I had originally planned to give the little girl some spirit stones for her cultivation after she went back to school, but now she doesn't have to worry about cultivation resources.
He happily put away the jade box and returned to Rong Jiaojiao's side, but Rong Jiaojiao's eyes were fixed on the big tree.
Qing Xuanzi...
Could it be that there are still some Ganoderma lucidum that I haven't discovered yet?
He asked, "Jiaojiao, is there anything else delicious?"
Rong Jiaojiao nodded. The feeling wasn't very strong, but she could definitely sense that there was food.
Seeing that she didn't seem to want to eat it very much, Qing Xuanzi guessed that it probably wasn't anything good, but he thought it would be perfect for Rong Jiaojiao to absorb, so he decided to find it.
I picked up Rong Jiaojiao and followed her gaze toward the roots of the big tree.
This ancient tree is enormous, with its roots intertwined and densely packed; it might hold many treasures within.
As he walked, he carefully probed with his divine sense, afraid of missing anything.
Upon reaching the trunk of the large tree, Qing Xuanzi found no spiritual herbs or objects. He looked at Rong Jiaojiao with a puzzled expression and asked, "Jiaojiao, where are you?"
Rong Jiaojiao pointed to the ground under the big tree and said, "Down there, far away."
Qing Xuanzi pressed further, "You mean deep beneath the big tree?"
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Yes!"
Upon hearing Rong Jiaojiao's words, Qing Xuanzi's eyes lit up. He quickly put her down and began to carefully examine the ground at the base of the tree.
He used his divine sense to probe inch by inch, but found no fluctuations of spiritual energy beneath the ground. However, he trusted Rong Jiaojiao's intuition and was certain that something was hidden below.
"Jiaojiao, you wait here, Master will go and dig around."
As Qing Xuanzi spoke, he began to carefully dig into the ground using his magic.
The deeper he dug, the hungrier Rong Jiaojiao felt. She said, "Master, dig faster, Jiaojiao really wants to eat."
Qing Xuanzi had no choice but to give him another chicken leg, but the little guy kept staring at him while he was eating the chicken leg, which made Qing Xuanzi speed up his movements even more.
Before long, the soil was gradually shoveled away, revealing the rocks underneath, which were covered with tree roots.
Qing Xuanzi sped up his digging, clearing away the soil around the rock while simultaneously tucking the soil into his sleeve.
A dozen minutes later, a small opening appeared, blocked by a stone slab covered with hidden spirit runes.
Rong Jiaojiao's eyes sparkled as she pointed to the cave entrance and said, "Master, it's right there!"
Qing Xuanzi nodded: "Master knows, Jiaojiao, don't worry."
As he spoke, he took out a talisman from his Qiankun Bracelet, stuck it on the runes at the entrance of the cave, and chanted the incantation to unseal it.
As the incantation was chanted, the runes began to flicker, the light gradually dimmed, and the seal on the stone slab was broken.
Qing Xuanzi cautiously stepped into the cave entrance. Inside was a small space filled with a rich aura of life, which made him feel refreshed and relaxed.
He carefully examined the space, which was covered with dense array patterns in all directions.
In the center of this small space was a small stone platform, on which sat an exquisite jade bottle. Around the jade bottle was also a complex array, the lines of which shimmered with a faint light.
"What is this?" Rong Jiaojiao was also brought in by Qing Xuanzi and was looking at the jade bottle with curiosity.
Qing Xuanzi squatted down and carefully observed the formation and the jade bottle.
He discovered that the lines of the formation seemed to be connected to the roots of the tree, with a vital liquid continuously flowing from the tree roots into the formation and then converging into the jade bottle.
“This seems to be an absorption array, specifically designed to absorb the sap of trees,” Qing Xuanzi explained. “It appears that the roots of this large tree contain a considerable amount of sap, which has been collected by this array and stored in this jade bottle.”
He carefully picked up the jade bottle and found that it was filled with a pale blue liquid that emitted a faint fluorescence; it was the wood essence.
He used his divine sense to investigate and discovered that the jade bottle was actually a Qiankun Jade Bottle, containing an astonishing amount of life essence, enough for Rong Jiaojiao to cultivate for a long time.
"Wow, so much delicious food!" Rong Jiaojiao's eyes sparkled, and as she probed her divine sense into the jade bottle, her mouth was practically watering.
Qing Xuanzi smiled and patted her head: "This is no ordinary thing, you can't just eat it. We'll absorb it slowly when we get back to a safe place. This wood essence will be very helpful for your cultivation, and will allow you to improve your cultivation level faster."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll listen to Master."
Qing Xuanzi realized that although Rong Jiaojiao was affected by the treasure and felt hungry, she could control herself and prevent the treasure from taking her things if she wanted to.
After praising him as a good boy, he took out several large jade bottles, poured the spiritual liquid inside into his own jade bottle, and then sealed it with a spirit-sealing talisman.
Rong Jiaojiao, puzzled as to why he was turning it back and forth, asked, "Master, what are you doing?"
Qing Xuanzi said to Rong Jiaojiao, "Some senior must have discovered that this tree contains vital essence and set up this absorption array here, but I don't know why they haven't come to collect it yet."
"Now that we've discovered it, it's a stroke of luck for us. We can take the spiritual liquid with us, but we can't take the jade bottle with us."
"We will also leave the jade bottle here, so that whether the original owner or his descendants come in the future, they will not leave empty-handed."
"If no one comes, we can come back another time and get the spiritual liquid again. So Jiaojiao, remember to leave yourself an out in the future, understand?"
Whether Rong Jiaojiao understood or not, she nodded repeatedly: "Understood, Master!"
After Qing Xuanzi finished doing all this, he led Rong Jiaojiao out of the underground space, resealed the entrance, filled the hole back with soil, and then left with Rong Jiaojiao.
He looked back at the ancient tree and sighed inwardly. He wondered what kind of tree it was. It was truly a treasure trove, containing not only wood spirit mushrooms but also such a magical space and formation.
He took out his notebook and wrote down the route.
Rong Jiaojiao tugged at Qing Xuanzi's sleeve and whispered, "Master, let's continue on our way."
Qing Xuanzi nodded, put away the notebook, and led her to continue along the mountain path.
On the ancient tree, a pair of large, round, watery eyes stared in the direction they had left, tears streaming down their faces.
It jumped to the ground, looked at the Ganoderma lucidum that had completely disappeared, and its tears fell even more fiercely.
Thinking of the tiny bit of uneaten Ganoderma lucidum left in the tree hole above its head, it lay down on the ground and patted its chest with its paws in a human-like manner...
That night, they found a cave to stay in. Qing Xuanzi used a spell to clean the cave instantly, sprinkled some insect repellent powder, and then brought out a table and chairs for Rong Jiaojiao to sit down.
He then took out some dry firewood from the Qiankun Bracelet, lit it with magic, and the flames crackled and burned, illuminating the entire cave.
Qing Xuanzi asked Rong Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, what would you like to eat tonight?"
Rong Jiaojiao replied without hesitation, "Chicken leg."
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