114: Condensing Mist Fir

Eileen's divination location was accurate to the meter.

Zhang Sheng restrained his aura and Divine Sense along the way, quietly flying over the place where Hei Sha was hiding.

Immediately after, his Divine Sense suddenly expanded, covering a sea area with a radius of thirty kilometers like an invisible giant net!

The Divine Sense penetrated the cold seawater, reaching straight to the deep sea trench.

"Still trying to run?"

The moment Hei Sha's eyelids twitched wildly, he had already begun to flee for his life, but unfortunately, he was a step too late.

An irresistibly powerful Divine Sense crashed down!

He only felt a burst of bone-chilling numbness from the surrounding seawater, which then began to Freeze rapidly.

"I surrender!"

"Don't kill me! I surrender!"

Hei Sha was terrified, and his Divine Sense frantically spread messages of begging for mercy in all directions, fearing that he would be decapitated if he were a second slower.

Zhang Sheng leaped into the sea, his majestic Mental Energy pushing aside the seawater, walking as if on level ground.

In an instant, the completely frozen Black Fin Bloodthirsty Pomfret was moved in front of him.

Zhang Sheng frowned slightly.

As a Divine Breath Realm Beast and the Clan Chief of the Black Fin Bloodthirsty Pomfret clan, Hei Sha was actually less than a meter long, and the Spiritual Qi contained within his body was pitifully thin.

"This amount of Spiritual Qi isn't even enough to refine a single batch of spirit gathering pills," he shook his head inwardly.

Zhang Sheng didn't know that in Hei Sha's original civilization, the Black Fin Bloodthirsty Pomfret was at the bottom of the food chain, serving as food for other Yao Beasts.

Being able to reach the Divine Breath Realm was simply a matter of Heaven-Defying Luck and fortune.

"Human! I am willing to become your slave! Just like Wing Heaven! Please spare my life!" Hei Sha's thoughts were filled with a desperate desire to survive.

"Oh?" Zhang Sheng's eyes narrowed. "You know Wing Heaven isn't dead?"

"My Lord! I... I once floated to the surface late at night and caught sight of Wing Heaven! Since he can fly freely, he must have submitted to you!" Hei Sha explained hurriedly.

Zhang Sheng sneered inwardly; these Yao Beasts were certainly very afraid of death. No wonder they couldn't pass the Civilization Assessment.

"Hei Sha," his voice turned cold, "tell me the whereabouts of the Parasitic God Insect Emperor and the Earth-Splitting Rock Centipede, as well as their plans. If the information is useful, I might consider sparing your life."

Hearing this, Hei Sha's pupils shrank suddenly, and he wailed in his heart: It's all over!

"My Lord! The Parasitic God Insect Emperor only contacts me through a single line; no one knows where his true body is! As for who else from the Earth-Splitting Rock Centipede clan survived, I have no idea at all!"

Zhang Sheng's face instantly turned as dark as water.

"So, you're just a piece of trash?" His tone was icy. "Your whole body wouldn't even yield a thousand catties of meat; it's not even enough to refine a single batch of pills! Trash among trash!"

Hei Sha was scared out of his wits and said urgently, "My Lord! I... I can command schools of fish to fight for you!

Right! I've also discovered a treasure! I'm willing to offer it to you! I can take you there right now!" His heart was bleeding.

"Oh? A treasure?" Zhang Sheng's heart stirred slightly.

A slave seal bead slowly emerged from between his brows.

"If you want to live, accept it. If there is even a hint of resistance, your Divine Soul will be extinguished instantly!" Zhang Sheng's voice left no room for doubt.

Even if there really was a treasure, he would never take risks before planting the Slave Seal.

"My Lord! I understand!" Hei Sha had no choice but to resign himself to fate.

The slave seal bead successfully merged into the core of Hei Sha's Soul.

Zhang Sheng questioned him again, "Is everything you just said true? Are there any traps or dangers with that treasure?"

Hei Sha quickly responded with his Divine Sense: "Master! Every word Hei Sha said is absolutely true! The treasure was discovered by chance and there is no danger."

"Lead the way!" Zhang Sheng waved his hand and released the Freeze on him.

