Chapter 52 Have we met a long time ago?
"Are you a tree spirit?" Mu Jianjian began to brainstorm.
“Yes, that’s right.” The tree spirit said, feeling wronged.
"Then why didn't you say so in the first place?"
"You didn't ask."
Mu Jianjian awkwardly put the green leaves back into her space and stuck them in the ground under the branches. Then she picked some leaves from the pine and cypress tree next to her and placed them next to the tree spirit.
"Why don't you try this? It's good for your health; eating just one leaf is fantastic."
"I don't want to eat the leaves."
They're quite picky.
Mu Jianjian took out the pine and cypress roots and branches respectively, but the tree spirit refused them.
"That's all I have, nothing more," she said helplessly. "How about I remove this black liquid for you first?"
Accompanied by the little tree spirit's low whimpers, Mu Jianjian focused her mind and used her spiritual power to wipe away the black liquid clinging to the tree spirit's body little by little.
However, such an effect is negligible.
The most difficult thing to hone in cultivation is spiritual power. From the beginning of her cultivation until now, Mu Jianjian has only deepened the thickness of her spiritual power by fighting against the male cultivator of the Golden Crow Temple last time.
But now it seems that it's still not enough.
When Mu Jianjian used her mental power to wipe away the black liquid, it was as if she were scraping off bones, constantly tempering her soul and endurance.
No wonder the Wood Spirits said they wanted to lock themselves up here for ten or twenty years.
There isn't enough time to completely remove these black hydraulic roots.
We need to think of another way.
But this brings us back to the original problem.
What does the tree spirit want to eat?
Mu Jianjian looked at the items in the space again. It couldn't possibly be a shovel...
Her gaze lingered on the soil beneath the shovel.
Watson, she discovered the blind spot.
Mu Jianjian quickly shoveled up a clod of dirt and brought it close to the tree spirit, "Do you want to eat this?"
"Wow, it smells so good!" The tree spirits flashed for a moment, then instantly wrapped themselves around the girl's hand and ate the clod of earth. "I want more! I want more!"
The tree spirit's childish voice sounded like a little child begging for food, as it clung to Mu Jianjian and acted coquettishly.
Thus began Mu Jianjian's ongoing journey of digging and feeding soil.
However, this efficiency was too slow. The tree spirit's body was like a bottomless pit, and each time the shovel was lifted, it consumed a huge amount of mental energy, not to mention that it could not dig out much soil.
Mu Jianjian quickly realized that she had to do both at the same time to ensure speed.
So she divided her mental energy into two streams and worked on them simultaneously, digging with a shovel while feeding the tree spirit with food.
Such a drain on one's mental strength is immense and painful, like a piece of steel being constantly forged and polished in a fire, enduring constant torment and suffering.
But Mu Jianjian still forced herself to do these things until she could gradually divide her mental energy into three streams—adding one more to remove the black liquid.
As time passed, the tree spirit grew larger under Mu Jianjian's care, and its light became more pronounced, illuminating everything in the dark world.
As the tree spirit lost its hunger, its consciousness gradually cleared, and it finally gained the ability to resist being devoured by the black liquid.
Until one day, the tree spirit noticed that the girl, who had previously kept her eyes closed and remained silent, was now opening her eyes and chatting with it cheerfully. That's when the tree spirit knew that she had broken through to a higher level again.
She can now divide her mental energy into four at the same time.
The tree spirit knew that such growth was undoubtedly terrifying.
The process of tempering the spirit is particularly painful, but the girl can still ask it about the Wood Spirit Clan with a smile on her face, her expression firm and sincere.
The tree spirit replied softly, "Actually, I slept for too long, and much of my consciousness has been devoured by the curse, so I don't remember it very clearly."
By this time, its voice had lost the naivety it had when we first met, and had become a light, neutral tone.
"Is the power of the curse this black liquid?" Mu Jianjian looked at the last remaining drop of black liquid in front of her in a clear, bright space. "What exactly is the power of the curse?"
As a model young woman of the 21st century, she was very curious about these strange and mysterious arts and techniques.
"It is a secret technique of the ancient family, related to object control, space, talismans and so on. I only remember that ten thousand years ago, after I was cursed, the Wood Spirit Clan declined. At that time, only the land here could delay my decline, but it was only a delay."
As a tree spirit, it watched helplessly as its people were severely mutated because of it, their souls and intelligence being devoured, gradually turning them into children who only knew hunger.
The Gu family? Mu Jianjian searched for information in the original book but found nothing.
She angrily complained to the system again, "Look at this, look at this! What kind of garbage is the original book writing? Such a powerful key family, and it doesn't even mention a single piece of information about them."
system:……
The tree spirit looked at Mu Jianjian, whose expression was complicated, and smiled, "Have we met a long time ago?"
Although it was not fully intelligent before, it immediately sensed a familiar scent on the other party, which was definitely not a coincidence.
"This is my first time in the Wood Spirit Clan, but I also feel a sense of familiarity. Maybe this is fate." Mu Jianjian took the broken brocade slip handed to her by the tree spirit, patted it on her head, and the dark slip instantly disappeared and merged into her soul.
The tree spirit remained silent. After it shone brightly and removed the last bit of black liquid from the world, it looked at the girl who was about to leave and said, "Wait."
"Um?"
The tree spirit extended a beam of light and gently touched Mu Jianjian's brow. The tiny ball of light merged into the girl's mind. "Thank you for saving me. This is my gift of gratitude."
"What is this?" she asked, pointing to her forehead.
"You'll find out when you go out."
Thanks.
Mu Jianjian's original intention was to retrieve the Brocade Scroll that her senior brother needed. Now that her spiritual depth has increased, the gift of gratitude is an unexpected surprise.
As the tree spirit watched the girl's soul disappear, the ball of light gradually transformed into a phantom human figure.
The figure chuckled softly, "Is this your first time visiting the Wood Spirit Clan...?"
He didn't think so.
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After Mu Jianjian went outside, she felt the vigorous attraction of the true energy between the earth, and only then did she realize what a treasure the tree spirit had given her.
The body can now more clearly perceive and capture true qi, thereby accelerating the efficiency of cultivation.
After declining the invitation from the Wood Spirit Clan to hold a grand banquet, Mu Jianjian began to inquire about the second level of the secret realm.
Upon learning that Sang Wanyue and Ye Wuluo's first group had just passed through the dense forest maze, she felt relieved and decided to cultivate in the sacred land of the Wood Spirit Clan. With the Wood Spirit Clan's protection as a guarantee, she planned to pass the test with her senior brother on time.
"You only think of coming to see me now?" The man in white stood under the tree with a gentle smile.
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