A heavy atmosphere permeated the sacred land of the Hundred Races.
Everyone had a tacit understanding, and no one said anything else.
Qin Shi was the same. He made up his mind that once the matter of the Hundred Races was over, he would personally explore the Eight Regions.
"There's no point worrying about this now. Let's go take a look at the Fortune Cathaya. It should be maturing soon." The diabolical fiend was not worried. There was no such thing as fear in his world.
Qin Shi nodded. "Okay."
The group entered the ground through the crack in the sacred land. As soon as they entered, shock filled their eyes. Qin Shi licked his chapped lips as he looked at the scene before him.
The ground was covered by a towering tree that was thousands of feet tall. Every branch of the tree was as thick as Qin Shi's waist. There were curled leaves on top of them, and every leaf was covered with ancient patterns. Spiritual energy could still be seen flowing through the patterns. Every single strand of Spiritual Energy rippled, causing everyone's minds to be in a daze. They couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
"This is the Fortune Cathaya?"
Everyone sighed. Even among the Hundred Races, they had only seen the Fortune Cathaya in history books. Now that they saw it with their own eyes, it was truly shocking.
Qin Shi released his mental energy and praised, "The spiritual energy in a leaf of the Fortune Cathaya is comparable to a first-level heavenly realm cultivator. The sap flowing in the trunk is even more terrifying. No wonder it's said to have spiritual energy comparable to the heavens."
"It's about to mature," the diabolical fiend said excitedly.
After waiting for an hour, the leaves of the Fortune Silver Fir bloomed. At the top of its treetop, hundreds of leaves gathered and rotated. As they rotated, a flesh-colored tree trunk that was as thick as three people slowly rose from the leaves.
Boom!
The flesh-colored tree trunk appeared, causing the sacred land of the Hundred Races to pale in comparison. Dazzling light flickered continuously. The light was too dazzling, and Qin Shi had never seen it before.
"It's mature!"
The joy in the diabolical fiend's eyes was overflowing. It said excitedly, "That's the tree trunk. That's the Fortune Cathaya. I can sense that the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider is inside."
"That?"
Qin Shi secretly noted it down, but he was not in a hurry. He looked around the field. Ever since his psychic power had broken through to the second curse, his perception had improved to the next level. Now, other than being able to sense the movement of grass in the wind from a distance of 180,000 meters, he could even clearly sense the vibrations in the air caused by human emotions.
His black eyes landed on several people. The aura around these people had clearly become chaotic and restless. Their eyes were filled with greed and eagerness.
"The Fortune Cathaya is mine!"
Sure enough, under the extreme temptation, some people began to be unable to restrain themselves. However, the person who made the first move at this time would undoubtedly become the target of public criticism.
"Don't even think about it. As long as we get the Fortune Cathaya, our Huo Clan will be the new Dragon Clan, the new number one of the Hundred Races. This time, no one can stop me!" Patriarch Huo stood up.
More and more families stood up.
Suddenly, the comrades who shared a common hatred immediately became mortal enemies because of the Fortune Cathaya. All kinds of inherited martial arts blasted down mercilessly.
Rumble!
Soon, many disciples of the Hundred Races fell.
"Greed really is hard to satisfy. In the face of profit, feelings and the Hundred Races are all fake." Qin Shi shook his head sadly.
The only thing that made him happy was that Yin Lin, Blood Marquis, and Guo Wu's family had not been broken by the temptation of the Fortune Cathaya. The family heads stood side by side and looked at Qin Shi at the same time.
"Little guy, we promised you the Fortune Cathaya. We will help you stop the other Hundred Races and you can take it," Yin Hong and the other three said sincerely.
Hearing this, Qin Shi felt warmth in his heart.
"Count us Guo Clan in." Guo Yilong stepped forward and smiled.
The four old men looked at each other as they faced Guo Yilong. Some displeasure appeared on their faces as they teased him, "Hehe, patriarch Guo, that's not very nice of you. Our four clans made an agreement long ago. It's not very nice of you to take a share like this."
Unexpectedly, Guo Yilong shrugged and said something that surprised Qin Shi, "I don't want the Fortune Cathaya. I just want to help little friend Qin."
Qin Shi looked strangely at Guo Yilong.
Meeting Qin Shi's eyes, Guo Yilong reached out with an old hand. "Don't look at me. Although the Fortune Cathaya is precious, I feel that compared to little friend Qin's future achievements, I think that little friend Qin's achievements are more important."
As he spoke up to here, Guo Yilong chuckled, "Although my Guo Clan might be able to get a share of the spoils if we make a move now, I don't want to wait until the day Little Friend Qin obtains the Godhead and stands at the peak of the heavens and earth. At that time, my Guo Clan will become Little Friend Qin's greatest enemy.
Hearing Guo Yilong's words, the four patriarchs looked at each other and smiled wryly.
That seemed to be the case.
But the more he said, the more embarrassed Qin Shi felt. In the end, he said, "How about this, Patriarch Guo, thank you for your trust. I'll give half of my share to your Guo Clan."
