After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 25 Yunyuan Fruit

"Shen San, is there any news about Shen Xu?" Shen Guangjian asked.

"I heard he went out to gain experience."

Where did you go?

"I'm not entirely sure, but his good friend Wu Qi went to Cui Ling Lake a while ago and came back looking very sad."

"what happened?"

"I heard that Shen Xu went to Cui Ling Lake to comprehend the Dao, but he happened to be caught in the once-in-a-decade torrential rain a few days ago, and is said to have drowned."

"What evidence do you have?"

Wu Qi found fragments of Shen Xu's clothing by the lake.

"What about his sword?" Shen Guangjian asked, frowning.

"It's probably already sunk to the bottom of the lake."

Why didn't you tell me about something so important sooner!

"Young Master, you said not to interfere with Shen Xu for the time being, and who would dare to disturb you while you are in seclusion practicing your sword!"

“You still have the nerve to talk back? That sword is very important. Immediately send people to Emerald Spirit Lake to find it. Tell everyone that we are looking for Shen Xu’s body so that he can return to his homeland,” Shen Guangjian said thoughtfully.

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The Crimson Valley is not small, and the Wind Leopard Forest is one of the more remote areas. Beyond the Wind Leopard Forest, it is probably the territory of demonic beasts. A single Wind Leopard had almost killed him several times, so Shen Xu dared not go any deeper. Therefore, he was currently traveling laterally along the edge of the Wind Leopard Forest.

The reason he is still wandering around the Crimson Valley is that he is about to run out of Qi-Nourishing Pills and is on the verge of breaking through. So he is thinking about whether he can find some rare and precious natural treasures rich in vital energy in the Crimson Valley so that he can break through to the sixth level of Qi Nourishing and then return to the sect.

After all, no one in Cuiyun Mountain would give him Qi-Nourishing Pills so he could break through in peace. With his cultivation talent, without Qi-Nourishing Pills, who knows when he would break through. He might as well try his luck here.

He did consider going back to find Wind Leopard, but when he thought about how carefree he was when he left Wind Leopard Forest, it seemed inappropriate to go back and rob him again, so he gave up the idea. Sure enough, he had to jump into the pit he dug himself.

However, he wasn't without a goal in mind. When he was in the outer sect's steward's hall, he heard that there was a very secluded place in the Crimson Valley where the Spirit Monkey clan lived. Their favorite thing was to use various fruits and Spirit-Nourishing Fruit to brew a very delicious fruit wine rich in vital energy, which was called Spirit Monkey Wine.

If you drink enough of it, it can even help you break through to a higher realm. However, the production is extremely rare, and most of it is taken by the elders of various sects.

However, those monkeys are very clever. They will hide the wine in what they consider to be secluded places in the valley. Sometimes they even forget where they hid the wine. If someone is lucky enough to find a jar, they will make a fortune.

Shen Xu naturally didn't think he would be so lucky as to find a jar of Yuanhou Wine while walking around, so his goal wasn't Yuanhou Wine, but rather the Yunyuan Fruit that the monkeys used to brew wine.

As its name suggests, the Yuan-Nourishing Fruit is a fruit rich in vital energy and is also the main ingredient for refining the Yuan-Nourishing Pill.

The Nourishing Essence Pill is a superior pill to the Nourishing Qi Pill. The vital energy contained in the Nourishing Essence Pill is more easily converted into vital energy in the cultivator's dantian, and the amount of vital energy in it is also much higher than that in the Nourishing Qi Pill. Therefore, truly wealthy people directly consume the Nourishing Essence Pill. All medicines have some degree of toxicity, and no one wants to consume too many Nourishing Qi Pills.

Similarly, the Yuan-Nourishing Fruit, the main ingredient of the Yuan-Nourishing Pill, naturally has the same effect, only its conversion efficiency is not as high as that of the Yuan-Nourishing Pill. But this is enough for Shen Xu; as long as he can obtain a few Yuan-Nourishing Fruits, he can attempt to break through directly.

The key issue now is that he doesn't know how to find the location of the monkeys. Blood Valley isn't very big, but it's not small either. If he continues to search aimlessly, he will only waste time. So Shen Xu set his sights on the other people who came here for the trial.

Since Crimson Valley is still quite dangerous for lower-ranking disciples of various sects, most people who come here travel in groups so they can help each other if they encounter danger.

People like Shen Xu, who dare to venture in alone, are usually very confident in their abilities. So, everyone he encountered along the way avoided him. After all, there are no strict rules in Blood Valley, and it's common for people to kill and rob each other at the slightest provocation.

After searching almost the entire Crimson Valley, Shen Xu finally found a target: two men and one woman, whose clothing did not indicate they were from the Green Bamboo Sword Sect.

By eavesdropping on their conversation, he discovered that they were there to retrieve Yuanhou Wine for an elder from their sect. The girl was the elder's junior, and the two boys were her bodyguards.

This was exactly what Shen Xu wanted, as he was just worried about not being able to find the monkeys! He had searched almost the entire Crimson Valley but hadn't found a single monkey, making him start to doubt whether the rumors were true.

He hung at a distance behind them, wanting to see where the monkeys could hide, but he didn't dare get too close. The two boys weren't weak, and he wouldn't have much of an advantage in a fight. Besides, he only intended to find the location of the Spirit Monkeys and didn't want to get into conflict with anyone else.

Following the river through the valley, they had reached a deep part of the Crimson Valley, which made Shen Xu's heart pound. "I seem to have overlooked something. If those monkeys are very strong, wouldn't I be courting death?"

But having already come this far, turning back would be too much of a loss, so Shen Xu quickened his pace, closing the distance between himself and the three. This area was dangerous, so it was better for him to stay close. Fortunately, the three ahead didn't notice that someone was following them.

After some time, Shen Xu saw the three of them stop in front of a waterfall hidden in a dense forest. He quickly headed in that direction, but when he arrived, he found that the three of them had disappeared.

"Strange! I clearly saw them stop right here." Shen Xu, who was crouching on a tree, frowned as he looked at the thick fog that stretched out in front of him like a heavy cloud, and the huge waterfall cascading down behind the fog.

Looking at the waterfall that seemed to conceal something, Shen Xu abandoned the idea of ​​going forward to investigate. He sat on a tree branch, leaning against the trunk, intending to observe the area for a while. He wasn't mistaken; the three people had indeed stopped here, so there must be some mystery hidden in this place.

With his eyes closed, feeling the abundant moisture around him, Shen Xu stretched out his palm, letting a white mist envelop his hand. The mist then flowed down the tree trunk, merging with the mist that permeated the area around the waterfall.

He felt a sense of ease, like a fish entering the sea, and suddenly felt as if he could completely control the surrounding mist. Unfortunately, it was just an illusion. He could still only use the white mist that was infused with his vital energy to manipulate the very few mists around his tentacles.