Intertwined Memories

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The sounds of battle could be heard in the distance; it was unclear who had encountered Demon Beast, but the sounds of fighting were quite lively. Qin Yi leisurely walked around the bushes and headed into the forest.

The Heavenly Fragrance Fruit is a rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures, ripening only once every sixty years. Even when ripe, it doesn't decay quickly and remains on the tree for a long time. Therefore, in previous years, people were usually sent to harvest it when the other fruits ripened.

This fruit is great for replenishing vital energy and invigorating Qi and Blood when eaten as a regular fruit. It also has many other effects when used in alchemy. What Qin Yi is most interested in is that it can enhance the effects of longevity-enhancing pills and restore depleted essence Qi and Blood, and qi.

For example, a pill that originally could only extend one's lifespan by ten years might be extended to fifteen years if it is refined with the addition of the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, while the loss of vital energy in the body can also be replenished.

Qin Yi sensed a blood-filled, icy pill inside the ring, his mind wandering.

Since arriving at this Earth Spirit Secret Realm, he has thought of Cheng Cheng from time to time, because the nature of the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit makes him unable to resist associating it with this pill.

Qin Yi still doesn't know that this pill shortened Cheng Cheng's lifespan, but that doesn't stop him from guessing that the blood in the pill belongs to Cheng Cheng, and he will not touch it lightly under any circumstances. Any lingering resentment from the past has long since vanished with time; he's still wearing her clothes and her jade Jade Pendant to this day...

Instead, some memories lingered faintly: the woman who was sometimes infinitely alluring and sometimes as gentle as water, dressed in white with gold rings, barefoot beneath her skirt... and the words, "Take Dan away, you stay."

This elixir is his greatest token, carrying with it a memorable chapter of his life.

If he could add something else and refine it again, making this pill even more valuable, then he would definitely want to get the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit here, even if it weren't for the competition.

"Whoosh!" A green snake shot out like lightning from a nearby tree, attacking the back of Qin Yi's neck.

"Bang!" The human in front of him suddenly turned into a white snake with two wings flapping on its back and a fierce look in its eyes.

The green snake was startled and instinctively ran away in a flash.

The white snake made a "rua" sound at its back, then "bang" transformed back into Qin Yi, laughing to itself.

Before encountering high-level demons, even demons that have reached the Transformation Stage are inevitably affected by such lifelike transformations, developing an instinctive fear. This is Qin Yi's most advantageous tactic in such primitive ecosystems, far more convenient than fighting his way through...

Unfortunately, Qin Yi's transformations have many limitations. For example, he himself cannot fly, so even in his flying form, he cannot fly; he cannot use this method to cheat his way of flying. Just now, when he transformed into Ye Ling's form, he only floated in the air for a moment and would soon fall down, so he immediately transformed back into his original form. Otherwise, it would be truly embarrassing to see a Soaring Serpent crawling on the ground.

Although Ye Ling herself is quite shameful.

For example, he cannot transform into something he has never seen before. Cheng Cheng has never revealed its true form to him, so he cannot transform into Chenghuang. After thinking about it, the only living high-level alien beast he has ever come into contact with is Ye Ling.

How embarrassing.

After thinking for a long time, turning into Blood Flood Dragon crawling on the ground didn't make sense... so he transformed into the appearance of the Guo King, a ferocious tiger with extremely sharp claws.

A gu swaggered into the primeval forest, leaving no stone unturned, and all the nearby beasts were terrified and fled.

Some battles that were supposed to be very tough didn't even get a spark flying.

Thankfully, no one can see inside from the outside, otherwise the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace would probably be furious. Is this the way of their immortal palace? So shameless...

Carefully following the route marked by the "navigation" system, making sure to avoid areas with stronger creatures, we slowly traversed the primeval jungle until we reached a rocky outcrop in the forest.

Several branches grew diagonally high up on the cliff, with round, bright red fruits hanging from them, no bigger than apples. The fruits emitted a strange fragrance, and several snakes raised their necks below the cliff, drooling.

This is the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, and the strange snake that watches over the fruit in this ecosystem.

Each snake was as thick as a human body, and all of them were at the peak of their human form.

The so-called transformation is the name of a realm. In this realm, you can transform into human form, but it doesn't mean you have to become human. You don't live in human society, so there's no need to transform at all—you might not even know how to transform because you've never seen what a human looks like.

Upon hearing an approaching sound, all the snakes turned their heads in unison, their eyes bulging, their tongues flicking, their fighting spirit palpable.

