Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Companion Dryad
"Quick, pick as much as you can!"
Ma Chacha shouted eagerly, while climbing up the tree like Shen Hao, quickly picking the fruits on the Three Turns Yuan Spirit Tree, they understood that Ling Xiao and the others and the people from the other two forces would also arrive here soon, so they must be fast!
The fruits on the Three Transformations Spirit Tree are not small, each one is crystal clear, the veins are complex, and the rune fragments contained are quite attractive.
That being said, there wasn't enough time left for Shen Hao and Ma Chacha to pick all the fruits, and they didn't plan to do so in the first place.
The reason is very simple, they don't want to be the target of the public, if they directly "loot it", then let alone the people of Jizhou Wangcheng and the Bifang clan, even Ling Xiao and others will not let them go.
It's better to keep some of them to fight for, so that their attention is not on the two of them, and they can take advantage of the opportunity to slip away.
Moreover, eating one of these fruits is enough, and eating too much at one time will not increase the benefits much, but will make the body resistant, and they do this just to leave some hole cards for themselves, in case of serious injuries and desperate situations, they can use it to save their lives.
This is a three-turn spirit fruit, compared to other fruits, the rune fragments contained in it are the most perfect, the whole body is radiant, fragrant, it should be the best fruit, Shen Hao naturally can't let it go, and directly stretch out his hand to pick it.
"Oh my god!"
Suddenly, Shen Hao exclaimed, because behind that fruit, a small creature suddenly sprang out, about the size of a horse's fork, only the size of a palm.
It was fat and short, with thorns on its back, looking like a ball of flesh with thorns, and a pair of small watery eyes were staring at Shen Hao timidly, a little afraid of the living person in front of him.
"Where did the hedgehog come from?" Ma Chacha replied and forgot about the past, and also saw the little creature.
Yes, it does look like a hedgehog, petite and cute, and a little scared, but its presence here is a bit surprising to the two of them.
"This can't be a companion tree spirit, right?" Ma Chacha seemed to suddenly think of something, and his eyes widened, staring at the creature Dao.
According to legend, some spiritual roots and gods have condensed too much spirituality and vitality during their growth, and those substances will turn into different forms of creatures that will live next to them, and they will have the same origin as those gods.
These creatures are gathered by the Heaven and Earth Yuan Spirits, they are pure and pure, their potential is amazing, they are born in harmony with the Great Dao, and once they grow up, their cultivation will be unimaginable!
The little one's excited, fiery gaze had clearly frightened the little one, who hid behind the fruit, and then couldn't help but stick out its little head and sneak a peek.
"What a lovely little guy. Shen Hao looked at it and smiled.
The little thing looked at Shen Hao's smile, and his fear suddenly decreased a lot, and he also grinned at Shen Hao and smiled simply, which was quite pleasing.
"Little guy, we don't have any malicious intentions, we just want to pick some fruits, can you give me that fruit?" Shen Hao said gently to this little creature, it was indeed so pleasing, anyone who saw it couldn't help but feel fondness for it.
The little guy seemed to be able to understand Shen Hao's language, it nodded generously, and then picked the three-turn yuan spirit fruit that was even bigger than it, held it and handed it to Shen Hao.
Seeing this, Shen Hao was completely amused by the innocence and cuteness of this little guy, a round, meat-like elf, holding a fruit that was bigger than himself, standing on a branch, staggering towards it, looking so cute.
He couldn't help but reach out and stroke the little guy, hesitating that it was too small, the thorns on his back did not prick his hands, on the contrary, it was quite soft and comfortable to touch.
The little guy affectionately pressed his face against Shen Hao's hand, and his clear eyes revealed his closeness to Shen Hao.
"Why is it so close to you?"
Ma Chacha looked puzzled, logically speaking, although this kind of creature born in heaven and earth is pure in heart, it is not a bit unbelievable that it will not get close to a strange human race so quickly.
But soon, a strange movement interrupted Ma Chacha's thoughts, and it realized at the same time as Shen Hao that someone was coming, and Ling Xiao and they probably had already come here through the hole at the bottom of the lake.
"Let's go!" the two of them were very decisive, and directly planned to flee.
