After the young man in white transformed into a Half-Beastman, his towering body weighed on the hearts of all the Fifth Level Cultivators like a mountain, filling them with genuine terror.
A Beast Cultivator was just that powerful!
Everyone yearned to become a Beast Cultivator, but not everyone could achieve it.
“Cousin!”
The Sixth Layer Cultivator from Zhang Family Village roared in fury.
He never expected that under his protection, his cousin would be slapped to death.
The young man in white’s sudden Half-Beastification and explosive surge in strength had caught everyone off guard.
“You’re courting death!”
In his rage, the Sixth Layer expert attacked the young man in white directly.
“Brother, stop him!”
The young man in white was startled.
Although he could barely manage to kill a Sixth Layer Cultivator after his Half-Beastification, he would also suffer severe injuries.
The gains would not make up for the losses.
However, the young man in grey ignored his cries.
Instead, he sneered and charged toward the cave on his own.
He was no fool.
If his brother took the Little Mortal Fruits, would they really be shared with him?
Two Little Mortal Fruits would be precisely enough for the young man in white to advance from the Fifth Layer to the Seventh Layer.
Having been backstabbed by the young man in white once, he naturally harbored no brotherly affection anymore.
Now that the Sixth Layer expert from Zhang Family Village was dealing with his brother, he could snatch at least two fruits without any pressure.
Why wouldn’t he gladly do so?
“You…”
The young man in white’s expression changed on the spot.
He knew he had been tricked by the young man in grey, who had absolutely no intention of joining forces with him.
With no time to speak further, and facing the furious strike of the Sixth Layer expert, he didn’t dare take it head-on, even in his Half-Beastman transformed state.
“Wind and Cloud Palm!”
With a low growl, he spun around and unleashed a Human-level Medium Martial Technique, meeting the opponent’s fist with a palm strike.
BOOM!
A muffled explosion rang out as Spiritual Energy scattered into the air.
Both of their bodies staggered back several steps simultaneously.
The Sixth Layer expert from Zhang Family Village’s face flushed red, clearly having suffered slight internal injuries.
“Hmph!”
After that exchange of blows, the Sixth Layer expert realized he couldn’t easily kill the young man in white.
He snorted coldly, ignored his opponent, and stomped his feet, dashing toward the cave entrance.
Meanwhile, the unstoppable young man in grey had already grabbed two Little Mortal Fruits.
Seeing the young man in white and the Sixth Layer expert abandon their fight, he quickly gave up the idea of taking the third fruit and turned to flee.
“Where do you think you’re going!”
Seeing two of the three fruits snatched away just like that, the Sixth Layer expert ground his teeth in anger.
Disregarding the remaining Little Mortal Fruit, he immediately blocked the young man in grey’s escape route.
The young man in grey sneered.
“It won’t be easy for you to stop me alone.
I advise you to go grab the last fruit, lest you end up with nothing.”
The Sixth Layer expert from Zhang Family Village hesitated.
He was at the Sixth Layer, and so was his opponent.
He truly wouldn’t have much of an advantage.
“Who said he’s alone?
What if you add me?” the young man in white’s cold voice suddenly rang out.
“You…”
Both the Zhang Family Village expert and the young man in grey were stunned.
The young man in grey’s expression fluctuated uncertainly.
“You’re going to help him?”
The young man in white snorted coldly.
“If I don’t help him, where am I supposed to get a Little Mortal Fruit?
The last Little Mortal Fruit will definitely belong to his Zhang Family Village, and you would probably vanish without a trace.
Oh, brother of mine, what a brilliant scheme.
To think you actually used me as a meat shield.”
Hearing this, the Zhang Family Village youth pondered for a moment before saying, “If you and I join forces to kill him, I’ll give you one of the two fruits in his hands.
I swear by the Tribal Demon Moon Wolf, I will definitely give you one.”
For tribesmen with faith, swearing by their Totem was the most ironclad oath.
Generally, no one would break it.
The young man in grey’s face instantly changed color. The source of this chapter is g.com.
“Little brother, you need to think this through.
If you agree to his terms, you’ll be committing fratricide!
Besides, he’s just an outsider.
I promise you, I’ll definitely give you one of these two fruits.
After all, only one fruit is of any use to me.
If I don’t give it to you, who else would I give it to?”
The young man in white glanced at the young man in grey, a bloodthirsty smile curving his lips.
“Fratricide?
I’ve already done it once; I wouldn’t mind killing you a second time.
Furthermore, don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting.
This Little Mortal Fruit is valuable enough to be taken to an auction to exchange for what you want.
Giving it to me would be a joke.” Saying this, the young man in white looked at the Sixth Layer expert from Zhang Family Village.
“You and I will join forces and kill him!”
Hearing this, the young man in grey didn’t waste a single word and immediately turned to flee, knowing that escaping was his only option.
The two of them hadn’t expected him to run away so decisively and quickly gave chase.
In the wilderness, only two Fifth Level of Mortal Realm youths were left fighting to the death over the final Little Mortal Fruit.
Of course, not far away, Longtian was still lurking, waiting to reap the spoils.
“Those two youths in grey and white are blood brothers, so why are they slaughtering each other?
Are treasures really more important than a brother’s life?
If so, what is the point of Cultivation, and what are we even Cultivating for?” Longtian wondered.
Watching these two, Longtian thought of his own older brother.
His brother was usually taciturn; although he never said much, he had done everything for him.
The bond between them had long surpassed the bounds of language.
Longtian firmly believed that if he and He Chen encountered a fortuitous opportunity, and if both of them were Cultivators, He Chen would hand over whatever he obtained to Longtian without a second thought—simply because he was the older brother!
