"Does it concern you?"
Zhao Hanxue said coldly, "Don't think you can act recklessly just because I'm injured!"
"You might be mistaken!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "I was just asking, I had no other intentions!"
After speaking, Lu Fan prepared to leave. Since the other party didn't welcome him, he wouldn't try to force his presence.
"Wait!"
Zhao Hanxue spoke again. "You should still have spiritual energy within you. Can you help me heal my injuries? My spiritual energy was completely depleted when dealing with the alien beast earlier!"
"I don't think I have any obligation to help you!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "I wanted to help you earlier, but you didn't appreciate it!"
"I am the eldest daughter of the Zhao family. As long as you help me heal my injuries, you will be rewarded handsomely!"
Zhao Hanxue stated directly. "If you refuse to help, once we leave Shenhuang Mountain, it won't be easy for you to establish yourself in the Triangle Domain!"
"In other words, you are threatening me now!"
Lu Fan chuckled coldly. "Since that's the case, I'm even less likely to help, lest you truly believe the Zhao family can intimidate me!"
"You..."
Zhao Hanxue's face flushed with embarrassment. Lu Fan's words left her feeling somewhat helpless.
These were trying times. With her spiritual energy depleted, encountering another alien beast would make it difficult to survive and leave.
"Forget it, consider it a favor I owe you!"
Zhao Hanxue said repeatedly. "You can't just watch a young maiden like me die here, can you!"
"If you spoke nicely, I might have considered helping you!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "But if I save you, I will be your benefactor from now on, and you cannot threaten me again!"
"Never!"
Zhao Hanxue lowered her head, feeling even more helpless. She needed Lu Fan's help now. If she remained stubborn, she might truly perish here.
Lu Fan didn't say anything further. His spiritual energy surged within him and flowed towards Zhao Hanxue. His spiritual energy was gradually diminishing, and helping her might not be a bad thing for him.
As the spiritual energy was continuously infused, Zhao Hanxue's condition gradually recovered, and her demeanor improved significantly.
"Thank you!"
Zhao Hanxue stood up, a look of joy on her face. She had felt despair after being injured by the alien beast.
"No need to thank me!"
Lu Fan waved his hand. "You followed the stream all the way, did you discover something too?"
"That's right!"
Zhao Hanxue nodded. "If the Immortal Fruit Tree truly exists, it will definitely be near the stream!"
"It seems our thoughts are quite similar!"
Lu Fan chuckled. "In that case, why don't we travel together? If we encounter danger, we can look out for each other!"
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Zhao Hanxue nodded. Although Shenhuang Mountain had opened and many killing formations had been removed, she knew that it was still fraught with peril.
Following the stream, they arrived at the summit of Shenhuang Mountain. Looking down at the boundless expanse, they felt a sense of trepidation.
They had no spiritual energy now and couldn't fly. If they fell, they would likely perish.
However, upon reaching the summit, they discovered that there were countless peaks like this in Shenhuang Mountain, and the entire region was much larger than they had imagined.
"Could this be the Immortal Fruit Tree?"
Zhao Hanxue exclaimed, looking at a radiant tree ahead, her heart filled with joy.
"It should be!"
Lu Fan nodded. "It seems we are quite fortunate!"
Zhao Hanxue didn't say much more and stepped towards the Immortal Fruit Tree, her heart brimming with delight.
But suddenly, a colossal python, hundreds of feet long, appeared beside the Immortal Fruit Tree, guarding it.
"Careful!"
Lu Fan warned. "This fellow is not to be trifled with. A single bite could swallow us whole!"
Zhao Hanxue also retreated continuously. She finally understood why so many experts who entered Shenhuang Mountain couldn't get out. The various restrictions within Shenhuang Mountain were simply beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.
With their spiritual energy limited, they were at most only slightly stronger than ordinary people, making it nearly impossible to deal with these alien beasts.
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Zhao Hanxue said repeatedly. "Do you have any ideas?"
"Of course!"
Lu Fan grinned. "To deal with this beast, brute force won't work."
Zhao Hanxue was somewhat puzzled, unsure of what method Lu Fan had.
Lu Fan took out a vine and began to swing it towards the giant python.
Seeing the vine, the giant python's gaze was gradually drawn, and it moved towards the vine in Lu Fan's hand.
When the time was right, Lu Fan suddenly threw the vine down the abyss.
The giant python followed the vine and leaped into the abyss. Unfortunately, the abyss was bottomless. Even though the python was enormous, it ultimately couldn't climb back up.
Witnessing this scene, Zhao Hanxue was amazed. Lu Fan's intelligence made her feel somewhat ashamed.
However, she couldn't afford to dwell on it now. In a flash, she arrived beneath the Immortal Fruit Tree and began picking the fruits with her Qiankun Bag.
These Immortal Fruits were supreme divine products. A single one was enough to cause conflict throughout the Triangle Domain. Now, she could obtain the entire tree. This trip was indeed worthwhile.
"We came together, shouldn't the fruits on this tree be shared?"
Lu Fan spoke. "You're not thinking of hogging them all, are you?"
"Naturally not!"
Zhao Hanxue stated directly. "I am loyal and righteous. You saved me, how could I be so selfish!"
"That's good, that's good!"
Lu Fan nodded slightly and was about to pick the Immortal Fruits.
"What's happening? Why are these Immortal Fruits dissipating?"
Zhao Hanxue suddenly cried out in alarm. She discovered that the Immortal Fruits in her Qiankun Bag were gradually disappearing. No matter how many she put in, they couldn't be stored.
"Could it be that these Immortal Fruits cannot be taken out?"
Lu Fan was somewhat surprised. At the same time, he popped an Immortal Fruit into his mouth. A sweet fragrance wafted towards him.
After the Immortal Fruit entered his stomach, he felt the energy within him gradually increasing, to a point he couldn't even control.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Fan broke through to the seventh stage of Venerable, the eighth stage of Venerable, and then into the Heavenly Venerable realm.
Feeling this change, Lu Fan was inwardly shocked. He frantically suppressed his aura, knowing very well that if he wished, it wouldn't be impossible for him to break through to the Saint realm.
Seeing Lu Fan's aura surge dramatically, Zhao Hanxue was also astonished. She immediately ate an Immortal Fruit.
Instantly, her aura also began to climb, to a point she couldn't suppress.
Three days later, the two figures were still seated cross-legged beneath the great tree, but the aura they exuded was more than ten times stronger than before.
"Heavenly Venerable realm!"
Old Man Hong Meng chuckled. "You brat, you are now a Heavenly Venerable. Your actual combat power likely surpasses that of a half-step Saint!"
Lu Fan also slowly opened his eyes at this moment, a faint smile of joy appearing on his face. Just as Old Man Hong Meng had said, he was no longer the person he was before. The strength he displayed was dozens of times more formidable than before.