yellow flag was a defensive magical artifact he had specially prepared for this "Heavenly Spirit Trial".

As for the Silver Lightning Python, it didn't need its master Zhou Chun to worry about it. It directly spewed lightning into a net of lightning to cover the arrows that were attacking it, thus using offense as defense.

The gray-robed elder and the red-faced elder were naturally unharmed by this minor attack.

After the three people and the python easily blocked one wave of attacks, the figure of the blue-faced ghost ape soon appeared in Zhou Chun's perception.

Covered in long hair, with a face like a fierce ghost, and exuding a sinister aura, this was his first impression of the Green-Faced Ghost Ape.

Just by looking at its appearance, you can tell that it is a ferocious beast that you should not mess with.

"Fellow Daoists, let's proceed according to plan!"

The gray-robed elder let out a low shout and immediately took the initiative, activating a blue wind bag magic artifact to release a powerful blue hurricane that swept towards the blue-faced ghost apes.

At the same time, the red-faced old man raised his hand, and a fiery red feather fan suddenly appeared in his hand.

He swung his feather fan forcefully, and a burst of crimson flame flew out from the fan, transforming into a thick, long fire dragon that pounced on the ape horde.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun didn't want the two of them to look down on him.

He reached out and patted the storage bag at his waist, and a pale golden bottle appeared in his hand.

He tossed the treasure bottle in front of him, and with the help of his magic, the bottle spun rapidly, spewing out a rich golden light.

Then he rubbed his hands together and waved them, and the golden spiritual light transformed into countless golden flying needles that shot towards the ape horde.

This golden treasure bottle magic artifact was also a fine piece he bought from the market, making up for his lack of area-of-effect attacks.

At the same time, the Silver Lightning Python also spat out a silver-white lightning orb towards the ape horde.

The three men and the python attacked one after another, unleashing wind, fire, thunder, and lightning in unison, creating a truly spectacular sight.

The blue-faced ghost apes were thrown into disarray by this attack, and several of the weaker ones suffered serious injuries on the spot, while the rest were also injured to varying degrees.

This both surprised and angered them, and they immediately unleashed the "Soul-Crying" technique in unison.

Suddenly, the blue-faced ghost apes began to wave their claws and raise their heads to the sky, letting out a howl.

Instantly, a disturbing and mind-numbing soul-searching sound lingered in the minds of Zhou Chun and the other two, rendering them completely powerless to unleash any attacks using their magical artifacts.

Meanwhile, the blue-faced demonic apes continued their long howls while ferociously brandishing their claws and lunging at the three of them.

Just then, the silver lightning python beside Zhou Chun suddenly let out a hiss and spat out a weak bolt of lightning that struck Zhou Chun.

After being struck by lightning, Zhou Chun shuddered and regained a significant amount of consciousness.

Then he hurriedly activated his magic power, causing the golden bottle to spew out a large ball of golden spiritual light once again, which split into three golden longswords and slashed at the three blue-faced ghost apes that were pouncing on him.

Meanwhile, the Silver Lightning Python spat out serpentine forked lightning bolts at a first-tier superior-grade blue-faced ghost ape, and then actively snaked its way towards another blue-faced ghost ape.

Their interruption by master and servants immediately broke the enhanced "Soul Cry" technique, which was formed by combining the power of the ape horde.

The gray-robed elder and the red-faced elder quickly regained consciousness and hurriedly activated their magical artifacts and spells to defend against the attack of the blue-faced ghost ape that came before them.

The claws of the Blue-Faced Demon Ape are highly poisonous; the toxins can damage a person's soul, and there is very little medicine that can cure it.

Therefore, no one dared to let it scratch them.

Both of them were exceptionally skilled; even when several blue-faced demonic apes attacked simultaneously, they failed to break through their defenses.

The two then launched a counterattack, which injured several blue-faced ghost apes.

At this moment, a blue-faced ghost ape suddenly let out a roar. Upon hearing the roar, the other blue-faced ghost apes immediately roared and retreated into the dark mist, seemingly preparing to escape.

"Quickly, after them! We absolutely cannot let them destroy the Soul Heart Fruit!"

The old man in gray shouted, urging the other two to give chase.

