"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Just as the four shadows approached Ding Ning and were about to devour him, Ding Ning suddenly opened his eyes and shouted. His eyes shone brightly, and there was no trace of the previous lifelessness.
The bright light of the saber flashed, and the shadows of the trees shattered. The four ancient trees convulsed and trembled at the same time, letting out cries that sounded like babies crying.
The shattered tree shadows twisted and disappeared, leaving behind four fragmented buds on the ground. Unexpectedly, there were sparkling and translucent dark-red beads of blood rolling about.
"Such rich life essence!"
Ding Ning was shocked and suddenly understood why there were no living creatures here. All the living creatures had been devoured by these ancient trees as nourishment, which was why they could breed such rich life essence.
Fortunately, he had the Greenwood Totem, fortunately, he had been aware of the strangeness and was on guard, and fortunately, his will was still strong. Otherwise, if he lost his mind, he would have become a hopeless traveler and eventually become nourishment for these ancient trees.
The ancient trees shook violently, and the leaves rustled. Ding Ning actually understood what they meant. They were begging for mercy.
"Humph! You wanted to scheme against me but failed, so now you're begging for mercy. This scheme is really good. "
Ding Ning said coldly. He raised the Sky Destroyer in his hand and chopped at one of the ancient trees.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
That thick ancient tree, which needed more than ten people to wrap their arms around it, did not resist at all. Its scale-like bark was cut by Ding Ning's saber, and dark red blood flowed along the saber mark. It was so painful that it screamed, and its entire body trembled.
Ding Ning was slightly stunned. Although his words were tough, he was secretly on guard. He did not believe that these ancient trees, which could use all living creatures as nourishment, did not have any means of attack. However, the ancient tree did not resist, which was really unexpected.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
The ancient tree that was cut shook violently, conveying its fear and begging for mercy.
The other three ancient trees were also trembling, desperately begging for mercy. Even the entire forest was faintly filled with unease.
Wasn't this too f * cking cowardly? Was there some kind of conspiracy? Did they really not have any means of attack?
Ding Ning's expression was uncertain. He really could not understand what these strange ancient trees meant. Shouldn't they fight? There were so many ancient trees, could it be that they were afraid of him alone?
"Pu!"
The ancient tree that had been cut suddenly shook its body hard. Just as Ding Ning was secretly on guard to see what kind of tricks it was up to, a glowing green fruit fell into his arms.
"Good stuff!"
Ding Ning's eyes lit up as he looked at the green fruit in his hand that was enshrouded in a huge amount of vitality. This was definitely the crystallization of a large amount of life essence. Could it be that the ancient tree intended to use this green fruit to make amends?
He subconsciously looked at the ancient tree and couldn't help but jump in fright. He saw that the ancient tree's aura had become extremely dispirited, like an old man on the verge of death. Even the verdant green leaves had wilted.
"Since you're sensible, I'll let you off this time."
Ding Ning knew that this ancient tree might have to consume two-thirds of its life essence to condense this green fruit. He was very satisfied with its attitude of apology, so he said coldly and reluctantly.
The ancient tree shook its body to express its gratitude, which made Ding Ning feel as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
Ding Ning calmly put the green fruit into the Medicine Spiritual Ring. At this moment, the life essence contained in the green fruit was enough to increase the efficacy of all the medicinal herbs in the Spiritual Herbal Garden by a hundred years.
Looking up at the endless forest, Ding Ning's eyes shone with a green luster. He secretly calculated in his heart, "An ancient tree and a green fruit, I'm going to be rich!"
If it wasn't for the fact that these ancient trees were too thick, he would have dug them up and moved them into the Medicine Spiritual Ring.
"It has already spent money to avoid disaster. It's time for me to settle the score with you guys."
A hideous smile appeared on his face. Ding Ning raised the Sky Destroyer and looked at the other three ancient trees.
"Pu pu pu!"
Very good, these guys were very smart. Before he could make an example out of them, they tactfully condensed three green fruits.
"Very good, I'll let you off this time."
Ding Ning put them away without hesitation.
Although the aura of the three ancient trees had become extremely dispirited, they all shook their bodies and made rustling sounds to express their gratitude.
Hmm, not bad, the guys here all know how to spend money to buy their lives. They have a bright future!
Ding Ning walked to another ancient tree with a strange smile, raised the Sky Destroyer in his hand, and said, "It's your turn!"
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
The ancient tree shook violently and emitted an angry emotion, which meant that I didn't attack you, so why do you want it?
"Yo, if it wasn't for the four of them, would you have attacked me? That's why all of you have to spend money to buy your lives! "
Ding Ning waved the knife in his hand threateningly and said unreasonably.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
The entire forest was shaking, conveying a strong feeling of protest and anger. Although they weren't very intelligent, they knew that if the lips were gone, the teeth would be interdependent. They all supported this ancient tree and expressed their dissatisfaction.
"Don't talk nonsense with me. I was almost eaten by you guys. What's wrong with asking for some compensation for mental damage?"
Ding Ning felt a little guilty. Who knew what other strange tricks these ancient trees had up their sleeves. But now, he couldn't give up halfway, right? Wouldn't that be slapping his own face? Thus, while he was secretly on guard, he braced himself and shouted loudly, trying to put on a brave front while feeling weak inside.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
All of the ancient trees were still expressing their protest, but Ding Ning clearly sensed a wave of fear from them.
Instantly, he was happy. He knew that these ancient trees were guys who bullied the weak and feared the strong. His courage was instantly boosted. He pretended to be angry, waved the Sky Destroyer, and roared, "If you don't satisfy me today, I'll burn you all with fire."
