Two days later, Jun Xiaomo and Ye Xiuwen finally found the second snake-shaped fruit. This snake-shaped fruit grew beside a cliff, and a few steps away was a bottomless wall.
In a forest, this stone wall appeared so abruptly, as if someone had used a sword to open a huge crack in this area, dividing the entire forest into the east and west sides. Between the two forests, there is a deep stone gap that is endless and several arm's length long. Standing next to the stone gap and looking in, you can see the mist rising, just like standing on a cliff. The same thing as next to the abyss.
"Senior brother, I feel like I feel uncomfortable here. Why don't we move to another place to pick snake-shaped fruits." Jun Xiaomo moved closer to Ye Xiuwen and couldn't help but hold on to his arm.
The most important point is that this crack is so narrow and deep that if you fall in accidentally, it may be difficult to get out again.
What's more, who knows what will happen if you fall in
Ye Xiuwen frowned. He didn't feel uncomfortable here. On the contrary, he felt that there was enough spiritual energy here, as if... there was a steady stream of spiritual energy emerging from the cracks.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Xiuwen made the opposite decision to Jun Xiaomo's suggestion.
"Xiao Mo, snake-shaped fruit is not easy to find. If you miss this one, you don't know where the next one will be. I think you can still give it a try. What's more, this snake-shaped fruit is not long. On the cliff, it just grows next to the cliff." Ye Xiuwen said rationally.
"But..." Jun Xiaomo still wanted to refute.
"I still have some talismans that you gave me Xiaomo in my storage ring. It's okay. Just wait for me here." Ye Xiuwen rubbed Jun Xiaomo's hair. It was obvious that he had made up his mind and would not change it again.
Seeing that his attempts to dissuade him were fruitless, Jun Xiaomo had no choice but to bite his lower lip and said seriously: "Brother, be careful."
Her strength is far inferior to that of Ye Xiuwen, so instead of going to pick snake-shaped fruits with Ye Xiuwen, she might as well stay here and help Ye Xiuwen pay attention to what's going on around her.
Ye Xiuwen nodded, with a soft look in his eyes, and turned towards the snake-shaped fruit vines behind him.
The vines of the snake-shaped fruit grow close to the ground. Its leaves are shaped like a snake's head and even have scale-like patterns on them. The fruit looks like a snake's body, so it is called "snake-shaped fruit". Some people who are so tired and dizzy during the journey are even frightened by the serpentine vines, because this clump of vines looks like countless snakes coming out of the ground.
Usually a vine will only grow one serpentine fruit at a time, and this one is no exception.
When they walked to the front of the snake-shaped fruit vine, Ye Xiuwen realized that this snake-shaped fruit was different from the one they saw before, and it was also different from what Liu Qingmei described.
Before setting off, Liu Qingmei gave Ye Xiuwen a detailed description of the appearance of the snake-shaped fruit and some of its most common distribution locations in order to help her husband's first apprentice better identify the snake-shaped fruit.
If not, it would take even longer for Ye Xiuwen and Jun Xiaomo to search for the snake-shaped fruit.
According to Liu Qingmei's description, the leaves of the snake-shaped fruit are generally earthy brown, while the fruit is light yellow. There are scale-like patterns on the leaves, but not on the fruit.
As a result, this snake-shaped fruit seems to be a bit "unique". The leaves are light yellow, and the patterns on them are not obvious. You can't see it unless you look carefully. The fruit is dark purple, covered with scales. pattern.
The fruit looks more like a "snake".
Ye Xiuwen was not stunned for too long. He released his spiritual consciousness and quickly took action to pick off the snake-shaped fruit.
The leaves and vines of the serpentine fruit "came alive" instantly, and they attacked Ye Xiuwen crazily. But Ye Xiuwen had already experienced it when he picked a snake-shaped fruit. He quickly avoided it and at the same time threw out a solidifying talisman.
The vines of the Serpentine Fruit seem not to be afraid of water or fire, and the only thing that can stop them is ice.
Sure enough, after Ye Xiuwen threw the solidification talisman, the snake-shaped fruit vine stopped moving instantly.
At this moment, Jun Xiaomo’s anxious shout came from behind—
"Brother, be careful!"
The consciousness released by Ye Xiuwen also noticed something strange. He quickly turned around and unsheathed his sword, just in time to block the blow of the monster behind him.
Yes, monster, this unnamed spiritual beast was actually bigger than the previous one. When standing in front of Ye Xiuwen, it was like a huge mountain, directly blocking all Ye Xiuwen's sight.
"Roar!" The giant beast roared angrily. In its eyes, Ye Xiuwen and Jun Xiaomo were like ants.
And now, these two "ants" actually picked the fruits in its territory, which is unforgivable!
The huge spiritual beast spit fire on the vines, and the ice on the vines melted in the blink of an eye. The snake-shaped fruit vines and the spiritual beast attacked Ye Xiuwen in the middle together. If Ye Xiuwen hadn't reacted quickly, he might have been killed earlier. He became a dead soul under the claws of the spiritual beast.
Jun Xiaomo did not choose to watch. She rushed into the battle without thinking and fought back to back with Ye Xiuwen.