Led by Hei Sha, after going only three kilometers deep into the trench, a strange plant came into view.

However, to Zhang Sheng's surprise, his Divine Sense couldn't perceive the existence of this plant at all!

This spirit plant had slender needles, and its bark was greenish-gray with faint silver patterns, standing about ten feet tall.

A layer of dense Spiritual Qi mist swirled among the branches and leaves, slowly absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

"Master, this item was found by chance; it can gather Spiritual Qi and assist in cultivation," Hei Sha said cautiously.

"Hei Sha, do you know what kind of spirit plant this is?" Zhang Sheng asked.

"Forgive me, Master, this is also the first time I've seen it. Perhaps it's a spirit plant naturally nurtured after Earth's Spiritual Qi recovery?"

"A naturally born spirit plant?" Zhang Sheng remembered the information sent by Hou Wu, which mentioned that Earth's native creatures were undergoing mutations due to Spiritual Qi, and a few animals and plants had already shown a tendency to refine Spiritual Qi.

"Maybe Xiao Ling knows."

Zhang Sheng's mind sank into the star ring. "Xiao Ling, do you know what this is?"

Inside the star ring, Xiao Ling lazily opened her eyes, stretched, and her Divine Sense swept over the plant.

A message came: This item is very similar to the "mist-condensing spirit fir" of the Tianxing Continent. The mist-condensing spirit fir is quite common on the continent, having the effects of gathering Spiritual Qi and calming the mind, and can usually reach up to the fourth rank.

It has strong vitality, thrives in both water and land, and has strong reproductive capabilities, through both seeds and cuttings. The one in front of you is only ten feet tall, just a first rank, equivalent to the Qi Sea Realm.

"Zhang Sheng," Xiao Ling's voice carried a hint of solemnity, "I'm reminding you again, the Civilization Assessment—the faster you pass it, the better.

This concerns your assessment Rank, and even more so, the amount of resources Earth can obtain after arriving at the Tianxing Continent in the future."

Hearing this, Zhang Sheng took a deep breath and remained silent for a moment.

"I understand," he said calmly.

Three glinting Flying Daggers spun out of the storage ring, precisely digging up the mist-condensing spirit fir along with the soil around its roots.

"Hei Sha, order your clan to immediately stop attacking humans. At the same time, search with all your might for the whereabouts of the Parasitic God Insect Emperor and the Earth-Splitting Rock Centipede!"

"Hei Sha obeys!"

"Furthermore, you will be stationed here normally so it's convenient for me to find you. If you discover anything, report it immediately through Wing Heaven."

Zhang Sheng controlled the spirit fir to rise into the air. After informing Wing Heaven about the subjugation of Hei Sha, he sped toward the First University... "If this tree truly shares the same origin as the mist-condensing spirit fir, perhaps... I can try large-scale cultivation."

Returning to the First University villa, Zhang Sheng planted the spirit fir in the garden.

"Spring Breeze Turning into Rain Technique!"

With a soft shout, a massive Spiritual Cloud that blotted out the sun suddenly condensed over the villa! The spirit rain poured down like a waterfall.

"Collect!"

Zhang Sheng formed hand seals, and the Object Manipulation Art operated at full power.

The spirit rain filling the sky seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, rapidly converging into a huge water ball five meters in diameter, crystal clear and brimming with Spiritual Qi.

With a thought, a stream of water separated from the water ball and precisely irrigated the mist-condensing spirit fir.

However, the next scene left Zhang Sheng stunned.

The small tree, barely ten feet tall, actually swallowed the continuous stream of water as if it were a whale drinking, at a speed visible to the naked eye!

It actually absorbed the entire five-meter-diameter spirit rain water ball!

"This..." Zhang Sheng's eyebrows twitched.

In the past, this amount of water was enough to irrigate several acres of gold spirit rice. This tiny spirit fir's appetite was actually so staggering?

After absorbing the majestic spirit rain, the branches and leaves of the mist-condensing spirit fir seemed even more verdant, and the mist thickened slightly, yet there was no significant change in its form, as if it were still unsatisfied.