Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 317 - 314: The Thief’s Methods

Chapter 317: Chapter 314: The Thief’s Methods

Hiss—!

Upon realizing what had happened, a chilling coldness immediately surged towards the skull tops of the two people.

Seven Fairies! Seven Fairies!

Under normal circumstances, just as the "Four Heavenly Kings" might actually consist of five people, the "Five Senses" might have six.

There should be at least seven Seven Fairies, perhaps there could be eight, but there could never be just six!

The six distinct small footprints on the ground deeply stung their eyes.

Words like "loss of presence", disappearing without a trace... and other horrifying terms instantly sprang to their minds.

However, even though Wang Yuan and Su Guyun relied on the protection of the "Lotus Court" to notice something was wrong with what had just happened to themselves,

after much thought and contemplation, they still couldn’t recall what the quietly vanished orange-clad fairy looked like, or what her name was.

Not to mention recalling the specific nature on her that could lead to an accident.

At this moment, the two of them, not surprisingly, felt each other’s slippery, wet, and cold sweat in their palms.

"We just landed, and we hadn’t yet violated any taboos of the Immortal Peach Orchard, so how did that orange-clad fairy suddenly disappear?

Even the memory of her in our brains is completely gone.

Even now, having realized something was wrong, that missing memory still hasn’t returned."

"Moreover, the rainbows that descended from other dojo visitors also showed six or even five colors, which means the problem isn’t just with us.

I think there’s a high probability it’s due to ’Taboo Eight’, a random rule that took effect the moment we landed.

Moreover, it’s a very strict eliminatory rule, anyone who does not meet the conditions would ’disappear mysteriously’, or even be devoured directly by the Immortal Peach Orchard."

Both of them were no ordinary people, and after briefly exchanging thoughts, they identified the root of the problem.

Wang Yuan also couldn’t help feeling frightened.

If the punishment is unknown, then the threat is immeasurable!

Among all the taboos, the unknown eighth is the most terrifying.

If this temporarily unclear "Taboo Eight" targets those married women with substantial "knowledge" on relevant subjects, Little Huang Wu would definitely not escape!

It was only after a while that they managed to calm their minds.

"Since we’re fine, that means we’re not within the punitive scope of ’Rule Eight’. Let’s hurry and pick the flat peaches now, and try to leave this place as soon as possible."

This Immortal Peach Orchard isn’t like the Luofeng Mountain under the rule of the "Earth Mother of Darkness", nor the Dushuo Mountain under the rule of Emperor Mu.

But one of the dao fields of the "Heavenly Official·West King Holy Mother".

The strictness of the rules here is incomparable to those of Luofeng Mountain and Dushuo Mountain.

Even Wang Yuan and Su Guyun, cultivators of considerable skills, had no power to resist and were simply following the path.

In front of the rules set by the "West King Holy Mother", they were virtually no different from mortals.

The two proceeded with extreme caution, tightly holding each other’s hands as they rushed deeper into the Immortal Peach Orchard.

Time was of the essence; ordinary peaches and even low-grade flat peaches were ignored by them.

Whether it was Su Guyun or Wang Yuan, their target was at least the middle-grade flat peaches that greatly replenish the "Yin God", physique and extend life by ten years.

And those top-grade flat peaches that could extend life by a cycle, resurrect the dead, and reconstruct a "Dharma Body,", they needed to secure at least four.

Su Guyun needed two to successfully cultivate into a "Pure Yang Dharma Body" and a "Pure Yin Dharma Body", and naturally, Wang Yuan needed two as well.

The taboos in the Peach Garden clearly set a quota, excess could not be taken back to Mortal World, but there was no prohibition against... eating them on the spot.

That was exactly what the two were planning.

Of course, the upper echelons of the "Peach God Tao" dojos had contingencies,

This peach-stealing scheme had persisted for at least a thousand years, and rules had been thoroughly established; such a significant loophole couldn’t possibly be left unattended.

In the Peach Garden, among the four types of peaches, aside from the first type that only made the body light and healthy,

The real flat peaches all had the prefix "Daoist".

In other words, ordinary people had no right to enjoy the medicinal properties of a flat peach, which was at least equivalent to three ’Holy Infant Pills’.

Even a single "Holy Infant Pill" in the No-Life Dao was a treasure coveted by everyone, and mortals would definitely die on the spot if they consumed it, let alone an entire low-grade flat peach?

All the Seven Fairies were complete mortals with obscured True Spirits, regardless of their past status, they had no qualifications to consume it.

And the various dojos were not at all worried about the opposition sending magicians to cheat.

Just like the "Heavenly Spirit Qi · Jishi Energy" needed by Wang Yuan comes from Gastros — Jishi Star,

This Yaochi Fairyland, too, was filled with "Long Spring Qi," the necessary Heavenly Spirit Qi for all under the "Peach God Tao".

If disciples of the "Peach God Tao" dared to come here in their true bodies, letting the "Divine Power Talisman" soak in the "Long Spring Qi",

They shouldn’t think about returning alive to under the "Heavenly Gate", turning immediately into "Weird" would be the best outcome.

Yet, no one anticipated that on this occasion of the "Flat Peach Banquet", two anomalies like Wang Yuan and Su Guyun would appear.

However...

