Primordial Star Scripture

Chapter 296: Chapter 263 The Surprised Lu Jia

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Upon looking, he could see nothing at all.

The rolling sea of malevolent qi surrounding the Divine Sword Blade not only obstructed the view, but even Divine Sense could only penetrate a small part of it.

Ye Chen's Divine Sense reached down about a dozen meters before it could no longer penetrate any further.

Seeing Ye Chen looking down, Lu Jia smiled and said, "Ye Chen, you want to see the Blood Ignition Fruit, don't you?"

"That Blood Ignition Fruit grows on the ground far below, and can't be seen from up here. Come, I shall take you down to the very bottom and explain how to strike the Blood Ignition Fruit, preparing you to enter the Divine Sword."

As he spoke, Lu Jia began to lead the way in front.

Ye Chen glanced at Elder Xiao Supreme Elder and Mu Qingqing, and after seeing them nod with a smile, he swiftly followed Lu Jia down.

Finally, Elder Xiao Supreme Elder and Mu Qingqing followed behind Lu Jia and Ye Chen, also flying downwards.

As for the rest of the Protector Sword Disciples, they vanished back into the sea of malevolent qi, taking up their guarding positions and continuing to protect the Divine Sword.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

After flying downwards for about one to two kilometers, passing through seven or eight layers of malevolent qi, Ye Chen at last saw the ground below.

He could see that a vast expanse of red malevolent qi below had been pushed far away, making the situation on the ground clearly visible.

What Ye Chen first noticed was the Divine Sword's immense tip anchored into the earth, piercing the ground to create an enormous rift hundreds of meters long.

The tip had disappeared into the rift, leaving only the giant blade above it.

Looking around the blade, he could see within tens of thousands of meters from the blade, grand trees with a peculiar blend of silver and red hues grew, as if the colors of the blade and the malevolent qi were combined together.

Within this area of tens of thousands of meters, there could be thousands of such grand trees!

On these enormous trees grew long, arm-shaped fruits, each one resembling a clump of blazing flames, blood-red beyond compare!

Upon seeing these fruits, Ye Chen understood at once—these must be the famed Blood Ignition Fruits that Elder Xiao Supreme Elder and Lu Jia had mentioned.

Just as Ye Chen was scrutinizing these "Blood Ignition Fruits," many of these fiery red fruits abruptly fell from the trees and shot rapidly towards the far reaches of the grove, into the rolling sea of malevolent qi.

The speed of these Blood Ignition Fruits ranged from fast to slow, yet even the slowest of them moved at speeds nearly that of late-stage Spirit Sea Realm experts, while the fastest reached the speed of late-stage Heavenly Saint Realm experts!

This greatly surprised Ye Chen, for he had never seen fruits that could fly so fast!

As Ye Chen's Divine Sense enveloped the area, he noticed that as the Blood Igniting Fruits shot towards the sea of malevolent qi, a dozen figures leaped up from the dense grove and from various directions, ferociously striking towards the "Blood Igniting Fruits."

Many failed to strike the "Blood Ignition Fruits," and as those fruits burst into the malevolent qi, they exploded with a "bang," completely eradicating a puff of malevolent qi.

This caused Ye Chen to narrow his eyes—the "Blood Ignition Fruit" could actually annihilate malevolent qi!

No wonder the malevolent qi at the very bottom was pushed so far out, gathering only outside the grove. It turned out that the Blood Ignition Fruits within the grove possessed such formidable power!

Some, however, were successful in striking the "Blood Ignition Fruits." The moment these fruits were hit by them, they exploded, turning into a faint blood-red glow that enveloped the hitters.

Those who successfully struck the Blood Ignition Fruits all revealed joyful smiles.

"So this is what it means to strike 'Blood Ignition Fruits'?"

Ye Chen looked at the smiles on their faces, then back at the Blood Ignition Fruits that had flown into the malevolent qi, eliminating it. He began to understand the purpose of these "Blood Ignition Fruits."

Presumably, the disciples of the Tai'a Sword Sect struck the Blood Ignition Fruits to harness their unique ability to eradicate malevolent qi.

