CHAPTER 50: I GOT THE LAST ITEM

Li Xun continued to fly, following Li Shen. Judging from the direction shown by her father, it was highly likely that Li Shen was heading towards the center of the Bai Zhen Mine Cave. Li Xun was certain that this had something to do with the Nature Baby Fruit.

From the front, Li Shen continued to fly following the direction of his spiritual energy point that had left him first. Li Shen still remembered exactly where that spiritual energy point was located.

After turning several times at the cave’s intersections, Li Shen glanced forward and saw a bright light shining from the end of the cave. It was certain that this was where the Nature Baby Fruit Banyan Tree was located.

Li Xun continued to follow her father’s flight until she and Li Shen stopped flying. She raised her head and saw a large, thousand-year-old banyan tree standing firmly and steadily in that place.

"What is this place?" asked Li Xun.

Li Shen and Li Xun stopped flying and landed their feet on the ground. The space seemed to be the center of the entire labyrinth, as if all the paths led to the banyan tree.

The man turned his head and saw many labyrinthine corridors leading to different places. Li Shen and Li Xun were among those who arrived at one of the corridors.

Not only were there maze corridors and banyan trees, but Li Shen also occasionally saw the corpses of dead cultivators. It was possible that they had died while fighting over something in the banyan tree.

Realizing this, Li Shen thought that this task would not be easy. The guardians of the banyan tree would not make it easy for the cultivators to obtain the fruit.

"What are we waiting for? Let’s take the fruits," replied Li Xun.

As Li Xun rushed forward, about to fly recklessly, Li Shen responded quickly and sensed a strong fluctuation of magic from below, like something crawling upward.

Suddenly, Li Shen pulled Li Xun back to his side and told her that what she had done almost killed her.

"Be careful, Xun’er," Li Shen explained.

Li Xun looked shocked and startled, her face pale as she saw a huge monster in the shape of a green snake with red eyes and sharp fangs. It was so big that its entire body was almost wrapped around the banyan tree.

ROAR!

"W-What is that monster?" Li Xun asked in shock.

Li Shen extended his hand, summoning a powerful spiritual energy shield to block the power from the fluctuations of the giant green snake’s spiritual energy.

The power of the spiritual energy shot forward and almost hit Li Shen and Li Xun. With such fluctuations in spiritual energy, it was certain that the power of the giant green snake was equivalent to that of a Peak Soul Formation cultivator.

However, the destructive power of the snake’s death breath failed to injure Li Shen, and even failed to destroy Li Shen’s spiritual energy barrier. This was enough to impress Li Xun.

"What kind of power does it actually have?" Li Xun asked curiously.

"Its power must come from ancient times. I think its power is equivalent to Peak Soul Formation," Li Shen replied, surprising Li Xun.

"What? Peak Soul Formation?" asked Li Xun, Li Shen cleared his throat in affirmation.

"Then, can we defeat him?" asked Li Xun, curious.

"Of course."

Li Shen, who had been extending his hand all along, began to clench it tightly. The fist was accompanied by a powerful magical energy explosion, surpassing the strength of the snake earlier.

An explosion occurred around Li Shen, sending a counterattack back at the giant green snake. Li Xun was once again impressed; she never thought that her father could so easily fight the Giant Green Snake.

"To defeat it, I only need to do one thing," replied Li Shen.

Li Shen touched his forehead and summoned the Dao Domain Flag. This shocked Li Xun; the woman knew what the Dao Domain Flag was, the highest concept of power after the Dao Concept and Dao Domain.

What distinguished the three was their power and attack range. The Dao Concept was a high-level cultivation technique that could be attained by someone starting from the Soul Formation stage. At that stage, they could seek their own uniqueness, unrestricted by the limits of their divine understanding.

Once formed, the Dao Concept could manifest as ultimate techniques or sealing abilities. Within the Dao Concept realm, there were three tiers: initial, intermediate, and peak. Upon reaching the peak, the Dao Concept could be upgraded into a Dao Domain.

In the Dao Domain, the situation is different and becomes significantly more powerful. Not only does its strength increase, but the range of its attacks also expands significantly. This is enough to affect opponents.