The forest was quiet, but then there was an even more violent rustling sound. It seemed that this threat didn't work!
Ding Ning was a little confused. What was going on? Why did he feel that these guys were much less fearful than before? It seemed that they weren't afraid of fire?
Could it be?
Out of the corner of his eye, Ding Ning suddenly saw that the ancient tree that had been cut was using its life essence to heal its wound. But the Sky Destroyer had the Divine Talisman of Destruction, so the wound healed very slowly. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He subconsciously looked at the Sky Destroyer. Could it be that these guys were afraid of the Divine Talisman of Destruction?
Let's try it and find out!
Without hesitation, Ding Ning slashed the ancient tree that refused to pay the protection fee … uh, to buy its life with money. The ancient tree was in so much pain that its whole body convulsed. Before Ding Ning could threaten it, it condensed a green fruit and gave it to him.
The whole forest was suddenly overflowing with silence, giving people a feeling of being as silent as cicadas in winter.
Ding Ning was secretly complacent. Sure enough, in order to play a deterrent role, he fiercely kicked the ancient tree after putting away the green fruit and scolded angrily, "You're so cheap. Why didn't you give it to me earlier? You deserve it!"
The ancient tree shook its body pitifully and made a rustling sound in response. It seemed to be explaining that it was also in a difficult position, but if it didn't persist, it would be despised by everyone.
Ding Ning looked at it with disdain and secretly scolded it for being an idiot. He got the fruit and didn't want to bully it anymore. He swaggered to the next ancient tree with the Sky Destroyer on his shoulder. Before he could threaten it, the ancient tree had already condensed a green fruit. It didn't even dare to let out a fart and even showed a hint of flattery.
"Not bad. You have a bright future. You're much better than that guy. I have faith in you!"
Ding Ning praised it without sincerity and continued to walk to the next ancient tree.
Well, these guys were really well-behaved. He didn't even need to speak anymore. Whoever walked in front of him would condense a green fruit without saying anything and give it to him, causing him to smile so widely that his molars were exposed.
This forest didn't look small, but in fact, there weren't many ancient trees. After all, these ancient trees were too thick, and the branches and leaves of a tree could cover an area of more than a hundred meters. He didn't even want to let those small trees go, but after the ancient trees explained to him in fear, he realized that those small trees were actually the roots of the ancient trees that germinated and didn't have the ability to produce fruits.
Ding Ning could only give up with regret. In this way, there were only more than 200 ancient trees in the whole forest, which made him feel very unsatisfied. It was rare for him to be a robber, but he only got more than 200 fruits, which made him feel a little unsatisfied. It was rare for him to be a robber, but he only got more than 200 fruits, which made him feel a little unsatisfied.
Perhaps they felt that he was a little greedy, or perhaps these ancient trees thought that if he was unlucky, everyone would be unlucky together, or maybe they wanted to bring Ding Ning into the pit.
They shook the tree and told him that this was called the Thousand Demon Territory. As long as it was an ancient tree with intelligence, it could condense fruits.
Their cultivation was not high, and the green fruit was just a pure crystallization of life essence, which was nothing in the Thousand Demon Territory. It was said that in the depths of the Thousand Demon Territory, the fruits of various ancient trees had different functions. Many ancient trees could condense fruits of various elements, and some ancient trees with high cultivation could even condense fruits of Tao.
Fruit of Tao?
Ding Ning's eyes brightened, and his saliva flowed down. He roared crazily in his heart. There were not only fruits of attributes here, but also fruits of Tao. He had to get them no matter what.
After eating the Attribute Fruit, he would be able to deepen his understanding of the Attribute Elements. For him, this was definitely a great opportunity. Currently, he had reached perfection in his understanding of the Water and Wood Elements. As for the Metal, Earth, and Fire Elements, he had only comprehended 70% of them. This kind of comprehension was not comparable to cultivation. Without inspiration or great opportunities, if he had to rely on himself to comprehend, he might not be able to reach perfection in a few years.
In addition, he had just understood the element of lightning, and he had only understood 30% of it. Although it seemed easy for him to understand 30% in the sea of lightning, in fact, the further he went, the harder it was to understand.
But now, the opportunity was right in front of him. If he could obtain the fruit of the element, he would undoubtedly be able to understand the element to the Perfect Realm in a short time, and then break through to the Divine Martial Arts Realm.
As for the fruit of Tao, it was even more precious. It was a fruit of Tao that contained a complete Great Path. If he could eat one, he would instantly understand another Great Path to the Perfect Realm.
Although Ding Ning knew that this ancient tree was definitely up to no good, he did not plan to argue with it. After all, this was an overt plot. Even if it did not instigate him, he would not miss this great opportunity.
Immediately, he talked with this sinister ancient tree for a while with a pleasant expression. He wanted to understand more about the Thousand Demon Territory, so that he could make sufficient preparations to obtain the fruit of Tao.
The ancient tree was also very talkative, but unfortunately, its knowledge was limited. It only knew that they had been here since they had spiritual intelligence. Even the things about the Thousand Demon Territory were obtained from the memories of the creatures that they had devoured. This place was about a million kilometers away from the depths of the Thousand Demon Territory.
As Ding Ning had expected, there were demonic beasts here, and there were even great demons. However, this was only the periphery of the Thousand Demon Territory. Usually, there were few demonic beasts, and the few that passed by were all powerful demonic beasts. The ancient trees did not dare to provoke them, and could only rely on uncivilized wild beasts, insects, rats, and ants to satisfy their hunger.
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