My head hurts. I've written too much content today. My forehead is burning. I'll postpone the fourth update to noon. Also, I'll add another chapter as punishment.
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Bai Lan introduced Ye Chen and the others one by one. Some of the herbs were born after the apocalypse, such as Tempering Spirit Fruit, Green Wood Leaf, and other herbs that could be found in modern times. However, Fire God Fruit and Dragon Fragrant Grass were already extinct.
"Heaven Fragrant Lotus, a total of 12 lotus seeds, one thousand two thousand years old. Each seed can increase combat power by 500!"
"Blood Vitality Pill, made from Red Mottled Lotus, Golden Dragon Jujube, and many other ingredients. Take it to activate blood energy and replenish energy."
Bai Lan pointed at a black pill and said, "This is called Miasma Pill. After taking it, for three hours, the pores on the body will emit an extremely unpleasant stench."
Yue Heng was stunned, "Stench?"
Bai Lan smiled, "Although this cannot increase one's strength, it has some special uses. In dangerous environments, to prevent the body's blood energy from being smelled by monsters, you can take this to conceal your body's blood energy."
Yue Heng suddenly understood.
After the introduction, Ye Chen picked out some high-grade herbs and handed them to White Dragon and the others. They were all used to enhance physique or increase energy. When the body was strong to a certain level, the effects of low-grade herbs would be greatly reduced.
Ye Chen found an empty space and sat down cross-legged. Holding the Fire God Fruit in his right hand, the burning energy in his body burst out and turned into a fire lotus, wrapping the Fire God Fruit inside.
Burn!
The burning energy was like a fire snake, coiling around the Fire God Fruit, rapidly absorbing the energy inside through the palm into the body. All the pores on his body opened, spewing out hot air.
The rich fire energy flowed through his meridians, his energy was like a lake, slowly increasing. His energy that had reached late-Second Order was filled with this pure energy.
In just a moment — —
Boom!
Ye Chen's mind buzzed. His skin trembled and his pores wriggled. His flesh, blood, meridians, and bones were all being squeezed and refined. His cells were constantly being broken, reborn, and broken again. Like a snake shedding its skin, the dead cells were pushed out and gathered together to form a black liquid that flowed out of his pores and covered his entire body.
As his energy broke through to Stage 3, his physique also improved a lot. His bones turned from white to crystal clear, like a piece of beautiful jade. The fibers of his flesh became thicker, and his meridians were like jade. They intertwined in his body in a complicated manner. When he reached Level 5000, his body would transform to the extreme, reaching the stage of Jade Bones and Ice Muscles.
Time slowly passed …
One day later!
Ye Chen opened his eyes. The Fire Deity Fruit in his palm had been completely refined. Not even its skin was left. Such a treasure, even its leaves contained immense energy.
"The Qi Master has broken through to the mid-stage of the third level. Just a little bit more and he will be able to reach the late-stage. The destructive power of his Qi Force alone has reached 1,600,000 kg!"
Ye Chen clenched his fists, his eyes shining. "My physique has broken through to Level 1300, and I have 650,000 kg of Strength!"
He slowly stood up and activated the Water God Chain. A curtain of water appeared from the top of his head and poured down, drenching his entire body. As his skin wriggled, the black impurities remaining in his pores were squeezed out and washed away. They flowed down his feet, leaving a black puddle on the ground.
Ye Chen circulated the burning energy in his body and evaporated the water all over his body.
After cleaning his body, Ye Chen turned around and saw that the White Dragon and the others were refining their own items. Not long after, Yue Heng was the first to open his eyes. He was pleasantly surprised.
"I swallowed the Green Miracle Pill. My physique has increased by 50 levels!" Yue Heng said excitedly.
Ye Chen nodded slightly. The Green Miracle Pill was extremely precious. It was a rare pill that used hundreds of materials to refine. It was not surprising that it had such an effect.
Soon, the White Dragon and the others woke up one after another.
"My physique has reached Level 500!" the White Dragon said excitedly. He had taken two types of pills and his physique had increased by 80 levels.
"My level is 550!"
Zhuge Fan chuckled. In the past, he was the weakest among all of them. However, after the last siege, there were many corpses of monsters that had the same attributes as him. This caused his strength to surpass the White Dragon, Yue Heng, and the others from then on.
"Level 530," Mo Feng said calmly.
"I'm at Level 600," Ye Zhu giggled.
Now, these weaklings, the fledglings hiding under Ye Chen's wings, had all grown up. They had become the strongest in any base city. Even in the Huaxia Base City, not many people could resist their ferocious power!
However, for monsters on land, this level of strength was still below average. Compared to the vast sea monsters, it was not even below average.
Ye Chen glanced at the treasury. His eyes flashed. He turned to Bai Lan and asked, "What's the first in here?"
Bai Lan smiled and said, "That's a Dragon Pill. It's made by mixing many materials. The energy it contains is too pure. If ordinary physiques consume it, they will easily explode and die."
