Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and an elderly man in a yellow robe appeared before Jiang Yu Rou and them. What are you guys? You dare to lay hands on the spirit sapling? You're simply not aware of your own death! If you dare to take another step forward, leave your lives here!
Mo Wenjie looked at the yellow-clad old man and said, "What kind of person are you? Dare to block us from digging the spirit sapling here? Bring out your skills and I'll accept them all!"
The yellow-robed elder sneered coldly, waving his hands, causing an instantaneous surge of vines around him to entwine towards Mo Wenjie and the others. Mo Wenjie remained calm and collected, muttering incantations under his breath and emitting a layer of blue light around his body, deflecting all the vines.
"A bit of skill." The yellow-robed elder's eyes narrowed slightly, then his figure flashed, and he was instantly in front of Mo Wenjie, his palm slicing down like a knife. Mo Wenjie sidestepped and struck back with a palm, and they engaged in several rounds of combat instantly.
Jiang Yu Rou saw the situation and stealthily circled around to the side, attempting to approach the spirit sapling. However, the yellow-robed elder seemed to sense something, stepping lightly and causing a gust of wind to sweep up, blowing Jiang Yu Rou back in succession.
"Trying to take treasure by taking advantage of the chaos is not easy." The yellow-robed elder snorted coldly. Taking this opportunity, Mo Wenjie attacked the yellow-robed elder again, "Old man, distraction is a major taboo in battle." At this moment, both sides were fighting fiercely, neither willing to back down even half a step. The spirit sapling was emitting an alluring glow nearby, and with clenched teeth, Jiang Yu Rou pondered her next move.
Mo Wenjie looked at the yellow-robed elder and said, "You dare to be distracted at this moment? You're really bold. I'm sorry, but I'll strike you with a palm strike. After speaking, Mo Wenjie launched a palm strike. The yellow-robed elder immediately felt immense pressure. It was too late for him to retreat, as Mo Wenjie's palm had already struck his left shoulder! Only the yellow-robed elder screamed in pain and flew backward several dozen meters!
Mo Wenjie pressed his advantage and quickly charged towards the yellow-robed elder who was flying backward. The yellow-robed elder, knowing he could no longer fight, endured the severe pain in his shoulder, quickly formed hand seals with both hands, and shouted, "Earth Slip - The Earth Shattering Prison!" The ground quickly split open, and soil surged towards Mo Wenjie, forming a massive mud prison around him in an instant.
Mo Wenjie punched hard with all his might, but the prison cage only slightly shook. At this time, Jiang Yu Rou seized the opportunity and charged towards the spirit sapling. The yellow-robed elder, not paying attention to Mo Wenjie, turned to face Jiang Yu Rou. However, Mo Wenjie broke through the prison cage. It turned out that he had been pretending to be weak just a moment ago.
Mo Wenjie instantly blocked the yellow-robed elder's path and unleashed a powerful wave of spirit energy. The yellow-robed elder was unable to avoid it and was struck in the chest, spewing blood and collapsing to the ground. Jiang Yu Rou successfully approached the spirit sapling, just about to pluck the spirit essence fruit when a shadow flashed by. A mysterious figure snatched the spirit essence fruit and vanished without a trace. The crowd was shocked into silence when, suddenly, the yellow-robed elder burst into laughter: "Ha ha! This spirit sapling has been targeted for some time. You've all been in vain." Mo Wenjie clenched his fists tightly in his heart, vowing silently that he would retrieve the spirit essence fruit at all costs.
Huang Ling'er hurried forward to pull Jiang Yu Rou to her feet. "It seems we're in a time of trouble," she said. "Receiving the spirit essence fruit is not going to be easy. So many people are coveting this fruit; it's bound to be difficult for us to obtain it as well. I find that no matter what we do, we seem to face misfortune. But why is that?"
Jiang Yu Rou patted the dust off her clothes and said with a bitter smile, "Maybe we're too flashy every time, which attracts everyone to fight for it." Huang Ling'er nodded helplessly. On the side, Mo Wenjie's eyes were determined as he said, "No matter what, I'm determined to obtain the spirit essence fruit."
