Even though Serena Yu had never seen the Five Direction Banners before, the moment Joe Di took them out, she could sense that these banners were extraordinary. She had seen her sect's guardian treasures, but none of them seemed to compare to any one of these four banners...
While Serena Yu was still dazed, thinking about the banners, a formation gate suddenly opened. An overwhelming surge of divine energy rushed out from within.
At this moment, Serena Yu no longer cared about the Five Direction Banners. She gazed in excitement at the newly opened formation gate. Even if there were no Dao Fruits inside, a place with such rich divine aura was already extraordinary.
"Let's go in." Joe Di stepped through the formation gate ahead of her.
Serena Yu followed Joe Di inside, and he raised his hand to put away the banners behind him.
A Dao Fruit Orchard, vibrant with alternating hues of red and green, appeared before Joe Di and Serena Yu. Serena Yu had been right—there truly was a Dao Fruit Orchard in the Grand Ruins.
"Cloudveil Immortal Fruit, Thunder Echo Chrono Fruit, Whitepeak Thousand Mountain Fruit, Sunlit Divine Gale Fruit, Destiny Dao Fruit..." Serena Yu was stunned, murmuring the names of the fruits one after another.
Joe Di swept his spiritual sense across the orchard at lightning speed. Although he was just as excited, he was much calmer than Serena Yu.
There were at least a hundred Dao Fruit trees here, but the most precious was surely the Thunder Echo Chrono Fruit. Next in value were the Polaris Soul Grass and the Violetcloud Fruit.
Although the Dao Fruit Orchard held many Dao Fruits, there were none that truly excited Joe Di.
It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with the Dao Fruit trees, but because once Di Jiu dug them up, the trees would surely die.
Di Jiu chuckled, "No need to worry, Junior Sister Yu. I have a way to keep the Dao Fruit trees alive in my True Spirit World. Go ahead and pick the Dao Fruits you want; once you're done, I'll transplant the trees immediately."
Seeing Di Jiu was determined to take the Dao Fruit trees, Yu Qianxi could only start picking the Dao Fruits.
Di Jiu observed that Yu Qianxi was mindful of her situation—she only took about thirty percent of the Dao Fruits, leaving most of them on the trees.
"Senior Brother Di, you should start digging up the Dao Fruit trees now. But before you do, I suggest you pick all the Dao Fruits first. Otherwise, if they fall to the ground, their effects will be greatly diminished." Having picked the fruits she needed, Yu Qianxi advised Di Jiu to dig up the trees.
"Junior Sister Yu, I plan to stay here and cultivate in seclusion for quite some time. If you wish, I can send you back to the second layer first. What do you think?" Di Jiu had no intention of digging up the Dao Fruit trees in Yu Qianxi's presence.
Even though he was confident Yu Qianxi wouldn't notice his Ninth World, if she did, it would be a serious problem. He already had enough enemies; adding Guangjing Sacred Sect to the list would make things even worse for him in the Dao Domain.
Yu Qianxi understood that now that she had obtained what she came for, Di Jiu no longer wished to team up with her. In the third layer of the Grand Ruins, she was entirely dependent on Di Jiu for survival.
"Then I'll trouble you, Senior Brother Di." The second layer of the Grand Ruins was manageable, but Yu Qianxi dared not venture alone in the third layer.
Di Jiu was not bothered by the trouble. Since he didn’t need to search for the Dao Fruit Orchard on the way out, it took him only eleven days to escort Yu Qianxi to the second layer.
After sending Yu Qianxi off, Di Jiu returned to the Dao Fruit Orchard. The first thing he did was start digging up the Dao Fruit trees.
Even though there were no Dao Origin Fruits above the fourth grade, Di Jiu was still very satisfied. These Dao Fruits were enough for him to advance to the realm of Dao Transformation Pill Saint. In the Dao Domain, the status of a Dao Origin Pill God was far inferior to that of a Dao Transformation Pill Saint.
If one couldn’t refine Dao Pills, they would forever remain a Pill God; only by successfully refining Dao Pills could they become a Pill Saint. Di Jiu’s alchemy skills were not lacking—he simply hadn’t had access to Dao Fruits before.
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Guangjing Sacred Sect.
As one of the five great sects of the Dao Domain, its status was beyond question.
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But today, the sect’s formation gate was blocked. Although the cultivator blocking Guangjing Sacred Sect had not yet started attacking the gate, this was already tantamount to provocation.
"Hall Master Jiang, you are a sect leader in the Dao Domain as well. Why are you blocking the protective formation gate of my Guangjing Sacred Sect?" The speaker was a graceful middle-aged Daoist nun who had just arrived—she was Yuan Hui, the sect master of Guangjing Sacred Sect.
Yuan Hui was at the mid-stage of the Hunyuan realm and was known for her kindness. Even in the entire Dao Domain, she was one of the most well-liked Hunyuan experts. Most Hunyuan experts discussed the Dao for personal gain, but Yuan Hui did so mainly for the benefit of the many itinerant cultivators in the Dao Domain.
Jiang Dai clasped his fists and said, "I wish to meet your sect’s disciple, Yu Qianxi. Could you please call her out? I only need to ask her a few questions."
Yuan Hui frowned and didn’t reply. Yu Qianxi was not her disciple, but she did have the reputation of being the Dao Domain’s number one beauty. Yuan Hui didn’t want her disciples to have any ties to Jiang Dai. Years ago, Azure Blue Saint Pill Sect had offended Jiang Dai and was destroyed by him. The reason was that the disciple Nie Jin had refused Jiang Dai’s courtship.
Jiang Dai had ranked sixth among the Ten Great Talents of his era, but Yuan Hui knew his combat power was actually among the top three. He was ranked sixth only because he hadn’t competed for a spot in the top five.
Time proved her judgment correct: Azure Blue Saint Pill Sect offended Jiang Dai and was annihilated. Not long ago, she had received word that Jiang Dai had broken the sect of Grand Buddha Mountain, killing two Hunyuan Saint Emperors—Qian Ji and Chang Xu.
"Hall Master Jiang, my disciple is out on a training expedition and has not yet returned." The woman who spoke was standing beside Yuan Hui; she was Mo Dailing, Yu Qianxi’s master.
Jiang Dai smiled slightly and replied unhurriedly, "She went to the Grand Ruins. Just send her a message and ask her to return—that’s all I need."
If searching for someone in the Grand Ruins wasn’t so difficult, he wouldn’t have bothered coming to Guangjing Sacred Sect at all.
Jiang Dai’s words suddenly paused. He had already seen a spaceship descending, and with his divine sense, he instantly recognized the woman aboard—it was Yu Qianxi.
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