Chapter 57 An Unexpected Joy: Consuming the Dragon Blood Sacred Fruit!

The next second!

Boom!

A dazzling, brilliant golden light, bright enough to make the sun and moon pale in comparison, erupted suddenly from that massive spirit-testing stone!

That golden pillar of spiritual energy was like an ancient divine dragon awakening from its slumber!

With a terrifying momentum capable of tearing through the firmament!

It shot straight into the clouds!

Its height instantly broke the limit of the spirit-testing stone!

One hundred meters!

Bai Ze did not yet know what this truly meant.

He gazed at the hundred-meter-high golden pillar of spiritual energy, a look of immense satisfaction on his face.

He even smugly glanced down at Bai Quanlin, who had long since been completely petrified.

However.

The next second.

A scene that left him utterly astonished occurred.

Behold.

On the high platform.

All the high-ranking members of the Wanling Sect.

As well as that arrogant First Prince Chu Wen, suddenly transformed into streaks of light simultaneously.

With a speed so fast he couldn't even react, they appeared right around him!

These peerless experts, who usually stood high above and were rarely seen.

Now showed no trace of their usual demeanor.

They were like a group of lecherous ghosts who had just seen a stunning beauty.

Their eyes were fixed intently on Bai Ze!

Their gazes were filled with an undisguisable, extreme fanaticism!

They surrounded Bai Ze, as if admiring some world-defying treasure.

They were muttering incessantly.

"Golden... golden spiritual light! Since the founding of our Wanling Sect, this has never appeared before!"

"This child likely possesses some kind of divine body, it just hasn't awakened yet!"

Thinking of this.

The experts of the Wanling Sect.

Were all trembling with excitement!

They began to rub their hands excitedly.

They announced on the spot.

That Bai Ze did not need to participate in any further tests!

Subsequently, they began to coax Bai Ze to join their respective peaks, much like the Big Bad Wolf trying to lure Little Red Riding Hood.

Just then.

The First Prince Chu Wen, who had remained silent all along.

Suddenly spoke up.

Although he tried his best to maintain his composure.

His voice still couldn't hide a trace of trembling!

"Fellow Daoist, as long as you are willing to join under my command!"

"I can promise you!"

"All the cultivation resources of the Great Chu Dynasty will be at your disposal!"

"All the imperial family's cultivation techniques and martial skills will be yours to choose from!"

"I can even request my Imperial Father to bestow an official position upon you!"

At this moment.

Chu Wen no longer cared about the Bai family disciple, Bai Quanlin.

Nor did he care about the face of the Wanling Sect!

Right in front of all the high-ranking members of the Wanling Sect.

He began to brazenly and frantically poach talent!

Hearing this, Bai Ze was immediately overjoyed.

Wasn't this exactly what he had been waiting for!

He immediately feigned a look of being overwhelmed by favor and loyal devotion, cupped his fists, and saluted Chu Wen.

"Subordinate Bai Ze is willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness without hesitation!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Wen was stunned for a moment.

Then looked up to the sky and let out a burst of unbridled laughter filled with surprise and ecstasy!

"Hahahaha!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

"From now on, you shall be my, Chu Wen's, chief retainer!"

He turned his head to the high-ranking members of the Wanling Sect beside him, whose faces were already as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He hypocritically pretended to be extremely regretful as he said.

"Sigh, since this child is willing to join my ranks."

"Then I have no choice but to accept him."

"I hope Sect Master Gu Daoming and the elders will not be angry."

"As for that Bai family's Bai Quanlin, after some thought, I will leave him to your Wanling Sect."

Having said that.

Chu Wen personally stepped forward, took Bai Ze's hand.

Under the furious and jealous gazes of the crowd.

He strode away.

As for his original target for coming here.

The still-stunned Bai family disciple, Bai Quanlin.

Chu Wen didn't even spare him another glance.

As they left.

Bai Ze quietly signaled to The Huang Siblings behind him that everything was under control.

Watching their receding figures.

A short-tempered elder of the Wanling Sect could finally no longer suppress the raging fire in his heart.

"This is too bullying!"

He roared and prepared to strike.

However, fortunately, Sect Master Gu Daoming stopped him in time.

Sect Master Gu Daoming let out a long sigh.

"Sigh... let it be."

Seeing that the Sect Master had spoken.

Everyone, though filled with immense anger and unwillingness.

Had no choice but to let it go.

They returned to the high platform.

The tests for the disciple recruitment ceremony continued.

It was just that.

After experiencing the talent competition that could be described as a battle between immortals.

The subsequent tests of the young cultivators seemed so dull and uninteresting.

...

Just as Bai Ze was being taken by Chu Wen from the Wanling Sect to the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.

In the distant Barren Sand Sea.

Ye Haocheng, Leng Yi, and the others had already returned to the Asura Hall.

In the main hall.

Ye Haocheng handed the captured nine-winged mysterious light fan to Jin Daoming.

This kind of half-step sovereign weapon could only unleash its full power in the hands of a great expert like Jin Daoming.

Jin Daoming did not stand on ceremony and put away the nine-winged mysterious light fan.

Subsequently, Ye Haocheng ordered Leng Yi and the others to go down and deal with the corpses of Prince Cao Yuan, Zhang Wanlin, and Su Lei.

He himself began to search through the storage rings of the three.

In the storage rings of Prince Cao Yuan and Zhang Wanlin.

Ye Haocheng did find a large amount of spirit stones and some decent-grade magic artifacts.

However, these things were of little use to Ye Haocheng now.

Ye Haocheng then began to search through Su Lei's storage ring.

The moment his divine sense probed into the storage ring.

An incredibly scorching, terrifying aura filled with boundless life rushed towards him!

Ye Haocheng was stunned at first.

When he saw the strange fruit inside the storage ring, which was entirely blood-red and seemed to have a mini true dragon circling and swimming within it.

His eyes suddenly erupted with an unprecedented, brilliant light!

Ye Haocheng took the fruit out and observed it at close range.

"Could... could this be the legendary dragon blood holy fruit that has long since gone extinct?!"

"Su Lei had such a supreme treasure and was actually able to resist consuming it?"

Ye Haocheng murmured, the smile on his face growing more intense.

This was simply a massive, unexpected joy!

After fusing with the Innate Chaos Dao Body.

Ye Haocheng still had some stubborn impurities remaining deep within his body that were difficult to remove.

But now.

With this dragon blood holy fruit.

Ye Haocheng had sufficient confidence to expel all those stubborn impurities from his body!

He might even be able to advance his cultivation further with this opportunity!

Thinking of this.

Ye Haocheng no longer hesitated in the slightest and immediately went to the cultivation room.

After steadying his breath and focusing his mind.

Ye Haocheng swallowed the dragon blood holy fruit in one gulp.

Immediately, he closed his eyes and began to refine it, cultivating.