"Be careful!"
Ling Yunhe's warning rang in her ears. Mo Tiange instantly moved away from her original position. When she looked down, she saw that the place where she was standing was completely covered by a black aura.
Soon after, the black aura slowly dissipated and disappeared without a trace.
This was the tenth day since they entered Carefree Valley. They had already searched more than half of the inner valley. Half a day ago, Ling Yunhe finally sensed the location of the Carefree Fruit, and they were now heading towards their destination.
Right now, they were in a strange black aura swamp. It was gloomy and gloomy, with countless black liquids and gases floating around. Even Core Formation cultivators like them didn't know what they were. They only knew they were poisonous.
Originally, they thought this swamp was too dangerous and wanted to find another way. However, the place Ling Yunhe finally sensed was in the depths of this swamp. With no other choice, they could only brace themselves and enter the swamp.
This swamp was very strange. They couldn't fly here, and all their flying magic weapons were useless. They couldn't even fly in the air.
Unfortunately, there was also a kind of monster living in this swamp. It was as big as an otter, and its body was covered with extremely hard black scales. It could move freely in the swamp, and if its attack missed, it would immediately turn into black aura and flee, giving them a huge headache.
In terms of strength, outstanding Core Formation cultivators like them wouldn't be afraid of these monsters at all. However, these monsters were too cunning. In this swamp, their hands and feet were tied, so they could only be careful and vigilant at all times.
Yang Chengji frowned, feeling very depressed. "I really want to dig three feet into the ground and tear this strange thing into pieces!"
Mo Tiange smiled bitterly. Wasn't this also what the others were thinking?
These people weren't afraid of fights of magical power or fighting each other, but they really hated this kind of situation where they couldn't hit or kill and were constantly being harassed.
In this kind of situation, their attention was often diverted, and in the long run, they would become less vigilant.
Yesterday, Ling Yunfei had almost fallen into a trap. Fortunately, Ling Yunhe had released his spirit beast, the vulture, to guard the surroundings, which saved Ling Yunfei's life in time. However, his spirit beast was also injured, so he could only put it back into the spirit beast pouch to rest.
There was also Tian Can. In a moment of carelessness, he threw a punch at the monster, but he was entangled by the black gas and almost lost one of his hands. The black water in the swamp was unknown, but it was extremely corrosive. If one was splashed by it and didn't deal with it in time, they would be corroded. This was also the reason why they were so restricted and had to be careful even when using magic treasures.
As they used the Soaring Cloud Crane to sense the location of the Fretless Fruit, they carefully crossed the swamp with their heads lowered. The group walked at an extremely slow pace.
The most leisurely person was Tian Zhiqian. His strength was not obvious among the group, but he was an array master. In this chaotic Carefree Valley, his role was irreplaceable. Hence, everyone took care of him first. At this moment, he only needed to stabilize the surrounding spiritual energy.
After several hours like this, Tian Can also felt impatient. "How much longer do we have to walk?"
Ling Yunhe stopped. After sensing for a while, he said, "The aura of the spiritual treasure shouldn't be too far from here. Based on our current speed, we'll reach it in half a day if there are no accidents."
"Alright!" Tian Can endured the cruelty. He bandaged his wounds again and followed them.
"Fellow Daoist Tian Can." Tian Zhiqian looked at his hand and asked, "How's your injury?"
"It's a bit troublesome," Tian Can said with a frown. "I really don't know what the hell this thing is!"
"Fellow Daoist Tian Can, rest assured." Ling Yunhe turned his head and said, "When we go back, I'll think of a way to cure your injury."
Tian Can snorted. "No need. If we can go back, I'll find a way."
Facing his impolite attitude, Ling Yunhe smiled and didn't say anything. Another monster appeared under his feet, so he hurriedly dodged it.
At that moment, Mo Tiange raised her head and looked at the boundless black swamp. She suddenly had a bad premonition.
Corrosive black aura, elusive monsters, and the Fretless Fruit … why did she feel that this combination was very strange?
Wasn't the Fretless Fruit a spiritual object?
Why would it hide in such a gloomy place like the black swamp?
Wasn't it afraid of being corroded?
She carefully scanned her companions, feeling a bit uneasy.
Ling Yunhe led the way seriously. Tian Zhiqian looked at the jade plate in his hand from time to time and muttered something. Tian Can and Yang Chengji frowned. Ling Yunfei lowered his head and walked cautiously.
They all looked normal.
"Feifei, are there really spiritual objects around here?" She used her divine comprehension to ask Feifei, who was hiding inside the spiritual beast bag.
After a while, Feifei yawned and asked vaguely, "What?"
"… Are you sleeping?"
Feifei yawned again. "Why not?
It's so boring inside the spiritual beast bag. It's so dark and I can't do anything except cultivate. Why don't you come in and try? "
"…" Mo Tiange was also very curious. Why couldn't humans enter the spiritual beast bag?
In essence, there was no difference between spiritual beasts and humans …
"… What's going on?"
After letting her imagination run wild for a while, she heard Feifei's impatient voice. Mo Tiange regained her train of thought and repeated her question. "Are there spiritual objects around here?"
Feifei was silent for a while. Mo Tiange didn't know whether it was sensing something or not.
