"Does it concern you?"
Zhao Hanxue said coldly, "Don't think that just because I'm injured, you can be reckless!"
"You might be mistaken!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "I was just asking, I meant no harm!"
After speaking, Lu Fan prepared to leave. Since the other party didn't welcome him, he wouldn't try to force his company.
"Wait!"
Zhao Hanxue spoke again. "You should still have spiritual energy within you. Can you help heal my injuries? My spiritual energy was completely depleted when I dealt with the monstrous beasts earlier!"
"I don't think I have any obligation to help you!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "I wanted to help you just now, but you didn't appreciate it!"
"I am the esteemed 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 Divine Wasteland Mountain, it won't be easy for you to establish yourself in the Triangular Domain!"
"So, you are threatening me now!"
Lu Fan smiled coldly. "Since that's the case, I'm even less likely to help. That way, you won't really think that the Zhao family can scare me!"
"You..."
Zhao Hanxue's face turned awkward. Lu Fan's words left her feeling somewhat helpless.
This was a critical time. With her spiritual power depleted, encountering another monstrous beast would make it difficult to survive.
"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 speak nicely, I might be able to save you!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "But if I save you, I'll be your benefactor from now on, and you can't threaten me anymore!"
"I certainly won't!"
Zhao Hanxue lowered her head, feeling even more helpless. She needed Lu Fan's help now. If she continued to be stubborn, she might truly die here.
Lu Fan said nothing more. His spiritual energy surged 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 continued to be infused, Zhao Hanxue's condition gradually recovered, and her demeanor improved significantly.
"Thank you!"
Zhao Hanxue stood up, her face showing joy. She had felt despair after being injured by the monstrous beast earlier.
"No need to thank me!"
Lu Fan waved his hand. "You followed the stream all the way here. Did you discover something too?"
"That's right!"
Zhao Hanxue nodded. "If the Immortal Fruit Tree truly exists, it must be by the stream!"
"It seems we think alike!"
Lu Fan chuckled. "In that case, why don't we travel together? If we encounter danger, we can look out for each other!"
"I was thinking the same thing!"
Zhao Hanxue nodded. Although Divine Wasteland Mountain had opened and many deadly formations had been removed, she knew that it was still fraught with peril.
Following the stream, they arrived at the summit of Divine Wasteland Mountain. Gazing at the endless expanse below, they felt a sense of trepidation.
They currently had no spiritual energy and couldn't fly. If they fell, they would surely perish.
However, upon reaching the summit, they discovered that there were countless peaks like this in Divine Wasteland Mountain, and the entire region was much larger than they had imagined.
"Could this be the Immortal Fruit Tree?"
Zhao Hanxue exclaimed, her heart filled with joy as she looked at a radiant tree before them.
"It should be!"
Lu Fan nodded. "It seems we are quite lucky!"
Zhao Hanxue said no more and stepped towards the Immortal Fruit Tree, a look of joy on her face.
But in a sudden flash, a massive python, a hundred zhang long, appeared beside the Immortal Fruit Tree, guarding it.
"Be careful!"
Lu Fan warned. "This thing is not to be trifled with. A single bite could swallow us whole!"
Zhao Hanxue retreated steadily. She finally understood why so many powerful individuals who entered Divine Wasteland Mountain could not leave. The various restrictions within Divine Wasteland Mountain were beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.
With their spiritual energy restricted, they were only slightly stronger than ordinary people, making it nearly impossible to deal with these monstrous beasts.
"The Immortal Fruit Tree is right in front of us. Are we just going to give up?" Su Dan Novel Net
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 looked at him doubtfully, wondering what method Lu Fan had in mind.
Lu Fan took out a vine and began to swing it towards the giant python.
The giant python's gaze was gradually drawn to the vine, and it began to chase after the vine in Lu Fan's hand.
Seeing that the time was right, Lu Fan suddenly threw the vine into the abyss.
The giant python followed the vine and leaped into the abyss as well. Unfortunately, the abyss was bottomless. Even though the python was enormous, it was ultimately unable to climb back up.
Witnessing this scene, Zhao Hanxue was amazed. Lu Fan's intelligence made her feel somewhat ashamed.
However, she had no time to dwell on that now. She immediately went to the Immortal Fruit Tree and began to pick the fruits with her Qiankun bag.
These Immortal Fruits were supreme divine items. A single one was enough to cause conflict throughout the Triangular Domain. Now, she could obtain the entire tree. Her trip here was certainly not in vain.
"We came together, so shouldn't we share the fruits on this tree?"
Lu Fan spoke. "You don't intend to hoard them all for yourself, do you?"
"Of course not!"
Zhao Hanxue stated directly. 'I am loyal. You saved me, so how could I be so selfish!'
"That's good, that's good!"
Lu Fan nodded slightly and prepared to pick the Immortal Fruits.
"What's going on? Why are these Immortal Fruits disappearing?"
Zhao Hanxue suddenly exclaimed. She discovered that the Immortal Fruits in her Qiankun bag were gradually vanishing. 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 put an Immortal Fruit into his mouth. A sweet fragrance wafted into his senses.
After the Immortal Fruit entered his stomach, he felt his internal energy 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 the Venerable realm, then the eighth stage, and finally entered the Heavenly Venerable realm.
Feeling this change, Lu Fan was shocked. He frantically suppressed his aura, knowing very well that if he wished, he could even break through to the Saint realm.
Seeing Lu Fan's aura suddenly surge, Zhao Hanxue was also astonished. She immediately ate an Immortal Fruit as well.
In an instant, her aura also began to climb, to a point she couldn't suppress.
Three days later, the two figures were still sitting cross-legged beneath the great tree. However, the aura they exuded was more than ten times stronger than before.
"Heavenly Venerable realm!"
Old Man Hongmeng chuckled. "My boy, 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 look of joy appearing. Just as Old Man Hongmeng had said, he was no longer the person he once was. His displayed strength was now tens of times more formidable.