The place he arrived at was indeed the underwater cave from his memories.
The moss he saw at the beginning shone brightly with a green light and filled the entire cave.
What he saw after that was a huge tree that was so big it made one gape in awe.
The countless branches that grew and extended in a complicated manner filled the ceiling and the walls along the moss.
The peculiarity the leaves had was that they were blue instead of green.
The tree boasted great thickness that made you wonder if it were a thousand years old.
Lastly, the roots that supported the tree covered the entire floor.
âThe underwater tree!â
It was a tree that grew under the water just like its name implied. The most amazing thing was that it could grow even without the rays of the sun.
In addition, the underwater tree was considered as a rare species and there were not many of them even in the entire central plains.
But the reason Ju Seo Cheon got surprised wasnât because he saw the underwater tree.
And it wasnât that he couldnât discover the Water Spirit Fruit either.
He saw the fruit that the ronin talked about twenty years ago rolling on the floor.
But there was one difference.
There was something he didnât know about even before he returned back in time.
âJust what is that!â
It was a snake.
It wasnât as big as the underwater tree but it was still a size that was outside common sense.
The size wasnât normal at first glance but it did seem to be about as long as five adults together.
Itâs length was amazing enough but the thickness it had was also outstanding. It seemed to be about three foot thick.
âA spiritual being!â
Animals or plants that had a miraculous energy and abilities were called spiritual beings and the underwater tree also belonged to that category.
In the case of plants, they werenât that dangerous. Normally, the dangerous ones were the ones that had poison.
But the danger spiritual animals posed was serious.
They were as intelligent as humans and the strength they possessed could even threaten experts.
âWith a body that sizeâŚâ
Ju Seo Cheon had read a considerable number of books before returning back in time as he spent a lot of time being alone.
There was a book about spiritual beings among them, and he got quite knowledgeable thanks to the information in that book.
âDamn it, itâs a spiritual being thatâs at least a few hundred years old.â
Snakes, in particular, were as dangerous as wild beasts. When snakes become spiritual beings, most of them have their strength and speed increase and their scales also get hard enough to deflect sword aura.
But the most frightening thing was the poison hidden in their fangs.
âIt seems like itâs sleeping right now butâŚâ
He had cursed hundreds of times that it was now winter, but that wasnât the case now. He was thankful that it was winter.
All snakes, whether they are spiritual beings or not, hibernate in winter. Thanks to that he was able to not get discovered and live.
âIf I were to engage it in a fightâŚno, if I wake it up I will die.â
Against a spiritual being like this, peak and transcendent experts had to join hands to barely be able to defeat it.
It would be hard fighting it without having sword qi, a power that boasted of having a more absolute cutting power than any renowned sword.
So, going against that snake when he didnât even have the martial arts from before returning in time was no different from suicide.
âIf that thing existed twenty years laterâŚThereâs no way I would have heard of it. Because it wouldnât have existed.;
If it was that light mouthed ronin, he would have told the world that he came back alive from that snake.
But not having been able to hear of it twenty years later meant that that snake wasnât present.
He didnât know why.
It could have been hunted down by another spiritual being or secluded masters in the past, or it could have also turned into an imugi.
But that wasnât the case now. That snake was hibernating in this underwater cave.
His luck was disgustingly bad.
âShould I escape?â
Spiritual beings werenât spiritual beings for nothing. It may feel his presence if he got close to it and may wake up from its sleep.
If that happened he would really die.
âBut itâs a waste to return now that I came all the way here.â
He raised his head and checked the underwater tree. He could see a fruit under the overwhelmingly big trunk.
The fruit was dyed blue. It was the Water Spirit Fruit.
He checked the other parts such as the roots and branches but the only Water Spirit Fruit he could see was the one on the floor.
âIâm sure thatâs the one.â
He also knew about the Water Spirit Fruitâs characteristics thanks to that Ronin going around telling everyone about it.
âButâŚ.â
The head of the huge snake that was in deep sleep was right next to it. He didnât have the courage to get closer.
Ju Seo Cheon racked his brains and fell in thought.
