Deep in the pitch-black mountain range lay a narrow crevice, and a great tree grew within it.
More than a hundred purple Immortal Fruits hung from its branches, but only three were fully ripe. The rest were still tiny.
Huang Quan Mie flew over cautiously and plucked the three ripe fruits. Grinning, he said, "Hahaha! Walking the Immortal Dao takes more than strength. It takes brains!"
He had come up with this scheme on the spot. Not only had it let him escape Lu Ren, it had also netted him three Heavenly Soul Immortal Fruits.
He had lost to Lu Ren in front of everyone, but he did not care. If he could take first place in both the team and individual rankings, that humiliation would be washed away.
"You certainly have brains. You even found three Heavenly Soul Immortal Fruits for me."
A cold voice rang out.
Huang Quan Mie jolted and spun around. At the sight of Lu Ren flying toward him, his face went ashen. "Lu Ren! How did you get here?"
"I killed that immortal beast, of course."
Lu Ren strode through the air. Every step seemed to strike Huang Quan Mie's heart like a heavy hammer.
"Impossible! That was a late-stage grade-two immortal beast!"
Huang Quan Mie shook his head violently.
As far as he was concerned, Lu Ren was only a little stronger than him at most. How could he have killed a late-stage grade-two immortal beast?
Even a mid-stage grade-two immortal beast would have been difficult to kill.
"Huang Quan Mie, you dared to play me. But you were right about one thing: with demonic qi shrouding these mountains, the people outside can't see this place through the Immortal Dream Mirror."
Lu Ren nodded.
"Lu Ren, I just obtained three Heavenly Soul Immortal