Guo Yilong was taken aback, but before he could refuse, Qin Shi smiled. "Just treat it as treating Yang 'er's injuries. She suffered quite a few injuries because of me. I, Qin Shi, am a person who distinguishes between gratitude and grudges."
At the mention of Guo Danyang, Guo Yilong's old eyes glinted with complicated emotions. There was heartache, pity, and many other emotions, but they only lasted for a fleeting moment. He shook his head with a wry smile. "In that case, I thank little friend Qin on behalf of Yang 'er."
"You're welcome."
Qin Shi restrained Guo Yilong's expression. He didn't ask further, but he was sure that it had something to do with Guo Danyang's disappearance for three years.
He was now very curious about what had happened to this girl. In the previous few encounters, Qin Shi was sure that there was nothing related to demons in Guo Danyang's body. But what was that evil energy under the illusion just now?
"Forget it, I'll investigate it when everything is over." Qin Shi shook his head and looked at the flesh-colored trunk of the Fortune Cathaya.
"Do it!"
Yin Hong and the other four shot into the sky.
These five people were the five patriarchs of this year's Hundred Races Tournament. They were also the five true experts among the Hundred Races after Long Xuan's death.
The pressure of the five people immediately broke the chaotic battlefield.
With these five people blocking in front of nearly a thousand people, the others couldn't move forward at all.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Shi moved forward. His black robe was hidden in the darkness, and he quickly passed through the canopy of the Fortune Cathaya without anyone noticing.
The people who were stopped were shocked. "Qin Shi!"
"Everyone, I'm sorry. This Fortune Cathaya is something that I must obtain. It's very important to me. When this is over, I will compensate you with ten million spirit stones." Qin Shi was polite. He didn't want to divide the Hundred Races because of this.
After giving instructions, Qin Shi gathered his thoughts and focused all his energy on the flesh-colored trunk.
The trunk's spirit power was strange. His big hand only brushed it lightly, and it caused dazzling light and shadows like fireflies in the night sky.
"Evil spirit, can you sense the location of the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider?
The spirit power of the Fortune Cathaya is too strong. My mind power can't get close. "
"Fang Xin, the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider's demonic nature isn't strong, but no matter how weak it is, it can escape my eyes," the evil spirit said confidently.
Qin Shi nodded. "That's good. Hurry up and find the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider before it causes more trouble."
Saying that, he turned back to look at the people of the Hundred Races. "The situation is still stable now, but in a while, under the temptation of the Fortune Cathaya, it's inevitable that something unexpected will happen. If the five patriarchs break through, we'll have no choice but to start a massacre."
"Alright, I'll point it out for you. Be careful when you cut it later. Don't hurt the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider. I'm going to eat it alive, or its demonic nature will leak out, and the effect won't be good." The evil spirit raised a hand.
For some reason, when he heard this, Qin Shi felt like vomiting. Eating a demon spider alive? Damn, were all demons so hardcore?
But now wasn't the time to be joking. He looked in the direction the evil spirit was pointing. It was about a third of the upper part of the flesh-colored trunk.
"Break!"
Qin Shi gathered his qi and formed a blade with the spirit energy on the back of his hand. It quickly drew a sword ray on the flesh-colored trunk.
The blade fell, and the trunk split open under Qin Shi's cutting.
Boom!
As soon as the crack appeared, a tidal wave of spirit energy surged. It was so strong that it could be seen with the naked eye. It turned a faint blue and swallowed Qin Shi in the blink of an eye.
As soon as he fell into the light, a violent howl sounded.
"Roar!"
A huge spider crawled out of the light. This spider was very fierce. There were hundreds of eyes on its head, and they stared at Qin Shi viciously.
"This is the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider?
Wait, what's this spider's cry?
Does it think it's a tiger? "
Qin Shi saw it, but then he was dumbfounded. The Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider's burst of spirit energy instantly suppressed everyone. Even Daoist Cloudy Mist would pale in comparison. The disciples of the Hundred Races who were fighting in the distance were sent flying.
"W-what kind of monster is this?"
"This power, is it a seventh-sky realm?
How can there be something like this in the Fortune Cathaya? "
A big question mark floated in the bottom of their hearts. Many people even began to suspect that the Fortune Cathaya was infested with insects.
Qin Shi shuddered and cursed, "Evil demon, you f * cking tricked me. Why didn't you tell me that this Fortune Demon Spider is a seventh-sky realm beast?"
"I didn't know," the evil demon said absent-mindedly.
"You … you didn't know?"
Qin Shi was dumbfounded. He turned around and was about to retreat. What the hell? A seventh-sky realm beast was something that he couldn't even defend against.
But before he could retreat, the evil demon used force to stop him, "Don't be in such a hurry. I can't beat a seventh-sky person, but a seventh-sky wild beast is a different story."
Saying this, it smiled strangely, "That's good. This will allow me to recover a little more."
"Devour the Heavens and Earth!"
The evil demon gathered its murderous aura. The murderous aura seemed to have eyes, turning into demonic claws and wrapping around the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider.
"Roar!"
In a moment, the Spirit-Gathering Demon Spider turned into white bones under the evil demon's nibbling. This was a scene that Qin Shi was very familiar with. Back then, he had relied on this to rapidly increase his cultivation.