Chapter 97

Dryly laughing, Wei Zhuang looked at the dark-clothed Jun Wuming, who seemed slightly displeased, and cleared his throat, organizing his words before smiling and saying, "I am Wei Zhuang. I hope the benefactor will listen to what I have to say. The favor of saving my brother's life will never be forgotten. Although I, Wei Zhuang, may not always act properly!"

At this point, Wei Zhuang's black face, usually hidden by his beard, turned red, as he realized his actions had been seen by others, making him somewhat embarrassed.

He gave a sheepish smile, and seeing that Jun Wuming did not mock him, he felt a bit relieved and continued, "But I have always repaid favors."

Lifting his head slightly and seeing that Jun Wuming was unmoved, he added, "To be honest, I pursued the Thunder Fang Beast for a reason. I discovered a treasure-filled spiritual land. While taking the treasure, I was careless and was discovered by the guardian beast, the Thunder Fang Beast."

"Unable to escape, I fought and retreated until I reached this place, where I was saved by you! I have nothing of value, but the favor of saving my life must be repaid. I was lucky enough to obtain a spiritual fruit despite being pursued. I will give it to you as a token of gratitude! I hope you will not refuse it!"

Jun Wuming looked at the young man in yellow with a calm expression, noting how he called him "brother" and himself "younger brother." Although he was smooth-talking and not entirely serious, his sincerity was evident, and Jun Wuming did not contradict him.

Seeing him reluctantly take out a bright, red fruit from his chest, Jun Wuming noticed that the fruit, no larger than an almond, was exquisitely small but emitted a dense, warm spiritual energy that was almost liquid, and a powerful spiritual aura rushed towards him.

With a black light, Jun Wuming took the fruit into his hand, and his heart stirred. Wasn't this exactly the same as the Zhu Fruit described in the spiritual spectrum that came with his Divine Water Technique? Could there be a similar spiritual seed here?

His expression changed, and he looked at the young man in yellow, "Where did you get this fruit? Do you know what it is?"

Seeing that Jun Wuming was not displeased, Wei Zhuang was overjoyed and felt he had found a protector.

Before offering the fruit, Wei Zhuang had considered his situation. He was a branch family member of Wei Family Village, not favored, and his cultivation was average, far inferior to the main family's Wei Changkong and Wei Changfeng.

With no hope of succession, Wei Zhuang had long given up on it. Those two were not easy to deal with, and he had already offended them. Without finding a protector, his future would be difficult.

His main goal in participating in the ancestral worship was to find a protector among the powerful figures in the village.

However, he had not expected such good luck. His landing place happened to be near a spiritual land with abundant fruit.

Wei Zhuang had secretly tasted one fruit, and the warm primordial energy it provided instantly pushed his cultivation from the early 4th stage to the mid 4th stage without the need for refinement.

The fruit was incredibly effective. Wei Zhuang, after tasting the first one, was caught by the guardian beast while stealing the second one, and was almost killed by the beast's claws.

Fortunately, Jun Wuming passed by and killed the beast with a single sword strike. Wei Zhuang then thought, since he was not favored in the village, and knowing Jun Wuming's reputation—his innate Water Essence Body, strong background, and deep hidden strength—he decided to offer the fruit as a way to gain favor.

His mind was a whirl of thoughts, but he did not dare to be negligent and quickly explained, "Brother, I don't know what this fruit is, but I saw the beast king swallow one and its power greatly increased. I secretly picked two and tasted one, discovering its miraculous effects. It not only increases power and expands meridians but also has a nourishing effect on the mind!"

"After the second theft, I was discovered by the beast and chased here."

Jun Wuming pondered for a moment and asked, "Based on what you've heard, how powerful do you think the beast king is?"

Wei Zhuang thought for a moment and said solemnly, "I haven't seen the beast king in action, but in my opinion, it is about to reach the 5th stage!"

"About to reach the 5th stage?" Jun Wuming lightly stroked his smooth chin, a glint of light in his eyes.

"Do you remember the way?"

"Of course!" Wei Zhuang nodded slowly, looking at Jun Wuming with a serious expression and hesitated, "But the beast king's power?"

"Only 4th stage. Don't worry about it, lead the way." His face was calm, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes, deep and profound.

"Ha ha ha!"

"Truly a stroke of luck! I was just passing by and heard such good news!"

"You two, hand over your crystals and obediently lead me to the spiritual land, or else."

"Or else what?"

Jun Wuming crossed his arms and stood in the wind, looking at the suddenly emerging young man in yellow with a faint smile.

"Wei Wujie?"

Wei Zhuang was taken aback, his eyes showing a strange expression as he sized up the suddenly emerging young man in bright yellow.

This young man had thick eyebrows and a large build, but seemed somewhat rash. Seeing Jun Wuming's puzzled look, Wei Zhuang's lips moved slightly.

"Brother, this guy is Wei Wujie. He is rash and likes to rob people. His mind isn't very sharp, but his Earth Elemental power is extraordinary! Especially his brother, Wei Wuji, who is very terrifying!"

"Or I will turn you into stone!"

The tall young man's Earth Elemental power was like a mountain, a massive and heavy aura floating around him, as heavy as a giant mountain!

The aura made Jun Wuming, who was floating in the wind, smile slightly.

Rumbling!

Suddenly, an overwhelmingly powerful aura rose from his body, like a huge black dragon coiling around him, faintly flowing. Jun Wuming, floating in the air, seemed like a lord in the darkness, holding a sword at his waist, and a massive aura fell upon Wei Wujie!

Sizzling!

The 4th stage peak aura could not withstand the oppressive force of Jun Wuming's wild aura, and his body was instantly pressed into the ground!

"You?"

Surprise flashed in the young man's eyes. Then, excitement and fighting spirit appeared on his face, and he shook his thick arms fiercely!

He instantly rose from the ground, a mountain-like aura rising from his outstretched arms! The immense power stirred the air, creating ripples in the void!

"Fossil Power!"

It was like a huge divine stone breaking through the air, rushing towards Jun Wuming at high speed!

"Useless!"

Jun Wuming shook his head. Wei Wujie was indeed powerful! Jun Wuming had heard of the Fossil Power technique, which, when mastered, could make even celestial soldiers and divine swords unable to break through its defense!

When fully cultivated, one could transform into a sky-supporting stone, easily suppressing the heavens and earth! This was a high-level Daoist scripture, the Silver God Scripture!

But the current 4th stage peak Wei Wujie was far from catching Jun Wuming's attention, who had advanced further in strength.

"Clang!"

A loud noise, Jun Wuming swung the Heavenly Dragon's great strength, raising the sword spine of the Yingdi Sword and fiercely struck the flying young man in yellow, sending him flying like a cannonball. The massive rebound force sent him crashing back into the ground with a loud thud!

"Let's go!"

Looking at the dazed Wei Zhuang, Jun Wuming shook his head. His current standards were no longer limited to the same age group of strong individuals!

At the 4th stage, even a typical 5th stage opponent could not last long against Jun Wuming.

With his ice force field already transformed into a domain, and his powerful Dragon Body, ordinary 5th stage strong individuals could not withstand the crushing force of the domain!

"Go? Where are you going! Hurting my younger brother, how can you leave so easily!?"