Firefly Journey

The man who arrived on a sword had a handsome face and a refined demeanor. His name was Jin Chuan, the direct disciple of the sect leader and the number one new generation of the Yantian Sect.

The way he addressed Jiang Qingling revealed their extremely close relationship. In fact, they were Daoist partners, and although they rarely saw each other due to their busy cultivation, their affection was very strong.

"Senior Brother Jin!" Jiang Qingling was overjoyed to see her beloved. "Why didn't you give us a heads-up? We almost missed each other!"

Jin Chuan stopped his flying sword and asked, "I was just trying to give you a surprise. I noticed you seemed to be in a hurry. Where are you going?"

"Don't even mention it! A gang of thieves came to the Qinling Mountains!" Jiang Qingling said angrily. "They injured many disciples and even shaved Junior Brother Su's head. Their behavior is too heinous. I plan to teach them a lesson!"

Jin Chuan looked at the bald-headed Su Ning.

Su Ning nodded vigorously and began to embellish the story: "Senior Brother, you don't know, those thieves came from the Star Moon Alliance, and for some reason, they set their sights on the Cloud Dew Fruit Tree."

Senior brother, as you know, the Cloud Dew Fruit can enhance one's cultivation; it's a top-tier resource within the sect. My fellow disciples and I tried to stop them from picking it, and then…”

"Wait, you mean... the Star Moon Alliance?" Jin Chuan frowned slightly.

“Yes!” Su Ning said.

Fighting over Cloud Dew Fruit is a common occurrence, and it has happened before, but it's quite interesting that the Star Moon Alliance is vying for it.

As the pride of the Yantian Sect, he was always compared to the other sects' prodigies. Yan Jinglei, the senior brother of the Jiangdong Star Moon Alliance, had met him several times, and the two had even clashed a few times.

Yan Jinglei is a natural-born swordsman. His Xuanlong Sword is incredibly powerful and rarely matched among those of the same realm. Even when facing some Jade Pool Realm experts with unstable foundations, he can still hold his own by relying on his cultivation techniques and domineering sword body.

In their several encounters, Jin Chuan failed to gain the upper hand.

Jin Chuan had heard of the cultivation technique Yan Jinglei practiced. The fact that the Star Moon Alliance came to take the Cloud Dew Fruit meant that he was preparing to break through to the next realm.

Jin Chuan and Yan Jinglei are both at the late stage of the Void Realm. However, Yan Jinglei is more bloodthirsty. Whenever Jin Chuan fights with him, although he can barely maintain his undefeated status, he is slightly inferior.

Imagine, if he can't even beat someone of the same realm, and Yan Jinglei is allowed to advance further, wouldn't Jin Chuan be suppressed for the rest of his life?

This is outrageous! Absolutely not!

Fortunately, he had a sudden urge to visit Junior Sister Jiang today, which led him to this bombshell news. Otherwise, he would never have been able to hold his head up high again!

Su Ning was overjoyed when she saw Jin Chuan. With a little provocation, she might be able to get him to make a move. With Senior Sister Jiang added to the mix, that wicked arsonist would definitely be in for a beating.

"Senior Brother Jin, those thieves are too rude! You have to stand up for me!"

Jin Chuan looked at his junior brother, who had once helped him deliver a love letter, and smiled, "That's only right."

"That's great! Let's get going quickly, or those thieves might escape!"

"Ah."

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Deep in the Qinling Mountains, there are dew-covered fruit trees.

Lin Yuanran and the others were dumbfounded.

They had expected the red pheasant to take the bait, but they didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Less than half an hour after they set up the ambush, a huge red pheasant flew over and landed on the cloud dew fruit tree.

It did not immediately peck at the cloud dew fruit, but looked around very warily, seemingly unaware of any potential danger, before finally feeling safe enough to stab it with its sharp beak.

Lin Yuanran guessed that the red bird must have been starving, otherwise it wouldn't have jumped out so early. He was certain that it might have already been nearby when his group clashed with the Yantian Sect disciples.

It may have seen it even earlier, perhaps when it took action to deal with the Dry Land Black Tortoise!

However, a beast is still a beast. Its intelligence is comparable to that of the magical beasts of the ancient continent. It is clearly a favorite of heaven and earth, born with a strong body, but unfortunately, it is not intelligent enough and is led by the nose by the true favorite—humans.

Hongxuan pecked at the ground with its sharp beak, but never actually bit into anything. Lin Yuanran frowned slightly, as if he knew its true intention.

"hold on."

Seeing that Yuan Qingping and the others were about to make a move, Lin Yuanran hurriedly stopped them. This made Meng Buzheng glare at him fiercely. What? Aren't you going to make a move yet? Are you going to wait until it finishes pecking at the Cloud Dew Fruit before going out? Then it will be too late.

Having already acknowledged Lin Yuanran's abilities by driving away Su Ning and the others, and given that finding the Cloud Dew Fruit Tree was also thanks to Lin Yuanran, everyone chose to listen to his advice when he tried to stop them.

Then came the twist: after pecking the Cloud Dew Fruit until it was covered in wounds, Hongxuan suddenly stopped, stretched its neck, and let out a low hum towards the sky.

Then everyone saw that several more red pheasants had arrived from the direction from which the red pheasant had flown.

These red crickets are not very big, some are only a third the size of the first one, it seems that the whole family came together.

Could Da Hongxuan's actions just now have been a way of testing poison on the little Hongxuans? Lin Yuanran didn't know the growth pattern of Hongxuans; he only knew that it was all a matter of chance!

Even in their juvenile stage, Hongxuan possesses considerable magical power, but they are inexperienced in the ways of the world and do not know how to use their wealth. If a steward or secretary suddenly appears at this time, they can easily swindle the family fortune away.

"This, this, this..."

Everyone was speechless with surprise.

Fortunately, I listened to Lin Yuanran's advice; otherwise, even if we could catch the big red eagle, we would definitely miss out on these smaller ones.

"How did you know that Hongxuan had a family with her..." Zhang Yu asked curiously.

Yuan Qingping and Jiang Zhi also cast admiring glances at her, especially Hua Zhi, whose eyes were practically sparkling with admiration. Apart from her senior sister, this was the first time she had ever looked at someone with such eyes.

"I guessed!" Lin Yuanran told the truth.

So everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

No, you actually guessed that?

Lin Yuanran was not a prophet and could not foresee the future. He simply judged that there was a problem through Hongxuan's unusual reaction.

Normally, Hongxuan wouldn't care about so much. Given its size, it could easily swallow the Cloud Dew Fruit whole, so why would it peck at it randomly?

However, Lin Yuanran never expected that this would be the result; it was an unexpected surprise.

"When shall we make our move?" Yuan Qingping had already come to regard Lin Yuanran as her pillar of support, and even consulted him on decision-making.

Lin Yuanran pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go test its weight first. If it's too high, you shouldn't come out to avoid getting hurt. I have a way to escape."

"Ok."

If it weren't for the fear of exposing his identity as a spy, Lin Yuanran wouldn't be so frustrated. He wouldn't need any schemes or tricks; he could have just rushed in and fought.

Seeing that the little red spiders were about to swarm forward and divide up the Cloud Dew Fruits, Lin Yuanran couldn't stand it. "Shut up! They're all mine!"