Chapter 40: Another Old Silver Coin! (Part 3)

At this moment, Song Jie heard a sound from Xiao Lu, and his face immediately lit up with joy.

It was obvious! Xiao Lu had made a discovery!

Xiao Lu slowly flew forward, with Song Jie following closely behind.

Before long, he saw a flower about ten centimeters tall appear in front of him.

The dark green stem supported a yellow bud, surrounded by petals, with the central part being the pistil!

Looking at the yellow pistil, Song Jie was certain that this was a plant pistil! «Xiao Lu, well done!» Song Jie hugged Xiao Lu and gave it a kiss on the face.

Xiao Lu wiped the saliva off its little face, looking a bit disgusted.

Song Jie walked over and plucked the plant pistil.

He pulled out a thin pistil from it and handed it to Xiao Lu.

«Xiao Lu, try this.»

Xiao Lu hesitated for a moment but finally took a bite of the pistil.

It chewed carefully, and suddenly its eyes lit up, making a «ling-ling-ling» sound, indicating it wanted more!

Song Jie chuckled and pulled out another pistil, feeding it to Xiao Lu.

He had come here to find food for Xiao Lu, so as long as it liked the food, he was happy.

Song Jie encouraged, «Let's keep looking. The more we find, the more you can eat.»

«Ling-ling-ling!» Xiao Lu nodded happily.

As Song Jie fed Xiao Lu, they continued their search.

Without Xiao Lu, finding these plant pistils would have been extremely difficult; even finding one would have been lucky.

In the time that followed, Song Jie managed to collect a few more, feeling quite pleased.

«Ling-ling-ling!»

Suddenly, Xiao Lu's voice became urgent, as if it had made a major discovery! Song Jie quickly caught up with Xiao Lu.

Soon, they reached an open area filled with green grass and various flowers.

Among them, there were about twenty plant pistils! «Holy crap! Xiao Lu!» Song Jie hugged Xiao Lu again and kissed its little face.

However, he didn't let the sight of the plant pistils cloud his judgment.

Song Jie remained cautious, knowing it was unlikely for so many plant pistils to be in one place.

Even though Xiao Kunshan wasn't teeming with demons, there were definitely many residing here.

There could also be plant-based demons.

With so many plant pistils here, it was impossible that no demons had found this place.

The clearing was surrounded by a circle of trees, seemingly forming a barrier.

Song Jie decided not to take any risks and said to Xiao Lu, «Xiao Lu, use your vines to bring those plant pistils over.»

Xiao Lu nodded, looking at the plant pistils, which were like snacks to it! As Xiao Lu manipulated the vines to slowly extend toward the plant pistils, roots emerged from the ground to block them.

Seeing this, Song Jie couldn't help but exclaim, «Damn, another old trick!»

He quickly scanned the surrounding forest, trying to find the demon controlling the roots.

However, the demon was well-hidden, showing no obvious signs.

But being able to control the roots, it was likely related to the trees and might be nearby! «Radiance!»

«Multiple Lasers!»

With a «bang,» two golden lasers shot out, turning a large area of the forest into wooden debris.

Song Jie carefully observed, trying to locate the culprit behind the root control.

«Again!»

Song Jie attacked once more, unwilling to believe the demon could hide so well.

The demon was currently contending with Xiao Lu, so he needed to find it quickly.

Roots kept emerging from the ground, rushing toward them.

«Xiao Lu, hold on!» Song Jie knew the demon was getting anxious.  

Otherwise, it wouldn't be attacking, likely fearing it was about to be exposed.

«It's here!»

As soon as Song Jie spoke, multiple lasers shot out, exploding in the forest to the side.

One large tree remained standing despite the blast.

Looking at it, Song Jie could confirm that this tree was the root controller.

At that moment!

Many roots burst from the ground around him, rapidly approaching.

«You're courting death!» Song Jie completed a star trajectory in his mental world in an instant.

Radiance!

Ultimate Explosion! A golden light mass flew out, instantly reaching the big tree.

The next moment! With a «boom,» the entire tree shattered into pieces, scattering in all directions.

The attacking roots instantly withered as if they had lost their life force.

Song Jie looked over, and after confirming the demon was truly dead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he noticed a green glow floating where the big tree had been.

«What is that?» Curious, Song Jie approached and soon understood!

Could this be an essence? The demon had withstood his intermediate-level third-rank magic without any problem and was only killed by a «high-level magic.»

This suggested the demon was likely a powerful warrior-level demon or close to that stage! If so, its essence would be incredibly valuable! To see the essence, one needed a necromancer's tool, which could cost millions, or become a necromancer to see it.

Song Jie could see it because of the bronze bracelet on his wrist, which was a necromancer's tool.

A necromancer's tool could also store essences.

To prevent the essence from dissipating, Song Jie raised his hand, allowing the bronze bracelet to approach it.

Quickly!

The essence reacted, flying toward the bronze bracelet and entering it.

«Got it!»

Song Jie felt incredibly excited, remembering that Mo Fan once sold an essence for 20 million! His essence was likely more valuable than Mo Fan's, making it worth even more.

However, Xiao Lu was also a plant-type summon, so keeping it for Xiao Lu might be beneficial.

Without further thought, Song Jie turned his attention to the plant pistils.

He collected all the plant pistils, storing them in his system space.

Looking at the sky and checking the time, Song Jie decided it was time to head back.

…

Meanwhile, Mu Lei and the others were cultivating, waiting for the hunters to return.

«Something's wrong!!»

Suddenly, a staggering figure approached.

Mu Lei frowned, looking at the panicked man and asked, «What's going on?»

«I saw a pack of Thunder Pattern Wolves heading our way!» the man said.

Hearing this, everyone stood up, their expressions serious.

Thunder Pattern Wolves! One of their teams had been decimated by Thunder Pattern Wolves! «How many Thunder Pattern Wolves did you see?» Mu Lei continued to ask.

«Over a hundred, and there was one much larger than the others!» the man said in panic.

«That's the leader of the Thunder Pattern Wolves!» a high-level mage frowned and said.

…

(End of the chapter)