Chapter 1103: Chapter 1089: Wood Origin Spirit Water (Happy Spring Festival)
Thirteen towering ancient trees, too large for several people to encircle, formed a large circle, their branches hanging down, sealing the center tightly.
Not only was there no visibility, but even the divine soul power couldn’t penetrate the center surrounded by these thirteen towering grotesque trees.
With heavy doubts, Ye Zhen parted the dense branches and leaves.
At the moment of parting, Ye Zhen keenly sensed that the thirteen ancient trees inexplicably trembled simultaneously, seemingly somewhat displeased with Ye Zhen’s intrusion, but it was merely displeasure.
After all, Ye Zhen controlled the Spirit Communication Hall and the Huichun Blessed Land, which was no small feat.
In the middle was actually a—hole!
A huge, pitch-black black hole with a diameter of three to four hundred meters.
"Tree roots?"
Ye Zhen’s gaze suddenly shifted. In the center of the black hole were lifeless tree roots intertwined like a coiled dragon. From below, dried tree roots extended upward, with endless Yimu Spiritual Power rising steadily from the depths of the black hole, engulfing the area in a vast expanse of green.
Ye Zhen’s divine sense projected onto those entwined tree roots, and he couldn’t help but frown.
Dead matter!
These tree roots were lifeless dead matter, containing no power within, something that could decay with a gust of strong wind.
With a casual flick of his finger, a gust pierced through these tree roots, creating a hole as thick as a thumb.
"Could the mystery be deep within the abyss?"
Considering for a moment, Ye Zhen’s spiritual power surged around him, fully alert as he slowly floated toward the depths of the abyss.
This abyss was extremely deep, seemingly endless, and due to the dense Yimu Spiritual Power, the visibility was very low. For some reason, the divine soul power seemed unable to extend more than a meter away within this abyss.
Ye Zhen’s spiritual power flickered around him as he descended at a very slow speed. To see further, his eyes condensed with brilliance, as dazzling as two shining stars.
This descent continued for half a quarter-hour.
The visibility had decreased from ten meters to about three meters, and according to Ye Zhen’s estimation, he had already descended at least ten thousand meters into this abyss.
The rising Yimu Spiritual Power in the abyss had become so thick that it was like water, creating a feeling of near suffocation.
"What treasures are hidden here?"
Amidst his doubts, Ye Zhen accelerated his descent again. Suddenly, with a thud, Ye Zhen’s feet abruptly landed in pooled water.
The pooled water was shallow, and upon a slight descent, his feet touched the muddy ground. Almost at the same time, Ye Zhen was astonished by the scene before him.
In front of him was the base, or perhaps the starting point, of those massive entangled tree roots—a half-meter-long tree root that appeared newly sprouted.
The entire tree root was emerald green, translucent, resembling a beautiful tourmaline gemstone.
At this moment, with every flicker, endless Yimu Spiritual Power was emanating from it.
Upon seeing it clearly, Ye Zhen’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, "Divine Wood! This is definitely an Ancient Divine Wood!"
The effortlessly emitted spiritual power was extremely pure Yimu Spiritual Power. According to the heritage Ye Zhen received from the Earth Core Fire Commander, only those Ancient Divine Woods possessed such ability.
Unfortunately, this precious piece in front of him was merely this half-meter emerald green tree root. All other roots had withered, and the tree trunk had completely vanished, making it impossible to determine what kind of Divine Wood it was.
A few breaths later, a calm Ye Zhen looked at this emerald green tree root, his heart racing again, truly overjoyed.
Previously, Ye Zhen had obtained the Yimu Spiritual Communication Technique, an ancient wood element technique, at the Spirit Communication Hall of Huichun Blessed Land. To cultivate this ancient wood element technique, the Yimu Spiritual Communication Technique, at the very least, required a piece of wood-type heavenly materials and earthly treasures containing Yimu Spiritual Power as a guide.
However, that was just the foundation.
According to the records in the Yimu Spiritual Communication Technique, the better and higher grade the wood-type heavenly materials and earthly treasures used as a guide during cultivation, the higher the starting point of the Yimu Spiritual Communication Technique would be, and the faster and more powerful the cultivation would become.
Originally, Ye Zhen was planning to rely on the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea to search for and purchase the corresponding heavenly materials and earthly treasures after leaving.
Unexpectedly, in this Gu Lan Garden, he discovered a root of Ancient Divine Wood, emitting a pure Yimu Spiritual Power aura.
Ye Zhen could tell that this root should be newly born.
Perhaps when the Ancient Divine Wood was wiped out, it left only a tiny bit of Origin Power. Who knows how many years it took for it to sprout into a root bud, and how long it took to condense into this half-meter-long root of Divine Wood.
Following this trajectory, perhaps in a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, a true Ancient Divine Wood might grow here.
But now, Ye Zhen had to sever this trace of life force.
Ye Zhen had never considered himself a saint. Heaven and Earth were indifferent, treating all things as insignificant. Ye Zhen merely sought to make every effort to control his own destiny.
Focusing his gaze, Ye Zhen’s palm emitted sword qi like a blade, slowly cutting toward this crystalline, gem-like tree root.
"Buzz buzz buzz....."