Should he step back here?
Or advance?
He didnât think for long.
Ju Seo Cheon lowered his body and hid his presence the most he could. Then, he started to advance slowly like a turtle.
âMaster!â
He had another opportunity next week but there was no guarantee the snake wouldnât be at that time.
It would be the end if it used this place as its nest until he turned fourteen. Yu Jong Mok would die just like in history.
That uneasiness and fear gave Ju Seo Cheon courage.
Ju Seo Cheon held his breath and approached the Water Spirit Fruit carefully.
A head arose on the surface. It belonged to a kid.
The kid, Ju Seo Cheon, was able to escape. The sun was at its peak when he had dived down.
But right now, the sun was setting and dying the sky in red and he thought that the red color was really beautiful.
Ju Seo Cheon mumbled in a melancholic face after getting above the surface.
âI pissed myselfâŚâ
Ju Seo Cheon retrieved the Water Spirit Fruit safely and returned to Mount Hua Sect.
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Four days later.
Yu Jong Mok returned from the meeting around dinner.
And a few days later Ju Seo Cheon fell in his thoughts.
âHow do I give this to master?â
There were no fruits like the Water Spirit Fruit in the Mount Hua Sect.
Even its appearance wasnât normal.
The size was normal but it reflected the color of water.
You could notice at a glance that it wasnât normal.
âWhew, in the first place it is too dangerous to pledge saying that itâs not a miraculous medicine.â
Miraculous medicines werenât over after being consumed.
You needed special precautions when taking in miraculous medicines that possessed a huge amount of energy, just like the Water Spirit Fruit.
If you took it with no preparations at all, you would get bewildered at the vast energy entering your body suddenly.
And then, that bewilderment would turn into not being able to control it and in the worst case situation, your internal energy may explode and suffer from internal distortion.
âUgh.â
He wouldnât be able to evade getting suspected of having stolen it no matter how he told him about it.
If you wanted to buy a miraculous medicine such as this one you needed at least a thousand gold coins, and it made no sense to say that he picked it up on the floor.
He also wasnât able to say that he stole it from someone as a disciple of the Righteous Sect. And he didnât even have the ability to do so in the first place.
Ju Seo Cheon wasnât able to do anything about it and let out a sigh while groaning.
âIs there something wrong?â
Yu Jong Mok noticed that something was troubling his disciple not long after.
âMa, master!â
âYour face was full of worry and uneasiness these days. Itâs not bad to receive help from your surroundings at times when you couldnât solve it alone.â
Yu Jong Mok stroke Ju Seo Cheonâs head like usual.
âUgh.â
Ju Seo Cheon had the appearance of a child but he was an old man inside.
Looking at it in age, experience or insight in martial arts, he was a few levels above Yu Jong Mok.
But marvelously enough, whether he returned in time or not, he felt like he had really turned into a kid when he was in front of Yu Jong Mok.
Besides that, it was really hard for him to hide something from his master.
In front of others, he acted inconspicuously as to not seem suspicious and evaded attracting any attention.
His acting skills were also quite considerable that everyone fell for it.
Excluding one person, Yu Jong Mok, the person that was in front of him.
âRight. Itâs no use being suspected of hiding something and then being interrogated.â
Ju Seo Cheon gulped down as if he had determined himself.
âIf itâs to save masterâŚâ
If the time to take the medicine ended today?
He got the chills as soon as he thought of that.
But of course, that may be a bit too excessive. Ju Seo Cheon himself thought that his worries were a bit excessive.
But the âwhat ifâ clung in his heart heavily.
Ju Seo Cheon took out the Water Spirit Fruit with courage.
âMaster, wonât you take this?â
âItâs a miraculous medicine.â
Ju Seo Cheon spoke with no hesitation at all.
âHah.â
He feigned a laugh inwardly because it was too absurd.
A nine year old kid was groaning as if he was about to poop and suddenly took out a miraculous medicine then suddenly told you to take it.
Everyone would get dumbfounded.
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Yu Jong Mok kept silent. His eyes fell to the water colored fruit that Ju Seo Cheon was holding.