Chapter 1997

After listening to Zhang Gaoxuan’s words, Yang Kai nodded and said, “This request is reasonable and legitimate, and I promise. However… aren’t you afraid that I won’t keep my word？”

Zhang Gaoxuan smiled bitterly and said, “So what if I’m afraid？ My life is coming to an end. If there is no suitable person to entrust it to, then the Dao Source Fruit will only remain in this Five-Colored Pagoda forever, and my Zhang family will not get any benefits. So I can only take a gamble. Unfortunately, I don’t have a Soul Contract on me. Otherwise, there would be no need to worry about anything.”

“Then do you want me to swear an oath？” Yang Kai grinned.

Zhang Gaoxuan gave him a look and said lightly, “Forget it. As for oaths… hehe, I really have no choice. Moreover, seeing that friend’s disposition is not bad, that’s why I’m doing this. Also, after friend goes out, I want to ask friend to sit in Zhang’s family for ten years！”

“Ten years？” Yang Kai snorted coldly. “Friend really knows how to ask for a lot.”

“Is ten years too much？” Zhang Gaoxuan looked at Yang Kai in surprise. “You should know that what I’m giving you is a Dao Source Fruit. Even an ordinary martial artist, even if they spend their entire life’s energy, would never hope to see one. With it, the probability of you promoting to the Dao Source Realm will at least increase by forty to fifty percent. As long as friend’s talent is not too bad, the promotion is definitely a sure thing.”

Yang Kai said lightly, “To be honest, without the Dao Source Fruit, I can also promote. So this thing doesn’t have much attraction for me.

“Friend has such a big tone!” Zhang Gaoxuan was really a bit shocked this time. He looked Yang Kai up and down, wanting to see if he was playing tricks. Unfortunately, Yang Kai’s expression was completely calm.”

After a long while, he sighed and said, “It seems that your talent is indeed extraordinary. Even the Dao Source Fruit can’t make you tempted. Since that’s the case, then forget about ten years. Three years.”

Yang Kai shook his head.

Zhang Gaoxuan’s face changed, and he said dissatisfiedly, “Then what do you want？ Three years is just a short time for martial artists like you and me at the Third Layer of Void King Realm. This condition is already loose enough.”

Yang Kai chuckled and said, “This isn’t a matter of ten years or three years. I just don’t want to be bound by time. Even one year won’t do because I’m not sure how long I’ll stay in Fenglin City. What if something crops up and I have to leave Fenglin City? Wouldn’t that break the agreement and give me a mental demon for life? I won’t do such a losing deal.”

“This…” Zhang Gaoxuan was stunned for a moment and then revealed a smile. “It seems that I really didn’t misjudge. Friend should be a person who keeps his word.”

Yang Kai’s bargaining with him meant that he really wanted to make this deal and would also abide by their agreement. Otherwise, why would Yang Kai go through so much trouble? He could just agree and completely ignore it afterwards.

The mental demon that Yang Kai mentioned also increased Zhang Gaoxuan’s confidence in him by several points.

If not a person who keeps his word, it is absolutely impossible to give birth to a mental demon because of breaking an agreement.

“Well then, I can promise you. During the time I’m in Fenglin City and within the limits of my ability, I’ll give your Zhang Family a little help. If your Zhang Family makes any overly excessive demands, I won’t agree, and also… they will only have three chances to make demands of me.” Yang Kai considered for a moment and said.

“Three times…” Zhang Gaoxuan fell into deep thought and only raised his head after a long while to say, “Fine, as you said, three times it is. However, I need you to bring a message to the Zhang Family for me.”

“This is no problem.” Yang Kai nodded.

The two reached an agreement. Immediately, Yang Kai waited quietly at the side, while Zhang Gaoxuan took out a jade slip and poured his spiritual thoughts into it. Obviously, he was leaving some kind of last words.

After a while, everything was ready. Zhang Gaoxuan handed the jade slip to Yang Kai and watched him carefully put it away before he let out a long breath and said, “I’ll have to trouble you, friend.”

“The location of that Dao Source Fruit…” Yang Kai asked.

Zhang Gaoxuan smiled slightly, pointed his hand and said, “See that small mountain opposite? The Dao Source Fruit is over there. As for the specific location…”

At this point, Zhang Gaoxuan suddenly stopped speaking, but his lips moved as he still transmitted his voice with spiritual thoughts.

Yang Kai quickly understood.

“Friend, please also take this spatial ring of mine back to the Zhang Family. I don’t need it anymore.” Zhang Gaoxuan slowly took off the spatial ring from his hand and threw it to Yang Kai.

……

An hour later, Yang Kai arrived at the opposite mountain peak. According to the hint given by Zhang Gaoxuan, he found the place where he had hidden the Dao Source Fruit.

“So cautious.” Yang Kai muttered to himself.

The head of the Zhang Family not only hid the Dao Source Fruit elsewhere but also set up a restriction at the place where the fruit was hidden. This restriction could only be safely opened with his own blood essence as a guide. If it was forcefully broken, the power of the restriction would destroy the Dao Source Fruit.

In other words, if someone really wanted to harm Zhang Gaoxuan and even forced him to reveal the whereabouts of the Source Fruit, without his active cooperation to extract his blood essence, it would be impossible to succeed. The final result would only be a waste of effort and gain nothing.

And Zhang Gaoxuan, under the serious injury, after extracting a drop of blood essence, his condition became even worse.

