Was this the A' Ku mentioned by Grape and Little Mushroom?
Yang Kai’s expression changed as he carefully examined the Holy Medicine, A’ Ku, and couldn’t help but laugh. This Holy Medicine's appearance was quite terrible, but he didn’t know what kind of magical effects it had.
At this moment, A' Ku sighed heavily, “I’m so bitter!”
This long sigh seemed to be able to make one’s organs heave.
Yang Kai only felt his heart tremble as a sense of depression welled up in his heart. He suddenly felt like he had lost all interest in life. After spending more than ten years in the Great Ruins Boundary, so what if he had collected an unimaginable amount of wealth? It was nothing more than a pile of dead objects in his Space Ring.
So what if he had to risk his life to search for the Innate Spirit Fruit in this barren land? In the end, it was still Zhu Jiuyin who benefited from it, and he couldn’t even eat a single piece of fruit.
After expending so much effort to escape from the universe world's shackles, he had come to this place and narrowly escaped death several times. What kind of reward could he get? Perhaps by the time he found the World Tree, his Star Boundary would have already collapsed and all the billions of living beings in it would have disappeared.
…
All kinds of negative emotions that were hidden in the depths of his heart, along with the sigh of the Holy Medicine A’ Ku, surged up, nearly drowning his consciousness.
His forward momentum also gradually slowed down, and he had already lost his goal.
On Yang Kai’s shoulder, Pu Baixiong’s roots covered his face as he sobbed, “From now on, I, Pu Baixiong, will have to change my name to Pu Jiujiu xiong. How can I go out and meet others? Let me die.”
Little Mushroom sat down on Yang Kai’s shoulder and wailed, crying as she said, “What am I crying for? I’m so sad, ahhhhh…”
Yang Kai let out a muffled groan as he bit the tip of his tongue, the taste of blood filling his mouth as the Soul Warming Lotus protected his Soul, allowing him to regain his clarity.
He couldn’t help breaking out in a cold sweat as he stared at the Holy Medicine A’ Ku with a look of dread.
This thing was really strange. No wonder Little Mushroom had been so wary of him before, saying that every time she saw him, she would feel bitter. Now that he looked at it, it was indeed true.
This sigh sounded normal, but it contained a mysterious power that stirred the darkness in everyone’s hearts, making them unable to control themselves.
The one who had obtained A' Ku was a young man with a pale face. He didn’t look much older than Yang Kai, but at this moment, his face was gloomy as he punched A' Ku’s head, gritting his teeth, “Shut up, don’t speak when I tell you not to.”
A' Ku’s head shrank from the impact, his wrinkled face becoming even more gloomy as he sighed heavily, “But I’m really suffering…”
The young man staggered as he flew and almost fell to the ground. Without even looking at Yang Kai, he quickly left.
After he left, Yang Kai let out a long breath of turbid air, and the Grape and Little Mushroom also gradually recovered. Wiping the corners of their eyes, they blinked blankly, not knowing why they had been so sad just now.
“Did we run into A' Ku?” Pu Baixiong asked in surprise.
Yang Kai nodded lightly and looked towards the distant mountain. The young man seemed to have the same goal as him. He had only been able to find this place so quickly because of Pu Baixiong’s guidance, so the young man should have received A' Ku’s guidance.
If that was the case, the group of people who had obtained the Holy Medicine would definitely be led by the Holy Medicine, and it wouldn’t be long before they all gathered here.
“I knew that nothing good would happen if I ran into A' Ku, this guy is simply a jinx!” Pu Baixiong cursed.
“Are you sure the fruit tree is on that mountain?” Yang Kai asked.
Pu Baixiong said, “I’m sure, the old tree has always been on that mountain and has never moved!”
Yang Kai took a deep breath and said, “It seems we’ll have to go meet that A’ Ku.” Finished speaking, his figure flickered as he flew over.
Their destination wasn’t too far away from Yang Kai, but it wasn’t just that, it was a full two thousand kilometers.
Pu Baixiong repeatedly warned, “Old Master must be careful, if you encounter A' Ku, nothing good will happen. Did he say anything to you just now?”
Yang Kai replied, “No, it only said it was suffering.”
Pu Baixiong let out a sigh of relief, “That’s good, that’s good. If it said anything to you, it would be bad.”
Yang Kai didn’t understand, but he didn’t ask.
Two hours later, Yang Kai gradually approached the tall mountain. Suddenly, his expression changed as he fixed his eyes on the mountain. At the top of the mountain, there seemed to be a towering fruit tree, its crown covering the sky and earth. It was so huge that it seemed to cover the entire mountain.
Innate Fruit Tree!
Yang Kai’s eyes lit up when he saw this. Pu Baixiong was right, this old tree was indeed rooted here. As long as he could snatch a single Innate Spirit Fruit, he would be able to exchange it for the safety of Yue He and the others, and this was his main goal in entering this Unaging Land.
However, to Yang Kai’s surprise, he felt a faint trace of World Force from the peak of the mountain! This caused him to frown. Where did this World Force come from?
