87: Chapter 87 Five Fruits Merge! The Wood Spirit Vein Turns into a Pile of Dust

Lin Feng walked deep into the cave.

The further in he went, the more intense the green light became.

That light was soft and warm; as it shone on his body, it made him feel comfortable all over.

It felt like soaking in a hot spring, with every pore breathing.

"Such a thick aura of life..."

Lin Feng took a deep breath and felt his spirit improve significantly.

[Absorbed Life Essence, health points recovery speed +200%, duration: 1 hour]

"Holy crap, is this Secret Realm a treasure land?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

If he stayed here for a long time, wouldn't he be able to recover health points just by lying down?

He quickened his pace and walked toward the deepest part of the cave.

He walked for about five minutes.

Suddenly, the view opened up.

This was a circular space with a diameter of a hundred meters.

It was about thirty meters high, with a ceiling in the shape of a perfect hemisphere.

Countless green crystals were embedded in the cave walls.

Those crystals emitted a soft light, illuminating the entire space as if it were day.

On the ground, there was a layer of... soil?

No, it wasn't ordinary soil.

The soil was pale gold and as fine as sand.

A faint green halo flowed over the surface, as if life itself were moving.

The most magical thing was the cluster of... light in the center of the space?

It was a fist-sized green light cluster that was constantly changing shape.

The light cluster floated one meter above the ground, rotating slowly.

With every rotation, countless tiny specks of light drifted from the cluster, floating toward the surrounding walls and merging into those green crystals.

And those crystals would then emit an even thicker aura of life, feeding back into the light cluster.

A perfect cycle.

[Wood-attribute Spiritual Vein (Legendary)]

[Quality: Red]

[Status: Active]

[Effect: Can nurture wood-attribute Heaven And Earth Treasures, emit Life Essence, and nourish all surrounding living things]

[Description: A Spiritual Vein formed by the gathering of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, containing a massive amount of wood-attribute and life energy, extremely precious]

"A Wood Spiritual Vein!"

Lin Feng's eyes gleamed.

This Spiritual Vein was even more precious than the ordinary Spiritual Vein from before!

Because it was wood-attribute and contained a massive amount of life energy!

If he could absorb it...

"Kid, don't be in a hurry."

Elder Dan's voice rang out, carrying a hint of gravity.

"First, see if there are any guardians around."

Lin Feng's heart tightened.

Right, the previous Spiritual Vein had a Young Flood Dragon guarding it.

Would this Wood Spiritual Vein also have some kind of guardian?

He looked around alertly.

Nothing.

There was nothing at all.

The entire space was empty, with only that cluster of light, those crystals, and the pale gold soil on the ground.

"No monsters?"

Lin Feng was somewhat surprised.

"They were probably blocked by those flowers and grasses," Elder Dan said. "The demonic flowers and demonic grasses outside are the guardians of this Spiritual Vein. They guard the entrance to prevent anyone from entering."

Lin Feng suddenly understood.

No wonder there were so many flowers and grasses; they were protecting this Spiritual Vein.

"Then now... can I absorb it?"

"You can," Elder Dan said. "But I suggest you deal with those fruits first."

Lin Feng was taken aback.

"Fruits?"

He took out the five evergreen fruits from the wanxiang ring.

Five fist-sized fruits, crystal clear and emitting a soft green light.

[evergreen fruit (Red) ×5]

[Effect: After consumption, permanently increases health points limit by +100,000, wood element affinity +10%, and grants the skill 'Breath of Life']

"Five of them..."

Lin Feng looked at these fruits and fell into thought.

If he ate them directly, he would get 500,000 health points, 50% wood element affinity, and five 'Breath of Life' skills.

But would the skills stack?

Or would only one take effect?

"Elder Dan, if I eat these fruits together, will the effects stack?"

Elder Dan was silent for a second.

"In theory, no," he said. "'Breath of Life' is a passive skill; such skills usually don't stack and only take the highest Rank."

"But your Talent is quite special..."

"Why don't you try Fusion?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Right!

Fusion!

If he could fuse the five fruits into one, he might get something even better!

"Let's try it!"

He sat cross-legged and placed the five evergreen fruits in front of him.

The five fruits were lined up, emitting a soft green light.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and held his hands together in the air.

"Talent—Activate!"

Buzz—

A pale golden light surged from his palms, enveloping the five fruits!

[Detectable items for Fusion: evergreen fruit (Red) ×5]

[Fusion of identical items]

[Suggested consumption: 500,000 mana]

[Fusion direction: Purification, Sublimation]

Five hundred thousand mana!

Lin Feng now had 1,580,000; it was completely enough!

"Fuse for me!"

He gritted his teeth and injected 500,000 mana!

Boom!!!

