The days here were long, and so were the nights. After a night of recuperation, his injuries were almost healed.
At daybreak, Niu Youdao stopped cultivating and opened his eyes. He tilted his head to look at the Moon Butterfly resting on the stone wall. His gaze was deep for a moment. Then, he took out a spirit seed and crushed it into powder, mixing it with the Moon Butterfly's food.
At this point, there were not many people who were willing to follow him. Only this Moon Butterfly could be completely trusted and would never leave him. Therefore, he would rather waste the Spirit Seed. Even if it meant reducing the number of Spirit Seeds he could use, he would do his best to protect this Moon Butterfly so that it would not die in the Arcane Territory.
After keeping the Moon Butterfly, Niu Youdao picked up his sword and left the cave. He nodded to Wu Zhaoxing who was sitting cross-legged outside the cave.
Let's go!
Although Niu Youdao had secretly left for a few days, the five days of seclusion were not up yet. However, since he had decided to leave, the three major sects had no objections and the group continued forward.
Controlling the consumption of transcendence energy, after half a day, they were about to leave the forest. Before they could leave, they heard the rumbling of the ground from afar.
Everyone was on high alert and quickly left the forest. Standing on the hillside, they saw a vast grassland in front of them.
This grassland was different from the grassland outside. The weeds were taller than people. Although the scattered trees on the grassland were not as large as the forest behind them, they were still much larger than the trees outside. Being in this place made people feel that the things outside were very small.
The source of the rumbling was also found. A group of abnormally large animals walked across the grassland like small mountains. They had long necks and tails, and every step they took made a dull thud.
Everyone was amazed and clicked their tongues.
However, Niu Youdao was dumbfounded. His mind was in a mess. A word flashed through his mind. Dinosaur?
If he was not mistaken, based on his knowledge from his previous life, this group of unhurried giants should be that … what was it called again? Brachiosaurus?
Before entering the Heaven Capital Arcane Realm, he heard that there were many large animals here. He did not expect it to be this thing.
He looked back at the forest of giant trees behind him, then looked around. His mind was in a mess, and he could not tell if it was right or wrong.
It was said that under normal circumstances, the animals in the outside world would not be able to survive here, and the animals here would not be able to survive in the outside world either. The difference lay in the special environment of the two places. He was reminded of the so-called extinction in his previous life. Was it because of the destruction of the special environment that led to the extinction?
"Don't worry, everyone. According to the experience of our predecessors, this thing may look huge, but as long as we don't provoke it, it won't attack us." Shan Hai turned his head and comforted the disciples of Xiao Yao Palace, whose expressions had changed. However, he also reminded them, "However, not all of them are harmless. Everyone, after you encounter them, you can make a careful judgment."
Niu Youdao suddenly asked, "The Wan Shou Clan specializes in taming beasts. Can they control the animals here?"
Shan Hai said, "That won't do. Even if we come here, the Wan Shou Sect will be at a loss. The things in the two realms are different. I think it has something to do with the special environment here."
"Let's go. Let's find a place to gather first. Then, we'll arrange for people to split up and search." Yan Li called out. He took the lead and led the Purple Golden Cave's people to fly away.
Everyone flew away one after another. More than a thousand people leaped up and down on the grassland.
From time to time, a ferocious little creature with sharp teeth and claws would jump out from the bushes. Every jump would be more than ten feet high. It would pounce and bite the people while they were descending. Unfortunately, it couldn't compare to the reaction speed of the cultivators. It would either be kicked away by the cultivators, or become something that the cultivators could use as leverage.
In the end, there was a group of about a hundred ferocious little creatures chasing after the cultivators. They galloped through the bushes as if they were splitting the waves.
However, they couldn't catch up with the flying speed of the cultivators. In the end, they could only swing their tails and watch the cultivators fly away.
After flying for about an hour, the crowd left the grassland and entered a continuous mountain forest.
The trees here seemed to be more normal. Although they were still extremely tall, they weren't as tall as the trees in the ancient forest.
However, the trees in the ancient forest were very simple. Here, there were all kinds of plants.
As soon as they entered the forest, the three big sects reminded their disciples to be careful.
Niu Youdao's understanding of this caution was that because the ancient forest blocked the living space of other plants, it destroyed the food chain and made it difficult for all kinds of animals to survive. There weren't that many ferocious beasts there. The places outside the ancient forest were different. There could be all kinds of ferocious beasts hunting for food at any time. These ferocious beasts were used to being wild. They wouldn't be able to distinguish whether or not they were cultivators with extraordinary destructive power. They would seize the opportunity to attack.
Leaping through the mountain range, the group of people went straight to the highest peak.
Their luck wasn't bad. There was a black tree growing on the highest peak. Its branches were pitch-black, and its leaves were sparse. It was the so-called spirit tree.
The people of the Purple Golden Cave were the first to seize the opportunity. They rushed to the front. As soon as they found the spirit tree, they immediately swept away all the fruits growing on the spirit tree.
Although the spirit tree was huge, there were only seven fruits on the tree. The seven fruits that grew towards the sky were at the top of the seven main branches. They seemed to be absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon.
