84: Chapter 84 Saving Leng Yue on the Side! The Dung Beetle Said There Was Treasure Over There

Lin Feng stood at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion, his mood incredibly good.

With the dragon slaying sword in hand and the complete compendium of elixirs in his bosom, his attributes had skyrocketed to 1.55 million health points, and his spirit had surpassed fifteen hundred.

The gains from this Secret Realm trip were so great that he himself could hardly believe it.

"Time to go look around elsewhere."

He looked around his surroundings.

He had pretty much finished looting the Taoist temple; the main hall, the medicine garden, the Spiritual Vein, the Scripture Pavilion—he had gone everywhere he could.

What remained were those buildings on the outskirts of the temple.

Although they looked even more dilapidated, there might still be some overlooked treasures.

"Let's go, Xiao Jin."

Lin Feng stepped toward the exit of the Taoist temple.

Xiao Jin lay on his shoulder, clutching half a fragment of the Incense Burner Spirit, nibbling on it with great relish.

"Crunch, crunch—"

The sound was like a mouse gnawing on wood.

Stepping out of the temple's main gate, he found an open area outside.

Weeds grew in profusion, rubble was everywhere, and a few crooked trees stood lonely.

In the distance, continuous hills and faint, thick mist could be seen.

Lin Feng was just preparing to deploy his Wind Wings to scout the area.

Suddenly—

The sound of a fierce fight came from the distance!

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

There was also the delicate shout of a woman!

"Someone's there?"

Lin Feng frowned.

He deployed his Wind Wings and flew toward the direction of the sound.

After flying for about two minutes, a forest appeared ahead.

At the edge of the forest, a black figure was fighting a group of... wooden stakes?

No, they weren't wooden stakes.

They were over a dozen thick tree roots!

Those roots drilled out from underground, each as thick as an arm, dancing crazily like tentacles!

They were entangling, lashing, and piercing, forcing that black figure to retreat repeatedly!

It was a woman.

She wore a black, tight-fitting leather outfit that outlined her hot figure.

Her long hair was loose, and she wore a half-mask on her face, revealing only a delicate chin and a pair of cold eyes.

At this moment, those eyes were full of fatigue and distress.

The dagger in her hand swung, severing the incoming roots one by one.

But there were too many roots; for every one she cut, three more immediately grew back!

She couldn't kill them all!

"Cold Moon?"

Lin Feng was taken aback.

Wasn't this that cold female assassin who entered with them?

Why was she here?

And... in such a sorry state?

What were those roots?

Lin Feng looked closely.

[Man-Eating Roots (Elite Rank) × 18]

[Rank: 25]

[health points: 80,000/root]

[attack power: 3,200 - 3,800]

[Defense: 2,500]

[Skills: Entangle, Pierce, Blood Suck, Regeneration]

[Description: The root system of a Man-Eating Tree; possesses extremely strong regeneration abilities and will regenerate infinitely unless the main body is destroyed.]

Eighteen roots, each with eighty thousand health.

Altogether, that was 1.44 million health points.

And they could regenerate.

For an assassin like Cold Moon, getting tangled up with this kind of thing was indeed difficult to handle.

"Should I save her?"

Lin Feng hesitated for a second.

He wasn't familiar with Cold Moon; they had only met once before entering.

This woman was very cold, with a 'keep away' attitude.

But she was a fellow human after all; it didn't seem right to watch her die and do nothing.

And...

“Squeak, squeak!”

Xiao Jin suddenly started crying out.

It pointed its golden front legs at those roots, then pointed at the ground.

Its expression was as if saying—there's good stuff down there!

"There's treasure underneath?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Then why hesitate?

Saving a person while picking up treasure—killing two birds with one stone!

He deployed his Wind Wings and dove down!

Cold Moon was struggling to withstand the siege of the roots.

Her stamina was almost at its limit, and the hand holding the dagger was trembling.

"Damn... am I going to die here..."

She gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with unwillingness.

Right at that moment—

A black shadow descended from the sky!

"Judgment of Light!"

A golden greatsword condensed above Lin Feng's head!

With a casual wave, the greatsword slashed toward those roots!

Boom!!!

Golden light exploded!

Three roots were instantly severed!

[Damage Dealt: 1,535 × 15 = 23,025; Actual Damage: 20,525 (after defense deduction)]

A root with eighty thousand health had a quarter of its life taken away in one hit!

"Who is it?!"

Cold Moon was startled and looked up.

Lin Feng was suspended in mid-air, the Wind Wings behind him flapping gently.

Golden light flowed around his body like a god of war.

"It's you?!"

Cold Moon was stunned.

That guy who looked ordinary and only had an F-Rank Talent?

How could he be this strong?!

Lin Feng ignored her.

He raised both hands again.

"Firestorm!"

Crimson flames instantly covered a thirty-meter radius!

Those roots twisted crazily in the flames, emitting a "sizzle" and a burnt stench!

-15,000! -15,000! -15,000!

Fifteen thousand continuous damage per second!

In three seconds, another forty-five thousand!

"Thors Hammer!"

Purple lightning descended from the sky, striking those roots fiercely!

The thunder exploded, and lightning sparks flew in all directions!

-28,000! -29,000! -31,000!

Another three roots were split apart!

In just ten short seconds, eight out of the eighteen roots were broken!

The remaining ten retracted underground, not daring to show their heads again.

Cold Moon watched, dumbfounded.

Her mouth was open, and she couldn't speak for a long time.

"You... you..."

Lin Feng landed on the ground and retracted his Wind Wings.

"Are you okay?"

He asked.

Cold Moon looked at him with a complex gaze.

There was shock, doubt, and a hint of... awe?

"I'm... fine."

Her voice was a bit raspy.