"Dragon Pill?"
Ye Chen was stunned. His eyes flashed. He looked at Bai Lan and asked, "What physique do I need to consume it?"
Bai Lan pondered for a moment and said, "At least Gold Rank 3 physique."
"Level 3,000 …" Ye Chen frowned slightly. He thought for a moment and nodded. "Keep it for me. I'll come and get it later."
"Okay!" Bai Lan nodded gently.
Then, everyone left the treasury. Ye Chen looked at Bai Lan and said, "The daily maintenance of this city requires a lot of energy. If I'm not wrong, there should be a Divine Energy Tree at the center of the city, right?"
Bai Lan was stunned and couldn't help but look at him again. She frowned and said, "How did you know?
This is the core secret of Boleyn City. No more than five people know about it! "
Ye Chen said calmly, "I learned about it from other ruins."
Bai Lan looked at the White Dragon and the others and hesitated. However, seeing that Ye Chen didn't say anything, she could only say, "Yes, there is a Divine Energy Tree in the city. Venerable White Fang took it from the Wood Elemental World. It's not very old, only 1.2 million years."
"1.2 million years!" The White Dragon and the others gasped.
A tree could live for 1.2 million years?
It had to be known that modern civilization had only developed for ten thousand years. In 1.2 million years, how many civilizations had risen and fallen?
Ye Chen's eyes flashed, and he said calmly, "Lead the way."
Bai Lan sighed faintly and said, "Alright, you're the owner of the ruins anyway. You have the right to know and use everything." With that said, she led the way through the glowing passage.
Everyone followed behind her.
Yue Heng asked Ye Chen, puzzled, "What is a Divine Energy Tree?"
Ye Chen said calmly, "This plant is quite unique. It's a natural energy absorption device."
The main reason he came to the ruins this time was for this divine energy tree. This was a magical plant. Its trunk, branches, and leaves could absorb free light from the air, as well as fire matter elements, dark matter elements, and all kinds of mysterious energy. It would integrate into the trunk, wash it into the purest energy, and condense it into energy fruits between the leaves.
The energy collected by the Atlantis civilization was compressed into energy crystals through light energy converters. They were artificially refined energy crystals, but the Divine Energy Tree was naturally refined.
"The facilities in the ruins are all operating, so there's plenty of energy. The Divine Energy Tree can maintain the normal operation of the entire city. The abundant energy can be collected and given to Elvia to refine weapons."
Ye Chen's eyes flashed. After the siege, the base city had stored many monster corpses, but they hadn't used them to refine weapons and armor. The main reason was that there weren't enough energy crystals!
Now, as long as they could obtain the Divine Energy Tree from the ruins, they could refine those monster corpses into weapons and armor. When they entered the market, it would definitely cause a frenzy!
Moreover, under the butterfly effect, the more people who had weapons and armor, the faster the overall strength of mankind would increase!
This would also help mankind speed up their development!
Soon, everyone arrived at the center of Boleyn City.
Prynne led the way and came to a majestic hall. She pressed a button somewhere, and with a click, a majestic metal statue in the hall slowly turned around, revealing a passage.
"Let's go." Bai Lan led the way.
The group walked down the stairs in the passage. Soon, they reached the end of the stairs. What appeared in front of them was a quiet passage blocked by a metal door.
Everyone walked over.
Bai Lan pointed with her finger, and the metal door opened to both sides. About a hundred meters away, there was another metal door with multiple checkpoints.
After opening nine metal doors in a row, Prynne led everyone and stopped in front of the last metal door. She turned around and said to Ye Chen, "I don't have the authority to open this protective door. It can only be opened with the permission of the owner of the ruin.
You can display the fire source you obtained during the inheritance, and the door will automatically open. However, no one else has the authority to enter. "Her last words were clearly directed at Mo Feng and the others.
Ye Chen didn't insist. He said to his sister, "Wait for me here."
As he spoke, the fire energy in his body circulated. A thin crack slowly opened on his forehead, and an eye slowly opened. This eye was blood-red, like a ball of fire.
Click!
The door slowly opened, leaving behind a wall of black fog. It blocked everyone's vision and prevented them from seeing inside.
"Don't be careless. Be careful," Ye Zhu said worriedly.
Ye Chen nodded slightly. He glanced at the White Dragon and the others, then turned and walked into the black fog. As soon as he entered, he felt as though he had passed through a layer of water. A strong light shone from the front.
Ye Chen raised his head to look. What he saw made him hold his breath.
In front of him was a deep valley. It was extremely large, about a thousand meters in diameter. In the valley, there was a towering tree. It was about three thousand meters long and fifty to sixty meters in diameter. It was like a mountain peak. The lush top of the tree was like a mushroom, and its entire body was like flowing water. Its leaves were as clear as jade, emitting a green light.
(To be continued.)
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