Chapter 4: Flintstone Relic?

"This mountain road is not easy to walk."

"You have to keep up!"

"Ah, forget it, I'll pull you along!"

On the mountain road, Xia Fan reluctantly held Liu Rushuang's smooth jade hand.

The hand was fine.

But as for the person, Xia Fan really couldn't compliment her.

Xia Fan felt that she was far inferior to Xiao Wu'er.

Not for anything else, but when Xiao Wu'er usually walked with him on this mountain road, he never turned red and gasped for breath.

But when he pulled Liu Rushuang, it was different. She was panting heavily and her face would turn pale from time to time.

With this constitution, she would suffer a lot when giving birth in the future.

Xia Fan felt helpless and heartbroken.

Little did Xia Fan know that Liu Rushuang, who was being pulled by him, was walking on thin ice, sometimes soaring into the sky and sometimes plunging into the ground.

The deeper they went, the higher they climbed.

Liu Rushuang always saw different horrors.

For example, the rugged boulders beneath her feet were more terrifying than the Great Dao abyss they had just stepped into at the intersection.

Or the weeds hanging down on the mountain path, reaching out like demonic hands.

Everything here was like an overwhelming killing formation, containing danger at every moment.

But as Xia Fan walked through, these killing formations would retreat like they were making way for him.

Although it was hard to see with the naked eye, as cultivators, they were sensitive to danger.

Liu Rushuang believed that if Xia Fan let go of her, she would probably die countless times just from the murderous aura contained in these formations.

Moreover, these were only the dangers she could see and feel. Liu Rushuang had a feeling that there were many things she couldn't see on this mountain.

Those were the true horrors!

In this way, Xia Fan led Liu Rushuang through several mountain paths that made her gasp and scream from time to time.

Finally, they arrived at the vegetable garden they had just passed by.

Outside the vegetable garden was a mountain path with strange rocks and cliffs.

Inside the vegetable garden was a deeper forest and chaotic trees.

"Profound Transcendence Tree!"

"Heavenly Golden Wood!"

"The Profound Transcendence Tree grows only in the most suitable place for spiritual objects in the world. It is said that practicing under it can increase comprehension and reduce the risk of going astray. It is rare to find even one, but... there's a whole forest here?!"

"Heavenly Golden Wood, an excellent material for artifact refining. Wood is stronger than gold, and it is also extremely rare. How come there are so many here?"

Xia Fan picked up a hammer from the ground and tapped on the fence that he thought was uneven.

When he saw a few vines climbing up the wall, he smashed them with two strikes of the hammer.

"Hehe, sorry for the show."

After finishing, Xia Fan simply clapped his hands.

But Liu Rushuang was once again shocked.

With her cultivation level, it was difficult for her to discern what was inside this fence.

But she stared at the crushed vines.

These vines were called Immortal Vines, just like the Profound Transcendence Tree and Heavenly Golden Wood above, they were all rare treasures.

Especially the Immortal Vines, as the name suggested, they had extremely strong vitality. Even a single strand could supposedly trap and kill a Divine Core cultivator with a full-powered attack.

But here, the vine as thick as an arm was crushed into pieces by Xia Fan with just two strikes.

"This..."

This was too terrifying!

What material was this hammer made of?

It could even crush the so-called Immortal Vines, was it not made of tofu?

Liu Rushuang became more and more astonished, her pretty face numb.

At this moment, Xia Fan said, "We should consider ourselves truly entering the mountain here. The road above is more treacherous than below, and the vegetation is more dense. Endure a little longer!"

"......"

Upon hearing this, Liu Rushuang's face went pale.

Similarly, Xia Fan, holding onto her, also had a hard time. The road behind them took almost twice as long as Xia Fan's usual round trip.

"Hiss--"

When they saw Summer Garden.

At the entrance, a well-fed and strong white horse came galloping.

It looked at Xia Fan and also stuck out its tongue.

"Ma Bao Village, guard the gate!"

Xia Fan patted the horse's head.

But at this moment, Liu Rushuang inexplicably froze, feeling as if she was being watched.

The reason was that she was glanced at by the big white horse with eyes the size of goose eggs. With just one glance, she felt a terrifying horror, as if she couldn't move.

Bang--

Seeing this situation, Xia Fan immediately kicked the horse's butt and said, "Stupid horse, what are you looking at the little girl for? Go quickly."

"Meh--"

The big white horse felt pain and had a look of grievance.

But it didn't dare to disobey Xia Fan's words and trotted to the side of the garden.

