"Rooster, what's wrong?" Lin Fan looked worriedly at the demonic rooster. Its expression was ferocious, and he could feel a tiny energy flowing within the rooster's body.
The one-eyed man said, "The spring water it just drank contains a powerful energy. Now this energy is rampaging within its body, causing this situation."
"Rooster is in pain. I absolutely cannot let it continue like this." Lin Fan felt a pang of heartache. The rooster was very good to him, laying eggs for him every morning, never complaining, and sincerely staying by his side.
Therefore, he absolutely wouldn't let anything happen to the rooster.
At this moment, the demonic rooster felt like it was about to explode. The energy was terrifying! It was about to advance. It hadn't felt the sensation of its power surging for a very long time. Now, just by drinking a little spring water, it was about to improve. This was its opportunity.
Based on the current situation, surging to a level seven demonic creature was definitely not a problem.
Endure, I must endure the pain.
Strength is fundamental. Only with strength can its undercover career be safer.
And just at this moment, a peculiar situation occurred.
The demonic rooster, on the verge of becoming an exploding chicken, discovered that the energy within its body seemed to be drawn out, continuously flowing out.
The demonic rooster panicked.
How could this be? I want to break through, I want to become a powerful chicken! What's going on?
Just when it didn't know what to do, everything ended.
The energy within its body completely dissipated.
It was like a deflated ball, returning to its original appearance.
The demonic rooster looked around in a daze, feeling lost and with an unspeakable pain. What was going on? How could this happen to a demonic hero like itself?
"Rooster, are you alright? Just now there was a very faint energy within your body, and you seemed very pained. I was extremely worried about you."
"But luckily, I'm here. I helped you draw out that faint energy. You're completely safe now."
Lin Fan comforted the frightened rooster. Looking at the rooster's current state, its eyes were vacant, as if it hadn't yet reacted. It was clear that the previous situation had scared it.
The demonic rooster stared at Lin Fan blankly.
Unwilling!
Its wings, like hands, clenched tightly in anger.
So infuriating!
If it were anyone else, the demonic rooster could swear it would have turned hostile. It had been enduring that pain, and it was so close to succeeding.
But now…
The demonic rooster wouldn't dare turn hostile towards Lin Fan. It always remembered that it was undercover.
From the moment it became an undercover agent, its dignity became worthless.
"Cluck..."
The demonic rooster put its wings on its hips and crowed with its head held high.
You're so good.
I'm so damn grateful to you.
After the crowing, it rubbed its head against Lin Fan, acting as if it was very happy. Really, thank you for saving me, I'm so touched.
The one-eyed man was puzzled. He had seen the demonic rooster's condition. Although the energy was powerful, the demonic rooster could withstand it, and its strength would indeed increase.
But now, the old rooster seemed perfectly fine.
"Are you alright?" the one-eyed man asked.
The old rooster replied, "What's wrong?"
A very perplexed question.
The one-eyed man sighed helplessly. Forget it, he wouldn't get any answers by asking. Moreover, the old rooster clearly seemed fine. But the only thing this could indicate was that there was nothing wrong with the spring water.
It could increase strength.
Looking at the remaining spring water, the one-eyed man silently took out some small bottles from his pocket and filled them.
"You don't need to go back."
With only this much spring water left, there was no need to send it back. It would be a complete waste of time. The only thing he wanted to know was who could drink so much. It was too excessive.
He suspected it was the demonic rooster.
The heartbroken demonic rooster felt a strange gaze on it, making it uncomfortable all over. It glanced sideways, and their eyes met…
"What do you mean?"
"Are you a dog?"
"I'm a chicken."
"You're really a dog."
"I'm a chicken."
There was no spoken language, only eye contact. After a brief exchange… the demonic rooster and the one-eyed man simultaneously looked away.
Neither side brought up the topic.
But the meaning was clear.
You seem to look down on me.
Master Yongxin said, "Leader, this spring water can enhance strength. In this old monk's opinion, why don't we drink some to strengthen ourselves so that we can be of more help to you?"
It sounded nice, but he just wanted to taste it and improve his strength.
Lin Daoming nodded in agreement.
Liu Haichan felt that what they said made sense.
