The Feast Begins Again

The door opened, and Wu Dade, Qing Chen, and the big black dog walked in.

A group of disciples got up and walked over, all looking on with curiosity, wanting to see what rare plants had been found this time.

"How was the harvest?"

Li Fan also asked a question.

Wu Dade stepped forward, carrying a peculiar piece of wood, and said:

"Master, this, this is the rare plant I found!"

"This Plant Trees is called the Melting Gold Tree. It is said... it is said that it is not planted in soil, but in various metals."

Upon hearing this, the group of disciples were all extremely surprised.

It looks like a spiked club, and it even looks like it's going to grow thorns... You can't tell it's a tree at all.

"As hard as divine metal, it grows by devouring all the metals in the world? Truly remarkable."

"The Molten Gold Ancestor Tree..."

"Junior Brother Dade's rare plants... are truly unique!"

Everyone spoke up, their expressions somewhat complicated.

Li Fan was also somewhat taken aback. This thing... was it a rare plant?

However, the crystal actually glowed...

It really is.

Hmm... it does look quite rare.

"It can devour metal... This plant seems to have a very strong decomposition ability!"

Li Fan couldn't help but speak up, saying:

"Yuqing, go and get that rotten iron sword. Let the tree devour it and see."

He had never seen a tree that devoured metal before, and he was quite curious to see one.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yuqing was taken aback.

Master's rotten iron sword...

A while ago, after they came back from a fight, their master took out an iron sword, saying he was going to sharpen it.

Dugu Yuqing was completely shocked by that sword at first glance, and didn't even dare to get close, as it seemed to contain an overwhelming aura.

Now, Master is actually asking me to... give it to this tree to devour?

His expression was complicated, but he still stepped into his master's study.

Before long, he returned with the iron sword.

The iron sword was covered in rust, looking as if it had been through a long period of time and had been corroded, with many chips on the blade.

However, at this moment, all the disciples' expressions changed drastically.

"This sword... just one glance at it makes my eyes sting!"

Long Zixuan blinked quickly.

"It seems to contain unparalleled power... It's terrifying!"

"Its ferocity is overwhelming... If it were to be swung even once, it might World-Ending!"

The disciples were all deeply shocked.

They were already familiar with everything in the Small Courtyard, but this sword terrified them all.

"The weapons in Master's hands... are indeed unparalleled divine weapons. The origin of this sword is beyond imagination..."

Nan Feng's beautiful eyes held a complex expression.

"Master... here you go!"

Dugu Yuqing was now covered in sweat.

Holding the sword in his hands, he felt an unparalleled pressure on his entire being.

Every step felt as heavy as Mount Tai.

He vaguely felt that the fact that he could touch and pick it up was a result of the sword automatically suppressing its power.

If it weren't for my master's orders to come and retrieve it... I probably wouldn't even be able to get close!

This sword... is extremely terrifying.

Li Fan, however, calmly picked up the rotten iron sword.

Upon handling it, this lousy iron sword felt weightless and flimsy, like a piece of scrap metal.

He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it... what a piece of junk this system gave me!"

They actually gave away something like this; it's utterly useless.

A few days ago, he sent his disciples out to fight. He originally wanted to find the sword and sharpen it, but when he took it out, he realized there was no need to sharpen it; it was just a broken sword. He didn't want to waste his energy, so he just left it in the corner of his study.

I'll use it to feed the trees today, so I won't feel bad seeing it on other days.

As he spoke, he immediately handed the broken sword to the Melting Gold Tree.

"The Melting Gold Tree... Come on, try melting this."

Li Fan spoke with a hint of anticipation.

But the sword only approached lightly, and suddenly, the Melting Gold Tree, which resembled a spiked club in Wu Dade's hand, began to tremble violently.

Wu Dade's hands trembled.

At this moment, he panicked even more, feeling as if he were enveloped by an unparalleled sword intent, as if it were threatening him!

This sword intent seemed to be saying... Try devouring one and see...

Moreover, as he held the Molten Gold Ancestor Tree, he clearly felt that the tree in his hand... seemed to be in fear as well.