In Longtian’s eyes, family members were meant to care for and protect each other, not slaughter one another for the sake of profit.
“Brother, why is it that only after you left me did I realize just how important you are to me?
Don’t worry.
I’ll definitely uncover the truth behind your death, and I will avenge you,” he silently vowed.
Longtian sighed, stopping his wandering thoughts, and fixed his gaze unblinkingly on the two youths who were still locked in combat.
Between the two youths, the one from Zhang Family Village was clearly a bit stronger.
Furthermore, before engaging in this duel, that youth had thoroughly finished off the three previously severely injured individuals to eliminate any future troubles before taking on his sole remaining opponent.
This level of mature ruthlessness was not something an ordinary person possessed.
“Die!”
Both youths were fighting with bloodshot eyes, unleashing Martial Skills one after another with absolute disregard for their Spiritual Energy consumption.
“Gale Leg!”
“Lightning Fist!”
As their Martial Skills clashed time and again, both sustained various injuries.
In the end, the Fifth Level Cultivator from Zhang Family Village relied on his superior Martial Skills to successfully slay his opponent.
Dragging his exhausted body, the youth shakily approached the final Little Mortal Fruit.
“Little Mortal Fruit…
with you, I’ll be able to enter the Sixth Layer.
No one in the village will ever call me trash again.
The Sixth Layer is already considered a middle-class existence!
When that time comes, Xiaohua from the village won’t look down on me anymore,” he murmured.
The youth was elated, as if he could already see a bright future ahead.
He reached out, ready to claim this final Little Mortal Fruit.
But the moment his hand brushed against the Little Mortal Fruit, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold spread through his body.
He turned his head, only to see three radiant halos appearing in his line of sight.
The blinding light stung his eyes so fiercely it felt as though they would split open.
After that, he knew nothing more.
“The Little Mortal Fruit is great, but unfortunately, you won’t be getting it.”
Longtian hadn’t dealt a lethal blow to the youth; he merely knocked him unconscious.
The youth had no grudges or enmity with him, and his only goal was the Little Mortal Fruit.
Since he had obtained it, there was no need to take a life for no reason.
“So this is a Little Mortal Fruit.”
Lately, he had been agonizing over how to raise his Cultivation to the Fifth Layer.
He never expected to stumble upon such an incredible treasure.
“I need to leave this place.”
Worried that the older youths from Zhang Family Village might return at any moment, Longtian immediately departed after securing the Little Mortal Fruit.
He made his way back to the cave where the White Fox had originally told him to stay.
Inside the cave.
Looking at the green Little Mortal Fruit in his hand, Longtian hesitated.
A Little Mortal Fruit could elevate the Cultivation of a Cultivator below the Seventh Layer by one full layer.
Currently, he was only a hair’s breadth away from breaking through to the Fifth Layer.
If he went hunting beasts now and consumed the Little Mortal Fruit after breaking through, he could directly enter the Sixth Layer.
However, if he consumed it now, he would only reach the Fifth Layer.
When exactly should he take it?
“The Little Mortal Fruit will disappear in three days.
That means I have three days to test my luck, and in three days, the agreed-upon time will also arrive.
“To gamble or not to gamble?
If I successfully obtain a Beast Pill, it’s highly likely I’ll break through to the Fifth Layer.
Then, when I return to the He Family, I can blind their dog eyes with my Sixth Layer Cultivation!
“Then I’ll risk it all.
It’s not like I have anything to lose anyway,” Longtian decided.
Longtian carefully tucked away the Little Mortal Fruit.
He decided to go hunt Fifth-tier Beasts once more.
Perhaps it was a case of ‘the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.’ Over the course of a day, Longtian managed to hunt down two Fifth-tier Beasts, but neither yielded a Beast Pill.
Now, only two days remained until the agreed-upon time.
“I wonder if I’ve killed too many of these Fifth-tier Beasts; surprisingly, they were found quite close to each other.
Whatever, I should just give up.
Although the Little Mortal Fruit won’t vanish for three days, its Energy will still slowly dissipate over time.
If it loses too much efficacy and fails to help me open my fifth Hidden Vein, I’ll be left crying.
I should just find a nearby cave and consume the Little Mortal Fruit.”
This was Longtian’s first time obtaining a Little Mortal Fruit, and he didn’t dare leave it aside for too long.
“Hmm?
What’s that?”
Just as Longtian was about to leave, he spotted a motionless human silhouette amidst the weeds in the distance.
Finding the figure somewhat familiar, he slowly approached it.
“It’s the young man in grey…
he’s dead.”
Upon getting a clear look at the figure’s appearance, Longtian was startled.
It was clearly the young man in grey, and he was no longer breathing.
“His body hasn’t stiffened yet, and there’s even some residual warmth.
This means he hasn’t been dead for long.
Did the young man in white and the guy from Zhang Family Village really chase him for an entire day before finally killing him?
It seems the young man in grey was actually quite skilled at running for his life.
“Right, these two brothers once obtained a Secret Manual.
I wonder if he has it on him,” Longtian deduced.
Clinging to a sliver of hope, Longtian searched the young man in grey’s body, but the results left him disappointed.
“The Secret Manual isn’t on him.
It looks like it was taken by the young man in white.
I wonder what Level of Secret Manual it is.
“Forget it.
I’d better find a secluded spot to consume the Little Mortal Fruit.”
Continuing along the path, Longtian planned to find a hidden location nearby.
After searching for a long while, he finally discovered a concealed cavern tucked behind some thick vines, a place he only noticed by pure coincidence.