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These young people who entered the martial arts training ground were Zhang Zisong, Zhang Yitong and Zhang Wu who Zhang Ye met on the outskirts of the Barbarian Beast Mountains. The one who spoke just now was Zhang Wu.

Zhang Ye did not answer Zhang Wu, and he said to Zhu Nulang: "Senior Brother Zhu, how about the end of our competition this time?"

Zhu Nulang is not a fool. At this time, he naturally knew that Zhang Ye's actual combat power was far better than his cultivation. He had already lost face at this time. If he continued to fight, he would be forced to jump off the competition stage by Zhang Ye and lose face even more. Under such circumstances, Zhu Nulang could only nod and agree.

Zhang Ye took back the thick-backed knife, bowed to Zhu Nulang, and jumped off the competition platform, leaving only Zhu Nulang with a shame on his face.

Zhang Ye knew in his heart that his battle made Zhu Nulang lose face. Although Zhu Nulang had nothing on the surface, he would definitely hate him secretly in his heart. Zhang Ye didn't take this seriously. The most important thing in this world is strength. His strength is far better than Zhu Nulang, and he is not afraid that Zhu Nulang would cause any storm.

This battle itself was initiated by Zhu Nulang, so Zhang Ye didn't need to give Zhu Nulang face. If Zhu Nulang dared to cause trouble, then Zhang Ye wouldn't be polite to him.

Zhang Ye strides towards Zhang Zisong, Zhang Yitong and Zhang Wu, and laughs and says, "How many days have you been back?"

Zhang Zisong smiled and said, "After we were separated from you, we couldn't find you for a day, so we went back to the family. In short, it's been three days since we were back. I just heard that a disciple of the outer sect broke through to the fourth level of martial arts. We thought it was you who broke through, so we hurried here..."

Zhang Yitong kept staring at Zhang Ye's palm. Before Zhang Zisong finished speaking, he immediately asked: "Junior Brother Zhang, your palm has completely restored its original color. Have you practiced the Dragon Elephant Art to the late stage of the fourth level?"

Zhang Ye nodded, then looked at Zhang Yitong with a little surprise. He didn't understand why Zhang Yitong was so concerned about Dragon Elephant Kung Fu.

Tong Yitong smiled bitterly and said, "I have practiced this Dragon Elephant Technique for a while, but later I really didn't have gold to buy elixirs, so I had to give up. Because I have practiced it, I am more concerned about Dragon Elephant Technique. Brother Zhang, don't blame me for asking too much."

After saying this, Zhang Yitong exclaimed again: "I didn't expect that Junior Brother Zhang Ye would actually practice the Dragon Elephant Art to the late stage of the fourth level. At this point, the skin and flesh have been cultivated, and their strength has increased by ten times. With the current strength of Junior Brother Zhang Ye, even me is not an opponent."

Zhang Wu also looked envious and said, "Junior Brother Zhang Ye's cultivation speed is really surprising. If it were me, even if I eat elixirs as fried beans every day, I would not be able to practice the Dragon Elephant Art to the late stage of the fourth level in a few months. Not to mention anything else, just for your cultivation speed, I will be convinced."

The four of them talked and laughed together, which made the outer disciples in the martial arts training ground stunned. The inner disciples are all talented and powerful people, and they never look down on the outer disciples. Generally speaking, they don’t pay much attention to the outer disciples. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ye, the outer disciple, not only stood with the inner disciples, but also talked and laughed. Judging from the posture, it was a completely equal communication. Even among these four people, all the dialogue revolved around Zhang Ye, and vaguely centered on Zhang Ye.

Zhu Nulang had lost face just now. He originally wanted to use his inner disciple to cause some trouble for Zhang Ye. But now it seems that his idea is impossible to realize.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Nulang jumped off the competition stage and came to Zhang Zisong and others. He saluted Zhang Yitong and Zhang Wu and said, "Zhu Nulang has seen three senior brothers."

Zhang Zisong and Zhang Yitong nodded. Zhang Wu looked at Zhu Nulang with a smile and said, "Junior Brother Zhu, right? Haha, you are so bold that you dare to challenge Zhang Ye."

Zhu Nulang was shocked. He didn't know what Zhang Wu said.

Zhang Wu and others did not give much explanation. The three of them quickly left the competition venue with Zhang Ye. On the competition venue, only Zhu Nulang, who was extremely embarrassed and embarrassed, and a group of outer disciples who were stunned.

