Chapter 41: The Countdown

"Whoosh."

A black giant shadow swept over.

Xiao Jing was unmoved, while Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Zimu and the other two family members were facing great enemies.

"Eat the fire with a hundred blades." Xiao Yi snorted coldly, and a flaming blade came out of his hand, breaking the black giant shadow into two pieces.

Xiao Jing's eyes lit up and said, "That's a second-level monster, an iron-backed giant snake, whose strength is equivalent to a human's acquired first-level martial artist."

Xiao Yi and his party had already left the Xiao family's mines for dozens of miles, and they were attacked by many monsters one after another.

"This is already the eighth time the monsters have attacked. In the Meteorite Mountains, monsters are rampant." Xiao Yi said in a deep voice.

Monster beasts are hostile to human warriors, but they have spirituality, are very ferocious and very cunning.

Whether it is a large mine or a small mine, monsters are rarely seen in places where human warriors are concentrated.

They will be in places where there are few warriors' footprints.

Xiao Yi and the others had just left for dozens of miles and went deeper into the Meteorite Mountains, where they had already seen quite a few monsters.

Of course, these monsters are strong and weak.

Weak monsters would not hesitate to stay away when they see Xiao Yi and his party being crowded. Only some powerful monsters will come looking for trouble.

At the same time, I also encountered some sporadic monster hunters on the road. Or walking alone, or in groups, walking cautiously in the mountains.

A monster hunter who walks alone must be extremely powerful.

The inner core of the monster and the corpse of the monster are all very valuable things.

Human warriors come to hunt and kill at risk for these things.

Of course, people die for wealth and birds die for it. Many of these warriors were buried in the belly of monsters.

In short, in this huge Meteorite Mountain Range, battles are being experienced every moment of every day.

Or monsters and warriors fight, or monsters and monsters fight, and even warriors and warriors fight for profit.

Human life has become an extremely worthless thing here; bloodshed and killing have become commonplace here.

Danger filled the entire mountain range.

"Young Patriarch." Xiao Jing suddenly said, "I see your proficiency in the Fire-Eating Hundred Blades. It shouldn't take long before you can condense the second way."

"Deacon Xiao Jing has good eyesight." Xiao Yi said, "I'm trying to condense the second way, and it should be a success soon."

Xiao Zhuang and other family disciples showed admiration, "Destroying Fire and Hundred Blades is our Xiao family's most powerful martial skill. We don't even have the opportunity to learn it now, but the Young Patriarch is already preparing to condense the second way."

The former family waste is now the most dazzling star in their eyes.

But they were not dissatisfied, on the contrary, they were more convinced of Xiao Yi.

The group continued on their way. After a few hours, Xiao Jing stopped and said, "We're here."

Just at this moment, a figure jumped down from a big tree.

"Deacon Xiao Jing, Young Patriarch." The figure saluted Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi.

This is a member of the Xiao Family Pathfinder Team, who has been guarding nearby.

Under the leadership of this team member, they went hundreds of meters deep into the dense forest. Along the way, people from the pathfinder team jumped from the tree, and there were eight people.

Xiao Yi said lightly, "As expected of the Xiao family's pathfinder team, everyone is very vigilant, and the ability to hide in the jungle is not bad."

Xiao Jing asked with great interest, "Oh? Young Patriarch, do you also have experience walking in the jungle?"

"Haha, a little bit." Xiao Yi said casually.

When he was on Earth, he had never been there. He has traversed the dangerous Amazon forest, the mysterious snow-capped mountains, and the deadly Sahara desert one by one, and he is very experienced in all kinds of natural walking.

Suddenly, a member of the team pointed forward and said happily, "Look, that is the Heart Fruit of Demon Blood Flame."

Xiao Yi looked up and saw a strange tree in front of him.

The tree is several meters high and has lush foliage.

But the strange thing is that it is fiery red all over, and even the leaves are fiery red, like a flaming sapling.

And among the staggered leaves, there are three red fruits.

The red color of the fruit is completely different from the leaves.

The leaves are fiery red, and the fruit is blood red.

The round spirit fruit seemed to be a huge drop of blood wrapped in countless blood.

That is the Demon Blood Flame Heart Fruit.

At first glance, the first impression of the three demon blood flaming heart fruit is that it is demonic, and the demon is so frightening.

"Gu." Xiao Zhuang and other family members swallowed even more, feeling a little frightened.

As for Xiao Yi, he still had that faint expression on his face.

Xiao Jing glanced at it and said secretly, "As expected of the young patriarch, the first genius of our Xiao family is so calm. The first time I saw this spirit fruit, I was taken aback."

"Looking at the maturity of this spiritual fruit, it should take a few hours to pick it." Xiao Yi suddenly said.

