The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1675 - 1672: A Thousand Heavenly Saint Fruits!

Chapter 1675: Chapter 1672: A Thousand Heavenly Saint Fruits!

As the Luo Family arrived, the Four Great Families, the Imperial Clan, and the warriors of the Fenxin Sect convened before Beiyang Divine Mountain!

"Since the Luo Family is already here, let us begin." At this moment, a middle-aged man with a wide body and a proud expression walked out from the Imperial Clan’s faction and spoke arrogantly.

Luotian Xuan glanced over, cupped his fists in salute, and said with a smile, "As you wish, Third Prince!"

The plump disciple of the Imperial Clan squinted his eyes slightly and said indifferently, "Then we, the Imperial Clan and Four Great Families, shall each present our Magic Circle secret keys. We will work together to activate the Magic Circle. As per our previous discussion, each family will send ten strong warriors inside. Any Heavenly Saint Fruits harvested will belong to those who pick them."

The Third Prince waved his hand and took out a token from his storage bag.

Soon after, Luotian Xuan also retrieved his token, and the other three Great Families followed suit.

The five tokens rose into the air, merging into each other and forming a light gate imprinted in the void.

Lin Bai raised his eyes to look. Through the light gate, he could faintly see mountains and a towering peak on the other side. On the peak, there stood a Divine Tree so vast its canopy covered the sky!

This was the Beiyang Divine Tree!

The Third Prince exclaimed loudly, "The Magic Circle has been activated. Let’s move!"

Immediately, ten warriors from the Imperial Clan and ten elders from the Fenxin Sect leaped forward, rushing into the light gate, followed closely by the warriors of the other three Great Families.

Luotian Xuan turned to the ten people behind him and said, "As per our earlier discussion, I will be responsible for harvesting Heavenly Saint Fruits, while the nine of you will protect me. This way, we can maximize our yield!"

"Understood."

Lin Bai and the other nine responded in unison.

Before reaching the Beiyang Divine Tree, Luotian Xuan and Lin Bai’s group had already made arrangements. Luotian Xuan would personally gather the Heavenly Saint Fruits, while Lin Bai and the others focused on his protection.

Lin Bai offered no objections to the plan, especially since his primary goal was to assassinate Xuanhuo Elder. If he also had to focus on picking Heavenly Saint Fruits, it would leave him vulnerable to enemy attacks!

"Let’s go!" Luotian Xuan leapt forward, diving into the light gate.

Lin Bai and the others followed closely behind, flying after him.

Upon passing through the light gate, Lin Bai instantly found himself amidst a mountain range. In front of him, warriors from the Three Great Families and the Imperial Clan, along with those from the Fenxin Sect, were rushing toward the towering peak ahead at incredible speed!

With cultivation of the fifth level of the Yangshen Realm, Luotian Xuan took the lead, flying swiftly across the mountains and arriving beneath the peak. He ascended skyward, aiming to reach the Beiyang Divine Tree!

As Lin Bai reached the base of the peak, he felt waves of suffocating life energy emanating from it. It was as though this Beiyang Divine Tree was the Tree of Life itself!

"Such dense vitality," Lin Bai murmured, his expression slightly grim as he paused momentarily.

Suddenly, one of the other warriors nearby spoke, "Young Sword Master Dongfang, when it comes to combat later, please do not hold back. Otherwise, we will surely face attacks from all sides!"

Lin Bai nodded resolutely, "I will certainly not hold back!"

The remaining eight guardians nodded in agreement before swiftly employing their movement techniques, following closely behind Luotian Xuan.

Upon reaching the mountain peak, Lin Bai was struck by the sheer size of the Beiyang Divine Tree. It was unimaginably vast!

The Divine Tree’s expanse was so enormous that it could host a city large enough for a million warriors. Gigantic vines dangled from its branches, resembling paths leading straight to the heavens!

Standing beneath the Beiyang Divine Tree, Lin Bai felt as minuscule as an ant.

On the Beiyang Divine Tree, there were countless golden fruits, radiating a mesmerizing glow.

At a glance, Lin Bai counted nearly a thousand such fruits!

A thousand Heavenly Saint Fruits seemed generous, yet against the monstrous scale of the Beiyang Divine Tree, it felt like a mere pittance!

Luotian Xuan approached one of the fruits and, drawing a shimmering golden treasure sword from his storage bag, struck lightly. The fruit fell and rolled into his storage bag!

"A treasure sword in the Great Perfection gold attribute!" Lin Bai’s expression hardened as he noticed Luotian Xuan’s sword. Its forging materials were extraordinary, carrying an exceptionally sharp gold attribute aura!

Scanning the surroundings, Lin Bai observed warriors from the Imperial Clan, Fenxin Sect, and the other Three Great Families—all wielding golden treasure swords to carve the Heavenly Saint Fruits!

Initially, there were abundant fruits on the Beiyang Divine Tree, and all the groups refrained from conflict, dedicating themselves to harvesting.

After half an hour, however, the fruits on the Beiyang Divine Tree grew sparse. The thousand fruits had largely been picked clean by the Four Great Families and Fenxin Sect. It was at this point that the battles began...

Up ahead, the Li Family and Sun Family from the Four Great Families clashed over a single Heavenly Saint Fruit, unleashing a blood-soaked melee upon the tree’s branches. Yangshen Realm warriors launched attacks incessantly, creating echoes of thunderous explosions!

Luotian Xuan returned, his face grim.

A fellow warrior stepped forward and asked, "Brother Luo, how did it go? How many Heavenly Saint Fruits did you manage to gather?"

Luotian Xuan’s face turned iron green as he glanced at the fruits in his storage bag and said coldly, "The Imperial Clan and Fenxin Sect were too fast. They’ve taken half of the thousand fruits!"

"I only managed to secure a little over 150!"

Luotian Xuan declared.

"Only 150? That’s far too few!"

"Indeed, far too few!"

The other guardians voiced their dissatisfaction, struggling to accept the disappointing outcome.

The Imperial Clan possessed nearly 300 Heavenly Saint Fruits!

Fenxin Sect had snatched 300 as well!

The Luo Family had only gathered 150!

Altogether, the remaining Three Great Families had claimed barely 300 fruits!

The Heavenly Saint Fruits of the Beiyang Divine Tree had been almost entirely plundered!

"Search thoroughly again. See if there are any that might have been overlooked!" Luotian Xuan, unwilling to accept defeat, swiftly employed his movement techniques to ascend the branches, continually scouring for any undiscovered fruits.

Sure enough, upon a closer inspection, Luotian Xuan spotted more than fifty Heavenly Saint Fruits on the eastern tip of a branch, still unnoticed.

"There are more than fifty fruits here—excellent!" Luotian Xuan’s face lit up with delight as he darted forward.

But just as Luotian Xuan moved, a terrifying power descended from above, targeting his position.

"Watch out!" Lin Bai swiftly surged forward, grabbing Luotian Xuan and yanking him back.

The formidable force crashed down right where Luotian Xuan had been moments before.

Luotian Xuan’s expression was filled with shock. If not for Lin Bai’s timely intervention, that force would have obliterated him instantly!

"Third Prince, what is the meaning of this?" Luotian Xuan shouted in fury as he looked up at the Third Prince, who descended from high above with warriors from the Imperial Clan in tow.

With a cold smirk, the Third Prince retorted, "Luotian Xuan, this area was discovered by my Imperial Clan first. It naturally belongs to us. Get lost!"