"What’s going on? Although middle-grade peach trees make up only two percent of this Immortal Peach Orchard, we’ve been walking for nearly two hours now; how come we haven’t encountered even one?"

"It’s as if they sprouted legs and have been dodging us," Wang Yuan quipped.

The Temple Priest had said that the more devout the fairy, the greater the harvest, but could it be that what he actually meant was the degree of warped thinking?

"This...after twisting it, it might not be able to be twisted back!"

It was also Su Guyun’s first visit to the Immortal Peach Orchard. Even with unparalleled cunning, it was impossible to anticipate every contingency without omission.

The prerequisite for entering the orchard was "beauty" plus "devotion."

Huang Wu and Su Guyun’s appearances, of course, were of sublime beauty, ranking within the top three even among all the "Seven Fairies" in the garden.

But how much real value could self-hypnosis and dark suggestions add to faux "devotion"? That was truly a question that needed a big question mark.

Even with Wang Yuan’s inclusion, Su Guyun’s chances of encountering Middle Grade or Top Grade flat peach trees were not improved in the slightest.

For a full two hours, not only did they fail to find any mature middle-grade flat peaches, they also encountered several fairies with branches and flowers sprouting from their bodies several times.

Fortunately, as long as they ignored her, they could continue with their activities, and soon enough she would disappear on her own.

Old Master Wang, almost having completed his reconnaissance, watched the slowly fading fairy in the distance and turned to Su Guyun with a confident smile:

"Alright, let’s switch our approach now.

Since finding the trees is so hard, why not just search for people? How could our good sisters bear to see us return empty-handed?"

Seeing that look in the beautiful young woman’s eyes — only belonging to an old thief, extremely skillful and seasoned — Su Guyun instinctively covered his purse.

He got the eerie feeling that if she wanted, not only his meager purse, but even his most private...undergarments could vanish in an instant.

For the first time, Su Guyun felt a strong curiosity about Xiao Wu’s past experiences.

He was extremely eager to peel back another layer of the "onion" and take a closer look at the "scenery" inside.

...

But in just a moment, more than half the time had passed.

With roughly two hours until the sun set in the Immortal Peach Orchard, time was becoming increasingly pressing for the Seven Fairies.

"Fantastic, another middle-grade flat peach found! Thank you, Holy Mother, for blessing me with richness! Thank you for your generosity, Holy Mother!"

A girl in a yellow dress delicately picked a plump and juicy peach from the tree, stealthily placing it in the basket she carried on her arm.

Lin Ying’er, from the Peach God Tao Qunyu Mountain Dojo, was pretty and cute, and with devout faith, she was treated much better in the Immortal Peach Orchard than Wang Yuan and his companions.

So far, without much effort, she had managed to pick six low-grade and three middle-grade flat peaches, and she even encountered a top-grade flat peach tree, but unfortunately, there were no ripe fruits on it.

Brainwashed by the higher-ups, this girl had no idea that she was not officially gathering peaches but was indulging in zero-cost shopping at the beloved Holy Mother’s home.

The dojos were still competing against each other about whose "shopping" brought back more and better items.

The group of "Seven Fairies," while stealing peaches, thanked West King Holy Mother for her generosity, completely unaware of their realization as thieves.

Surely the Holy Mother, if she were to see such a beautiful sight, would feel very conflicted.

However, there’s always a higher mountain.

Just as Lin Ying’er was again peeling back a branch hoping to spot a top-grade flat peach nearby.

She instead found that behind the dense foliage was eerily standing a person.

Upon recognizing the figure clad in purple, curvaceous in form, but with branches and picked flowers on her body.

She immediately recalled [Taboo Three: A fairy is merely a beautiful human woman, who should not possess branches or bear flowers.

If one encounters such a self-proclaimed Peach Blossom Fairy in the Immortal Peach Orchard, ignore her completely and avoid any interaction!]

"Ah!"

She swallowed a scream back into her stomach, too frightened to move at all, even shutting her eyes tight.

It was unknown for how long, but only when the footsteps sounded as if they had gone far away did she dare to reopen her eyes.

Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she noticed that the weight of the bamboo basket in her hand felt wrong.

Looking down, she discovered that the three middle-grade flat peaches in her basket had vanished into thin air, and her face instantly turned pale:

"Thief! There’s a thief! Someone with a black heart stole them!"

This was indeed the mindset of an old thief.

— I don’t pick the peaches myself, I just wholesale flat peaches!

Searching for the trees and picking the peaches myself is exhausting and inefficient.

When the sun is about to set, disguised as a [Weird·Fairy], I quickly strike, startling the "Seven Fairies" and directly robbing them of their harvest, isn’t that sweet?

So sometimes, it’s not that we’re not trying, but that we’ve got the direction of our efforts all wrong.

Having shifted their strategy, Wang Yuan and Su Guyun, brimming with triumphant spirit, were ready to move towards their next victim.

Both of their eyes suddenly lit up, a striking shade of purple quietly appeared ahead, and they were immediately overjoyed.

"Who said we have bad luck? Isn’t this just the tide turning our way? Quick, quick, quick..."

Without hesitation, they held hands and started running, but with one step, two steps, three steps...their pace began to slow.

Until it came to a complete stop.

Only because they realized as they got closer that the tree was not only purple, but a purple so dark it was nearly black!