Just as Ye Zhen’s Sword Heart was about to touch this segment of the Divine Wood tree root, a violent rumbling echoed from all directions of the cavern, the sound resembling crying, wailing, and even begging.
Ye Zhen was shocked at the sight.
Could it be that this segment of Divine Wood tree root has developed Spirit Wisdom?
Several bursts of palm wind swept through all directions, instantly dispersing the incredibly dense Yimu Spiritual Power that had filled this place, revealing the situation of the entire cavern at once.
In the next moment, Ye Zhen instinctively gasped.
Mainly shocked by what he saw, though it wasn’t exceedingly terrifying, it was the sheer number that was.....
In the depths of this underground cavern, with a diameter exceeding two thousand meters, the cavern walls held a wide variety of thick tree roots bursting through every part of the boundary.
The most striking thing was that these millions of tree roots were still wriggling continuously, as if they were breathing.
Each time these roots wriggled, they would absorb a thread of pure Yimu Spiritual Power, and after a few breaths, droplets of liquid that had condensed for a long time would drip from certain roots, seemingly forming the pool of accumulated water under Ye Zhen’s feet.
He scooped up a bit of the accumulated water and took a sniff, an indescribable fragrance rushed straight into Ye Zhen’s lungs.
"Wood Origin Spirit Water!"
Just from the smell, Ye Zhen exclaimed in astonishment, and without any hesitation, he took out more than a hundred large vats he had stored in his storage ring, even emptying the ones containing clean water, filling all five hundred vats to the brim before finally stopping.
He wanted to fill more, but he had run out of containers; even so, he had only managed to store two-thirds of the accumulated Wood Origin Spirit Water here.
A little unwilling, Ye Zhen immediately employed his artifact refining methods, using the lowest grade metal materials to craft two hundred thin and large metal barrels on the spot, leaving only a thin layer of Wood Origin Spirit Water behind.
Considering that the Huichun Blessed Land has a history spanning over ten thousand years, this Wood Origin Spirit Water has accumulated over that vast time.
Wood Origin Spirit Water, like Heavenly Mysterious Water, is one of the thirty-six mystical waters in the world, ranked even behind Heavenly Mysterious Water.
Heavenly Mysterious Water is mainly used offensively and can be refined into artifacts of immense power, but Wood Origin Spirit Power only has auxiliary effects; taking just one drop is an excellent healing elixir, effective both internally and externally.
Moreover, martial artists of any realm or grade can consume it, the only difference being the amount they consume.
Besides that, there are many other uses: adding a spoonful of Wood Origin Spirit Water during alchemy can greatly enhance the potency of pills. Most importantly, using it to cultivate various kinds of spiritual medicine is simply divine.
A single drop can make ordinary medicinal grass grow completely overnight.
Truly miraculous.
For those Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicines, it has unimaginable effects on accelerating growth; perhaps within a year, if one is willing to expend the Wood Origin Spirit Water, they could yield a century-old ginseng, with its medicinal efficacy only increasing rather than weakening.
Ye Zhen was beginning to regret not bringing more containers; he really wanted to store all the Wood Origin Spirit Water here.
After storing all this Wood Origin Spirit Water, Ye Zhen finally recalled the earlier oddity. After pondering for a moment, he figured out what the anomaly was all about.
He also understood what was going on with this subterranean cavern.
There was a segment of Ancient Divine Wood root here, capable of emitting extremely pure Yimu Spiritual Power, which was the favorite among various flowers, plants, and trees.
Instinctively, the roots of various flowers and trees, as long as they had the capability, reached toward here to absorb the pure Yimu Spiritual Power.
Then, some tree demons with Spirit Wisdom discovered this segment of Ancient Divine Wood root, and thus proactively condensed and secreted this Wood Origin Spirit Liquid to nourish this Divine Wood tree root.
As long as the Divine Wood tree root thrived, it would emit even purer and greater Yimu Spiritual Power, enabling them to absorb more and grow faster.
This is a mutually beneficial situation!
Under such circumstances, this sort of bizarre scene emerged underground.
Ye Zhen estimated that the earlier whining and pleading sounds likely came from these hundreds of thousands or even millions of tree roots.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhen attempted once more to slash towards the Divine Wood tree root with Sword Qi.
Instantly, hundreds of thousands of tree roots from all directions of the cavern began trembling simultaneously, emitting a sorrowful and incomprehensible pleading sound.
The sound could indeed evoke endless sympathy, making one reluctant to strike down with the sword.
However, this level of Divine Soul influence meant nothing to Ye Zhen, who possessed the Four-colored Innate Soul Light.
Initially, Ye Zhen intended to simply cut and take away this segment of the Divine Wood root.
Yet suddenly, Ye Zhen remembered the thirteen ancient tree demons guarding outside the cavern, causing a sudden idea to strike his mind.
"Stop howling, come out and speak openly if you wish to negotiate, otherwise, if I cut down, there won’t be another chance for discussion!" Ye Zhen’s Sword Gang gestured on the Divine Wood tree root.
And at that moment, a startled shout abruptly sounded within the cavern, "Commander, please don’t be angry! Commander, please don’t be angry!"
Amidst the startled shout, the largest of the tree roots below underwent a transformation, revealing an extremely old, bark-like human face. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to to read.)