51: Chapter 51 Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree

The two suppressed their auras and moved swiftly through the cave, their movement techniques light and silent.

But a faint rustling sound came from behind. If they looked back now, they would see dense swarms of spiders spreading like black water, quickly flooding the entire passage.

After running for an unknown amount of time, the two were so exhausted they could barely breathe, finally shaking off the swarm of spider Yao Beasts.

Su Xuanheng and An Ziyao originally wanted to leave directly, but they wandered underground for three days and nights without finding an exit.

Even if they tried to break through the soil upwards, the rock layers above seemed endless, making it impossible to return to the surface.

Along the way, they also encountered several waves of attacks from Cultivators and groups of Yao Beasts.

The two were forced into one slaughter after another. Although they harvested mountains of spirit plant and Spirit Stones, they were also exhausted.

Later, they learned the reason.

The underground was covered by a Formation, and all Cultivators who went deep into this place were trapped underground like them, unable to get out.

Now they could only wait for the Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the outside to come and break the Formation.

This sunless underground cave had already turned into a Gu breeding ground where the strong preyed on the weak.

Several Formation Flags flew out from Su Xuanheng's storage ring, forming an isolation Formation that enveloped them.

The two took out Medicinal Pills and consumed them to recover their Spiritual Power and heal their injuries.

"I'm exhausted. Luckily the Family Head gave us enough Medicinal Pills and Talismans, otherwise I really wouldn't have held on."

An Ziyao's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"The decision to enter the Secret Realm was my recklessness; I underestimated the dangers of the Cultivation World."

Su Xuanheng's voice carried a hint of fatigue.

Now he finally understood why most Cultivators perished while fighting for Opportunities.

This was completely incomparable to fighting Robber Cultivators outside.

The slaughter for Opportunities is continuous. Even if you temporarily obtain an Opportunity, there is a very high risk of death before you safely return home.

And the more Opportunities you seize, the more battles you will encounter later.

Su Xuanheng and An Ziyao were both proficient in the High-Tier Breath Concealment Art and avoided what they could.

Yet they were still forced to fight until they were exhausted, let alone those ordinary Cultivators, who basically only ended up as bones paving the path to immortality.

"I think Brother Heng's decision was right. Our current harvest is more than all the resources we could get from trading combined."

An Ziyao grinned, completely forgetting the dangers they had experienced these past few days.

Su Xuanheng laughed in spite of himself; that was true, but only if they could make it back alive.

He wondered if his father had heard the news about the Secret Realm yet.

"This place is relatively safe; let's Cultivate here in seclusion."

The Spiritual Qi in the Secret Realm was already dense, and with a Spirit Stone mineral vein hidden underground, the speed of Cultivating here would be incredibly fast.

They had harvested enough; being too greedy would be counterproductive. Next, they just needed to wait for the Foundation Establishment Cultivators to arrive.

The two set up a few more Formations around them and began their secluded Cultivation.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Xuanheng's cultivation broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining!

He was the most diligent and hardworking in the Family, and he didn't need to perform Alchemy or draw Talismans, nor did he need to manage business; every day he just needed to focus on Cultivating to improve his strength.

Before leaving the Su Family, his cultivation was already close to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

The Bottleneck that would have originally required several more months of Cultivation to break through had loosened after multiple battles, combined with the help of the vast Spiritual Power in the Secret Realm.

Su Xuanheng went for it in one go and broke through the Bottleneck.

"Congratulations, Brother Heng!"

An Ziyao had a look of envy, guessing in his heart that Brother Heng's Spiritual Root Aptitude must be extremely high.

Just as he finished speaking, both of them felt a faint vibration.

Underground vibrations had been frequent these past few days. At first, they thought it was the Foundation Establishment Cultivators arriving and breaking the Formations outside.

But each vibration only lasted for a moment before stopping, not at all like the movement of breaking a Formation or a battle.

"Something's happening!"

Su Xuanheng suddenly spoke, then drew his sword and slashed at the rock wall.

Boom!

The rock layer shattered, sending dust flying everywhere.

