Mu Yuan didn't say anything.
Suddenly.
Mu Yuan moved in an instant, enveloped in a raging golden spiritual power, like a blazing sun, and shot towards the Earth Spirit Tree.
Before anyone could react, he had already plucked all ten Earth Spirit Fruits.
Anyway, the Earth Spirit Fruits were ripe, so it was easy to pick them, wasn't it?
What about leaving a little leeway in life, so you can meet again in the future?
It was all nonsense.
Duke Long and the Green Bat were good examples.
"Don't tell me they think I'm easy to push around just because I look approachable?"
Heh.
Mu Yuan hadn't forgotten the disdain and entitlement in their eyes when Nie Daoqun first attacked him.
As if he deserved to die.
Mu Yuan had just witnessed the cruelty of this vast world.
It was even more brutal than he'd imagined.
Strength was everything, and the strong took all!
Besides, he'd earned this with his own strength, without stealing or robbing. Why should he share it with anyone?
"You..."
Liu Tairong, Wang Kangping, and Yuan Xueyang stared at Mu Yuan, their eyes practically spitting fire.
The next moment, Mu Yuan had already returned to Liu Wan'er's side.
"Let's go."
Mu Yuan said calmly, directly ignoring the anger of those people.
If they weren't satisfied, then they could make a move.
But not a single person dared.
They weren't fools; they knew the value of their lives.
Mu Yuan's swordplay was too fast, too ruthless, and too bizarre.
The fates of Nie Daoqun and Duke Long were clear for all to see.
They had already submitted to Duke Long before; now, the target was simply Mu Yuan.
Therefore, other than their breathing becoming heavy and their eyes turning red, they didn't move a muscle.
They could only watch as Mu Yuan, Liu Wan'er, and Li Lang left the valley.
An hour later, in a forest on the outskirts of the Northern Spirit Plains.
Mu Yuan gave Liu Wan'er an Earth Spirit Fruit.
Liu Wan'er was truly delighted, filled with gratitude, and felt as if she were dreaming.
She hadn't done anything else besides taking Mu Yuan to the Earth Spirit Valley, yet she'd gotten an Earth Spirit Fruit.
She knew that based on the challenge rules, she might have only gotten half a fruit even if she'd given it her all. She'd already made a huge profit.
"Young Master Mu, this is our Mercenary Realm's mercenary token. With it, you can freely enter and exit the Mercenary Realm. Welcome to visit our Mercenary Realm."
Liu Wan'er's pretty face was a little flushed as she said this.
This was the first time she'd ever taken the initiative to invite a young person to the Mercenary Realm.
"Okay."
Mu Yuan accepted the mercenary token.
Li Lang also looked at Mu Yuan with a sincere expression and said:
"Young Master Mu, please forgive my previous disrespect. I was shortsighted!"
"No problem!"
Mu Yuan waved his hand and quickly vanished from Liu Wan'er and Li Lang's sight.
He needed to find a place to refine and absorb the Earth Spirit Fruit.
Although the Earth Spirit Fruit could be preserved for a long time with proper storage…
…it was best to refine and absorb it in advance to avoid any accidents.
Soon, Mu Yuan found an abandoned cave.
After ensuring the area was safe, Mu Yuan entered and began to swallow the first Earth Spirit Fruit, immediately activating the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Art to refine it.
At the same time.
In the western part of the Northern Spirit Plains, over a dozen figures were cautiously searching.
After all, what Blood Slaughter had stolen this time was extremely important to the Liu Domain.
Therefore, Liu Mubai was also among them. With his status and strength, he was clearly qualified to lead the team.
This search continued for about half an hour before a buzzing sound suddenly came from the front, a signal sent by their people from the Liu Domain.
"Found it, hurry!"
Liu Mubai's eyes lit up. He waved his hand, and his figure took the lead, darting forward.
But soon, a member of the Liu Domain, covered in blood, rushed over in a disheveled state.
The man informed Liu Mubai that Blood Slaughter had fled north.
"North?"
Liu Mubai's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke, "We'll inform Third Uncle later."
"Big Brother? Why wait?"
Liu Yang was very puzzled. If they waited, what if Blood Slaughter escaped?
"He won't escape. Blood Slaughter is a cornered beast now; he'll die sooner or later. However, it wouldn't hurt to let him vent on some unlucky fellows before he dies."
Liu Mubai smiled faintly.
"What do you mean, Brother?"
Liu Yang was taken aback.
"That Mu Yuan is very cunning; our people lost track of him. But Mu Chen is in that direction."
"That Blood Slaughter is very fond of women, and Mu Chen has a little beauty like Tang Qian'er with him, so..."
Liu Mubai chuckled softly, but his smile was filled with a chilling intent.
"Haha!"
Upon hearing this, a look of excitement flashed in Liu Yang's eyes.
"Brother, you've thought it through. If Mu Chen dies at Blood Slaughter's hands, he can only blame his own bad luck!"
He knew how ruthless Blood Slaughter was. If Mu Chen fell into his hands, his life would be worse than death.
Liu Mubai just smiled faintly, gazing northwards as he murmured, "Mu Yuan, if I can't find you, I'll have to start with your younger brother. It's just that Mu Chen isn't fortunate enough, all because of you..."
Two hours later,
Inside a mountain cave as silent as ink.
Mu Yuan opened his eyes, and they were like two bolts of lightning, instantly shattering the inky black stillness.
At the same time, a powerful aura of spiritual energy surged out from Mu Yuan's body, churning and rising.
It only took three or four breaths.
Mu Yuan's spiritual energy cultivation soared from the mid-Spiritual Movement stage to the late-Spiritual Movement stage before stopping.
However, there was no joy on Mu Yuan's face, only a wry smile.
He had refined a full nine Earth Spirit Fruits, yet he had only managed to condense two Dragon-Elephant phantom images, and two-thirds of the sixth phantom aperture was filled with spiritual energy.
One had to know, take Liu Wan'er for example, just one Earth Spirit Fruit would be enough for her cultivation to rise from the early peak of the Spiritual Rotation stage to the mid-peak of the Spiritual Rotation stage.
Refining all nine Earth Spirit Fruits would be enough to raise a Spiritual Rotation stage expert from the early stage to the late stage.
The Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Art was truly resource-intensive to cultivate.
Especially since the spiritual energy needed to condense the next Dragon-Elephant phantom image was twice that of the previous one.
This reminded Mu Yuan of the story from his previous life about putting grains of rice on the 64 squares of a chessboard.
Assuming a kilogram of rice equals 65,536 grains, then filling all 64 squares would require 281.4 billion tons.
It seemed even paying real money wouldn't be enough.
Fortunately, this was the Great Thousand World.
The Earth Spirit Fruit was an extremely precious treasure for those below the Spirit Stage.
However, in the Great Thousand World, treasures stronger than the Earth Spirit Fruit were as numerous as the hairs on an ox.
For example, the Supreme Spirit Liquid, which could only be condensed by Supreme Realm experts, had a single drop containing a spiritual power that couldn't be measured by the quantity of Earth Spirit Fruits.
Of course, with Mu Yuan's current cultivation, a single drop of Supreme Spirit Liquid would cause him to explode.
"With my full power now, my strength should be comparable to a late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm expert."
Being comparable to the late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm didn't mean Mu Yuan could kill them.
Even if Mu Yuan triggered his Sword Draw Technique: Steel Cut.
It was like a young man using a wooden knife to attack a burly man; even if the man didn't defend, he couldn't be killed.
The power wasn't enough; even if he hit, it wouldn't work.
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