The golden light exploded!

The five evergreen fruits instantly floated up!

They rotated, collided, and fused within the golden light!

Skins melted, flesh merged, and juices mixed!

Five clusters of green liquid gathered into a vortex within the golden light!

The vortex rotated rapidly, constantly shrinking!

From the size of a basketball, it shrank to the size of a fist!

Finally, it condensed into a brand-new fruit!

It was a completely emerald-green fruit, about the size of a baby's fist.

Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, and inside, it seemed as if liquid jadeite were flowing.

It emitted a life aura ten times thicker than before!

[Obtained: Ten-Thousand-Year Evergreen Fruit (Pseudo-Gold)]

[Quality: Gold (Pseudo)]

[Effect: After consumption, permanently increases health points limit by +300,000, wood element affinity +30%, and grants the skill 'Source of Life']

[Source of Life: Passive skill, automatically restores 2% of health points every second, and healing effects are +100% when receiving treatment]

[Description: A top-grade fruit formed by fusing five Ten-Thousand-Year Evergreen Fruits, containing a massive amount of Life Essence]

Lin Feng looked at that description, his eyes widening.

300,000 health points!

Wood element affinity +30%!

Recover 2% health every second!

Healing effects doubled!

What kind of god-tier fruit is this?!

"Elder Dan!"

He was so excited his voice was trembling.

Elder Dan was silent.

He was silent for a long time.

Then, he slowly spoke.

"Kid, I'm already numb."

"Go ahead and fuse; fuse whatever you want."

"I'll just watch."

Lin Feng couldn't help but laugh.

To be able to make this two-thousand-year-old monster say he's "numb" was also an achievement.

He no longer hesitated and stuffed the fruit into his mouth in one go.

The moment the fruit entered his mouth, it turned into a warm liquid that flowed down his throat.

That liquid was as smooth as jade and as sweet as honey.

Everywhere it passed, every cell cheered, and every blood vessel dilated!

And then—

Boom!!!

Terrifying life energy exploded within his body!

That energy was gentle yet majestic!

Like the warm sun of spring, like a mother's embrace!

It nourished every inch of Lin Feng's flesh, every bone, and every internal organ!

Lin Feng felt his vitality soaring at a speed visible to the naked eye!

[health points limit +10,000... +10,000... +10,000...]

[Wood element affinity +1%... +1%... +1%...]

[Source of Life skill Awakening in progress...]

[Awakening complete]

Time passed minute by minute.

No one knew how much time had passed.

When the last trace of medicinal power was absorbed, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

He looked down at his hands.

On the surface of his skin, a green light faintly flowed.

That was a manifestation of overflowing life energy.

He opened the attribute panel.

[Name: Lin Feng]

[Rank: 35]

[spirit: 1,590]

[Spell Attack: 7,950]

[health points: 1,880,000/1,880,000 (+300,000)]

[mana: 1,580,000/1,580,000]

[Wood element affinity: 127%]

[Source of Life: Passive skill, automatically restores 2% of health points per second, healing effects +100%]

Recover 2% health every second!

With his 1,880,000 health, he recovered 37,600 per second!

Standing still, he would recover over two million in one minute!

As long as he wasn't killed instantly, he could keep recovering!

"This... this is too abnormal..."

Lin Feng himself was stunned.

This skill was equivalent to giving him an extra life!

No, it was countless lives!

"Elder Dan, am I invincible now?"

he asked excitedly.

Elder Dan was silent for a second.

Then, he slowly spoke.

"Kid, let me remind you."

"Your recovery ability is indeed strong, but if you encounter an attack that can kill you instantly, you'll still die."

"Moreover, some attacks carry a 'healing inhibition' effect that can block your recovery."

Lin Feng nodded.

He understood this.

He couldn't get overconfident.

"Alright, time to get down to business."

He stood up and looked at that cluster of Wood Spiritual Vein.

The Wood Spiritual Vein was still rotating slowly, emitting a soft green light.

Those green specks of light constantly drifted from it and merged into the crystals on the cave walls.

Lin Feng walked over and reached out his hand.

Just as his hand was about to touch the cluster of light—

Wait.

Elder Dan suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong?"

"Look at the soil first," Elder Dan said. "That soil is unusual."

Lin Feng looked down at the pale gold soil beneath his feet.

He hadn't paid much attention before, but looking closely now, it was indeed unusual.

The soil was as fine as sand and shimmered with a faint golden light.

It felt as smooth as jade to the touch and had a warm sensation.

When he leaned in to smell it, he could detect a faint fragrance.

It wasn't the scent of flowers or medicine.

Rather, it was an extremely pure aura that made one's mind feel tranquil.

Lin Feng grabbed a handful and examined it closely.