Yang Kai estimated that it would be a blessing if he could live for another day. I’m afraid he would die within half a day.

Using the method of cracking the restriction that Zhang Gaoxuan had taught before, using his blood essence as a guide, and pouring it into the restriction.

After a while, the power of the restriction disappeared, and a beautiful wooden box appeared in place.

Yang Kai reached out and made a gesture, and the wooden box was sucked over. He slowly opened it, and suddenly, a fruit about the size of an apricot, with a golden color all over, came into view. The smell was fresh and pleasant, and this smell seemed to contain some magical power allowing martial artists to more clearly feel the power of the laws of heaven and earth around them.

The Source Fruit was originally used to refine the Source Pill to assist martial artists in promoting to the Source Realm. It was not surprising that it had such an effect.

However, Yang Kai found that this Source Fruit was a bit dry, as if it had been picked for quite a few years, and there was a sign of the loss of some medicinal properties.

“Heavenly Martial Saint Land…” Yang Kai slowly shook his head, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his heart towards this top sect in the Southern Region.

The warriors in Fenglin City had heard that the Tianwu Holy Land had thrown three Dao Source Fruits into the Five-Colored Pagoda and almost went crazy. But now that he really got it, Yang Kai discovered that this Dao Source Fruit was definitely the inferior product in the Tianwu Holy Land’s storage.

Come to think of it, if it was really a high-quality Dao Source Fruit, the Tianwu Holy Land wouldn’t be willing to take it out either.

However, even if it was an inferior product, this was still a Dao Source Fruit. There was definitely no problem using it to refine Dao Source Pills, but the number of pills produced might be slightly worse.

Carefully putting away the Dao Source Fruit, Yang Kai leaped up and quickly disappeared into the void.

Two days later, under the leadership of the Flying Earthworm Bat, Yang Kai came to a desolate valley.

After arriving here, the little beast’s mood seemed to become extremely happy. With a slight shake, it got into the soil and advanced forward at an extremely fast speed. In a short while, it came to the back of a small earth slope.

Yang Kai’s brows furrowed, and he released his spiritual thoughts to carefully sense the front. Before he could figure out the clue, Mo Xiaoqi’s voice came from beside his ear： “Brother Yang！”

Yang Kai’s eyes shrank, and he followed the voice to determine Mo Xiaoqi’s position, but when he looked around, he couldn’t see her figure at all. She seemed to have used some secret technique to completely hide her whereabouts.

When he was in Yuqing Mountain, Yang Kai had discovered that the stealth secret technique that Mo Xiaoqi cultivated was extraordinary. Now it seemed that he had still underestimated her means.

I wonder what she’s up to, being so mysterious.

Yang Kai also moved with a flicker, using the Void Secret Technique to restrain his aura and walked forward step by step.

Moments later, Yang Kai walked to the front of the earthen slope and carefully looked over it. Only then did he notice a trace and couldn’t help but laugh and say, “Xiao Qi, what are you hiding here for？”

“Shh…” Mo Xiaoqi put a finger to her lips, gesturing for Yang Kai to look forward.

Yang Kai was suspicious and puzzled, and quickly crouched down quietly. Following the direction Mo Xiaoqi indicated he took a glance over there.

What he saw made Yang Kai greatly surprised.

Because about ten miles ahead, there were actually quite a few martial artists gathered. Roughly counting, there were dozens of them. They were sitting cross-legged on the ground in groups of three or five, each using their means to pour their strength into a position in the center.

“What are they doing？” Yang Kai asked in a low voice.

“I don’t know either. It seems they found some kind of restriction. They want to break it together.” Mo Xiaoqi replied softly.

“Oh？” Yang Kai immediately became interested. “If there’s a restriction, doesn’t that mean there’s a treasure？ Why didn’t you go and join in the fun？”

Mo Xiaoqi frowned and shook her head. “I don’t feel right. What’s inside that restriction may not be a treasure.”

If it’s not a treasure, then what is it? Yang Kai was surprised.

“I don’t know either, so I’m looking here.” Mo Xiaoqi replied as a matter of course.

Yang Kai couldn’t help but be speechless, but he was also very curious about what kind of restriction was over there that required so many Void King Realms to work together to break.

Generally speaking, the greater the power of the restriction, the more extraordinary the things hidden inside. The restriction that requires dozens of Void King Realms to work together to break, the thing hidden inside is at least a Dao Source-level treasure, and maybe even an Emperor-level one.

No wonder so many people can cooperate peacefully together.

“What do you feel is wrong？” Yang Kai thought for a while and then asked.

It was more than ten miles away, and there were so many martial artists over there, so he doesn’t dare to release his spiritual consciousness to investigate rashly, for fear of revealing his whereabouts.

“I can’t tell. The closer I get to that side, the more flustered I feel in my heart, as if there is some danger.” Mo Xiaoqi replied seriously.

“Are you sure？” Yang Kai’s face changed.

Generally speaking, martial artists all have their own telepathy. This kind of telepathy is unclear, but once it appears, it means that the martial artist himself will really encounter something.

Mo Xiaoqi has an extraordinary background. Since she has this feeling, it means that the restriction over there is very likely to seal something dangerous.

“My heart is still flustered now.” Mo Xiaoqi patted her chest with her small hand. “Moreover, Little Bat also has this feeling.”

Warning: Attempt to read property "ID" on bool in /www/wwwroot/tmp_gravitytales_com/wp-content/themes/fictioneer/includes/functions/hooks/_chapter_hooks.php on line 645