Chapter 99

In the scorching heat of June, the golden sun radiated intense heat over the land. However, the misty cloud layer in the Misty Forest effectively shielded the intense heat, with white clouds hanging from the sky, and the fine, fish-scale-like golden sunlight casting spots of light.

Jun Wuming was somewhat surprised, never expecting that there would be a cave within a cave, a mountain beyond a mountain. Inside this cave, there was actually a large valley hidden.

"Kee!"

A distant eagle's cry made Jun Wuming suddenly look up, squinting his eyes. He saw a patch of blue light shining in the sky above the valley.

On the cliff, several enormous blue giant eagles were soaring in the sky, with deep blue lightning dancing on their blue feathers, creating streaks of electric light, which was terrifying!

Thunder Eagles?

There were actually Thunder Eagle flocks here! He quickly retreated into the cave to avoid being discovered by the eagles in the sky.

Thunder Eagles are thunder-attribute fierce beasts, reaching the fourth stage upon adulthood. With their naturally strong vision, sharp talons, and a body full of thunder elemental power, even a peak fifth-stage existence would not dare to provoke the eagle flock easily!

Jun Wuming's brows furrowed, feeling troubled!

"Kee!"

Suddenly, a huge whirlwind pressed down, and a blue light darted down. Startled, Jun Wuming saw a Golden-Crowned Thunder Eagle diving down, its massive talons instantly grabbing a wild boar-like Beast with Fangs, and then rising into the air.

Despite the black lightning from the Beast with Fangs striking its wings, the Golden-Crowned Thunder Eagle seemed completely unaffected, as if it didn't even notice!

This Thunder Eagle could actually be immune to the black lightning attacks!

Wei Zhuang, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded; he had never noticed such terrifying Thunder Eagles on the cliff when he arrived.

"Brother, what should we do?"

Jun Wuming, hidden in the darkness, had a slightly serious expression. He waved his hand, signaling Wei Zhuang to calm down.

His eyes revealed a sharp light, and his powerful mental force focused on the center of the valley.

At the bottom of the vast valley, there was a small mountain in the center, towering in the middle of the vast valley.

The mountain was like green jade, faintly emitting an unusual light. At the foot of the mountain, a milky white pool was exposed to the sunlight!

A fragrant aroma permeated the air, and even from a distance of several hundred meters, Jun Wuming could smell the wonderful, refreshing scent!

On the edge of the white milky pool, a small, exquisite spirit tree grew. It was entirely white, emitting a gentle jade light, resembling a delicate and intricate structure!

On the three-foot-tall, delicate jade-colored fruit tree, nine small branches were exquisitely transparent. Except for the two branches on the left, which had no fruit, the other seven branches each had four bright red, lustrous fruits.

A black wild boar-like Beast with Fangs, as large as an elephant, was lying outside the pool.

More than ten slightly smaller Beasts with Fangs were scattered around, lazily basking in the sun!

"Beast with Fangs flock?"

A spark of inspiration flashed in his eyes, and he carefully observed the terrain of the valley. A smile gradually spread across his face, and the corners of his mouth curled up. After observing the giant eagles on the cliff, a mischievous smile spread across his face.

"Let's go take a look around the other side of this valley!"

A beam of clear light woke up the still stunned Wei Zhuang. Wei Zhuang was slightly puzzled, not understanding what Jun Wuming was planning.

Seeing Jun Wuming turn into a black light and burrow into the ground, Wei Zhuang's eyes widened in surprise. A water element cultivator using earth burrowing?

"Quick, follow me!"

Seeing Jun Wuming urging him, Wei Zhuang, despite his confusion, also turned into a yellow light and burrowed into the ground!

"Bang!"

In less than a moment, Wei Zhuang rubbed his head and suddenly jumped out of the ground, followed closely by a black light.

A hint of frustration appeared on their faces, and they both looked somewhat dejected.

Exchanging a glance, Jun Wuming touched his nose, not expecting the underground veins to be so hard, even using sword light to break through was difficult!

As soon as they burrowed into the ground, it felt like hitting a steel plate, almost making their heads dizzy.

"Brother? How do we get through? The underground veins are all incredibly hard green rocks, and there are the Beast with Fangs King and the Golden-Crowned Thunder Eagle guarding outside. We can't get in, and once we do, we'll alarm these fierce beasts and be surrounded!"

Jun Wuming leaned against the darkness, stroking his smooth chin, frowning. This was indeed a big problem. His mind deep in thought, he suddenly glanced at the swaying yellow-robed youth beside him. A spark of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he had an idea!

"Wei Zhuang, do you want to get a few more spirit fruits?"

A smile flashed in his eyes, and Jun Wuming looked at Wei Zhuang kindly, his smile making Wei Zhuang's heart brighten!