And finally, there is the Dao Domain Flag. Unlike the Dao Domain, which must be activated by its user, the Dao Domain Flag stores the full power of the Dao Domain itself without needing to be activated. In short, when he summons the flag, he can activate the Dao Domain as many times as he wants without fear of being affected by anything.

At this moment, in front of Li Xun, she witnessed someone using the Dao Domain Flag for the first time, and that person was her own father.

Li Shen threw the flag forward, letting it float on its own directly in front of the banyan tree. Li Shen raised his hand and summoned spiritual energy at the tip of his finger, attempting to maintain the flag’s form from any interference, including the energy fluctuations from the Giant Green Snake.

A blue protective sphere appeared and shielded the Dao Domain Flag, sustaining no damage from the spiritual energy attacks of the Giant Green Snake.

Li Xun continued to hide behind him, taking cover behind Li Shen’s body. Li Shen kept his gaze fixed forward; it was time for him to absorb the Giant Green Snake immediately!

[Dao Domain Extraction Activated!]

Li Shen threw his spiritual energy forward, hitting the flag directly and stunning Li Xun. Li Shen’s Dao Domain Flag activated and continued to emit powerful spiritual energy, spreading throughout the entire area.

The Dao Domain Extraction was performed, the flag was firmly embedded in the sky floor and emitted a black and white painting showing the beauty of mountains and lakes. The Giant Green Snake seemed to be affected, slowly its body became part of the painting and lived within it.

The serpent tried to rebel, exhaling its poisonous breath in all directions, one of which was directed toward Li Shen. However, Li Shen’s Dream Domain was limitless; the attack could not harm him.

"You cannot hurt me because my will is strong!", Li Shen said firmly.

"Seal!"

With the added strength from Li Shen, every part of the Giant Green Snake’s body transformed into part of the black-and-white painting. After being sealed properly, Li Shen withdrew his Domain Dao.

The Dream Domain Dao was sucked back into Li Shen’s Domain Dao Banner, leaving nothing in front of him except the banyan tree.

"The threat is gone," Li Shen replied.

"That was amazing, Father," said Li Xun proudly.

"I will teach you how to improve your Dao Concept. For now, the most important thing is to take the Nature Baby Fruit and leave this place," replied Li Shen.

Li Xun nodded, "Alright. I understand."

Li Shen flew from his spot and floated toward the top of the banyan tree. Li Xun remained standing below, her eyes fixed upward, watching what her father was about to do.

Li Shen stretched out his hand, summoning spiritual energy that pulled the Nature Baby Fruit from the banyan tree branch and into his palm.

Li Shen got it!

The Nature Baby Fruit, one of the rare materials at level 7. With that material, making a pill to remove the curse on Ruo Fei would definitely be possible.

Just as the Nature Baby Fruit was taken, the banyan tree lost its spiritual energy. Its branches shriveled and withered, its leaves wilted and fell. This caused the entire area of the Bai Zhen Mine Labyrinth to tremble as if it were about to collapse.

Li Shen realized the danger. He stored the Nature Baby Fruit in his magic pouch and flew away from the place, with Li Xun following.

"What’s happening?" Li Xun asked curiously.

"It seems the spiritual energy that serves as the foundation of this place has been completely depleted. Without its foundation, this place will collapse," Li Shen explained while flying, addressing Li Xun.

Li Xun nodded in understanding and continued flying to follow Li Shen. However, something terrible happened to them.

There was no way out!

Li Shen spread many points of his soul consciousness everywhere, hoping to find a door or a teleportation altar. However, he still found nothing.

All he saw were frightened monsters and roofs beginning to collapse. At that moment, Li Xun was completely pessimistic.

"What should we do, Father?" asked Li Xun, frightened.

"There’s no other choice," Li Shen replied.

The man began forming hand seals and directed a spiritual energy laser forward through his two fingers. With a sideways movement of his hands, Li Shen tore through the dimensional barrier and summoned the Void Hall.

"What?! The Void Hall?" Li Xun exclaimed in shock.

"Protect your body and soul with spiritual energy. The cursed souls inhabiting that place crave human souls," Li Shen said firmly.

Li Xun nodded. She raised two fingers and filled her entire body with glowing spiritual energy. Now, her body was enveloped in powerful spiritual energy. Li Shen did the same.

"Let’s go."