Aspiring to the Immortal Path
chapter-830

With the additional burden of Tang Jie, Yuan Chenfei and Senior Brother Du moved much more slowly.

Precious spiritual energy couldn't be used entirely on flying, so after flying for a while, the two landed and walked.

Yuan Chenfei didn't mind this, focusing on finding spirit plants that could be harvested.

But Senior Brother Du was furious.

However, as he couldn't figure out Tang Jie, he didn't dare to attack just yet and instead sought opportunities to test Tang Jie.

As they were walking, Senior Brother Du suddenly spotted a stream in the distance.

An idea came to him, and he said, "After walking this much, I'm getting a little thirsty. Junior Brother, let's go over there and get some water to drink."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chenfei nodded and smiled. "I am a little thirsty."

They made their way to the stream.

Tang Jie blindly followed behind Yuan Chenfei, while Senior Brother Du stayed at the very back, murderously staring at the two in front of him.

Yuan Chenfei stopped by the stream, but just when he was about to speak, Senior Brother Du snapped his fingers.

A blast of wind struck Tang Jie's leg, and with a scream, Tang Jie fell over.

This fall would have him landing in the stream, and at this moment, countless silver fish flew out of the stream—none other than those Scissor Serpents, opening up their mouths to take a chunk out of Tang Jie.

A mortal was bound to die to their jaws.

Fortunately, Yuan Chenfei grabbed him and pulled him back in time.

Pulling him back to shore, Yuan Chenfei sternly warned, "There are fiends in the water. Don't stray too far from me. I'll protect you."

This stream had been discovered by a predecessor from their Herding Yang Sect, and as its geographical location was rather prominent, it had been passed down through the generations. Both Yuan Chenfei and Senior Brother Du knew about it.

"Young Master, thank you once again for saving my life!" Tang Jie prostrated, his head covered in sweat.

Yuan Chenfei took out a gourd and used a water-controlling spell to draw the stream water into the gourd. After a while, he stopped and said, "This should be enough."

Senior Brother Du was unhappy to see that Tang Jie wasn't dead, cursing Yuan Chenfei for interfering. However, his wariness towards Tang Jie also fell a little. He harrumphed, "If that's the case, let's go."

He set off on his own.

Yuan Chenfei had just been about to give the gourd to his senior brother, only to have him walk away without even looking at it. He grumbled, "Strange. He was the one who said he was thirsty, so why doesn't he want it?"

The three of them continued forward, and they soon reached a grove of fruit trees.

Senior Brother Du's eyes lit up again.

Just when he was about to try another trick, Yuan Chenfei said, "This is the Violet Bramble Forest. A kind of man-eating fiend bee lives in the forest, as large as washbasins and with a poisonous stinger on their tails. You absolutely must not provoke them, nor should you pick any of those fruits, thinking that they're tasty. Go, go; we should detour around this forest."

Senior Brother Du was inwardly furious.

But in the Five Origins Paradise, he knew the same stuff Yuan Chenfei did. Other than that first incident, where Yuan Chenfei hadn't warned Tang Jie to not get close to the water, in all other situations, Yuan Chenfei would issue a warning about any dangerous locations, leaving Senior Brother Du with no way to implement his plans.

He didn't know that Tang Jie was also mentally grumbling. This was robbing this show of all its drama. Not only could he not exercise his acting skills, he couldn't even guide the plot. How could this be good enough?

We have to go to those unknown dangerous areas.

Senior Brother Du and Tang Jie reached the same conclusion.

Senior Brother Du stepped forward and said, "Junior Brother Yuan, the Rainbow Meadow has been searched countless times, so there won't be any rare plants here. All that you've gathered so far are no more than one hundred years old. The early opening of the Five Origins Paradise is a good thing, but it also means that the plants are lacking in age. If we keep doing this, we won't be coming away with any big harvest."

"Senior Brother means…?"

"We must head deeper into the Rainbow Meadow. Only there can we find plants that are old enough. A single one of those is enough for us to strike it rich."

Yuan Chenfei hesitated. "But the depths of the Rainbow Meadow are crawling with danger. I hear there are even Transformation great fiends living there."

Senior Brother Du laughed. "Transformation fiends aren't fools who stubbornly guard their territories. Besides, we might have a Transformation fiend with us right now."

He glanced at Tang Jie.

Tang Jie's face was the picture of confusion.

He said to himself, I'm really not Transformation. I haven't been at that level for ages! I'm at Violet Palace!

Meanwhile, Senior Brother Du finally managed to convince Yuan Chenfei, and the three of them made their way to the depths of the Rainbow Meadow.

Here, they felt a clear difference in the air.

A light fog drifted in the air, and while it wasn't that terrifying ghost fog, it affected their vision and added a hint of mystery to the air.

As the three traveled, they occasionally saw the remains of bodies on the ground.

Yuan Chenfei sorrowfully said, "Perhaps seniors from our Herding Yang Sect are among these."

Senior Brother Du inwardly scoffed. Even if they are, is it worth being so sad about? But he put on a somber face and heavily sighed. At the same time, he was constantly searching for potential dangers.

Danger quickly came.

A gray tiger appeared on a gale, lunging at the three.

Inwardly cheering, Senior Brother Du shouted, "Junior Brother, watch out!"

He began to form a spell.

