Suddenly.
For Li Daode, things were looking grim. He realized that soone had grabbed his collar, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t break free.
"Senior, spare !"
He couldn’t see who was holding him.
After all, for soone to overpower him so effortlessly, they had to be an expert.
Calling them ’Senior’ seed like the safest option.
"Oh, it’s you."
Lin Fan was surprised. He hadn’t expected the one digging underground to be Li Daode. They hadn’t seen each other in a long ti, but to find out he was surviving in the Forbidden Land? Truly, humans die in pursuit of wealth, and birds die in pursuit of food—danger is just a trivial matter if there’s treasure to be gained.
At first, Li Daode was nearly scared to the point of wetting himself. His heart scread, "My life ends here! The treasure’s still unused."
But as soon as he heard Lin Fan’s voice, he breathed a sharp sigh of relief.
"Ah, it’s Fellow Daoist Lin!"
Li Daode felt like his emotions were riding a roller coaster—soaring to the heavens one mont and plunging the next.
Lin Fan asked, puzzled, "Fellow Daoist Li, what are you doing here?"
"Fellow Daoist Lin, you’ve got it wrong. I’ve never left; I’ve been in the Forbidden Land all this ti. If I calculate with my fingers, it’s been a long while. As for exactly how long, I don’t even know," Li Daode replied.
After all, in this place, there was neither day nor night; everything was upside down, always the sa.
Trying to count the days was nearly impossible.
Lin Fan didn’t underestimate Li Daode—surviving in the Forbidden Land for so long with his cultivation required either incredible luck or extraordinary thods.
If it weren’t for his Innate Divine Ability of Life Sensing, he wouldn’t have discovered Li Daode deep underground.
Li Daode, seeing the surrounding environnt was safe, relaxed and asked, "Fellow Daoist Lin, how did you end up here?"
Lin Fan replied, "I ca here looking for soone. Oh, by the way, have you seen a man searching for the seven-colored mother dragon?"
Li Daode thought for a mont before recalling, "Yes, now that you ntion it, I rember. A while ago, I t a man who asked if I had seen a seven-colored mother dragon. Seeing his imnse power, I didn’t dare to say no, so I said yes and pointed him in a random direction."
What else could I do?
Lin Fan hadn’t expected soone to ddle. Even if he found Ao Wudi, explaining this situation might prove challenging.
Hmm!
"Fellow Daoist Li, you’re quite lucky to have acquired Divine dicine and even a few fruits. If word of this spreads, you might find yourself hunted down to death," Lin Fan said casually. He wasn’t probing Li Daode; he rely glanced at his situation and was surprised to discover Divine dicine on him.
It was difficult to believe.
Li Daode owning Divine dicine seed almost impossible.
No words were needed to state the rarity of Divine dicine—it was unimaginably hard to co by, sothing that even True Immortal powers couldn’t easily obtain. Perhaps only those with absurd luck could stumble upon it.
Li Daode hadn’t expected Lin Fan to notice he had Divine dicine.
He hadn’t planned to tell anyone.
After all, everyone knows the principle of not flaunting one’s wealth.
Though.
He trusted Fellow Daoist Lin wasn’t soone who would covet wealth, but he didn’t want to cause Lin Fan any sense of loss either. After all, if I have it, but you don’t, wouldn’t that be awkward?
"Don’t be silly. Do I look like the type to steal your Divine dicine? Let take a closer look at it for you—see where it’s from and what its effects are. If it turns out to be a Divine dicine for Ascension, then you’ve truly hit the jackpot," Lin Fan said.
He noticed Li Daode staring blankly.
His heart sighed.
Could soone like Lin Fan ever stoop to stealing Divine dicine?
It was absolutely impossible.
Li Daode exclaid, "Fellow Daoist Lin, you understand Divine dicine?"
"Certainly. You could say I’m the world’s foremost expert on Divine dicine. No one understands it better than ," Lin Fan replied confidently.
This wasn’t boasting.
He spoke nothing but the truth.
Soon enough.
Li Daode revealed the Divine dicine and three fruits. He wasn’t afraid that Lin Fan would take them from him. Had it been soone else, he wouldn’t even pay them any mind.
Although he’d only t Lin Fan a few tis, perhaps this was Lin Fan’s charm.
Lin Fan examined the Divine dicine, gently touching it. Li Daode, worried sick, held it tightly with both hands, terrified that Lin Fan might mistreat it and damage it—the thought alone was devastating.
"How is it? Can you tell anything?"
Li Daode asked, still holding so doubt about Lin Fan’s claim to knowledge. After all, this treasure was high-level—it wasn’t the kind of thing anyone could just decipher.
Lin Fan nodded. "Ah, I see it. Your luck’s decent but not extraordinary. This Divine dicine increases mana by 10,000 years and lifespan by 3,000 years."
"With your cultivation, acquiring Divine dicine like this ans you hit the jackpot. Even True Immortal powers don’t always get such opportunities."
"But, I must say, you’re ruthless. This Divine dicine was only a few thousand years old—still in its sapling stage—and you picked it early."
Li Daode opened his mouth wide upon hearing Lin Fan’s explanation, enough to fit an egg.
He couldn’t perceive the true utility of the Divine dicine.
But he knew it was extraordinary.
From Lin Fan’s words, it seed ordinary. Yet to Li Daode, it was nothing short of astonishing—10,000 years of mana and 3,000 years of lifespan was beyond anything he had dared to imagine.
