Volume 1 Lin Yuan Chapter 6: Dao Fruit
Several young hunters who wanted to have some fun dispersed as if they had been pardoned.
When the sudden change fell into the eyes of the bystanders, everyone realized that the fastest swordsman in Huangpo Village is still the fastest swordsman. Even if he cannot become an immortal, even if he fails and falls, this fact will not change for the time being.
Wang Chen calmed himself down, holding a sharp hunting knife in his backhand, and lying on the jujube tree like a madman, but his eyes were wandering, examining the tree carefully.
As early as two days ago, he also made this date tree a key target for inspection, but found nothing.
The old bark is covered with bumps and scars, and broken branches are visible to the naked eye. Some of them have obviously been broken not long ago, revealing the broken ends that are still green, which are the traces of the playful children of Huangpo Village climbing up and down.
An old man in the village once said that this jujube tree was struck by lightning fifty years ago. The middle of the trunk is hollow, large enough to accommodate a person. Wang Chen used to play in it when he was a child. Naturally, Wang Chen had to explore this place.
Nothing was found.
What opportunities would there be for an ordinary old date tree growing in such a conspicuous place without any natural obstacles?
"Since the opportunity is right here, I'll stay here and not leave." Wang Chen made up his mind.
He understood that because the opportunity had not yet arrived, his supernatural powers were unable to determine the detailed information of the opportunity, so everything was unknown.
They took out some dried meat from their arms, and then, one big and one small, a man and a spirit, lay or sat on the tree trunk, gnawing on the dried meat, feeling the passage of time inexplicably.
"Even if I die, I will die here."
He wanted to see what this opportunity that needed to be explored was.
The sun sets, and the sunlight fades.
After a long time, the moon rose to the top of the sky, casting cold light all over the earth. With the sound of silver bells, little sparks slowly lit up and danced in the night.
Those are the fireflies that would flap their wings and fly out of their nests at night. Their bodies are as green as precious jade, and they would fly together in groups, like water waves rippling in the air.
Xiao Yao flew out and played happily among the insects. Wang Chen was dozing with his eyes closed when he sensed a unique strong light.
His eyes suddenly opened, only to see a golden light slowly rising in front of him from the hole in the jujube tree that was struck by lightning.
At the same time, a paragraph of text suddenly appeared in his eyes: "The fruit of the Great Dao. After taking it, one can comprehend some of the laws of the Heavenly Dao. Depending on the type of fruit and the aptitude of the person taking it, one can gain different degrees of wonder. The strength of the opportunity is unknown."
"Qualifications? Is there any need to explain? I am definitely top-notch." Wang Chen had no awareness at all that he was initially identified as someone without any qualifications.
He climbed over nimbly and looked into the tree hole, but he did not see anything related to the fruit. Instead, he saw the golden light like golden smoke rising from the soil. However, in just two breaths, it became thicker and thicker, and turned into a dazzling beam of light rising straight into the sky.
"Hurry and see if there's anything down there."
Seeing the golden light, Wang Chen also became anxious. He looked up and saw that the golden light had pierced through the clouds and connected straight to the sky.
"No, this golden light is not from the soil, it seems to have appeared out of thin air." Seeing Wang Chen's serious expression, Xiaoyao hurriedly dived into the soil to investigate.
"broken."
Originally, Wang Chen thought that this opportunity would appear quietly and unknown, just like the legendary ginseng baby that could run. However, he didn't expect that the whole thing would develop unexpectedly.
"Making such a big noise, isn't it just to tell the whole world that a treasure is about to be born here?"
Subconsciously looked around.
It was quiet all around, with the feel of a summer night.
The jungle deep in the mountains undulated slightly in the night wind, like blue-black waves.
Then, the darkness began to boil and the moonlight dimmed, as if something had suddenly obscured the moon.
In the distance, there were birds that blocked out the sky. Even though he was far away, Wang Chen could feel that the birds flying towards him were very huge, even bigger than the cranes that he had seen beside the cultivator at the beginning.