At this time, the little creature shaped like a hedgehog blocked in front of Shen Hao, its two little paws kept gesturing, and its mouth made a babbling sound.
"What did you say?" Shen Hao looked at it, completely unable to understand what the other party wanted to express, that kind of language may only be understood by the little guy himself.
Seeing that Shen Hao was puzzled, the little guy still didn't give up, and continued to gesture hard, with a serious look written on his face, it pointed at himself, and then at Shen Hao and them, and finally kept waving his claws into the distance.
"You mean you can take us out of here?" Shen Hao asked suspiciously.
The little thing nodded vigorously.
"Thank you so much. Shen Hao smiled and gently stroked it again.
But in the next moment, Shen Hao and Ma Chacha were dumbfounded, only to see it slip into a tree hole in the main trunk of the Three-Turn Yuan Spirit Tree, and then disappear.
"Fool us!" Ma Chacha's expression changed at that time, and he was about to leave here with Shen Hao.
"Wait. ”
"If you don't leave, it's too late!"
Ma Chacha was quite anxious, because they were standing tall, so they could see farther, Ling Xiao and the three of them were rushing towards here, if they didn't leave, they would collide with them, and it would be embarrassing at that time.
But Shen Hao still didn't move, he firmly believed that that little thing would not deceive him, and that kind of natural simplicity and clear and kind eyes would not deceive people.
Sure enough, after a while the little fellow came out of the hole again, and then looked at the two of them strangely, and beckoned to them.
"Isn't it going to let us go in?"
Ma Chacha was completely speechless, they wanted to stay away, not hide in the trunk of the tree, there is such a big hole here, who will not find out when the three forces come here in a while?
It would be strange if they saw that the two of them put so much effort into coming here first, but in the end they were hiding in such a stupid place and not being laughed to death.
However, Shen Hao did not hesitate, and walked directly forward and entered the tree hole.
"That's enough!" Ma Chacha didn't trust this at all, but at the moment he had no choice but to follow.
However, it turned out that Shen Hao's insistence was right this time, and there was an extremely long vine inside the trunk that went straight to the bottom!
Shen Hao and Ma Chacha followed behind the little guy, groping down the vines little by little, they thought that the way out of the second layer of the secret realm should be hidden somewhere in the world like a paradise outside, but they never thought that it would be in this tree.
The little guy led the way in front, it was very familiar with this place, and babbled with the two of them as it walked, although Shen Hao and Ma Chacha couldn't understand what it was saying at all.
It didn't take long for them to come to the bottom, and there were bulges on the ground, and the thick rhizomes of the Three-Turned-Yuan Spirit Tree were rooted in the ground, spreading everywhere.
For a moment, Shen Hao and Ma Chacha seemed to be in the starry sky, surrounded by countless starry points of light, looking up, the vine was also full of stars, beautiful.
The two of them were amazed, was this the scene that evolved from the inside of the Three-Turning Yuan Spirit Tree? It was really spectacular!
Soon, the stars receded, and the surrounding points of light converged in one direction, and in front of their eyes an oval-shaped thing appeared floating and sinking in the void.
"What's that?"
This thing was only the size of a fist, and it looked like a seed, but it seemed to be stony, and it was pitted and even a little shriveled, but the more you looked closely, the more you could feel the vast power of the primordial spirit in it.
"Yalulu......" The little guy gestured to the side, pointing to the thing, and then the two paws drew a large circle at the same time, indicating that it contained the entire three-turn spirit tree.
"Is this the seed of this tree?"
Ma Chacha swallowed his saliva, his eyes were extremely hot, if he got this seed, it would be equivalent to owning the entire Three-Turn-Yuan Spirit Tree!
The little one nodded, then jumped on top of the thing and hugged it, shook his fist angrily at the horse, and patted himself again, as if to say that this was something that belonged to it.
"Did you pick it up?" Ma Chacha didn't get angry, but laughed and teased.
"Aren't you about the same age as it?" Shen Hao dismantled the stage on the side.
The little guy giggled when he heard this, and at the same time gestured to the horse, indicating that we are both old, and the eldest brother should not laugh at the second brother.
"I'll take your lungs and want you to say it!" Ma Chacha looked unhappy.
