Dao Fruit

At the entrance hall beneath the 88-story HR Alliance building in the main urban district of Jiangnan Base City, two military off-road vehicles bearing the letters "HR" drove in.

Inside were Bai Yue and the other five, who had rushed back to the Base City before nightfall. With a swish, the doors of both vehicles opened one after another, and the six fully armed members of the Falcon Squad stepped out.

Beep. The electronic sensor doors sounded, then opened automatically.

"Gentlemen, please come in." The doorman at the entrance bowed respectfully.

The six Martial Artists of the Falcon Squad walked straight into the building. The hall was extravagantly luxurious; even the casually placed decorations were anything but ordinary. The passing attendants were handsome men and lovely women alike, every one of them wearing a smile as refreshing as a spring breeze.

Without lingering, the Falcon Squad headed directly for the elevator area. A staff member pressed the button for the twenty-first floor for them.

"Manager Fang is already waiting for you on the twenty-first floor," the female attendant said with a smile.

Bai Yue and the others nodded.

The elevator rose swiftly without stopping. Soon, with a ding, the doors opened. They had arrived at the twenty-first floor.

Upon leaving the elevator, they saw a large lounge. There were quite a few long sofas along its sides, with people waiting there to be received. As Martial Artists, Bai Yue and his group naturally did not need to wait, and they headed straight for Manager Fang's office.

"Our manager is inside. Please come in, everyone." A female attendant led Bai Yue and the others into the office.

The office was even more lavish. Its various ornaments and pendants were crystal-clear, while the floor was made of reinforced glass, beneath which streams, small fish, aquatic plants, and more could be seen.

A bald, round-faced elderly man rose from his chair. "Leng Jun, looks like you've had quite a haul this time. Come, sit over here." He led the squad to the sofas nearby.

"What goods did you bring this time? Take them out and let me have a look," the old man said with a smile.

"We'll really open your eyes this time. You're a big manager who meets plenty of Martial Artists every day, but you may not have seen the things we brought back more than a few times," Zhang Fang said first.

"Take out the materials, Bai Yue," Leng Jun, the Captain, said.

Bai Yue set the backpack he had been carrying at his feet, then took out the Great Strength Demonic Bear's hide, eyeballs, tusks, bones, and other materials, laying them out one by one on the floor. A fierce aura radiated from the items, as though the Great Strength Demonic Bear had come back to life.

"A Great Strength Demonic Bear! Good heavens, how did you kill it? With that demonic bear's defense and monstrous strength, even a War God would find it hard to kill!" Manager Fang could not help exclaiming.

"The hide has been preserved very well, and the skeleton is nearly complete." Manager Fang's eyes lit up.

"Wait a moment." Manager Fang went to a cabinet behind his desk, took out a password-protected case, and hurried back carrying it.

"Leng Jun, have the others take out their materials too." At the same time, Manager Fang opened the case and took out a set of precision scanning equipment. After activating it, a red beam emerged from the glass at its top.

The other five squad members also took materials from their backpacks in turn. They were all materials from other mid-level Beast General monsters. Though they were not as valuable as those from the Great Strength Demonic Bear, they were still exceedingly precious.

The red light swept over the materials one by one. Manager Fang's smile grew broader, and after two minutes, all the materials had been scanned.

"Manager Fang, how much do you think these materials are worth?" Bai Yue asked Manager Fang with a smile. He knew that, as an elite squad, they generally hunted valuable monsters. Ordinary ones were beneath their notice.

"These materials are indeed quite good. How about this? Six hundred million Huaxia Coins for the Great Strength Demonic Bear materials, and 1.3 billion Huaxia Coins for the other thirteen mid-level Beast Generals. That comes to 1.9 billion Huaxia Coins in total!" Manager Fang took a deep breath before naming his price. Even for him, deals this large were rare.

"Old Fang, that price is too low," Zhang Fang said from the side. Since Captain Leng Jun's personality was too cold and aloof, Zhang Fang usually handled business negotiations outside.

After some haggling, the disputed price for the Great Strength Demonic Bear was finally settled at eight hundred million. The other materials did not rise much in price, since the market value was what it was. Thus, their total earnings from this trip came to 2.1 billion Huaxia Coins.

