Chapter 246 Taiqing Purple Jade Fruit (Two in One)
The only cultivator who had not sworn a Heavenly Oath left.
Xiao Chen glanced at the door, his face turned gloomy for a moment before returning to normal.
Soon after, the Jade Slip was the first to be thrown towards Purple Lady.
Purple Lady's beautiful eyes shifted as she caught the Jade Slip and began to investigate it.
Just as she was about to speak, Xiao Chen stopped her:
"Do not speak, do not utter a word!"
Purple Lady was obviously quite surprised but, after being cautioned by Xiao Chen, she quickly calmed down and, after scanning the surroundings, looked back at Xiao Chen.
"Purple Lady, has Xiao misled you in any way?"
Purple Lady shook her head, then tossed the Jade Slip to Shi Tai.
This ancestor of the Shi Family was exceedingly cautious as he received the Jade Slip. He had already sworn a Heavenly Oath and could not change his decision.
He naturally wanted to know whether this opportunity was worth the risk and how to protect himself within it.
After scanning the Jade Slip, Shi Tai, with his bushy eyebrows and big eyes, widened his gaze even more.
He looked incredulously towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen just smiled and nodded.
Without hesitation, Shi Tai passed the Jade Slip on to Lin Xianzhi.
Lin Xianzhi took the Jade Slip without a word and began to examine it. The next moment, his expression also shook violently.
Lin Xianzhi handed the Jade Slip to Lin Shiming.
Inside the Jade Slip were not characters but an image.
It showed a mining area, shrouded in purple radiance, with Spiritual Energy forming clouds that lingered without dispersing.
Below the Spirit Clouds, a purple jade tree soared from the ground.
From a distance, the tree looked like it was carved from Spirit Jade, and it had no leaves, only seven Spirit Fruits hanging from it.
Each Spirit Fruit was only the size of a fist, but the purple aura floating around them was incredibly dense.
These Spirit Fruits were none other than the Taiqing Purple Jade Fruits.
This tree was the Taiqing Purple Jade Tree!
Taiqing Purple Jade Fruit was the primary Immortal Material needed to break through the Purple Mansion and condense the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid. While other materials could still be found, the Taiqing Purple Jade Tree was only possessed by the three Great Sects of Zhao Kingdom, and each would not have more than three.
It would take five hundred years to mature and bear no more than nine fruits at a time.
This is also why there are so many Foundation Establishment cultivators wandering around the sects, but Purple Mansion cultivators are scarce.
After all, nine fruits every three hundred years, with the chance of failure an added possibility.
Even if Zi Xuan Precious Jade could be found in the cultivation world to increase the chances of reaching the Purple Mansion by twenty percent, the rarity of this material was not less than that of the Taiqing Purple Jade Tree.
Most Sect Cultivators trying to break through to the Purple Mansion, without a special opportunity or powerful support, had to rely on themselves.
Xiao Chen and Xie An were among this category.
When it was time for the Taiqing Purple Jade Tree to bear fruit, its whole body would turn jade-like, and the more severe the jadification, the more mature the Purple Jade Fruits would be.
At the same time, all the leaves would fall off, contributing to the Spirit Fruits, allowing the Taiqing Purple Jade Fruits to mature fully.
Based on the estimation of this fruit tree, the timing for the Purple Jade Fruits to mature was soon!
In other words, the Taiqing Purple Jade Fruits could be harvested this time.
The image in the Jade Slip was not over yet. Soon they saw a Purple Jade Python come swiftly from afar. In its mouth, it carried a Third Rank peak Qiongxuan Iron Bull.
The Purple Jade Python coiled up the Purple Jade Fruit Tree, eventually entwining itself around the tree like a Purple Jade vine, making it hard for the naked eye to notice its existence if it weren't for the bulging stomach in its middle!
"A Fourth Rank Purple Mansion Great Demon!" Lin Shiming confirmed internally.
He finally understood the dangers of this journey.
He also understood why Xiao Chen sought out so many peak Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Lin Shiming tossed the Jade Slip to the remaining Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
The slightly plump cultivator's expression was the same as the others.
Surprise, fear!
The Jade Slip finally flew back into Xiao Chen's hands.
He pinched his fingers and the Jade Slip instantly turned into a pile of dust, which he tossed into the air, and it disappeared from view.
"What do you say, everyone? Xiao didn't deceive you, did he?" Xiao Chen said.
The others, however, did not respond.
Even though the Taiqing Purple Jade Fruit was incredibly precious, facing a Purple Mansion Great Demon still made them all somewhat hesitant.
But Xiao Chen genuinely had not deceived them.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen wasn't angered; facing a Fourth Rank Purple Mansion Monster Snake, it was normal for everyone to react this way.
If they had not responded in such a manner, Xiao Chen might have had to be afraid.
That they might actually be inviting a wolf into the house!
He pressed confidently on his exquisitely crafted Storage Bag and took out a set of Array Plates.
The Array Plates emitted rainbow lights of five colors, alternating currents of Spiritual Energy, and flags that contained immense Spirit Might, clearly an extremely powerful Formation.
"The Great Five Elements Demon Slaying Formation!" Purple Lady exclaimed first.
Hearing this name, the rest were equally moved.
This Great Five Elements Demon Slaying Formation was a super formation that integrated trapping, killing, illusion, and defense.
With the five of them plus the formation, they could very possibly slay the Purple Jade Monster Snake.
And such a set of formations, not only extremely expensive, was also priceless!
Xiao Chen taking out this formation also indicated the certainty of success for this mission.
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After showing the formation, he took out four more Jade Slips, which flew to Lin Xianzhi, Purple Lady, Shi Tai, and the slightly plump Cultivator. Lin Shiming, however, did not receive one.
Although Lin Shiming had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in just over a decade, in Xiao Chen's eyes, he was still not up to par.
Moreover, controlling the formation only required five people.
Xiao Chen included the other five people simply to have insurance in the Secret Realm, lest they end up one person short.
One must know, the value of Taiqing Purple Jade Fruit could even tempt Purple Mansion cultivators to greed.
It was just that Xiao Chen had not expected someone to be so ungrateful as to refuse, but with five people, he still had some concerns. Normally, acquiring the treasure was highly possible.