Firefly Journey

Chapter 384 Beautiful Mountains, Beautiful Waters, Beautiful Scenery (2)

The fear from the bottom of his heart made the captured man completely unable to resist. From his perspective, Lin Yuanran's ability to abduct him silently was no ordinary method.

If he dares to resist, he will have no other fate but to be buried in the wilderness.

"I'll speak my mind without reservation!"

Lin Yuanran smiled slightly. "They're quite cooperative. That's good; it saves a lot of trouble."

"Your uniforms are very similar, which sect are you from?"

Without hesitation, the man replied, "We were originally a group of independent cultivators. We met in a cultivation exchange group and often got together to chat."

Several years ago, we conceived the idea of ​​using someone else's name to swindle and deceive, often posing as members of prestigious organizations and wearing their clothes to obtain various resources.

It turned out to be a group of scammers.

However, Lin Yuanran was not interested in their origins; he only wanted to know the purpose of this group's furtive behavior.

"Who you are is none of my business. I want to know what your purpose is in coming to the Qinling Mountains?"

To cooperate with the question, Lin Yuanran narrowed his eyes, making himself appear even more aloof.

The cultivation fraudster, who was intimidated by Lin Yuanran's terrifying methods, was terrified and, without any scruples, revealed everything he knew.

"We heard that there are many rare birds and animals in the Qinling Mountains, so a few of us put our heads together and decided to come and poach some. We did a lot of research before we came..."

This person told the team the whole story in detail, including the name and cultivation level of each person.

Their purpose in this trip was to poach a ferocious beast called the Dry Land Black Tortoise.

The name "Dryland Black Tortoise" sounds intimidating, but it is actually a tortoise that lives in the desolate mountains and wilderness. This ferocious beast is solitary and its entire body is a treasure. If you were to obtain one, you would become rich overnight.

These swindlers obtained information about the Dry Land Black Tortoise from a small cultivators' exchange meeting and disguised themselves as disciples of the Yantian Sect to poach it.

Although the Yantian Sect has always been generous with the resources in the mountains, the Dry Land Xuanwu is a rare beast that is only seen once every thousand years. They would never allow outsiders to take it away, so these people are "poaching".

Lin Yuanran said, "The ancient tortoise, which is thousands of years old, must have a very high cultivation level. Even if you, a rabble with the highest cultivation level of only the late Golden Core stage, find it, what can you do?"

The man was terrified and quickly explained, "Senior, you may not know this, but the Dry Land Black Tortoise has a fatal flaw: it likes to eat Cloud Dew Fruit. If we tamper with the fruit, we can put the Dry Land Black Tortoise into a deep sleep, and then it will be easy to deal with."

"I see." Lin Yuanran nodded to himself. These swindlers were quite skilled, but unfortunately, they couldn't pull it off when they encountered someone like him who had intercepted them.

"What's your name?" Lin Yuanran asked, having heard him betray all his teammates but not mention himself.

The man honestly replied, "My name is Lin Xiaodan, and I'm in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage..."

Before Lin Xiaodan could finish speaking, Lin Yuanran struck him on the back of the head, using his magic to knock him unconscious.

I didn't expect you to be from the same clan. In that case, you might as well not see the sun today.

Lin Yuanran tossed him aside and set up a barrier around him to ensure his safety. The barrier would automatically disappear two days later.

Lin Yuanran neither asked about nor wanted to ask about this person's past. Whether he was a serial killer or had gone astray, it was none of his business. As long as no one committed murder or arson in front of him, he would not do anything to them.

From questioning to knocking out, Lin Yuanran took less than ten minutes. With a gentle touch of his cheek, Lin Yuanran changed his appearance, his face becoming that of Lin Xiaodan, a member of his own clan.

He sped up and chased after the scammers.

These people are incredibly careless. Lin Xiaodan, who was at the back of the group, disappeared for over ten minutes without anyone noticing, and now that he's been switched, they're completely unaware.

This shows that they are truly a motley crew and can't accomplish anything significant.

Lin Xiaodan's position in the team was obviously not high. Only one or two people in the lead knew the location of the Cloud Dew Fruit Tree. If it weren't for finding the fruit tree, Lin Yuanran would have knocked all these people unconscious and taken it for himself. But it wasn't possible yet, so he had to continue following them.

These people are quite determined. Ordinary cultivators would not dare to travel at night when they come to the Qinling Mountains, which stretch for thousands of miles. If they were to encounter powerful demons or ferocious beasts, they might very well perish.

This unreliable alliance of rogue cultivators, with the strongest among them only at the Golden Core stage, dared to operate at night. It can only be said that their ability to survive in the cultivation world is due to their audacity.

Along the way, Lin Yuanran would leave a mark every so often. That's right, he would go back after dawn and bring his fellow disciples over.

Fishing with Cloud Dew Fruit is a brilliant idea! If the Dry Land Black Tortoise can come, why can't the Red Phoenix come? It's truly effortless!

The leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance had been leading the way, unaware that his hard work was about to benefit someone else.

Around four in the morning, the leader ordered everyone to slow down. Lin Yuanran knew that they had arrived at their destination.

Sure enough, a strange-looking tree appeared in front of the group.

The tree is entirely white, even its leaves are white, making it hard not to believe that it has leukemia.

The white tree has few branches, but its leaves are extremely lush, and among the dense foliage, a few crystal-clear fruits peek out.

Lin Yuanran roughly counted them, and there were more than ten!

Looking at the seemingly glowing Cloud Dew Fruit, Lin Xiaodan's teammates were all extremely excited. The opportunity was right in front of them, and their eyes all turned to the leader.

The leader was overjoyed. He looked around and said, "Where rare and precious materials are born, there are often dangerous things that accompany them. We should proceed with caution."

"Brother is right!"

"Big brother, what do we do?"

The leader turned around and scanned the crowd, his gaze landing on Lin Xiaodan at the back. He said, "Xiaodan, I know you've always been brave. How about this, you go over and check the situation. As long as you help everyone complete the scouting work, we'll give you an extra Cloud Dew Fruit! You can even get a larger share of the treasures on the Dry Land Black Tortoise later."

Lin Yuanran realized that his relative's status in the team was not just low, it was practically nonexistent. He was never invited to do good things, but he was always the first to step up in dangerous situations.

But this didn't seem to be the first time; Lin Yuanran could tell that the leader was shouting quite fluently...

No wonder Lin Xiaodan felt no guilt whatsoever when he sold people out; anyone would feel that way! Anyway, you haven't treated me well...

If Lin Xiaodan himself were here, he might have hesitated and declined, only to be forced into it by everyone. But now that Lin Yuanran is here wearing a mask, the situation is completely different.

Lin Yuanran said with great enthusiasm, "Yes! I will certainly live up to the expectations of our leader and all the brothers!"

Having said that, he ran off in a frenzy.

Everyone was baffled. What was wrong with this guy? He seemed quite happy about being in danger. Had the sun risen in the west?

Little did Lin Yuanran know, he was practically bursting with laughter. "You want me to be the vanguard? Fine, not only that, I want it all!"