Lu Chen's brows furrowed, and he was a little startled for a moment. He had experienced many twists and turns in the past, so he knew quite a lot about many kinds of complex spirit herbs. However, he probably only knew how to identify their shapes, appearances, and uses. Naturally, he would not carefully remember more. He knew about the Black Mud Lotus, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't remember if this spirit herb would take root and germinate by itself once it was placed in water.
After pondering for a moment, he tried to pull it up again. Who knew that this Black Mud Lotus seemed to have taken root very firmly. Even with his strength, he couldn't move it.
Following Lu Chen's movement, the surrounding water seemed to be shaking more and more violently. A string of bubbles kept floating up, and at the same time, there was a gurgling sound of water.
This sound echoed in this unusually quiet and mysterious tree hole. It seemed a bit abrupt, and for some reason, there seemed to be some echoes.
Ah-Tu suddenly raised his head, his eyes looking up, and then he let out a low roar.
Lu Chen's arm that was grabbing the Black Mud Lotus paused for a moment. He looked back at Atsu. After a moment, he let go of the Black Mud Lotus and slowly stood up.
In such a big tree hole, the echo seemed insignificant and was slowly disappearing. The water around him also slowly calmed down, and everything quickly returned to its original state.
Lu Chen didn't do anything else. He just frowned and looked at the surrounding ancient tree walls. His eyes seemed to have a thoughtful look.
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There was no day or night in the cave, and he didn't know the rotation of the sun and moon. Lu Chen could only rely on the speed of his own recovery to roughly judge the passage of time.
When the wounds on his body were basically healed, Lu Chen also discovered that the food he stored in this tree hole was almost used up.
That stupid dog, known as the "Holy Beast", really ate too much.
It seemed that no matter what, he had to go and gamble. He hoped that his luck would be good enough when he went out.
If possible, with Lu Chen's temperament, he actually didn't want to gamble this time. However, he had already explored every inch of this mysterious ancient tree hole for so many years, and there was no other way out.
He stood up and walked to the side of the tree hole. The items that were originally piled up like a small hill were now only a thin layer. Lu Chen's eyes swept across and began to squat down to clean up. There were also some spirit herbs and sundries that were placed on one side, and food was placed on the other.
At this time, there was movement behind him. It turned out that Atsu had also walked over. Its eyes were shining as it looked at the remaining food, and it had a greedy look.
Lu Chen smiled and patted Atsu's head. He didn't seem to be angry at all. He casually pulled a few pieces of dried meat in front of Atsu, and then said, "Eat."
Atsu stuck out its tongue and licked its mouth. Just as it lowered its head and was about to eat, it suddenly looked at Lu Chen and seemed to be a little embarrassed. It groaned a few times, then slowly stretched out a front foot and patted Lu Chen's hand.
Lu Chen laughed and reached out his hand to hug Atsu's neck. He said, "Eat, when you are full, we will leave this place. Let's gamble and rush out, life or death will be up to fate."
"Woof!" Atsu barked and seemed to be very happy. Then it lowered its head and began to eat.
Lu Chen smiled and looked at Atsu for a while, then turned back and continued to tidy up. But after a while, he suddenly saw something lying in a corner of a tree hole. He couldn't help but be startled for a moment, then he reached out and picked it up.
This was the half of the Fire God's Staff that he got from the barbarian tribe. It was the same as when he first got it. This half of the ancient and damaged staff was lifeless, cracked and withered. It looked like it was useless other than using it as firewood to make a stove.
But of course, the truth shouldn't be like this. That day in the barbarian tribe, the various strange abilities of this Fire God's Staff were still clearly remembered by Lu Chen. What was more special was that this Fire God's Staff could faintly resonate with the strange Black Fire power in his body. This was the main reason why he disregarded the danger and wanted to get this wooden staff in his hands.
But at this moment, the Fire God's Staff didn't seem to have any spiritual power. No matter how Lu Chen tried to test it these days, there was no reaction. In the end, he could only casually throw it in this corner. After all, in this ancient and mysterious tree hole, no matter how powerful the Fire God's Staff was, it was not as precious as a bit of food.
Holding the Fire God's Staff and silently stroking it, Lu Chen was silent. Suddenly, his heart moved. He turned his head to look at the puddle behind him, and then walked over with large strides.
In the days that he stayed in the tree hole, Lu Chen tried many ways to test the Fire God's Staff. Of course, he also used the Black Fire power in his body. But whether it was because the Fire God's Staff had consumed too much spiritual power, or because the Black Fire power in Lu Chen's body was not enough, the Fire God's Staff did not have any reaction. But just now, Lu Chen suddenly thought of another thing. In this ancient tree hole, there was another Black Fire.
It was a cluster of black flames that burned under the puddle, but still did not extinguish in the water.
Thinking back to that extremely dangerous scene, Lu Chen desperately dug out the Black Fire in his body and relied on the Water of Life to forcibly extend his life. In that process, most of the power of the Black Flame Curse was in the cluster of black flames under the water.
Maybe this would be of some use?