Realizing the importance of the "Soul Heart Fruit," Zhou Chun and the red-faced old man dared not be negligent and hurriedly chased after the green-faced ghost apes to attack.

After chasing them for over a hundred feet, four blue-faced ghost apes were unable to escape and died directly from the attack of the three people and the python.

The remaining blue-faced ghost apes were also killed and scattered, no longer daring to gather together.

When Zhou Chun and the others chased to the deepest part of the valley, they saw the blue-faced ghost ape that had roared first guarding an old ape with two baby apes as it emerged from a cave and climbed up the mountain behind it.

At this point, all three of them had a chance to keep the four blue-faced ghost apes, which were two large and two small.

However, the three of them didn't even glance at the four blue-faced ghost apes. Their eyes were fixed on a fruit tree not far from the cave, and they couldn't look away even an inch.

It was a sparse, bluish-gray fruit tree, which looked like a persimmon tree. It wasn't very tall, only less than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) high.

At this moment, besides a few dozen bluish-gray leaves, there are five fist-sized exotic fruits hanging on the tree.

Three of the exotic fruits were bluish-purple, with faint silver spiritual patterns on their skin, and appeared to be ripe.

Two other exotic fruits were still greenish-red, with no silver spiritual patterns visible on their skins, indicating they were still far from ready.

"This is interesting!"

"Unripe Soul Heart Fruits are not only completely useless, but they can also cause poisoning if consumed."

"Could it be that everything is preordained by fate?"

Zhou Chun looked at the five strange fruits on the treetop, his eyes flashing slightly. He was the first to come to his senses.

Hearing his pointed words, the gray-robed elder and the red-faced elder exchanged a glance, and then the gray-robed elder nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, that's right, Fellow Daoist Han is absolutely right. This is indeed the will of Heaven, and it is fitting that the three of us have this opportunity!"

The red-faced old man shouted, "One for each of the three of us, that's just right, no one will be short!"

Hearing their words, Zhou Chun's eyes flickered, and he immediately smiled and said, "Then the three of us will go and get the fruit together. What do you two think?"

"That's exactly right!"

"I have no objection."

Both the gray-robed old man and the red-faced old man readily agreed.

Then the three of them each chose a strange fruit from a tree, and used their magical artifacts to cut it off along with a branch from a distance. They then used their object-capturing technique to retrieve the fallen fruit into their hands.

After receiving the items, the three of them glanced at each other, then tacitly separated themselves, first putting the spirit fruits into their storage bags in jade boxes.

After putting the items away, Zhou Chun narrowed his eyes and looked at the two elders, saying, "Fellow Daoists, now that I have the spiritual fruit, I will take my leave. Perhaps we will meet again someday?"

Upon hearing this, the gray-robed elder frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Han, why are you in such a hurry to leave? In my opinion, since the three of us have a cooperative experience in obtaining the Soul Heart Fruit, why don't we continue our cooperation, hunt other lone cultivators, and divide the spoils equally!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the red-faced elder agreed, saying, "Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Fu is right. If the three of us cooperate, no one in this tower will be our match. At that time, the three of us might even have a chance to collect all seven Heavenly Spirit Tokens and enter the tower to retrieve its treasures!"

After saying that, he continued earnestly, "I advise Fellow Daoist Han to reconsider. You should know that if you don't team up with us, you might encounter other groups of cultivators. Even if you are exceptionally strong, you might not be able to fight against so many opponents!"

But before he could finish speaking, Zhou Chun waved his hand and said, "No need to consider it. I appreciate your kindness, but I've never been one to travel in groups. Let's go our separate ways!"

This unwavering refusal immediately turned the faces of the gray-robed elder and the red-faced elder cold.

"Fellow Daoist Han, are you really not going to reconsider?"

The old man in gray stared intently at Zhou Chun, his tone slightly cold.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, what is the meaning of this? Do you intend to force me to stay even though I am unwilling?"

Zhou Chun's face darkened, and his voice turned cold.

"That's right, we two are going to force you to stay. What do you say to that?"

The red-faced old man suddenly shouted, his gaze towards him instantly filled with malice.

The second update is here!

(End of this chapter)