"This really is quite an unexpected windfall!" Ye Zhijian could not help nodding at the sight.
They were out in the wilderness, after all. This tree was practically a free find.
He did not think it would have any powerful guardian beasts, either.
After all, it was only a fifth-stage spirit tea tree.
Seeing Ye Zhijian's expression, Ye Jingcheng knew he was underestimating this tea tree. But the Treasure Book was his greatest secret, so he naturally would not explain.
His interest in the Wildlands Continent simply grew considerably.
With the Treasure Book, he could see the potential of spirit beasts and wood demon spirits more clearly.
Moreover, compared with the Mortal Realm, the Spirit Realm had far more abundant spiritual energy, making the emergence of all manner of demon spirits much more likely.
Although they had not been traveling long, and he had barely extended his divine sense over a wide area, he had already discovered quite a few demon spirits along the way.
Some simply had cultivation and potential too low to interest him.
"Go!" Ye Jingcheng activated a Heaven and Earth Ring artifact.
This artifact was a mid-grade spirit treasure, one of his many spoils of battle. Normally, it was of little use against his enemies.
But restraining a wood demon with it now was simplicity itself.
Sure enough, the golden bronze ring descended and bound a black-and-red spirit silhouette.
The spirit silhouette began struggling violently, but could not break free.
Its eyes were full of bewilderment. It had no idea how it had provoked such an existence, who had discovered its spirit body and imprisoned it without so much as a second thought.
At that very moment, black-and-red insects emerged from the black mountainside. They resembled seven-spotted ladybugs somewhat, but were only black and red, with