Yang Chengji and Tiancan entangled the huge snake. Soon after, Mo Tiange and Ling Yunfei also made their moves.
With the four of them working together, the huge snake was soon at a disadvantage. It shook its scales and black water splashed everywhere. The four of them didn't dare to be careless and hastily retreated.
The black water was too powerful. It could actually corrode cultivators' bodies. They couldn't find a way to restrain it and could only retreat.
The huge snake suffered a loss just now and knew how powerful the four of them were. It stared at them with its black eyes and didn't continue to attack or retreat.
The six of them and the snake faced each other. Neither side dared to move recklessly.
Suddenly, the huge snake blinked and dashed to the left.
On its left was the Carefree Fruit Tree!
"Careful!" Ling Yunhe broke out in a cold sweat and slashed at the huge snake with his jade knife.
However, in the next moment, the Carefree Tree's green branches moved and lashed at the huge snake.
The huge snake dodged and dived into the swamp with a plop, disappearing without a trace.
After waiting for a while, the huge snake didn't appear. Their divine senses sensed that it dived deeper and deeper until it disappeared. The six of them finally heaved sighs of relief.
"What's that?" Ling Yunfei asked while panting, "Why did it stop us from picking the Carefree Fruit?"
Mo Tiange was also confused. Generally speaking, the relationship between a Spiritual Treasure and its guardian spirit was relatively close. Although the guardian spirit might eat the spiritual treasure, compared to an outsider, the Spiritual Treasure would choose the guardian spirit that had protected it for many years.
However, the actions of the huge snake and the Carefree Tree were not like that.
Under the threat of the four of them, the huge snake scuttled toward the Carefree Tree. It probably wanted to eat the Carefree Fruit. This was normal. Many guardian spirits would do this when they couldn't protect it anymore.
However, the problem was that the Carefree Tree whipped it and caused it to flee with injuries instead of destroying them.
The six of them looked at each other. Ling Yunfei asked, "What is that thing?"
"I don't know." Ling Yunhe calmed down after being corroded by the black water. He said, "It's not a guardian spirit. It seems to be hostile toward the Carefree Tree."
"That's not strange."
Tian Zhiqian said, "The aura of this swamp isn't spiritual energy. However, a spiritual object like the Carefree Tree actually grows in the swamp. Logically speaking, these two auras should be opposing each other.
Therefore, the only plausible explanation is that this giant snake is here to destroy the Worriless Tree. "
Yang Chengji looked at the surrounding swamp and then at the Carefree Tree. He frowned and said, "Since they are on opposite sides, why is this Carefree Tree growing in the swamp?"
"…" No one could answer this question.
There were too many mysteries in the cultivation world. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't know the answer to everything.
"Don't talk so much," Tian Zhiqian said. "Didn't you say that the Carefree Fruit can be buried?
If we don't pick it now, what if it runs away? "
His words were like a wake-up call. Ling Yunhe said, "Brother Tian is right, let's move quickly!"
During this period of time, Ling Yunhe had already taken some pills and temporarily stopped his injuries. Now, he took out a silver net from his Cosmos Sack and walked toward the Carefree Tree.
Aside from him, the other five people stared at the net intently.
Mo Tiange, Yang Chengji, and Tian Can stared at Ling Yunhe. They had always heard that the Carefree Fruit was a spiritual-connecting treasure, but they didn't know how it was spiritual-connecting.
Ling Yunfei and Tian Zhiqian, on the other hand, stared at the three of them nervously to prevent them from suddenly attacking and snatching it.
As Ling Yunhe approached, the green Carefree Fruit on the top of the Carefree Tree started to sway as if it sensed danger. The whole tree started to tremble.
Ling Yunhe became even more cautious. The Carefree Fruit was like a living thing that could be buried. In other words, it could escape. If they let it run away now, their previous efforts would have been in vain. Everything would have been for naught.
The green fruit on the top of the tree shook more and more violently. All of a sudden, it fell off the top and fell.
The five of them felt their hearts in their throats as they stared intently at the Carefree Fruit. They almost wanted to rush up to it.
At this time, Ling Yunhe moved. Although half of his body was corroded, his agility wasn't affected at all. He spread out the silver net, grabbed one corner of the net with one hand, and threw it out.
"Dong!" The six of them heaved sighs of relief.
The moment the Fretless Fruit entered the soil, the silver net separated it from the soil and caught the Fretless Fruit in it.
Ling Yunhe closed his eyes and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He walked forward, picked up the silver net, and put the Carefree Fruit into his Qiankun Bag.
"Thank you for your help."
Ling Yunhe turned around, a smile on his face. "Everyone, your mission ends here. It can be considered complete. As for the rewards, I will definitely pay them when we return to the Ling Family."
"Hmph!
I hope Fellow Daoist Ling means what you say! "Yang Chengji said coldly.
In the end, no one went back on their word and came to fight for the fruit, which made Ling Yunhe and the other two very happy.
To be honest, whether it was Yang Chengji, Mo Tiange, or Tian Can, as long as one of them made a move, they would be in a difficult situation.