After a long time, it uttered an "Huh?" and said, "Strange. There really are spiritual objects in this kind of place."
"Are you sure?" Mo Tiange asked.
"… Yes," Feifei said with certainty.
"I can feel that there's an amazing aura of spiritual treasures around here, but there should be a guardian demonic beast around it."
Generally speaking, in the vicinity of a Spiritual Connection treasure, there would be a guardian spirit of the same rank. Mo Tiange finally believed Ling Yunhe's words after Feifei said that.
She thought for a while then asked, "What kind of demonic beast is it?
What rank is it? "
"… I don't know," Feifei said, "This demonic beast isn't a spiritual beast. Its aura is the same as the aura here."
The aura here?
Could it be the black aura?
This was too strange. The reason why guardian spirits would guard something was because that thing had great benefits for them. For example, eating it might increase their cultivation level and so on.
But the Fretless Fruit was a spiritual object. What benefits would the creature in the black aura swamp get if it ate it?
Or was it just a coincidence?
After walking patiently for a long time, everyone except the Lingyunhe also sensed the aura.
It was the aura of spiritual treasures — a very rich aura of spiritual treasures. It was only now that Mo Tiange was sure it must be the Fretless Fruit.
Sensing the aura, the six of them suddenly sped up.
Sometimes, people were like this. Although they knew that their goal was right in front of them, they would walk weakly when they couldn't feel it. However, when the goal was clearly within their range of perception, their hidden strength would be stimulated.
A cyan light began to appear in the dark sky. At first, this cyan light was scattered in the air, but as they moved forward, the light became brighter and brighter.
"It's right in front of us!" The Lingyunhe sped up.
As they got closer and closer, an astonishing tree gradually appeared in their field of vision.
This tree was very tall, at least several hundred feet tall. Its whole body was a strong cyan color, and it carried a strong smell of vitality.
It had a sturdy tree trunk that stood perfectly straight, as well as wide leaves that opened and closed, with distinct veins.
It stood there quietly, rooted deep in the ground as if it had stood there for thousands of years.
At the top of the tree, there was a green fruit, surrounded by leaves, lying quietly at the top of the tree.
"Fretless Fruit …" The Lingyunhe murmured, walking forward involuntarily.
"Fellow Daoist Ling!" Mo Tiange shouted.
But before Lingyunhe could step on the emerald green grass in front of the Fretless Tree, a black light suddenly sprang up from the swamp next to him and enveloped him.
The Lingyunhe's reaction was fast, and he instantly dodged it. Even so, his body was splashed with a lot of black water.
"Ah!" He let out a short cry and shook his hand.
"Second Brother!"
Lingyunhe ran forward and saw that the left side of the Lingyunhe's body was splashed with black water. His Daoist robe was sizzling and smoking, quickly becoming scorched.
"Brother Ling!" Tian Zhiqian immediately touched his Qiankun Bag and sprinkled some medicinal powder on it.
The Lingyunhe took a deep breath. Tian Zhiqian's medicinal powder wasn't very effective, but it managed to temporarily stop the black water from corroding his body.
"Hiss!"
The thing that attacked Lingyunhe made a soft sound, and its black eyes stared deeply at the six of them.
The thing in front of her was very long, about thirty feet long, and covered in black scales. It looked a bit like a snake, but it had feet, a tail, and a thick body.
After pausing for a moment, the thing darted out again like lightning.
Yang Chengji, who was standing in the front, snorted coldly. He shook his arm, and with a flash of black light, the Ghost Face Banner appeared in his hand. He unfolded the banner, and a mass of devil aura rushed out.
The devil aura collided with the huge snake with feet. The huge snake trembled, but it didn't retreat. It still moved forward.
Yang Chengji was stunned, but he waved the Ghost Face Banner again. This time, the ghost face suddenly left the banner, opened its mouth, and bit the huge snake.
"Puff!" The huge snake was bitten, but at the same time, the ghost face seemed to be corroded by the black water, and it made a sizzling sound.
"Hmph!"
Tiancan snorted coldly and rushed forward with his claws. He was a martial cultivator, so he was very agile. Just now, one of his hands was almost corroded by the black water, so he was very angry. Now, he vented his anger on the huge snake.
He almost turned into a shadow, jumping around on the huge snake's body, and his claws pierced the snake's body every time.
However, the snake's scales were made of unknown materials, and they were extremely hard. Although Tiancan's claws pierced the snake every time, he didn't really hurt it.
Looking at the huge snake, Mo Tiange knew it was most likely the guardian spirit Feifei talked about, but she felt strange. The guardian spirit's level was usually similar to the spiritual object it guarded. The more precious the spiritual object was, the more powerful the spiritual beast guarding it would be. However, this huge snake couldn't be the guardian spirit of the Worriless Tree.
She couldn't tell how old the Worriless Tree was, but judging from the spiritual aura it emitted, she knew it could be regarded as a spiritual treasure. Although this huge snake was powerful, its momentum didn't surpass the seventh rank. Otherwise, they wouldn't have ignored it.
How could a spiritual treasure with a spiritual treasure only be in the seventh rank?
It was absolutely impossible.