Chapter 1429: Chapter 1429 - 1414: One Thousand Fruits

"Second Brother, Fourth Brother, I feel that right now, we should remain still rather than act. Because a large number of water demons belonging to the Huaifeng Water Palace are fleeing, the news of the Huaifeng Water Lord’s death will soon spread.

Then, those grand demons who normally hide in the shadows will move upon the news, vying for the Huaifeng Water Lord’s position. Unless they’re fools, they’ll first think of occupying the Huaifeng Water Palace, gaining actual control over the Huaifeng Water Mansion before considering taking the Huaifeng Water Lord’s Seal.

Currently, watching from the sidelines is our best option!" the Great Saint of Jinghai said.

Liao Feibai, sitting next to Ye Zhen, nodded, "Big Brother is right, if we rashly try to seize the Huaifeng Water Lord’s position, we might fall into a quagmire of previous wars.

By watching the tigers fight from the mountain, and waiting for someone to truly and actually occupy the Huaifeng Water Palace and start to justify their claim, at that moment, we can quietly release the news of the Huaifeng Water Lord’s Seal, set an ambush, and if planned right, we can achieve total victory!"

"Sister-in-law is correct, but I think we should fan the flames a bit more by sending out water demons to spread the word among the Water Clan in the Huaifeng Water Palace that the main force there is completely annihilated, and the Huaifeng Water Mansion awaits a new master.

By intensifying their internal strife, when we strike towards the Huaifeng Water Palace, we will be able to effortlessly control it!" the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea said.

Ye Zhen listened to all this, simply nodding in agreement.

These three brothers of his had fought their way up from nothing in the Outer Domain Dead Sea of the True Profound Continent, possessing extraordinary insight and capability, so he didn’t need to worry at all.

Sister Liao Feibai, moreover, had personally experienced the Eastern Expedition wars, and after Ye Zhen left, she assisted Sect Leader Guo Qijing in revitalizing the Qiyun Sect, proving herself to be exceptionally capable.

Each of them, if taken individually, was an outstanding figure capable of facing challenges alone, and if they were combined, even Ye Zhen would find it a headache to handle them.

"Big Brother, your strategy is perfectly sound, and I have nothing to add! I’ll just say one thing: after going through a series of life and death battles, you’ve accumulated a lot, and going forward, I believe your cultivation will see a rapid growth period!

In the next one to three years, focus on improving your cultivation. With your innate divine abilities, once your cultivation advances, what fear will the martial artists of the Dark Palace Realm pose to you?" Ye Zhen said.

"Fourth Brother is right......"

Just as the Great Saint of Jinghai was speaking, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint, who had just left not long ago, suddenly returned with a peculiar expression, saying to Ye Zhen, "Old Fourth, the daoist method you transmitted just now, I tried knocking one out, but it doesn’t seem to work. Could you take a look and see if I did something wrong?"

"Not working?"

Ye Zhen and his group followed the Sea-Breaking Great Saint to where the prisoners were held in the Water Palace, seeing that three water demons were knocked unconscious by the Sea-Breaking Great Saint.

"Third Brother, perform it again, let me see!" Ye Zhen said.

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint performed the Soul-locking Technique in front of Ye Zhen, but strangely, when his divine soul power entered the unconscious water demon’s body, it was like a mud bull entering the sea, without any response.

This situation left Ye Zhen baffled as to why this was happening.

Casually, he pulled out the Four-legged Snake Achou from his pocket, "Achou, what’s going on?"

The sleepy Four-legged Snake Achou rolled his eyes, "Master, I was sleeping so well, why disturb me! Hey, Lord Ye, why did you teach the Soul-locking Technique to these brats, er, not even worthy of being called gray brats....."

Rumbling!

As the sound of thunder rolled, the Four-legged Snake Achou twitched with electric light all over his body, crying out in pain while pleading for mercy.

Ye Zhen, however, had no intention of stopping, hitting him with the Heavenly Thunder of Fright nine times in a row, nearly bringing the Four-legged Snake Achou to tears before ceasing.

"Achou, this is my eldest brother the Great Saint of Jinghai, second brother the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea, third brother the Sea-Breaking Great Saint, and this is my wife....."

Just as Ye Zhen uttered ’wife,’ Liao Feibai spat, "Who is your wife!" However, the delighted expression on her face betrayed her.

Then, Liao Feibai picked up the Four-legged Snake Achou, "Little Ugly Snake, remember, I am Ye Zhen’s senior sister, the biggest one!"

The Four-legged Snake Achou, whose whole body had only just ceased flickering with electricity, bowed with his two front paws obediently, "Greetings to Lord Jinghai, Lord Fug Hai, Lord Sea-Breaking, greetings to Senior Sister, oh no, greetings to Mrs.!"

His comical appearance elicited smiles from everyone.

"The reason Third Master failed to perform this Soul-locking Technique is quite simple; his divine soul quality isn’t sufficient! His divine soul power is merely ordinary three-colored soul light.

His own divine soul cultivation is lower than this gray brat in front of him, so he cannot forcibly seal his divine soul!"

Hearing Achou say this, Ye Zhen remembered that the Soul-locking Technique seemed to have this very clause, stating that to forcibly seal someone’s divine soul, either one’s divine soul cultivation needs to be stronger than the other’s or the quality of one’s divine soul needs to be superior, with either condition being sufficient.

"So, does this mean the Soul-locking Technique won’t work for Big Brother and the others?" Ye Zhen asked.

"Not exactly unusable, if they’re willing to open up their divine soul, it can also be done. Besides, you’re here, aren’t you? As long as you help them complete the most crucial step of severing the innate primordial divine soul, it can be done."

