CHAPTER 412: CHAPTER 57: CULTIVATION BASE

In the night, Ye Zi seemed to see two torrents colliding into one another.

One was a white Sheep’s Beard Demon Grass, and the other was a black Fire Spreading Algae that blazed like raging fire.

When did it start, that such a vast expanse of Fire Spreading Algae appeared in the Green Land Black Forest?

In terms of reproduction ability and destructiveness, the Fire Spreading Poison Algae originally from Dark Hell can be considered the tyrant among spiritual wood species, but even so, it is unbelievable that such a massive algae could reproduce overnight.

Moreover, in terms of strength, these Fire Spreading Algae were even more formidable than the batch Ye Zi and Yue Chen planted earlier in Fengdan County.

Facing an arrow rain-like density of White thorns, they moved like a swiftly moving black carpet, rapidly extinguishing incoming poison needles like lightning.

Initially, the native Sheep’s Beard Grass of the Green Land Black Forest had the upper hand, but as the seesaw battle continued, the offensive of the Fire Spreading Poison Algae did not decrease. One batch fell, and another immediately surged forward, even starting to devour the soil nutrients that the Sheep’s Beard Grass relied on for survival, beginning a counterattack.

The night of just two hours was quickly passing by.

As dawn approached again, Ye Zi, stunned by the battle she was witnessing, rubbed her eyes, and finally walked over to a cluster of Poison Algae, taking a closer look.

"What is this?" With her keen eyesight, Ye Zi instantly recognized the difference in this large expanse of Poison Algae.

On every algae, a similar Spiritual Pattern was carved. It was these Spiritual Patterns that elevated the already astonishing reproductive and combat capabilities of the Fire Spreading Poison Algae to another level.

"Could it be, these algae and these Spiritual Patterns are all her..." Ye Zi lost her voice, stood in her spot, and as she looked at the wreckage of Sheep’s Beard Grass littering the ground, she realized that once again, she owed that woman a favor.

Not far in the shrub forest, Yue Chen was even more silent, his eyes once again displayed a brilliance that did not match his appearance.

After nightfall, not feeling reassured about Ye Zi, Yue Jinghua, shortly after falling asleep, came out and happened to witness this grand battle of Demon Grass.

In the flashy golden tent nearby, Yue boasted with his hands on his hips, laughing loudly in a compass-like manner: "A bunch of sheep epilepsy grass, still thinking they could outdo my Poison Algae, haha, starting tomorrow, this piece of Black Forest will become the first cultivation base for Dark Magic Wood."

The cultivation base for Dark Magic Wood, this idea was none other than Yue Jinghua’s who stumbled upon it while wandering around the Green Land Black Forest, avoiding Yue Chen and others.

Ever since signing a cooperation agreement with Helian Sheng, Yue Jinghua had been diligently pondering how to change the Five Elements Attribute of Ice Bamboo.

Spirit Wood is naturally endowed with the Wood Attribute, but there are also some mutant spirit woods, such as Fire-spitting Cornelian Cherry, Ice Cold Iron Tree, which naturally possess two types of Five Elements Attributes.

After practicing on the Dragon Bone Foundation Stone with Lotus Fall, Yue Jinghua quickly discovered that the simplest method to change the attribute of spirit wood is to add Spiritual Patterns on it.

Since her skill in Spiritual Patterns was self-taught, even though later under Yun Luo’s guidance she learned some basic knowledge of Spiritual Patterns, the Yun Family, after all, did not focus on researching Spirit Wood Spiritual Patterns, so when it came to altering the properties of Ice Bamboo, Yue Jinghua could only rely on herself to figure it out.

Yue Jinghua hadn’t expected that this trip to the Green Land Black Forest would provide her with a perfect opportunity to learn about Spiritual Patterns.

The spirit wood here, as well as the magic wood, mostly carry unique Spiritual Patterns. Inspired by different Spiritual Patterns, Yue Jinghua concocted ten new Spiritual Patterns within a day, including the "Superbirth and Superyouth Pattern" and "Iron Bucket Kingdom Pattern" she applied on Fire Spreading Algae. One pattern significantly increased the reproduction speed of the Poison Algae, while the other greatly enhanced its defensive power.

Indeed, after reinforcing these two Spiritual Patterns, the Fire Spreading Algae triumphed in the strife among Demon Grass, seizing the title of the top Demon Grass on the Eastern Continent.

Just over a day and a night, the Black Forest, which once terrified the mercenaries, subtly changed.

In many inconspicuous corners, a type of unremarkable black grass resembling algae grew; under the sunlight, its surface emitted a beautiful layer of black.

After another night, Yue Jinghua successfully collected the Arctic Sweet Yellow, but what satisfied her more was that after the Sheep’s Beard Grass incident, Ye Zi no longer contradicted her.

On the third day entering the Black Forest, Yue Jinghua found the Tusi Chrysanthemum, and it seemed the mission was completed.

At this moment, Yue Chen revealed a puzzled expression and whispered to Yue Jinghua: "A group of mercenaries has come to the outskirts of the forest."

The outskirts of the forest? The area where Tusi Chrysanthemum grew was at least fifty or sixty miles from the edge of the Black Forest.

Yue Jinghua was somewhat surprised, as with her Spiritual Sense, without sending out the Little Xuan Beast as a scout, she hadn’t yet detected the situation outside the Black Forest. Yet Yue Chen had already noticed it.

Seeing Yue Jinghua curiously looking at him, Yue Chen shyly lowered his head: "In the forest, the grass and trees are my eyes and ears."

Over these days, Yue Chen could be considered the fastest in terms of Cultivation progress. When Yue Jinghua first met him, he was a reclusive, bullied Little boy. After a while, his Cultivation seemed to have reached the return to the original realm, and even Yue Jinghua standing next to him couldn’t sense the depth of his Cultivation.

And his appearance was also quietly changing; he had transformed from the initially swollen Baozi face into the delicate features of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy.

Yue Jinghua released the Giant Winged Mosquito King, which was the fastest in flight. Indeed, before long, the Mosquito King returned and reported that a group of mercenaries had arrived outside, led by the Divine Court Sha Xi and the Five-star Mercenary Li Rui, with whom they had a small clash at Kalan Peak.

"Five-star Mercenary? The three of you combined may not be a match for them, and that woman from the Divine Court is not to be provoked. Awooo, I can sense that she carries a very powerful Spiritual Treasure, possibly even a Holy Treasure! The best plan is to escape!" the Gold Eater Worm said, popping up suddenly.

"Pack up, we’ll move our camp deeper into the forest, to the place where we collected Arctic Sweet Yellow that night," Yue Jinghua instructed Yue Chen and Ye Zi.

If it had been before, Ye Zi would inevitably have questioned it, but today, she silently packed her bags and obediently retreated.

However, Little boy Yue Chen was puzzled, "The people in town say that Li Rui is very formidable."

By that, he was also advising Yue Jinghua to leave.

"We can’t leave, those people are targeting me, and they’ve probably already blocked the main entrances to the forest. Moreover, just because we are not a match doesn’t mean our companions aren’t," Yue Jinghua’s eyes shone cunningly, the opportunity she had been bitterly waiting for had finally arrived.

Divine Court? Five-star Mercenary? They’re just sheep walking before a big bad wolf!