[soil of life (Red Material)]

[Quality: Red]

[Effect: Can be used to plant spiritual plants, significantly increasing growth speed and quality; can also be used for Alchemy and Artifact Refining to add life attributes]

[Description: Divine soil nurtured by a Wood Spiritual Vein for ten thousand years, containing a massive amount of Life Essence, it is the top-grade soil for planting Heaven And Earth Treasures]

"soil of life!"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Red-quality soil!

This was good stuff!

Without a word, he began to collect it frantically.

Handful by handful, he packed it into the wanxiang ring.

After packing for more than half an hour, he finally cleared the ground of the entire space.

He had packed a total of... about ten cubic meters!

[Obtained: soil of life (Red) ×10 cubic meters]

"I'm rich, I'm rich..."

Lin Feng thought happily.

With this soil, anything he planted in the future would grow fast and well.

That Evergreen Tree could be planted right in this soil!

"Next, it's your turn."

Lin Feng looked at the Wood Spiritual Vein.

Without the nourishment of the soil of life, the light of the Wood Spiritual Vein seemed to have dimmed slightly.

But it was still rotating slowly, emitting energy.

Lin Feng reached out and gently touched the cluster of light.

The moment his hand touched the light cluster—

Buzz!!!

The Wood Spiritual Vein suddenly trembled violently!

Then, it turned into countless tiny green specks of light and drifted away!

Those specks of light, as if they were alive, drifted toward the ground beneath Lin Feng's feet!

To be precise, they drifted toward the pits left behind after Lin Feng had taken the soil of life!

The specks of light landed in the pits and quickly merged into the soil!

And then—

That originally ordinary soil began to glow!

A pale green light shone through the soil!

That soil was actually transforming into soil of life!

[Wood Spiritual Vein merged into the soil, currently modifying the soil quality]

[Estimated transformation time: ???]

[After the transformation is complete, more soil of life can be obtained]

Lin Feng was stunned.

The Wood Spiritual Vein... turned into soil?

"Zhi zhi!"

Xiao Jin suddenly jumped down from his shoulder!

Its six golden legs crawled rapidly as it plunged headfirst into the pile of soil that was currently transforming!

It dug around and rolled about in the soil!

Its expression was incredibly blissful!

"Zhi zhi zhi!"

It squeaked while it rolled.

Lin Feng watched it, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"You like this?"

Xiao Jin nodded vigorously.

It poked its head out of the soil, its entire body covered in pale gold soil.

Then it pointed at itself with its golden front legs and then pointed at the soil.

That gesture seemed to be saying—this is mine!

"Fine, fine, fine, it's yours, it's yours."

Lin Feng smiled and shook his head.

He thought for a moment and collected the soil that was currently transforming, along with the original pits, into the wanxiang ring.

Anyway, the ring space was huge and could hold living things, so holding some soil was nothing.

[Obtained: soil of life in transformation ×3 cubic meters]

"Done."

Lin Feng clapped his hands and stood up.

He looked around.

The entire space was now empty.

The Wood Spiritual Vein was gone, and the soil of life was gone.

Only those green crystals on the cave walls were still faintly glowing.

Lin Feng looked at those crystals.

Although they weren't as precious as the Spiritual Vein, they were still good things.

He walked over and began to pry them out one by one.

[Life Crystal (Purple Material) ×87]

[Effect: Can be used for Cultivation, Alchemy, and Artifact Refining; contains life energy]

He took them all.

At this point, this cave was completely empty.

"Time to go back."

Lin Feng turned and walked toward the cave entrance.

Xiao Jin lay on his shoulder, holding a few Life Crystals and gnawing on them with great interest.

Crunch, crunch—

That sound was like a mouse grinding its teeth.

...

Walking out of the cave, he returned to that underground garden.

Those surviving demonic flowers and demonic grasses saw Lin Feng come out and huddled together in fear.

They didn't dare to approach at all.

Lin Feng ignored them.

He found Cold Moon.

Cold Moon was still leaning against the edge of the tree pit, her eyes closed, seemingly resting.

Hearing footsteps, she opened her eyes.

Seeing Lin Feng, she was momentarily stunned.

"You... you're back?"

"Yeah," Lin Feng nodded. "Let's go, it's time to get out."

Cold Moon stood up, the look in her eyes still complex.

"Did you... get what you wanted?"

"I got it."

Cold Moon was silent for a second.

Then, she asked softly.

"Can you tell me what was down there?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment.

"Some soil."

Cold Moon was stunned.

Soil?

That was it?

She looked at Lin Feng, hesitating to speak.

Finally, she sighed.

"Forget it, I won't ask."

Together, the two of them walked toward the exit.

Behind them, those demonic flowers and demonic grasses finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This malevolent star had finally left.