A moment later, the two divine machines met up.
"A giant tree growing out of the Nether Vein?"
After hearing Zhao Chu's account, Xiang Gucheng was extremely surprised.
After all, many years had passed since the Giant Beast Calamity descended, yet this was the first time he had heard of trees growing in the Nether Vein.
Of course, that thing wasn't a normal tree.
But the fact that it bore fruit was strange indeed.
Zhao Chu sighed. "The Forbidden Land, the Desperate Land, and the Desperate Battlefield."
"All these places have been polluted by Nether Particles, resulting in drastic ecological changes."
"It's just that the degree of pollution differs between the three regions."
"Especially the Desperate Battlefield. It has existed for the longest time."
"The ecology of this region underwent severe changes long ago. Plants like Painwood and strangling grass can't be found outside."
"After so many years, it isn't strange that entirely new things unknown to us have emerged."
"However, what I'm more curious about is that Li Long's nest is right above us. If that strange tree was born from the Nether Vein beneath this mountain, and its fruit benefits Nightmare Giant Beasts, Li Long couldn't possibly be unaware of it."
"Then why hasn't it come down all these years? Why hasn't it built its nest directly in this underground space?"
"Furthermore, the strange tree's fruit had clearly only fully ripened last night, which was why the other giant beasts were able to pick it."
"But Li Long actually left Black Cloud Mountain at such a crucial moment. That doesn't make sense."
Xiang Gucheng thought for a moment. "Perhaps Li Long was forced to leave its nest because Shan Jun and that unknown giant beast stormed into Black Cloud Mountain?"
Zhao Chu immediately said, "No. When we came