Chapter 380: Chapter 365: Fifty

Rao Mingxian walked out, inquiring of the sect members, and headed towards Gong Futian’s tent.

“Is Senior Gong here? I am Rao Mingxian, sent by the madam to find you.”

“Come in.”

Rao Mingxian lifted the door curtain and entered, seeing a middle-aged man of about fifty sitting cross-legged on the carpet, hair greying at the temples, and a slim figure.

He slowly opened his eyes, blood gleaming within them.

“Are you Zhou Leng’s friend?”

“I was, but now we’ve severed all ties,” Rao Mingxian replied.

“He killed Yongrui in the desolate village, and you were there?”

“I was,” Rao Mingxian reluctantly agreed.

“Was it he who killed Tian Wenhua?”

“He couldn’t have had the strength at the time,” replied Rao Mingxian.

“What did the madam say?”

Rao Mingxian repeated Mrs. Xiyang’s words.

Gong Futian frowned deeply and said, “I’m not searching for the ’Six Volumes of the Eastern Monarch’ for myself. Moreover, the Demon Worship Sect always cooperated with them, from the Magic Bag Garden to the White Lake Lotus Fruit, and perhaps even more importantly.”

“I suspect that Lord Celestial Calamity Envoy issued a strict order.”

Gong Futian nodded and said, “It’s possible. But why would the madam suddenly want to kill Zhou Leng?”

“Probably to eliminate this human genius.”

“You can’t kill Zhou Leng?” Gong Futian asked.

Rao Mingxian said, “He’s probably a notch stronger than me.”

“Oh. You and he are both True Liquid Innate, and I’m Blood Shocking Innate. I’m at least a notch stronger than you, so does that mean I’m about as strong as he is?”

“After all, he is a top-tier genius,” Rao Mingxian said.

“Realm is realm, but actual combat is actual combat. What combat experience does a young kid like him have? If I suppress my power to True Liquid Innate, could you be my opponent?”

Rao Mingxian reluctantly said, “I naturally am not your opponent.”

Gong Futian glanced at Rao Mingxian and said, “Within twenty moves, I can take you down.”

Rao Mingxian didn’t like Gong Futian and thought to himself, ’He really has no shame; needing twenty moves to beat a True Liquid Innate with Blood Shocking Innate hardly seems impressive.’

But he respectfully said, “Perhaps it won’t even take ten moves.”

Gong Futian said, “Fifty moves.”

Rao Mingxian looked at him quizzically, wondering why he suddenly said that.

“Even if Zhou Leng is a top-tier genius, but lacking in experience, within fifty moves, I can take him down.”

Rao Mingxian said nothing, thinking that if you can kill the Barbarian Star Axe in a hundred moves, that’s impressive enough; I deliberately downplayed Zhou Leng, and you took it seriously?

Gong Futian then smiled slightly and said, “However, I never take risks. Along with you, plus two more innate fighters and over a dozen late stage Life Force fighters, that should be sufficient to make a move.”

Rao Mingxian thought that these old Jianghu members were indeed cunning; he had really thought they would fight alone before.

Gong Futian said, “Since the madam wants me to kill Zhou Leng, we will search everywhere, and by the way, meet Mad Prince Aiden. Apart from being a member of the Demon Worship Sect, I’m also a member of the Shuangjiao Company, and earlier we agreed to collaborate and search for the Ancient Tree Fossil.”

“So are we going to kill Zhou Leng, or search for the Ancient Tree Fossil?”

“The search for the Ancient Tree Fossil is primary. As for Zhou Leng, if we come across him, we’ll kill him; if not, upon returning to Rucheng, once my cultivation technique reaches Great Success, I will personally take his head.”

“I will certainly do my best to cooperate with Senior.”

“Call Shen Jun; that kid is pretty clever.”

“Yes.”

Deep in the forest.

The Vigorous Root said, “This is already within the range of the Long Flute Forest, it’s safe, so we can slow down.”

A few Tree-men looked at the Vigorous Root with odd expressions, but said nothing.

The Cyan Flame looked around and said, “The trees here are taller than usual ones.”

The Vigorous Root said, “Many communities live here, not only powerful Poison Tree-men but also Wild Elves, rare Druids, which are Beastmen, and some… unwilling to fight giant insects.”

At the end, the Vigorous Root’s roots squirmed rapidly.

Zhou Leng took out two Demonized bottles and ant eggs, saying, “Time to split the spoils.”

The Vigorous Root hesitated, asking, “How do we split this?”

“As agreed before, equally,” Zhou Leng said.

The Vigorous Root said, “We didn’t know it would be so dangerous before, and we encountered the Blood of Tyranny.”

The Cyan Flame said, “We Demon Spirit Masters are used to earning more through more work. Ordinary battles are fine, but encountering the Blood of Tyranny, you should take more.”

Not allowing Zhou Leng to explain, they unanimously decided that Zhou Leng would take half, and the remaining five people would share the other half.

Zhou Leng didn’t want to mention that the Blood of Tyranny was his senior brother, as the two races were at odds, and it was inconvenient to publicize.

The Vigorous Root said, “Radiant Juice can be preserved longer, but still should be consumed quickly. It tastes sweet, so just drink it directly. But don’t drink too much, especially you, Cyan Flame.”

Zhou Leng looked around and asked, “Is it really safe here?”

“Absolutely safe, I guarantee it.”

“I’ll use a few more warning spells then.” The Cyan Flame simply released the flame demon spirit, letting it fly to the sky for vigilance.

The Vigorous Root said, “Half of you absorb Radiant Juice, while the other half stand guard. Zhou Leng, you drink first. By the way, it’s best to mix it with Water of Life, ant eggs, and aphid honey. I have some Tree of Life leaf powder; mixing them enhances the effect, and the medicinal power is mild, otherwise your bodies might not handle it.”