Lu Chen lowered his head to look at the cluster of black flames in the water. Looking at it now, the black flame was small and quiet. It was impossible to tell how vicious and sinister it had been in the past ten years. It had almost tortured Lu Chen to the point where he wished he was dead.
Lu Chen exhaled softly and calmed his mind. Then, he took the Fire God's Staff and began to reach into the cluster of black flames under the water.
The moment the wooden staff entered the water, the clear water wet the wood. Suddenly, seven small whirlpools appeared in the water around the wooden staff. The water swirled in them, and the water seemed to tremble slightly.
Lu Chen's eyes lit up.
This kind of phenomenon had never happened before. It seemed that the Fire God's Staff's reaction in this puddle was indeed somewhat different.
He held the Fire God's Staff and paused in the water for a moment. When he found that there were no more phenomena other than the few whirlpools, he began to try to continue reaching down.
The Fire God's Staff went deeper and deeper in the water, and the surrounding water trembled more and more violently. The water in the whirlpools began to flow faster and faster. The surface of the entire puddle seemed to have faint ripples because of the violent tremors.
After another moment, Lu Chen suddenly felt the Fire God's Staff in his hand tremble violently. A gentle spiritual power was transmitted from the wooden staff and then dissipated. And under the water, the cluster of black flames seemed to feel something. It suddenly swelled a little and began to sway back and forth.
The Fire God's Staff was still descending, getting closer and closer to the black flames.
Suddenly, a large number of bubbles of various sizes suddenly floated up. It was unknown how many times more than what Lu Chen had seen before. The transparent outer walls of each bubble reflected all kinds of shadows, but they were not the shadows of Lu Chen.
In those bubbles, there was the vault of heaven and earth, all things in the world, all living beings, the passing of time, the passing of time, the destruction of the void, the various states of life, the joys and sorrows of separation and reunion …
Thousands of worlds were only in the illusory bubbles. Just like that, they were unguarded in front of Lu Chen's eyes.
The body of the Fire God's Staff began to heat up. The withered old wood seemed to suddenly be reborn. Lines and lines of spiritual power appeared on the body of the staff, forming mysterious and strange runes that slowly lit up.
At the same time, there was a whistling sound in the surrounding water, and the seven whirlpools suddenly widened several times. The water waves jumped fiercely, and some even jumped out of the water. All the bubbles rushed to the surface of the water as if they were flying, and burst, bringing along the illusory bubbles into nothingness.
On the surface of the water, the cluster of black flames violently swayed for a moment. Then, it left the bottom of the water and slowly floated up towards the Fire God's Staff.
The Fire God's Staff trembled incessantly. It was as if it was extremely excited, welcoming the power that it had long desired.
Like a clap of thunder in the silence, like a roar in the underworld, the dark eyes suddenly looked back from the depths of time, passing through the years, reaching the other shore, and landing on him.
The black flames, lit up in Lu Chen's eyes, burning fiercely.
At that moment, the black flames in the water finally landed on the Fire God's Staff. In an instant, all the totem runes on the Fire God's Staff lit up together. The surrounding water rumbled, and in a moment, it was as if a huge thunder roared. The entire pool of water rushed up two feet into the air, and then immediately fell back down.
The Fire God's Staff trembled and whistled. It struggled free from Lu Chen's hands and floated up. It circled in the air a few times, and the black flames ignited from the tip of the Fire God's Staff. In the blink of an eye, it covered all the totem runes. It looked as if the entire staff was engulfed by the black flames, but it also looked as if the black flames had been reborn, burning fiercely on the ancient staff.
A mysterious and vast power seemed to descend from the void, pouring into the Fire God's Staff. A burst of dazzling light shone, like the sun that could not be looked at directly.
Lu Chen covered his eyes with his hands and took a step back. Then, he felt that the light gradually calmed down, and the majestic and terrifying power in the surroundings also gradually calmed down.
The Fire God's Staff in the air gradually calmed down, and the totem runes slowly disappeared. But at this moment, the Fire God's Staff no longer looked withered. The entire staff looked smooth and tough.
In other words, the Fire God's Staff seemed to be more like a legendary divine treasure.
Lu Chen stretched out his hand to catch the Fire God's Staff. He carefully tested it, and found that there didn't seem to be anything wrong. After a moment of silence, he tried waving it twice, but there was no reaction.
Could it be that after making such a big commotion just now, it only became a slightly better looking wooden staff?
Lu Chen scratched his head. After thinking for a moment, he tried to circulate the power of the black flames in his body. Sure enough, there was a reaction.
The totem on the Fire God's Staff quickly lit up, but it seemed that it was just like that. When the power of the black flames stimulated it, the Fire God's Staff also lit up at the same time. Other than that, there was no other strange phenomenon. There was neither the power to destroy heaven and earth, nor the means to kill the enemy.
Lu Chen tried for a while, but it was still the same. In the end, he could only sigh, shrug his shoulders, and put it aside. Then, he turned to look at Atsu and said, "Are you full? Let's go out."
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