Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 185, Golden Essence Fruit

"This should be the Spirit Peak of the Transformations Sect."

Bing Bufan had once read about the Transformations Sect and had further understood it through various means after obtaining the mottled map. Hence, just by looking at it, he understood the origin of the peak.

Following that, he looked passionately at the three caves at the top. According to the ancient books, each of the three caves at the top of the Spirit Peak of the Transformations Sect had a Spiritual Spring for the excellent disciples to use for cultivation. Although he suspected that the springs had dried up over the years, there must be other relics left behind in the caves.

Whoosh!

Bing Bufan stomped hard on the ground, and his body shot up instantly. In the midst of the surging airwaves, he occasionally stepped on the bottom of the caves to gain leverage, ascending rapidly. After a while, he felt the increasing pressure in the high altitude.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Increasing the circulation of Ice True Qi within his body, countless pieces of ice condensed around Bing Bufan, forming a suit of Ice Armor. The pressure applied to him was immediately reduced by seventy percent, making his body much lighter and quickening his ascent once more.

"Hmm? What’s that?"

Bing Bufan’s eyes narrowed as he saw a figure in white walking out of the leftmost cave among the three. He was quite surprised.

Chu Ming, who was climbing toward the middle cave, suddenly had a feeling and looked down. He saw a blue figure rapidly approaching him with an intense aura and a strong icy breath.

"This person is strong!"

Chu Ming’s eyes slightly hardened. Bing Bufan’s overwhelming aura alone made him apprehensive, and he instinctively put up his guard.

Clouds had already appeared around Chu Ming, slowly flowing in the air, but as both men climbed, the clouds continuously broke apart.

The distance between them continued to close. In an instant, only a hundred meters remained, and Chu Ming could faintly feel the ice qi emanating from Bing Bufan.

Whoosh!

At this moment, a trace of ruthlessness flashed through Bing Bufan’s eyes. He suddenly attacked, punching with his right hand. A blue crystalline luster appeared, and countless pieces of ice fell from his fist. The blue energy, like a dragon, fiercely roared towards Chu Ming.

"Hmph!"

Chu Ming had already sensed Bing Bufan’s hostility. Since they were at the ruins of the Sect, they were bound to be enemies when it came to treasures.

Whoosh!

A minute light burst forth from Chu Ming’s sword, piercing through all the clouds around him, suddenly appearing in front of Bing Bufan’s fierce Fist Force.

Crack!

Chu Ming’s Sword Light was incredibly sharp, effortlessly piercing through Bing Bufan’s blue Fist Force. The residual Fist Force turned into a white ring of light, like a mushroom cloud, wildly expanding to the surroundings.

"Impressive Swordsmanship!"

Bing Bufan was slightly surprised. Among the younger generation, Chu Ming’s Swordsmanship was the strongest he’d seen. If it were Sword Technique, then it would be the faceless man, Leng Xiu.

Leng Xiu only practiced the Killing Saber. Even though Bing Bufan was proud, he felt ashamed in comparison. Perhaps he would surpass Leng Xiu in the future, but for now, the gap between them was vast.

Of course, this didn’t mean Chu Ming’s strength could compare with Leng Xiu’s. It was just that there were too few Sword Dao experts in the younger generation of Ice Saint Kingdom.

Whoosh!

With the help of the counterforce, Chu Ming’s speed increased even more. In just a few breaths, he entered the middle cave. As soon as he stepped inside, Chu Ming’s Blue Red Sword turned into a streak of aurora, shooting towards Bing Bufan. The air exploded, and the floating clouds scattered.

"Ice Profound Fist!"

Bing Bufan roared softly, his right hand grasping tightly, taking the form of drawing a bow. Countless strands of Ice Qi densely covered his fist. In an instant, the moisture in the air turned into solid ice, falling sparingly from the air.

Boom!

The blue Fist Force collided with the Blue Red Sword. Countless strands of Sword Force and Fist Force spread out in all directions. In midair, sword shadows multiplied, Fist Force danced wildly, shattering and reforming repeatedly. freёweɓnovel.com

Poof!

The Blue Red Sword was instantly knocked aside by Bing Bufan’s Ice Fist. After spinning in the air, it returned to Chu Ming’s hand. Reaching out with his right hand, Chu Ming lightly caught the Blue Red Sword and turned to enter the middle cave.

Watching Chu Ming’s figure disappear at the cave’s entrance, Bing Bufan breathed a sigh of relief and felt slightly annoyed. This was his first time being thwarted. In the Ice Saint Kingdom, although Leng Xiu’s strength was superior, he still had to show some respect because Bing Bufan’s master was an Inner Sect Elder, and Leng Xiu didn’t dare provoke him. Similarly, he generally avoided offending Leng Xiu.

Whoosh!

With a light tap of his foot on the edge of the nearby cave entrance, Bing Bufan changed direction and sped towards the last cave.

...

Chu Ming entered the middle cave, cautiously looking around. This cave was slightly larger than the previous one, but the layout was mostly the same. Not far from a corner, there was a dried-up Spiritual Spring.

However, Chu Ming’s gaze wasn’t on that. He focused on the center of the spring where a golden plant stood. The plant swayed its vines continuously in the wind. It wasn’t very tall, only about half a meter, with winding vines. On it were three fruits, gently swaying as if they were about to fall off at any moment.

"Is this... the Golden Essence Fruit?"

Chu Ming’s face changed, feeling slightly unsure. The Golden Essence Fruit was a sixth-level Spiritual Medicine containing immense Blood Qi. A single Golden Essence Fruit could match a three-hundred-year-old Blood Spirit Flower.

However, the Golden Essence Fruit was extremely rare. It was said that it could only be cultivated with the continuous watering of Demon Beast blood for over a decade, with only a slight chance of success. While Demon Beast blood was not hard to find, the continuous watering made it very difficult.

Chu Ming looked beside the Spiritual Spring, where there was a small pile of bone fragments. Although they had been there for a millennium, they hadn’t completely decomposed, indicating that the cave’s previous owner must have used them to water the Golden Essence Fruit.

The Golden Essence Fruit was now fully matured. Chu Ming took a deep breath and stepped lightly toward the Spiritual Spring, his eyes scanning his surroundings.

One step, two steps...

Just as he was about to reach the Golden Essence Fruit plant, and with still no sign of any movement, Chu Ming breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The Golden Essence Fruit felt cool in his hand. Despite being called a fruit, it was tiny. Chu Ming had only read about it in books; this was his first time seeing one in real life.