On the third floor of the building, after completing the transaction, the six squad members went to a restaurant, reserved a private room, and ordered a table full of dishes. Captain Leng Jun took out his laptop and, after a series of password verifications, logged into the squad's shared account.

"Other than the eight hundred million for the Great Strength Demonic Bear, the rest will be divided equally. During the hunt for the Great Strength Demonic Bear, Bai Yue was the main force throughout. The rest of us did not contribute much, so Bai Yue will take sixty percent. No objections?" Leng Jun looked at everyone.

The others exchanged glances and had no objections. After more than half a year together, certain things had long become unspoken rules.

Beep. The sound of a successful transfer rang out. Bai Yue and the others' Communication Watches continually received balance-change notifications. Bai Yue looked at his Communication Watch and saw that his balance had increased by nearly seven hundred million.

"Bai Yue, you have to treat us to this meal today," Li Xiao said with a smile.

"Of course. You've all looked after me these past six months. After this, I may be leaving the squad to train at the Headquarters Training Camp. When you head into the Wilderness Area in the future, make sure you're careful!" Bai Yue raised a cup of tea, speaking sincerely to the teammates who had accompanied him for half a year.

"You can't say that. Even though you joined the squad last, everyone has seen the help you've given us," Wang Bing said. Bai Yue growing stronger and stepping onto a bigger stage was something no one could be unhappy about.

Only with a powerhouse in the team could the squad improve its chances of survival, hunt stronger monsters, and earn more money. For example, when the Great Strength Demonic Bear had launched its sudden attack this time, they might all have been wiped out without Bai Yue.

After a heartfelt talk, Bai Yue and the others parted ways at the HR Alliance Mall and took the train back to their homes.

Yangzhou City, Mingyue Residential Area, inside a villa.

After returning home and washing up, Bai Yue fell into a deep sleep. He had spent more than half a month in the Wilderness Area, and even as a Martial Artist, exhaustion was unavoidable.

As a transmigrator, Bai Yue naturally had a golden finger.

It was the embryonic form of a Dao Fruit, newly born from the void. When Bai Yue's memories of his previous life awakened, he discovered that he could communicate with the embryonic Dao Fruit located within the untraceable, inaudible, invisible void.

The instant his consciousness touched the Dao Fruit, Bai Yue felt as if he had been struck by lightning. It was as though great bells were booming beside his ears, and his mind went blank. A mysterious power descended upon his body through the connection of consciousness, transforming both his body and soul in this life.

When Bai Yue came to his senses, he felt utterly clear and at ease. His body, which had been somewhat awkward after his memories had just awakened, seemed to have become much nimbler in an instant. His physical abilities, already enhanced by the awakening of his Mental Power, had not improved, but his control over his body had increased dramatically.

Looking around again, he felt tightly connected to heaven, earth, and nature. Every minute change in his surroundings appeared within his heart. In that instant, countless insights surfaced in his mind. Areas of cultivation that he had once failed to understand became clear at once. In the terms of a fantasy world, it was as though he had changed from an ordinary body into an innate Dao Body.

When his consciousness connected with the Dao Fruit, a piece of information emerged in his mind. Bai Yue discovered that his consciousness had merely permeated a thin layer of the Dao Fruit's surface. He was still unimaginably far from fully mastering the Dao Fruit. When he tried to push his consciousness deeper, it was like trying to move an immovable mountain. Nothing happened.

It seemed that if he wanted to further master the Dao Fruit, he needed to work on improving either his consciousness or his strength. The former was difficult because Earth had no place suited for tempering one's will. He could only accumulate more experiences and read and comprehend the works of sages to improve. The latter was because whenever a life form advanced through a major realm, its genetic energy level, consciousness strength, and degree of bodily genetic optimization would all increase significantly.

That was only what he had discovered at the time. In truth, its effects on him were far more profound. Over the past half year of cultivation, Bai Yue had found that his body seemed to have become digitized. Every bit of physical improvement and every advancement in the skills he mastered would become fixed.

He would not experience his physical fitness declining after skipping training for a few days, nor would he learn something today only to forget it tomorrow.

It had a little of the trait described in novels: once a Great Luo was attained, it remained attained forever. Because of this trait, Bai Yue had been able to make such enormous progress in only half a year.

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