Two days later, Fang Chen sat on a large rock beside a river, eating a Spirit Fruit he had just picked. It was called a Blood Scale Fruit. Fine red scales covered its surface, and it was as big as a fist. Its flesh was crystal clear, surrounding a single black pit the size of a Quail Egg. Three parts tart and seven parts sweet, it tasted wonderful and contained Spiritual Power.
A Golden Thread Snake as strong as a cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Foundation Establishment had guarded the Blood Scale Fruits. Fang Chen had only picked them after killing it.
"Mmm... This Blood Scale Fruit tastes incredible!"
Fang Chen smacked his lips, savoring the taste.
Just then, he sensed something and snapped his head up toward the river upstream. A fat man was sprinting downstream, with three people close on his heels.
The fat man was covered in wounds, his clothes stained red with blood.
"Chen Xiaofei?"
Fang Chen's gaze sharpened. He recognized the fat man as Chen Xiaofei, a Direct Disciple of the Azure Cloud Daoist. Chen Xiaofei possessed a grade-seven Fire Spiritual Root and exceptional talent for alchemy.
Fang Chen had never expected to run into Chen Xiaofei here.
Before Fang Chen entered the Tianluo Secret Realm, Dao Master Honghe had specifically told him that he had to find Chen Xiaofei if he wanted to complete Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment. Fang Chen had searched for him constantly since entering the realm. He had even worried that someone might have killed Chen Xiaofei.
Just then, a streak of light came whistling through the air and struck Chen Xiaofei in the back.
Boom!
The blow sent Chen Xiaofei flying. He slammed onto the pebbles along the riverbank and spat a mouthful of blood, staining them red.
"Cough,