110: Chapter 110 News of the Fire Spirit Fruit

Afterwards, the two of them hurried into Patriarch Baili Xuanqi's room.

The room was filled with a faint medicinal scent. Patriarch Baili Xuanqi lay quietly on the bed, his complexion as pale as paper, his lips purple, and his breath extremely weak.

Eldest Miss Baili Yunxi walked to the bedside, gently helped her father up, and placed a High Grade azure wood recovery pill into Patriarch Baili Xuanqi's mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted upon contact with his mouth, transforming into a warm and majestic surge of medicinal liquid that flowed into his stomach and quickly spread through all his limbs and bones.

A moment later, the azure wood recovery pill began to take effect.

A rich and majestic vitality of vegetation abruptly erupted within Patriarch Baili Xuanqi's body.

The force of vitality rapidly coursed through his limbs and bones, repairing his damaged Meridians and internal organs.

Upon encountering this vitality, the Green-Scaled Python's venom quickly dissolved and disintegrated.

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi's fingers began to tremble slightly. Following that, his brows furrowed gently, and a low moan escaped his throat.

His complexion improved at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning from pale to rosy, and the blue-purple color on his lips gradually faded, restoring a normal bloody hue.

Suddenly, Patriarch Baili Xuanqi sat up abruptly, spitting out a mouthful of pitch-black foul blood with a "pffft" sound.

That foul blood carried a rich, fishy stench and was mixed with wisps of dark green toxins; the Green-Scaled Python's venom had been completely expelled!

"Dad! You are awake! You are finally awake!"

Eldest Miss Baili Yunxi was moved to tears, pulling her father into a tight embrace. Her voice trembled, and tears rolled down like broken pearls.

Over the past month, she had guarded her father's bedside day and night, fearing that he would never wake up again. At this moment, she had finally waited for this instant.

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi slowly opened his eyes, a hint of confusion and trance in his gaze, as if just waking from a long dream.

He looked around, his gaze falling upon Eldest Miss Baili Yunxi, revealing a loving smile: "Yunxi..."

Immediately afterwards, his eyes noticed Baili Yunche standing beside Eldest Miss Baili Yunxi.

The young man had an upright posture, a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, and an ethereal temperament, making him a completely different person from the frail child in his memory.

But looking closely, those eyes and eyebrows indeed bore some resemblance to his deceased third brother, Baili Xuanlin.

"You are... Baili Yunche?"

A flash of pleasant surprise and disbelief crossed Patriarch Baili Xuanqi's eyes, and his voice was hoarse and weak.

"That is right! Uncle, I am Baili Yunche!"

Baili Yunche stepped forward, respectfully bowed, and his eyes were filled with excitement.

Looking at his uncle's haggard face, a wave of sorrow surged in his heart.

When he was little, it was his uncle who brought him up single-handedly. He would never forget this kindness in this lifetime.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi said the word good three times in a row, his eye sockets turning slightly red with excitement, and tears welled up in his murky eyes.

He reached out and tightly grasped Baili Yunche's hand, his voice somewhat choked with emotion, "Baili Yunche, you have grown up, and you have become stronger... Over the years, Uncle has missed you every single moment!"

His gaze was filled with affection and gratification, as if he saw the shadow of his own biological younger brother, Baili Xuanlin.

Back then, Baili Xuanlin and his wife died unexpectedly, leaving behind the young Baili Yunche. As the eldest brother, he had single-handedly raised Baili Yunche, taught him to read and write, and accompanied him in play and games.

In his heart, Baili Yunche was long no longer a nephew, but rather the existence of a biological son.

"These past few years, you must have had a hard time alone in the Xuanyang Sect, right?"

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi sighed, his tone carrying heartache and guilt,

"It is all Uncle's fault for being useless and unable to provide you with better resources... Why don't you return to the Family!"

"In the Family, even being an ordinary clansman is much better than being looked down upon in the Xuanyang Sect..."

"Dad, I am afraid you do not know yet, do you?" Eldest Miss Baili Yunxi could not help laughing, her pretty face carrying a hint of smugness, "Little Brother Baili Yunche can already Cultivate! And his cultivation level is even higher than mine!"

"What?!" Patriarch Baili Xuanqi widened his eyes in utter shock, his mouth gaping wide, "What did you say? Baili Yunche can Cultivate?"

"He is already a Foundation Establishment Stage Eighth Layer Cultivator, and he even killed Clan Chief Zhang Qisheng of the Zhang Family!"

"Yesterday, the Zhang Family brought people over to provoke us. Little Brother Baili Yunche seriously injured Zhang Qisheng with a single punch and slew several Zhang Family members! Even City Lord Lu Yuan came, but he could not do anything to him!"

"What?! Baili Yunche, can you really Cultivate?!"

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi was so startled that he directly propped his body up. Disregarding his physical weakness, he grabbed Baili Yunche's shoulders and looked him up and down, his eyes filled with disbelief.

When he sensed the thick and solid spiritual power fluctuations inside Baili Yunche's body, the shock in his eyes grew even stronger, his mouth wide enough to fit an egg.

"This... How is this possible? You were clearly a Grade 9 trash Spiritual Root... How could you Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage Eighth Layer?"

He was so excited that he became incoherent, and immediately coughed violently due to excessive shock, his face turning flush red.

"Uncle, look how excited you are. You have only just recovered, and now is the time to rest. Do not be too excited!"

Baili Yunche hurriedly supported him, gently patted his back, and softly persuaded him.

"How can I not be happy?"

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi's old tears streamed down, his voice trembling as his withered hand tightly gripped Baili Yunche without letting go,

"You lost your parents since you were young. As your uncle, naturally I have long regarded you as my own son!"

