The Old Locust Tree

The cultivation session is over.

Qin Yan looked at Xiaoxuan, who was still in a state of cultivation, having only been cultivating for a few hours.

He could then sense that the other party's vital energy and blood circulation had increased by nearly one-third.

And it is still steadily improving.

This made him value the little thing even more, once it advanced to become a spirit beast.

Your own strength will also increase dramatically!

With this little thing in charge, this secret base will be even safer in the future.

Keep in mind that this is in a forest.

Who knows how many dangers are lurking inside?

"Now that I have some free time, I'll eliminate some of the dangers around me."

A cold, eerie light shone in Qin Yan's eyes.

"Boss, something terrible has happened!"

Qin An rushed over and said urgently, "When Qin Ya and the other two went hunting in the forest, they suddenly seemed to have lost their souls and walked to a big tree."

You just stood there, dumbfounded. Your hunting buddies, seeing you, were too afraid to approach and rushed back to find you!

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan's mouth twitched!

Without realizing it, he reached out and touched the Little Jade Turtle in his arms!

Although I've grasped the general usage method, sometimes I act like I'm going crazy.

He didn't dare delay and followed the group to the big tree in the forest.

When he arrived, he saw a locust tree that was so big that it would take two people to hug it.

It's been at least a hundred or two hundred years.

"Qi-Reading Technique!"

Qin Yan's eyes flashed with an eerie red light, and he immediately saw the evil aura emanating from the locust tree.

A face could be vaguely seen, absorbing the yang energy of Qin Ya and the others.

Three Vengeful Ghost hung from his branches, staring at him with venomous eyes.

It seems these three Vengeful Ghost are the people the old locust tree killed in the past.

"How dare you touch my people!"

Qin Yan's eyes were icy cold!

"Stay here and don't move."

After giving the order, Qin Yan strode over to the three people whose minds were being controlled.

They grabbed them by the collar and threw them outside.

Upon seeing this, Qin An and the others quickly caught the person.

"Hey, wake up!"

Qin An patted Qin Ya's face, and the latter groggily regained his senses.

"Brother An, what's wrong with me?"

Qin Ya felt exhausted and weak, and said listlessly.

"You three lads have been bewitched by the tree spirit."

"I remember now." Qin Ya's eyes widened suddenly. "We just saw someone calling for help over by the tree, so we rushed over to check, and then I don't know what happened."

"I told you all to be careful; there are plenty of mountain spirits and monsters in this forest."

Qin An said in a low voice, sounding annoyed.

Everyone looked towards the old locust tree.

Now!

Several Vengeful Ghost Orthodox God from the tree branches were staring at Qin Yan with venomous expressions.

Suddenly, they all uttered a hoarse, sinister voice. "Where did this brat come from? How dare he ruin my good time!"

So what if I ruin your plans?

Qin Yan sneered, "I didn't expect there to be a monster like you in these mountains. But you're unlucky to have met me."

"How arrogant!"

The old locust tree's voice was chilling. "I'll eat you today."

As soon as he finished speaking, three Vengeful Ghost with ferocious expressions pounced on Qin Yan.

He looked as if he wanted to devour it whole, his expression filled with greed.

A look of disdain flashed in Qin Yan's eyes. These Vengeful Ghost were only good for bullying ordinary people.

To think that he could defeat a warrior like himself was simply a pipe dream.

Stand still!

The three Vengeful Ghost thought Qin Yan was frightened by them, and their expressions became even more frantic.

As they approached, I felt an unbearable heat all over my body.

The already unstable soul body collapsed at this moment.

Qin Yan simply released his Rock Realm aura, and the intense, sun-like heat burned the three Vengeful Ghost to ashes.

"How is this possible?"

The old locust tree was immediately shocked upon sensing the aura emanating from Qin Yan.

What do you want to do?!

The old locust tree was filled with fear. Despite its intelligence, its most effective tactic was nothing more than deceiving people.

People like Qin Yan are completely unaffected.

Once a fight breaks out, he will surely die.

Qin Yan sneered. The reason he spared the spirit's life was to extract information about this mountain forest.

"If you don't want to die, tell me how many spirits like you there are in this forest!"

The old locust tree seemed to see a glimmer of hope. "I'm telling you, you can't kill me anymore."

How about it!"

"Good!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Yan immediately nodded in agreement.

"Alright, tell me, what kinds of spirits and monsters live in these mountains and forests?"

"My intelligence has only developed in the last twenty or thirty years, and during that time I have encountered some spirits and monsters similar to myself!"

However, I cannot move; all the information I have comes from those ghost servants.

When the old locust tree heard that it could live, it immediately began to talk about it with great joy.

"There aren't many spirits in the mountains and forests. In the early morning, a fox was born with intelligence a dozen miles away in the direction of the sun."

Beyond the mountain, there lived a pack of wolves, whose leader had also developed sentience!

There's also a cave not far away, where an extremely powerful old ghost dwells.

My ghost servants didn't dare come near at all.

He is the strongest among us.

"I've told you everything I know," the old locust tree said expectantly. "I'll definitely dare not provoke you again, everyone..."

Boom!

Qin Yan suddenly unleashed a punch, the terrifying force instantly snapping the entire tree trunk in two.

Crunch, crunch.

The old locust tree fell to the ground instantly, and a shrill scream echoed through the forest.

"Human! You break your promise!"

"As everyone knows, I, Qin Yan, never keep my word with evil spirits."

Qin Yan sneered, "If you dare to kill my little brother today, you'll dare to kill me tomorrow."

You have already chosen a path to death.

You still want to live?

Are you kidding me?

"Where is he? You're despicable."

The old locust tree's voice was filled with resentment, regretting that it had so easily believed a human's lie.

They wanted to fight desperately, but the opportunity was gone.

Filled with extreme resentment, it was completely devoured by the Little Jade Turtle.

"Boss, you're amazing! You blew that tree spirit apart with one punch!"

Upon seeing this, Qin An and the others widened their eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

"Stop flattering me. Take the heartwood from this old locust tree; it's a valuable thing."

Qin Yan said calmly.

This nearly two-hundred-year-old locust tree itself accumulates a large amount of yin energy, and at the same time absorbs the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to cultivate itself.

His tree heartwood is an excellent material for refining weapons.

It's an excellent raw material for both crafting magical artifacts and funerary objects!

Soon, Yin Wood, one meter long and as wide as a palm, was taken out.

It feels cool to the touch!

Even if you don't need this item yourself, you can still exchange it with the Demon-Suppressing Bureau for other resources.

Back at the base, Qin Yan ordered someone to fetch a box and put the old locust tree heartwood inside!

"The closest one to here is that evil creature in the cave; its strength must be considerable."

Qin Yan pondered in his heart.

The most powerful thing in this area is that evil creature, and it might be because of its existence.

Some spirits and monsters dared not approach.

Otherwise, they might not have had the chance to own such a blessed place.

"Let's find some time to deal with that ghost, and then we'll go and take care of the other monsters!"