The enormous tree firmly took root in this place.
The sensation of leaving became clearer and clearer, and his voice was somewhat weak: "Ah Shang, this is it."
Ye Shang naturally sensed that the energy fluctuations here were the strongest.
Ye Shang took out a soft chair and placed Qing Li on it to sit down. "I'll go take a look first."
She walked to the base of the tree, but before she could get close, she was pushed back by a powerful energy.
"It seems they don't want anyone to get close to this place," Qingli said.
Perhaps others have approached this place before, but they were probably pushed away or turned away.
Ye Shang tried to communicate using the power within his body, but unexpectedly, he still couldn't get close.
She turned to look at Qingli, "Perhaps you can give it a try."
Since Qingli has a part of the Demon King's soul inside him, perhaps the energy here won't reject him?
I'm increasingly convinced that this is a possibility.
After pondering for a moment, Qing Li saw the look in Ye Shang's eyes and couldn't bear to refuse. He smiled faintly and said, "I'll give it a try."
He struggled to keep his heart from starting to sting, and his head was becoming somewhat muddled.
It's like having a serious illness.
Ye Shang helped him get a little closer, but he was pushed away again. Since it didn't cause her any real harm, she gave up and watched Qing Li gradually approach the giant tree.
The closer he got to this place, the faster his own special abilities dissipated. He was almost bent over, like an old woman, slowly walking towards the giant tree.
Unexpectedly, this time, Qingli was not rejected, but was instead accepted under the giant tree.
He slowly sat down, leaning against the huge tree trunk, and opened his slightly closed eyes a little to look at Ye Shang.
Seeing her standing not far away, I finally felt at ease.
He closed his eyes, clearly feeling the disappearance of his superpowers, his initial panic giving way to calm.
Until the giant tree's branches peeled back a layer of bark, and then used its twigs to send the fallen leaves into it.
He didn't make a single movement throughout the entire process, quietly being taken inside.
Ye Shang frowned slightly, summoned Qingying and held it in his hand, the sword tip pointing at the giant tree, his voice cold: "What is the meaning of this?"
The giant tree seemed to sense the pressure from the divine sword and the power it emitted, but at first it did not intend to pay attention.
Until a dark vortex slowly reappeared behind Ye Shang.
The black hole has a different shape this time; it no longer looks like a gate. It seems to be rotating in circles aimlessly.
The giant tree then shook off its leaves and opened a door in its trunk, as if to show Ye Shang: He's alright, he's fine, I'm nurturing him.
Ye Shang then put away the Light Shadow, and the moment he turned around, the black hole vanished in a flash.
She didn't notice, walked to the chair, sat down, and took out a teapot to boil water and brew tea.
Since Qingli is alright, it might just be his good fortune.
She had nothing to worry about. With that in mind, she took out a biology magazine, which recorded many kinds of organisms in the world, from reproduction to growth, and then to aging and weakening.
It's like a cycle.
Sipping tea and reading a book, Ye Shang could have maintained this state until Qing Li woke up, had it not been for the arrival of an uninvited guest.
"It seems you've found what you're looking for."
The sound came from a rooftop not far away.
Ye Shang glanced up and saw it was the same zombie king from before. She calmly took a sip of tea and said, "Hmm."
He gave a faint reply.
The Zombie King didn't pay attention to Ye Shang's reaction. Instead, it flew forward a distance until it landed on the ground not far from Ye Shang: "When we approached this place before, those of slightly lower level were basically killed instantly. Since then, no one has dared to come close."
Aside from him and a few other high-level zombies, they dared not get too close, for fear of being eliminated.
Ye Shang ignored him.
The Zombie King didn't mind and remained standing not far away, a smile tugging at his pale face: "We've studied what this thing is, but we haven't been able to figure it out. All we know is that it suddenly appeared one day and quickly took root and grew."
And it grows extremely fast, changing almost every day. This tree appeared here about half a year ago.
At first I didn't notice, but later its lush foliage attracted a lot of zombies.
Once they witnessed its cruelty, no zombie dared to approach.
Ye Shang listened quietly, "So, it hasn't been here for thousands of years?"
Seeing that she had finally responded to him, the Zombie King said, "That's right, it looks very big, as if it has been growing for a long time, but that's not actually the case. It has only been around for less than half a year."
When Ye Shang heard that the tree was so young, he remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was in turmoil.
It took her half a year. At that time, she was in seclusion. She had just entered the Illusionary Stone World, which was the Demon Realm.
She had a strange premonition that something from the demon realm might remain in this area, which is why she left the sea team on her return journey and headed this way.
If this was a seed that the Demon King had planned in advance and left behind, why was it only planted after she had traveled back through the cycle of time?
Seeing that she was lost in thought, the Zombie King did not disturb her and just stood there straight.
Looking at the giant tree in front of them, they were initially afraid of its power, as the scene of the giant tree annihilating the zombies was still vivid in their minds.
Some high-level zombies tried to break through with their power, but the result was even more tragic.
Ye Shang suddenly spoke up: "You came here not just to explain this, right?"
Her voice was firm. This zombie king wasn't just some idle wanderer. Just look at how he managed the city's zombies so well, keeping it clean and tidy.
If it weren't for the dilapidated buildings, the cleanliness of the streets would probably make one think this was a deserted city before the apocalypse.
The Zombie King nodded politely to Ye Shang: "Indeed, you two are among the best of humanity. I hope we can reach an agreement."
Images of the most representative humans have long been circulating among high-ranking zombies. Apart from those high-ranking zombies who lack power or resources, most zombie kings who manage a city, like him, can clearly know who the current human leader is.
Ye Shang asked, "Consensus?"
The Zombie King nodded and said, "Yes, we zombies were originally the failed products of the world's evolution. But as long as we can evolve to the state of being like me, we can basically return to our original state. I hope that humans can give us a place to survive."
In fact, he hoped that humans would not be too hostile towards them, because zombies that regained their intelligence were also advanced humans, but after so many years, this was absolutely impossible.
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