Indeed, just as Ye Chen had guessed, Lu Jia, who was leading the way, pointed to the flying Blood Ignition Fruits and the several figures striking them and said to Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, you see those disciples? They are striking the 'Blood Ignition Fruits.'"

"These Blood Ignition Fruits grow in the woods beside the Divine Sword Blade and possess unique abilities."

"According to the Heavenly Saint Lords, these Blood Ignition Fruits are the very manifestation of the Divine Sword's might!"

"When the Divine Sword fell from the sky and crashed into the earth, the Divine Blood left on the blade released an immense sea of malevolent qi, a thousand times denser than what you see now!"

"Later, the might of the Divine Sword itself fluctuated on the earth, causing these grand trees to grow slowly and bear these peculiar 'Blood Ignition Fruits.'

"These 'Blood Ignition Fruits' possess great power. They can ignite the Divine Blood's malevolent qi and devour it. It is because of these fruits that the sea of malevolent qi around the Divine Sword has weakened, allowing us to approach and enter the Divine Sword!"

"Over these thousands of years, as more 'Blood Ignition Fruits' trees have grown and more malevolent qi has been eradicated, the malevolent qi below has been pushed far away, being replenished by the dense qi above, gradually diluting the upper layer too."

"It's feared that in a few more centuries, the terrifying sea of malevolent qi surrounding the Divine Sword will completely disappear, revealing the true form of the Divine Sword!"

Lu Jia's words left Ye Chen feeling deeply moved.

He could envision the Divine Blood on the Divine Sword as belonging to a foe of the original owner of the sword!

This fearsome Divine Blood, once it had contaminated the blade and fell to the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, released a vast sea of malevolent qi that even Heavenly Saint Realm experts couldn't approach.

Fortunately, the Divine Sword itself possessed its own might, which created the 'Blood Ignition Fruit' capable of countering the malevolent qi. Continuous cleansing of the malevolent qi allowed less and less of it to surround the Divine Sword, making it possible for people to approach it and ultimately enter it.

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One could say that without these "Blood Igniting Fruits," if the malevolent energy did not disperse and perish, I'm afraid no one would have had the opportunity to enter the Divine Sword and see the inner world of the Divine Sword!

While Ye Chen was reflecting, Lu Jia continued, "These 'Blood Igniting Fruits' have a significant role in eradicating malevolent energy, and it is for this reason that we bombard the Blood Igniting Fruits. After the Divine Sword was damaged, quite a bit of Divine Blood also seeped into the Divine Sword, and the interior of the Divine Sword is likewise rife with rolling malevolent energy."

"Only with the help of 'Blood Igniting Fruits,' letting the light of the Blood Igniting Fruits cover oneself, can one remain unaffected by malevolent energy after entering the Divine Sword and dedicate oneself to cultivation within the Divine Sword."

"Over the years, the Heavenly Saint Lords have concluded that bombarding one hundred Blood Igniting Fruit fruits will grant enough light of the Blood Igniting Fruits to protect oneself and ensure that one is not affected by malevolent energy after entering the Divine Sword."

"Outside the Divine Sword, there are currently over three thousand Blood Igniting Fruit Trees, with hundreds of thousands of Blood Igniting Fruit fruits.

We need to ensure both the growth of the Blood Igniting Fruits and the eradication of malevolent energy at a suitable pace, as well as allow disciples to bombard the Blood Igniting Fruits to cultivate inside the Divine Sword, which is why we stipulate the number of disciples who can enter the Divine Sword and open it only once every so often."

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The Blood Igniting Fruits had such a marvelous use, of course many people desired to use the light of the Blood Igniting Fruits to enter the Divine Sword for cultivation.

But if the bombardment of Blood Igniting Fruits was too great, even surpassing their rate of growth, then problems would arise, not only failing to eradicate malevolent energy, but also likely causing the malevolent energy to roll back again.

That would be draining the pond to get all the fish.

The experts of Tai'a Sword Sect would certainly not let such a thing happen and would naturally regulate the number of people bombarding Blood Igniting Fruits and the number of people entering the Divine Sword.

