You Cultivate, I Farm

Just as Wei Yixian was struck with horror, preparing to use a secret technique to escape, Ge Pu, with his heterochromatic eyes, formed a hand seal, and in an instant, black and white spiritual powers surged.

Beneath Wei Yixian's feet, a gigantic Taiji symbol of black and white quietly emerged, covering an area of a hundred zhang in radius with him at the center, spinning rapidly.

The black and white spiritual powers attracted and repelled each other, plunging Wei Yixian's spiritual power into instant chaos, rendering him incapable of circulating it normally.

He was as if imprisoned by the enormous Taiji symbol.

Zhong Jingshan and Ge Pu worked together seamlessly. As soon as the Taiji symbol appeared, countless bizarre black insects burrowed out of Zhong Jingshan's black robe, encircling Wei Yixian in the blink of an eye with the speed of thunder.

With a thought, Wei Yixian's dark jade amulet on his chest cracked, forming a light black giant spiritual energy shield around him.

The slender black insects crashed against the spiritual shield, causing waves of spiritual energy turbulence and a series of sharp, piercing noises that were headache-inducing.

However, Wei Yixian's spiritual power was immobilized, and facing the unprepared Zhong Jingshan, who was far superior in cultivation, the shield trembled on the verge of collapse under the relentless assault of the black insects. Within a few breaths, it shattered, allowing the black insects to burrow into Wei Yixian's body.

"Ah!"

He felt an excruciating pain drilling into his bones all over his body, unable to suppress a cry of agony.

A glint of ferocity flashed in Wei Yixian's eyes as he bit his tongue hard, summoning a drop of his essence blood.

"Wah!"

A ghastly cry of an infant echoed as a gray-black baby arm emerged from his abdomen, catching the droplet of essence blood.

Subsequently, every inch of his skin turned exceedingly dry, as if all vitality was instantaneously absorbed by an unknown entity.

A gray-black infant tore through his abdomen and agilely crawled out, casting a resentful glance at Ge Pu, Zhong Jingshan, and Lu Xuan, who was on high alert behind them, before dashing towards the distance without hesitation.

Neither Ge Pu's mystical Taiji symbol nor the countless ferocious black insects cultivated by Zhong Jingshan could significantly affect the gray-black infant.

As it was about to break free from the Taiji symbol's boundary, Ge Pu snorted coldly, and a beam of black and white sword light shot out from the symbol like lightning, appearing out of nowhere at the waist of the gray-black infant, cleaving it in two.

Despite being split, the gray-black infant possessed formidable life force, maintaining its rapid flight capability. During its escape, it even showed signs of fusing back together.

At that moment, a loud croaking sound rang out.

Two huge golden toads leaped out from the void, their bodies marked with coin-like runes, radiating golden light that swept over the bisected infant's body, purifying the eerie aura with an incredibly sacred breath.

The golden toads viciously bit into the halves of the infant's body, swallowing it whole.

Their bodies gleamed brilliantly, their bellies swelling and contracting as if struggling to digest the infant's body.

Soon after, the golden toads returned in front of Zhong Jingshan, disappearing into his sleeves.

"Zhong Junior Brother's pair of spirit-communicating golden toads have become even more mystical, capable of directly purifying the dense evil aura from that infant ghost," Ge Pu said with a smile to the silent and stoic Zhong Jingshan.

"You're almost at Core Formation," Zhong Jingshan responded briefly, his tone seemingly tinged with resignation.

"Many thanks to Senior Brother Ge and Senior Brother Zhong for your strong support. Lu Xuan is deeply grateful," Lu Xuan, who had closely witnessed the entire battle, approached Ge Pu and Zhong Jingshan, bowing deeply in gratitude.

"Don't thank us just yet, Junior Brother Lu. This evil cultivator is somewhat peculiar," Ge Pu waved his hand, proceeding to the center of the Taiji symbol, standing before the evil cultivator, now a shattered mummy, and said with a solemn expression.

"Do you have any findings, Senior Brother?"

"Mhm," Ge Pu nodded lightly.

"That was just a special avatar puppet, different from ordinary puppets. It's mentally connected to its master, and its destruction will significantly impact the master."

"And the distance won't be too far. Junior Brother Lu, follow me. Junior Brother Zhong and I will search the vicinity of Jianmen Town."

"The avatar puppet's destruction will cause the evil cultivator behind the scenes to reveal intense spiritual energy fluctuations, and there's a high probability we can locate him."

With a single sweep of his hand, a black and white Taiji symbol appeared behind Ge Pu. The Taiji started spinning rapidly, forming a black and white passage that enveloped him and Lu Xuan, whisking them away in an instant.

Two hundred li away from Jianmen Town, within a concealed cave, Wei Yixian spat out a mouthful of dark essence blood. Feeling the tumultuous and violent aura inside him, he took out a pitch-black pill shaped like an embryo from his storage bag and swallowed it, slightly stabilizing the turbulent energy within him.

"Ge Pu! Zhong Jingshan! And that cultivator who lured me in!" he gritted his teeth, his voice filled with endless anger and resentment.

He had come to harvest the Holy Infant Fruit, hoping for a major gain, but had not expected to suffer such a massive setback.

Not only did he fail to obtain the Holy Infant Fruit and the many high-grade rare spiritual plants in the courtyard, but he also lost an incredibly precious avatar puppet.

This avatar puppet was vastly different from ordinary puppets, possessing high intelligence and cultivation equivalent to his, almost indistinguishable from a real person, and was a significant reliance for him, crucial for his breakthrough to the Core Formation realm.

Yet, to his dismay, it was destroyed in such a small courtyard!

It felt as if his heart was bleeding.

Literally, as he was not just metaphorically but actually spitting blood out!

Half due to the injury, and the other half from sheer frustration.

"How could Ge Pu and Zhong Jingshan possibly know I would come? Where did I slip up?" Wei Yixian was utterly baffled.

He had always been cautious. To obtain the Holy Infant Fruit, he had possessed the aberrant spirit fruit through the mother plant multiple times, carefully observing the courtyard's situation and repeatedly ensuring there was no danger before allowing his greed to get the better of him, intending to steal the offspring and other rare spiritual plants.

To be safe, he had sent only the avatar puppet, while his true body stayed far away. However, instead of stealing the chicken, he ended up losing the rice; not only did he not get the spiritual plants, but he also lost an avatar puppet.

"Fortunately, I still have my life. As long as I'm alive, there's hope. Once I recover my strength, I will seek revenge!"

"Ge Pu and Zhong Jingshan are probably searching everywhere. I must leave here as quickly as possible."

He took out a thin skin sack from his storage bag and draped it over himself, instantly hiding his aura.

Just as he left the cave, through the thin skin sack, Wei Yixian took one last look in the direction of Jianmen Town and swiftly moved through the woods.

"Chirp!"

At that moment, a clear chirping sound rang out, spiritual power ripples spreading out in waves, clearly revealing the thin skin sack.

"Roar!"

A thunderous roar echoed through the skies!

Far off, Wei Yixian saw a small white jade monkey rushing towards him at breakneck speed, its eyes filled with ferocity, unstoppable in its momentum.

As it charged, the monkey's body swelled, growing to a height of ten zhang, its silver-white fur wildly fluttering. Everything in its path, trees, and boulders, turned to dust, as if a demon god had descended.

The Monkey God awakens!