Liu Rushuang's face turned pale, shocked and stunned in her heart.

"This..."

"This is what kind of monstrous beast? It's not any less terrifying than the one encountered at the foot of the mountain!"

"Who is this senior? Could it be that they are really immortal? Why is such a terrifying creature obedient like a pet in front of them?"

After the big white horse left, Liu Rushuang regained her ability to move. At this moment, her heart was still in turmoil from the waves of shock.

"Woof!"

However, Liu Rushuang's stunned state of mind had not yet calmed down.

At this moment, a terrifying beast-like roar came from inside the garden, and another monstrous creature, just like the one at the foot of the mountain, ran out - a big black dog!

Although this big black dog had a similar fur color to the previous one, anyone could see that its eyes were even more demonic.

"It's called Er Ha!"

Xia Fan patted the dog's head and introduced Er Ha's name.

"I..."

Liu Rushuang's pretty face didn't know what expression to make.

"Alright, go guard the gate."

Xia Fan didn't plan to waste any more time. He was afraid that this half-person-tall Er Ha would scare Liu Rushuang again.

After all, although almost every household on Earth in his previous life had a dog, no one would be afraid of dogs.

But here, Xia Fan felt that this little girl was even afraid of the gentle big white horse she had just seen.

Since he didn't want to say much, Xia Fan led Liu Rushuang into the gate.

After entering, Xia Fan let go of Liu Rushuang's hand.

Since they were already home and the road was smooth, Xia Fan didn't need to hold her anymore.

"Young master, you're back."

Xiao Wu'er came from the courtyard holding a fruit tray, as if it had been prepared in advance, and ran over eagerly.

Upon seeing Liu Rushuang next to Xia Fan, his cute face showed a slight curiosity.

"Hmm."

Xia Fan patted Xiao Wu'er's head, took the fruit tray, and instructed, "Xiao Wu'er, I remember there were many colorful stones over by the fruit forest. Go find a red one and bring it here!"

"Yes, young master."

After hearing this, Xiao Wu'er rushed off to the fruit forest.

Watching Xiao Wu'er's figure, Liu Rushuang felt that her footsteps seemed to be treading on a path, just like the three monstrous creatures she had just seen, not inferior, or rather, even more terrifying.

"This..."

"This is my sister!"

Liu Rushuang's eyes became numb.

Xia Fan said, "By the way, you must be thirsty, right?"

"Have a piece, quench your thirst!"

He held a fruit plate that had already been cut by Xiao Wu'er.

Liu Rushuang's attention was focused on Xiao Wu'er, so she didn't notice what was in Xia Fan's fruit plate.

Now Xia Fan handed her a piece, and she subconsciously took a bite.

Pfft!

Immediately,

In the next moment, Liu Rushuang's face changed dramatically!

She felt her body's aura uncontrollably rising.

Mid Heavenly Core stage!

Late Heavenly Core stage!

Peak Heavenly Core stage!

Great Perfection of Heavenly Core stage!

...

Half-step Divine Core stage!

With just a piece of fruit, her cultivation realm rose to the half-step Divine Core stage, as if the flesh of the fruit that entered her body contained countless undigested substances.

At this moment, Liu Rushuang finally took a serious look at the fruit plate in Xia Fan's hand.

She discovered that each piece of fruit on it was surrounded by a Sacred Aura, with rays of light shimmering above.

"This, this is... Sacred Fruit?!!!"

In that instant, Liu Rushuang's expression changed drastically.

Her gaze at the fruit plate was almost like that of a demon.

It was as if she was grateful to her parents, she almost bent down to Xia Fan's waist and performed a grand gesture of gratitude, "Senior, thank you for your gift, Ru Shuang is grateful!"

Xia Fan frowned. What was wrong with this girl? Why was she bowing to him again?

It was just a piece of fruit, was there a need to be so grateful?

Could it be that this girl couldn't even afford a piece of fruit on a regular day?

Thinking of this, Xia Fan looked at Liu Rushuang with a hint of sympathy. She was really pitiful.

Liu Rushuang also sensed the change in Xia Fan's expression and quickly shifted her gaze away from his fruit plate.

"A few more pieces?"

Xia Fan handed the fruit plate to Liu Rushuang.

"No... no, Senior, I haven't digested it yet--"

Liu Rushuang was treading on thin ice. How could she dare to take Senior's Sacred Fruit so recklessly?

Clearly, she had already sensed Senior's frown just now.

Who knows, maybe this was a test for her.

