Chapter 515: Chapter 469: Soul Infant Fruit
The weather is getting colder, and the morning mist is heavy.
Beneath the soil, three fist-sized Soul Infant Fruits huddle together, growing tender and pink, stretching their baby-like bodies, and shaking their heads which bear leaves identical to those of young Sword Irises.
Shaking off the white frost, the Soul Infant Fruits instinctively absorb the Dragon Saliva scent from the ground, continuing their hibernation.
Hmm!
A whimper sounded, and one Soul Infant Fruit vanished, while the other two remained completely oblivious.
Swoosh!
Another Soul Infant Fruit disappeared, leaving the remaining one to twist its body. Were there two empty pits beside it before?
Never mind, back to sleep.
A white vine silently approached, and the lone Soul Infant Fruit yawned, suddenly having its mouth bound by the white vine, unable to make a sound.
The white vine swiftly grasped the root stem atop the Soul Infant Fruit and forcefully pulled, causing the Soul Infant Fruit to fly out of the soil, only to be thrown into a strange place and buried in new soil in the blink of an eye.
Seeing the two previously vanished fruits also there, the newly arrived Soul Infant Fruit twisted its body, assuming a comfortable position, and resumed sleeping.
A small Grass Dragon carefully maneuvered through the Sword Iris grove while the surrounding Sword Iris leaves, curious, reached out slender blades to inspect.
Roar!
The Little Grass Dragon grumbled in dissatisfaction.
What are you staring at? I’m a dragon, genuinely a Grass Dragon!
As the Sword Iris leaves continued to draw near, the Little Grass Dragon, infuriated, swung its dragon claws, flattening a swath of Sword Irises, and the flying leaves were sucked away by a strange force, vanishing.
The irritable Little Grass Dragon busily cut the grass and dug three feet deep into the earth, unearthed the Soul Infant Fruits hidden beneath, leaving nothing behind wherever it went.
Using the white vine on her body, Jiang Yuebai disguised herself as a Little Grass Dragon, having ventured into the depths of the Sword Grass Sea for seven or eight days, finding less than ten Soul Infant Fruits, all under a hundred years old.
In the Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, Bai Jiuyou had already tested; the Soul Infant Fruit and Soul-Shaking Stones indeed have very similar effects, suitable for Divine Split and Divine Thought nurturing.
However, the medicinal properties of these less than a hundred-year-old Soul Infant Fruits are insufficient, necessitating the search for older ones.
Jiang Yuebai continued cutting grass and advancing, swinging a claw, revealing a dragon’s silhouette beneath the flying grass leaf.
Hmm!
A huge green dragon head emerged high above, looking down at Jiang Yuebai, dragon eyes drooping, as fine grass on its body fluttered in the breeze.
With her dragon body arched into two hills, Jiang Yuebai felt like a small earthworm before the imposing Grass Dragon, hurriedly retreating with an apologetic gaze.
Sorry, sorry, I’m leaving, I’m leaving at once!
After Jiang Yuebai left, the dragon head submerged again into the Sword Iris grove, blending seamlessly with the surrounding, snoring loudly.
Retreating a bit, Jiang Yuebai continued grass cutting and digging, realizing the Dragon Clan rarely slaughtered kin, revealing a ferocious side only when facing the Human Clan and other Demon Clans.
In the Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, Bai Jiuyou squatted by the Spiritual Field, biting an ice pop and observing the newly planted Soul Infant Fruits.
A moment later, removing the ice pop from his mouth, shouting at the sky.
"Jiang Yuebai, these Soul Infant Fruits won’t survive without Grass Dragons accompanying them."
Planted in the Spiritual Field for just a few days, the Soul Infant Fruits have already started withering, despite the abundance of surrounding Sword Irises.
"Understood."
Disguised as a Little Grass Dragon, Jiang Yuebai replied using Divine Thought, persisting in her search.
*
At the south of the Sword Grass Sea, a young Early-Stage Golden Core male cultivator dressed in white Dragon Pattern attire, sat atop a Silver Dragon’s head, accompanied by a fourteen or fifteen-year-old Early-Stage Foundation Establishment youth.
The Silver Dragon had black pins affixed all over, linking to golden Rune Lock Chains, with the chain held by the Early-Stage Golden Core male cultivator.
Both dressed alike, bearing tokens of the Fulong Sect at their waist.
"Little Junior Brother, this time Master personally captured a Grass Dragon for you, take it seriously in your cultivation, do not let down Master’s effort."
