Chapter Fifty-two: Iron Bone Abyss Tree

  Hearing the old Chaos' voice, Ye Xuan's open mouth closed again, and he asked gloomily: "Old guy, what's wrong with this fruit?"

  "The fruit in your hand contains a deadly poison. If you eat it, you will surely die and even the gods cannot save you!" said Hun Dun Lao.

  "What? Poisonous? I'm so unlucky!" Ye Xuan threw the fruit away as soon as he heard it was poisonous.

  "Bad luck? This is actually your good fortune!" The old Chaos suddenly burst out laughing.

  "Hey, I'm telling you, old man, have you gone senile? It's poisonous and can't be eaten, yet you say it's good fortune!" Ye Xuan was somewhat bewildered.

  "Do you know what kind of tree this is? Let me tell you, it's an Iron Bone Tree!"

  "What's so strange about Iron Bone Dead Tree?" Ye Xuan asked.

  "This iron-boned tree only bears fruit once every thirty years, and its fruit is called the Iron-Boned Demon Fruit. Due to its unique growth nutrients and energy, half of the fruits that grow on the tree contain deadly poison, which will kill anyone who eats it. However, the other half of the fruits are rare treasures in the world, containing a strange energy that not only lacks toxins but also makes the human body's bones and skin extremely hard as steel after consumption, allowing one to shatter rocks and mountains. But one Iron-Boned Demon Fruit can only sustain this effect for about two hours."

  Hun Dun Lao's words made Ye Xuan's eyes light up instantly. Now that he couldn't use his Xuan Qi, having this Iron Bone Yao Guo meant that he could possess powerful defensive capabilities. He suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Then how do I distinguish which of these Yao Guo are poisonous and which aren't?"

  "Look at the screw threads on this Iron Bone Spirit Fruit, just count them. If there are eleven threads, it's poisonous; if there are ten threads, it's non-poisonous."

  "Oh?" Ye Xuan bent down to pick up the iron bone demon fruit he had just dropped, counted it, and indeed there were eleven spiral lines on it. He started picking all the fruits from the tree, sat alone on the ground, and soon he finally picked out the non-toxic ones, a total of thirteen.

  This made Ye Xuan overjoyed, and he couldn't help but laugh. As he laughed, he suddenly realized that his mouth was dry, and looking at the thirteen Iron Bone Demon Fruits, he said: "I'm so thirsty, it's a waste to eat you now, I'd better find some water source!" After finishing speaking, he put the Iron Bone Demon Fruits into the Qiankun Bag.

  Ye Xuan had just picked up the demon fruit when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from deep within the forest.

  "Rumble!"

  "Has Jiuyingyuan returned again?" Ye Xuan said.

  "It sounds like the mountains and rocks are all shattered! Go take a look in front!" said the Old Chaos.

  Ye Xuan carefully put away the demon fruit and proceeded with caution, gradually a mountain range appeared in front of him. The mountains were lush with vegetation, and on the branches and leaves, a stone gate was faintly visible. In front of the mountain gate stood a middle-aged man wearing a red robe, holding a dark black dragon-headed staff, emitting a thick cold aura that Ye Xuan could feel even from a distance.

  Only to see this middle-aged man suddenly raise his dragon-headed staff and shout loudly: "Poison Dragon Decision!"

  In an instant, on top of the dragon head, the rolling mysterious power burst out and transformed into a giant dragon head rushing towards the mountain gate.

  "Boom!"

  A powerful dark energy blasted the mountain gate, and instantly the gravel on the mountain gate flew horizontally, the trees and grass were destroyed, and several cracks appeared on the huge stone gate.

  "Wow, so powerful! This dragon staff must be a high-level treasure!" Ye Xuan exclaimed at the old man's poisonous dragon decision. However, it also made him wonder, he was obviously trying to break through the stone gate and go in, but what secrets were inside? And what about the old man in the brocade robe who was holding the qilin golden hoop earlier?

  Just as Ye Xuan was puzzled, the middle-aged man's mysterious power blasted the stone gate again. This time, the huge stone gate was finally blasted open by him, and the mountain gate stones collapsed in all directions. At this moment, a smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face, holding the dragon stick and walking into the mountain gate.

  Seeing the middle-aged man enter, Ye Xuan, who was always curious, couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart and muttered to himself: "He must have hidden a lot of treasures, but I, Ye Xuan, am not capable enough. This middle-aged man must be going in to search for treasure!"

  As the middle-aged man went in with two incense sticks, he finally walked out of the cave. As soon as he came out of the mountain gate, his eyes kept scanning around the forest, as if he was afraid that others would find him coming out. At this time, Ye Xuan hid in the weeds, not daring to breathe, and it was clear that if he was discovered, there would be no good outcome.

  He walked out with a walnut-sized, glossy black conical crystal in his hand, emitting a faint fluorescent glow in the air.

  "What's that thing he took out? A magic crystal?" Ye Xuan asked curiously.

  "What is this? I didn't expect that in these deep mountains and ancient forests there would be a Jade Tower of Immortalization!" The Old Ancestor of Chaos said in surprise.

  "What is Zuohua Xuantai?" Ye Xuan had never heard of Zuohua Xuantai before.

  "My goodness, you little stinker, don't you know this? Were you raised on the Jiuxuan Continent?" The old man, Hun Dun, said coarsely. Ye Xuan's eyebrows drooped, thinking to himself, Old man, you're right, I really wasn't raised on the Jiuxuan Continent.

  Hun Dun Lao continued, "When the Moon Profound Realm breaks through to the Sun Profound Realm, the Profound Gate transforms into a conical-shaped Profound Hut. When it reaches the Yin Profound Realm, another new Profound Hut will be generated on top of the original one, forming a two-layered Profound Hut, which is what mainland cultivators call a Profound Tower. Do you know? The highest realm can reach up to seven layers of Profound Towers, also known as the legendary Immortal Profound Realm. Therefore, in simple terms, a Profound Hut is just one layer of a Profound Tower."

  "Is it very precious?"

  "That's natural, not to mention for you now, even for a strong Dayuan realm cultivator, it's a great tonic! It's not easy to upgrade to the next level when you reach the Dayuan realm. I'll tell you, after a cultivator sits and transforms, the probability of leaving behind a mysterious tower is very small, most of them dissipate in the heavens and earth. Looking at this transformed mysterious tower, it's probably that he was definitely a strong Dayuan realm cultivator in his lifetime, this tower is the condensation of his lifelong mysterious power and essence of enlightenment, if you can refine it, haha, what Star Yuan realm, Moon Yuan realm are not worth mentioning!"

  This old man's words made Ye Xuan involuntarily lick his lips, and the Moon Profound Realm was nothing to mention, what did that mean? Thinking about it made his heart excitedly jump up, but suddenly he thought of the Situ Xuan Tower which was now in the hands of that middle-aged man.

  At this time, the middle-aged man looked at the dense jungle without any movement. With a sudden leap, he jumped onto a tree and was about to swing away when a dark green figure suddenly rushed towards him. A huge dark green palm print with terrifying power descended from the sky and slapped towards the man.

  That dark green figure was the Jiuying Ape that had appeared in the central mountain range earlier! The middle-aged man hadn't expected the Jiuying Ape to suddenly appear, and his eyes immediately widened. At the moment the palm print arrived, he raised his dark black dragon staff, and a massive dragon head burst forth, with two forces fiercely colliding together.

  "Boom!"