Earth Spirit Fruit

"Quite a few people want to be my followers, but I don't need any followers right now!"

Mu Yuan's voice remained cold.

How could Liu Wan'er fail to understand what he meant?

He did not need a follower, which meant she would have to die.

"Kid, stop right now!"

"Our young lady is the little princess of the Liu family from the Mercenary Realm. If you dare make a move, you'd better think carefully about the consequences!"

Zhao Hu hurriedly revealed Liu Wan'er's identity.

If anything happened to Liu Wan'er, the Liu family's fury would turn the entire mercenary world into a river of blood.

"The Mercenary Realm?"

Mu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

He had already guessed that Liu Wan'er was not from the Northern Spiritual Territory, but he had not expected her to come from the Mercenary Realm.

Hundred Spirits Heaven was the vast land beyond the Northern Spiritual Territory. Within Hundred Spirits Heaven were more than a dozen territories of varying sizes, and the Northern Spiritual Territory was merely one of the weaker ones.

In comparison, the Mercenary Realm ranked among the strongest.

The Mercenary Guild headquarters was located in the Mercenary Realm. While the Northern Spiritual Territory was ruled by the nine great regional lords, the Mercenary Realm was controlled by several major mercenary families of the Mercenary Guild.

It gathered nearly all the mercenary groups of Hundred Spirits Heaven, and even had experts of the Three Heavens Realm stationed there.

Experts of the Three Heavens Realm were true first-rate powerhouses even across all of Hundred Spirits Heaven!

The Liu family was one of the major families of the Mercenary Guild.

"Do you really think I'm an idiot? If your young lady dies here in the Northern Spiritual Plains, who would know I did it?"

Mu Yuan looked utterly calm.

He had not been raised to be intimidated.

He had read nine hundred and ninety-nine novels. Tricks like this were child's play before him.

Threaten him?

Had he ever been afraid?

Liu Wan'er's heart lurched at his words, and she hurriedly said:

"I can tell you a huge secret! The reason the White Spirit Ape King appeared on the outskirts of the Northern Spiritual Plains!"

So the intermediate spirit beast had indeed not appeared on the outskirts of the Northern Spiritual Plains without reason.

Mu Yuan's heart stirred slightly, but he gently shook his head.

"Your life is in my hands. Don't try any tricks."

Liu Wan'er immediately said:

"I can be your follower! And I can give you a chance to compete for the Earth Spirit Fruit."

The Earth Spirit Fruit was a Natural Treasure even rarer than the Jade Spirit Fruit. It was filled with gentle spiritual energy and was extremely beneficial to cultivators below the Divine Spirit Realm.

If he was not mistaken, Mu Chen should currently be working with the Thunderbolt Squad to compete for the Jade Spirit Fruit.

At that moment.

The atmosphere froze.

Liu Wan'er's pupils constricted again and again, while her heart spasmed violently.

She did not even dare look at Mu Yuan!

She had always been proud, but at this moment, Mu Yuan felt like a towering mountain beyond her reach!

To condense a fourth, or even a fifth, Dragon Elephant phantom, his spiritual energy was insufficient. He had to rely on external aid.

This Earth Spirit Fruit could resolve his urgent need.

While Mu Yuan pondered, Liu Wan'er felt that he was completely ignoring her. His indifference made her even more worried.

"The valley where the Earth Spirit Tree grows has been sealed by a restriction. Even if you get there, you won't be able to approach it at all. Only those carrying an Earth Spirit Token can enter that restriction."

Liu Wan'er's voice trembled with anxiety and worry.

At that moment, the Black Sheath Longsword in Mu Yuan's hand suddenly slashed down.

A flash of sword light.

Liu Wan'er wanted to dodge, but she had no chance to evade.

Then it slashed straight down from above her head.

In that instant, Liu Wan'er even felt death descend upon her.

Then her veil split cleanly into two and drifted to the ground.

Liu Wan'er's appearance was exposed to Mu Yuan's eyes.

She was indeed quite beautiful, only a tiny bit inferior to Tang Qian'er.

"If you're going to be my follower, you can't wear a veil."

Mu Yuan's words nearly made Liu Wan'er cough up blood in anger.

