"You've inhaled the fragrance of the thousand-year spiritual pine. Your Qi and blood have surged, and your physical attributes have been improved. Strength + 20, Physique + 20, Agility + 20, Vitality + 1000, Comprehension + 1, Martial Arts Talent + 3."
When he was about ten meters away from the Welcoming Guest Pine, Yang Fan suddenly smelled a different kind of pine fragrance. He was intoxicated, and the system's notification sounded in his ears.
A thousand-year spiritual pine!
It was a spiritual plant that was one in a million!
No wonder he did not sense any danger. It turned out that the Welcoming Guest Pine was not an ordinary demon plant that suddenly mutated due to spiritual power, but a spiritual plant that already had its own consciousness!
Many records about spiritual plants appeared in Yang Fan's mind.
Spiritual plants were gentle by nature, and they rarely attacked humans.
However, spiritual plants were good at hiding. Unless they wanted to expose themselves, very few people would be able to discover their existence.
Moreover, the number of spiritual plants was extremely rare, one in ten thousand. It was just an adjective. If one were to calculate carefully, the number of spiritual plants that could awaken on their own and give birth to spiritual intelligence would not exceed a hundred. The number of spiritual plants that could be discovered by humans was even rarer.
Legend had it that spiritual plants were like demons. Once they reached a certain level, they would be able to change their habitat at will and would no longer need to be confined to a corner. It was the same principle as the Huaxia legend of ginseng that was over ten thousand years old being able to travel through the ground.
Before coming to this Daoist temple, Yang Fan would never have thought that there would be a spiritual plant cultivating in seclusion here.
Yang Fan's vigilance was slightly relaxed. Just by absorbing some of the fragrance from the Welcoming Guest Pine, his Qi and blood had increased by 1000 points, his three attributes had increased by 20 points, and his martial arts talent had increased by 3 points. Moreover, he had an additional Comprehension, which was really a pleasant surprise.
The children sat there motionlessly, probably concentrating on absorbing and refining the energy contained in the pine fragrance, just like when they absorbed the laurel tree's fragrance in the Hongjing Bay villa area.
After all, not everyone had a system that could directly refine the energy in the fragrance.
Yang Fan took two more steps forward and then paused. He stared straight at the Taoist Boy who had suddenly appeared from behind the roots of the pine tree and realized something.
No wonder Zhu Huawu and the others had different expressions and were talking to each other. It seemed that this little boy who had suddenly appeared was the person they were talking to.
It was just that he was outside the scene just now and couldn't see the figure of this Daoist child at all, so he felt that the few of them were affected by mental interference.
"Fellow Daoist, please!" The Little Taoist Boy walked past Zhu Zhengqi and the others and slowly approached Yang Fan. With a solemn expression, he cupped his hands and bowed to Yang Fan. "This humble Taoist is Ling Songzi, the gatekeeper of this Pingshan Monastery. May I ask if you've also come here to search for someone? "
Ling Songzi?
He even had a name!
It seemed that the rumors were true. This spiritual plant did have spiritual consciousness and memories, but he didn't expect it to transform into the image of a little Taoist and give itself a name that was similar to a Taoist name.
Was it because it had always grown up in this Taoist temple?
"Fellow Daoist Ling Songzi, greetings! I'm Yang Fan, nice to meet you, fellow Daoist. "
Yang Fan nodded politely and then raised his hand to point at Zhu Zhengqi and the others, saying, "To tell you the truth, these are all my friends. They have mistakenly entered this place and disturbed your cultivation. I'm really sorry. I hope you can make things convenient and allow me to take them away."
Spiritual plants were different from demonic plants and demonic beasts. In principle, spiritual plants were more rational and did not devour blood, so they were harmless to humans. Therefore, Yang Fan would not be like dealing with ordinary demonic plants and demonic beasts, harboring hostility and wanting to kill people as soon as he came up.
Under normal circumstances, Yang Fan felt that he was a very polite, cultured, and reasonable person.
If others were polite to him, he would be more polite to them.
If others were impolite to him, he would be even more impolite to them.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, that was how honest he was.