That is a kind of exotic beast that only exists in the deep jungles of the mountains. Any one of them could slaughter the entire Huangpo Village.
Pairs of birds' eyes, in the night sky, are like colorful stars dancing in the night sky, bringing a strange and dangerous atmosphere.
Oops.
The earth shook, and a very penetrating roar was heard in the distance. Then, howls continued to sound one after another, and countless wild beasts were rushing towards this once quiet little village.
"Beast tide, run!" Wang Chen was stunned for half a second and suddenly shouted.
Boom! He threw a branch hard, and it rang the village bell used for alarm.
At this moment, he had no time to think about why the signs of this opportunity had just appeared and attracted countless strange beasts from the depths of the mountains.
This is probably an instinct rooted deep in the blood of various exotic beasts. Any living being between heaven and earth wants to plunder a piece of opportunity and break free from the ubiquitous constraints.
The sound of bells echoed, lights in the houses came on, and countless villagers and hunters in Huangpo Village were awakened.
"A beast tide! It's a beast tide!"
More and more people noticed the unusual situation, shouted to each other, and ran to the end of the village with their children.
Huangpo Village was once attacked by a pack of wolves and lost at least half of its population. To prevent this from happening again, the villagers dug a cave at the end of the village, close to a cliff, and sealed the door with huge rocks for refuge.
In the chaos, no one noticed that a ray of golden light rose up to the sky from the ancient jujube tree. On the tree, Wang Chen looked at the shadowy outlines of the villagers fleeing in panic. His heart struggled violently, but in the end he did not move at all.
Soon, Wang Chen was the only one left in the entire Huangpo Village.
There was a meteor-like light moving in the sky, showing a flying posture completely different from that of wild beasts.
Wang Chen knew that it was the light of the cultivators flying in the air.
Moreover, it is faster than ever before.
The purpose of cultivation for cultivators is to seize the fortune of heaven and earth and to compete with others for opportunities to strengthen themselves. This opportunity has not yet appeared, but there has been such a loud noise that it has attracted the wild beasts. It is wishful thinking to not attract the attention of cultivators.
"Opportunities come when they come, why do we need to send out flares to the whole world? Is there still a first-come-first-served rule here, where you can make a fortune in silence?"
"Evil beasts, you actually want to get involved!"
Only a muffled thunder-like roar could be heard faintly, and the cultivator's speeding light was seen getting closer and closer. There was a fight among the flock of birds, and the group of giant birds were killed in an instant. Wang Chen didn't think any more and jumped into the tree hole.
The opportunity was right under his feet, and he was the first to discover it. It was impossible for him to escape and seek refuge.
People die for money and birds die for food. If you can still hold on to the opportunity right in front of you, you might as well live your life peacefully in Huangpo Village.
Soon, the sound of a sword whistling like a sharp blade breaking through the wind was heard, and three cultivators in green Taoist robes floated down from the sky.
If there were people who often traveled around the world and had a wide range of knowledge, they would certainly be secretly shocked when they saw these three people, because each of these three people is a first-rate figure among the cultivators and is extremely famous. When the three of them appear together, they can almost compete with the sect leader-level figures.
At this moment, Wang Chen had some cold sweat on his back. During the years he lived in Huangpo Village, he occasionally heard that cultivators viewed the lives of mortals as worthless as grass and ants.
To be frank, the three cultivators were only separated from me by a tree trunk. With the cultivators' magical powers, if they could see through me hiding in the tree hole, not only would my life be in danger, but I would also miss the chance.
"Elder Yun, you are always knowledgeable. Can you tell what kind of treasure is about to appear in the world?" Wang Chen was in the tree hole. Just by listening to the voice, he imagined the image of a middle-aged woman with a stern and cold face.
At the same time, this sentence made him feel relieved, because for some unknown reason, the three seemingly impressive cultivators were unaware of his existence.
After a long moment of silence , an old but powerful voice sighed.
"Golden light rises to the sky. There are not many treasures in the world that can have such power. And seeing the golden light rising from this ordinary tree, I am afraid that this treasure that has not yet been born is the legendary Tao fruit."
