When the fruit pit of the Heavenly Qilin Demon Fruit was buried in the soil, Long Chen began to channel the power of the chaotic space. Soon, the pit began to change, slowly cracking open, awakening the vitality of the kernel inside, and a tender sprout quickly emerged.
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, a sapling over half a foot tall appeared in the chaotic space. Unlike ordinary sprouts, the Tianlin Demon Tree had three leaves upon birth, each with runes flowing on it.
Once it sprouted, it didn't need Long Chen to activate it; it began to frantically absorb the vitality within the chaotic space and start growing.
"It gathered the power of the entire chaotic space to give birth to a Tianlin Demon Tree, and its speed is so slow. The vitality of this Tianlin Demon Tree is truly terrifying."
Long Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Tianlin Demon Tree grows too slowly. It's just a sapling about a foot tall, yet its vitality is not much less than a hundred-mile-tall World Tree.
"Alright, it's you."
Long Chen decided to cultivate a forest of Tianlin demon trees, removing all the World Trees originally planted in the chaotic space to avoid competing with the Tianlin demon trees for nutrients.
Now, Long Chen's chaotic space spans billions of miles, and he has buried three hundred fruit cores of the Heavenly Qilin Demon Tree.
The remaining fruit pits were collected by Long Chen, because the Tianlin Demon Tree was too large after maturity and shouldn't be planted too densely.
Additionally, the remaining fruit cores were useful to Long Chen. The Dragon Blood warriors didn't need the Tianlin Demon Fruit Liquid, because Long Chen needed to use the fruit cores to refine pills, which was much more effective than the fruit liquid.
After burying the three hundred fruit cores, the corpses of those sea demons finally came into use. Long Chen threw them directly into the black soil. One after another, the corpses, as large as mountains, were devoured by the black earth, releasing a dense life energy energy.
Three hundred Tianlin Demon Trees were slowly growing. After an hour, the corpses of over a hundred thousand sea demons were devoured, while the Tianlin Demon Tree only reached a height of just over ten zhang.
When they reached ten zhang, they began to branch, with two branches advancing side by side and growing upward. Long Chen noticed that the runes on the leaves on the two branches had changed, with one yin and one yang complementing each other.
At this moment, Long Chen finally understood that the part of the Tianlin Demon Tree that had been cut off was actually the other half, which made it look so strange.
The beast's corpse was devoured completely, and the Tianlin Demon Tree had only grown to a dozen zhang tall. Long Chen sensed it and realized that the combined vitality of these Tianlin Demon Trees should be only half that of the World Tree.
But this was already quite astonishing. You have to understand, they were still just little seedlings. If they reached their peak, it would provide Long Chen with terrifying vitality.
However, without the decomposition of corpses, the Tianlin Demon Tree had almost stopped growing, because the vitality generated by the chaotic space operating on its own was too little nutrient for them, and its growth was too slow.
Long Chen had calculated that without corpse injection, relying solely on the chaotic space to operate on its own, these Tianlin demon trees would take at least several thousand years to grow.
Looking at the corpse of the giant loach monster in the chaotic space, Long Chen felt an urge to dismantle it as well. But in the end, he held back. The growth of the Tianlin Demon Tree wasn't something that happened overnight; there was no need to rush.
The Tianlin Demon Fruit Liquid had already been distributed. Each person received three drops, with over two thousand drops left. Long Chen handed the liquid directly to the team that first discovered the swamp. How they divided it was up to them.
After dividing the loot, everyone was thrilled, especially the powerful members of the Xuan Beast clan. This Tianlin Demon Fruit Liquid would bring unexpected benefits to their bodies, and it had no side effects—even better than the human race.
"Has everyone else received the news?" Long Chen asked.
"All received here. Now, all teams, gather and continue moving toward the location you designated." A Dragonblood Warrior replied.
"It seems that opportunities aren't meant to be encountered by just anyone. We've all benefited from you." Long Chen laughed at the soldiers who first sent out the distress signal, and they laughed heartily as well.
"We've all benefited from you, Senior Brother Long Chen. Without you, no matter how good the opportunity is, we can't get it. We can only watch helplessly. If we try to rob, not only will we lose our treasures, but we might even lose our lives." A disciple of the Tianwu Alliance laughed.
"Not bad, not bad, this flattery is flawless." Long Chen laughed, and the others also burst out laughing.
They were extremely excited, and at the same time, their respect for Long Chen grew even stronger. His straightforward and approachable attitude was a rare personal charm that was truly moving.
"Let's go, heading to the destination and joining up with the nearby team." Long Chen gave the order to set off, heading in the direction marked by the mark.
Half a day later, Long Chen joined up with another team.
"Boss, hahaha, look at my mount."
A nearby team made up of three squads was Guo Ran and Xia Chen's team. As soon as Guo Ran saw Long Chen, he couldn't wait to shout.
He saw this creature riding a large, fluffy bird running over—yes, it was running, as if the bird couldn't fly.
"Boss Guo Ran, where did you get a chick?" A Dragonblood warrior shouted.