Hearing Yang Fan's words, the Little Taoist Boy's solemn little round face squeezed out a stiff smile. He bowed again and said, "If fellow Daoist wants to take them away, I naturally won't stop you. However, does fellow Daoist really intend to take them away now? "
The Little Taoist Boy looked back at the six people and one dog sitting under the tree and said to Yang Fan, "Except for fellow Daoist's pet, the other six people are now on the verge of enlightenment. It's really a pity to wake them up at this time."
Yang Fan nodded. Spiritual plants were just like the legends. They were gentle and wouldn't easily become enemies with humans.
Zhu Zhengqi, Zhu Caiwei, and the other five people were indeed in good condition. The strength of their Qi and blood was rapidly increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The filth and impurities in their bodies were also being expelled from their bodies little by little.
"If fellow Daoist doesn't find it troublesome..." Yang Fan rubbed his hands and looked at the Little Taoist Boy with some embarrassment.
The Little Taoist Boy understood and said, "It's fate that brought us together. Since I've decided to bring them here, I naturally won't find it troublesome. Fellow Daoist, you can rest assured."
"No, no, no, fellow Daoist, perhaps you don't understand what I mean." Yang Fan waved his hands and said shamelessly, "What I mean is, if it's convenient, can you also make a place for me? Enlightenment is my favorite..."
The Little Taoist Boy's expression stiffened. He looked at Yang Fan blankly and nodded slightly. Then, he pointed at the sleeping Dahei and said, "If you don't mind, fellow Daoist, you can temporarily sit on that dog-like scholar's seat."
"My Dharma of Fate is born from humans and feeds back to humans. Only humans can comprehend and benefit from it. This dog-like scholar actually doesn't benefit at all by staying here. He's even wasting a Dharma of Fate spot. It's truly a pity."
"Understood!"
Ling Songzi said it tactfully, but the general idea was that Dahei was a dog in the manger. Since that was the case, there was no need for him to continue staying here.
Yang Fan walked up and kicked Dahei's butt. With a whoosh, Dahei was kicked back to Floret's side. Then, he sat down on the praying mat that originally belonged to Dahei.
The Little Taoist Boy's mouth twitched. This fellow Daoist was cruel. It seemed that he had made the right choice to be honest with him!
However, even if these humans didn't come today, he couldn't stay here any longer. After tonight, he would have to move.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of luring nearby humans here before he left Peace Mountain Monastery and deliberately left behind some Dao of Fate.
The little Daoist boy looked at the dilapidated main hall of the Daoist temple reluctantly. Now was the time of chaos. Demonic beasts were everywhere, and the human race was suffering. Even the revival of Daoism was difficult. It was meaningless to continue waiting here.
In the next few decades, there probably wouldn't be a new monastery master coming to take care of this monastery. It was indeed time to leave.
All of a sudden, the Little Taoist Boy became a little sad.
It was born here and grew up here. It listened to Dao here and comprehended Dao here. It cultivated here for one thousand and three hundred years before it awakened its spiritual intelligence. It had long regarded this place as its home and those Daoists who came and went in the Daoist temple as its family.
It was a pity that after the previous monastery master fell off the cliff and passed away, there hadn't been a new monastery master for nearly 20 years. This place was completely deserted.
Yang Fan sat on the praying mat and immediately felt a surge of heat surging up from his butt. It passed through his stomach and entered his lungs, nourishing all the organs and meridians in his body.
"You've absorbed the essence of spiritual energy released by the thousand-year spiritual pine. Vitality + 10, mental strength + 1."
"You've absorbed the essence of spiritual energy released by the thousand-year spiritual pine. Vitality + 10, mental strength + 1."
…
"You've absorbed the essence of spiritual energy released by the thousand-year spiritual pine. Vitality + 10, mental strength + 1."
Yang Fan's mind was greatly shaken as he listened to the system's precise prompts and felt waves of spiritual energy wash through his body one after another.
He didn't expect this spiritual plant to be so generous. It actually released the essence of spiritual energy that it had painstakingly gathered to help them cultivate.
What was it after?
Yang Fan's vigilance rose again. He didn't believe that there would be such a kind spiritual plant in this world. It would be so kind to a few people it had never met before.
