The fire elemental energy within her body surged continuously, and she was particularly irritable tonight, causing Xiaoli to hesitate.
Going any further in might have resulted in them being destroyed inside, since the fire had burned for seven days and seven nights before it was finally extinguished after three days of continuous rain.
The fire elemental energy within her body continued to churn. Xiao Li instinctively felt that there was something she needed there. She bit her lip and continued to move closer.
When she was fifty meters away from the flame, Xiao Li stopped. She carefully observed the movement and discovered that the flame was actually a small green ball engulfed in flames.
It hopped and jumped on a towering tree, sparks falling from its body. There were no other trees growing within twenty meters of the tree, only some unknown slender-leaved plants growing in patches.
The falling sparks didn't harm the plants; instead, they made their colors even more vibrant.
Xiao Li was amazed. There was even a green flame. What kind of creature was this?
Suddenly, layers of dark clouds gathered in the sky, and Xiaoli felt inexplicably oppressed. She quickly retreated a hundred meters until she felt safe, then stopped and hid behind the leaves of a tree to continue watching.
The clouds were getting lower and lower, and lightning seemed to be hidden above them. Xiao Li looked at the tree in surprise. Could it be that it was about to undergo a tribulation? This was really too rare.
Sure enough, as the clouds gathered, lightning suddenly struck down, heading straight for the treetops.
One thunderbolt after another continued to strike the branches and trunk, causing the towering tree to sway silently, as if struggling in agony.
The little green dumpling jumped around nearby, seemingly anxious but helpless.
Thunder rumbled continuously in the deep forest, striking twenty times already. It only needed seven more strikes to take form, but the force of the lightning tribulation had already alarmed the ferocious beasts in the forest, who came running at the sound of the commotion.
Xiao Li had already seen a powerful tiger and a black clouded leopard quietly approaching. She concealed her aura and hid even more thoroughly.
The tiger and the clouded leopard were incredibly powerful, equivalent to the fifth level of Qi Refining. Xiao Li was no match for them, but she was deeply attracted by the little green ball and couldn't bear to leave.
The thunder grew even more violent, the lightning bolts striking down like giant pythons, scorching the crowns of the towering trees. Finally, only one last lightning bolt remained.
This time, the lightning was even thicker. After a flash of lightning, the thick tree trunk was split in two. The heartwood was pitch black, and flames ignited on the branches, slowly burning.
The little green ball let out a mournful cry, rushed to the heart of the tree, pulled out a ball of shimmering white light from the heart, swallowed it, and headed into the deep forest.
The tiger and the clouded leopard were faster, flanking the little dumpling from the front and back. A three-way battle ensued, and the little dumpling struggled to survive between the two beasts. With a single slap, the tiger sent the little dumpling flying.
Xiao Li's expression changed drastically. The little dumpling was actually hurtling towards her. She quickly dodged, and the little dumpling hit the ground with a whimper.
Xiao Li gritted her teeth; her figure had already been exposed, and this couldn't end well.
The two beasts moved with lightning speed. Xiao Li could already smell the burning smell, which was left when the two beasts had just come into contact with the little dumpling.
Xiao Li flipped her wrist and took out the lightning-attracting talisman she had prepared, quickly throwing it towards the cloud leopard. The cloud leopard was too fast, even faster than a tiger, so Xiao Li was a little hesitant and dealt with it first.
The clouded leopard only saw three yellow objects hurtling towards it. Just as it was about to dodge, it was struck by lightning. The successive lightning strikes left it dazed, its fur singed, and it looked like a bloody mess, a truly gruesome sight.
Xiao Li cast another entanglement spell, flying towards the tiger. The tiger quickly leaped up, dodging the vines. It looked at Xiao Li, unwilling to retreat, and turned to run towards the little dumpling.
Xiao Li cast another Entangling spell on the Cloud Leopard. As expected of the king of speed, the Cloud Leopard dodged it quickly even though it was seriously injured. It pounced on Xiao Li, hating this human to the core.
Xiao Li used fireballs again, throwing them repeatedly while backing away, afraid to get any closer. The clouded leopard, as expected, feared fire and cautiously approached her.
Xiao Li used another lightning-summoning talisman, but this time it missed and was dodged by the cloud leopard. Xiao Li was getting anxious.
Each lightning-summoning talisman costs 20 points. The numbers 1, 2, and 3 kept ringing in her mind, causing her unbearable heartache.
"My points..."
"Shut up! Stop shouting. Is your master more important than your points?"
"Waaaah... Of course, Master is more important, but... but... my points..."
"Master, throwing a lightning-summoning talisman is not as good as throwing a spirit fruit. Try throwing a peach."
Xiao Li's heart stirred. Xiao Ban was also attracted by the spiritual fruit back then, so she should give it a try.
Xiao Li took out a peach and threw it at the clouded leopard.
Hmm~ It doesn't work.
She took out another rabbit and threw it over.
The clouded leopard still didn't react and continued to pounce on her.
Xiao Li took out a vermilion fruit, and this time there was a reaction.
Even a tiger pounced.
"Oh dear, Tongzi, you've ruined my life..."
"Master, throw him out quickly!"
Xiao Li threw herself into the deep forest, and the two beasts rushed towards her. Xiao Li dared not linger any longer and quickly ran towards the outer edge.
The little dumpling paused for a moment, then followed closely behind. The roars of two ferocious beasts came from behind; they must have started fighting.
After running for two hours, Xiao Li finally left the center of the forest. She climbed onto a large tree branch to sit and rest. From the center, she could still hear the roars of beasts; it was terrifying.
She took out a peach and ate it to replenish her energy. Suddenly, her eyes flashed – how did this little dumpling follow her here?
Xiaoli was overjoyed and handed over a vermilion fruit. The little dumpling suddenly became excited the moment the space opened.
It rushed towards Xiaoli, circling around her, seemingly searching for the entrance to the space, but unable to find it.
Finally, it rushed into Xiao Li's sea of consciousness. At the same time, Xiao Li sensed the connection with the little dumpling and found that it had willingly been refined and had taken the initiative to become her natal fire.
Xiaoli was overjoyed and took the little dumpling into the space.
"Master, where is this place? I love it here."
Xiao Li heard a child's voice and watched the little dumpling flying around in the space, jumping up and down.
"This is my space."
Xiao Li lovingly introduced the child to the little dumpling.
The little dumpling spat out a ball of shimmering white light and hurriedly placed it in front of Xiaoli.
“Master, this is my companion spirit plant. It is a Heavenly Heart Wood, an extremely rare spirit plant. Unfortunately, it failed to survive the tribulation of lightning. Now, all that is left is this seed. Master, may I plant it here?”
The little dumpling had no facial features, but Xiaoli could sense its anticipation and unease, so she quickly nodded in agreement.
"Let's plant it next to the spiritual spring. The spiritual energy there is the purest, so it will definitely grow very quickly."
"Thank you, Master! You're so kind!"
The little dumpling flew swiftly to the spirit spring and solemnly planted a seed in the spot Xiaoli had marked. It slowly recounted its past, and Xiaoli learned of its origin.
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