Chapter 24: Foundation Building Fruit

"You... How can you use my martial technique?!" The elder's face twisted in shock, his eyes bulging with disbelief. But in the next moment, boom—Jiang Chen's palm struck, and the elder was instantly turned into a mist of blood, dying on the spot. Even in his last moments, the elder couldn't comprehend why Jiang Chen could use his prized martial technique!

In reality, Jiang Chen simply observed and learned the technique, then enhanced it into an Immortal Art using the Chaos Immortal Scripture. It was that simple. Of course, mastering such a technique in combat required extraordinary insight and observational skills. Jiang Chen could quickly learn low-level martial techniques like this, but anything higher would be more difficult. If he acquired certain eye techniques in the future, he could probably instantly decipher even secret arts and convert them into Immortal Arts. That would truly make him invincible.

But for now, he was content. Blood dyed the grass beneath him, staining even some of the Soul-nurturing Grass, but Jiang Chen paid it no mind. He cleaned the grass with a wave of spiritual energy and then harvested them all, storing them in his spatial ring.

Not far away, a disciple of the Beguiling Fire Sect watched in horror, witnessing everything that had just happened, his heart pounding violently. "Elder Huangfeng died just like that... Ji Xuan's senior is too terrifying, not someone we can afford to provoke!"

The path of cultivation dictated that strength was paramount. It was perfectly normal for conflicts to escalate into fights to the death over treasures. Just like what happened between Jiang Chen and Elder Huangfeng over the Soul-nurturing Grass—a lethal move was made right from the start. Treasures belonged to the strong. The idea of sharing them among cultivators was virtually non-existent. It was always a matter of life and death, at least to determine who the true owner of the treasure would be.

After the Soul-nurturing Grass, Jiang Chen rushed towards the direction of Bai Ling'er and Ji Xuan's auras. Their locations were aligned on a straight line, with Ji Xuan slightly farther away. Along the way, Jiang Chen didn't encounter any useful treasures; most of them were either tasteless or too precious to discard.

"The priority is to find them and then delve deeper into the secret realm to find the Chaos Source Gold." Jiang Chen contemplated as he accelerated his speed with Rainbow Light, heading towards Bai Ling'er's direction.

After about an incense stick's worth of time, Jiang Chen slowed down and looked ahead. Not far away, a pursuit was taking place. The one being chased was none other than Bai Ling'er, and the pursuers were four or five early-stage cultivators from the Wanderdragon Pavilion.

They chased after her, roaring angrily, "Hand over the Foundation Building Fruit obediently, and we might spare you a complete corpse!"

Bai Ling'er didn't even look back, her expression resolute. In a flash, several figures darted through the air, moving swiftly.

Soon, Bai Ling'er stopped in her tracks, because a figure in blue stood in front of her!

Seeing the newcomer, Bai Ling'er's face lit up with a smile of joy!

The figure in blue was none other than Jiang Chen!

"Elder." Bai Ling'er exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm." Jiang Chen smiled faintly and glanced at the several Wanderdragon Pavilion cultivators, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

He was extremely protective of his disciples. Bai Ling'er was the beloved of his disciple Ji Xuan. Almost being killed by these Wanderdragon Pavilion cultivators was unforgivable!

"Elder? So she's met a senior. But our Wanderdragon Pavilion's Elder Longhai will be here soon! You won't get away with the Foundation Building Fruit!" Upon hearing Bai Ling'er address Jiang Chen as "elder," the Wanderdragon Pavilion cultivators' expressions changed slightly, but they quickly regained their composure. They had notified Elder Longhai of the Foundation Building Fruit's location using a secret technique half an hour ago. He should be arriving soon!

Sure enough, at this moment, a breaking sound came, and a white-haired Elder Longhai appeared before them.

"Elder Longhai!" The Wanderdragon Pavilion disciples exclaimed in delight. "Elder Longhai, we found the Foundation Building Fruit, but then this little girl snatched it from us. We were about to catch up with her when we encountered this senior. Now, the Foundation Building Fruit is in their hands."

Upon hearing this, Elder Longhai's cold eyes fixed on Jiang Chen as he calmly said, "Leave, or die."

In the next moment, boom—Elder Longhai was directly turned into a mist of blood.

The Wanderdragon Pavilion disciples paled in horror, not understanding how Jiang Chen had made his move.

"As for you all, you'll die too." Jiang Chen pronounced their death sentence coldly.

Daring to chase after his disciple's beloved, who was practically his future daughter-in-law, was nothing short of seeking death!

Jiang Chen, who was extremely protective, never let go of a grudge.

With a flick of his finger, the disciples were all cut in half at the waist, blood spurting like fountains, staining the picturesque scenery of the secret realm.

"Thank you for saving my life, senior." Bai Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief, expressing her gratitude.

"It's nothing. Tell me, what happened?" Jiang Chen casually asked.

Bai Ling'er took out a fruit emitting a refreshing fragrance and began to explain. It turned out that not long ago, she had found this Foundation Building Fruit, which could help Ji Xuan break through from the Ninth Stage of Sea Expansion to the Foundation Establishment Realm. So, she snatched it from the Wanderdragon Pavilion disciples and fled, enduring life-threatening situations until she met Jiang Chen.

"Hehe, with this Foundation Building Fruit, the Young Master will have an easier time breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in the future." Bai Ling'er chuckled carelessly.

She didn't care about the danger she had faced; instead, she was delighted at the thought of Ji Xuan being able to use the Foundation Building Fruit to swiftly advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"..."

"Ji Xuan is one lucky fellow." Jiang Chen sighed inwardly, nodding on the surface and saying, "Where is the Foundation Building Fruit tree? Lead me there."

The Foundation Building Fruit was rare even in the Qing Territory. Only some major powers planted them internally. Now that he had seen it in the Meteor Saint Territory, he naturally wanted to uproot it and bring it back to the Taiyi Sect for cultivation.

Not only the Foundation Building Fruit, but also other rare treasures encountered in the secret realm, Jiang Chen intended to take them all. For example, the Soul-nurturing Grass—Jiang Chen uprooted them all and then used the power of the Chaos Immortal Scripture to maintain their vitality. They could be directly transplanted to Mount Fantian in the future.

Under the heavens, perhaps only Jiang Chen, who possessed the Chaos Immortal Scripture, could transplant spiritual herbs and medicines as he pleased.