Bai Chi's lips curled up when he saw Bai Zheng's expression. "You should know how powerful the Immortal Radish Flower is. How about this?"
Bai Zheng was terrified at first, but when he heard Bai Chi's words, he became extremely excited. His breathing quickened as he asked, "Re-really?"
Bai Chi smiled. "Of course, but it's not on the exchange list, and I don't need those merit points. How will you compensate me if I give you the Immortal Radish Flower for free?"
Bai Zheng looked away from the flower with great difficulty and asked, "What do you want as compensation?"
Bai Chi smiled and put away the flower. "Take a look at the exchange list. There might be better defensive items."
Bai Zheng hurriedly said, "Sir, just tell me what you want." Although the Immortal Radish Flower wasn't a defensive item, it was much more useful than Yun Luyi. Even if Yun Luyi was still here, Bai Zheng would definitely choose the Immortal Radish Flower.
From the moment Bai Chi took out the Immortal Radish Flower, he knew that Bai Zheng had been prepared for this. Regardless of whether Yun Luyi was here or not, the Immortal Radish Flower would appear. This was a choice, not one given to him by Bai Chi, but one given to him by Bai Zheng.
Bai Chi muttered to himself and stared at Bai Zheng. "To be honest, I really don't know what I want, but you should know. Otherwise, the Immortal Radish Flower wouldn't have appeared here."
Bai Zheng's eyes flashed as if he was struggling.
Bai Chi wasn't in a hurry and simply waited.
After a long time, Bai Zheng said, "The Earth Treasury Needle."
Bai Chi was confused. "What?"
Bai Zheng looked at Bai Chi seriously and said word by word, "The Earth Treasury Needle."
Bai Chi was shocked. "The Lu family's Earth Treasury Needle?
You know how to use it? "
Bai Zheng nodded.
Bai Chi looked him up and down. "How do you know the Earth Treasury Needle?
That's an ultimate technique that the Lu family doesn't teach to outsiders. You're just a follower, so how did you learn it? "
Bai Zheng sneered. "Follower?
That depends on who I'm following. The person I'm following is more important than the heavens. "
Bai Chi narrowed his eyes and nodded. "You're right. No wonder you were able to survive for nine years on the sloping continent. With the Ksitigarbha Needles, let alone nine years, you might even be able to survive for twenty years. No wonder that person gave you a twenty-year trial."
Bai Zheng shook his head. "He didn't know that I could use the Earth Treasury Needles. Twenty years was just for me to die. He didn't want to see anything related to the Lu family, but I was sure that I could survive. I would pass the test and obtain everything I wanted."
Bai Chi smiled. "The Ksitigarbha Needle is really tempting." He then raised his hand, and the Immortal Radish Flower appeared once more. It slowly flew towards Bai Zhen. "It's yours now."
Bai Zheng took the Immortal Radish Flower with a complicated look. Was it worth it to exchange the Earth Treasury Needle, an extinct combat technique, for a Immortal Radish Flower?
He didn't know either. If the Lu Clan was still around, he wouldn't even dare to trade for ten thousand Immortal Radish Flowers, let alone a single one. No, the Frigid Immortal Sect wouldn't even dare to learn it.
It didn't matter, as the Lu family was no more. Bai Zheng quickly cast aside all distracting thoughts and looked up. Bai Chi's eyes were shining as he waited to learn the Earth Treasury Needle.
The Cloud Landing Robe was successfully delivered to Lu Yin's hands. He took it and felt the material of the robe. It was too tough, and even after using all of his strength, he was unable to leave a single crease on it. This was an external item that could withstand the attacks of a fifth Origin Tribulation cultivator, and more importantly, there was actually more than one sourcebox array hidden within it.
Lu Yin was a little uncomfortable.
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But who could set up a sourcebox array so small and seal it within this piece of clothing?
He had seen far too many enormous sourcebox arrays before, including those on the Shenwu Continent, the Lockbreaker Realm, and even the Infinite Kinetic Energy beneath his feet. These were all enormous sourcebox arrays, but the Cloud Dew Robe in his hands contained the smallest sourcebox array he had ever seen.
Large and small were two extremes. It was difficult to create the largest sourcebox array, but it was equally difficult to create the smallest one.
The Cloud Dew Robe might have been a defensive external item in the hands of others, but its value was different in Lu Yin's hands. Perhaps he could learn something from it.
Lu Yin specifically asked where the Cloud Dew Robe had come from, but no one knew, not even Xia Yan. All he knew was that it had been accidentally left behind at the back of the battlefield.
With the Cloud Dew Robe in his hands, Liu Jing was notified by Xia Yan to gather all of the people who were assisting the second foundation in clearing out the Terror Ants.
There were more than 3,000 people in total, and this was just their group. Before them, a group of cultivators from the second foundation had already headed to the mother tree to clear out the Terror Ants, and more people would follow.
Lu Yin's group had more than 3,000 people, and there were some who were stronger than others. Most of them were from the older generation, and it wasn't easy for the younger generation to join the battlefield. If they weren't strong enough, they wouldn't even qualify to be cannon fodder.
There were no Emissaries in this group, but there were a few Enlighters who were close to becoming Emissaries. There were also many Enlighters, and even the weakest among them was an Explorer.
