Outside, a group of people were trying to decipher the Divine Inscriptions, weakening the power of the Divine Inscriptions. This gave Blood Fairy an opportunity.
Before, Blood Fairy would not have been able to do anything because the power was too strong.
Lu Li waited patiently. He waited for half a day but Blood Fairy did not send him any message. He did not know what was going on.
"Okay!"
After an entire day, Blood Fairy said in delight, "Master, I have found a way. Give me half a day and I will open up a path for you to get to the marrow!"
"Okay!"
Lu Li was overjoyed. It did not matter if he could get the Black Tortoise Fruit or not. All he wanted was to get the marrow. They should be able to hold out for half a day.
As long as those outside were still alive, he would be safe inside.
Blood Fairy worked quickly. As time went on, the ten outside began to notice something was wrong.
This was because they discovered that the speed at which they were deciphering the Divine Inscriptions had increased. It was as though the might of the Divine Inscriptions was weakening.
Blood Fairy was deciphering the Divine Inscriptions, weakening the power of the Divine Inscriptions, making it much easier for the people outside to decipher them.
The faster they were working, the easier it was for Blood Fairy to stay inside. The cycle continued.
In the distance, there were noises of fighting. The battle was fierce.
Young Master Qin and the others were attacking with all their might to buy time for those inside. The Black Tortoise Fruit was precious. This was a rare chance. They must do their best.
More than half of the Demon Clan had been killed, leaving less than 200 Demon Clan members. However, these 200 Demon Clan members were all experts.
The human side suffered heavy losses as well. Half of the forty to fifty outside were dead. Most of the survivors were wounded. Even Young Master Qin was bleeding from his mouth. Clearly, he had suffered from internal injuries.
They had lost a lot of divine energy. After such a long fight, their abilities had been weakened.
If it were not for the fact that they had treasures, they would have been forced to retreat.
"How come we are still not done?"
Young Master Zhu murmured. At this rate, all the warriors they brought would die. Even if they had treasures, who could guarantee that they could stay alive?
Many were thinking of retreating. The monsters had the geographical advantage. The longer they fought, the more disadvantageous it would be for them.
However, they could not kill the powerful ones of the monsters. The monsters were smart. They did not want to fight to the death. They wanted to exhaust the human side with the formation.
However, they had already fought to this extent. Could they retreat?
What if the monsters inside were to succeed?
If they retreated, not only would all their efforts be in vain, but those inside would also die.
"Kill! Fight to the death!"
Young Master Qin roared angrily as he charged towards a demon expert. His roar was very loud, reminding the people inside to speed up.
If he could get the Black Tortoise Fruit, it would be faster. If he couldn't, he would withdraw.
Half a day later, the ten people were halfway up the mountain. They were only a kilometer away from the Black Tortoise Fruits. Their eyes were red as they stared at the five fruits, their faces filled with excitement.
At the same time, the ten of them were also secretly on guard. There were only five fruits, but there were ten of them. When the time came, they would definitely fight over them, and a great battle would break out. If they were not careful, they would die on Dragon Horn Mountain.
"Master is almost there!"
Blood Fairy said to Lu Li's mind, "Those outside have sped up. I am less stressed now. Give me two hours and I will be able to find a way out."
"Alright!"
Lu Li's breaths quickened. Two hours was a short time but he felt like a year.
He silently counted the time. Two hours later, Blood Fairy's voice sounded in his mind. "Master, it's done. Come with me!"
"Okay!"
Blood Fairy reached out her tentacle. Lu Li followed her tentacle and moved upward.
Almost at the same time, the ten people's eyes glowed. They realized that the cold air was much weaker now. They could solve the Black Tortoise Fruits faster.
"Faster, faster, faster!"
The ten worked on the Black Tortoise Fruits like crazy. They were only one thousand feet away from the peak. Based on their current progress, they could reach the peak in two hours at most.
While they were solving the Black Tortoise Fruits, the ten were even more on guard, fearing that someone else would knock them down.
"Marrow!"
Lu Li followed Blood Fairy through the Dragon-horn Mountain. He dug out a small, winding tunnel. An hour later, he finally arrived at the middle part of the Dragon-horn Mountain.
The middle and upper part of the Dragon Horn Mountain was hollow, and there was a white and yellow liquid in it. When Lu Li broke it open, he smelled an extremely comfortable smell. After taking a few breaths, he felt he had inexhaustible strength in his body.
"This is good!"
He had merely absorbed some of the smell and it was already so effective. If he could consume the marrow, his physical body would be improved by leaps and bounds.
"What?"
He took a closer look. There were many roots in the marrow, intertwined and densely packed.
Qin Zhan was right. The Xuan Tortoise Tree was nurtured by the marrow. Without the marrow, the Xuan Tortoise Tree could not grow, let alone bear the Xuan Tortoise Fruit.
"Put it away!"
Lu Li did not refuse. He took out the mountain. He wanted to put in all the marrow.
However, the mountain glowed but could not be put away.
"Master, the runes here affect space. Interspatial artifacts cannot be moved."
Blood Fairy said. Lu Li had no choice but to take out many jade bottles and fill them up.
There was a large amount of marrow, enough to fill up a square meter. Lu Li took out more jade bottles and filled them up.
Later on, Lu Li realized it was too slow. He took out some bigger jars and filled them up.
In this way, the Spiritual Energy in the marrow would dissipate, but it would be more efficient. When they got out, Lu Li could put all the marrow back into the mountain. The runes on the mountain could prevent the Spiritual Energy from escaping.
It would take him an hour to collect all the marrow in the jars.
While Lu Li was pretending to be a Divine Essence, something strange happened outside.
The Xuan Tortoise Tree began to wriggle as if it was trying to break free from the Dragon-horn Mountain and fly away.
The Xuan Tortoise Tree was a miraculous herb in nature.
Lu Li was collecting the marrow. The roots of the Xuan Tortoise Tree were inside. Naturally, he could feel it.
The marrow was nourishment for the Xuan Tortoise Tree. Without the marrow, the Xuan Tortoise Tree would wither. That was why the Xuan Tortoise Tree was trembling.
The 10 people outside did not know what was going on. They thought the Xuan Tortoise Tree sensed danger and was about to fly away.
"Hoy!"
The 10 worked harder. They used their treasures and skills to crack the runes. As they worked, they were getting closer to the Xuan Tortoise Tree. They could smell the fragrance from the Xuan Tortoise Fruits.
"Plop, plop!"
Looking at the five sparkling fruits, some people even swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva. Some even had the urge to rush up and grab the Black Tortoise Fruits.
One thousand feet!
Five hundred feet!
One hundred feet!
They were now one hundred feet away from the Xuan Tortoise Tree. They could use skills at any time. The Xuan Tortoise Tree was shaking more and more violently.
Right at that moment, something strange happened again —
The Xuan Tortoise Tree trembled violently. It was about to fly away. However, when the Xuan Tortoise Tree flew for only two or three feet, it shrank back into the ground.
It was as if someone had reached out a strong hand from underground and pulled the Xuan Tortoise Tree into the ground from the peak of the mountain.
Everyone blinked and found that the peak of the mountain had become barren. Nothing was left. Not even the tree, let alone the fruits …
"Underground?"