Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

First off, the Fierce Beast completely underestimated Zhu Bufan's strength. Its newly grown tentacles had limited power. Secondly, Zhu Bufan's current strength had improved by leaps and bounds compared to before, whether it was his Inner Qi Cultivation, physical robustness, or his Martial Arts Skills, had all jumped a level.

Zhu Bufan did a quick check and found that it was only his internal organs that had been impacted. They soon stabilized under the cleansing flow.

One should not linger too long in a place of unsure safety. As to whether this Ice Cave contained dangers, Zhu Bufan dared not conclude. In his opinion, since the cave was the Fierce Beast's den, it was very likely to be free of danger. All beast-type creatures have one thing in common, which is strong territoriality. Every powerful Fierce Beast has its own territory; the larger the territory, the stronger the creature, and they absolutely would not allow beasts of comparable strength to invade.

However, this was not absolute. Some Fierce Beasts with high intelligence might actually attract a number of powerful subordinates.

Thus, Zhu Bufan proceeded forward cautiously.

The Ice Cave was spacious, and light was slightly dim. Through the ice walls all around, one could see the serpentine patterns and the faint glow of some strange and beautiful rocks emitting a gentle luminescence.

As Zhu Bufan slowly ventured deeper, he noticed that the temperature in the entire cave was gradually rising. Although slight, Zhu Bufan still perceived it.

Indeed, after a time as short as half a cup of tea, Zhu Bufan even heard the dripping sound of water.

"What is this..."

Suddenly, Zhu Bufan felt the ground beneath his feet turned soft, as if he was stepping on a woolen carpet, prompting him to look down without delay.

Not knowing when, the hard ice layer had disappeared, and what appeared before Zhu Bufan was a patch of dark blue substance, resembling moss but with specks of light within it, emitting a crystal-like luster.

Bending down for a closer inspection, Zhu Bufan also curiously pinched it with his fingers.

Zhu Bufan discovered that it was indeed moss-like; as he rubbed it, it secreted traces of faint green liquid. The sparkling elements appearing to be tiny Ice Crystals vanished on contact with Zhu Bufan, who after careful observation couldn't determine the reason.

However, as Zhu Bufan withdrew his hand, he noticed a flash of blue light on the tip of his finger. Zhu Bufan immediately concentrated to get a closer look and saw, sure enough, a faint blue color appeared on his finger, extremely slight to the point you wouldn't notice it if you weren't paying careful attention.

"Poison?" This was the first thought that flashed through Zhu Bufan's mind, but after examining for a while, Zhu Bufan didn't feel any sign of poisoning.

"What on earth is this?" Zhu Bufan was incredibly astonished, and just at that moment, he felt a tingling sensation in his finger.

Eh...

The sudden change on his finger took Zhu Bufan by surprise.

Originally, Zhu Bufan was prepared to use his Inner Qi to force the blue substance out of his body, but as soon as the Inner Qi was directed to the fingertips, the speck of blue light intertwined with it as if encountering its most beloved thing.

"This..."

An expression of pleasant surprise emerged on Zhu Bufan's face; as it turned out, after absorbing that speck of blue, his Inner Qi had actually doubled in size.

Although the strand of Inner Qi was very small, the blue substance absorbed into Zhu Bufan's body was equally minuscule. To achieve such an incredible effect was quite terrifying.

"If I could obtain these blue light spots, then..."

Zhu Bufan thought that if he could get these blue crystals, and absorb them when his Inner Qi was depleted, the recovery speed of his Inner Qi would definitely be terrifyingly fast. If Inner Qi could be quickly replenished during a life-and-death battle, it would certainly influence the outcome.

However, Zhu Bufan was destined to be disappointed. Although the thing that resembled moss in front of him continued to a depth that couldn't be seen clearly, and the tiny blue crystals on it were numerous like stars, these crystals seemed to be swallowed up by the moss, making them unobtainable to Zhu Bufan.

"What a pity!" Zhu Bufan's expression changed unpredictably before he finally let out a deep sigh.

Zhu Bufan's personality was very decisive, and having already delayed some time, although it was a pity, he stood up resolutely and left without any hesitation.

Dong dong dong...

The sound of water droplets became clearer and clearer, tinkling in sequence.

After turning a corner, his vision suddenly cleared and brightened, and Zhu Bufan finally arrived at the bottom of the cave.

At the bottom of the cave was a space about thirty meters in circumference; at this point, there was no trace of ice, and the entire space was completely covered with moss.

In this space, there was a square pool about one meter across, rippling with clear water. In the pond, a green plant swayed, appearing very tender; its stem and leaves were extremely delicate, only about one meter tall. At the top of the plant was a green, semi-transparent fruit the size of a fist.

Zhu Bufan felt an immense surge of vitality coming towards him, different from the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi sensed during cultivation, but a kind of fresh life force which, in Zhu Bufan's opinion, even surpassed the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

"So this is the so-called Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit, huh?"

Zhu Bufan stepped forward and discovered that the fist-sized fruit actually had seven holes the size of soybeans. Each hole had a stream of light green liquid continuously moving through it, swelling and shrinking unpredictably, magical and extraordinary, as if it had life.

Approaching the Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit, Zhu Bufan took a deep breath and felt a refreshing sensation that went straight to his stomach. The slight internal injury he had suffered before actually healed in an instant.

"What a potent effect!" Zhu Bufan thought to himself. From this alone, Zhu Bufan could be sure that the terrifying man in black outside must be using the Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit to treat some kind of illness or injury.

However, these Heavenly Treasures each had their unique harvesting methods. If it were for his own use, Zhu Bufan might have swallowed it in one bite, but now he needed to pick it intact, which was going to require some thought.

Glancing at the slender leaves, Zhu Bufan had no choice but to wrap the Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit with the green leaves and place it carefully in his chest.

The Exquisite Fruit, which looked tender, felt very hard when touched, almost like a stone. Zhu Bufan applied some force and surprisingly couldn't even squeeze it.

Once the Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit was picked, the plant that emitted strong life fluctuations suddenly curled up. The green color started to fade rapidly from the tips of the branches and showed a defeated gray color. The branches shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye, and quickly, less than a third of a meter was left above the water surface.

"I really want to see what it is that can cultivate such a miraculous thing."

Seeing this, Zhu Bufan couldn't help feeling amazed by nature's magic. The originally ordinary clear water seemed to become magical in his eyes.

Zhu Bufan bowed his head and gently inhaled, as if he could smell a faint fragrance. Through the clear spring, he saw the root system of the Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit Tree, which looked like a sinuous dragon, exuding the aura of ancient and primitive skies.

Touching the gray-black branches, Zhu Bufan felt as though he was holding an ice cube, very cold. Similarly, the texture was not as decayed as it seemed but was very hard. Zhu Bufan gripped it tightly and pulled it upwards with force.