CHAPTER 252: CLOUD SEEKING TREES

Although the original book did not mention the cloud-seeking tree, Shen Xu knew about it from his alchemy inheritance.

The cloud-seeking tree bore fruit every three thousand years.

From what Shen Xu knew, refining the fruits could cleanse qi, removing all impurities.

"There must be thousands of cloud-seeking trees in this forest." The double exclaimed, looking at the forest.

Cloud-seeking trees were famously tall.

Even the shortest ones at the forest’s edge were more than one hundred metres tall.

Looking at the tall trees with straight trunks, Shen Xu couldn’t help but marvel at the things in the cultivation world.

"Cloud seeking fruits are useful to all cultivators below the Mahayana realm. We should try to get as many as possible." Feng Xue said.

"Cloud seeking fruits are not the only treasures in this forest." Yang Shi stated in an excited voice.

"What do you mean?" Shen Xu asked.

"You normally wouldn’t find a forest of cloud-seeking trees, so many people only know about the cloud-seeking fruits. However, when there is a forest, two other treasures appear."

"My inherited memory also has this." Feng Xue said and quickly continued.

"Other than the cloud seeking fruits, there is also the cloud seeking foxes and cloud seeking trees’ sap."

"Foxes? Sap?" Shen Xu couldn’t help but be surprised.

"Cloud seeking foxes eat cloud seeking fruits. As a result, their qi is pure and their meat is delicious. Most importantly, eating cloud-seeking fox meat is like refining a natural treasure. Master, you may be able to advance to the peak stage of the spirit transformation realm if you eat a few foxes." Yang Shi said.

"Are they so good?" The double questioned in an incredulous voice.

"My inherited memory says cloud-seeking foxes are excellent cultivation resources. However, they are rare and not easy to catch."

Shen Xu frowned when he heard this.

However, he soon shook his head and turned to Yang Shi.

"What about the tree sap?" He asked.

"For some reason, cloud-seeking trees only produce sap when they are within a forest of not less than one hundred trees. Also, only one of every one hundred trees produces sap." Yang Shi said and quickly continued.

"The tree sap has the same effect as the cloud seeking fruits. However, the effect is at least ten times better than the fruits."

Hearing this, Shen Xu smiled and squeezed Zhen Yuan’s arm.

"It seems we have come to a good place." He said.

"Mmh." Zhen Yuan agreed.

Because he sometimes used spirit stones to replenish his qi, his qi was not as pure as it could be.

Seeing the cloud seeking trees, he hoped the fruits and sap would be able to remove the impurities in his qi.

"Let’s enter the forest." Shen Xu urged and the others didn’t refuse.

Soon after, four people entered the cloud seeking trees’ forest.

From the outside, the forest looked serene but no different from ordinary forests.

However, after entering, the few felt a fundamental difference.

"The qi is purer than the outside." Feng Xue said and subconsciously raised her eyebrow.

"I also didn’t expect this." Yang Shi said.

"How do we identify a tree that has produced sap?" Zhen Yuan suddenly asked.

After all, there were thousands of trees in the forest.

If they didn’t have a way to identify which tree had produced sap, they would be delayed in the cloud seeking trees’ forest for years, if not decades.

"It will have a knob on its trunk." Yang Shi said and Feng Xue nodded before speaking.

"Around the mid-point of the trunk." She Said.

After that, the four stretched their spiritual senses and began checking the trees within their range.

Unfortunately, the first sweep revealed no treasures.

Not only did they not find a tree with a knot but they also didn’t find any fruits or foxes.

"We have been in the Yunshan secret realm for almost seventy years but haven’t encountered many people. I wonder how everyone is doing." Shen Xu said as he and the others walked forward.

"The area of the Yunshan secret realm is too big. It’s not surprising that we haven’t encountered many people." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

"Also, it’s only the first days and resources are not scarce. We will encounter more people when all the good cultivation resources are taken away."

"True." Shen Xu said and nodded.

In the book, most of those who entered the Yunshan secret realm were late or peak stage spirit transformation realm cultivators.

As a result, these people went into seclusion as soon as they found resources to advance their cultivation.

Later, after most of the good resources were taken away, the cultivators began walking around and hunting each other.

Recalling how it was described in the original book, Shen Xu couldn’t help but shudder.

However, he soon shook his head and a trace of anticipation flashed in his eyes.

’Even if others have already found resources to advance to the void refining realm, they don’t have the chaos flame space. It will take two to four hundred years for void refining realm cultivators to begin appearing in the Yunshan secret realm. However, by then, I will have nothing to worry about.’ He thought.

Time passed and before they knew it, Zhen Yuan, Shen Xu, Yang Shi, and Feng Xue had been in the cloud seeking trees’ forest for three months.

During that time, they found forty-four cloud seeking fruits and twenty drops of tree sap.

On this day, the four were sitting around a fire; talking while waiting for the food to get ready.

"Master, did you add something to the soup? It smells different." Yang Shi asked, eagerly looking at the pot.

"I didn’t add anything different but I learned a new technique." Shen Xu said, also looking forward to the soup.

The soup was made from blue crystal fish.

However, because they ate it every day, the taste had become monotonous so Shen Xu changed the cooking technique, hoping to bring out a new flavour.

Judging from the smell, he had achieved his goal and he couldn’t wait to taste the new soup.

"It’s almost..." The double started but suddenly stopped.

At the same time, Zhen Yuan narrowed his eyes and stood up.