Dongfang Yu glanced expectantly at the Foundation Establishment youth beside him.
The youth, Chu He, nodded seriously, "Rest assured, Fifth Senior Brother, I will strive hard."
Suddenly, Dongfang Yu sighed, "Since Third Senior Brother disappeared mysteriously, with his Life Token shattered, Master has been in low spirits, I haven’t seen Master care for anyone so much for a while now."
"Does Master like Third Senior Brother?" Chu He asked.
Dongfang Yu nodded, "Your Third Senior Brother Ning Zhiyuan is exceptionally talented, particularly gifted in Dragon Shepherd, he once took first place at the Fulong Sect and Biyou Palace Golden Core competition, winning a Green Dragon Order, which pleased Master greatly."
"Had it not been for his sister’s dying wish, burdened by his incompetent nephew everywhere, he wouldn’t have undergone such a calamity, now he’s like his nephew, missing without trace, Sect Elders discerning nothing, completely unknown what occurred."
Chu He lowered his eyes, unsure what to say.
Dongfang Yu patted Chu He’s shoulder, "There should be no pressure on you, possessing a Wood Spirit Body, nearing Flawless Foundation Establishment, Master will surely nurture you carefully, this Grass Dragon is the first dragon for you to tame, although not the strongest Wood Element Dragon, it’s very promising, it’s said Grass Dragons are Azure Dragon descendants, with a small chance to evolve into their kind."
"If you can, at the Dragon Soaring Conference five years from now, defeat Biyou Palace using this Grass Dragon, gaining first place, Master will allocate the cave left by Third Senior Brother to you, it’s indeed a great place, Third Senior Brother’s dragon guards that cave, were it not for Master’s belief in his return preventing interference, that cave and dragon would’ve been claimed by others already."
Chu He nodded firmly, "I will work hard!"
Dongfang Yu nodded, withdrawing his gaze downwards, Master soon arriving, intending to take Chu He first to the Sword Grass Sea’s perimeter to investigate.
Upon looking, Dongfang Yu was taken aback.
Is this the Sword Grass Sea?
The originally lush Sword Iris Sea appeared plowed, the outskirts barren, devoid of Sword Irises, only exposing vast stretches of bare Earth.
Dongfang Yu tugged at the Rune Lock Chain, the Silver Dragon whimpered in pain, slowed its pace, gradually heading toward the depths of the Sword Grass Sea.
"Fifth Senior Brother, why does the Sword Grass Sea feel like patchy bald spots?" Chu He asked in confusion.
Dongfang Yu stared in surprise at the vast barren patches throughout the grass sea.
"Perhaps...someone’s excavating Soul Infant Fruits?"
The comment surprised even Dongfang Yu, lacking the skill to reach so deep into the Iris Sea.
Proceeding cautiously, Dongfang Yu guided the Silver Dragon around the vicinity, detecting no cultivators, only observing several juvenile Grass Dragons traversing the Sword Grass Sea.
"Whatever it is, once Master arrives, all wouldn’t suffice as opponents, I’ll first take you to a safe place, later observe how Master subdues Grass Dragons thoroughly."
*
Inside the Sword Grass Sea, Jiang Yuebai noticed a Silver Dragon flying overhead, considering withdrawal to observe before continuing her hunt for Soul Infant Fruits.
Mochou Lake located at the Sword Grass Sea’s center, nearing her position, caused a quiet change in direction.
Suddenly, Jiang Yuebai collided with something colossal.
Clearly blending with the surrounding Sword Iris grove, she sensed no Grass Dragon aura, yet it felt as hard as a copper wall.
Shaking her disguised dragon head, Jiang Yuebai observed the Sword Iris thickets rolling laterally.
The Grass Dragon’s coiled body unfurled, two blasts of rough air nearly blew Jiang Yuebai away.
She beheld a gigantic dragon head and an immensely vast dragon body, surpassing the size of any Grass Dragon witnessed before, its Dragon Might almost reaching Late-Stage Nascent Soul.
Beneath its dragon claw, larger than her current entire physique, were two Grass Dragon Eggs ensconced in layers of Sword Irises.
Yet, that wasn’t the focus; Jiang Yuebai’s deeply burrowed white vine sharply perceived five Soul Infant Fruits far beneath the Dragon Eggs, transforming from pink to purple, indicating an age over five hundred years, possibly longer.