If you want to take, you must first give.
One who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions.
Those who are not of my race must have a different heart.
These words of wisdom passed down by the ancestors began to pop out one by one. The more energy he absorbed, the more uneasy Yang Fan felt.
The absorption effect of this spiritual energy essence seemed to be much worse than that of the laurel in the Hongjing Bay villa district. However, it didn't have any limits on its absorption. In principle, as long as the spiritual pine didn't cut off the supply of spiritual energy essence, Yang Fan and his companions could continuously absorb and advance.
This was very frightening, wasn't it?
With Yang Fan's current speed, he could absorb at least 600 points of vitality and 60 points of mental strength in a minute. If he were to sit here for an entire night, he might have already become a Martial Ancestor level expert by daybreak!
Therefore, Yang Fan's current state was that while he was happily absorbing, he was also extremely vigilant and worried. He was afraid that this spiritual plant was hiding something behind the scenes that wanted to harm them.
However, Yang Fan was more or less relieved when he remembered that Floret and Dahei, the two fourth grade Daemon Generals, were still guarding the place.
Dahei's mental strength was weak and probably wouldn't be a match for this spiritual plant. However, Floret was a commander-type Daemon with innately strong mental strength and definitely wouldn't be affected too deeply. At a critical moment, he would definitely be able to block for him for a moment.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes … …
The imagined danger didn't happen. Yang Fan's strength steadily increased. In a short three minutes, his vitality had increased by almost 2000 points. His total vitality had also soared from 8565 points to 10500 points, reaching more than 10000 points!
At this moment, the Little Taoist Boy who was originally hiding in the trunk suddenly appeared. He stood beside Yang Fan and furrowed his brows, as if he had encountered a difficult problem.
What was wrong with this human? His absorption rate of spiritual energy essence was actually more than ten times that of other people!
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before all the spiritual energy essence stored under its roots would be sucked dry by this human.
The Little Taoist Boy didn't really feel bad about losing the spiritual energy essence. After all, it was going to move out soon. The spiritual energy essence hanging on the roots would more or less leak out and be absorbed by these humans in advance. It could be considered as recycling waste.
However, if all the spiritual energy essence was absorbed by this human, then there would be less left for other people to cultivate. This wasn't in line with its original intention of luring these people here.
Furthermore, the most important thing that the Little Taoist Boy couldn't tolerate was that this human only sucked and didn't spit it out!
In three minutes, he had absorbed so much spiritual energy essence, but in the end, he didn't even spit out a breath of Xiantian waste. He was just like a Pixiu.
If you only eat and don't poop, then what use do I have for you?!
Didn't he see that the other six people either had fog coming out of their heads, or their anuses discharging impurities, or the pores all over their bodies were discharging impurities, or they directly vomited blood? In short, more or less, they were able to discharge impurities that they didn't need from their bodies. These impurities could be directly absorbed by the roots of the spiritual song to strengthen itself.
In this way, everyone would take what they needed. It could be considered a kind of equivalent exchange, and no one would lose out.
However, Yang Fan was the only one who could only enter and not exit. He had absorbed almost one-fifth of the spiritual power reserve, but only exhaled a few mouthfuls of carbon dioxide that had no effect on the spiritual pine. How could the little Daoist not be anxious?
Coming back without any returns? Did he really think that I, Ling Songzi, was a saint?
The little Daoist child pulled a long face. If it wasn't for the fact that Yang Fan's cultivation base was extraordinary and it couldn't figure out Yang Fan's background, the little Daoist child would have kicked him out of its dojo.
How dare you try to eat free food on me? Dream on!
With a thought, the Little Taoist Boy directly reduced the spiritual energy supply on the praying mat that Yang Fan was sitting on by ninety percent.
It wasn't good for him to directly persuade Yang Fan to leave, so he could only use this roundabout method to stop Yang Fan's crazy plundering.
"You've absorbed the spiritual energy essence released by the thousand-year-old spiritual song. Your spiritual energy has increased, and your qi and blood have increased by one."
"…"
The pleasure of the rapid increase in strength came to an abrupt end. Yang Fan frowned and couldn't help but open his eyes from his meditation.
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