Chapter 53 Yan Ruyu

"A demon's nest? There are thousands of ancient peach trees here. Which demon would dare to settle here? Uncle Taoist, you are not lying to me, are you?"

Li Zhi, dressed as a little Taoist priest, looked left and right but couldn't find the so-called demon.

There is only a small lake with particularly clear water surrounded by mountains, and there is no other sign of human habitation around.

In the peach forest in the mountains, many old trees are thousands of years old, and there are traces of spiritual energy emanating from the trees. They have already evolved into spiritual peach trees.

"You are also a cultivator at the Life Spring level, why are you still seeing the world with your naked eyes?" Duan De turned to Li Zhi with a look of disappointment.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi immediately attached his spiritual power to his eyes. Apart from being able to see a few beautiful little fish in the lake, he did not see anything else. He was surprised and asked, "Uncle Taoist, have we come to the wrong place? The thousand-year-old peach trees here form a faint formation, and the superposition of yang energy seems to be able to suppress evil spirits. Which demon would like to live in such a terrain?"

Duan De said: "You actually figured out that the peach forest formed a formation. You have made great progress recently."

Just as Li Zhi said, the yang energy here is too strong and it is not suitable for the monster race to live, and in fact it is not suitable for the human race to live either.

On the contrary, this piece of peach mountain is very suitable for suppressing and neutralizing the evil spirits emanating from the corpses buried underground.

According to the terrain, this forest is more suitable for the dead to rest in peace, but not for the living to survive.

Of course, the impact on living people is not as great as imagined.

However, practicing in a place where yin and yang are out of balance will have some impact on your practice.

For monks who are extremely picky about their cultivation environment, they would hardly choose to settle down in such a place unless there are special reasons.

The yang energy produced by this peach forest is needed.

Then, Duan De said, "This place is the temporary residence chosen by the princess of the demon tribe. The terrain here can help an old demon recover his yang energy faster, so those demons choose to live in this place."

Li Zhi thought, "As expected. The so-called old demon should be the one who tried to possess Pangbo. But he seems to have died before possessing Pangbo, otherwise it would be hard to explain why he didn't wipe out Pangbo's soul after possessing him for such a long time."

It is very difficult for the dead to come back to life. The old demon's cultivation was not enough in his lifetime, and even if he took over Pangbo's body, he could not completely get rid of the evil spirit attached to his soul. Once Pangbo's soul was wiped out, Pangbo's body would die immediately, and his chance of resurrection would disappear directly.

Afterwards, Duan De took out a jade pendant and after activating it, a burst of pink smoke rose from the originally empty peach blossom forest.

Then Li Zhi saw a dozen young and beautiful girls playing behind the smoke.

Although they are extremely beautiful, many of the girls still have the characteristics of the demon race. Some have a fox tail on their buttocks, some have furry animal ears, and some have scales between their eyebrows.

There were only a few women who looked to be in their twenties and looked completely human.

After seeing Duan De and Li Zhi, a tall and charming woman in her twenties with a red mole on her forehead walked up to them and said in a pleasant voice: "Master Duan, the princess has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Fairy Qin Yao, lead the way." Duan De put away his usual playful laughter and said seriously.

Qin Yao glanced at Li Zhi and asked, "Master Duan, is this little brother your disciple?"

Before Duan De could speak, Li Zhi spoke first: "I am the eldest disciple of the Master."

Duan De hurriedly said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. I didn't accept him as my disciple. It was this kid who shamelessly approached me. He even regarded me as the headmaster and called himself the chief disciple. Don't be fooled by this little guy's innocent appearance."

Qin Yao was slightly stunned, then stared at Li Zhi and said with a smile: "Little guy, you are a fake Taoist priest."

Li Zhi said seriously: "Sister Fairy, my Taoist name is Changshou. You can call me Taoist Changshou or Taoist Li. I am not a little guy. My body is almost eight years old."

Qin Yao was amused by Li Zhi's cute appearance and laughed out loud.

Duan De stared at Qin Yao's chest again and again, then gave Li Zhi a provocative look, as if to say, "Look quickly, the opportunity to feast your eyes will be gone in a flash."

Li Zhi responded with a look of contempt.

Afterwards, the two, led by Qin Yao, walked into a huge formation barrier.

After entering the barrier, one can still see the peach forest outside, but compared to the outside world, the inside of the barrier is more peaceful and tranquil, and there is even a holy breath permeating the air.

After passing through a canyon where there were guards on duty, they came to a range of emerald green mountains.

Points of holy light spread out, and all the plants seemed to be as crystal clear as jade carvings, and they were also flashing with strange sacred light.

The vegetation in the entire valley seemed to have been transformed by a mysterious force and appeared particularly different.

Coming to a glittering mountain, there is a pavilion shrouded in glow and mist, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

A nearly perfect woman was sitting in the pavilion. When she saw Qin Yao coming with Duan De and Li Zhi, she stood up to greet them.

