She had lost that dagger in a battle against the enemy, but Wang Wu later picked it up and returned it to her. Mo Zi Chen carefully cut off the roots of the wild fruit and put them into his bag. Here, he didn't dare to use his storage space at will, so he used a bag instead.

  The vines spread all over the cliff, several feet in diameter. Mo Zi Chen picked some happily and didn't notice that a piece of the vine had bulged out somewhere. She saw a large patch of fruit there, all ripe, so she grabbed her dagger to cut them down.

  She had been picking for half a day and was getting tired, her breathing uneven. Suddenly she chopped in the wrong direction and struck the stem of a wisteria vine. "Ding" - a metallic sound echoed through the air. A round object suddenly appeared from behind her, accompanied by a voice saying: "This is Tianlang wood, impervious to water and fire, and resistant to metal and stone. Be careful not to get hurt."

  Mo Zi Chen was startled, and upon closer inspection, she saw a large head, more than half the size of an ordinary person's, completely bald with no hair, but instead covered in bulging flesh tumors that resembled venomous snakes coiled on top. The sight was extremely frightening, causing her to let out a loud scream as she fell from mid-air, dropping the bag and scattering the fruit all over the ground.

  Tou Tou was originally waiting below to eat, seeing Guo Zi scattered, hesitated for a moment, and still pounced on Mo Zi Chen, gesturing her to get up and escape quickly. There's a monster above, it can fly, and it's already pouncing towards her!

  Mo Zi Chen has now successfully cultivated her Qi, and her muscles and bones have been tempered by the spiritual energy. From a height of over ten zhang, she naturally wouldn't be hurt from the fall. She rolled on the ground and jumped up, holding a dagger, and shouted: "Hey, what kind of monster are you? This is the Dao field of Tai Hua Sect, all these people are my fellow disciples, I'm going to call for help!"

  That monster was motionless, steadily falling from the sky. Mo Zi Chen only then saw clearly that it was actually a person, but he looked really strange. His head was huge, more than half bigger than an adult's, while his body was somewhat short and small, not even as tall as Du Guan Lan. The exposed arms and legs had strange patterns all over them, and the flesh tumor on his head was terrifying. Seeing Mo Zi Chen scream in fright, he helplessly moved the corners of his mouth, picked up a hat and put it on. He said lightly: "You're surnamed Mo, right? I've heard Lin Shijie mention you before. My name is Ju Er, I'm here collecting materials and refining equipment. Sorry to scare you."

  Mo Zi Chen's mouth was agape, unable to close it, "You're Ju Er?"

  Du Guanyun had told her that there were six direct disciples of their master, and she had met the other five, but this Ji Er was very mysterious. Mo Zi Chen went in and out of Yingzhou every day, but had never seen him before. She had only heard people mention that he was proficient in alchemy and elixir techniques, often closing himself off for three to five years at a time, and rarely saw outsiders. She didn't expect him to look so frightening.

  She didn't suspect his identity, since he dared to say it out loud here, it definitely wouldn't be a scam. Thinking of her previous behavior, she smiled awkwardly: "Ji Shixiong, sorry about that, I've never seen you before and was startled for a moment. Are you okay?"

  Her words were a bit silly, but Ji Er's face was as if he had never had an expression since birth. Wang Shi'er had a cold face, while he had a zombie-like face, as if his facial features and muscles wouldn't move at all. Even his lips barely moved, and he only made sounds from his throat. If you saw someone like this in the middle of the night, it would be enough to scare little kids.

  He didn't respond to Mo Zi Chen's words, and instead said lightly: "What are you doing here?" Then he saw the scattered fruit on the ground and said: "This is called Tian Lang Fruit, it contains toxins and can't be eaten in excess."

  Mo Zi Chen was startled: "It seems like no one has ever told me if eating it will kill me or not?"

  "If you eat all of these, something will definitely happen; if you only eat half, it should be fine."

  Mo Zi Chen patted his chest and said with a lingering fear: "Fortunately, I didn't eat much, more than half of it was nibbled away by this little guy."

  Tiao jumped onto Mo Zi Chen's shoulder, narrowing his small eyes as he looked at him with a hint of wariness.

  Ju Er's eyes widened slightly as he looked at Tiao Tiao, "This is your spiritual beast? Hmm, no, it doesn't seem to have any spiritual energy. This fruit may taste good, but inside, there's a fishy smell that ordinary spiritual beasts wouldn't eat, it would ruin their digestive system. You little guy, are quite interesting."

  Mo Zi Chen saw him facing the spiritual beast, and he spoke more than when he faced humans. Looking at his deadpan face, she didn't know what to say, so she casually opened her mouth: "Ju Shixiong, are you ranked second? Is there an older brother named Ju Da?"

  As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt a chill in the air around her, and was startled, involuntarily taking two steps back. Ji Er had already said: "You're called Zi Chen, do you also have brothers and sisters named Hei Chen, Bai Chen?"

  Mo Zi Chen couldn't help but want to burst out laughing, but she felt the atmosphere was eerie and quickly covered her mouth. Ju Er had already squatted down, using his hands to hold onto Tiao Tiao, "This spirit beast ate so many Tian Lang fruits, yet nothing's happened to it, there must be some mysterious mechanism at work inside its body, I wonder if I can borrow it for a few days to study?"

  Mo Zi Chen hesitated for a moment before saying: "If it's willing, then there's no problem, but Brother Ju, you mustn't harm it."

  Jū èr's mouth twitched, seemingly smiling, "Don't worry, I'll invite you to come with me, my cave is not far from here." Tiǎo tiǎo jumped back onto Mò Zǐ Chén's shoulder, and Mò Zǐ Chén again gathered up the scattered Heavenly Wolf Fruit. Jū èr led the way in front, and they went up the other end of the Jade Bridge.

  There was a narrow road, and Mo Zi Chen only discovered that this jade bridge actually had another mystery. Originally, she had walked on this bridge before, but Ju Er seemed to be able to walk out a new path on the bridge that she had never seen before. It was as if there was a hidden gate on the narrow jade bridge, in the clouds and fog.

  She dazedly followed Ji Er as he walked forward, suddenly feeling a wave of heat rushing towards her face, and subconsciously stopped in her tracks. At this time, Ji Er had already stretched out his hands, casting several talismans, and the cloud energy in front of him automatically dispersed to both sides, revealing the cave entrance ahead.

  This was a mountain peak that Mo Zi Chen had never seen before. Those few peaks outside the clouds and mist, Mo Zi Chen had already walked through them in these days, but apparently there were other mysteries within this Xuanzhou Cave Heaven.

  The layout here is completely different from Lin Shuirui's place. Her feet were on the ground, and she could feel a surge of heat coming from the bottom of the earth. The mud on the ground was red, and the exposed rocks were all crimson, like an isolated island suspended in mid-air. There were hundreds of fire dragons rising into the sky around it, enveloping this place like a cage. Ordinary people who came here would probably not be able to withstand the heat.