Ling Yunhe had just been splashed with the corrosive black water, so it was inconvenient for him to move now. Tian Zhiqian and Ling Yunfei weren't able to react quickly enough.
Fortunately, no one made a move. They didn't choose the wrong person.
"Fellow Daoists."
Ling Yunhe smiled at Mo Tiange and the other two. "Since we've completed our mission, we can leave Carefree Valley now. Do you want to go alone or come with us?"
Tian Can looked around and said faintly, "Fellow Daoist Ling, do you think we can still leave alone in this situation?"
They were in the depths of the swamp, surrounded by strange monsters and corrosive black water. If they left alone, the chances of them being in danger would be greatly increased.
Tian Can's tone wasn't very good, but Ling Yunhe wasn't angry. He nodded and said, "I didn't think it through. How about we go back first and split up at the exit?"
Mo Tiange thought about it and nodded. "Okay."
This was the best way to deal with it. If they split up in the inner valley, it would be very dangerous. However, they didn't trust each other, so they didn't dare to turn their backs on each other when they left. In that case, it would be better for them to split up near the exit and go their own ways.
Yang Chengji and Tian Can also said they had no objections.
"Okay," Ling Yunhe said, "Let's go back now."
After getting the Carefree Fruit, Ling Yunhe was eager to go back, but Ling Yunfei was still absent-minded. Tian Zhiqian followed him silently. Since they had completed their mission, the three of them walked towards the exit lazily.
When they came in, they spent a lot of effort, but it was much easier to go out. They didn't need to search deliberately. If there were demonic beasts or obstacles, they could just avoid them. It only took them one day to reach the exit.
The fissure emitting filthy air was not far from them. Yang Chengji was the first to stop. "Fellow Daoists, let's stop here."
Ling Yunhe turned around and asked, "Fellow Daoist Yang, are you going to say goodbye to us now?"
Yang Chengji nodded. His face was pale and cold, and his tone was still cold. "Fellow Daoist Ling, I'll come to you several days later to get my reward. I hope you'll be ready by then."
Ling Yunhe smiled. "Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Yang. I'll certainly look forward to your arrival."
Yang Chengji nodded. He glanced at the others several times as a greeting then turned around and disappeared among the rocks.
After Yang Chengji left, Ling Yunhe looked at Mo Tiange and Tian Can. "What about you two?
Are you going to leave with us? "
Mo Tiange glanced at Tian Can and said, "It's a bit troublesome to go out alone. Fellow Daoist Ling, you don't mind if I take advantage of you, right?"
Ling Yunhe was stunned, but he soon smiled. "Why would I?
It's just a piece of cake. "
The last one was Tian Can. He lowered his gaze to look at his hand corroded by the black water and said faintly, "Since Fellow Daoist Qin said so … You three don't mind if I join you, right?"
Ling Yunfei and Tian Zhiqian were a bit stunned. They both looked at Ling Yunhe at the same time.
Ling Yunhe was also a bit surprised. He thought Tian Can would choose to leave like Yang Chengji. After all, Tian Can didn't seem too close to them on their way here.
But he quickly reacted and nodded with a smile. "Of course I don't mind. That being the case, let's go."
The group of six, except Yang Chengji, continued to walk towards the entrance of the valley.
Standing in front of the crack, Ling Yunhe released his spiritual beast, the vulture.
This vulture was injured in the swamp, so it was now a bit dispirited. Ling Yunhe felt a bit sorry for it, so he fed it a medicinal pill and said, "Little Black, you're tired. When we go back, I'll definitely hunt a lot of demonic beasts for you to eat."
The vulture raised its head and let out an unpleasant cry. Then it flew up and hovered above their heads.
The aura of death slowly spread out from its body and surrounded the five people. Surrounded by this aura of death, the five people left the valley entrance.
They landed on an open space in the valley, and the aura of death on its body slowly dispersed. Little Black let out a weak cry and landed on Ling Yunhe's shoulder tiredly.
Ling Yunhe stroked its head with a heartache and was about to put it into his spiritual beast bag —
Right at this moment, a white light flashed behind him. A ray of spiritual aura cut towards Ling Yunhe with incredible speed.
Ling Yunhe's back tensed up, and he fell backward, dodging this ray of spiritual aura.
He turned his head, wanting to see who was so brainless as to choose this moment to attack. Was it that Qin Wei or Tian Can?
But when he turned his head, he saw Ling Yunfei dancing beside him with two flying swords. The sword light shone brightly and pointed at him again.
At the same time, Tian Zhiqian shouted and pointed with his spiritual aura. The jade plate began to spin rapidly.
While he was shocked, he was also gratified. But in the next moment, his gratification disappeared without a trace, leaving only double the shock.
Tian Zhiqian's jade plate stopped, and he felt the spiritual aura around him stagnate. He was enveloped by the Spirit Trapping Formation.
"You …" His face lost all color. Looking at the two people in front of him, he trembled, almost like an old man unable to speak. "You … why …"
Ling Yunfei's face, which had always been not calm, revealed a sharp expression as he stared at him. Tian Zhiqian, on the other hand, lowered his eyes and stood expressionlessly in front of him.