Chapter 159: Chapter 141: Jade Heart Fruit, the Extraordinary Shifting Technique of the Mysterious Elder
Xiaolang Island.
This is a Tier One Spirit Island, small in size, with rugged rocks, and only a group of Lizard Demon Beasts who have not refined their Horizontal Bone and have low cultivation live here.
But suddenly, an unremarkable old man with pea-sized eyes and two strands of mustache on his lip, appeared on the island, bending over.
The Lizard Demon Beasts on the island were instantly on high alert upon seeing this, but the old man simply waved his hand, and rolling waves drove all the beasts away.
Then he kept walking until he reached a peculiar, turtle shell-like boulder at the southeastern corner of the island, muttering incantations.
"Buzz buzz!"
With the sound of the old man’s spell, the boulder suddenly shook, continuously shrinking, and finally turned into a broad, emerald turtle shell, attaching to the old man’s back.
The two fit seamlessly, as if the turtle shell had always been a part of the old man’s body.
And as the "Turtle Shell Boulder" vanished, a strange Spirit Tree appeared on the island.
This Spirit Tree was only about a foot tall, with a trunk like jade, entirely green, and adorned with numerous interwoven Spirit Patterns. At its branch tips, a single green fruit emitted a faint fragrance.
However, the fruit did not seem fully ripe, still carrying a hint of rawness.
"Soon, soon, in no more than half a day, this ’Jade Heart Fruit’ will mature."
"In half a day’s time, the fools of the Nanpo Water Realm should still hold on. Once the Jade Heart Fruit matures, I can restore my foundation and leave this troublesome place..."
Thinking of this, a trace of excitement appeared on the old man’s face. He then retrieved a jade bottle from his sleeve and poured out a stream of Spiritual Qi-rich spring water onto the roots of the Spirit Tree.
The Spirit Tree trembled slightly, becoming radiant.
The old man, seeing this, smiled contentedly, and then recited another spell to transform the turtle shell on his back back into stone, concealing the aura of the Jade Heart Fruit.
But at that moment, a grand Divine Thought, shaped like a Flood Dragon, suddenly emerged from the water, surveying the entire island.
This Flood Dragon had three eyes, carrying thunder, appearing so formidable that nothing seemed to escape its gaze.
The old man’s expression changed, but this Divine Thought came so swiftly and unexpectedly that he had no time to conceal himself.
"Roar!"
The Divine Sense was so swift that it instantly detected the anomaly on the island, and the Three-Eyed Thunder Flood Dragon roared furiously, its body moving like lightning, carrying thunderous power as it swiftly attacked the old man’s Sea of Consciousness.
"Boom!"
The old man’s eyes glinted, and from his Sea of Consciousness appeared an emerald Profound Turtle, forming an invisible phantom that blocked in front.
Thunder rumbled, Divine Thoughts surged, but the emerald turtle shell was extremely resilient, enduring the thunderous attack without destruction, firmly intercepting Gu Yuan’s attack on the Divine Sense.
"Clang!"
At this moment, a figure suddenly split through the waves, accompanied by a beam of light like bamboo or sword, dazzling and sharp, directly piercing toward the old man’s forehead.
"Clang!"
The old man’s expression shifted slightly, muttering incantations. The emerald turtle shell on his back suddenly enlarged, like a massive boulder, firmly covering him.
The sword light was sharp, but when it struck the turtle shell, it emitted a metallic clinking sound, leaving only a deep scratch.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, the sword light suddenly split into seventeen beams, surging toward the turtle shell like a tide.
"Clang clang!"
The turtle shell was sturdy, Spiritual Light flickering, intercepting them one by one, but its own Spiritual Light was rapidly consumed, dimming considerably, covered with countless sword marks in an instant.
"Stop stop!"
"I am not a demon of the Nanpo Water Realm, nor do I serve the Jade Water Fire-Eyed Ape clan. Please show mercy!"
The old man, hiding within the turtle shell, his face solemn, couldn’t help but shout loudly.
But the figure gave no response, only continuing to control the sword light, relentlessly attacking the turtle shell.
Most critically, the figure’s Mana seemed inexhaustible, the sword light dazzling like the Great Sun, showing no signs of stopping, one person and one sword, yet unleashing the momentum of a thousand swords.
"I have never consumed blood meat in my life. As a disciple of a noble sect, why must you press me this hard? I am willing to offer a treasure in exchange for your departure, how about it?"
Upon seeing this, the old man’s eyes grew extremely grim, but he restrained himself, shouting loudly.
Upon hearing this, the external sword light paused for a moment.
The old man’s face relaxed, and he immediately took out a red treasure pill, shouting: "I have a pill, formed after the death of a Red Blood Wolf Demon. Consuming it can enhance one’s Mana cultivation. I am willing to offer it to you in exchange for your departure, how about it?"
"Not enough!"
A voice sounded from outside.
"Don’t push too far!"
The old man immediately became furious, shouting angrily.
The only response was more sword light.
Endless Sword Qi, relentlessly slashing down, in a short time turning the turtle shell into a pothole-filled mess, its Spiritual Light greatly diminished.
"Bind!"
Seeing this, the old man no longer held any hope, muttering softly. Instantly, countless river waters roared up above the Great River, glowing brilliantly, transforming into a transparent rope, rapidly binding toward Gu Yuan.
"Go!"
Not only that, the old man lightly shouted, and countless water-formed elephants roared up, charging from the river.
"Fall!"
In the sky, a heavy rain fell, each raindrop sharp as an arrow, making it seem like a thousand arrows raining down from above.
The three-pronged attack filled the sky with water vapor. The old man’s Water Control Technique was extremely astute, surpassing the ordinary, not like a standard Dharma Gate.
But the figure outside only moved his thoughts, and a Seven-Layer Exquisite Jade Tower suddenly appeared, landing in front of him.
The water light enveloped continuously but could not breach the Jade Tower’s defense. The tower merely trembled slightly, and countless water flows dissipated instantly, as if they had never appeared.
"Upper-class Spiritual Artifact?!"
Seeing this, the old man’s face instantly changed.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, from the external sword light, another sword beam suddenly emerged.
In an instant, eighteen beams of sword light together slashed at the turtle shell, and the turtle shell let out a mournful cry.
The old man, seeing this, his face grave, no longer resisted, and directly retrieved the turtle shell with a quick wave.
"Clang!"
In a flash, the eighteen sword beams fiercely attacked, chilling and relentless.
But just as the sword beams were about to land on the old man’s body, his entire form turned into a stream of water, disappearing without a trace.
When he reappeared, he was already on the other side of the island.
"Eh!"
This Shifting Technique was exquisite to the extreme, in a flash, shifting forms and shadows, seemingly having the effect of transposing the void, Gu Yuan’s eighteen sword beams fiercely attacked, but landed on empty air.
"Clang!"
He moved his thoughts, and the sword beams swiftly turned, once again attacking the old man.
But as soon as the sword beams arrived, the old man’s form instantly turned into a stream of water, disappearing swiftly, so fast that even the sword beams couldn’t catch up.
And this time, the old man disappeared and didn’t reappear.
It was as if he had shifted away.
At that moment, in Gu Yuan’s Dantian, the Three-Heart Gold Seal shone brightly, enlightening him, causing the sword beams to suddenly turn, stabbing toward the Jade Heart Fruit below.
Jade Heart Fruit area, empty.
"Swish!"
But just as the sword beam was about to pierce through empty air, from the Spirit Water at the root of the tree, a figure suddenly appeared, shifting into place, meeting the sword beam head-on.