They saw a large number of tree roots moving within the rock, like a dense swarm of snakes shifting their bodies.

"What's going on?" An Ziyao was instantly curious. "Could it be that the vibrations these past few days were actually caused by this large tree moving its roots? What kind of tree can move on its own, and have roots that dig so deep?"

He paused and exchanged a look with Su Xuanheng.

The two reacted instantly; it was either a tree Yao or a spirit plant.

From the current situation, there were no indigenous Yao Beasts in this Secret Realm, which meant the tree roots in front of them came from a spirit plant!

"Let's follow it and see!"

Su Xuanheng immediately made a decision.

An Ziyao gave a loud shout, his whole body erupting in flames like a meteor of red fire crashing through the rock and soil, leading the way.

The rocks melted and cracked under the impact of the intense flames, and the two took the Opportunity to move swiftly through the rock layers.

With a thunderous boom, they broke through the soil, and their vision suddenly opened up as they stumbled into a spacious and bright medicine garden!

spirit plant were everywhere, of many varieties and in dazzling array, with a dense and enchanting medicinal fragrance filling the air.

Most eye-catching of all was the towering tree in the center of the medicine garden, its silver-white leaves emitting a fluorescent glow that illuminated the garden like daylight.

More than a dozen lustrous white fruits hung from the branches, each one plump and succulent.

Seeing the appearance of the fruits, Su Xuanheng's pupils constricted slightly, and he took a deep breath.

"heavenly spirit fruit!"

One of the most important Materials for the foundation establishment pill. No matter which Family's foundation establishment pill recipe it was, the heavenly spirit fruit was essential.

Its rarity even exceeded that of the foundation establishment pill recipe!

Without the heavenly spirit fruit, even if you had the foundation establishment pill recipe, you couldn't refine it. Therefore, every time a heavenly spirit fruit appeared, Cultivators would scramble for it.

With a heavenly spirit fruit, you could directly go to a Foundation Establishment Family to exchange for or refine a foundation establishment pill.

Compared to the heavenly spirit fruit, the spirit plant on the ground seemed cheap.

The two couldn't hide their excitement and immediately picked all the heavenly spirit fruits.

"Brother Heng, the Family Head is an extraordinary spirit plant master. Can we transplant this heavenly spirit fruit tree back to the Su Family?" An Ziyao asked on a whim.

Su Xuanheng frowned slightly.

This heavenly spirit fruit tree clearly had self-awareness and was deeply rooted in this area.

Forcing it away might kill the tree, but it would be a real pity not to take it.

Just then, the roots of the heavenly spirit fruit tree burst out from the soil.

The two tensed up, thinking the tree was going to attack them. However, the roots only moved slowly toward them, eventually resting on Su Xuanheng's wrist.

"Does this mean... you're willing to go with us?"

Su Xuanheng could hardly believe it. This heavenly spirit fruit tree had already gained intelligence and could actually understand them.

But why was the heavenly spirit fruit tree willing to go with them? Was it because An Ziyao mentioned his father was a spirit plant master?

Or was it because it had been in this Secret Realm for too long and didn't want to stay here anymore?

The heavenly spirit fruit tree gently pulled Su Xuanheng's hand, as if responding to his words.

Su Xuanheng no longer hesitated and immediately took out a Storage Pouch specifically for storing spirit plant.

As soon as it was opened, the entire medicine garden vibrated violently.

The heavenly spirit fruit tree burst with dazzling light, its roots carrying a large amount of soil as it turned into a streak of light and flew directly into the Storage Pouch.

The medicine garden instantly fell into darkness, leaving only the faint glow emitted by the remaining spirit plant and a huge deep pit.

This scene left the two of them dumbfounded.

They had never seen such a proactive spirit plant. How boring must this Secret Realm be to drive a spirit tree to this point?

The two couldn't help but be caught between laughter and tears.

Then they began harvesting the spirit plant. They had only picked half when thunderous booms echoed one after another from the rock walls and floor of the medicine garden.

Other Cultivators had arrived!