The woman had skin as white as ice, jade-like flaws, and a slender body, like a masterpiece from heaven. Her white clothes were whiter than snow, and her hair was black, making her look like a fairy from the Moon Palace who had descended to earth.

Even though Li Zhi was knowledgeable and had seen many real people, fake people, and even AI people, he had never seen such a perfect woman. He was stunned for a moment.

Duan De was not affected at all. After seeing the perfect woman, his eyes did not show any fluctuations. He said directly: "Princess, we meet again."

"Yan Ruyu greets Taoist Master Duan." The perfect woman did not act arrogantly in front of Duan De and bowed slightly to greet him.

Afterwards, he invited Duan De and Li Zhi into the pavilion.

"Your Highness, I wonder if you have thought about my suggestion?" Duan De said directly, as if the two had met before.

Yan Ruyu said: "Master Duan wants the blood essence of the Great Emperor. It's not that Ruyu can't give it to you, but you have to change the conditions for the exchange."

Duan De frowned and said, "I only need one drop of blood essence, and the price I offer is not low."

Yan Ruyu said: "Although the price offered by the Taoist priest is high, those things are not necessary for Ruyu. If the Taoist priest can find us a secret treasure with special vitality, or a treasure body with vigorous blood and strong vitality, Ruyu will definitely offer the blood of the emperor."

Duan De smiled and said, "The princess has made a good calculation. The secret treasure that can breed vitality is as valuable as the holy weapon. And the treasure body that can nourish the emperor's holy heart must be at the level of the God King Body or above. There may not be a cultivator with that kind of physique in the entire Eastern Wilderness."

Yan Ruyu shifted her gaze to Li Zhi and said, "I see that the disciple that the Taoist priest brought with him this time has strong blood and vitality, and may have a special Taoist body."

Li Zhi's face suddenly changed, and he hid behind Duan De and shouted, "Uncle Taoist, this goblin is a bad goblin, let's go quickly."

Duan De said to Yan Ruyu with a half-smile, "This child does have the most powerful physique in the world, the immortal body. But I advise you not to take advantage of him, otherwise the emperor's sacred heart will not be nurtured, but will be eaten up by this little guy. Don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."

Yan Ruyu frowned immediately and said, "Is there something wrong with his body?"

Duan De said: "There are no flaws, but this little guy has mastered a terrifying secret method. Once any treasure falls into his hands, it is like being swallowed by a glutton. It is almost impossible to take it out."

"What kind of secret method is it that even Master Duan praises it so much?" Yan Ruyu asked curiously.

"It's unspeakable." Duan De simply shook his head.

Li Zhi also realized what the secret method Duan De was talking about.

Steal the secrets.

If he used the Green Emperor's Sacred Heart as a sacrifice, how much good fortune would he be able to gain? It was almost equivalent to sacrificing a great emperor. Wouldn't his luck be stronger than that of Wang Teng, who had the status of a great emperor?

I feel excited just thinking about it.

Li Zhi looked at Yan Ruyu with shining eyes, as if he was looking at a delicious dish.

However, Yan Ruyu's spiritual perception was very sharp. She felt the desire in Li Zhi's eyes and suddenly felt a sense of absurdity in her heart. If she really chose Li Zhi as the container of the Emperor's Holy Heart, she would end up with nothing.

Yan Ruyu said calmly: "That's such a pity."

Duan De said: "However, Princess, please rest assured. I know a monk with a holy body. I think the powerful origin of the holy body is enough to take on the important task of nurturing the emperor's holy heart."

Yan Ruyu said: "Then Ruyu will be waiting for the news from the Taoist priest."

"Princess, can I also exchange a drop of the emperor's blood with you?" Li Zhi also spoke at this time.

"Young Taoist priest, what do you plan to exchange with me?" Yan Ruyu asked curiously.

Li Zhi said calmly: "The elixir of immortality."

"What? You actually have the elixir of immortality?" Before Yan Ruyu could react, Duan De got furious and grabbed Li Zhi's shoulders, dragged him in front of him and asked, "You little brat, you have the elixir of immortality, but you didn't tell me."

"If you really have the elixir of immortality in your hand, you can exchange it for even ten drops of blood." A trace of desire flashed in Yan Ruyu's eyes.

As a descendant of the Green Emperor, the trace of immortality contained in the elixir of immortality is of far greater help to her practice than ordinary elixirs, or even holy medicines.

There is even a chance to activate the longevity bloodline derived from the elixir hidden in her body.

Now that Yan Ruyu has just turned twenty years old, and her cultivation is only in the secret realm of the Taoist Palace, it is the best time to activate the bloodline of the emperor in her body.

If she had any more thoughts, as she got older and her cultivation level increased, the difficulty of activating the blood in her body would increase exponentially.

"Don't get excited, both of you. I don't have the complete elixir of immortality in my hand. I only have the core of a semi-elixir. I don't know how much medicinal power is left in the core. I think it should be enough to exchange for a drop of the emperor's blood." Li Zhi said.

