Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

Li Chengfeng's speed was such that a hundred miles was but a blink of an eye. He arrived at the Purple Bamboo Forest with ease, having already scouted the area and confirmed that there were no demonic beasts or cultivators present.

He inventoried his gains: the Heavenly Pearl Fruit Tree was now in his possession, and the Soul-Devouring Banner had claimed countless souls.

Even more pleasing was that the Substitute Puppet had acquired four or five storage bags from the Puppet Sect. This harvest was truly bountiful.

As soon as he steadied himself, he happily tallied his spoils, letting out a long sigh of relief.

His gaze fell upon the lush green and crimson-ink-like fruits on the trees, filling him with immense joy.

He had heard that these fruits were extraordinary, containing immense energy, but he knew that now was not the optimal time to consume them.

He planned to wait until he advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, using these fruits to refine his cultivation, perfecting his Gang Sha and Di Sha energies.

Li Chengfeng was already fully prepared. His meticulous preparations were aimed at achieving an unprecedentedly perfect Foundation Establishment during his advancement, surpassing all historical precedents.

Foundation Establishment, as the cornerstone of cultivation, was like the foundation of a building, allowing for no carelessness whatsoever.

This was not unique to Li Chengfeng; all major sects deeply understood this principle.

For those exceptionally talented individuals, their sects would spare no effort to build them a perfect foundation, demonstrating its profound impact.

After a moment, a soft murmur arose, and a figure flew over like a shooting star.

Xu Huixin, stepping on a top-grade flying shuttle artifact, resembled a startled swan soaring through the sky. Her speed was astonishing.

Li Chengfeng had sensed her from a hundred miles away. The visitor was none other than Xu Huixin.

She wore a solemn expression and said to Li Chengfeng, "Fellow Daoist Tianku, you have indeed not disappointed me, but your methods are truly ruthless.

This Heavenly Pearl Fruit Tree bears only one fruit every ten thousand years, and even now it requires another ten thousand years to mature. Yet, you have uprooted it completely, leaving no room for recovery."

In Xu Huixin's view, even if Li Chengfeng obtained this tree, it would be difficult for him to keep it alive.

Any sealing technique would cause the plant to lose its vitality after three months.

Especially such a precious Heavenly Pearl Fruit Tree.

However, Li Chengfeng replied with a smile, "Fairy, you misunderstand.

As a righteous cultivator, I have eradicated a demonic sect's foundation. You should be pleased.

I am not killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Rather, the trunk of that Heavenly Pearl Fruit Tree is useful to me, serving as a major medicinal ingredient.

I was also acting out of necessity, and I hope the Fairy will forgive me."

Xu Huixin's beautiful eyes darted around, half-believing Tianku's words.

Although Tianku was already over forty years old with a gloomy face, Xu Huixin felt that this person was not as simple as he appeared. She suspected that Tianku, like herself, might have used some secret method to alter his appearance.

Therefore, Xu Huixin said, "Since Daoist friend has obtained the Heavenly Pearl Fruit Tree, then let's go to the Nine Desires Valley together and take the Nine Desires Heavenly Bloom."

Li Chengfeng smiled slightly and said softly, "Fairy, what is destined will eventually be, and what is not destined should not be forced.

Why be so anxious? Why don't we proceed slowly and see what happens? If I encounter any treasures, I can make a small profit. After all, I can't compare to your wealth, Fairy."

Xu Huixin glared at him upon hearing this, her tone slightly urgent, "Tianku, don't push your luck! I helped you obtain the Heavenly Pearl Fruit Tree. What more do you want?

This Heavenly Pearl Fruit is an invaluable treasure. I suggest we quickly proceed to obtain the Nine Desires Heavenly Bloom before the other five sects. Wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?"

Li Chengfeng shook his head, his expression solemn, "Fairy, you're thinking too simply.

This Nine Desires Heavenly Bloom is extraordinary, guarded by powerful demonic beasts.

I have already sensed that the rules of this secret realm are changing, and the aura of second-tier demonic beasts is becoming increasingly strong.

