Chapter 961

Outside this area, many cultivators had already gathered. They had completely surrounded this area. There was no way news of the Mortal Yuan Fruit would spread.

All cultivators or mortals who tried to leave this place to spread the news would be killed mercilessly.

There were over ten Primal Core experts in front of this group of cultivators. Although there were many peak Primal Core experts here, these people were the most special.

The youth who had gone to Zhang Village to question Zi Chen and Zhang Feng was also among them. He was one of the leaders of the Martial Heaven Alliance, but amongst these people, he could only stand at the back. His status was clearly the lowest.

The group of fourteen people looked at the endless mountain forest. They didn't immediately enter. Instead, they stood there as if they were waiting for something.

These fourteen people, including the cultivators behind them, had all been transferred from the Martial Heaven Alliance. At this time, they were under the command of only one power: the five elements.

"Senior apprentice-brother, is the spirit really coming?" asked the youth beside him.

"Of course. Otherwise, why would we be waiting here? We'd have long since gone in." The person beside him was a Houtian expert.

"It's just for the Mortal Yuan Fruit. We already have Xiantian experts here, and there are so many Houtian experts. Could it be that the spirit is still worried and wants to personally come?" asked the youth.

The Houtian expert lowered his voice. "I'm not too sure either. But there's news that there's a problem on the ancient trial path. The spirit is in urgent need of a breakthrough before entering battle."

"What kind of problem could there be on the ancient trial path?"

Just as the two of them were whispering, a powerful aura appeared on the horizon. Everyone turned to look and saw a ball of flame appear in the sky.

This ball of flame was a figure. It was the Huo family's spirit body. These cultivators were all waiting here under the command of the Huo family's spirit body.

"Have you found the Mortal Yuan Fruit?" asked the Huo family's spirit body coldly.

The youth stepped forward and respectfully said, "We've found it, but it's not ripe yet."

"How long will it take?" asked the Huo Ling.

"About two months," replied the youth.

"Two months is enough. Bring me over to take a look. Then clear the area. No cultivators or humans are allowed to enter within fifty miles," said the Huo Ling.

"Yes."

Under the youth's guidance, the group of fifteen cultivators flew toward the Mortal Yuan Fruit.

Among the fifteen people, there was one Fire Spirit, four Connate Realm warriors, and the rest were Acquired Realm warriors. All of them were Complete Primal Core Realm warriors.

This was an extremely terrifying team of Dan Essence cultivators. It was obvious that they were determined to obtain the Mortal Essence Fruit. This was the eastern continent, and the Fire Family of the Five Elements was the most powerful family here. The Fire Family's supposedly invincible spiritual body had already appeared in the world, and it seemed that no one could compete with them.

However, just in case, there were still cultivators guarding this area. From now until the Mortal Essence Fruit appeared, no one was allowed to enter or leave this area.

They didn't say anything along the way. They went straight for the Mortal Yuan Fruits. Along the way, the other Core Cores saw the scale of the Martial Heaven Alliance, and their expressions changed.

"My Lord, the Mortal Energy Fruit is just ahead."

The young man brought the group to a deep valley. The valley was 055 meters deep and surrounded by mountains, but it was completely bare.

The moment they arrived, they could feel that the space here was extremely unstable. The distorted space power had been wreaking havoc.

The Mortal Energy Fruit was located in the deepest part of the deep valley. The spatial distortion here was even more severe, and the power of the natural order was surging.

When they had been in the air, they hadn't noticed anything strange about this place. But once they landed, they sensed it.

At the center of the deep valley, they could vaguely see a small green tree. There were three dots of light on that small tree. They seemed to be the Mortal Energy Fruit.

Huo Ling looked around and nodded. "Correct, space is twisting on its own, and there is also the appearance of the natural order. That's a sign that the Mortal Energy Fruit hasn't ripened yet. However, once it ripens, the Mortal Energy Fruit will absorb that natural order. At that time, there will be energy fluctuations. If the Mortal Energy Fruit isn't plucked within a day, it will naturally fall off and disappear. The Mortal Energy Fruit Tree will also disappear."

This was clearly a secret that the others didn't know about. They just listened quietly.

The Mortal Energy Fruit wouldn't appear in the same place. That was because once the Mortal Energy Fruit fell off, the Mortal Energy Fruit Tree would also disappear.

Now that they saw the Mortal Energy Fruit, Huo Ling was relieved. Their group had come with a great momentum, and they had no intention of hiding themselves. So there were quite a few cultivators following them.

These people only knew about the Mortal Energy Fruit, but they didn't know where the real Mortal Energy Fruit was. They only found out after following them.

But so what if they knew about the Mortal Energy Fruit? The group of cultivators had bitter expressions on their faces. They already couldn't resist the Xiantian Realm cultivators, but they didn't expect the Spiritual Body to come as well. The Spiritual Body was known to be invincible. Even cultivators of higher realms couldn't suppress it. Who else in the same realm could?

The fiery man retracted his gaze and glanced at the cultivators in the distance. A cold smile appeared on his face. "Stay here for a month. When the Mortal Energy Fruit is about to ripen, I'll give you five days to clear this place."

The group of people answered respectfully. Then, they stopped and waited.