Just these 3,000 people alone should be enough to sweep through the Fifth Mainland's Outerverse, Lu Yin thought to himself. These people were only here to clear out the Terror Ants.
Instead, they had been divided into many teams by Liu Jing, and each team had around ten people. Lu Yin's team had fifteen people, and there were five Enlighters among them. The one that Liu Jing had appointed as the captain was an old man, and he was also the strongest person in the team. He was infinitely close to becoming an Emissary.
"The teams have been assigned, and I've already informed your captains of the locations that need to be cleared out. All of you are to clear out the Mother Tree's trunk that borders the second foundation. Remember, aside from the Terror Ants, you'll also have to face those monsters and those shameless traitors who rely on them. Be careful," Liu Jing said. He then glanced at Lu Yin discreetly and waved for everyone to board the teleportation device and send them to the Mother Tree's trunk.
The unlimited kinetic array was connected to the Mother Tree's trunk and extended outwards, allowing one to reach the Mother Tree's trunk directly through the second foundation.
Although it was called a trunk, it was more like a brown continent to humans. It was similar to the branches in the Sovereign Realm, and there were many piles of withered bark. The only difference was that there were many more corpses here, regardless of whether they belonged to humans or Corpse Kings.
The Corpse Kings attacked the Astral Tree by climbing up the array bases in one direction and climbing up the Mother Tree's trunk in another.
The group walked out of the teleportation device and looked around. Aside from the cultivators guarding the device, there was also a temporary command post in the distance.
To the north was the Mother Tree's trunk, where countless cultivators were on standby. This was also the front line of the battlefield.
When they arrived, the teams began to disperse and head towards the areas where they had to clear out the Terror Ants.
Everyone had a mission here, such as how many Terror Ants the Explorers and Hunters needed to clear out. If they could not complete their mission, they could not leave, nor could they find a place to hide and relax.
Lu Yin's team approached the trunk under the command of the old man. Not far away, several teams stopped to discuss something.
The old man also stopped and looked over.
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Lu Yin and the rest solemnly said, "I am Chen Hai, and I've been appointed captain. Although this is an order from the headquarters, I still want to ask if anyone has any objections."
Lu Yin and the rest remained silent.
The old man was satisfied. "Since no one has any objections, I'll carry out my duties as captain. I've been to this battlefield once before."
Everyone was shocked, and one of the middle-aged women asked, "Senior, you've been to this battlefield before?"
Chen Hai nodded. "That's right. I came here once when I just broke through to the Enlighter realm. I fought on this battlefield for many years, and I was lucky enough to return alive. I left my name on the battlefield, and that's how I was recruited. Most of you were recruited because of your cultivation, or there might be other reasons, but I don't care. In any case, I want to warn you all that you must listen to me. I'll try my best to bring you out alive, and if anyone disobeys or acts on their own, I won't be merciful.
"The battlefield is too large, and accidental deaths are not rare."
Everyone fell silent.
The middle-aged woman respectfully replied, "We'll listen to Senior."
Chen Hai was satisfied, and his gaze swept across everyone's faces. Most of them were apprehensive and fearful, which was normal since it was their first time here. Hmm?
He looked at Lu Yin. Why did this kid look so carefree?
Lu Yin was not carefree. No, it could be said that he was carefree. He had many treasures on him, especially the Cloud Ditch Robe, which gave him a sense of security that made him different from the others.
Chen Hai frowned and looked at Lu Yin deeply. He was most worried about encountering someone who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth on the battlefield, someone who acted recklessly just because they had a bit of cultivation. This kid had broken through to the Enlighter realm at such a young age, which meant that his innate talent was extremely high. He had to be a genius in the Astral Trees, and such people were the hardest to command.
Chen Hai looked at the middle-aged woman and told her to keep an eye on Lu Yin.
The middle-aged woman glanced at Lu Yin, and just like the old man, she was dissatisfied. Lu Yin was like a lighthouse in this group, and he was too carefree.
Lu Yin was thinking about how to find a spy, but was there one in this group?
He didn't know, but he wouldn't stay in this group forever. Once he was sure that there were no spies, he would leave. He saw Chen Hai's gaze, but he didn't care.
Under Chen Hai's lead, the group arrived at the border between the base and the tree trunk. They looked down, but they couldn't see the bottom. If they jumped down from here, they might be able to reach the place known as the New Continent.
The New Continent was the main battlefield, and it was also where countless Corpse Kings had appeared. The Corpse Kings would climb up from the New Continent towards the Mother Tree's trunk and the base. That was the place that the humans wanted to conquer the most. Conquering the New Continent would mean driving out all the monsters, which was why it had been named the New Continent.
"Let's go. Remember, listen to my orders," Chen Hai barked, giving Lu Yin a warning glare.
Lu Yin remained calm and restrained his carefree attitude. He jumped down with the rest of the group and officially entered the tree trunk. This was a new world.
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Above their heads was a boundless brown land, and below their feet was a similarly boundless brown land. This was the Mother Tree's trunk.
It had already been half a month since they arrived here. In this half a month, Chen Hai had led a group of people to walk around the tree trunks and clear out millions of Terror Ants. This was only a small number. No one knew how many Terror Ants the monsters had placed on the tree trunks.
Fortunately, they hadn't run into any Corpse Kings.
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