Rushing in at this time will not only gain us nothing but also alert the enemy, and even benefit others.

I believe that you, Fairy, are so intelligent that you would not do such a foolish thing."

Xu Huixin nodded. She had indeed noticed the changes here, and asked, "Then, in your opinion, what should we do?"

She was prepared to listen to Li Chengfeng's opinion before making a decision.

In her opinion, although Tianku was sharp-tongued and filled with killing intent, she was indeed not as good as this rogue cultivator in terms of strategy and wisdom.

Li Chengfeng smiled slightly, confidently saying, "Fairy, don't worry, I have a plan.

We just need to proceed at a leisurely pace and wait for the opportunity.

Think about it, which of the five major sects doesn't want to obtain the Nine Desires Heavenly Bloom? There will inevitably be a fierce battle, with casualties unavoidable.

We only need to use the same tactic as we did before when snatching the Heavenly Pearl Fruit, sneakily making our move, and we can reap the benefits."

Although Li Chengfeng spoke casually on the surface, he knew in his heart that after the incidents with the Puppet Sect and the Soul-Devouring Sect, the other party would not be easily fooled again. They would definitely prepare extremely ruthless countermeasures to deal with them.

He just wanted to use Xu Huixin's power to increase his chances of success.

And Xu Huixin did not notice the strangeness in his words and nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll listen to you. After all, you are cunning and resourceful."

After the discussion, Li Chengfeng led Xu Huixin to continue forward.

Li Chengfeng's divine sense was powerful, and he could easily discover many precious spiritual herbs and treasures, which were naturally collected into his bag.

Although Xu Huixin was envious, she could only accept it helplessly. After all, she had already reached an agreement with Li Chengfeng that all the spiritual herbs and benefits would belong to Li Chengfeng, and she only needed the Nine Desires Heavenly Bloom.

Gradually, Xu Huixin realized that she seemed to have become Li Chengfeng's tool. Whenever they encountered demonic beasts or danger, Li Chengfeng would always ask her to divert their attention, while he would take the opportunity to retrieve the treasures.

Although Xu Huixin was a little dissatisfied, she thought that Li Chengfeng's methods and the fact that she was not really fighting the demonic beasts meant that her losses were not great, so she endured it.

Just as the two continued forward, roars and a bloody aura suddenly came from ahead.

The disciples of the Blood Demon Sect and the Corpse Refining Sect were engaged in a fierce battle.

The disciples of the Blood Demon Sect had blood shadows flowing around their bodies, and their techniques covered the sky and earth, while the disciples of the Corpse Refining Sect were urging the refined Iron Corpses. The Iron Corpses' bodies faintly glowed with a yellow light, seemingly transforming into Bronze Corpses.

Li Chengfeng noticed that although these zombies did not have much blood on their bodies, their bodies were as brilliant and hard as diamonds.

The Blood Demon Sect had seven disciples, led by a slender man with a slightly pale face, but his eyes flickered with a sharp light.

Among them, a woman was particularly eye-catching. She was as beautiful as a painting, with a full figure, swaying in the wind. That kind of beauty was similar to that of the Joyful Union Sect's women, making people admire her.

Li Chengfeng recognized the woman at a glance. It was Chu Zheng, who had wanted to use him to do a task before.

He sneered in his heart. He had taken the other party's pill formula but had not helped, which was indeed a debt to her, but how could there be any real debts between demonic sects?

He knew that Chu Zheng was also using him, and maybe she would frame him after he finished refining the pills.

Therefore, Li Chengfeng did not have any guilt towards Chu Zheng.

At this time, Li Chengfeng noticed more than a dozen spiritual herbs needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pills growing not far away, emitting a faint fragrance.

His heart stirred. Although he already had enough spiritual herbs, who would complain about having too many? He planned to scavenge as many spiritual herbs as possible, because after leaving this secret realm, he would no longer stay in the Five Demonic Sects.

He had left too many legends here and offended the five major sects. Staying would only lead to death.

Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to scavenge more treasures and spiritual herbs for future needs.