After a short while, Ling Feng entered the lair of the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python without any obstacles.
Around the lair, there was a thick layer of poisonous miasma. Ordinary martial artists who approached carelessly and inhaled the miasma would likely suffer severe decay and death.
Even if one protected oneself with True Qi, it was doubtful they could endure in such an environment for long.
However, this poisonous miasma was practically non-existent to Ling Feng.
Over the years, Ling Feng had tasted numerous herbs and had developed a body immune to all poisons, making the poisonous miasma incapable of harming even a single hair on him.
The lair of the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python was extremely dark and damp.
Ling Feng dared not waste time. He continued deeper along the passageway of the lair, and after turning a corner, he saw a purple glow illuminating an area within the dark cave, filling it with a mysterious aura.
"This is the Heaven and Earth Strange Fruit guarded by the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python!"
Excitement surged in Ling Feng’s heart. Zi Feng on his shoulder was staring intently at the purple halo and exclaimed, "Wow, what a treasure, it really is a great item!"
"This seems to be the legendary Purple Luo Creation Fruit!" Ling Feng’s eyes lit up. Regardless of whether it was used directly for refinement or for alchemy, this kind of Heaven and Earth Strange Fruit was an extremely cherished treasure for martial artists.
Following the light purple light source, Ling Feng walked step by step towards it. He saw a vine as thick as a human arm coiling around the stone walls, about the height of a person. At the top of the vine hung a purple fruit the size of a pear.
The faint purple light was emitted from this purple fruit, sparkling and translucent, with a gentle fragrance permeating the area, causing one’s mouth to water and saliva to flow.
"It really is a Purple Luo Creation Fruit!"
Ling Feng took a deep sniff. Apart from the smell of earth in the air, his nostrils were filled with the fragrance of the Purple Luo Creation Fruit. Just the scent made the seven meridians inside Ling Feng’s body start to stir.
"Gurgle..." Zi Feng’s mouth watered so much that he was about to pounce and take a bite, but fortunately, Ling Feng was quick to grab him; otherwise, Zi Feng might have taken the lead.
"This Purple Luo Creation Fruit is of great use to me."
Ling Feng glanced at Zi Feng and pursed his lips, saying, "After a while, we’ll kill that Fifth-Rank Demon Beast, and you can absorb its lifespan."
"Okay." Zi Feng slurped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. This kind of Heaven and Earth Strange Fruit contained terrifying Nature’s spiritual energy and held a fatal attraction for elemental life forms like Zi Feng.
Excitedly rubbing his hands together, Ling Feng stepped away from the muddy ground and approached the thick vine. He then realized that the vine was almost as large as a human thigh. Its roots continually absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Energy, no wonder it could nurture a Heaven Seizing Creation called "Purple Luo Creation Fruit."
"Goodness, this must be at least eight hundred years old."
Ling Feng took a deep breath. The Purple Luo Creation Fruit was purple with a hint of light red, indicating it was about to ripen.
The Sky Swallowing Dragon Python had waited painfully for eight hundred years, and just as the treasure was about to mature, it was now being casually taken by Ling Feng.
If the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python could talk, it would definitely scream: "Damn it!"
"This time, it is really a huge profit!" Ling Feng looked down at the ground where there was a small puddle filled with pale purple liquid. This was the Purple Luo Spirit Liquid secreted during the growth of the Purple Luo Creation Fruit.
Indeed, the reason why the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python had evolved to the Fifth Rank was closely related to this Purple Luo Spirit Liquid.
Ling Feng casually scooped some up. The Purple Luo Spirit Liquid was slightly viscous and emitted an enticing fragrance, containing a massive amount of Spiritual Energy, which could also be used directly to increase cultivation.
"Ha ha, huge profit!"
Ling Feng scooped up a handful of Purple Luo Spirit Liquid with his hand and gulped it down. His body heated up slightly as the Spiritual Energy dispersed within him, almost breaking through his Eighth Meridian.
"This kind of good stuff can’t be saved!"
Ling Feng immediately took out every bottle and jar he carried, and scooped up all the Purple Luo Spirit Liquid in the pool. In the end, when he couldn’t carry any more, he and Zi Feng drank their fill. After taking every last drop of the Spiritual Liquid with them, he felt utterly satisfied and turned his attention to the Purple Luo Creation Fruit.
"If it can be transplanted into Elder Yan’s Spiritual Medicine Garden, once the Purple Luo Creation Fruit fully matures, the effect of the Elixirs refined from it will definitely increase by several times."
Ling Feng thought for a moment, then took out the Universal Annihilation Sword and sliced open the soil. He carefully dug out the root system of the Purple Luo Creation Fruit and even shoveled away a large amount of the soil, storing it all in the Spirit Storage Ring.
He believed that transplanting the Purple Luo Creation Fruit in a few days would likely keep it alive.
Even if he was unlucky, it wouldn’t be a loss to just pluck the Purple Luo Creation Fruit and eat it.
Ling Feng uprooted the Purple Luo Creation Fruit, making sure that not a single valuable thing was left behind, and then left feeling completely satisfied.
With just that Purple Luo Spirit Liquid, he could definitely reach Qi Condensation Ten Layers, which meant opening ten meridians in a short period of time!
By then, he could come back and take care of the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python, take its Demon Core, and claim his share of the mysterious reward!
Walking along the steep cliff, Ling Feng returned the same way he had come. He found a secluded cave and started to cultivate with the Purple Luo Spirit Liquid at full power!
The two A-class Disciples who had been severely tricked by Ling Feng were being pursued by the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python. After several clashes, both were bloody and tattered, barely escaping death at the beast’s hands.
"If I knew who threw that stone, I’d flay his skin and pull his tendons!"
The man with the dark face on the left shouted angrily.
"Brother Lei, that demon is really powerful. We’d better split up and run. As for who it chooses to chase, let’s leave it to fate," another A-class Disciple gritted his teeth.
"That’s the only way then, Brother Wang — sorry to trouble you!"
The man surnamed Lei’s eyes flashed with a cold light. The next moment, he actually slapped his companion, surnamed Wang, sending him flying towards the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python.
"Lei Lingyun, you dare to use such a dirty trick!"
The man surnamed Wang shouted as he saw himself about to be swallowed by the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python.
Fortunately, the man surnamed Wang was no ordinary man; he immediately twisted his body, slashed at the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python with his sword, then turned and fled in the other direction.
The Sky Swallowing Dragon Python roared in pain and charged after the man surnamed Wang.
"Heh heh, Brother Wang, have a good time playing with the Sky Swallowing Dragon Python, ha ha ha!" Lei Lingyun laughed uproariously.
It turns out, this person was the sworn brother mentioned by He Zhongjie, Lei Lingyun!