Suddenly, the little one's back glowed, and all the thorns stood upside down, each one becoming extremely sharp, and it was exerting its strength, pulling out the whole seed and holding it in its arms.
Shen Hao and Ma Chacha were surprised to find that the seed was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it turned into a point of light and submerged into the body of the little creature.
It is a companion spirit body, the same origin as the Three-Turn-Element Spirit Tree, and this seed should have belonged to it.
After that, a swirl of continuous enlargement appeared in the place where the original tree species had risen and fallen, and there was no doubt that this was a spatial passage, and the little guy pointed to the vortex, indicating that he could go out from here.
"Do you want to come with us? Shen Hao asked with a smile.
The little guy scratched his head with a puzzled look in his eyes, and finally shook his head again, pointing to the place, indicating that he was still willing to stay here.
Shen Hao was slightly disappointed, but he would not be embarrassed, so he smiled at the little guy and said, "Then you have to be careful yourself, don't let others get caught." He scratched its nose as he spoke.
The little guy rubbed affectionately towards Shen Hao, and then watched the two of them enter the whirlpool, this time Shen Hao and Ma Chacha were very satisfied, not only did they gain a lot, but they also didn't need to participate in the competition, and they got a large number of three-turn yuan spirit fruits, which was simply too smooth.
They don't know that the outside world is in chaos at the moment.
Ling Xiao and the others first came here and couldn't find the two of them, knowing that they had already finished picking the Three Turns Yuan Spirit Fruit, they had already slipped away.
I thought that the two of them would pick the fruits here, and their hearts were cold, but when they saw that there were still fruits left on the towering ancient tree, they suddenly felt that they were still a little humane, but as soon as they were about to pick, the people from Jizhou Wangcheng and the Bifang clan followed closely behind.
The three forces were deadlocked, and the atmosphere immediately became tense, and the people of Jizhou Wangcheng and Bifang knew that although Yuzhou Wangcheng had always been low-key, it would never back down half a step when it should be strong.
Although this Ling Xiao had been polite earlier, he would probably not compromise in the face of the ultimate opportunity here at this moment, and he was already ready for battle.
At this moment, Ling Xiao was just as Jizhou Wangcheng and the Bifang people thought, without half a word of nonsense, and directly took the lead and rushed towards the Three Turns Yuan Spirit Tree.
The other two forces also had monks to fight, and the monk who had been with Ling Xiao wanted to stop them, but the monks of the same realm on the other two sides also moved, and they jointly attacked the monk.
"I didn't expect you to choose to join forces!" the monk from the royal city of Yuzhou sneered, his expression was a little difficult, it was indeed not an easy task to fight two opponents with the same realm at the same time.
But he was also desperate, because he knew that as his own highest combat power, the outcome of this battle would directly affect the success or failure of Yuzhou Wangcheng's side to enter the secret realm this time to compete for the opportunity, once he lost, Yuzhou Wangcheng would not have another chance.
"Hmph, the same Nine Great Kings are actually allied with foreign clans, you can do it!" the monk from Yuzhou Wangcheng shouted at the monk of Jizhou Wangcheng.
"There are no racial boundaries when you enter the secret realm this time, each according to his ability, this is what you Yuzhou Wangcheng said yourself, why didn't you think of the Nine Great Wangcheng when you wanted to keep us out?" The monk of Jizhou Wangcheng said coldly.
"We'll eliminate you first, and then we'll deal with the Distraction Tree Fruit, this is the punishment you deserve for your previous actions!" the Bifang monk shouted in a strange voice.
"Divide it, you think too well, don't you!" An indifferent voice sounded from afar, and people from other forces arrived!
"Today everyone speaks by strength!"
"The Three-Turning Yuan Spirit Fruit is bound to be obtained by our side!"
"Fight!"
The forces of all parties have arrived one after another, some people are indifferent, some are fighting and eager to try, and some people are standing silently on the sidelines, wanting to reap the benefits.
Ling Xiao sighed lightly and stopped, things had reached this point, it was impossible to swallow the remaining Three Transformation Yuan Spirit Fruits alone, and it was very likely that a huge melee would break out here.