“Okay.”

Letting the Vigorous Root prepare the Radiant Juice, Zhou Leng took a big sip.

A complex, but delicious liquid with grassy, fruity, and honey sweetness poured into his mouth, flowed into his stomach, and then rushed like a fiery stream.

He took an Embracing Essence Pill and activated the Star Gazing Technique to compress his True Qi.

The silvery True Qi in the Dantian continuously compressed and expanded, repeatedly…

One Embracing Essence Pill could compress nine to ten times.

But this one had to be compressed thirty times before its medicinal power and the strength of the Radiant Juice were exhausted.

Zhou Leng was delighted, took another big sip, and began operating the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

The Star Phoenix Feather condensed at a speed beyond imagination.

After digesting a large gulp of Radiant Juice, in just an hour, he condensed 15 Star Phoenix Feathers.

Zhou Leng’s heart grew more joyful, and he began alternating between compressing True Qi and condensing Star Phoenix Feathers.

Once he started cultivating, he forgot the time.

The others didn’t mind, taking turns to cultivate, letting Zhou Leng cultivate on his own.

Suddenly, the Cyan Flame opened its eyes, looking toward a certain direction in the ground.

“Someone is coming, quite large, underground.”

The Tree-man wasn’t concerned, the Vigorous Root extended its roots deep into the ground, waited a while, and then smiled: “No problem, it’s my friend.”

The Cyan Flame said slowly, “The aura of your friend is a bit like the Giant Insect Race.”

The Vigorous Root coughed lightly, saying, “Xiaoyong is indeed a giant insect, but he doesn’t eat Tree-men, only tree leaves, wild grass, and tree sap.”

“Are you sure?” the Cyan Flame confirmed.

“Sure,” said the Vigorous Root.

“Alright then.”

Zhou Leng paid no attention to the outside world, focused solely on cultivating.

Because the entire process was too wonderful.

Mental fatigue, replenished by Radiant Juice.

Physical fatigue, replenished by Radiant Juice.

Insufficient Qi Blood, still replenished by Radiant Juice.

The Radiant Juice was like concentrated Power of Life, and it contained properties different from the Tree of Life, further enhancing bodily vitality.

Overall strength didn’t increase much, but cellular vitality and telomere length underwent extremely significant changes.

So much so that the others occasionally glanced at Zhou Leng.

The aura on his body, increasingly resembling a Tree-man, no, resembling the Tree of Life.

The Cyan Flame couldn’t figure it out, having also cultivated under the Tree of Life, drunk the Water of Life, and consumed the same Radiant Juice, but why was his body completely incomparable?

The Vigorous Root occasionally stared at Zhou Leng, lost in thought, recalling the words of the ElderThe Flourishing Staff.

At the time, he didn’t think much of it, but later felt more and more that the treatment given to Zhou Leng by the Flourishing Staff was too high.

Now, sensing Zhou Leng’s aura, along with his journey, he began to suspect something was amiss with Zhou Leng.

“Could Zhou Leng have Tree-man blood? But, how was it specifically born?”

The wooden head of the Vigorous Root couldn’t figure it out no matter what.

Soon, the bodies of others reached their limits, stopping absorption.

Zhou Leng persisted in his cultivation, the life aura around him growing ever denser.

The Cyan Flame began to closely observe Zhou Leng.

“You see, his hair grows an inch a day.”

“His skin has already shed three times, like a human-shaped long insect…”

“With each shedding, the skin becomes more delicate.”

“It seems that even with the same Radiant Juice, different cultivation methods yield different absorption effects.”

“My improvement is very limited, Zhou Leng probably squeezed out all the power from the Radiant Juice.”

“You Tree-men seem to have noticeable improvements too.”

The Cyan Flame looked toward the Tree-men.

These Tree-men were covered in wounds during the previous battle, but now not only were they fully healed, they were flourishing, leaves lush and verdant like crystals.

The Vigorous Root chuckled, saying, “Our Tree-men make far better use of the Radiant Juice than you. It won’t be long before we can advance to the Blood Shocking Innate.”

“So fast?” The Cyan Flame was deeply envious.

“Even so, the power accumulated from the battle in the Youth Battlefield won’t be exhausted, and advancing to Bone Forger Innate and Muscle Innate will be swift.”

“Compared to Zhou Leng?” the Cyan Flame asked.

The Vigorous Root hesitated for a moment, saying, “Theoretically, our utilization is higher, but Zhou Leng doesn’t seem to fit theory. His Radiant Juice usage is five times mine; even if forced down the throat, the effect is stronger than ours.”

The Cyan Flame stared at Zhou Leng’s skin, saying, “When he wakes up, let’s conduct a small experiment to see the extent of his life force and bodily vitality.”

Saying this, the Cyan Flame took out a Demonized Knife, and the Tree-men looked at him with displeasure.

After five days and nights, Zhou Leng finally felt his body reach its limit.

He stopped cultivating and made a simple count, with half the Radiant Juice remaining.

He sensed the Star Phoenix Feathers in his marrow.

In five days and nights, he had increased by an additional 587 feathers.

If not for the world of Fierce Beasts and the Tree of Life, in normal cultivation on Blue Star, it would take about a year.

Bodily strength didn’t increase much, just about 10%, but cellular vitality more than doubled.

The Cyan Flame handed over the Demonized Knife.

“Cut open the skin on your forearm to calculate healing time and scarless time, of course, you’re not allowed to use True Qi, must heal naturally.”

“Is this the Demon Spirit Master’s test method?”

“The Magical Beast’s.”

The Tree-men laughed.

Zhou Leng shook his head, also curious about his cellular vitality, so he picked up the Demonized Knife, pierced his skin, gently cut, and lifted the knife.

A white line, no wound.

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