The one-eyed man saw through their thoughts and directly refused, "Don't even think about it. This must be taken back for research. Perhaps the effect of drinking it now is only thirty percent, but if it's thoroughly researched and developed, the effect might reach one hundred percent. You are all pillars of Yanhai City. Once the research is complete, you will naturally be the ones to consume it."
The key is to enhance high-end combat power.
Lin Fan and the old rooster didn't need to think about it.
They drank so much with no reaction. There were only two possible reasons.
Lin Fan was too powerful, and the spring water had no effect on him.
As for the old rooster, its situation was a bit special. He didn't understand. It clearly had no strength, yet it was just like Lin Fan, completely unaffected. This was quite a strange thing.
After they left, there was nothing left here worth anticipating.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
There was movement.
The ascetic who had just obtained the spring water returned. Seeing the empty pool, his face lit up with joy and he hurried over to check. However, the spring water in the pool had been taken away, which was a pity.
"Eh!"
The initially disappointed ascetic noticed some water droplets on the walls of the pool. His face immediately lit up with delight. He looked around and, after confirming that no one was there, he stuck his head into the pool.
"What a waste, what a waste. There's still a drop here."
If anyone saw this, they would definitely exclaim in shock. As a powerful figure, the ascetic was paying no attention to his dignity.
Was this something a person would do?
At this time, the one-eyed man and the others were following Lin Fan, feeling quite at ease. After all, they were safe. Lin Fan would handle any danger they encountered. If Lin Fan wasn't with them, they couldn't imagine what they might encounter.
"Wait."
Just then, the one-eyed man noticed something was wrong. The surrounding environment was different from what they had encountered before. The trees had withered, the flowers had wilted, and the soil was cracked.
Liu Haichan said, "There's no sign of life here, as if it's been absorbed by something."
"Amitabha, such a situation indicates either disaster or treasure," Master Yongxin said.
Lin Daoming said, "Just now, I carefully sensed it. The Maoshan Orthodox Method has the ability to communicate with the spirits of plants and trees. Their life essence has been absorbed. What can absorb life essence is definitely not a demonic creature. It seems like a treasure has appeared."
To be honest, they were very excited now. They felt that coming to Changbai Mountain was the right decision. They had actually discovered something that was previously difficult to find.
"Look, what's that?"
Liu Haichan pointed into the distance. A faint red light was flickering in the distance, appearing and disappearing, clearly indicating something was there.
The one-eyed man pulled Lin Fan to go and check.
No need to say anything, as long as Lin Fan was present, it was safe. Even if they encountered powerful figures, they didn't need to be afraid.
Soon, they arrived at the place where the faint red light appeared.
What they saw was a small tree, only about a person's height, with dark green leaves and bearing fruit. The fruit was as red as the scorching sun, extremely vibrant.
"What is this?"
They were like country bumpkins entering the city, not recognizing anything.
"I don't know."
"It feels like something good."
They didn't act rashly. For unknown things, they needed to maintain a cautious attitude.
"Watch me."
Lin Daoming pinched a talisman, flicked his wrist, and the talisman rose with the wind, transforming into a hand to pick the fruit. The moment it touched the fruit, the talisman instantly burned, turning into ashes that fell to the ground.
"How is that possible? I used a golden talisman. How could it turn to ashes upon contact?"
"If a person touched it, I'm afraid…"
They couldn't even imagine it.
The golden talisman was the highest level talisman in Maoshan. Without sufficient Taoist cultivation, one couldn't use it, or even create it.
The one-eyed man said, "It seems quite troublesome to pick these fruits."
And just at this moment, Lin Fan came to the fruit tree, curiously looking at the fruit. Then he turned around and said, "Old Zhang, do you want to eat some fruit?"
"Yes," Old Zhang nodded.
The one-eyed man and the others were about to stop him, but it was too late.
Lin Fan picked a fruit. The moment he touched it, flames ignited, but they had no effect on him. A fruit was plucked.
He brought it to his nose and sniffed.
"Old Zhang, the fruit smells very fragrant."
After saying this, Lin Fan threw the fruit into his mouth, took a few bites, and juice flowed down the corner of his mouth. Lin Fan puffed out his cheeks and said, "Wow, it's really delicious, sweet."