The Guo-type creatures could no longer scare them away, as if to declare that this was their territory.

In truth, Qin Yi didn't transform purely to avoid battle. The Native Demons of this place stirred up many memories for him, and he didn't want to come here to cause bloodshed. So, after thinking for a moment, he transformed back into Soaring Serpent.

A much thicker Soaring Serpent, as thick as Blood Flood Dragon, spread its wings and spewed out heavenly fire, its ferocity unparalleled.

This requires more than just transformation; it also requires acting skills.

A group of strange snakes bulged their eyes in surprise and finally all fled.

"The snake form is quite useful; it's really high-class." Qin Yi chuckled as he transformed back into human form and began picking fruit with ease.

"I didn't expect Junior Brother Qin to have such skills." A leisurely voice came from not far away. Turning his head, he saw Zhou Yuncheng leaning against the mountain wall, smiling at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi wasn't surprised and said with a smile, "I'm just making a fool of myself."

Seeing that he continued to collect the fruit without stopping, a cold glint finally appeared in Zhou Yuncheng's eyes. "It is only right to resort to force here. Junior Brother Qin, are you really taking this for granted? Do you think I won't take action?"

Qin Yi laughed and said, "But I'm not afraid of you."

"Are you afraid of it?" Before Zhou Yuncheng could finish speaking, a bloody wind suddenly rose from the sky, and the sunlight abruptly dimmed.

Qin Yi looked up and saw a ferocious beast with a tiger-like shape and an ox-like tail rushing straight down from the sky, its ferocity unmatched.

Qin Yi swiftly retreated, and the ferocious beast slammed heavily to the ground, creating a crater a foot deep. The beast raised its head bloodthirstyly and roared at Qin Yi, "Woof woof!"

"..." Qin Yi instantly realized what this was.

It has the shape of a tiger and the tail of an ox, a voice like a dog's bark, and a pig's name: Zhi. But it's not cute at all; it's a typical man-eating ferocious beast.

Moreover, it's a pig at the Core Formation stage... The Core Formation stage for a demon is equivalent to a human soaring through the clouds.

A monster of Cheng Cheng level is not something we can withstand at this moment.

However, the boar did not attack Qin Yi immediately, seemingly somewhat wary. It was unclear whether this was because it had just seen the Soaring Serpent's form or for some other reason.

Qin Yi stared at the boar, pulled out a "navigation map" from his hand, and slowly retreated, saying, "Senior Brother Zhou, aren't you afraid of ending up in its belly yourself after bringing such a ferocious beast here?"

Zhou Yuncheng chuckled from the side, "Our Medical Sect has some medicinal powders that can ward off Demon Beast. Of course, we also have some medicinal powders that can attract Demon Beast. When I greeted you outside, I secretly flicked some powder onto you. Junior Brother Qin, you should crush the jade stone and let your sect leader rescue you."

"So you've gone to such lengths, it's not just about sabotaging me, it's that you genuinely want to win first place, and it's all for the prize?"

"There's no need for Junior Brother Qin to worry about that. You should deal with the ferocious beast first." Zhou Yuncheng glanced at the seemingly hesitant pig, but didn't care what it was hesitating about. He quickly took out a bottle and uncorked it.

An unusual phenomenon emanated from the creature, and as if provoked by something, the boar finally let out a wild roar and pounced towards Qin Yi.

Qin Yi quickly pressed a button on the "Navigation Map".

Suddenly, a slender hand reached out from the picture and slapped the beast squarely on the head. The beast collapsed to the ground, its eyes swollen, and fainted.

A ferocious beast at the Core Formation stage was instantly killed with a single slap...

Zhou Yuncheng was stunned. "This, this..."

"In the world depicted in the painting, it seems your Medicine, Divination, Schemes, Calculations Sect isn't too knowledgeable," Qin Yi said with a smile as he put away the "navigation map." He added, "What do you think that pig is afraid of? It sensed Senior Sister Ju's Radiant Sun-level power within me, but it wasn't sure, hence its hesitation. Senior Brother Zhou, look at you, you're not even as smart as a pig, what are you scheming for?"

Zhou Yuncheng angrily shouted, "You're cheating!"

"Same to you." Qin Yi took out a jade flute, twirled it between his fingers, and his eyes gradually turned cold. "I haven't fought anyone in a long time, and I'm itching for a fight. Let me see how much you, the Medicine, Divination, Schemes, Calculations Sect, really amount to besides using underhanded tactics!"