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Ji Kongnian and Ji Ruoqiu, along with the others, heeded Shen Feng’s admonition and stood far behind, not attempting to enter the attack range of the Netherworld Spirit Tree again.
Earlier, when they had entered this place, they had already suffered much hardship, and if they remained within the attack range of the Netherworld Spirit Tree, the dark green poison spines that continuously appeared would launch with increasing speed with each wave.
Most importantly, the intense toxicity within the spines was such that even cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage found them difficult to defend against! This was why Ji Kongnian, Tian Sheng’an, and others, when together, had ultimately chosen to temporarily withdraw to the outside of the cave entrance.
At this moment.
Ji Kongnian, Ji Pinghua, and Ji Ruoqiu watched Shen Feng intently, somewhat baffled as to why the Netherworld Spirit Tree was showing such favoritism towards their old ancestor.
Even though they were aware that their old ancestor was the Carefree Immortal Emperor, the Netherworld Spirit Tree wouldn’t care about one’s identity! Anyone who entered its attack range would be met with a barrage of densely packed dark green poison spines.
They simply could not fathom the reason, especially since their old ancestor’s cultivation was only at the Nascent Variation Peak, and moreover, they hadn’t seen him employ any special techniques!
As Shen Feng approached the Netherworld Spirit Tree step by step, Ji Kongnian and the others were on tenterhooks; the closer he got, the stronger the force within the spines would be upon their release, significantly increasing the danger.
In contrast to the tension felt by Ji Kongnian and others, Shen Feng was quite relaxed as he walked up to the tree.
The leaves on the branches trembled, making a "rustling" sound, almost as if communicating with Shen Feng.
Following that.
The green vines on the Netherworld Spirit Tree extended towards Shen Feng, moving cautiously around him, causing Ji Kongnian and the others to grow even more anxious, fearing that the Netherworld Spirit Tree might suddenly attack the old ancestor.
Shen Feng looked at the green vines writhing around him and reached out to touch them slowly, trying to exude a sense of goodwill with his aura.
Perhaps sensing no malice,
Shen Feng’s fingers successfully made contact with the green vine.
The vine from the Netherworld Spirit Tree, emboldened, began to extend along Shen Feng’s arm, its movements extremely gentle, as if fearing to cause Shen Feng any pain.
After winding around Shen Feng’s body once, the head of the green vine paused upon the blood-red ring, rubbing back and forth over it!
Shen Feng felt that the green vine seemed to be very eager to enter the blood-red ring.
Ever since the blood-red ring had also started to snatch the energy he absorbed into his body last time.
Although the size of the space inside the ring hadn’t changed, the cubic pool containing the Immortal Spirit Water began to slowly emit air.
Yet, despite this,
the space inside the blood-red ring contained no soil or the like; even if the Netherworld Spirit Tree were to enter it, it would likely not survive, right?
Shen Feng’s perceptive force entered the blood-red ring and, over these days, as air continuously emerged from the pool, the atmosphere inside had become quite rich.
"Do you want to enter my ring?" Shen Feng did not speak out loud but instead attempted to communicate with the Netherworld Spirit Tree using Divine Sense Power.
Perhaps understanding Shen Feng’s words, the leaves of the Netherworld Spirit Tree made an even louder "rustling" sound, 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Seeing this change.
Shen Feng tried to open the blood-red ring, preparing to absorb the Netherworld Spirit Tree in front of him.
The green vines on the Netherworld Spirit Tree were the first to rush eagerly into the space inside the ring.
With their base rooted in the Netherworld Spirit Tree, as the vines frantically entered, the entire tree rooted in the soil began to loosen autonomously.
"Boom!"
As the Netherworld Spirit Tree soared from the ground, with a whoosh, the entire tree directly entered the space inside the blood-red ring.
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Shen Feng had been paying close attention to the space within the blood-red ring!
He saw the Netherworld Spirit Tree that had been collected into the space, landing next to the square pool, desperately trying to take root.
But this was merely an empty space; it was impossible for it to successfully take root here.
However.
A few minutes later.
From beneath the Netherworld Spirit Tree, soil began spreading across the ground of the space within the blood-red ring.
In almost just thirty seconds,
the entire ground within the space was covered with soil, except, of course, for the area above the square pool.
The Netherworld Spirit Tree quickly rooted itself in the soil.
After noticing this change within the space, Shen Feng was stunned for quite a while. He could clearly feel that the soil was autonomously emitting Spiritual Energy. What exactly was going on?
Could it be that the space inside the blood-red ring originally contained this kind of soil that could emit Spiritual Energy, and that it had been in a dormant state until now?
Was it because the Netherworld Spirit Tree was so desperate to root here that it stimulated the extraordinary soil into activity?
While Shen Feng was in the Immortal Realm, he did hear of some legendary Treasures.
Generally speaking, only those whose cultivation reached the Immortal Emperor Stage could create their own small worlds.
Yet, in the very distant past, there were some individuals with exceptional talents who could open up small worlds where people could live within objects like rings or bracelets.
These small worlds attached to objects could be easily controlled by cultivators of any cultivation level.
Shen Feng had never seen such Treasures. Now the blood-red ring on his finger seemed to be slowly evolving into a world of its own, which was good news for him.
His Perceptive Force concentrated on the rooted Netherworld Spirit Tree.
The Netherworld Spirit Tree was very friendly toward Shen Feng’s Perceptive Force.
Shen Feng could sense that after taking root here, the Netherworld Spirit Tree seemed to be undergoing some sort of change or evolution, which made him even more exhilarated.
It was known that if the Netherworld Spirit Tree could evolve, then it could become a Netherworld Treasure Tree.
And if the Netherworld Treasure Tree evolved further, it would turn into a Netherworld Immortal Tree!
Generally, out of tens of thousands of Netherworld Spirit Trees, only one might evolve into a Netherworld Treasure Tree! The hope of evolving into a Netherworld Immortal Tree was even more remote.
It was known that the fruits borne by the Netherworld Immortal Tree had great utility even for strong individuals at the Immortal Emperor Stage, with an allure so strong that it could cause all the great Immortal Emperors to fight over them relentlessly.
Considering how eager the Netherworld Spirit Tree was to enter the blood-red ring and how it seemed to show a sign of slow evolution just after taking root,
Shen Feng surmised that it was very likely that the soil in this place was inducing the evolution of the Netherworld Spirit Tree!
Apart from feeling the dense Spiritual Energy from the soil, Shen Feng didn’t perceive anything else particular at the moment.
There were many Netherworld Fruits on the Netherworld Spirit Tree! He tried to pick three using his Divine Sense, and the Netherworld Spirit Tree did not react.
After picking the three Netherworld Fruits, Shen Feng took them out from the blood-red ring, and looking at Ji Kongnian and the others who were standing stupified in the distance, he threw the three Netherworld Fruits over, saying, "Keep these three Netherworld Fruits well preserved; take them once you reach the Condensing Immortal Stage."
Upon hearing Shen Feng’s voice, Ji Kongnian was the first to snap back to reality, hurriedly catching the three Netherworld Fruits. For them, this was incredibly precious.