With the guidance of the Four-legged Snake Achou, Ye Zhen decided not to threaten or entice these Water Demons to willingly open their Divine Souls for capture. Instead, Ye Zhen personally took action, extracting the Innate Origin Divine Souls from these Water Demons and then entrusting them to the four Great Saints of Jinghai for control.

After discussions, a total of thirty-one Divine Communication Realm Water Demon captives were divided, with each of the four taking control of seven Water Demons, leaving three remaining.

The Great Saint of Jinghai suggested that the remaining three Divine Communication Realm Water Demons, including the one with a cultivation level at the Peak of Ninth Stage of Divine Communication Realm wielding a trident, should all be controlled by Liao Feibai.

This was mainly considered to strengthen Liao Feibai, who had the lowest cultivation, so as to protect him.

Ye Zhen had no objections, as these Divine Communication Realm Water Demons were simply for show in his eyes.

"Big Brother, this time I’ve brought something for you, which I believe can cause an earth-shattering change in your cultivation in a short period of time!" Having finished everything, when they returned to the Water Palace, Ye Zhen suddenly said.

"An earth-shattering change?" The Great Saint of Jinghai pondered, his gaze somewhat shocked.

He understood that this Fourth Brother, Ye Zhen, never spoke in vain and was always measured in his words.

What kind of transformation in cultivation could be considered earth-shattering?

Would breaking through to the Divine Communication Realm be considered?

"Fourth Brother, have you perhaps obtained some treasure that can allow our cultivation to break through to the Divine Communication Realm in a short period of time?" The Great Sage of Fug Hai laughed.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen shook his head, "Breaking through to the Divine Communication Realm in a short time wouldn’t be considered earth-shattering!"

This time, the three Great Saints of Jinghai, Fug Hai, and Liao Feibai all showed expressions of surprise.

"Fourth Brother, stop keeping us in suspense, tell us quickly!" The Sea-Breaking Great Saint urged.

Ye Zhen wasn’t in a hurry to speak. First, he cast an Array Plate, setting up a Guardian Barrier around the hall, and then weaved countless green grass vines inside and out with his Yimu Spiritual Power.

Under such circumstances, not a word of the conversation inside the hall could be eavesdropped on. After doing all this, Ye Zhen finally said, "Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, have you ever heard of the Spirit Void Fruit?"

"Spirit Void Fruit?"

The Great Saints of Jinghai, Fug Hai, and Sea-Breaking all shook their heads simultaneously. Suddenly, the Great Saint of Jinghai, who was shaking his head, said, "Fourth Brother, are you talking about that legendary Demon Spirit Fruit?"

"Oh, have you seen it before, Big Brother?" The fact that the Great Saint of Jinghai knew of the Demon Spirit Fruit surprised Ye Zhen.

The Great Saint of Jinghai shook his head, "How could I have such fortune? When we took over this Xiansheng Water Palace, there were hundreds of dust-covered jade scrolls in one of its library halls, mostly records of some activities of the Water Monarchs of Xiansheng Water Palace. In my spare time, I read them, and one of the entries recorded mentioned the Demon Spirit Fruit.

It supposedly happened five thousand years ago when the 1,307th generation Water Monarch of this Xiansheng Water Palace was fortunate enough to attend a year festival hosted by the Dragon Lord of the North Sea.

At the festival, the Dragon Lord of the North Sea rewarded based on merit and, at that time, awarded five Demon Spirit Fruits to the superior of that Water Monarch, the Blue-scaled Dragon King of the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace.

At that time, the Blue-scaled Dragon King was overwhelmed with gratitude and pledged eternal loyalty to the Dragon Lord of the North Sea in front of tens of thousands of Water Monarchs, arousing great envy among the crowd of demons.

It is said that just a year after the Blue-scaled Dragon King returned, a golden hue appeared on his entirely blue-green scale armor, and his combat power skyrocketed.

Among the sixteen Dragon Kings under the command of the Dragon Lord of the North Sea, his rank leapt from the last to the top ten." The Great Saint of Jinghai recounted with admiration.

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint was stunned, "Big Brother, is the Demon Spirit Fruit really so potent? Five pieces awakened the bloodline of the Blue-scaled Dragon King, causing his combat power to skyrocket? How come I’ve never seen this jade scroll?"

The Great Saint of Jinghai glared at the Sea-Breaking Great Saint, "Third Brother, you spend your days either cultivating or indulging with those of the Water Clan; where would you find the time for reading these!"

"Uh....." The Sea-Breaking Great Saint rubbed his hands and suddenly swallowed hard, then gazed at Ye Zhen with an excited, expectant, yet extremely tense expression and said, "Fourth Brother, based on your meticulous questioning earlier, could the cultivation items you prepared for us be the Demon Spirit Fruits?"

The Great Saints of Jinghai and Fug Hai also stared at Ye Zhen with a nervous look, "Fourth Brother, could it really be this legendary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fruit?"

Under their watchful eyes, Ye Zhen heavily nodded.

In an instant, the Great Saint of Jinghai exclaimed in shock, "It really is, how is this possible?"

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint couldn’t contain his excitement and stood up to ask urgently, "If it’s true, that’s terrific. Fourth Brother, how many have you prepared for us, five, eight, or ten?"

"Third Brother, do you think the Demon Spirit Fruits are like stones on the roadside; ten, eight? Having one each is already a blessing from heaven!" The Great Sage of Fug Hai’s voice rang out.

"Second Brother, for each of you, I’ve prepared..... a thousand!"

"What? A...... a thousand?" Even the Great Sage of Fug Hai stuttered, while the Sea-Breaking Great Saint and the Great Saint of Jinghai were completely dumbfounded!