Chapter 2344: So Close Yet So Far Away

Ye Bufan didn’t feel anything, but Mu Xiaoyun, who was following behind him, became a little nervous. She hadn’t expected to meet these people here, and all of them were Ye Bufan’s enemies.

At the same time, these people also discovered them, and their gazes turned hostile.

Enemies meeting always leads to heightened animosity. When Huang Ling saw Ye Bufan, his face immediately filled with murderous intent.

“You姓, what are you doing here?”

Ye Bufan smiled faintly, “What, this isn’t your Huang Family’s territory, so why can’t I come?”

“You…”

Huang Ling was about to say something, but Feng Haogeng raised his hand to stop him.

Now that they had all arrived, the most important thing here was the golden bell buddha fruit, so there was no need to cause any more trouble.

Most importantly, with their current strength, they couldn’t suppress the other party, otherwise they wouldn’t have left in such a hurry before.

On the other side, Liu Zhanhao also looked angry when he saw Ye Bufan, and said to the middle-aged man beside him, “Master, this is the guy who attacked us before.”

The middle-aged man was Dong Ruian, the Dean of Cangfeng Academy. To be able to hold this position, his shrewdness was not for nothing.

He had just taken in the reactions of the Lingxiao Academy people, and combining that with the injury on Feng Haogeng’s arm earlier, he immediately guessed that these few people in front of him were not ordinary, and not as simple as they seemed.

“Don’t rush. The matter of revenge can wait until later.”

Dong Ruian also knew what was most important at the moment. Since even Feng Haogeng wasn’t in a hurry to act, he wouldn’t be the one to stick his neck out.

Over at Wuliang Temple, the Elder leading the team this time was Seventh Elder Meng Gang, who happened to be a Void Tempering Peak expert and could enter the Endless Forest.

The Young man beside him was Luo Tianya, a core disciple of the younger generation, and also the most highly favored successor to be the next Sect Leader.

At this moment, he also received reports from the disciples behind him, learning that this Young man in front of him was the one the Grand Elder wanted to kill.

This made him frown slightly, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

The incident that Grand Elder Ji Fengge encountered in Tianxing Empire Royal City had already been reported back to Wuliang Temple. Later, he and Zhou Wenyuan stayed there, waiting for an opportunity to kill Ye Bufan, while the others returned to the Sect.

Logically speaking, with two Mahayana Stage experts guarding there, Ye Bufan should have been killed as soon as he left the house. How did he manage to arrive alive in the Endless Forest?

Luo Tianya said, “Elder, what should we do? Should we take care of this kid?”

“Don’t rush. The most important thing now is to get the golden bell buddha fruit. The Grand Elder and the others will take care of this kid.”

In Meng Gang’s opinion, there must have been some mistake on Ji Fengge’s side, which allowed Ye Bufan to escape this calamity.

He couldn’t imagine that the two Mahayana Stage Elders of Wuliang Temple had already perished.

But for him, the most important task was not Ye Bufan, but the golden bell buddha fruit in front of him.

In just this short meeting, all three families had made their final decisions.

Ye Bufan, however, completely ignored their gazes, his attention already drawn to the golden bell buddha fruit in the distance.

The golden bell buddha fruit tree was very tall, about ten meters high, and its overall shape was like an umbrella.

At this moment, there were seven fruits hanging on the tree, each the size of an adult’s palm, milky white throughout, resembling a seated Arhat with crossed legs. In a way, they bore some resemblance to the ginseng fruits in Journey to the West.

The entire fruit tree stood there, exuding a misty Buddhist charm, making it appear dreamlike and ethereal.

Ye Bufan had confirmed that this was indeed the golden bell buddha fruit, without any doubt.

Moreover, these seven fruits had already begun to show a faint golden hue, which was a sign of their impending ripeness.

It wouldn’t be long until they turned completely purplish-gold, at which point they would be fully ripe.

He then surveyed the surrounding environment, and his eyebrows couldn’t help but twitch.

Although natural spiritual treasures like the golden bell buddha fruit appeared, they were never easy to obtain, and it was indeed the case.

On the other side, Feng Haogeng spoke, “Elder Meng, Lingxiao Academy agrees with your proposal just now.

As long as we can obtain these seven golden bell buddha fruits, your Wuliang Temple will take three, and my Lingxiao Academy will take two.”

It turned out that before Ye Bufan appeared, these three families had already begun discussing how to distribute the golden bell buddha fruit in front of them.

Wuliang Temple was the strongest, so Meng Gang proposed to take three out of the seven fruits, with Lingxiao Academy and Cangfeng Academy each taking two.

Originally, Feng Haogeng was still hesitant, but now that Ye Bufan had arrived, other Cultivators would surely follow.

To prevent further complications, he no longer hesitated and agreed to the terms.

Dong Ruian also followed, “My Cangfeng Academy also has no objections!”

Meng Gang nodded, “Since that’s the case, we’ll distribute them this way.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Bufan turned his head, “What, you’re just going to divide the golden bell buddha fruit like that? Did you ask for my opinion?”

“Young man, what does this have to do with you?”

Meng Gang said coldly, “With you, an ant at the Body Integration Stage, do you have a right to speak here?”

“That’s right, only Void Tempering Peak experts are qualified to distribute the golden bell buddha fruit. You’re still far from it.”

Feng Haogeng said, “Hurry up and get lost, otherwise if you anger us, we’ll kill you here first.”

Ye Bufan was not angry; instead, a playful smile appeared on his face.

“Do you think if I leave, you useless people can get the golden bell buddha fruit?”

Since those in front of him were all enemies, he spoke without any politeness.

Dong Ruian’s face darkened, “Young man, what do you mean by that? Do you really think you’re someone important?”

“Nothing. If you can get the golden bell buddha fruit, then go ahead and try.”

After Ye Bufan finished speaking, he directly led the two women and sat down on a large rock nearby, looking like he was watching a good show.

Although Feng Haogeng felt something was off, he didn’t say much, and turned to the two men.

“To prevent further complications, let’s go guard the golden bell buddha fruit first.”

With that, he leaped up, rushing towards the golden bell buddha fruit tree first.

By their estimation, they were only a hundred meters away from the fruit tree. For a Void Tempering Peak expert, this distance was nothing; they would arrive in an instant.

But then he was astonished to find that no matter how hard he tried or how much he sped up, this hundred-meter distance seemed to be fixed and could not be shortened, nor could he reach the foot of the fruit tree.

“This…”

Feng Haogeng was a bit dumbfounded. He tried several times, only to find the same result. The saying “a foot away, yet a world apart” probably described this situation.

The golden bell buddha fruit was clearly right in front of him, yet he couldn’t touch it at all.

To the other people nearby, his behavior was completely unbelievable; he kept circling the golden bell buddha fruit tree but just wouldn’t get close.

Dong Ruian asked, “Dean Feng, what are you doing?”

Feng Haogeng stopped, his face turning incredibly grim: “There’s something strange here; I can’t get close at all.”

“What? Can’t get close? How is that possible?”

Dong Ruian was completely incredulous. He then leaped into the air, also rushing towards the golden bell buddha fruit tree.