"It's just a fruit core. Take it out and let me have a look." Duan De said with a little disappointment.

"If it really is the core of the elixir of immortality, it would not be a bad idea to give you a drop of the emperor's blood." Yan Ruyu also said.

Then, Li Zhi said, "First of all, let me make it clear that you cannot snatch the things I have taken out. My cultivation is so weak that I cannot stop you from fighting for them."

"Pah!" Duan De patted Li Zhi on the back of his head and said, "Do you think I should snatch a mere fruit core from you, Taoist?"

Afterwards, Li Zhi took out a jade box from his own sea of ​​suffering.

Inside was the core of the ginseng fruit that he had left over.

Although he had agreed not to snatch it, Duan De still grabbed the jade box in his hand.

When he opened it, he saw a jade-colored fruit core the size of a peach pit and shaped like a human-shaped stone statue in the jade box.

The fruit core exudes a special fragrance, as if taking a breath of it can prolong your life.

"This is not the kernel of the real elixir of life. Instead, it looks like the kernel of the first batch of fruits grown on a tree similar to the ancient peach tree in Yaochi that was cultivated with the kernel of the elixir of life. But its vitality is a little too strong. It is actually 50% similar to the kernel of the elixir of life. It is really strange."

Duan De was indeed knowledgeable and could guess the fruit's general origin just by looking at the core.

Yan Ruyu asked with shining eyes: "Master Changshou, where is the flesh?"

Li Zhi said: "Of course I ate it, otherwise I would have kept it for the New Year."

Duan De said with a look of sudden realization: "No wonder your sea of ​​suffering is so huge, it's the result of taking the semi-divine medicine. You are wasting nature's gifts, it's really wasting nature's gifts. Do you know that once this fruit is born, it will be enough to drive the ancient saints crazy. You just ate it, it seems that most of the medicinal power has been wasted by you."

Looking at the fruit core in the jade box, Yan Ruyu felt her blood throbbing, as if the fruit core could help her awaken the immortal blood in her body. She said, "Master Changshou, how about I exchange this fruit core with you for three drops of the emperor's blood?"

"Deal." Without saying a word, Li Zhi snatched the jade box from Duan De and stuffed it into Yan Ruyu's hand.

Then Duan De said, "Good boy, you are so decisive."

But he did not reject the deal between Li Zhi and Yan Ruyu.

Afterwards, Yan Ruyu took out three crystals with a drop of the emperor's blood sealed inside and handed them to Li Zhi.

Each drop of the emperor's blood is only as big as a small peanut, but it exudes a vigorous vitality.

After Li Zhi took the essence and blood, he carefully put it away in a jade box.

Afterwards, Duan De said to Yan Ruyu, "Princess, I and this brat will not disturb your practice. We will take our leave now."

Yan Ruyu said: "Ruyu will not keep the two Taoist priests."

She now urgently wants to go into seclusion to absorb the special vitality in the fruit core that belongs to the elixir of immortality.

Although it is not as good as the core of the real elixir of immortality, the special vitality belonging to the elixir of immortality is enough for Yan Ruyu now.

It was enough for her to awaken part of the immortal bloodline that belonged to the elixir of immortality that was unique to the Green Emperor.

Once the bloodline derived from the Green Emperor is awakened, there will be very few cultivators in the world who can compare with Yan Ruyu.

But it's not like now, where he only has the title of descendant of the Green Emperor, but does not have the unique immortal bloodline of the Chaos Green Lotus clan in his body.

Yan Ruyu knew long ago that it was a very difficult task to awaken the immortal bloodline of the Chaos Green Lotus clan that originated from the Green Emperor, and the elixir of immortality was one of the few cultivation resources that could help her awaken the immortal bloodline of the Chaos Green Lotus.

Although Yan Ruyu was a princess of the demon clan, her life was even worse than those of the heirs of major sects.

The cultivation resources he enjoyed were not much better than those of the casual cultivators. It was only recently that he welcomed back the Green Lotus Emperor's Weapons and the Great Emperor's Sacred Heart, and learned the complete Green Emperor's Sutra from the old monster, which made up for the shortcomings of his previous cultivation.

At the same time, a group of demon subordinates gathered around her, so she was no longer alone.

But life is still not rich.

It is equivalent to the Xuanyuan Sect cultivators outside, and is one level higher than the casual cultivators.

They are far inferior to the core disciples of the ancient families or holy places.

Now, not only did the Emperor's Scripture and the Emperor's Soldiers return to her side, but even the Emperor's bloodline in her body had a chance to awaken, which gave Yan Ruyu endless fighting spirit.

Once the immortal bloodline derived from the elixir of immortality in her body awakens, her qualifications will undergo a complete transformation.

Even if he is not as good as the emperor's own son, he is almost the same.

(End of this chapter)