260: True Vegetative State

Nearly a hundred-meter-tall banyan tree overshadowed the sky, its sprawling canopy enveloping a valley with a diameter of over a thousand meters.

Dappled sunlight filtered through the foliage, casting brilliant beams of light onto the forest floor.

White deer, white apes, white wolves, white snakes, white bears, white ravens… hundreds of albino creatures ambled leisurely under the tree's shade, occasionally playfully jostling each other.

Predators and herbivores coexisted, with no signs of conflict.

Yang Dian even saw a small albino muntjac kneeling beside an albino golden tiger’s belly, suckling tiger milk.

After surveying the valley, Yang Dian raised an eyebrow again.

These albino creatures in the valley were unusual.

Yang Dian could clearly feel that even the albino golden snub-nosed monkey in front of him, born not long ago and only as tall as his calf, had a stronger aura than an ordinary person.

In other words, they were all Mutant creatures!

He squatted down and picked up the albino golden snub-nosed monkey that had approached him, curiously looking at him.

Yang Dian then turned to Yue Shan:

"Uncle Yue, it seems we are still on Earth."

Yue Shan nodded:

"Although it felt like passing through a spatial node, my strength has not been restricted; I can still fully exert it."

What Yue Shan said was also what Yang Dian wanted to say.

This place was different from both the Alien Planet and the Poseidon Relic.

The Alien Planet had an extremely strong suppressive force on outsiders; external Qi and blood would be weakened by dozens of times or more.

Only the body, and the Qi and blood contained within the body, were unaffected by the Alien Planet.

The Poseidon Relic was similar.

While it didn't directly weaken external Qi and blood by dozens of times like the Alien Planet, there was still some weakening.

But this valley was different.

Although he had passed through a ‘spatial barrier,’ Yang Dian felt no difference inside or outside the barrier; he could still fully exert his strength.

"So, this valley might be a dimensional rift that was completely swallowed by Earth but not fully integrated into it, instead maintaining a certain degree of independence."

"Or perhaps Earth’s own space has begun to fold, forming a place similar to a Secret Realm."

Yue Shan nodded:

"Both are possible."

"However, no matter which possibility, it is an unprecedented phenomenon."

"For scientific research, especially spatial science research, it might play a significant role…"

As he spoke, Yang Dian and Yue Shan had already strolled under the shade of the tree.

Looking up at the sky, Yang Dian’s pupils constricted again:

"Uncle Yue, look over there."

Yue Shan looked in the direction Yang Dian pointed, and his eyes also narrowed.

At the very top of the banyan tree’s hundred-meter-high canopy, twenty-three fruits hung sparsely.

Among them, twenty were white fruits, and three were golden fruits.

However, both the white and golden fruits exuded an indescribable allure.

They were all heaven and earth treasures!

This was also the first plant Yang Dian had discovered that could bear rare treasure fruits, apart from the old Plum Tree in his backyard!

Reaching out to touch the little golden snub-nosed monkey in his arms, Yang Dian exchanged a glance with Yue Shan, then spoke to the banyan tree:

"I know you have consciousness, and have even developed intelligence. Shall we chat?"

A white deer, hearing the commotion, approached Yang Dian, curiously observing him, then slowly began to eat the tender grass on the ground.

Yang Dian, who hadn't received a reply, was about to speak again when he noticed a vine slowly descending from the treetop.

Then, a one-meter-square patch of grass in front of him suddenly parted, revealing the smooth earth beneath.

Just as Yang Dian was puzzled, the vine had already reached the ground and slowly wrote a line of text.

【Big shot, help!!!】

Yang Dian and Yue Shan looked at each other.

"You, a Huaxia person?"

【Yes, I'm a Huaxia person, from Wujiang.】

Yang Dian paused, his mind working for a moment before he realized.

Wujiang referred to Wujiang District, under Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province.

However, people from Jiangsu Province, like Pinduoduo, often disliked mentioning the province when stating their location, and the districts and counties below also disliked mentioning the city.

They would just say Huaxia – a certain city, or Huaxia – a certain district/county.

Most people wouldn't know this small detail.

Rubbing his forehead, Yang Dian was a little troubled:

"So you became a tree? And a banyan tree that grows in Shennongjia and can bear heaven and earth treasures?"

【Shennongjia? I don't know! I thought I had Transmigration to another world. If you hadn't come today, I would have prepared to develop two more waves and then start ruling the world…】

【Oh, and big shot, quickly help! Five years ago, after I was hit by a car, I became a vegetative state. Although I couldn't speak or move, I could still hear what was happening outside.】

【At that time, I thought it would be better to just die.】

【But three years ago, I became a tree. Although I still couldn't move, I could ‘perceive’ and ‘communicate,’ so I didn't want to die anymore.】

【Now that I'm still on Earth, maybe I can still be saved.】

【My stepmother has always disliked me. If my dad hadn't stopped her, she would have pulled out my oxygen tank long ago.】

【Big shot, please help me check if my body has been cremated. If not, please save me!】

【I'm still a virgin! I haven't even held a girl's hand, I don't want to die!】

【And also, most importantly, don't look at my browsing history, or I'll die right in front of you!】

Yang Dian and Yue Shan exchanged a glance and smiled at each other:

"Alright, we'll help you check after we get out."

With that, the two turned and left.

Seeing them turn and leave without hesitation, the ‘banyan tree’ became anxious.

It controlled its vines to rapidly extend in front of the two, gesturing in the air.

【Big shot, I haven't told you my name yet.】

Yang Dian smiled:

"You've already said enough."

"Wuzhong District, had a car accident five years ago and became a vegetative state, has a stepmother."

"With this information, it's enough for us to find you."

With that, Yang Dian and Yue Shan didn't linger, flying directly towards the outside of the valley.

But when they flew into the sky, they felt another barrier.

An incredibly soft barrier, like cotton candy, yet indestructible.

The two exchanged another glance, then obediently walked out through the cave.

Afterward, Yang Dian tore off a lotus petal and threw it to the Mirror Wolf that had been circling behind him, then the two flew into the sky.

"What do you think?"

Hearing Yue Shan’s inquiry, Yang Dian first pondered for a moment, then said:

"It's quite credible."

He could Transmigration here, Spiritual Qi could also recover, and mother earth had even actively started devouring other planets.

So, for someone to become a vegetative state, then have their Soul Emergence, and become a ‘true plant,’ it didn't seem too outlandish.

After replying to Yue Shan, Yang Dian first looked at the sky, then at the helicopters flying in the distance, and said:

"But time is running out. I need to go support Daoist Priest over there, to prevent any accidents on their side."

"I'll leave this place to you, Uncle Yue."

"If the Mirror Wolf behaves, spare its life. I'll train it when I have time."

"If it causes trouble, kill it and make a specimen…"