"Master... this... this won't do, this won't do!"

Wu Dade broke out in a cold sweat immediately. He hurriedly spoke, saying:

"This tree... it could never devour this sword!"

After he finished speaking, he felt that the chilling sword intent suddenly weaken!

Has Brother Jian calmed down yet...? Wu Dade also breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan was puzzled. That's all?

This thing claims to be able to devour metal?

These tree branches aren't good...

This sword is so bad, it's almost rusted to the point of melting, it can't even absorb or chew up other metals, and I guess it's even less likely to work with this tree...

But then, wouldn't that mean we can't keep this tree alive...?

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he said:

"Or... how about we try using soot on this tree?"

Soot from cooking pots contains very small amounts of metallic substances, and it is both soft and black!

Maybe it will work.

Upon hearing this, Wu Dade immediately felt the Molten Gold Ancestor Tree in his hand become excited, as if... it really liked it?

"Yes, Master, thank you!"

"I'll go get some soot right now!"

He went straight into the kitchen, and soon returned with a small handful of black soot from under the iron pot.

He fed the ashes to the Melting Gold Tree, only to find that the Molten Gold Ancestor Tree ate them with great relish.

The Melting Gold Tree seemed to tremble with excitement. As the ashes were swallowed, the swollen spiky buds appeared to be about to grow thorns.

"Master, the soot really works!"

Wu Dade ran out excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan couldn't help but smile. They actually ate soot... How peculiar.

As long as I can keep them, that's fine.

"Um, Gongya, next time when you're washing the pots, save the soot for Dade."

Li Fan immediately spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Gongya nodded and said, "Yes, Master."

"By the way, Junior Brother Dade, did you encounter Spirit of Strangeness on your trip?"

At this moment, Nan Feng transmitted a question.

Wu Dade nodded and said, "Yes... we almost crashed. The Ancient Demon Mist of Eternal Life appeared."

He then telepathically relayed everything that had happened in the Great Fortune Star Realm to his Senior Brother disciples.

Everyone was utterly shocked!

"What... Spirit of Strangeness that has existed for millennia... how terrifying!"

Dugu Yuqing murmured to himself. He had encountered Spirit of Strangeness before and knew how troublesome they were.

Even gods and ghosts would avoid it.

The gray mist from the Melting Gold Tree contains too much that has not been refined; if released, it would be enough to World-Ending.

"A being from the realm of gods has made a move, Shine Upon All Heavens... What level of power is this?"

Long Zixuan took a deep breath. Above the Divine Realm... there were too many experts.

"The key is... even those powerful figures couldn't suppress it; it was broken by the Spirit of Strangeness..."

Nan Feng felt a mix of emotions. It seemed that his master was very likely... even more powerful than the great figures of the Divine Realm?

"I knew it! Master must have used some great Divine Ability. He was amazing! With a wave of his hand, the Spirit of Strangeness vanished..."

Ziling was extremely excited.

At that moment, the Little White Cat jumped down from Li Fan's arms, went to the big black dog, and stretched out its little paws, as if asking for something.

The big black dog hurriedly wagged its tail and started barking outside.

"By the way, Master,"

At this moment, Qing Chen said excitedly:

"We found a lot of prey on this trip."

"That meat smells amazing! We can start our feast tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fan was delighted and said, "Alright, I'll go out and take a look."

Immediately, he led Yunxi, Xin Ning, and a group of disciples out of the Small Courtyard.

Outside the Small Courtyard, there was a mountain of prey, piled up in large pieces, each weighing dozens or even hundreds of pounds!

"This is... a giant loach?"

Li Fan was a little unsure; he'd never seen this thing before.

Is it edible?

Wu Dade said:

"Yes, Master... big loach, it tastes so good grilled!"

"Master, Uncle Zhang and the others are ready. Let's go quickly."

Li Fan smiled and immediately stopped worrying about all that; having meat to eat was a good thing.

It's been so long since the village had a feast!

Let's go, let's eat our fill tonight!