Seeing Xu Fang uproot himself and throw himself to the ground, Huang Zhong Li felt incredulous.
This little spirit grass was a hero among grasses, unyielding and resilient. With sheer tenacity, it had managed to uproot itself without any external assistance!
In the chat group, everyone was shocked by the news.
[Tai Chi Diagram: Holy cow! Truly a spiritual and wicked grass, to have actually succeeded in uprooting itself!]
[Enlightenment Tea Tree: I must say, after being a spirit root for so many years, this is the first time I've seen such a hardworking little grass. It deserves a thumbs-up!]
[Chaos Bell: Although it still can't beat me, I still admire it and will learn from its spirit!]
[God-Slaying Spear: Not bad, not bad. This spirit of never giving up is a model for us all. Life knows no end, battle never ceases!]
[Pangu Banner: In this case, won't it be able to move freely?]
[Qingping Sword: In this case, won't it be able to absorb Huang Zhong Li's spiritual energy to strengthen itself?]
[Jade Butterfly of Creation: Aren't you all thinking a bit too simply? Huang Zhong Li, tell them what's what.]
[Huang Zhong Li: Indeed, you're thinking too simply. This defensive grand formation is not easily broken. Besides, it uprooted itself and is now lying on the ground motionless. Where would it have the strength to break through the formation and approach me?]
Xu Fang was lying on the ground, resting and recovering his energy. This self-uprooting had consumed all his vital force, leaving him utterly exhausted.
Upon hearing Huang Zhong Li's words, he immediately forgot his own sorry state and the entire grass stood up.
"Damn it! I've used up all my grass power, and you're telling me this now?"
Xu Fang cried out in his heart. Hadn't he exerted all his strength precisely to gain freedom of movement, enter that defensive grand formation, and absorb Huang Zhong Li's spiritual energy to improve himself?
As it turned out, the defensive grand formation couldn't be opened at all!
Facing such an innate grand formation as a mere little grass, the pressure was immense!
However, even so, Xu Fang refused to believe it. He searched the surroundings, trying to find a way to enter the formation.
Such a fortuitous encounter was right before him; how could he give up?
Moreover, even if he left now, while it would spare him the fate of being plucked and refined later, a spirit grass traveling in the Great Desolation would still be a mobile opportunity.
Let alone immortals who could wield spells, even a rabbit would be more than he could resist being gnawed by!
But, just as Xu Fang thought, there was so little a spirit grass could do.
Even though he knew Huang Zhong Li was nearby, he circled several times and found nothing.
Huang Zhong Li had been quietly watching. Now, seeing the spirit grass hopping around him without being able to discover him, he couldn't help but sigh.
[Huang Zhong Li: Alas, this little spirit grass is truly naturally clever! Perhaps it has sensed something and is unwilling to leave.]
[Tai Chi Diagram: I said this little grass was wicked, didn't I? But this defensive grand formation is no joke; in the end, it's still just a grass!]
[Pangu Banner: Alas, why trouble the little grass!]
[Huang Zhong Li: If only I could speak, I could perfectly guide it to enter the grand formation through the formation eye. The formation eye is right beneath its feet, and it hasn't discovered it. Wait! It has discovered it!]
Huang Zhong Li was greatly alarmed. Just as he was lamenting that this little grass was destined to miss its opportunity, not even discovering the formation eye beneath its feet, his words hadn't even finished when the little grass, for some unknown reason, perhaps out of frustration from its fruitless search, jumped high up and, upon landing, activated the grand formation.
Xu Fang, who had stepped on the formation eye, now waited with his few leaves.
He had just been thinking about how to extract information from the chat group, but as fate would have it, Huang Zhong Li, perhaps out of prolonged loneliness, had directly revealed the location of the formation eye.
Xu Fang certainly wouldn't miss such an opportunity. He would just play it off as an accidental discovery born out of his frustration from searching in vain!
A beam of light erupted, instantly enveloping the little spirit grass on the formation eye.
After a brief ripple of light, it quickly vanished, taking with it the little spirit grass standing on the formation eye.
As the light in front of Xu Fang disappeared, he was already within the space of the grand formation.
Scanning his surroundings, he found the space to be empty, save for a colossal plum tree that towered into the sky, looking utterly desolate.
No wonder Huang Zhong Li spoke of loneliness; it turned out that only this single tree stood aloof and solitary here!
"This is the Huang Zhong Li?"
Xu Fang, with two or three blades of grass for leaves, looked at the colossal plum tree and hopped closer to it.
The plum tree rustled, as if Huang Zhong Li was still in a state of extreme shock, marveling at the little spirit grass's accidental entry.
With this rustling, the blossoms all over the tree emitted waves of fragrance, drifting towards Xu Fang.
Unprepared, Xu Fang inhaled the scent of the Huang Zhong Li blossoms, and his entire grass body felt as if it was about to explode. He collapsed to the ground, rolling around.
This left Huang Zhong Li bewildered and in a panic. He quickly called for help in the group.
[Huang Zhong Li: It's ruined, it's ruined! I've killed the grass! This little grass collapsed and rolled on the ground as soon as it approached me. Am I poisonous?!]
[Enlightenment Tea Tree: Huang Zhong Li, haven't you realized your own function yet? Inhaling the fragrance of your blossoms grants ten thousand years of cultivation. This is widely known in the Great Desolation. As the spirit root involved, aren't you aware of this?]
[Huang Zhong Li: Sorry, sorry, I was too hasty and forgot. So I had this sort of setting about me.]
[All Magic Treasures: ...]
Huang Zhong Li didn't have time to explain much to the other magic treasures. He looked towards the little spirit grass.
Soon, he saw the little spirit grass stand up again. Its appearance had completely changed. Its leaves were more numerous and greener, and its roots were incredibly thick and dense.
"This is ten thousand years of cultivation?"
Huang Zhong Li felt the aura emanating from the spirit grass and had an idea.
[Huang Zhong Li: Everyone, although this little grass has gained ten thousand years of cultivation, it seems it's still not enough to converse with me. I have an idea, and I don't know if it's feasible.]
[Enlightenment Tea Tree: Just give it some spiritual energy. I've done this before, and I'm quite familiar with it.]
[Huang Zhong Li: No, no, no. I believe our meeting is its fortuitous encounter. I've made a decision that goes against my own growth trajectory. I want to give it a Huang Zhong Li fruit and see if it can become even more powerful!]
Huang Zhong Li acted as soon as he thought of it, and soon shook his tree body.
It was already confirmed that inhaling his floral fragrance granted ten thousand years of cultivation.
Now, he wanted to see if eating a fruit could instantly turn this grass into a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!