At that moment, inside the Mountain River Bead.
On a stretch of wilderness, five million Dragon Wood Trees had been planted. Xia Ping had secretly brought them back from the Dragon Wood Secret Realm while the powerful experts were fighting the Corpse Beasts.
"How are the transplants doing? Will they survive?"
Xia Ping asked.
"Master, there's no problem at all. These Dragon Wood Trees are extremely resilient. They can survive in any kind of soil, let alone the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil."
Green Ox said confidently, "Just give me enough time, and I can multiply these Dragon Wood Trees into tens of billions without any trouble. You can rest assured, Master."
It had plenty of experience growing plants, and Dragon Wood Trees were plants too.
"Excellent."
Xia Ping was very pleased. Dragon Wood Trees yielded large quantities of Source of Dragon Wood, an energy equivalent to Dragon Crystals.
With enough Dragon Crystals, he could not only aid his cultivation but also activate the power of the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talisman. That was like having a powerful trump card at his disposal.
"Master, this Corpse Beast seems to be asleep and evolving. It won't wake up anytime soon. What should we do with it?" Green Ox asked, pointing to a black sphere floating in the distance.
Ever since it had signed a contract with Xia Ping, the Corpse Beast had fallen into a deep slumber. Something unusual seemed to be happening inside it, though Green Ox couldn't tell exactly what.
"Set it aside for now. No, better yet, isolate it in a separate space. We have no idea what might happen when it wakes up, so we should avoid any accidents."
After giving it careful thought, Xia Ping decided to isolate the Corpse Beast and deal with it separately.
Although he