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第四卷 七星岛 第八百一十四章 提纯与取宝

"Master, what is this魔缘丹? I've never heard of it before," Mo Yu frowned and asked curiously.

Lin Xuan was seated cross-legged in a cave. Besides setting up the Five Ghost Soul Splitting Formation, he had also placed several layers of restrictions to prevent any unwanted intruders. After a moment's thought, Lin Xuan summoned the Corpse Demon using his divine consciousness.

Although the Corpse Demon’s arms were destroyed during their time in the Qilin Ancient Cave and hadn't been repaired yet, it could still unleash considerable power in critical moments.

Only after completing these preparations did Lin Xuan speak slowly: "Stupid girl, of course she wouldn’t have heard of魔元丹 because I was just lying to her."

"Wh-What? You lied to her?" Mo Yu's expression changed dramatically. "No way, Master. How could you tell the Snow Fox Princess that? Are you going to break your word?"

"No, of course not," Lin Xuan shook his head. "Breaking my word would be pointless. I don't need to do that. You see, this蚀心魔桃 can only be consumed by one person at a time; consuming more won’t help. Mo Yu doesn’t have a body, so if she had taken it, I could have hidden the treasure for her."

"Thank you, Master," Mo Yu's delicate face showed gratitude and a hint of blush.

"While the魔缘丹 is fake, I didn't deceive the Snow Fox Princess about its effects," Lin Xuan said thoughtfully. "You forgot about the blue Star Sea, right? After consuming this fruit, one’s cultivation might drop because it contains some harmful substance. We just need to purify it."

"Ah, that makes sense. But Master, you haven’t seen this before. This is probably speculation. Are you really sure?" Mo Yu still sounded a bit worried.

"Yes, as Muyi said, I did guess, but I'm confident about it," Lin Xuan said with confidence. He then waved his sleeve and a light beam shot out, revealing the蚀心魔桃.

Lin Xuan examined it with his divine sense before holding it in his palm and closing his eyes. The blue Star Sea began to circulate...

He was already familiar with purification techniques, so he had high hopes this time.

After half an hour, Lin Xuan opened his eyes. The fruit had shrunk to half its original size and turned a strange purple color. Next to it were piles of black powder—these must be the cause for the cultivation drop.

Lin Xuan considered discarding these useless items but decided against it after a moment's thought. He took out an jade box from his waistband, carefully placing the purified impurities inside.

Since this fruit could make cultivators lose their cultivation levels, it might have many uses in the future—far more sinister than any poison.

Lin Xuan smiled. After resting for a bit, he began purifying another蚀心魔桃.

Jiake stood at the entrance of the cave, her beautiful face showing some concern.

Could the魔缘丹 be successfully refined?

She was now somewhat anxious.

Suddenly, the demon fog in front started to shake. Jiake raised her head and saw that the fog had parted to reveal a passage about ten feet wide.

A flash of white light, Lin Xuan flew in front of them.

"How did it go?" Jiake moved gracefully, showing some eagerness on her face.

"Ha ha, Princess, don’t worry. I fulfilled my mission," Lin Xuan said as he threw an purple fruit to her.

"What is this?"

Jiake examined the fruit carefully but frowned, looking puzzled.

It was understandable; a purified demon fruit didn't look like a spiritual pill at all.

"Do not doubt it, Muyi will know if I lied."

"Really?"

"Yes!" Lin Xuan's face showed genuine sincerity.

"But you can’t keep this for too long. You must consume it within half a month or its effects will be greatly reduced," Lin Xuan said with a smile as he explained to her.

Jiake still had some doubts, but she couldn't test anything now and didn't think the other party would dare deceive her; otherwise, the Snow Fox Clan wouldn’t suffer in silence.

She nodded and took out an jade box from her chest. She placed the fruit inside and then attached two restriction talismans to it.

"Can I take the treasure now?"

"You may proceed," Jiake said with a smile. "Thank you, Princess."

Lin Xuan bowed and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the ancient tree. Seeing his figure, Jiake hesitated but finally sighed and followed silently.

If it were just an ordinary early-stage Immortal Body cultivator, she might have broken her word, but Lin Xuan's displayed power made her wary. It was better not to create unnecessary complications.

Soon they flew to a height of over fifty feet. The face on the tree reappeared. Lin Xuan waved his sleeve and a light beam shot out, transforming into a ten-foot-long green hand with hooked fingers, reaching for the demon eye舍利.

However, the face on the tree opened its mouth and spat out an umber beam, slicing at the green hand.

Lin Xuan didn’t show any surprise. All living things could cultivate, but plants were particularly difficult. This ancient tree had existed for countless millennia; it was not strange that its spirit awareness had developed.

With a flick of his fingers, a sword energy shot out, deflecting the umber beam. The green hand continued to grab fiercely.

Swoosh, vines flew from somewhere and formed a net in front of the green hand. Lin Xuan's eyebrows rose as he finally showed some ferocity on his face.

He opened his mouth and spat out a green flame.

The fire turned into a small bird about a foot long with wings that flapped forward.

Trees feared fire, especially since Lin Xuan’s poison flames were no joke. Upon contact, the vines retreated like they had met their match.

But the tree didn’t give up. A black light ball shot out from its trunk and rapidly expanded into a wind dragon.

"I know you have developed your spirit awareness and can understand human speech. Give me the demon eye舍利 willingly; I will not harm you because of your cultivation efforts."

Before Lin Xuan could finish, a sharp beam flew from his sleeve, slicing the wind dragon in half.

Green Fire Sword!

In terms of offensive power, this treasure was even stronger than the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring.

The ancient tree showed fear and didn’t want to纠缠 with Lin Xuan. The green hand swooped down, grasping the demon eye舍利 firmly.

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