If she showed greed at this moment, wouldn't she be a person with an unrighteous heart and insatiable greed?

She had to withstand the test and not let Senior look down on her.

Of course, there was another reason.

The majestic energy of the fruit was still flowing within her body.

She really hadn't digested it yet.

...

Xia Fan didn't persuade Liu Rushuang any further. He knew that some girls had really small stomachs.

After all, in his previous life on Earth, he had encountered people who could go a whole day just by drinking a glass of water for the sake of their figure.

This girl had such a good figure, so even if she hadn't eaten much fruit before, she must have been maintaining her figure. Women truly lived up to their reputation!

In this way, after Liu Rushuang stopped eating, he casually chewed on a few pieces.

"This..."

"I only ate one piece, and there are still many undigested pieces inside me!"

"But Senior, it's like you're eating ordinary fruit!"

"Indeed, Senior is truly extraordinary!"

Liu Rushuang looked at Xia Fan chewing the Sacred Fruit and sighed in her heart.

"Wait, I seem to have sensed the aura of my sect's sacred object!"

After her cultivation level increased, Liu Rushuang's senses became much stronger.

This time, she felt a restless heat in her body, but she did not activate any holy arts at the moment.

The cause of this phenomenon was the appearance of their sect's sacred object.

Sure enough, Xiao Wu'er was chasing after a glowing figure, floating in mid-air, and suddenly landed at Xia Fan's feet.

It was a goose egg-sized stone.

It was small and red in color.

"Young master, a stone!"

Xiao Wu'er had already caught up and pointed at the red goose egg stone.

"My sect's Sacred Fire Stone!"

Liu Rushuang recognized it at a glance.

However, the Sacred Fire Stone did not come to her, but instead fell at Xia Fan's feet.

"Oh, so you were looking for this flint."

Xia Fan picked it up.

He seemed to have some impression of this flint. There was a large patch of them under the sparrow's nest in the fruit forest.

This was the smallest one, and it somehow ended up at his feet, accidentally kicked by him.

While reminiscing, Xia Fan handed it to Liu Rushuang, saying, "Here, take it."

"This..."

Liu Rushuang felt a bit uneasy.

The Sacred Fire Stone was the precious treasure passed down by their sect for thousands of years and had its own spirituality.

But she could tell that even though she, the current sect master, was here with the related holy arts, the Sacred Fire Stone seemed to want to be closer to the senior.

Or perhaps, to flatter?

"What's wrong? You can't even lift something this small?"

Xia Fan directly stuffed the stone into her hand, his face showing a strange expression.

He had a feeling that this little girl was a bit spoiled. She found something this small to be heavy.

Unlike Xiao Wu'er, who could carry a gas cylinder-sized object and run around, she was too delicate.

Seeing Xia Fan's displeased expression, Liu Rushuang quickly said, "No, no, thank you, Senior Ruoshuang!"

She gratefully accepted the Sacred Fire Stone, her eyes filled with gratitude.

The sacred object had returned.

This time, their sect's crisis would surely be overcome, and she needed to bring it back quickly.

Thinking of this, she looked around the entrance of the estate.

There, the big white horse and Er Ha sat side by side, spitting out their huge mouths, like two door gods.

Following her gaze towards the Summer Garden outside, Xia Fan thought that this little girl probably didn't recognize the way back and would need him to accompany her.

Sure enough, as he thought about it, Liu Rushuang's eyes, as clear as autumn water, were hesitant and embarrassed. Xia Fan instantly felt dumbfounded.

After a moment, he shook his head slightly and said, "Forget it, I'll accompany you."

After Xia Fan saw Liu Rushuang off...

Xiao Wu'er looked at Xia Fan's back, holding his cute little face, and curiously muttered, "Didn't she used to be the young master's little maid? When did she become his sister?"

...

On the other side...

At the foot of the mountain...

Elder Yu was trembling his legs at the moment.

With an anxious look in his eyes, occasionally seeing the drool dripping from the big black dog, he felt fearful.

At this moment, when he saw Liu Rushuang return safely, he hurriedly approached.

"Sect Master, did you find it?"

Liu Rushuang nodded and presented the Sacred Fire Stone, saying, "Everything, thanks to Senior!"

Xia Fan waved his hand, thinking that it was just a flint, was it really necessary?

"I won't see you off. Da Ha, let's go back."

Saying that, he headed back to the Summer Garden with Da Ha.

Liu Rushuang wanted to say some polite words, but seeing Xia Fan had already left, she and Elder Yu hurriedly returned to the sect.

-End of this chapter-

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