As they were speaking, Mo Wenjie suddenly sensed a faint fluctuations in the air. His eyes lit up: "The mysterious person hasn't gone far; their presence is in the valley to the northeast." So they immediately ran towards the valley.
The valley was shrouded in mist, exuding a mysterious aura. When they arrived, they found the mysterious person standing in front of a giant boulder, holding the spirit essence fruit. Mo Wenjie roared angrily, "Hand over the spirit essence fruit!" The mysterious person sneered coldly and slowly removed their mask, revealing it to be the yellow-robed elder who had previously been believed to be seriously injured and unable to rise again. It turned out that he pretended to be injured and secretly arranged his accomplices to disguise themselves as the mysterious person and steal the spirit essence fruit. Then he attracted everyone here to net them all at once. However, Mo Wenjie and the others showed no fear. Another treasure hunt battle began.
Tuobacai Yingying glanced at Mo Wenjie and said, "Dear husband, I think it's a bit unfair for us to have so many people against just two of them. What if we do it this way: I and Ding Yan will dig for the spirit sapling, and you stay here with the four of them to deal with the yellow-robed elder and fight for the spirit essence fruit. What do you think?"
Mo Wenjie hesitated for a moment, thinking that Tuobacai Yingying's suggestion made sense, so he nodded in agreement, "Alright, go quickly and come back soon."
Tuobacai Yingying and Ding Yan exchanged glances and turned to rush towards the location of the spirit sapling. Mo Wenjie, on the other hand, stood ready with the rest of them.
The yellow-robed elder, seeing their actions, laughed up to the sky. "You think you can so easily split up and act separately?" He said, and with a sweep of his sleeve, a group of puppets surged out from around him. These puppets emitted a foul smell and their eyes shone with a sinister green light.
Mo Wenjie coldly snorted, "Skillful but trifling." He was the first to charge towards the group of puppets, followed closely by the other four. In an instant, there were flashing swords and sharp blades and brilliant magical light, a lively scene.
On the other side, Tuobacai Yingying and Ding Yan had just approached the spirit sapling when they triggered a restriction beneath it. Streaks of lightning-like light shot towards them. Ding Yan quickly cast a defensive spell, while Tuobacai Yingying took the opportunity to look for any weaknesses in the restriction.
While Mo Wenjie and the others were engaged in fierce combat with the puppets, the yellow-robed elder took advantage of the chaos to sneakily approach Tuobacai Yingying and Ding Yan. His plan was to deal with these two first before turning back to deal with Mo Wenjie and his group.
Jiang Yu Rou noticed the yellow-robed elder's intention. She didn't say much and only gave Xiao Ya Wen a meaningful look. Xiao Ya Wen understood at once, so the two of them secretly followed the yellow-robed elder, planning to launch a surprise attack on him when he least expected it, perhaps they could deal him a heavy blow at once!
Jiang Yu Rou and Xiao Ya Wen carefully followed the yellow-robed elder. They activated their spirit energy and concealed their qi to the utmost extent, moving silently like phantoms.
The yellow-robed elder was solely focused on ambushing Tuobacai Yingying and Ding Yan, completely unaware that someone was following him from behind. As he approached his target, Jiang Yu Rou quietly clenched a talisman in her hand, and Xiao Ya Wen grasped the sword at his waist, ready to launch an attack at the right moment.
Just as the yellow-robed elder was about to step into the area where Tuobacai Yingying and Ding Yan were, Jiang Yu Rou shouted, "Break!" The talisman turned into a beam of golden light, striking directly at the back of the yellow-robed elder. At the same time, Xiao Ya Wen charged out like an arrow on a string, swinging his sword at the waist of the yellow-robed elder. The yellow-robed elder felt an attack from behind and hastily turned aside to avoid it. However, he was still hit by the talisman on his left arm, causing severe pain. He roared in anger and counterattacked with both palms, unleashing a black energy wave. Jiang Yu Rou and Xiao Ya Wen were well-prepared and quickly separated to dodge this lethal blow. The three of them stood opposite each other instantly, creating an atmosphere of intense tension.
