Ling Xiao trembled as he walked a few dozen miles.
Although he seized the Yellow-tongued Orchid, he went from the territory of the Yellow-winged Mantis to the territory of another powerful spirit beast. This was also the reason why the Yellow-winged Mantis did not chase after him.
Ling Xiao withdrew all of his aura and slowly walked forward.
He did not know what kind of high rank spirit beast would appear next, but a spirit beast that could make the Yellow-winged Mantis fear it would definitely be much stronger than it.
This time, Ling Xiao caught a glimpse of one or two stalks of sixth rank spirit herbs from afar, but he learned his lesson this time and did not dare to have any more thoughts.
"Damn it, I can only look but not take, it's really unbearable." Ling Xiao muttered in his heart in a bad mood.
Every stalk of sixth rank spirit herb's effect was very obvious and would have a great temptation for anyone.
However, Ling Xiao could only watch helplessly and did not dare to move again.
Once he moved, he absolutely did not have the confidence to escape this place.
"I'll endure, I'll endure again!" Ling Xiao clenched his teeth and decided not to look at the sixth rank spirit herb anymore. He then quickly left this place.
However, the deeper he went, the more high rank spirit herbs he discovered.
Fourth and fifth rank spirit herbs could not be said to be everywhere, but they could be seen frequently. As for sixth rank spirit herbs, there would be stalks of them every once in a while.
Ling Xiao's eyes were glued to this place. This was simply an unexplored land of treasures.
Unfortunately, he could only look from afar and could not touch it in the slightest.
Ling Xiao looked at the strange flowers and grasses, and his heart was filled with grief and resentment!
Ling Xiao silently chanted in his heart, "Don't be happy with material gains, don't be sad for yourself." He tried to calm himself down as much as possible.
However, right in front of him appeared a touch of brilliance that made his eyes light up.
Ling Xiao slightly narrowed his eyes and fixed his eyes on the front. His mouth opened wide and he could not help but exclaim, "Metal … Metal Spirit Fruit."
Ten meters away from Ling Xiao was a golden fruit tree with seven golden fruits on it.
The fruit wasn't very large, only the size of a thumb. It was golden and dazzling, and its bright flesh emitted waves of intense temptation.
The Metal Spirit Fruit was a precious low-rank seventh grade spirit fruit.
It was a metal-type spirit fruit and had a very powerful effect on metal-type humans and spirit beasts.
To an alchemist, it could be used to refine a seventh-tier elixir, the Gold Spirit Elixir. It could help any Earthly Sovereign break through to the Heavenly Venerable Tier. Furthermore, there would be no bottlenecks after reaching the Heavenly Venerable Tier. As long as one had enough energy, they could directly reach the peak of the Heavenly Venerable Tier. The Gold Spirit Elixir could also help a metal-attribute high-level Heavenly Venerable increase their chances of breaking through to the Mystic Thearch Tier by 50%. Even if they failed to break through, their cultivation level would not be affected.
From this, one could see how precious the Metal Spirit Fruit was.
This kind of fruit tree took two thousand years to grow, and another three thousand years to mature. Only after maturing could it bear golden flowers, and another five thousand years to bear fruit.
Normally, a Metal Spirit Fruit would bear five fruits, but this Metal Spirit Tree had borne seven Metal Spirit Fruits, which was extremely rare.
Based on Ling Xiao's initial judgment, these seven Metal Spirit Fruits were definitely more than ten thousand years old and above.
Ling Xiao's saliva almost flowed out as he stared at them. His heart sank into an extreme dilemma.
He kept thinking to himself, "Should I pluck them or not?"
He would never believe that such a high-grade spirit herb did not have a spirit beast guarding it.
Once he plucked them, he would not be able to withstand the wrath of that high-grade spirit beast.
He was afraid that the spirit beast could destroy him with a single breath.
Ling Xiao peeked at the Metal Spirit Tree from behind a tree trunk. Other than envy, there was nothing else he could do!
It was like seeing a naked beauty in front of him. He really wanted to pounce on her and pluck her. Unfortunately, this was usually a fatal temptation.
Ling Xiao rubbed his hands, and his heart became more and more anxious.
It was impossible for him to give up on the seven Metal Spirit Fruits in front of him, but he could not think of a better way. This made him extremely depressed.
"Dammit, in for a penny, in for a pound, in for a pound. I might as well pull back the entire Metal Spirit Tree." Ling Xiao clenched his teeth and made a crazy decision.
Originally, plucking the Metal Spirit Fruits was already his limit, but Ling Xiao actually wanted to pull back the entire tree. It had to be said that Ling Xiao was truly skilled and daring.
Ling Xiao took a deep breath and muttered, "Elder Lu, it's time for you to come out and share my burden."
Just as he finished speaking, a green shadow appeared in front of him.
Lu Weng had not changed at all; he was still that old man covered in green.
"Young friend, why must this old man take action? This old man's old bones still haven't recovered enough." Lu Weng spoke in a very displeased manner.
During these days, he had already recovered a lot of his essence energy in Ling Xiao's sea of knowledge. Gradually, he wanted to stay in Ling Xiao's sea of knowledge and not come out.
"Elder Lu, you've stayed in there for so long. You should come out and exercise a bit. It's better for your body and mind!" Ling Xiao revealed a crafty smile.