There were no more battles in this area. It was completely quiet. However, the air was filled with Qi, and it was becoming more and more oppressive. The refugees didn't leave, but they went out regularly.

They had to find food. Eating and drinking for free wasn't a long-term solution.

With Zi Chen's help, Bing 'er's cultivation level had increased to the Xiantian Realm. It was easier for her to deal with the ferocious beasts. She took out many things like magic every time. The refugees had already accepted the fact that she was a cultivator.

During this time, Zhang Feng went out once. Then, he returned with a gloomy face.

"Zi Chen, something happened." It was obvious that Zhang Feng's expression was extremely ugly.

"What happened?" Zi Chen opened his eyes and glanced at Zhang Feng indifferently.

"This place has been extremely quiet recently. It's because a group of powerful cultivators came. With this group of powerful cultivators here, the others didn't make a move."

Zi Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Powerful cultivators? How powerful are they? Xiantian Realm cultivators."

Zhang Feng said, "Not only Xiantian Realm cultivators, but even the invincible Spiritual Body came."

"Spiritual Body." Zi Chen's eyes immediately flashed. He asked, "Which Spiritual Body?"

Zhang Feng sighed and said, "Who else could it be? Of course, it's the Huo Family, the ruler of this continent. Apart from the Huo Family's Spiritual Body, there are also a few Xiantian Realm cultivators. I'm afraid there's nothing for us to do with the Mortal Energy Fruit."

Zhang Feng had been hiding here for decades for the Mortal Energy Fruit. Now that such a powerful cultivator had come, he was extremely unwilling.

Zi Chen's slightly agitated emotions slowly calmed down, but he was still cheering in his heart. Back when he was surrounded by the aristocratic families and almost died, he couldn't find a chance to repay them. Now that the Spiritual Body had come, it was obviously a chance for him to do so.

The Five Elements Aristocratic Families were big families. Fighting for resources and killing people wouldn't hurt them at all. Only killing the Spiritual Body would cause them to be more superior than others. There weren't many of them in the aristocratic families, and they would definitely be heartbroken if they killed one.

Seeing Zhang Feng's expression, Zi Chen asked, "How many Mortal Energy Fruits are there?"

Zi Chen hadn't asked this question because it wasn't necessary. No matter how many Mortal Energy Fruits there were, he was determined to get them. However, with the appearance of the Spiritual Body, Zi Chen asked this question.

"I'm not sure yet, but I can see three light spots, so there should be three."

"Three."

Zi Chen said, "Then you should rest assured. The other Spiritual Bodies will naturally fight for the three Mortal Energy Fruits. When the time comes, you might have a chance to get them too."

Zhang Feng looked at Zi Chen's expression and suddenly became strange. Zi Chen asked, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

"The Huo Family is the ruler of this continent, so only the Huo Family Spiritual Body will appear, and it's the only one," Zhang Feng said.

"The only one?" Zi Chen, who had some understanding of the major forces, sneered. "Not necessarily."

Then, he emphasized, "The Spiritual Body is not invincible."

Zhang Feng didn't agree with this point of view. He said, "The Spiritual Body has never been defeated since it was born. Only a high-level Spiritual Body can defeat the Spiritual Body."

Zi Chen smiled. It seemed that what happened on the ancient road hadn't spread out yet.

In the deep valley where the Mortal Energy Fruits were located, the distortion in the surrounding space was even more intense. However, the power of the rules in the depths of the valley was much weaker. Moreover, the three glowing spots were even more obvious. One could vaguely see three dark green Mortal Energy Fruits.

The fifteen people of the Martial Heaven Alliance were seated around the valley. On this day, Huo Ling opened his eyes.

Just as he opened his eyes, the others also opened their eyes. Huo Ling said, "I'll give you five days. Finish this quickly."

The fourteen of them all stood. One of the Xiantian experts asked, "How many mortal villages are there within fifty miles of this place?"

"Don't leave a single one alive." Huo Ling frowned slightly. Even the life and death of ants had to be questioned.

"Yes."

The fourteen of them spread out in all directions. Their goal was to chase away all the lifeforms within fifty miles. Other than humans, that naturally included beasts.

The first ones to bear the brunt of the clearing were the distant cultivators. They were all looking for a chance to fish in troubled waters.

The battle instantly broke out. With the Xiantian experts attacking, the battle was completely one-sided. Some of the slower cultivators were mercilessly killed.

Originally, the many cultivators had scattered like a mob as soon as the battle began.

The cultivators could flee, but the mortals were unable to. The mortals that were lucky enough to survive once more suffered devastating blows.

"Oh, interesting. There are actually people bored enough to care about the life and death of those ants."

A Houtian Realm martial artist arrived in the sky above Zhang Village. On his way here, he had also destroyed Liu Village. There were still some mortals who were lucky enough to survive, but all of them had been killed. When he saw the huge light shield that was obviously held up by a cultivator, a hint of ridicule appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He stood in the air, looking down at the barrier. "Break!"

A huge palm descended from the sky, covering the sun. An extremely vast and terrifying aura surged from it.

The villagers within the barrier were filled with terror when they saw this palm descending from the sky. Panicked cries rang out.

"Bang."