The yellow-robed elder had been thinking of quickly dealing with Tuobacai Yingying and Ding Yan before going back to help, but unfortunately, his ideals were rosy while reality was grim. He never dreamed that Jiang Yu Rou and Xiao Ya Wen would launch a surprise attack on him. Now, seriously injured, if he continued to fight them, it wouldn't be long before not only would he face defeat, but there was a chance he might not even survive. Moreover, there were two more of them. If they fought together against him, his death was certain. Thinking of this, the yellow-robed elder hurriedly stepped back and wanted to flee!
Jiang Yu Rou and Xiao Ya Wen weren't about to let things rest at that. Their figures flashed, and they chased after the yellow-robed elder. Jiang Yu Rou quickly formed hand seals and chanted incantations, causing several lines of spiritual ropes to appear out of nowhere and fly towards the yellow-robed elder, attempting to bind him. Xiao Ya Wen, meanwhile, wielded his sword, its blade glinting with cold light as it pointed directly at the yellow-robed elder's back.
Despite his injuries, the yellow-robed elder was determined not to give up. He reached into his chest and retrieved a smoke bomb, throwing it to the ground. In an instant, a thick cloud of smoke rose up. Using the smoke as cover, he invoked a blood escape technique, sacrificing his own vital essence in exchange for explosive speed.
However, at this moment, Tuobacai Yingying and Ding Yan also noticed the commotion and hurried over. Seeing the escaping yellow-robed elder, Tuobacai Yingying waved her hands, and a wall of ice rose from the ground in front of him. The yellow-robed elder couldn't avoid it and collided with the wall, rebounding off it.
At this moment, the four of them had surrounded the yellow-robed elder. The yellow-robed elder's face revealed a desperate expression, knowing that he was doomed today, and was about to fight to the death. However, at this critical moment, a mysterious light curtain suddenly descended from the sky and enveloped the yellow-robed elder, slowly rising up. Everyone was shocked and could only watch as he was taken away by the light curtain and disappeared without a trace.
Jiang Yu Rou helplessly shook her head, realizing that the yellow-robed elder must have connections. Despite our efforts, we cannot do anything to him. I'm really at a loss as to what to do next.
Xiao Ya Wen looked at Jiang Yu Rou. "If you don't know what to do, then let's rush to dig out the spirit sapling and then meet up with Mo Wenjie. This time, we absolutely cannot let it go. We must seize back the spirit essence fruit from the yellow-robed elder's accomplices!"
So, the group quickly arrived at the location of the spirit sapling. There, they saw the spirit sapling emitting a mysterious blue light, its trunk thick and surrounded by an abundant energy field that was almost tangible. Xiao Ya Wen was the first to take action. He held up a spiritual shovel and began to dig towards the roots of the tree with force. Jiang Yu Rou, Tuobacai Yingying, and Ding Yan set up a defensive array around them to prevent any unexpected occurrences.
Before long, Xiao Ya Wen dug up to the roots of the spirit sapling, revealing a jade-like fruit with strong spiritual energy waves emanating from it. At that very moment, the surrounding space twisted suddenly, and several mysterious figures dressed in black robes appeared. "Do you think you can easily obtain the spirit essence fruit?" The leader sneered coldly. Xiao Ya Wen tightly clutched the spirit essence fruit and said in a grave voice, "It never belonged to you in the first place. Today, we are determined to reclaim it." Both sides instantly drew their swords and tension escalated. Xiao Ya Wen exchanged glances with the others and all four nodded in agreement simultaneously as they launched an attack. Another fierce battle erupted. Xiao Ya Wen swore to himself that under any circumstances, he would take the spirit essence fruit and meet up with Mo Wenjie without letting these evil forces succeed.