"Ye Chen, the Divine Sword has only recently been opened, and a new batch of 'Blood Igniting Fruits' has grown enough for bombardment."

"Currently, inside the Divine Sword, thirty-five disciples have bombarded one hundred Blood Igniting Fruits and have successfully entered the Divine Sword for cultivation. Another thirteen people are bombarding Blood Igniting Fruits."

"Now, you should also hurry to bombard Blood Igniting Fruits. The faster you bombard one hundred fruits, the quicker you can enter the Divine Sword for cultivation."

Lu Jia said to Ye Chen with a smile.

At the same time, Lu Jia also reminded Ye Chen, "These Blood Igniting Fruits burst forth at varying speeds, and even the fruits from the same tree have different velocities. Even for practitioners in the later stages of the Dan Rotation, it takes a long time to bombard one hundred Blood Igniting Fruits.

Ye Chen, considering your mid-Spirit Sea Realm, it will be quite challenging to hit one hundred Blood Igniting Fruits, so you must hurry up."

"The Blood Igniting Fruit Trees to the far south, relatively speaking, have a slower projectile speed for the fruits, so you can go there to bombard Blood Igniting Fruits."

As Ye Chen was brought by Elder Xiao Supreme Elder, Lu Jia naturally wanted to give Ye Chen a good reminder, so he could enter the Divine Sword for cultivation more swiftly.

Hearing Lu Jia's advice, Ye Chen smiled and nodded.

However, he did not specifically head towards the southernmost Blood Igniting Fruit Trees, but instead thanked Lu Jia, who had been explaining for quite a while, then gave Elder Xiao Supreme Elder and Mu Qingqing, who were floating above and watching him, a nod before his sleeves swept up, and he directly burst toward the Blood Igniting Fruit Tree below.

Ye Chen did not make any particular choice but simply selected the tree nearest him to begin bombarding the "Blood Igniting Fruits."

This surprised Lu Jia.

"What is Ye Chen doing? I reminded him that the Blood Igniting Fruits in the south are easier to capture. Why isn't he heading there?"

While Lu Jia was pondering this, just after Ye Chen had descended to the ground near a Blood Igniting Fruit, one of the fruits fell from the tree and erupted forth, shooting toward the rolling malevolent energy in the distance.

The speed of this Blood Igniting Fruit's burst was astonishingly at the initial stage of the Dan Rotation level.

It was then that Lu Jia saw Ye Chen move.

The mid-Spirit Sea Realm Ye Chen directly chased after the erupting Blood Igniting Fruit, seemingly choosing to directly bombard this fruit.

"That's a Blood Igniting Fruit at the initial Duandan speed; how can Ye Chen, at the mid-Spirit Sea Realm, catch up..."

Lu Jia hadn't finished speaking when his voice abruptly ceased.

For he was suddenly struck by the realization that Ye Chen, who was chasing after the explosive fruit, had overtaken it although he took off later, moving even faster than the Blood Igniting Fruit and instantly catching up with it.

Whoosh!

In barely a tenth of a blink, Ye Chen had swung out the black fire sword from behind him, the tip of the sword stabbing directly and bombarding the swiftly flying Blood Igniting Fruit.

Bang!

The Blood Igniting Fruit exploded instantly, a faint red light then lingering around Ye Chen.

The first Blood Igniting Fruit, hit!

"This…"

"Such incredible speed!"

When Lu Jia heard the explosion of the Blood Igniting Fruit and saw the faint red light around Ye Chen, he could hardly believe his eyes.

He had never seen such speed on a disciple at the Spirit Sea Realm; the speed was probably that of a Duandan practitioner!

As Lu Jia was still in disbelief, another Blood Igniting Fruit fell from the tree and shot out.

The speed of this Blood Igniting Fruit was even faster than the previous one, reaching the Escaping Speed at the late stage of the Dan Rotation.

To Lu Jia's increased astonishment, Ye Chen moved again, chasing after this second rapidly firing Blood Igniting Fruit!

Ye Chen had chosen to bombard the Blood Igniting Fruit at the late Duandan Escaping Speed!