million or it will be too late. Later I'll ask Ge Master for mercy, perhaps he can spare your life."Ye Bufan said, "You're overthinking it. I have a habit, once I get my hands on money, I never give...Xiangxi is one of the regions in China that evokes a sense of mystery for many people. Many have heard about the legends of Xiangxi's Three Evils: the art of corpse-running, sorcery, and the women of Luohua Cave.

Although the economy here is relatively backward, the natural scenery is excellent. The mountains and rivers are picturesque, and countless tourists come here every year to travel and sightsee.

Ye Bufan landed at the airport in Xiangxi City and then took a car to the suburbs, where he entered the vast expanse of the Wanshan Mountains alone.

According to his plan, he wanted to find the soul-awakening grass in the mountains himself so that he could directly revive Wang Xue'ning without having a conflict with the Shangguan family.

It's a pity that Xiangxi is too large geographically, with too many mountains. Although he has divine awareness, he can only cover a radius of 50 meters within his reach.

But three days passed, and still not even half of it was finished, nor had the shadow of the awakening grass been found.

However, the harvest was still quite rich. In three days, he discovered countless rare medicinal herbs, piling them up into a mountain in his storage ring.

Early the fourth morning, Ye Bufan had a simple breakfast and then began wandering around in the mountains again.

He is now completely deep in the mountains, a totally natural environment. All kinds of wild animals roam around, not even a single human shadow can be seen.

After walking for a while, he collected some rare medicinal herbs one after another. Suddenly, a strong fragrance wafted over.

Ye Bufan's expression froze, this was the fragrance of a treasure maturing.

A medicinal herb capable of emitting such a rich aroma must be extraordinary, even if it isn't the soul-awakening grass, it's definitely a valuable treasure.

Thinking about this, he followed the scent forward. He passed through two small groves of trees and came to the foot of a mountain.

In the distance, he could hear voices ahead. He slowly stopped his steps, surprised to find someone here.

Ye Bufan restrained his aura, inching forward bit by bit.

With his current cultivation level, coupled with the light-footed technique of the Divine Dragon Stepping Heaven, he walks silently without a sound. If he deliberately hides, it would be very difficult for others to find him.

He quietly climbed up a lush, leafy tree and looked down.

Ahead stood a towering mountain that reached into the clouds. At its base lay a pool of water, about a hundred meters in diameter. The water was deep and unfathomable, yet it was as smooth as a mirror.

At the foot of a small mountain opposite the water tank, there was a tiny cave. Inside the cave grew a very strange little tree.

It was described as strange because the sapling had no branches or leaves, only a bare trunk, yet on it grew five bright red fruits. The fragrance came from these fruits.

"Mysterious Yin Red Fruit"

Ye Bufan was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected to encounter this here.

This kind of jujube fruit is absolutely an extremely rare spiritual medicine, its value not being less than that of a thousand-year-old sun ginseng.

It has excellent enhancement effects, especially for those practicing Yin attribute cultivation techniques.

He took a closer look. At this moment, the 5 fruits were almost red, but there was still a touch of green. It seemed that they were very close to being fully ripe.

Once the green has completely faded, it is completely mature.

He has already made up his mind that as soon as the fruit is ripe, he will pick it.

He then turned his gaze to the edge of the pond, where three figures stood: a woman and two men.

After seeing the woman, he was slightly taken aback. It turned out to be an old acquaintance, Yin Sanniao of the Yinji Sect.

Those two, one bald and the other with a big beard, both reeked of the Yinji sect's aura. They seemed to be remnants of the Yinji sect.

Yin Sanniang stood by the pool, her eyes gleaming with greed as she gazed at the five crimson fruits.

"Big brother, second brother, this is the Xuan Yin Zhu Guo I told you about. As long as we hold this top-grade spirit herb in our hands, our cultivation will immediately break through the current bottleneck."

"When I reach the level of a master mage, I'll skin that bastard Ye alive!"

Seeing this woman mention that she hated him so much her teeth were grinding, Ye Bufan couldn't help but laugh. It seemed like this woman had truly brought herself to hate him to the extreme.

The bald man glanced at Yin Sanniang, and said with a lecherous face: "We are all family, so why be so polite After the matter is done, you accompany our two brothers to have some fun."

After he finished speaking, the bearded man let out a lewd laugh as well.

Yin Sanniang said coquettishly: “Rest assured, two senior brothers. As long as you help me get the Xuan Yin Zhu Guo, your little sister will definitely make sure you have a great time.”

"Later, she added, "Both of you senior brothers, last time I happened to come here, I discovered that there is a yin snake inside this pond. That beast is very powerful, we still need to be careful."

"Don't worry, little sister. This time I'm well-prepared. No matter how powerful that thing is, I can just blow it to smithereens."

After finishing his words, the bearded man grabbed a large backpack and opened it. Inside, he took out numerous identical firearms.

The bald man reached out and picked up a sword, saying: "With this, we won't be afraid of even a snake."

Hearing several voices, Ye Bufan swept his divine sense into the pool. As a general rule, places with treasures would have strange beasts guarding them, it seems this place is no exception.

The pond was very deep, his divine sense only had a range of 50 meters, and he didn't even scan the bottom of the pond.

Although he didn't see the venomous serpent they spoke of, Ye Bufan felt a tremendous amount of pressure.

He was secretly startled. Such a long distance could bring him such immense pressure. It seemed this dark serpent was stronger than the three-eyed thunder snake he had encountered before, definitely a powerful monster.

However, he did not remind Yin San Niang and the others that the remnants of the Yinji Sect were notorious for their evil deeds. Feeding the big snake would have saved them trouble in the long run.

Let those few serve as bait to draw the attention of the Yin Snake. Then I'll go collect the Xuan Yin Zhu Fruit myself.

Just as he was withdrawing his divine sense, he inadvertently discovered something unusual in the grass.

There was another person hiding there as well, if one didn't have a keen sense of perception, they wouldn't be able to find him at all.

This is a girl who is about 20 years old. She's not very tall, about 1 meter 65.

Wearing a black Miao minority costume, she is very beautiful. Her round cheeks have a bit of baby fat, making her look extremely cute.

Ye Bufan smiled faintly. This girl was also here waiting to be the sparrow, it seemed that many people had set their sights on the Xuan Yin Zhu Guo.

Over this short period, the aroma in the air grew increasingly rich, and the green on the Xuan Yin Zhu Guo gradually faded. It was almost ripe.

At the same time, the originally tranquil water surface suddenly churned like boiling water, and then a huge black shadow rose up from it.

Seeing this scene, everyone present was shocked. The shadow was so huge that even though only half its body was visible above the water, it was more than ten meters tall, as high as a 34-story building.

Such a gigantic creature, Yin San Niang and the three others standing opposite it were as small as ants.

Ye Bufan was secretly astonished. This guy was indeed a formed demon beast, definitely much more powerful than that three-eyed thunder snake. It seemed that he had eaten a lot of Xuan Yin Zhu fruit in his daily life.

"Damn, it's so big."

Although the man with a big beard had made some preparations beforehand, the scale of that venomous snake was clearly beyond his expectations, and it still startled him.

The bald man said, "So what if it's bigger Just kill it."

After he finished speaking, he pulled the trigger on the Yin Snake's massive head. if this gets out, his reputation will be ruined by you."Shut up!"To everyone's surprise, Chu Yun, who had been silent all along, suddenly jumped out, his face full of righteous indignation."Don't tal...