Chapter 147: Chapter 147 Tea Tree Wood Demon
These two were none other than Lin Shitao and Lin Houwei.
Upon entering the Secret Realm, the members of the Lin Family split into six groups according to their strength, each moving according to their own plans.
Usually, a Qi Cultivation Ninth Level cultivator was paired with a Qi Cultivation Eighth Level or Qi Cultivation Seventh Level cultivator.
Only Lin Houxuan, as an alchemist, was paired with the body cultivator Lin Shiyi and the array master Lin Shiyun.
"Uncle Thirteen, let\'s go straight to find the Mingxin Tea!"
"Actually, finding some Spirit Fruits for brewing Spiritual Wine wouldn\'t be bad either," Lin Houwei muttered, but seeing that the latter hardly paused and headed toward the valley of Mingxin Tea as recorded on the Jade Slip Map,
he could only sigh and follow along.
After passing through the dense forest, the two arrived at a tea valley, where many tea trees appeared.
The tea trees were sprouting tender buds as if eagerly soaking up the sunlight in early spring.
At first glance, it all felt lush with greenery, brimming with endless vitality.
All of them were, in fact, Spiritual Tea Trees.
"Uncle Thirteen, be careful. The Jade Slip records that there are Illusory Yellow Bees here that can release a type of hallucinogenic pollen," Lin Shitao reminded once again.
Lin Houwei nodded, looking at Lin Shitao with a trace of sentiment in his eyes.
This girl, indeed, would throw herself into danger for anything advantageous to Lin Shiming, regardless of the situation.
It was well known among the Lin Family members that Lin Shiming was a Wood Attribute cultivator, and over the years, quite a few family disciples with Wood Attribute Spirit Roots had begun to mainly practice Wood Attribute Techniques.
Finding the Tea Tree Wood Demon would be most beneficial to Lin Shiming.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the two felt a blur before their eyes, and a heavy drowsiness engulfed them.
Instantly, they each took out an elixir and swallowed it, and the following moment, they saw swathes of palm-sized yellow spirit bees appear before them.
In front of the spirit bees was a spread of light white pollen.
These spirit bees were different from the spirit bees Lin Shiming used to locate things; these bees hardly produced any spiritual honey, devouring all the nectar on the spot and storing it as hallucinogenic powder.
This type of bee, a Second Rank Intermediate Grade Demonic Beast, posed a danger with its element of surprise. Had they not come prepared, without the map\'s pointers, they likely would have been overwhelmed by the hallucinogenic powder, and if later enveloped by even more apparent pollen, they might have attacked each other.
Both held their breaths; Lin Shitao unleashed her Qinglian Sword and executed the Fire-returning Fire Sword technique, instantly creating numerous flaming sword beams that spread toward the Illusory Yellow Bees.
Lin Houwei also threw out his gourd, from which an outpouring of sand erupted, becoming a sandstorm that swallowed the Illusory Yellow Bees.
With their combined spells, hundreds of Illusory Yellow Bees were killed instantly.
Upon the death of the spirit bees, Lin Shitao made a grand gesture, creating a hand of spiritual energy to collect the bees\' stingers.
Then, she approached the Spiritual Tea Trees and began to pluck the fresh and tender tips of the leaves.
Spiritual Tea Trees were different from ordinary tea trees; only a few clusters at the very top of the tea trees were brimming with spiritual energy and considered top-grade spiritual tea.
A Spiritual Tea Tree of about ten years could cover the sky yet would only yield roughly two taels of spiritual tea, and keep in mind, this was after the Secret Realm had not been harvested for thirty years.
From the entire grove of hundreds of Spiritual Tea Trees, in the end, they likely could only harvest around twenty or so jin of spiritual tea.
Previously, when the Lei Family entered every ten years, they could only harvest about ten jin of Mingxin Tea each time.
In the center of the tea trees stood an enormous tea tree, about three to four meters tall with a very wide crown, thick and dense, presently even blooming with camellia flowers.