"I’m not ruthless; I feel quite satisfied."
Li Daode stared intently at the Divine dicine. If he wasn’t restraining himself, he would have swallowed it on the spot.
Nearby, Gong Mo’s expression was one of stunned disbelief. He couldn’t process it. This was his first journey into the Forbidden Land, and while he’d heard legends of Divine dicine, he had never seen it. Now, witnessing Divine dicine in person...
Words failed him.
It suddenly felt like cultivation was an easy matter.
"Here."
Lin Fan returned the Divine dicine to Li Daode. The man looked so urgent, practically chomping at the bit; better to let him have it and save him from the tornt.
Ah.
People encountering rare treasures for the first ti are always like this.
Getting excited over gaining 10,000 years of magic and 3,000 years of age—not much else to say.
If he ever stumbled upon matured Divine dicine that could induce ascension, then the man’s heartbeat might literally burst out of his chest.
Li Daode cradled the Divine dicine with a goofy grin. Without hesitation, he swallowed it.
Boom!
Boom!
Deep sounds reverberated throughout his body. Thick mana surged out, his aura soaring dramatically.
"Amazing!"
Li Daode’s face flushed red as he shouted aloud.
He felt fantastic.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, take a look at these three fruits." Li Daode urgently sought to understand their effects.
It was strange.
The process by which he obtained these fruits was uncanny.
Digging a tunnel, digging, digging... suddenly, he dug into a pit and saw a snake coiled there perfectly still. Terrified, he thought about retreating, but his nerves caused him to make noise.
He thought he was dood.
But to his shock, the snake seed unbothered, unmoving as if it hadn’t noticed him.
This gave him a sliver of courage.
And then he spotted a fruit tree glowing with a magical light. His greed got the better of him, and he couldn’t resist stealing three fruits. Were it not for his initial fear, he might well have plucked every fruit from the tree.
Lin Fan examined the fruit and comnted indifferently, "Not bad. These are Divine Ability Fruits. After consuming them, cultivating Divine Skills becos much easier—a real treasure."
"A minor Divine Skill typically requires decades to cultivate, but after eating one of these, it can be mastered in only a few months."
"Though if you wanted to cultivate Great Divine Powers, one fruit wouldn’t suffice."
"Still, it’s undoubtedly an extraordinary find."
Lin Fan spoke as if it was no big deal.
But to Li Daode...
It was as if his ancestral tomb had burst into flas—bad comparison—even better than flas, it felt like fireworks.
Nearby, Gong Mo muttered to himself, "I never thought such miraculous things existed in this world."
Lin Fan chuckled, "There are plenty of extraordinary treasures in the world. Not knowing doesn’t an they don’t exist. The problem is, places like this are so dangerous that luck plays a major role. Bad luck ans death."
Li Daode gleefully stored the Divine Ability Fruits away, but then he took one out and handed it to Lin Fan. "Here, I’ll give you one."
"Thanks, I won’t hold back." Lin Fan accepted the fruit without hesitation and stored it away.
He didn’t need it himself, but others might.
Besides, the fruit could fetch a good price.
While not as valuable as Divine dicine, it was still a rare treasure.
Suddenly.
A terrifying force surged from the distance.
Ruthless, gleaming eyes hurtled forward like beams of light—it arrived in the blink of an eye.
Its target was Li Daode.
Li Daode was completely unaware. Even when he sensed the overwhelming pressure, his reactions couldn’t keep up.
"What the hell is that?"
Lin Fan struck with his palm. With a deafening boom, his force collided with a massive snakehead.
A violent shockwave rippled outward.
Everything around them was affected by the impact.
"It’s... it..." Li Daode’s heart raced in panic upon seeing the snake. One look and he recognized it—it was guarding the fruit tree he had stolen from.
"Te Snake."
Lin Fan gasped in shock to see the legendary serpent appear.
The Te Snake in front of him was colossal, stretching hundreds of ters. Its body coiled like a mountain, and its eyes glead with soul-piercing intensity.
Lin Fan quickly activated his mana and struck the serpent, forcing it to retreat.
If his mana hadn’t grown stronger...
Dealing with this serpent would have been a real headache.
The Te Snake opened its huge maw, releasing a torrent of venomous fire that blazed across the sky like a catastrophic wave. The fire was deadlier than the Samadhi Fire—it was the natural venomous fla of the serpent, refined over centuries. Wherever it landed, it would spawn fiery wastelands that were nearly impossible to extinguish.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you sure drew trouble. This Te Snake is out of this world," Lin Fan said, his palm glowing as he shattered the venomous flas. Stray flas scattered to the ground, igniting seas of destructive fire.
"I... I didn’t know it would chase !"
Li Daode was panicking.
He hadn’t expected it to turn out like this.
At the sa ti, he felt incredibly lucky.
Were it not for Fellow Daoist Lin’s presence, he would’ve been devoured by the Te Snake already.
"You despicable cultivators! Return the Divine Ability Fruits!" The Te Snake hovered in the air, its voice resonating ominously.
After consuming fruits to enhance its cultivation, it discovered soone had stolen the remaining fruits and imdiately tracked them here.
To Lin Fan...
The Te Snake was a being on par with the Sky Dragon Clan.
Rarely seen.
Encountering such a serpent outside was nearly impossible.
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