As I pondered, the jade pendant moved faster and faster. All the ghost trees that had disappeared around us emerged with their spirits, each with a ferocious and terrifying expression. If they hadn't been restrained by the light of the jade pendant, they would probably have already rushed towards us.
Grandpa just stared at the jade pendant without saying anything, while Yanling remained indifferent. As long as Fang Shuang's safety wasn't threatened, these matters had nothing to do with her.
Guided by the light of the jade pendant, these things that resembled both people and trees had all floated onto each of the dozens of trees.
Then, before our very eyes, the jade pendant suddenly flashed with light and transformed into a huge green vortex. After this green vortex appeared, the dead people who were originally floating on the trees seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying.
The expression on their faces changed from the ferocious look they had initially given us, baring their teeth and claws, to a fear that permeated their eyes and entire face, a fear of the green vortex.
Then, starting from the one closest to the jade pendant, the souls of each dead person involuntarily floated towards the green vortex formed by the jade pendant.
Seeing this, I seemed to understand a little, and then I turned to ask my grandfather, "Are the souls of these tree people also considered vengeful ghosts and evil spirits?" My grandfather smiled at me with a slightly pale face, and then said, "These tree spirits were killed by other trees at the beginning, so they naturally had a grudge in their hearts. And this grudge turned into malevolent energy after they also became ghost trees and ganged up on the others, so they are naturally considered vengeful ghosts and evil spirits."
"Moreover, after you killed so many ghost trees with one punch this time, you have naturally accumulated good karma. Watch carefully, this is the method to repair the jade pendant. The more good deeds you do and the more evil spirits you eliminate, the faster the jade pendant will be repaired."
Hearing Grandpa's words, I nodded thoughtfully, feeling quite happy. Although I didn't know why Grandpa had brought us here, the unexpected incident had actually helped to repair the jade pendant a bit more, so I felt like I had made a profit.
Soon, the evil spirit was seen howling as it was completely absorbed into the jade pendant, leaving none behind.
After absorbing all the evil spirits, the vortex around the jade pendant stopped abruptly, as if it had eaten its fill, and its green light flickered.
Finally, it stopped flashing altogether, the green light disappeared, and then, as if it had lost its support, it fell straight into my palm.
Moreover, after the evil spirits on those trees disappeared, the trees that had been uprooted were pulled down into the ground as if something was growing out of the ground.
Seeing this, I was a little confused. Then, a short while later, I saw small mounds of earth appearing where the fallen trees had disappeared. They looked just like grave mounds, which made me feel a chill down my spine.
Grandpa took the initiative to explain, "These ghost trees have lost their tree spirits, so they can only be used as nourishment for other trees."
"And in those small mounds, new saplings will soon sprout. Once they grow up and absorb human souls to become new tree spirits, they can become new man-eating trees."
When I heard Grandpa say this, I couldn't help but marvel. I never expected that these ghost trees could reproduce like this. I wonder which unlucky soul will become the new tree spirit here in the future.
Yanling, listening from behind, was also somewhat surprised. She could sense a faint aura emanating from these ghost trees, and soon enough, those small mounds of earth were indeed able to break through the soil.
I looked down at the jade pendant lying quietly in my palm. The jade pendant had completely lost its initial radiance and looked rather pitiful, with many cracks on it.
Chapter Sixty-Four is difficult to repair
However, I discovered that after absorbing the evil spirits at the beginning, the jade pendant had begun to automatically repair many of its cracks. Many small cracks had disappeared, while only a few slightly larger cracks remained, which seemed difficult to repair.
It's okay, take it slow, as long as it works, that's fine, I kept comforting myself.
Seeing that the jade pendant had been repaired quite a bit, Grandpa was also quite happy. He was about to speak when he suddenly coughed, seemingly feeling unwell.
"Grandpa, how are you?" Seeing Grandpa suddenly cough, I panicked and quickly helped him up. Yanling's eyes were also filled with worry.
Grandpa, whom we were supporting, waved his hand, indicating that he was fine and didn't need our help. But we didn't let go. Grandpa was probably already injured when he went into the mountains, and this time he was seriously injured in the battle with the Tree King. How could we not worry about him? When Grandpa saw me like this, his heart warmed, but he still waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about me. I'm not badly hurt. I just lost some energy in the battle with the Tree King. It's nothing serious. I've rested for a long time and I'm almost recovered."
Hearing Grandpa's words, I was still a little worried. But I knew from a young age that Grandpa was a very strong-willed person, so I had no choice but to let go and let Yanling support him. Finally, Grandpa stopped insisting.
"By the way, Grandpa, where are you taking us? Since you're injured, don't push yourself anymore. Let's wait until you've recovered before we go!" I said to Grandpa. Seeing him like this, I really couldn't bear to let him continue like this.
Grandpa glared at me, which made me shrink back in fright. Then I heard him say, "I'm not at the point of death yet! Don't you want to become stronger? Your parents left you some things before you, and that's exactly what you need right now."
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