Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 411 - 388: He is My Dao Companion

What appeared before Qin Qing and the others was a tree that roughly required five or six people to wrap their arms around.

This large tree was not very tall, but it was sizeable, somewhat resembling a stooped old man. The crown of the tree leaned over, and its branches drooped down; a gust of wind made it seem like swords were brandishing in the air.

And with the swaying of these branches, the surrounding space was continuously being sliced apart, revealing rifts in the space!

"This is the Sword Tree!" Liu Hongxue announced.

"My father had described the appearance of the Sword Tree to me. It’s exactly like this."

Qin Qing nodded, and additionally, he noticed that there were silver-white fruits on the Sword Tree, radiating a silvery light. Despite being hundreds of yards away, he could still distinctly sense the rich Life Essence emanating from the silver-white fruits.

Without a doubt, these silver-white fruits were Sword Fruits! 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"There are a total of twelve!"

Qin Qing swept over with his Divine Sense and counted the number of Sword Fruits.

"Let’s harvest the Sword Fruits right now!" Liu Ling couldn’t wait to say.

For Liu Ling, coming to the Sword Pavilion this time, she had not actually thought about entering the Sword Cleansing Celestial Pond.

After all, entering the Sword Cleansing Celestial Pond was too difficult.

Over the years, the number of talents who had managed to enter the Sword Cleansing Celestial Pond was limited.

Liu Ling was quite aware of her talent as well as her fortune.

She didn’t believe she was a chosen son of fate.

Therefore, compared to entering the Sword Cleansing Celestial Pond, she thought the goal of obtaining Sword Fruits was more realistic.

And now, the Sword Fruits were right in front of her.

"Wait a second!"

But just as Liu Ling was about to step forward to pluck the Sword Fruits, Qin Qing stopped her.

Liu Ling was startled and immediately stood still.

Then a wave of relief washed over her, and she cast a grateful look towards Qin Qing.

Just now, seeing the Sword Fruits, her heart was so filled with joy that she forgot about the danger.

And how could there not be danger surrounding such heavenly and earthy treasures as Sword Fruits?

"This Sword Tree itself is the base of a natural Sword Array, and the most dangerous Sword Array in the Sword Forest is right here," Qin Qing said.

"Exactly!" Cang Yuan nodded; he had already sensed an extremely dangerous aura.

When it came to formations, Cang Yuan also possessed an incredibly keen perception.

"Only by breaking the Formation will we be able to harvest the Sword Fruits." Liu Huang stepped forward, took out formation flags, and prepared to probe the Sword Array surrounding the Sword Tree.

Just at that moment, a group of people suddenly hurried over from the distance towards them.

"The Sword Tree!"

"There’s actually a Sword Tree here!"

Those people rushed over, each with a look of excitement at the sight of the Sword Tree that had appeared before them.

"There are also Sword Fruits on it. We couldn’t imagine that we would really encounter Sword Fruits this time!"

"What luck, a Sword Tree with Sword Fruits on it... We’ve hit the jackpot in this Sword Pavilion trial!"

As these people rushed over, their gazes were fixated on the Sword Tree ahead, while Qin Qing and his company were outright ignored by them.

However, at that moment, among these people, one spoke up: "So it’s you guys!"

The speaker was none other than Wu Aonian of the Lion Eagle Sect.

Wu Aonian discovered that Qin Qing and the others were also here, revealing a trace of surprise.

After all, in his view, the strength of Qin Qing and his companions was quite ordinary, and furthermore, he found it surprising that Liu Hongxue would actually be together with Qin Qing’s group.

Wu Aonian didn’t know Qin Qing, but he knew of Liu Hongxue.

Liu Hongxue was the daughter of The Liu Clan. The Lion Eagle Sect might disregard Qin Qing, but Wu Aonian naturally had to give special regard to the daughter of The Liu Clan.

What puzzled Wu Aonian was why Liu Hongxue wasn’t with the other members of The Liu Clan.

"Wu Aonian, do you know them?"

At that moment, another person turned to Wu Aonian and said, "Since you know them, why not let them join our alliance as well?"

The speaker was a man dressed in a white robe.

On the chest of the white robe he wore, a Qingyun was embroidered—this was the insignia of Qingyun Gate.

This was something Liu Hongxue had previously mentioned to Qin Qing.

Qingyun Sect and Lion Eagle Sect were considered first-class Sects in Tianyong Province, but they weren’t the topmost peak; there was still a certain gap between them and the most ancient and powerful forces.

However, now the disciples of Qingyun Sect and Lion Eagle Sect, along with those of three other Sects, had joined forces, forming a power that could contend with any ancient force.

"I wouldn’t say I know them, just came across them on the road," Wu Aonian said with a smile.

The other Lion Eagle Sect disciples beside him also laughed.

Their laughter was filled mostly with disdain and mockery.

On the way here, the Lion Eagle Sect disciples had encountered Qin Qing and Zhu Linglong, and had attempted to forcibly board the Spirit Boat.

They had even verbally harassed Zhu Linglong, clearly showing they had not taken Qin Qing and his companions seriously at all.

Hearing Wu Aonian say this, the Qingyun Sect disciple also chuckled, quickly understanding the situation.

"In that case, what next..." the Qingyun Sect disciple asked.

"Next, naturally, we gather Sword Fruits. As for these people..." Wu Aonian’s gaze swept over Zhu Linglong once more, then looked at Liu Hongxue, as the greedy look in his eyes appeared again.

For beauties like Zhu Linglong and Liu Hongxue, there were few men who could restrain themselves.

"Previously, I wanted to board your Spirit Boat, but you refused. Later, at the Sword Pavilion, I wanted to make the acquaintance of the fairy, but the fairy ignored me. How is it... that I, Wu Aonian, do not catch the fairy’s eye?" Wu Aonian said to Zhu Linglong.

Zhu Linglong frowned slightly, not wanting to engage with Wu Aonian.

Wu Aonian’s gaze and lecherous expression made her feel disgusted.

"What, you still don’t plan to pay attention to me now?" Wu Aonian’s voice sank, revealing a displeased expression.

At that moment, Qin Qing stepped in front of Zhu Linglong, blocking Wu Aonian, "I’m sorry, you frightened her!"

Wu Aonian’s eyebrows furrowed as he did not consider Qin Qing worth noticing.

A Golden Core Realm Third-Layer guy?

From the beginning, he had sensed Qin Qing’s cultivation, Golden Core Realm Third Layer, that’s all.

So, right from the start, he did not take Qin Qing seriously, and his few attempts to strike up a conversation with Zhu Linglong had also been with direct disregard for Qin Qing.

And now this person whom he had blatantly disregarded was blocking his way, speaking to him in a tone that made him very uncomfortable.

"What are you supposed to be?" Wu Aonian asked, his head held high and eyelids drooping, speaking to Qin Qing with an impatient tone.

"He is my Dao Companion!" Zhu Linglong, standing behind Qin Qing, spoke up.

"Dao Companion?"

At these words, a nasty gleam flashed in Wu Aonian’s eyes as he sneered, "Sister, this trash is worthy of being your Dao Companion? You might as well follow me, whatever he can give you, I can give you, and whatever he can’t give you, I can give too!"

But just as Wu Aonian’s words finished, Qin Qing suddenly clapped his hands together, releasing a terrifying force that burst forth explosively!