The fruits were also pitch-black. From Niu Youdao's perspective, they looked like coconuts.
As soon as the fruits were plucked, an incredible scene appeared. It was as if the spirit, Qi, and spirit of the spirit tree had been plucked away. The tree seemed to be unable to bear any more weight. Its branches broke off and fell. The remaining trunk also decayed quickly. Finally, it all collapsed.
This was one of the miraculous things about the spirit tree. There was no growing seed. It was nurtured by the heaven and earth. It was born by collecting the essence of the heaven and earth. It took twenty years to grow into a tree. After that, it took ten years to flower, ten years to bear fruit, and ten years to ripen the fruit. It happened to be a cycle of life and death once every fifty years.
The spirit seed in the fruit could only exist here for five years at most. When the five years were up, it would be born in the dark and finally disappear in the dark.
As for where the spirit tree would grow and where it would disappear, there was no fixed pattern. At least, the cultivation world hadn't found this pattern yet. It seemed that the spirit tree would grow wherever it wanted.
Although the people of the Purple Golden Cave had the advantage of the first spirit tree, they didn't fight over it. There was no need to kill each other over such a small thing.
However, the several sects did summon everyone to watch how to collect the spirit seed.
The fruit's shell was very hard. It could only be forcibly broken by casting a spell. After breaking it, a refreshing fragrance could be smelled. The flesh inside had turned into a sack. Inside, there were densely packed spirit seeds the size of sesame seeds, sparkling and translucent purple.
The number was the same. There were exactly seven hundred spirit seeds in one fruit, which meant that one spirit tree could collect nearly five thousand spirit seeds.
The number seemed to be a lot, but in fact, it was only a handful.
Niu Youdao, who was watching from the sidelines, had his eyes opened.
Later on, the three sects decided to use this main peak as the starting point. They would spread out their people and carry out a large-scale search. They agreed on the approximate distance before they would gather and rearrange their arrangement. This was also to collect the harvest in everyone's hands.
After the agreement was made, the middle, left, and right groups of people were each responsible for one area. Then, they began to arrange their own arrangement.
Niu Youdao didn't know which side he should belong to. However, Spirit Sword Mountain Elder Chu Fengping was the first to find him. He took the opportunity to whisper, "Have you thought about it? Do you have to wait for five days? With your brain, do you need to think about it for that long? It doesn't make sense to drag it out for one or two days. "
Yan Li from the Purple Golden Cave and Shan Hai from the Carefree Palace glanced at this side. Both of them were well aware of why Chu Fengping was looking for Niu Youdao, but they pretended to be confused. They saw through it but didn't say anything, pretending that they didn't know.
If it was a blessing, it wasn't a curse. If it was a curse, it couldn't be avoided.
"Elder Chu is right..." Niu Youdao's mood was a bit heavy. He said word by word, "Marriage is not a child's play. It's very difficult for me to comply!"
Chu Fengping's face sank. "Brother, this is not the place to be emotional. If you haven't thought about it, then I'll let you drag it out for five days. Don't be impulsive."
Niu Youdao said, "Elder Chu, why do you have to force me like this? Is there no other way to discuss it?"
Chu Fengping said, "Other way? Very well, tell me another way. As long as you can tell me a way that can make me feel completely at ease, I'll listen to you. "
It was not that there was no other way. Niu Youdao could reveal a big secret to the other party. However, Chu Fengping or Spirit Sword Mountain could not bear the weight of that secret. It was very likely that they would directly sell him to the Misty Pavilion, which was not worth it!
To put it bluntly, he didn't have a good way, so he remained silent.
Chu Fengping stared at him for a while, and then his tone softened. "Brother, why do you want to embarrass yourself? It's really not necessary. How about I give you one more day to think about it?"
Niu Youdao said, "Everyone's cooperation is mutually beneficial. It's good for everyone, why do you have to push me too far!"
Chu Fengping said, "I also want to be mutually beneficial, but you're not sensible! I'm not forcing you, but you're a burden, which will only cause huge trouble. If Spirit Sword Mountain can't get what they want, and you and I are not on the same side, why should I let Spirit Sword Mountain's disciple sacrifice for you? Brother, I'm already good enough to you. That disciple of mine wants to marry a lot of people, so why do you have to be so embarrassed when I give you such a good thing? It's such a good thing, why are you still hesitating? "
Niu Youdao indifferently said, "Is it enough if I promise to marry her?"
Chu Fengping said, "Promise is the minimum! However, this place is not suitable for marriage, and I don't want the girl to feel wronged. It's not good to be too hasty. When we get out of the secret territory, I will arrange the marriage for you. Of course, the marriage is just a formality. In order to reassure you, I can give you the child first. Once you have a child, everyone can rest assured … "
Unsurprisingly, Niu Youdao has already guessed what he was going to say, so he raised his hand to stop him. "Elder Chu, thank you for your kindness, but I don't think we can talk about it anymore."
Chu Fengping's face turned ugly. "Niu Youdao, don't be so shameless, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. You'd better think carefully before you speak!"
Niu Youdao stiffly threw out a sentence. "Whoever wants to marry her can marry her. I, your father, don't fancy any woman in Spirit Sword Mountain!"
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