It had to be known that in the Great Ruins Boundary, the Open Heaven Stage's small universe was sealed, so they're unable to use their World Force. If not for this, Yang Kai and his group of Emperor Realm wouldn’t have had a chance to shine, as the Open Heaven Stage masters would have long since robbed the Great Ruins Boundary's treasures clean.
As for those who entered this Unaging Land, all of them were Emperor Realm masters. These cultivators have not open the heaven and earth in their body, so it was impossible for them to use the World Force.
However, at the location of the Innate Fruit Tree, there was indeed a faint trace of World Force.
At this moment, there were already many cultivators gathered at the foot of the mountain, roughly a thousand of them. These people all looked up towards the peak of the mountain and stared fixedly at the Innate Fruit Tree, their eyes filled with greed.
There were many cultivators, some alone, some in groups of three or five, some in groups of three or four, the largest group is in two hundred, obviously from the same force.
Yang Kai glanced around and saw several familiar faces.
A' Ku and the young man he had met on the way here had already arrived, standing alone with his hands behind his back, his expression wild and arrogant, clearly incompatible with the people around them.
Xiang Ying also lifted the purple bamboo and nodded slightly towards Yang Kai.
With the Purple Bamboo guiding him, he could naturally find this place.
At this moment, Yang Kai sensed something and suddenly turned his head to look in a certain direction, only to see a short man who appeared to be extremely capable looking calmly withdraw his gaze.
On the man’s body was a vine with seven small gourds hanging from it.
Yang Kai frowned slightly. Although it was only for a moment, he had clearly felt a trace of hostility just now. In other words, this short man seemed to be somewhat hostile towards him.
However, Yang Kai had never met this man before, so he didn’t know where he had offended him.
What caught his attention was the vine on this man’s body. It was obviously a Holy Medicine, probably the Little Gourd mentioned by Grape before. The seven small gourds corresponded to the Yin-Yang Five Elements power, each of which contained a different kind of energy.
This short man had injuries all over his body and was covered in blood. He must have fought a great battle with someone, and judging from his travel-worn appearance, it was likely he had just arrived.
“Brother Yang!” A voice called out.
Yang Kai turned his head and saw Xu Zhen walking over. The little fatty was smiling happily as he walked over, examining Pu Baixiong and Little Mushroom on Yang Kai’s shoulder with interest. When he got closer, he asked, “Is this a Holy Medicine?”
He was the Bearer chosen by the Zhu Yan and had also obtained many benefits from it. Although he had been cultivating in seclusion all these years, he had many connections with Yang Kai. It could be said that in the entire Great Ruins Boundary, besides Yue He and the others, he was the closest to Yang Kai.
“Brother Xu!” Yang Kai greeted.
Xu Zhen clicked his tongue and said, “I’ve heard that there are only seven or eight stalks of Transform Shape Holy Medicine in this Unaging Land. Brother Yang being able to obtain two of them is truly a stroke of great fortune.”
“I was just lucky,” Yang Kai smiled.
Xu Zhen stared at the grapes on Pu Baixiong’s head with great interest, “This grape… what effect does it have?”
Pu Baixiong flew into a rage, “Eat your head! Little fatty, get your ass over here and this Pu will fight you for three hundred rounds!” He waved his roots, acting like a fox borrowing the might of a tiger, baring his fangs and brandishing his claws. Previously, Yang Kai had eaten one of his grapes, so he had been brooding over it for a long time. Seeing little fatty actually having ideas about his grapes, he was immediately unhappy.
“Interesting little thing!” Xu Zhen naturally wouldn’t lower himself to his level and simply grinned.
“Brother Xu, since you’ve already found this Innate Fruit Tree, why are you still here?” Yang Kai asked suspiciously.
More than a thousand people had gathered here and were staring at the fruit tree on the mountain peak, but none of them had come up, causing him to be somewhat confused.
Xu Zhen shook his head and sighed, “It’s not that simple. Look at how calm this mountain is right now, it’s actually filled with hidden dangers. It’s fine if we don’t enter the mountain, but once we do, there will be great danger. Many people have already entered, but unfortunately none of them survived.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s heart trembled as he looked up carefully. Sure enough, he saw many cultivators’ corpses on the mountain, and after a rough count, there were at least a hundred of them.
These people had died in all kinds of strange ways. Some had turned into stone sculptures, some had been burned beyond recognition, and some were covered in wounds, a sight too horrible to endure.
They should all have been cultivators who had entered the mountain before, but unfortunately, all of them had met with misfortune.
“But waiting isn’t an option,” Yang Kai frowned slightly.
Xu Zhen said, “Everyone is waiting, no one wants to be the first to step forward, hence the stalemate.”
Yang Kai understood. Most likely, the people gathered here wanted to observe for a while to see if there were any flaws in the dangers of this mountain.
At this moment, a large group of people rapidly approached. The leader of this group was carrying a giant ghost-headed blade and was extremely aggressive. The number of people who came was two or three thousand, and like a torrent, it surged forward with an unstoppable momentum, causing the faces of the cultivators gathered here to change slightly.
“Emperor Heaven!” Someone whispered, recognizing the origins of this group of people.
At the same time, Yang Kai also saw the person in the lead, Ding Yi.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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