"What kind of look is that?" What kind of look is that? Is this a chick? Let me tell you, this is the ancient fierce beast, the Nine-Winged Blood Phoenix. When grown, it can reach the thirteenth tier, an invincible existence in the world. Guo Ran exclaimed proudly.
"A tier thirteen ferocious beast?"
Everyone was shocked, but this seemingly silly bird looked like a big chick, nothing like a terrifying beast.
"Boss Guo Ran, how did you get this?" Someone exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course, I killed two tier thirteen fierce beasts with my strength, and then took the spoils. I collected two in total—one for Xia Chen and me. Xia Chen, don't just stand there—show us your divine bird for everyone to see." Guo Ran looked at Xia Chen.
Xia Chen felt a bit embarrassed and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, it's still sleeping, so I won't disturb it." Obviously
, Xia Chen wasn't as show-off as Guo Ran; he chose to keep a low profile.
"You slew two thirteenth-rank demon beasts? This ... Really? You have to know, the boss only killed one of them. Someone exclaimed, how did Guo Ran become so powerful?
"What?" Boss, can you slay a thirteenth-tier ferocious beast? This time, it was Guo Ran's turn to be shocked.
"Come on, Boss Guo Ran, what are you surprised about? You're a powerhouse who slew two thirteenth-tier ferocious beasts! Were you just bragging just now?" The Dragonblood warriors looked at Guo Ran with suspicion.
"Ahem, what a joke. When have I, Guo Ran, ever bragged? You can ask the brothers behind me; they all saw it with their own eyes.
Besides, we have evidence—the body is still in Xia Chen's space. Why would I lie to you? Guo Ran said somewhat dissatisfiedly, but even so, he didn't let Xia Chen reveal the corpse.
"This really is the Nine-Winged Blood Phoenix. Under its wings are nine overlapping folds, and when it matures, these folds will grow nine rows of feathers of different colors.
It looked as if nine wings were stacked together, as the name 'Nine-Winged Blood Phoenix' suggested. Congratulations to Senior Brother Guo Ran for obtaining such a terrifying mount. A disciple of the Tianwu Alliance, who seemed to have studied ferocious beasts, stepped out and observed carefully.
"Hahaha, finally meeting someone who knows their stuff. But don't be discouraged—just do more good deeds and build your character. You'll be blessed by heaven just like I am." Guo RanhaHe laughed heartily, as if waiting for others to praise him.
Xia Chen shook his head and waved his hand, sending two massive corpses to appear before everyone. When the corpses appeared, everyone was startled. The aura made their scalps tingle and their hearts tremble. Although they were two corpses, their presence was terrifying, causing them to retreat in panic.
"Boss, these are the corpses of two thirteenth-tier ferocious beasts. Keep them. I've already collected the crystal cores. See if you need any more use. If you don't need them, just treat them as snacks for Aman when you see them." Xia Chen said.
Everyone stepped back and realized it was a dazzling phoenix and a giant lion with two heads. The two massive corpses were covered in wounds, their bodies nearly cut in two, and several bloody holes piercing through the phoenix's body.
The moment Xia Chen threw out the two corpses, Guo Ran quickly put away his mount and chuckled, "
Actually, I was just bragging earlier. These two ferocious beasts were mutually wounded. By the time we found them, they were already dead."
This Nine-Winged Blood Phoenix should be stronger, but while protecting its cub, it was ambushed and seriously injured by that two-headed lion. Honestly, I owe this powerful mount to the boss. Long
Chen put away the two corpses and asked in confusion, "Thank me for what?" "
Thank you, boss. You gave me the luck rewarded from the Demon Slayer List, so my luck is so good."
As we traveled, we all found three treasures. The first was a spirit pool, which we divided up completely.
The second spot was a vein of immortal gold, and beneath it, there was source energy, which we also extracted.
We split up to search for treasures, and in the end, I ran into two thirteenth-tier fierce beasts fighting fiercely, got two corpses for free, and also got two Nine-Winged Blood Phoenix cubs.
However, the only downside was that there were three in total, and one was eaten by the two-headed lion. Guo Ran said with some regret.
Everyone stared at Guo Ran in shock. Guo Ran's luck was just unbelievable! Safe all the way, all treasures relied on picking them up?
Even Long Chen was shocked. Is Guo Ran's luck really that extraordinary? How come I didn't notice before? Could it be that it was ours? My bad luck overshadowed his fortune?
Long Chen faced danger along the way, outsmarting the Tianlin Demon Tree and slaying the giant loach monster to obtain these treasures. Meanwhile, Guo Ran actually picked up two Nine-Winged Blood Phoenix cubs. His luck was simply heaven-shattering—comparing people leads to death, comparing goods leads to discarding them.
"Guo Ran, lead everyone to keep moving." Long Chen said.
"What about you, boss?" Guo Ran and the others were stunned.
"Me?" It's still better to travel alone. After Long Chen finished speaking, he gave everyone a few reminders, then left alone.