Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 78 — Return Arrival
At the end of the cave, Zhou Yuan and Linxia found the Moon Orchid they had been looking for all this time but the attention of the two was not centered on the plant but a pond nearby.
The pond was emitting light into the surroundings so that the cave seemed to be more radiant.
"There's a pond in the cave..." Linxia touched the pool water with his hands. "The water is non-toxic even feels very cool, I just first saw a pond like this?"
Zhou Yuan slightly drank the pond water, it was a little sweet and refreshing. "It's not wrong, this is a holy pond."
"Holy cola?"
Zhou Yuan nodded. "Sacred polytheism is a natural phenomenon that is formed by itself, the water in it is not only refreshing but has properties for a swordsman..."
Zhou Yuan explained that the pond water was formed with a mixture of natural essence so that those who soak in it not only relieve fatigue but can also help in restoring inner strength.
Zhou Yuan then removed his robe so that his chest part was open, the man dipped his body and started soaking in the pond.
"What are you doing?" Linxia immediately averted his face when Zhou Yuan suddenly removed his upper clothes.
"Submering, I've been fighting fiercely with the snake making the deep power I have drained a lot. I'll restore my condition here..."
Linxia had trouble speaking, although Zhou Yuan still wore his clothes but he felt ashamed when the young man was bare-chested. The girl did not dare to look at Zhou Yuan.
"You're not soaking?" Zhou Yuan asked back.
"I don't want it right now..."
Linxia's face flushed a little, actually he wanted to soak in the pond but did not dare to do so.
If he soaked with Zhou Yuan then it was like he had a special bond with the man, only those who were married usually soaked together.
Linxia chose to ignore Zhou Yuan and then passed through the pond by walking on the water.
'Hm, he can control the power at this level, I don't believe...' Zhou Yuan clucked in admiration watching Linxia begin to step on the surface of the pool water.
Zhou Yuan could also do something similar but usually those who could walk on water were those who had already reached the level of the Golden Realm.
It took such deep manpower control and seeing Linxia do it at the level of the Silver Realm made Zhou Yuan startled.
Linxia passed through the pond then plucked the Moon Orchid from its place. The orchid plant is very different from most orchids, the most striking is that either the leaves or the petals of the Moon Orchid can emit light.
Meanwhile when Linxia plucked the Moon Orchid, Zhou Yuan chose to focus on gathering his inner power back.
Supposedly with the current inner power capacity, Zhou Yuan would have taken several hours to recover his lost inner power but thanks to the efficacy of the pond, it would have taken several hours, it can gather all its inner energy for no less than half an hour.
Zhou Yuan also absorbed the Silver Snake stealth gem he had obtained earlier, as the snake's longer age made the circles formed in his body become more numerous.
At least Zhou Yuan managed to form twelve new inner power circles, so the total amount of his inner power now ranged from 172 circles.
'The efficacy of the holy pool can not be underestimated, it is not surprising that in the past there were those who had fought because they captured this type of pool...' Zhou Yuan noticed the clear pond with some of his thoughts.
Zhou Yuan returned to wearing his robe, the first time he had met after soaking was to see Linxia who was waiting for him some distance away from the pond.
Zhou Yuan walked towards the girl. It was only after a few steps near him that Linxia realized Zhou Yuan had finished his break.
"You've recovered?" Ask the girl.
"Have, what about you, have you brought the Moon Orchid?"
Linxia nodded then showed the plant before Zhou Yuan. "According to our previous agreement, I will give you this plant once the competition is over."
If it wasn't for Zhou Yuan defeating the Silver Snake maybe Linxia wouldn't have gotten the Moon Orchid, therefore Linxia would still be grateful to Zhou Yuan for having collaborated with him.
"We can talk about that later, the most important thing is we have to get out of this cave now..." Although this cave was empty Zhou Yuan still remained wary of his surroundings, it was not impossible for there to be another demon to come considering the two were in the middle of the forest.
"Go? Aren't you asking if I'm allowing it or not?" Suddenly from the mouth of the cave there was someone who spoke Zhou Yuan's words.
Zhou Yuan and Linxia immediately raised his vigilance to hear the voice, both of whom then saw that 18 new hooded men had entered the cave.
"I seem to underestimate you, I think I'm going to need a lot of stealth to lure the snake out of its nest but seeing you can kill it seems like my plan went to waste..." The person who spoke was the leader of the hooded group, "Don't know if to be upset or grateful for meeting you but for sure if you want to survive, hand over the orchid of the month!?"
Zhou Yuan frowned, he seemed to understand just why the Hooded Group lured so many demons into this competition because they were planning to tease the Silver Snake from its cave.
Since the beginning of the Hooded Group had known the location of the Moon Orchid actually but they could not take it because there was a snake stealth figure standing guard.
Although they numbered 18 people and were all at the level of the Golden Realm yet to defeat the Silver Snake could not rely on sheer amount of strength.
The scales of the Silver Snake were impenetrable with ease, a coincidence Zhou Yuan had a Kusanagi Sword that could injure and defeat him.
"Miss Yue, you can take a few steps back from here, let me handle them..." Zhou Yuan whispered softly in Linxia's ear, making the girl realize from her fear.
Linxia had almost forgotten to breathe if Zhou Yuan did not pat him on the shoulder, Linxia realized the not simple situation of handing over the Orchid Last Month could have survived.
Zhou Yuan understood what kind of group they were, who wanted to always be closed off and unknown to others, knowing a lot of information regarding them actually made the group angry, they do not hesitate to kill anyone who knows the secret.
From the beginning the Hooded Group did not intend to let Zhou Yuan or Linxia escape.
Zhou Yuan did not answer the question of the Headed Group Leader but rather plucked the Kusanagi Sword from its sheath.
"Oh, so this is your answer, want to fight us?" The head of the hooded group smiled cynically.
"One thing I want to ask you guys before fighting," Zhou Yuan unsheathed his sword towards them. "Are you from the White Peacock Organization?"