175: Peach trees have spirits

Captain Qi's Talent was to liquefy metal, then manipulate the liquid metal to freely transform between liquid and solid states, and imbue the liquefied metal with extreme sharpness.

The Cold and Stern Man opposite him also possessed a powerful sharpness in his Talent, but his ability was wind.

The two were like mobile human turrets, with golden arrows colliding with wind blades, blasting the surrounding forest into an unrecognizable mess.

Some people who had gone up the mountain to collect immortal grass were directly caught in the crossfire, blown to pieces, or even specifically targeted by Captain Qi, who, from a distance, was nailed to a tree trunk by a sudden golden arrow.

"Qixiao, it's still not too late to join us now."

"I know you're an ambitious person too. Join us, take that thing, and then we can establish a Safe Zone together and be our own masters. Wouldn't that be better!"

"Nonsense."

"Qixiao!" The Cold and Stern Man frowned tightly. "This is your own choice. If you die then, there will be no room for regret."

Only an arrow rain greeted him.

"Good, very good. Since you choose this, don't blame me." The Cold and Stern Man's eyes held a fierce glint. A bead appeared in his hand, and the next second, a fierce wind suddenly gathered around him, forming a fifteen-meter-tall tornado.

But the next moment, before the tornado could unleash its power, the sky suddenly darkened. The already pitch-black night sky became even more impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face.

The Cold and Stern Man looked up, his face pale. A huge rock, for some unknown reason, appeared above his head!

To be precise, it should have been a brick, and a very burly man stood on top of the brick.

Qixiao stared at the brick, his pupils contracting: "Who, again, is this?"

"Tianfu Base is indeed unfathomable."

He suddenly felt a bit fortunate that he had made the correct choice.

In reality, this man was not an official member of the Tianfu Base at all; he was just living in seclusion here.

It's estimated that only the Masked Person and... Tang Ping knew his true strength.

The brick descended, and the surrounding mountains and forests seemed to shake three times.

"Gulp~~~" Qixiao involuntarily swallowed his saliva.

"Excuse me, are you...?"

The burly man wore a very loose black robe, but one could still feel the explosive power beneath it!

Tushe glanced at Qixiao, then turned and left. The brick instantly transformed into a palm-sized brick, which he put into his black robe.

Qixiao had just felt as if he was being stared at by a primeval beast, his body stiff, almost unable to move!

"Tianfu Base, worthy of being Heavenly Mansion. Perhaps, this place will truly be Heavenly Mansion in the future..."

In the forest, countless people were buried in the earth, becoming nutrients for plants and trees. Perhaps soon, several immortal grass would grow on their corpses.

However, there were still a lucky few who reached the mountain peak.

Some also arrived here relying on their own sheer strength.

But even knowing that people had come up, there were no guards around the peach tree.

Even Meng Ziyi, after Diamond Old Wang and the Masked Person went up the mountain, didn't look back once and went to deal with the others.

At this moment, on the peak of Peach Mountain, a group of people, like hungry wolves, stared at the immortal grass scattered everywhere. All the immortal grass emitted a brilliant light, and the surrounding swirling mist, just taking a breath of it, made them feel power surging through their bodies!

"Mine! Mine! Hahaha! It's all mine!"

"There really is immortal grass! They didn't lie to me! Hahaha, they didn't lie to me!"

"No one is to fight me for it! It's all mine!"

"Damn it, don't steal my immortal grass!"

These people's eyes were red, and their pupils had an abnormal pinkish hue.

In just an instant, sword glints and blade shadows, water, fire, wind, and thunder all clashed together.

As soon as the people who came up first died, more than a dozen others arrived, and blood spread among the immortal grass.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings!" A furious roar rang out!

The surrounding scene suddenly shattered.

The Masked Person's face was grim, a bead in his hand glowing. At the scene, where was there any immortal grass? There was only a patch of green grass, and... a peach tree!

Of course, there were also corpses everywhere.

Those people immediately stopped, but the peach-pink color in their eyes had not yet faded.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on that peach tree again.

Someone spoke first, though it's unknown who.

"It's this peach tree!"

"Tianfu Base's source for resisting contamination is it!"

"Cut it down! Quickly cut it down!"

"Mine, this is mine!"

A man, acting like he was insane, rushed forward, but the next second, a ghost-like shadow swept past, and the man's head flew off.

The Masked Person's gaze swept coldly over the surrounding people.

The frantic look in the eyes of that group of people completely cleared up at this moment. They looked at the Masked Person with fear.

"Now, if anyone still wants this peach tree, you can still come up," the Masked Person said indifferently.

Around him, no one dared to respond.

"Alright, alright, everyone will be on the same side from now on. Once we take this peach tree and go out to establish a base, you can collect immortal grass to your heart's content!" Diamond Old Wang smoothed things over, but his peripheral vision never left the peach tree.

"How do you plan to take this peach tree away?" If he could take it away himself, Diamond Old Wang would absolutely not waste another word with the Masked Person.

A potted plant appeared in the Masked Person's hand: "This item is a special extraordinary tool. As long as it's a tree, no matter how big, it can hold it."

As he spoke, he raised the potted plant.

Underground, the roots that had been slowly extending suddenly paused out of curiosity, seemingly wanting to see how that small thing could contain itself.

"..."

After a long while, there was still no movement.

Diamond Old Wang asked doubtfully: "Hasn't it started yet?"

The Masked Person was silent, then, unwilling to give up, he used the potted plant again. In his eyes, the potted plant had already locked onto the peach tree.

He held the potted plant even higher.

Another while passed.

This time, the people around started to get agitated.

It seemed everyone realized that the Masked Person, it seemed, couldn't take the peach tree away at all!

"What's going on? Faceless Leader can't take the peach tree?"

"That shouldn't be right. I personally saw that potted plant easily contain a twenty or thirty-meter-tall tree!"

"Now we're finished. We risked our lives to accompany you, and you pull this stunt?"

"What do we do now? We can't just stay here. When the base's powerhouses return, we'll have no room to resist!"

"Damn it, what the hell is going on!"

"This guy, he wouldn't be lying to us, would he?"

"Never mind that, let's get some immortal grass first and prepare to run. At least we won't lose out!"

"If that tree can't be taken, why don't we cut some branches and take them!"

Rustle~~~

A gust of wind blew, and countless petals fell.

The potted plant couldn't contain things with intelligence.

Then this peach tree in front of him... The Masked Person's face suddenly turned ashen: "Not good, this is a trap!"