Legend of the Heavenly Swordsman
Ch.98 - Peach Fruit of the Goddess of Heaven

Without feeling the time to go fast, now Fu Chen and his two friends have prepared to enter the bamboo forest while carrying a bucket filled with water.

Fu Chen and the others had restored their respective conditions during their rest around the waterfall. There Fu Chen also made plans so that they could be more vigilant and help each other to reduce the burden.

When everything was ready, Fu Chen was walking to find a stone to throw in the bamboo forest. "I think this is enough." Fu Chen took out a stone the size of a grown man's fist.

The stone that Fu Chen threw immediately landed violently when he entered the border of the bamboo forest. The ground where the stone landed left a small puddle while the stone itself suffered a crack in the middle.

The corner of Fu Chen's lips curved up slightly, "Hmph, a little thing like this won't make me dizzy." Fu Chen then asked his two friends to prepare, whereas he himself would leave first.

Sin Lou and Kyoto nodded slowly, they were grateful that following Fu Chen's wishes so far, it had never been imagined in their heads that Li Chun would reactivate that pressure again.

Fu Chen then jumped while carrying two buckets of his, while Sin Lou and Kyoto each carried one.

Fu Chen's smooth landing made the water in the bucket not spill in the least. "It's safe." Fu Chen gestured to his two friends then Sin Lou and Kyoto soon followed.

Previously Fu Chen had given Sin Lou and Kyoto one grain of the God Aura Pill. The pill was useful to produce the aura of a King and get rid of all the pressure in the body of the wearer. Fu Chen obtained the pill after examining his Earth Ring, but the efficacy of the pill could only last for an hour.

Li Chun began to realize the whereabouts of Fu Chen and the others as the three young men began to enter the bamboo forest. The look on his face changed slightly when he realized something from them.

Li Chun closed his eyes while feeling the qi energy in Fu Chen's body. "It turns out that the boy is quite good too, his condition remains excellent even though he has fought some of your pet demons."

Li Han smiled widely hearing it, feeling victory was already in sight. "You better get that wine ready right now, hahaha…"

"It's not over yet, wasn't our agreement until the boy got here." Li Chun smiled meaningfully as he turned his gaze toward Fu Chen. Although covered by the many bamboo trees Li Chun could still tell Fu Chen's position from the presence of the child.

"Stay alert, perhaps Master Li is also setting up traps around here." Fu Chen began to observe his surroundings.

The three young men began to tread carefully, their journey was quite stretched because it was not hampered by the pressure in the forest.

As he was about to reach halfway, the ground they were walking on suddenly felt weak, it was fortunate that Fu Chen realized it so quickly that they could survive the huge hole filled with pointed bamboo.

Starting from there, many obstacles blocked them. Initially the obstacle was easy but in a short time dozens of arrows suddenly appeared from various directions.

The three young men swiftly drew their respective weapons and brushed off each arrow while protecting the bucket from being hit by the attack. Not getting there, some animals like slithering snakes and reptiles also had time to dispel them.

Although troublesome but Fu Chen, Sin Lou and Kyoto can go through the obstacles smoothly. Time went by quickly, after passing through the various traps in the forest, the three young men still had 20 minutes before the efficacy of the Divine Aura Pill disappeared.

Fu Chen had expected Li Chun to wait for them therefore he had a plan before closing in on the direction of the Li Chun residence. The young man's third step was so slow and heavy as if a heavy burden had befallen them, yet it was all just a charade that Fu Chen had prepared.

Fu Chen also asked Sin Lou and Kyoto not to say anything regarding the Divine Aura Pill. Fu Chen simply did not want the two elders of the Sacred Sword sect to think that he was carrying the Tang clan's treasure. Given that they already knew his background it was not impossible that one day the two old men would become enemies.

Li Chun's forehead creased deeply when he realized Fu Chen's existence was already quite close to his residence. His eyes looked towards Fu Chen's entourage, there was a kind of unusual aura that Li Chun felt. An aura that was so majestic and charismatic that Li Chun was a little complacent, but Li Chun was a little surprised because the aura felt unstable.

Li Han who had come to see Fu Chen's arrival also felt the aura, but what Li Han had in mind right now was only the best wine in Li Chun's Song Empire that he would soon get.

"Hahaha, shouldn't you get that wine right now." Li Han smiled widely, ignoring the aura on Fu Chen and the others' bodies.

Fu Chen, Sin Lou and Kyoto managed to enter Li Chun's courtyard right before the pill's efficacy ran out. The drama of the three young men was still going on, the clothes were soaking wet from the water flush and the choking breath was in fact able to outwit Li Chun, but not in Li Han's eyes.

Li Han was able to judge someone who was completely exhausted from the qi in that person's body. Perhaps Li Chun did not realize it because he was still upset that he would lose his precious wine.

"Huh we survived." Sin Lou sighed in relief.

"But not necessarily we have the same chance tomorrow, the pill that brother Chen is using is also up, right?" Kyoto whispered softly as he glanced towards Li Han who was tidying up the chessboard with a fluffy smile.

"Let's see, I don't think Master Li will ever repeat it again." Fu Chen gave his opinion.

"Where do you know?" ask Sin Lou slowly.

"Just a hunch" Fu Chen replied with a simple smile.

The three young men gathered by the campfire in the evening watching the peaches they picked up, they were bigger than usual and looked a little different.

Li Han slightly raised his eyebrows when he saw the peach. As he remembered that the fruit was guarded by a two hundred year old ape demon, seeing these three young men get it slightly shocked Li Han.

"It seems you guys have good luck." Li Han drew closer to the campfire and sat around it.

"I don't think so." Sin Lou muttered softly, imagining the moment he was chased by a herd of bees and crocodiles as well as some other monstrous animals.

"You know what fruit you got?" Li Han pointed towards the peaches on Sin Lou's deck.

The three young men before Li Han looked at each other for a moment before turning to Li Han again.

"Isn't this a peach?"

Li Han laughed softly, "That's right, but it's also wrong."

Li Han said that the fruit held by the three youths was the Celestial Goddess Peaches. The fruit only blooms once every ten years and becomes one of the rare resources. Besides because the tree is difficult to find peaches can only grow in certain climates.

This Celestial Goddess Peach has very high efficacy, in addition to providing large amounts of qi, one Celestial Goddess Peach can also increase one stage of cultivation to the realm of even the Combatant General.

Looking at this ripe Celestial Goddess Peach fruit Li Han felt the need to immediately pluck it before it fell to the ground, because if that happened then its efficacy would be reduced.

Unbeknownst to Li Han, Sin Lou and Kyoto had devoured the fruit raw as they listened to Li Han's explanation. The two young men did not know if there were certain conditions before the Celestial Goddess Peaches were allowed to eat.

"Uuurrggh.." Sin Lou burped after finishing the fruit of his Celestial Goddess Peaches. "This fruit is very sweet, even sweeter than the usual peach."

"You're right" said Kyoto, who had also finished his fruit.

While Fu Chen had chosen to keep it for another time, he had currently been on the verge of the intermediate stage first-rate swordsman and was just waiting for the time to enter the final stage. It would be a pity if the fruit was used now.