Wei Zhuang was delighted, more spirit fruits? Could there be such a good thing? His bright eyes shone with excitement, but he still had some doubts: "I want to, Brother, but with so many fierce beasts guarding outside, how can we possibly get the spirit fruits?"

Seeing Jun Wuming smile without speaking, Wei Zhuang's mind suddenly stirred. "Brother, do you have a way to get past the guardian beasts and obtain the spirit fruits?"

Jun Wuming couldn't help but laugh, if not for the fear of making too much noise and alarming other cultivators, he could simply transform into a dragon and sweep away all the fierce beasts. There would be no need for such trouble.

"Since you're willing, come closer!"

The two had a whispered conversation.

Wei Zhuang's expression changed, uncertain and hesitant.

Wei Zhuang looked at Jun Wuming with difficulty. The plan was good, but the danger was too great! After some hesitation, his eyes struggled, and his expression was uncertain. Then, he gritted his teeth and decided to go for it for the sake of the spirit fruits!

Seeing Wei Zhuang make up his mind, Jun Wuming nodded inwardly. This task of luring the beasts was indeed dangerous. If the Beast King was provoked, a black lightning strike could instantly kill this unstable fourth-stage cultivator.

Jun Wuming thought of a plan to lure the beasts away one by one, gradually reducing their numbers. According to his observations, the Beast with Fangs King clearly valued the fruit tree greatly and would not leave it.

Killing the Beast King alone would not be difficult for Jun Wuming, but he was afraid that attacking the Beast King would cause the surrounding guard beasts to riot, alarming the Golden-Crowned Thunder Eagle in the sky.

If the situation got out of control, it would attract the attention of the powerful cultivators monitoring the forest from the sky. That would be troublesome!

After all, a spirit root was an invaluable treasure! Even a large force like Lianyun Fort only had a low-grade Green Peach Spirit Root as its treasure.

The spirit root in front of them, in Jun Wuming's view, might not be inferior to the Green Peach Spirit Root!

The ten-thousand-year-old Heart of the Earth Jade Liquid was extremely rare, with only one drop formed after ten thousand years of earth qi. Here, there was a whole pool of it! The existence nourished by the ten-thousand-year-old Heart of the Earth Jade Liquid was undoubtedly extremely precious!

To deal with this, Jun Wuming came up with a plan to gradually reduce the number of guard beasts!

Wei Zhuang would lure the guard beasts one by one, and Jun Wuming would kill them one by one!

As for the Beast King, Jun Wuming had a seventy percent chance of killing it with a single sword strike before alarming the Golden-Crowned Thunder Eagle in the sky!

Seeing Wei Zhuang still hesitating, Jun Wuming smiled and flipped his palm, a clear, luminous treasure flying out of his hand, its dazzling light immediately capturing Wei Zhuang's attention.

With a burst of mana, the clear light suddenly turned into a light curtain, enveloping the dazed Wei Zhuang. Jun Wuming instantly drew his sword, a cold sword light slashing down, making Wei Zhuang's hair stand on end and his face turn pale!

A clear, resonant sword cry, the sword like the wind, the sword light like water.

With a clang, a burst of light, a turtle shell transformed into a spiral of blue water energy, holding back the dragon's cry of the sword.

This was the spiritual turtle shell shed by Wu Qitian!

Raising his hand, a gust of wind woke the still tightly closed-eyed yellow-robed youth.

"How about it?"

Wei Zhuang was dazed, his expression slightly呆滞, staring at the turtle shell the size of a shield in his hand. A gust of wind suddenly arrived, and he suddenly came to his senses, nodding vigorously. Without a word, he ran out of the cave.

Turning around, Jun Wuming held his sword in one hand, lightly flicking the tip, which suddenly drooped. Glancing at it, he couldn't help but sigh. The sword couldn't withstand the increasingly powerful divine water essence, and it broke!

A light sigh. This high-quality cold iron sword was now completely useless!

However! A smile flashed in his eyes. With a burst of palm strength, a pure black, crystal-clear long sword emerged from his palm, its body cold and its blade surrounded by purple aura, exuding a regal air.

This was due to the sword embryo unconsciously absorbing the dragon qi from Jun Wuming's body during its formation! Jun Wuming's brows furrowed, as a sword is a weapon of killing, and such regal air was contrary to the way of the sword.

"Imperial Sword? Regal Sword?"

Thinking about it, Jun Wuming suddenly remembered the Yingdi Sword in his treasure pouch! The divine sword had a spirit, and after being forcibly suppressed by Jun Wuming, it could not be used, only serving as a brick! This made Jun Wuming both frustrated and regretful!

Having a treasure mountain but no way to enter it made Jun Wuming quite angry!

"Brother, quick, save me, help!!!"