"Uh." Xiao Jing responded with a smile, "Well, I thought it would take at least two days for these fruits to ripen. However, Young Patriarch, you are a pharmacist, and you are more familiar with these treasures than I am."

In the jungle, people's sight is very limited. This big tree grows in this kind of place. If Xiao Jing and others did not happen to meet it, I am afraid that outsiders will never find its existence.

Xiao Yi and his party could only continue to wait patiently in the dense forest.

About two hours later, Xiao Yi heard a change.

Looking at the sound, it turned out that the soil under the tree had changed.

A large area of ​​soil around the tree turned into blood-red soil in an instant. In the blood soil, bursts of blood escaping.

The blood gas was like a bubble, making a low 'crackling' sound.

After the blood energy emerged from the soil, it automatically zigzagged around, and finally entangled the tree trunk.

The trunk turned from fiery red to scarlet in an instant.

After that, even the leaves turned scarlet.

Xiao Zhuang and the others showed panic and said in surprise, "Why is the soil bleeding? And that big tree is absorbing the blood."

Xiao Yi shook his head and said solemnly, "No, it is the three demon blood flaming heart fruit that are really absorbing blood energy. It is only absorbed through the trunk and leaves, and it will condense on the fruit in the end."

Xiao Yi continued, "The blood energy was unearthed and melted into the body of the tree. The three demon blood flaming heart fruits became more and more blood red. This is a sign of their maturity."

"Can you pick it?" Xiao Jingyi asked happily.

"Okay." Xiao Yi nodded.

However, just when Xiao Jing was about to move, Xiao Yi grabbed him and said, "Don't move yet."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Jing asked suspiciously.

Xiao Yi pointed to the front. With sharp eyes, he found that there were a few thin footprints there, "What are those footprints?"

Xiao Jing relaxed his expression and said, "I thought the Young Patriarch was asking something. Those footprints may have been approached by other team members."

"Impossible." Xiao Yi's face became solemn, and said, "Those footprints are very shallow, I almost didn't see them. It is obvious that someone walked there and then specially covered up the footprints."

"That's why those footprints are so shallow, leaving only a faint trace."

Xiao Jing also glanced at it and asked the team members behind him, "Have you ever been near there?"

The team members quickly shook their heads and said, "No, Yaoxueyan Xinguo is of great importance. Without your command, Captain, we would dare to approach at will."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi was instantly startled and said, "This proves that someone once discovered these three demon blood flaming heart fruit earlier than us."

Xiao Jing frowned and said, "Don't worry, I'll pick them first to avoid having too many dreams at night."

"Don't be impulsive." Xiao Yi snorted, trying to hold Xiao Jing.

However, Xiao Jing is an acquired seventh-level martial artist after all, and the speed is too fast. Regardless of Xiao Yi's reminder, he jumped over.

"Young Patriarch, don't be overly cautious. Maybe you just read it wrong. I'll be right back after picking, and I'll be fine." Xiao Jing jumped out with a smile.

Xiao Yi has always been cautious, his insight and keen intuition are far superior to Xiao Jing, he will never misunderstand.

Sure enough, just as Xiao Jing was about to come to the big tree and was about to pick it.

Behind the big tree, a sharp roar suddenly appeared. Immediately, a behemoth suddenly appeared.

It was a giant python, covered in silver, with astonishing aura, obviously not a good stubble.

"No, it's a third-level monster, the silver-backed monster python. Its strength is no less than that of a congenital warrior. Come back quickly." Xiao Yi shouted loudly.

Xiao Jing is not a fool. When he saw the silver-backed monster python, he immediately retreated without Xiao Yi's reminder.

The silver-backed demon python immediately pursued it, its bloody mouth could swallow Xiao Jing in one bite.

"Damn, wait here, I'll save Deacon Xiao Jing." Xiao Yi ordered and jumped out immediately.

"Eat the fire with a hundred blades." Xiao Yi shot out a fire blade.

The fiery blade exuding scorching heat hit the silver-backed monster python, causing it to pause and slow down. Xiao Jing took the opportunity to speed up and retreat immediately.

Just at this moment, suddenly, behind the big tree, a silhouette suddenly passed by. The figure's speed was very fast, and he picked three demon blood flaming heart fruits in one hand, and then immediately fled.

"Who?" Xiao Yi was surprised.

"It's Murong Qianjun." Xiao Jing roared angrily.

"Hahaha." The figure was Murong Qianjun, who had disappeared for a while, and he laughed while escaping, "A bunch of fools, if you hadn't helped me lure this silverback monster away, I still don't know how. Picking these three demon blood flaming heart fruits. Hahahaha."