Elder Lu understood Ling Xiao's temperament, and he knew that if he didn't do something, Ling Xiao would once again try to squeeze out his essence energy.
"Speak, what do you want this old man to do? As long as it doesn't harm this old man's essence energy, everything is negotiable," Lu Weng replied.
"Elder Lu is truly straightforward." Ling Xiao flattered. He then pointed at the Metal Spirit Tree and said, "I want that fruit tree. I hope that Elder Lu can use a bit of your divine ability to drive away the big fellow guarding the fruit tree. This shouldn't be a problem!"
Elder Lu looked at the Metal Spirit Tree and his expression became somewhat unsightly. "The one guarding it is a seventh rank spirit beast. You … you want me to deal with it? Aren't you trying to kill this old man?
I won't go! "
"Elder Lu, how can you be like this? Normally, I don't bother you when there's nothing going on. But now that I'm asking you to do something so trivial, you're making all sorts of excuses. You're not a good friend!" Ling Xiao said with an unhappy expression.
"Aiya, if this old man was at his peak, then I might be able to deal with that fellow. The problem is that I haven't even recovered half of my strength, so there's no way I can deal with it!" Lu Weng explained.
"Elder Lu is too serious. I only want you to attract its attention. Once I obtain the fruit tree, we'll meet up. I'm sure you'll be able to find me at any time," Ling Xiao said.
Lu Weng became somewhat silent.
Ling Xiao was somewhat worried that Lu Weng wouldn't agree, so he continued, "Elder Lu, you should be able to sense the dense spiritual energy in this mountain range. I'm sure you'll be able to find the source of your essence energy here. If you help me this time, I'll cooperate with you and help you seize what you want."
Lu Weng's eyes brightened and he directly asked, "Are you serious?"
"I'm known for being honest, cute, handsome, and elegant …" Ling Xiao said cockily.
But before he could say anything, Lu Weng couldn't help but interrupt him. "Fine, fine, I'll believe you. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Didn't I just say it?
You go and draw that fellow away. There's no need to fight it head on. Once I've obtained it, you can think of a way to escape, "Ling Xiao said.
"Alright, you have to keep your word. Later, we'll go find what I want together," Lu Weng straightforwardly replied before flying off into the distance.
Then a kilometer away, a series of rumbling sounds rang out.
A mountain peak had been smashed down by a huge tree trunk.
Following that, a powerful golden figure soared into the sky.
An explosive sound rang out. "What thing dares cause trouble in Grandpa Ox's territory!"
The gigantic golden one-horned bull beast flew towards the source of the sound.
"Gulp!"
Ling Xiao looked at the mountain-like golden unicorn and gulped. His back was drenched in cold sweat.
He was glad that he hadn't acted rashly. Such a large creature was a powerful mid-seventh rank spirit beast. Don't be fooled by its bulky stature, its speed wasn't slow at all. Furthermore, its horn could unleash incomparably swift attacks. With his current Ancient Emperor Divine Arts, his defenses wouldn't be enough.
Ling Xiao didn't think too much about it. If he didn't pull out the tree now, then when?
Ling Xiao transformed into a gust of wind and instantly arrived in front of the Metal Spirit Tree. His tiger-like eyes were filled with excitement.
"You're mine!" Ling Xiao snorted and immediately grabbed the tree trunk and pulled it up.
This kind of ten-thousand-year-old spirit tree had very deep roots. Ling Xiao had already pulled it five or six meters off the ground, but the roots still hadn't been completely pulled out.
Ling Xiao knew that time was of the essence and was about to use a wind blade to cut off the roots.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a sense of danger and hurriedly descended with the Metal Spirit Tree.
Xiu!
A streak of golden light swept past his head.
Ling Xiao saw the golden light and broke out in cold sweat. He didn't hesitate to cut off the roots of the Metal Spirit Tree.
Just as he was about to run away, a Golden One Horned Bull blocked in front of him. Its bell-like eyes were filled with anger and its nostrils were spewing out golden gas. It was obvious that it was very angry.
However, this Golden One Horned Bull wasn't the big guy from before. It was a smaller version of it. It should be a Golden One Horned Bull that was in its growth stage.
"Fortunately, fortunately." Ling Xiao lightly patted his chest.
He could roughly guess that this Golden One Horned Bull should only have the strength of a fourth rank spirit beast. It didn't pose much of a threat to him, so he heaved a sigh of relief.
At that moment, the Golden One Horned Bull's horn launched several attacks at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao was wearing the Wind Boots, so it was easy for him to dodge the attacks.
He didn't dare to stop and quickly fled forward.
The Golden One Horned Bull knew that it couldn't catch up with the human in front of it. It raised its head to the sky and let out a strange cry.
"Oh my god, it can't be calling for help right?" Ling Xiao's forehead was covered with fine sweat. He only hated that he was born without two legs.
"Damn, who bullied my son!" After Ling Xiao ran far away, he heard a roar.
Ling Xiao quickly concealed his breath and continued to flee.
He swore that this was the fastest escape he had ever run in his life.
Rumble!
Several mountain peaks behind him were flattened by the powerful Golden One Horned Bull. It was enough to show how angry the Golden One Horned Bull was.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao had learned the Concealing Breath Technique. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape the pursuit of the Golden One Horned Bull!
After reaching a safe area, Ling Xiao directly lay down on the grass and gasped for breath. He looked indescribably miserable, but his face was rippling with an excited smile.