Chapter 12: An Unexpected Harvest

A few more days passed, and the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" still showed no changes at all, which made Zhang Nuo very discouraged; however, he persisted, taking the insect out to find ores to eat.

During this period of frequent comings and goings from the Cave Abode, Gao Dakuan and the others were quite surprised by Zhang Nuo's actions, but they guessed that this junior apprentice brother might be troubled by matters of cultivation, so they did not ask, thinking it better for him to go out and clear his mind than to stay cooped up in his room all the time.

This day, Zhang Nuo again took the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" into the mountains to find ores to eat. Because the insect's appetite had increased significantly during this time, the ores around Lin Fan's Cave Abode had been mostly eaten, and today he had to take the insect further away.

Unknowingly, Zhang Nuo had brought the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" deep into the Divine Sword Mountain Range. Here, it was foggy all year round, and the moisture in the air had already soaked his clothes, but in order to let the Spirit Insect find better ores to eat, Zhang Nuo still followed closely behind the insect.

Suddenly, the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" landed on a very small stone. It crawled on this stone for a long time before it began to bite.

However, this small stone was extremely hard. At the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect's" gnawing speed, it actually took nearly an hour to eat. Zhang Nuo watched with great curiosity; this stone was only the size of a fist, and if it were like before, a stone of this volume would have been a matter of a moment for the Spirit Insect, but this one had taken such a long time.

After the "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" finished eating, it flew back into Zhang Nuo's embrace. Only then did he feel that his whole body was thoroughly soaked, his clothes sticking to his skin, a feeling that was truly very uncomfortable.

Taking two quick steps, Zhang Nuo walked in the direction of Lin Fan's Cave Abode. He was just about to walk out of the depths of the Divine Sword Mountain Range when suddenly, a burst of laughter from a man and a woman came from the woods not far away.

Cocking his ear to listen, the sound did not seem very far. Zhang Nuo's curiosity was greatly aroused; besides him looking for food for his Spirit Insect, who else would come to the depths of these great mountains?

He approached the place where the sound came from bit by bit. When he got closer and saw everything, Zhang Nuo almost suffocated. He saw that in the woods, a woman was completely naked, sitting on top of a man. As her body moved up and down, her snow-white breasts traced beautiful arcs.

And the man beneath her had a look of pure pleasure, his heavy breathing as if he wanted to inhale the entire world. The man's fiery gaze never left the woman's body; at this moment, it seemed as if only the two of them existed in the world.

The woman was quite attractive, and in this situation, she was even more full of charm, making one unable to extricate oneself!

Zhang Nuo only looked for two moments, and the blood in his body boiled incessantly; he had not expected that there would be such beautiful scenery in the great mountains.

The man and woman, who were in the midst of pleasure, did not discover at all that someone was peeping at them, especially the man, who had reached a point of madness. As the man's figure trembled violently a few times, the two suddenly calmed down. At this time, the woman gently lay prone on the man's chest, looking gentle and lovely.

Just at the moment the two stopped, suddenly one of the man's hands slipped from the woman's body, his five fingers slightly curled toward the direction where Zhang Nuo was, and faint black Qi leaked from his fingertips.

"Snap!"

With a soft sound, the woman's jade hand pressed the man's hand, which had already begun to emit black Qi, onto the ground, and she said in a voice almost too low to hear:

"Don't act recklessly!"

After hearing this, the man was stunned for a moment, and then he really did not make any other moves. Zhang Nuo did not discover any of this at all; seeing that this play was over, he hurriedly walked toward the outside of the deep mountains.

"Why didn't you let me kill him?"

Not long after Zhang Nuo left, the man stood up from the ground and then slowly put on his clothes, asking the woman with great confusion on his face. Just now, in the midst of the intense moment, the man had not noticed anyone around, but as soon as the passion ended, his Divine Sense immediately discovered Zhang Nuo.

"Don't look at this kid's cultivation as low; he is Lin Fan's fourth disciple. If we kill him here, I'm afraid it will cause trouble. Besides, this person is just a piece of trash; he has been initiated for more than four years, and now he is only at the Third Layer of the Qi Refining Stage."

The woman also stood up, and after dressing, she said with an indifferent face.

"Third Layer of the Qi Refining Stage?"

The man was also very surprised; was this aptitude too poor? How could Lin Fan accept such a stupid disciple? Facing the man's suspicion, the woman just smiled faintly.

"Rest assured! In five more years, it will be the battle for the Chief Disciple of the 'Divine Sword Sect'. When that time comes, I will naturally deal with him; why alert the enemy now? If it affects our plan, wouldn't it be..."

The woman did not continue, only covering her mouth and sneering twice.

"That's true! You are still the thoughtful one!"

The man pulled the woman into his embrace, making a very affectionate expression, but the moment the woman's head was buried in his chest, a faint sneer appeared on the man's face.

Zhang Nuo did not know that he had just brushed shoulders with death. Recalling the beautiful spring scenery from just now along the way, he returned to Lin Fan's Cave Abode and saw Gao Dakuan sitting inside, talking to Lin Fan about something. Seeing Zhang Nuo walk in, Lin Fan beckoned to him.

During this time, because of the Spirit Insect, Zhang Nuo was very afraid of meeting Lin Fan. Now that his master had taken the initiative to call him over, he could only bite the bullet and go.

"Master!"

Walking respectfully to Lin Fan's side, Zhang Nuo bowed deeply.

"Sit down! I have something to tell you!"

Lin Fan's kind attitude made Zhang Nuo's heart relax a little. He found a chair and sat down, lowering his head to listen to what Lin Fan had to say next.