Hearing this, Wei Lin’s face grew even uglier.
He had not expected to be mocked by Long Chen. This time, he had completely lost face!
But, he could only force himself to say, "What’s there to be proud of? You just got lucky."
"If it weren’t for your fluke discovery of its weakness, your end wouldn’t have been any better. You probably wouldn’t even have the chance to stand here and talk."
"Unfortunately for you, there are no ’what ifs’."
Long Chen gave a faint smile. "That hit you took from the Giant Poisonous Scorpion must have been extremely unpleasant."
"You..."
This time, Wei Lin was rendered speechless by Long Chen’s retort.
Seeing this, Lin Feifei shook her head slightly, seemingly disappointed with Wei Lin’s behavior.
Wei Lin caught the look on her face.
He felt too ashamed to face Lin Feifei and could only bury his frustration. All he could do now was hope for a chance to redeem himself in front of her later.
Noticing the awkwardness, Dong Xuan could only laugh dryly. "Alright, we are all fellow sect members. Let’s just let this go. There’s no need to discuss it further."
"Let’s continue onward and see if we can find some opportunities."
"Otherwise, all the opportunities will be snatched up by others. Are we, the Guiyuan Academy, to return empty-handed again?"
"If that happens, our Guiyuan Academy will remain a laughingstock."
Hearing this, the disciples of Guiyuan Academy composed themselves and continued to follow Dong Xuan.
Meanwhile, Long Chen’s mind was still fixated on the Restoring Tendon Grass. He had no clue where it could be found, and despite his anxiety, he didn’t know where to begin his search.
They crossed through the forest and finally arrived at a more open area. The surroundings were quiet; aside from their own group from Guiyuan Academy, no one else was in sight.
"Look over there," Long Chen said, pointing.
Everyone immediately turned to look where he was pointing, and shock appeared on all their faces. High up on a cliff grew a towering tree bearing five golden fruits, which twinkled with a faint golden glow.
Because it was growing so high up, it was hard to notice anything special about the place without looking carefully.
Dong Xuan’s gaze was fixed intently on the golden fruits.
Finally, his pupils constricted, and his voice filled with excitement, "These fruits are enveloped in golden light and emit such a refreshing fragrance. If I’m not mistaken, these should be the Heaven Reaching Fruit!"
"Heaven Reaching Fruit?!"
At Dong Xuan’s words, everyone’s eyes widened, their excitement mounting.
Only Long Chen remained calm.
He looked at Dong Xuan in confusion. "Brother Dong, what’s so special about this Heaven Reaching Fruit?"
Before Dong Xuan could respond, Wei Lin scoffed, "You’re so sheltered you don’t even know what the Heaven Reaching Fruit is."
His tone was full of contempt as he continued, "I really don’t know why Senior Uncle would accept someone like you into our Guiyuan Academy. You’re simply lowering our standards."
"Second Junior Brother!" Dong Xuan looked back at Wei Lin.
Seeing that Dong Xuan had spoken, Wei Lin had no choice but to stop. Though arrogant and conceited, he fortunately tended to listen to Dong Xuan. Otherwise, no one here could really keep Wei Lin in line.
Consuming these Heaven Reaching Fruit would be of great benefit to their Cultivation.
Dong Xuan proposed, "We’d best secure them now before any other powers discover this place."
"Alright!"
At Dong Xuan’s words, everyone sprang into action, leaping high up toward the cliff.
The golden fruits grew at the very top of the cliff, which by a rough visual estimate was at least a hundred meters high!
Climbing up there to get the Heaven-reaching Fruit was a true test of one’s Qinggong.
The disciples of Guiyuan Academy weren’t exceptionally powerful, but their Qinggong was excellent. Their movements were as swift and light as swallows, and they timed their jumps with precision, finding the perfect foothold with every leap.
Long Chen followed closely behind.
But just as he was halfway up, he suddenly felt a strong sense of danger approaching.