Her strength was inferior to Mu Yuan's, but she had always been confident in her appearance.

Who would have thought that after looking at her, Mu Yuan did not even pause?

It was truly a blow to her confidence!

Was this man poisonous or something?

Still, Liu Wan'er let out a breath of relief.

Because the killing intent that had enveloped her just now had vanished.

That also meant Mu Yuan had spared her.

Soon after, Liu Wan'er explained the matter of the Earth Spirit Fruit.

It was rather ironic when one thought about it.

There was an Earth Spirit Valley in the Northern Spiritual Plains, yet it had been discovered by experts from the Eastern Spiritual Territory and the Western Spiritual Territory.

After discussions between the experts of the Eastern Spiritual Territory and the Western Spiritual Territory, they decided to avoid a great war and prevent the Northern Spiritual Territory's experts from noticing, which would draw even more competitors.

The Three Heavens Realm experts from the Eastern Spiritual Territory and the Western Spiritual Territory jointly set up a restriction around Earth Spirit Valley that even Divine Spirit Realm experts could not break, then left the entire matter for the younger generation to compete over.

The key to entering Earth Spirit Valley was the Earth Spirit Token.

At the same time, they strictly ordered that anyone who interfered would be jointly executed!

Without the older generation interfering, that was absolutely a good thing!

"Aren't you from the Mercenary Realm?"

Mu Yuan was a little curious.

Seeing Mu Yuan's puzzled expression, a faint smile finally appeared on Liu Wan'er's face.

"Our Mercenary Realm is no weaker than the Eastern Spiritual Territory or the Western Spiritual Territory. Besides, we can mobilize all the mercenaries in Hundred Spirits Heaven. If we want a share, the Eastern Spiritual Territory and the Western Spiritual Territory have to agree."

Liu Wan'er was clearly extremely proud of the Mercenary Realm she came from.

Mu Yuan had little interest in the Mercenary Realm right now. What interested him most was still the Earth Spirit Fruit.

"When can we pick the Earth Spirit Fruit?"

Mu Yuan asked.

The smile on Liu Wan'er's face immediately faded as she pouted again.

"The Earth Spirit Fruit won't ripen until tomorrow."

If she had not sneaked out, she would not have run into this guy.

"However, picking them will definitely require a battle, and then the Earth Spirit Fruits will be divided!"

"An Earth Spirit Tree only bears ten Earth Spirit Fruits. It will be enough if we can obtain one. If the two of us join forces, we can at least get one. Can you give me half of it?"

Liu Wan'er's eyes were filled with anticipation.

Mu Yuan nodded.

"Fine. Give me the Earth Spirit Token."

Without Liu Wan'er, he truly would not have qualified to compete for the Earth Spirit Fruit.

In the days before the restriction around Earth Spirit Valley was opened, older experts would come to clear the area.

Clearing the area naturally meant eliminating the spirit beasts near Earth Spirit Valley.

The White Spirit Ape King had been a fish that slipped through the net at that time.

And with older experts present, other people's followers could not approach, nor could they qualify to compete for the Earth Spirit Fruit.

The Earth Spirit Token was an ancient bronze token. After placing it in his robes, Mu Yuan said:

"We'll meet here tomorrow."

With that, he turned and prepared to leave.

He was not worried that Liu Wan'er would stand him up.

After all, she could not seize the Earth Spirit Fruit with her strength alone.

"Hey, you still haven't told me your name!"

"Mu Yuan!"

Only after Mu Yuan's figure disappeared from Liu Wan'er's sight did Zhao Hu cautiously ask:

"Young lady, are we really going to wait for him here tomorrow?"

"What else? Rely on you? I heard that the people competing for the Earth Spirit Fruit this time are all top-five geniuses from the Eastern Spiritual Territory and the Western Spiritual Territory."

Liu Wan'er rolled her eyes, then said helplessly:

"Without the Earth Spirit Fruit, I won't be able to break through to the middle stage of the Spirit Wheel Realm. What will happen to Father then?"

"And the Earth Spirit Token is already with him. Without it, he can't enter at all. He saw that point, which is why he left without worry."

It could be said that Mu Yuan had her completely in his grasp.

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