Zhang Zisong, Zhang Yitong and Zhang Wu came to find Zhang Ye, just to take Zhang Ye to drink. Zhang Ye happened to have some things to ask these three people at this time, but he didn't refuse at the moment. He went directly to the family restaurant to call a table of wine and food, and talked while drinking.

After a few cups, Zhang Ye turned the topic to the "Flower and Fruit Competition" and said, "Several brothers, I heard that our Qingsang City has a huge mulberry tree with fruits on it, which is called Fruits and Fruits. It is of great benefit to eat it. Can you tell me about this Fruits and Fruits?"

Zhang Wu smiled and said, "Qingsang City, Qingsang City, there is Qingsang first and then there is a city. In other words, Mr. Yuan grew a huge green mulberry tree here. Later, several families could not argue, so he simply built a city around this green mulberry tree. This is Qingsang City. This green mulberry tree can make several families argue about it, and of course it is not an ordinary thing.

This green mulberry tree can produce a batch of fruits every three years. These fruits are of three grades: top-grade, medium-grade and low-grade. Among them, the top-grade and medium-grade flower-gathering fruits can purify and increase the efficacy of medicine. The top-grade flower-gathering fruits can refine the top-grade Qi-gathering pill to increase the chance of entering the ninth level of martial arts. The top-grade flower-gathering fruits can refine the top-grade Qi-gathering pill to increase the chance of impacting the true Tao.

Even the lower-grade fruit has a great effect on warriors below the sixth level of martial arts. Taking it can greatly remove impurities in the body and make people practice faster in the future. If the warrior is in a state of about to break through, such as the peak of the fourth level of martial arts, after accepting this fruit, he may break through to the fifth level of martial arts..."

"It can make people break through directly!" Zhang Ye couldn't help but be shocked and said, "This flower gathering is really magical!"

Zhang Zisong smiled at this time and said, "Of course it's magical! This green mulberry tree is not an ordinary tree. I heard that it is about to become a spiritual tree. The spiritual tree can absorb the energy of heaven and earth. For trees like this, the fruits grown on them will certainly not be ordinary."

Zhang Ye Wen said: "What is a spiritual tree?"

Zhang Zisong smiled and explained: "The spiritual tree is a tree that can absorb the essence of heaven and earth. The spiritual tree is divided into nine grades, with the first-grade spiritual tree the most powerful and the ninth grade the second. However, even the second-grade spiritual tree, the fruits produced on it have various functions. However, although the spirit tree is recorded in ancient books, it is rare to see it in reality. The patriarch of our family wanted to ask for the fruit of the ninth-grade spiritual tree to refine elixirs earlier, but it took a lot of effort and could not be obtained in the end."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zisong added another sentence and whispered: "I heard that the most powerful first-grade spiritual tree is actually a creature. It has its own wisdom, can speak, can think, and can even change into a human form and walk everywhere."

"This..." Zhang Ye couldn't help but be stunned.

After a while, Zhang Ye came to his senses and turned his mind back to the green mulberry tree and asked, "How many fruits are there in our Qingsang City, each time we bear?"

Zhang Wu smiled and said, "The fruits of the green mulberry tree are not fixed. It is multiples of nine. For example, sometimes the fruits of 591 are 45, and sometimes the fruits of 4936 are 4936. Generally speaking, the fruits of the green mulberry tree are more and less at one time. The most one year has reached fifty-four, and the least one year has been heard. I heard that only 2918 have been born, and the competition has been extremely fierce."

Speaking of this, a look of fear flashed across Zhang Wu's face and said, "Zhang Ye, do you know why this green mulberry tree bears more and less fruits at a time? The reason is very simple. Because there are fewer fruits, the fight for fruits will be more intense, and more people will die. With more people dead, the green mulberry tree will receive more nourishment, and the next time it will bear more fruits..."

"Wait." Zhang Ye asked, "You mean, this green mulberry tree depends on the nourishment of human flesh and blood?"

Zhang Wu nodded and said, "This green mulberry tree is not a spiritual tree. It mainly relies on its roots. After the warrior dies, the essence and flesh of the body will be absorbed by the green mulberry tree and turned into nutrients for fruits. Every flower and fruit competition is a murder competition. The winner takes away the fruits. The loser can only use his own flesh and blood to nourish the green mulberry tree..."

"Huh!" Zhang Ye gasped. After a while, he remembered something and said, "When I entered the city, I saw that there were a lot of extra cultivators in Qingsang City. Can those extra cultivators also participate in this kind of flower and fruit competition?"
Chapter completed!