"Without doubt, that\'s the Second Rank Supreme Grade tea tree!" Both made their way toward the tree.
This was clearly the second rank supreme grade Mingxin Tea Tree that the Lei Family had last harvested.
Only the effects of this tea tree were the best; if one took the first sip, there was even a chance for cultivators to break through some minor bottlenecks and greatly increase their cultivation level.
Drinking it over the long term could also enhance the cultivators\' understanding and allow them to enlighten their minds to the Dao.
"Be careful!" Just as Lin Shitao stepped forward, Lin Houwei also shouted loudly.
Suddenly, from behind Lin Shitao and unbeknownst to her, a tree person surged up from the ground, numerous roots lunging towards Lin Shitao\'s chest.
The spirit tree\'s roots were extremely fast.
However, Lin Shitao was not surprised; as if she had been prepared, she thrust out the Fire-returning Fire Sword with one hand, smashing all the spirit roots to pieces.
At the same time, a golden gourd appeared above Lin Shitao\'s head, countless grains of spiritual sand turning into a spirit shield, blocking the roots that surged from the main body of the tea tree.
When faced with the fiery sword, the Tea Tree Wood Demon showed fear in its eyes and rushed back towards the ground.
But it was too late; a strand of golden thread had passed through its roots unknown to it.
The incredibly hard roots, at this moment, seemed like tofu, easily severed.
The Tea Tree Wood Demon immediately let out a cry of pain, like that of a mystical beast.
As a wood demon, it could move and attack just like a demonic beast, but ultimately it was only a wood demon; with its roots cut off, its vital energy was greatly damaged.
What awaited it was a golden spirit bell.
It was indeed the Trapping Heaven Bell.
A mysterious light flashed, and the Trapping Heaven Bell directly trapped the wood demon\'s main body.
"As expected, just as Seventh Brother predicted!" Lin Shitao with a beaming smile said, then also put away the Trapping Heaven Bell.
"Really not bad, the Family Head truly lived up to my expectations growing up; the golden-threaded silver wire magic artifact you gave me is simply a godly weapon!" Lin Houwei sighed with emotion after dealing with the wood demon and finally relaxed a bit, taking a small sip of Spiritual Wine.
"We should take the main body of the tea tree with us as well; it might still survive!" Lin Shitao then took out her Spirit Sword and uprooted the tea tree king along with its roots.
As for the ordinary spiritual tea trees, they only uprooted about ten; the remaining ones might grow even better within the secret realm.
...
While Lin Shitao and her companion were harvesting, at a black crocodile den,
at that moment, three cultivators were quietly observing from not too far away.
About ten huge crocodiles, cloaked in a faint glow, lay in the pool\'s water, quietly waiting for food to arrive.
"Isn\'t that the Baiting Flower that the Family Head spoke of?" Lin Shiyi asked Lin Houxuan.
They had come to find the Blood Crocodile Flower that could aid in training body refinement techniques, but to their surprise, next to the blood-red Blood Crocodile Flowers, there were also some pale red spirit flowers.
And the number of spirit crocodiles far exceeded the trio\'s expectations; there were at least twenty, with three being demonic beasts at the peak of Qi Cultivation Ninth Level.
"It\'s the Baiting Flower!" Lin Houxuan, as an alchemist, naturally recognized it and fiercely nodded.
They all knew that Lin Shiming needed the Baiting Flower, and its contribution points could also be massive when exchanged within the family; later they could use them to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills.
Perhaps they wouldn\'t owe the family a debt of contribution points like Lin Houyong then.
However, even with treasures before them, the three did not move; rather, they showed troubled expressions.
They were not a match for these twenty-odd spirit crocodiles.
"Uncle Fifteen, I can lay a late-stage formation; let\'s lure the crocodiles!"
"Crocodiles fight over food, and second rank late-stage demonic beasts will also have disputes; we just need to lure them slowly!"