A spell formed at this time would clearly come too late, so Yuan Chenfei immediately took out his sword and chopped it at the fiend tiger, unleashing a powerful wave of sword energy that even Tang Jie nodded in approval at.

At this moment, another fiend tiger popped out from the side.

There were two!

The fiend tiger rushed at Senior Brother Du, who immediately moved toward Tang Jie, flying behind in an attempt to make him the target of the fiend tiger's attention.

As expected, when the fiend tiger saw Tang Jie in its path, it opened up its mouth to eat him up.

Tang Jie immediately squatted down in fear, which just so happened to expose Senior Brother Du.

Senior Brother Du was taken aback when he saw the fiend tiger still coming at him. At this time, the spell art was ready, so he instinctively attacked, unleashing a wave of frosty light that froze the greater half of the tiger's body. But with a roar, that tiger quickly broke free of the ice and began to battle with Senior Brother Du.

Tang Jie used this chance to roll away from the danger zone and retreat to the rear.

In the distance, Yuan Chenfei shouted, "Don't come over! Back up a little!"

Senior Brother Du once more cursed his rotten luck, wishing that a third fiend would come out and eat up the eyesore that was Tang Jie.

Setback after setback had caused him to forget his original goal of killing Yuan Chenfei. He was now determined to kill Tang Jie.

Seeing Tang Jie escape again, Senior Brother Du hardened his resolve and threw a punch at the fiend tiger.

The force of this punch sent the fiend tiger in Tang Jie's direction.

As the fiend tiger tumbled to the ground, it saw a person right next to it and decided to try and gobble them up.

At this time, a blue sword stabbed into the tiger's head, nailing it to the ground—it was Yuan Chenfei's sword.

He had already killed the tiger he was facing, and "saved" Tang Jie's life just in time.

His face stiff, Yuan Chenfei walked over. "Senior Brother, what was that for?"

Senior Brother Du was taken aback. "I don't understand; what is Junior Brother asking?"

Yuan Chenfei angrily said, "You really think I can't tell? All this time, you've been trying to get Tang Jie killed. That was clearly a Spirit Sensing fiend, so did Senior Brother really have to go through all that trouble for it? Did you need to form hand signs? And you just so happened to hit that fiend over to Tang Jie's side. You're clearly trying to kill him!"

Senior Brother Du sneered. "This person's background is unclear, so I'm just testing him. There's nothing wrong with that. As for you, you're too kindhearted, saving everyone without fear that you're falling for someone's trap."

Tang Jie inwardly snorted, Nobody's trap is more insidious than your own.

Yuan Chenfei angrily retorted, "Even if you want to test him, you shouldn't use such ruthless methods! What if he was telling the truth? Wouldn't you have ended up killing an innocent then?"

Senior Brother Du laughed. "'What if'? So you also know how to say that? Which means you also think his background is suspicious?"

"Yes!" Unexpectedly, Yuan Chenfei nodded in confirmation. "I also think that this person's appearance is strange, and there are a lot of problems with him. But if there's even the slightest probability that he's a good person, I have no reason to give up on him."

This time, Tang Jie was truly startled.

He had taken Yuan Chenfei for a kid who was kindhearted to the point of foolishness, but now, it appeared that he was no fool. He just felt that he had to give everyone a chance so long as one existed. He valued life above all else, which made him seem rather foolish.

Yuan Chenfei loudly said, "I know that Senior Brother must view me with great disdain. For you, everything on the path of Immortality is just a stumbling block, and you need to kick aside anything that stands in your way. But I have always felt that when we cultivate Immortality to possess power that mortals cannot have, we should also be more openminded than mortals. If we only have immense strength while maintaining a selfish and narrow mind, our future achievements are bound to be limited!"

These words made Senior Brother Du tremble.

In these last few years, he had taken Yuan Chenfei as a powerful foe, someone he needed to remove to solidify his status as the Great Brother of his sect.

But Yuan Chenfei's righteous words were like an arrow piercing straight through his heart.

Yes, the Vast Wilderness World had so many geniuses. He could remove one, but did that mean he could kill them all?

He was putting all his energy into thinking of ways to remove his competitors, and as a result, his cultivation had stalled. In comparison, Yuan Chenfei had always been open and honest, putting all his energy into cultivation, which was why his cultivation was advancing by leaps and bounds.

Perhaps… he knew this entire time that Senior Brother Du wanted to kill him.

He had just been pretending not to know.

Just as he had said, if there was even the smallest chance, he didn't want to give up.

Yuan Chenfei's words were also a warning to Senior Brother Du.

But this thought quickly vanished from Senior Brother Du's mind, to be replaced by another: As expected, he suspects me. If that's the case, I can't let him be. If he starts to spread the word, it will hurt my reputation! If I don't kill him now while he's weaker than me, when he catches up, I won't even have the time to feel regret. The cowardly can't become gentlemen, and you can't be a true man unless you're a little ruthless!

His murderous intent grew even stronger.

Just when he was about to attack, a Buddhist chant rang out in the distance.

"Amitabha! Excellent, excellent! Benefactor has a compassionate heart that pities all mankind. You should join my Avatamsaka Temple and join us in bringing salvation to all living beings."

They turned their heads to see two monks, the speaker being one of them. Besides the two monks, there were also three green-robed cultivators.

"Avatamsaka Temple!"

"The Verdant Goat Sect!"

Yuan Chenfei and Senior Brother Du shouted in unison.