Chapter 743 - 669: Ascend to the Peak 68 4000 words_2
However, on second thought, when she handed in the tasks, she could compensate by submitting a few extra Flame Fruits as required, which should suffice. With this thought, Shuangshuang was relieved.
The Fire Spirit Essence in this place was really abundant. Shuangshuang and Feiyu had stayed here for seven or eight months. Their cultivation even progressed because of the daily capture of the red flying snakes transformed from Fire Spirit Essence, which exhausted their Spiritual Energy and then recovered, thus advancing their growth again.
After capturing for so long, the Fire Spirit Essence in the magma below began to become noticeably scarce.
Seeing this, Shuangshuang naturally stopped. Cultivating Fire Spirit Essence is difficult, but with mature Fire Spirit Essence around, it’s relatively easy to nourish new Fire Spirit Essence. Shuangshuang had no intention of capturing all the Fire Spirit Essence in this place; exhaustive fishing is not acceptable.
Seeing the Fire Spirit Essence becoming scarce, Shuangshuang and Feiyu ceased their actions. Although they stopped, they had collected quite a few Fire Spirit Essence, completely filling a Mid-grade Storage Stone on Shuangshuang’s Storage Bracelet and more than half of Feiyu’s Storage Necklace.
Shuangshuang calculated that with so many Fire Spirit Essence, it should be enough to cultivate eight or ten High-level Spirit Fires, and if lucky, she might even cultivate Spiritual Wisdom. Spirit Fires with Spiritual Wisdom have incomparable power compared to ordinary Spirit Fires.
After the red flying snakes transformed from Fire Spirit Essence decreased in number, Shuangshuang and Feiyu descended onto the stone platform, one defending and the other picking, harvesting all the mature Flame Fruits on the stone platform.
Flame Fruit is different from other Spirit Fruits. Once matured, if not harvested, it continues to hang on the branch absorbing Spiritual Energy. After maturing for a month, it falls off, gets absorbed by the growing stone platform, and after three years, grows into another Flame Fruit plant.
This time, the task took unexpectedly long. The person who issued the task was very unhappy, checked the task hall countless times, and when Shuangshuang returned and heard the steward of the task hall conveying the message, she could hear the strong resentment in the voice.
Feeling guilty, Shuangshuang gave the other party ten extra Flame Fruits. Although Flame Fruits are not as valuable as Fire Spirit Essence, they are not cheap either. Giving away these ten Flame Fruits essentially made Shuangshuang’s reward for this task free of charge.
Capturing Fire Spirit Essence was tedious, yet it could be considered relaxing. After successfully completing the task, Shuangshuang pulled Fei Hu and Feiyu along to the Heaven-Reaching Road for Body Refinement. The further one climbs, the more intense the sensation.
Shuangshuang and Fei Hu were used to climbing and adapted to the perils of Heaven-Reaching Road. However, it was Tan Feiyu’s first time, and he struggled significantly.
This time, Shuangshuang was very determined, resolved to break through to the Martial Master Level on the Heaven-Reaching Road. Except for attending lectures with her mentor Ling Wuchen, Shuangshuang spent most of her time on the Heaven-Reaching Road.
When Shuangshuang successfully broke through to Martial Master Level, Feiyu also advanced to a martial master, even Fei Hu, who diligently followed Shuangshuang in cultivation, broke through to become a Level 15 Magical Beast. Thus, Shuangshuang was once again forcibly interrupted in her cultivation by her mentor.
Initially intending to continue cultivation, Shuangshuang could only reluctantly pause and meet her mentor, taking Feiyu and Fei Hu along. Now, Shuangshuang, Feiyu, and Fei Hu sat in a row before Ling Wuchen, looking at him with bewilderment as he summoned Shuangshuang.
During this time, due to Shuangshuang, Ling Wuchen also taught Feiyu quite a bit. Now, Feiyu was much like Ling Wuchen’s other disciples, so Feiyu, like Shuangshuang, felt very relaxed before Ling Wuchen.
Ling Wuchen did not treat Feiyu as an outsider and directly said: "Recently, the sect received notification from the court that the Demon Clan has invaded again. The court has already fought several battles with the Demon Clan. This time, there were many High-level Demon Clan members invading, and the number of Advanced Cultivators in the military is fewer than on the other side. Moreover, the invasion line of the Demon Clan is too long, and the military is somewhat short-handed. They require our sect to send High-level Cultivators to enter the Demon Clan battlefield early. You are now a Great Martial Artist, and with a strong physique, your combat strength is comparable to a military general. For this Demon Clan battlefield, you need to represent Law Enforcement Peak and go forward. Shuangshuang, would you be willing to go?"
Each time a battle with the Demon Clan occurs, it’s customary for the sect to be responsible for fighting High-level Demon Clan members. Shuangshuang, whether in cultivation or her identity as a Direct Disciple of Law Enforcement Peak, must go to this battlefield.