After this period of running-in, Jun Xiaomo and Ye Xiuwen's tacit understanding of fighting together has become stronger and stronger. At first, Ye Xiuwen chose to protect Jun Xiaomo behind him when encountering dangerous situations. However, after Jun Xiaomo rushed into the battle without saying a word several times, Ye Xiuwen discovered that although this junior sister's cultivation level was Not high, but overall combat strength is very good. Even if she fights enemies who are several levels higher than herself, with the help of talismans and formations, the junior sister can handle them with ease.
Therefore, gradually, Ye Xiuwen acquiesced to Jun Xiaomo's behavior, and his combat pressure was greatly reduced.
Although this giant beast looks terrifying, it is precisely because it is too huge that its flexibility is reduced. In its eyes, Jun Xiaomo and Ye Xiuwen, who exist like ants, are like small bugs that cannot be killed. It's annoying.
The vines of the snake-shaped fruit move at a high speed, but Ye Xiuwen is a monk with wind spirit roots and his agility is also very high. Therefore, in this comparison, Jun Xiaomo and Ye Xiuwen are not at a disadvantage.
What's more, they can also replenish each other's healing elixir.
Finally, more than an hour later, the vines of the snake-shaped fruit were fixed in place by Ye Xiuwen's other solidification talisman. At the same time, Ye Xiuwen cast a wind spell, and the vines of the snake-shaped fruit were crushed into powder.
The giant beast couldn't hold on any longer. It has just opened its intelligence and has a certain degree of judgment. Originally, given its situation, it might be better to just turn around and leave, but I don’t know if it was because it was attacked by two "little bugs" and was unable to fight back. It was so angry that it chose Dantian to self-destruct.
A huge explosion sounded in the area, and Jun Xiaomo and Ye Xiuwen were seriously injured by the giant beast's self-destruction before it died!
"Ahem..." Jun Xiaomo fell to the ground and spit out several mouthfuls of blood.
"Xiao Mo!" Ye Xiuwen called out hurriedly. But his situation was also very bad. The impact caused by the self-destruction of the spiritual beast caused the spiritual energy in his body to boil violently. The "hump" of the peak level 12 of Qi training, which was already faintly loose, became even more unstable. .
There are already signs of leveling up in his body.
But in this case, it is very dangerous to level up. The most appropriate method is undoubtedly to find a safe place to stabilize the spiritual energy in the body before leveling up. Ye Xiuwen also considered this. He quickly stuffed a few healing elixirs into his mouth, then gritted his teeth and walked towards Jun Xiaomo.
Because Jun Xiaomo was at a lower level than Ye Xiuwen, her injuries were more serious than Ye Xiuwen's. She could no longer stand up.
Looking at Jun Xiaomo lying in a pool of blood, Ye Xiuwen had a bit of regret and self-blame in his eyes.
At this moment, some footsteps came from far and near, and at the same time, some voices of conversation reached the ears of Ye Xiuwen and Jun Xiaomo.
"I heard that there is a long chasm in the Mysterious Forest called the 'Abyss of Death'. I wonder if we will be lucky enough to take a look at this legendary place." A girl's voice rang not far away, Because of the obstruction of many trees, Ye Xiuwen and Jun Xiaomo did not see the person coming.
"I think it's better for you to stop thinking about it, cousin. The name of a place like that sounds very weird, and there might be some danger there."
A male cultivator objected, and his voice sounded quite young.
"I think we can consider it, because the more dangerous the place, the greater the harvest. Moreover, the direction we are walking now is from west to east, and sooner or later we will encounter this 'abyss of death'." This is another person Male cultivator, his voice is low and steady.
"Look! Even Brother Xu agrees with what I say!" The girl should be very happy that her words can be affirmed by this "Brother Xu".
"Wait a minute! There is someone here!" The male cultivator with a deep voice reminded his companions behind him, and their footsteps slowed down.
After turning a corner, the men and horses from both sides finally faced each other. There were only two people on Jun Xiaomo's side, but there were more than a dozen people on the other side.
These people wore uniform clothes and should be from the same sect.
Ye Xiuwen had just given Jun Xiaomo some healing medicine. At this time, Jun Xiaomo was leaning in his arms, his lips pressed tightly, his eyes closed, and his face was a little pale.
It would take at least a few sticks of incense for her to stand up again. Fortunately, although the injury looked serious, it was not life-threatening.
Ye Xiuwen raised his head and glanced at the dozen or so people who had just walked into this area, and found that the most powerful among them was the man in his twenties who was leading the group. Judging from his cultivation, he should be at the peak of the twelfth level of Qi training. Others range from the ninth level of Qi training to the eleventh level of Qi training.
Overall, this team is very strong.
Ye Xiuwen was still injured and had no intention of conflict with these people, so he thought of taking Jun Xiaomo directly to find a safer place to level up.
However, just because he is unwilling to cause conflict does not mean that others are willing to let him go.
Just when he stood up with Jun Xiaomo in his arms, the girl not far away spoke out—
"Hey! Ugly monster, what you're holding in your hand should be the mutated snake fruit, right? If you're wise, how about you just give it to us obediently?"
The "ugly monster" the girl said was naturally referring to Ye Xiuwen. There was a gradual disdain and malice in her tone, which was completely different from the image she had when she softly called "Brother Xu" just now.