Old Zhang said, "I want to eat too."
"Okay, wait a minute." Lin Fan picked all the fruits from the tree. There weren't many, only a few. It was a bit too few. It would have been great if there were more.
After Lin Fan finished picking the fruit, the tree withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Wait…"
The one-eyed man immediately stopped him, earnestly saying, "Lin Fan, can you please not eat them? These things are very important. I hope we can take them back for research. After all, our current situation is very dangerous. If we can't improve our strength, relying solely on you in the future will be very tiring."
Lin Fan was a polite person and listened to him finish.
"Okay, here you go," Lin Fan said.
"Huh?" The one-eyed man was stunned. "Why?"
Lin Fan smiled, "You looked very anxious, clearly you need it more. Although it's delicious, I can resist."
Then he looked at Old Zhang and said, "Old Zhang, let's endure it."
"Okay." Old Zhang listened to Lin Fan and nodded in agreement. Although he really wanted to eat, since Lin Fan had spoken, he wouldn't say anything more.
The one-eyed man was deeply moved.
Although they were mentally ill patients, he always felt they were more righteous than normal people. At the same time, he discovered the greatest virtue of these two mentally ill patients.
They never had any greed for treasures.
This quality was truly unimaginable.
Even mentally ill patients wouldn't be willing to share good things with others. But the two of them sometimes showed an expression of reluctance, yet they could generously share things with others.
This level of character…
Not only could normal people not achieve it, but even mentally ill patients couldn't.
But…
That's why he admired them the most.
At this moment, they looked at the fruit in front of them.
"I wonder what this fruit actually is. Why does he have no reaction after eating anything? It would be good if he had some reaction," Lin Daoming said.
Although Lin Fan seemed to have no reaction, they could feel that the fruit contained energy. The only reason they could think of for his lack of reaction was that Lin Fan was very strong, and this little bit of energy entering his body was like a small stream flowing into the sea, causing no ripples.
The one-eyed man said, "These things must be taken back for testing. We can't consume them casually. Changbai Mountain has been a famous sacred place in our Dragon Country since ancient times, with countless legends and myths. These starry sky experts have arrived, presumably because they have calculated that these places are gradually changing."
"And those who have arrived now are just the advance troops. Even more powerful experts will definitely appear in the future."
Master Yongxin said, "Amitabha, the leader is right. Whether we can contend against these starry sky experts depends on obtaining these things in advance, improving our strength, and preparing to fight against them."
Lin Daoming, Liu Haichan, and the nameless medical expert all nodded silently, agreeing with this statement.
In the distance, the ascetic hid in a concealed spot, took out the bottle given to him by the one-eyed man, and gulped down the spring water. He could only take a gamble, otherwise, there was really nothing he could do.
Changbai Mountain was very far from his country. It was impossible to take this spring water back for testing.
Originally, he was very confident in his own strength, but the subsequent events made him realize that there were too many experts. With his current strength, self-preservation might be possible, but trying to snatch treasures from powerful figures was basically impossible.
Only by becoming stronger would he have a chance.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, he felt a surge of energy within his body. His face lit up with joy. It was indeed good stuff. Then he began to refine the energy within his body, assuming a cultivation posture.
"Such powerful energy, but there's too little spring water. If there were more, I would definitely be stronger."
After the ascetic refined this energy, he felt quite regretful. What he didn't expect was that the spring water could actually strengthen his bones and clear his meridians.
This wasn't something ordinary things could do.
It must be a divine object.
Thinking about the one-eyed man possessing so much spring water, he felt very envious.
"Changbai Mountain definitely contains many more treasures. I still have a chance. With the arrival of the starry sky experts, everything has just begun. I must seize the opportunity at the beginning, otherwise, one step behind, every step behind, and in the end, I'll completely lose the opportunity."
The ascetic knew this very well.
At the same time, he had an idea, such as cooperating with other powerful figures.
But after thinking about it, he dismissed this idea.
After consuming the spring water, his strength had greatly increased. There was no need to cooperate with them.
"I could kneel and obtain the spring water, indicating that I have fate with this place."
PS: Tomorrow is my thirtieth birthday, happy birthday.