"Now that you can Cultivate, Baili Xuanlin and your sister-in-law will definitely be very gratified beneath the Nine Springs..."

Mentioning his parents caused a pain in Baili Yunche's heart, but outwardly he remained calm, only gently nodding, his eye sockets also turning slightly red.

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi also seemed not wanting to delve too deeply into this matter, lest it needlessly increase sorrow.

Only then did he remember the main business, asking: "Right, how did I wake up? Do not I remember being poisoned by the Green-Scaled Python's venom?"

"This poison is extremely domineering; without a Grade 3 healing Medicinal Pill, there is no saving me at all. How did you guys rescue me?"

"Hehe, Father, of course it was still Little Brother Baili Yunche!" Eldest Miss Baili Yunxi laughed,

"This eldest nephew of yours not only reached the Foundation Establishment Stage Eighth Layer in cultivation, but he is also a Grade 3 Alchemist!"

"The reason you were able to wake up is because you took the azure wood recovery pill refined by Baili Yunche! This is a top-tier Grade 3 Medicinal Pill!"

"What?!"

Hearing this, Patriarch Baili Xuanqi was dumbfounded once again!

He did not expect that upon waking up from sleep, he would actually hear good news one after another!

This news was a hundred times more shocking than knowing Baili Yunche could Cultivate!

Because Baili Yunche was only eighteen years old!

An eighteen-year-old Foundation Establishment Stage Eighth Layer Cultivator was already a Genius among geniuses, enough to attract the Sect's attention.

As for an eighteen-year-old Grade 3 Alchemist, that was simply a Prodigy among prodigies!

Looking across the entire Cangxuan Empire, one could not find even a few such young Grade 2 Alchemists, let alone Grade 3 ones!

A Grade 3 Alchemist was an honored guest existence in any faction!

"Our Baili Family has produced a golden dragon!"

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi trembled all over with excitement. The gaze he cast at Baili Yunche was filled with pride, self-satisfaction, and disbelief.

The more he looked at Baili Yunche, the more satisfied he became, sighing inwardly:

If Yunxi and Baili Yunche were not blood-related, no matter what he said, he would marry Yunxi off to him!

Such a desirable son-in-law was hard to find even with a lantern!

"Uncle, how were you injured that day? I heard from the Grand Elder that you were ambushed by a Green-Scaled Python!"

Baili Yunche asked curiously.

Because he still remembered that the Grand Elder seemed to have mentioned the fire spirit fruit.

This was a Grade 3 spiritual fruit containing rich fire-attribute spiritual power; for fire-attribute Cultivators, it was a rare supreme treasure.

If Baili Yunche could refine the fire spirit fruit, he might just be able to use this to achieve a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage!

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi explained: "Sigh, I was indeed ambushed by a Green-Scaled Python!"

Then he slowly narrated the whole story.

That day, in a Blazing Valley deep within the Sunset Mountain Range, he discovered a fire spirit fruit tree.

That fire spirit fruit tree grew beside a magma pool, absorbing the essence of subterranean fire, bearing fruit only once every hundred years. Each and every fire spirit fruit contained a majestic amount of fire-attribute spiritual power.

At that time, the fire spirit fruits were not yet fully matured, so he had no choice but to wait there.

However, on a certain night, his whereabouts were discovered by a Green-Scaled Python.

That Green-Scaled Python was a Golden Core Middle Stage Yao Beast that had lingered in the Blazing Valley for many years, long regarding the fire spirit fruit as something safely in its grasp.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, it silently approached and then suddenly launched an ambush!

Although Patriarch Baili Xuanqi was also a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, he was caught off guard for a moment and bitten by the Green-Scaled Python's fangs, contracting a severe poison.

Fortunately, he had obtained a secret treasure in his early years, which he activated at a critical juncture, allowing him to barely escape.

But while escaping, he was still swept by the Green-Scaled Python's tail, injuring his internal organs. Therefore, after returning to the Family, he directly fell into a coma and nearly lost his life.

"fire spirit fruit?"

Baili Yunche's eyes lit up, and a burning sensation surged in his heart,

"Uncle, those fire spirit fruits are of great use to me. Tell me where that valley is, and I will go pick the fire spirit fruit back."

"No! It is too dangerous!"

Patriarch Baili Xuanqi's complexion changed, and he flatly refused, shaking his head repeatedly,

"That Green-Scaled Python is a Golden Core Middle Stage Yao Beast with formidable strength, and its fangs are even more incomparably poisonous."

"Even a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator might not necessarily be its match! You have finally managed to Cultivate; you cannot go take risks again!"

"Uncle, have you forgotten? I am a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Disciple, and I have many treasures on me. Dealing with a Golden Core Middle Stage Green-Scaled Python is more than enough!"

Baili Yunche said confidently, a sharp glint flashing across his eyes.

Hearing this, Patriarch Baili Xuanqi fell into hesitation.

Looking at Baili Yunche's confident gaze, and thinking of his current Foundation Establishment Stage Eighth Layer cultivation, his identity as a Grade 3 Alchemist, as well as that Nascent Soul Stage Revered Master, his heart gradually wavered.

Hesitating for a moment, he sighed and finally nodded: "Alright then... But you must be careful. If you encounter danger, retreat immediately and do not force it! As good as the fire spirit fruit is, your life is even more important!"

"Rest assured, Uncle, I know what I am doing!"

Baili Yunche smiled, a flash of excitement crossing his eyes.

Afterwards, Baili Yunche and Patriarch Baili Xuanqi left Lieyang City and flew toward the direction of the Sunset Mountain Range.