
Chapter 109: 109
Slicing!
A sharp voice rang out behind Miko, causing her to turn her head quickly in fear. His eyes widened slightly as he looked at the carcass of the small snake that was split in a branch right in front of him. The poison dripped slightly from his fangs, signifying that it was a poisonous snake.
“Be careful. Never let your guard down!” John reprimanded as he put away the knife he used to kill the snake. Although the snake is not strong, it is highly venomous, and will pose a deadly danger to Miko. It clearly lives among the branches by the fruit, bathing in its radiance when John and Miko infiltrate its territory.
Because of his past experiences with being off guard at the last moment, John has learned to be always vigilant, even when it seems that everything is safe, a lesson Miko has yet to learn with her sheltered upbringing.
“What just happened. How do we not feel this snake?” miko asked confusedly.
When he approached the fruit, he had let his guard down, causing him to lose the snake. Although the snake specializes in stealth and can even deceive the senses of gods, Miko can still detect it if she is alert, but the allure of the fruit has dulled her senses.
“You let your guard down, and almost died because of it. Never let your guard down, especially when you think it's safe to do. Only when you know you're really safe can you do it.”
“Oh, thank you. I think you saved me, haha.” Miko rubbed the back of her head in shame. He was supposed to be the strongest of the two, and discovered all the dangers first, but his lack of experience almost cost him his life.
The two god senses swept across the rest of the tree, ensuring that the beach was clean. Only after making sure that it was safe did John and Miko grab the fruit. There were four pieces that were interdependent, and each one took two pieces.
The fruit was the size of a large apple, and it gave off a fragrant aroma. As soon as he picked it up, John felt an excited life force surging in his hand.
“Wow, this is amazing just by holding it?” Miko.
“Eat one now, and remember to save the other one for pills. Do not eat it, or it will be in vain,” John reminded as he kept one fruit and bit another.
“This is amazing!” miko yelled excitedly as she bit again.
Both John and Miko spent the next few minutes eating their fruit. By the time he finished, John felt his body had boundless energy, and his cultivation had grown quite rapidly. Before the fruit, his essence cultivation was at the early stage of the late Mist Creation Realm, but the fruit had increased its essence cultivation beyond the middle stage and directly to the upper stage of the late Mist Creation Realm.
“Learnest. Just this fruit alone has saved me months of cultivating. I was already almost ready to advance to the Qi Condensation Realm. Although I still need to progress a little more and improve my understanding before I progress, this has saved me an incredible amount of work. Maybe I can move forward before I leave the pocket world “John can't help but excitedly exclaim.
Miko nodded as confirmation. Although the fruit was not extraordinary to him, since he was already at the Qi Condensation Realm, it was still better than anything he had eaten before in his life. This fruit had also saved cultivation time for months, and had also filled it with living energy.
“I also read that this fruit prolongs the ageless life of anyone who eats it more than fifty years, but I do not believe such a thing. But after eating it, I believe,” added John.
Although cultivation would extend the lifespan of a human, adding an additional fifty years of vitality into one's life was always a good thing. Not only would cultivators live longer, but they would stay young longer, extending their main cultivation years.
“This fruit may be more amazing than my sword. This pocket realm has incredible treasures!” Miko exclaimed with a big smile on her face.
John wanted to nod in agreement as he thought about the egg. Although he did not know what kind of creature the egg would turn into, the actions of the artifact spirit told him that it would be a normal thing. Even across the pocket world, John was convinced that this egg was one of the best gifts, even though it was just his guess.
‘That eggs may be amazing in the future, but I need to find something that increases my strength now. Although I can temper my body in a lightning trial to become a true lightning attribute body, I do not yet know the lightning technique. The Celestial Lightning Script was merely a cultivation technique, and not a battle art. My strength is still largely the same as when I entered this world. ‘
After enjoying the fruit for a little longer, John and Miko descend from the tree and begin down a land bridge that divides the gloomy swamp. A few hours later, the two of them stopped and raised their vigilance, staring straight at it and a thick fog approached.
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