Lin Feng nodded and looked at those roots that had retracted underground.

"What's down there?"

Cold Moon was taken aback.

"What?"

"I said, what's down there?" Lin Feng pointed at the ground. "What are these roots guarding?"

Cold Moon was silent for a second.

Then, she spoke slowly.

"I don't know."

"After I woke up from the illusion, I found myself in this forest."

"Then these roots attacked me, and I've been fighting until now."

Lin Feng frowned.

"You didn't see Shen Yutang and the others?"

"No." Cold Moon shook her head. "I haven't seen a single one of the others."

Lin Feng was thoughtful.

It seemed that in this Secret Realm, everyone was teleported to different locations.

He had encountered a Taoist temple, while Cold Moon had encountered this forest.

The others might be in different places.

"Then why didn't you attack the main body?" Lin Feng asked. "These roots are the root system of a Man-Eating Tree; if you don't destroy the main body, you'll never kill them all."

Cold Moon lowered her head.

"I... couldn't find the main body."

"There are trees everywhere in this forest; I didn't know which one was the Man-Eating Tree."

Lin Feng was speechless.

This girl was quite a beautiful assassin, but her head wasn't very bright.

"Alright, I'll find it."

He closed his eyes, and his Mental Energy spread out.

[Eye of the Elements (Passive)]

[Effect: Can intuitively perceive the distribution of all elements within a 100-meter radius.]

His Mental Energy covered the surrounding hundred meters.

Soon, he discovered an anomaly.

Deep in the forest, there was a particularly thick old tree.

The elemental distribution around that tree was extremely dense.

Especially the Earth Element and Wood Element; their concentration was several times higher than in other places.

"Found it."

Lin Feng opened his eyes and walked toward that tree.

Cold Moon hesitated for a moment, then followed him.

The two of them walked up to the old tree.

That tree was indeed large; its trunk was so thick it would take four or five people to encircle it.

The bark was rough, covered in moss, and the branches and leaves were lush.

It looked no different from an ordinary old tree.

But Lin Feng could feel a massive vitality contained within the tree's body.

"It's this one."

He raised his hand, golden light gathering in his palm.

"Judgment of Light!"

The golden greatsword slashed toward the trunk!

Crack!

A deep gash was sliced into the trunk!

Dark red liquid gushed out from the crack!

That liquid emitted a pungent, fishy stench!

The entire tree trembled violently!

All the branches and leaves seemed to come alive, dancing crazily!

An aged human face emerged on the tree trunk!

[Man-Eating Tree King (lord rank)]

[Rank: 30]

[health points: 3,500,000]

[attack power: 4,800 - 5,200]

[Defense: 4,000]

[Skills: Root Entangle, Branch/Leaf Pierce, Life Devour, Regeneration]

[Description: A Man-Eating Tree that has cultivated for a thousand years; it has already gained rudimentary intelligence and lives by devouring biological creatures.]

3.5 million health, a level thirty Lord.

For the current Lin Feng, it was a piece of cake.

"Step back."

Lin Feng said.

Cold Moon retreated a few steps, her eyes fixed on him.

She wanted to see just how strong this man really was.

Lin Feng raised his hand.

This time, he didn't use those fancy skills.

He simply took out the dragon slaying sword from the wanxiang ring.

A pitch-black blade, golden patterns, and a faint pressure.

As soon as the sword was unsheathed, the surrounding air became a bit heavier.

The Man-Eating Tree King seemed to sense danger, as that human face showed an expression of terror.

It wanted to run!

But it was already too late.

Lin Feng gripped the dragon slaying sword and gave a casual swing.

A pitch-black Sword Qi shot out from the tip of the sword!

Everywhere the Sword Qi passed, space itself seemed to distort!

Pfft!!!

The Sword Qi slashed into the Man-Eating Tree King!

That thick trunk was cut in half as if it were made of paper!

Four point two million!

An instant kill!

The Man-Eating Tree King didn't even have time to let out a scream before it crashed to the ground.

At the cut, dark red liquid gushed out like a fountain.

[Killed Man-Eating Tree King, Experience Points +300,000]

Cold Moon stood there, completely stunned.

One move.

Just one move.

A lord rank monster with 3.5 million health was insta-killed?

She looked at Lin Feng's back, and her gaze completely changed.

What kind of sword was that?

What kind of power was that?

Was this person... really an F-Rank Talent?!

Lin Feng sheathed his sword and turned to look at her.

"What's wrong?"

Cold Moon opened her mouth, and only after a long time did she manage to squeeze out a sentence.

"You... what level are you exactly?"

"Level 32," Lin Feng said truthfully.

"Level 32?" Cold Moon's voice went up an octave. "How could a Level 32 be this strong?!"

Lin Feng smiled and didn't explain.

He walked over to the corpse of the Man-Eating Tree King and began collecting Materials.

Tree heart, bark, sap, roots...

All of them were good things.

[Man-Eating Tree King Heart (Purple Material) × 1]

[Effect: Can be used for refining Medicinal Pills; after consumption, permanently increases health points limit by +20,000 and Wood Element affinity by +5%.]

[Man-Eating Tree King Bark (Blue Material) × 5]

[Effect: Can be used for crafting armor; Wood attribute resistance +30%.]

[Man-Eating Tree King Sap (Blue Material) × 3]

[Effect: Can be used for refining poisons; applying it to weapons adds a 'Poisoned' effect to attacks.]

He put them all away.

Cold Moon stood nearby, watching his series of actions, seemingly wanting to say something but stopping herself.

After Lin Feng finished collecting the Materials, he looked back at her.

"What do you plan to do next?"

Cold Moon was silent for a second.

"Continue exploring."

"This Secret Realm won't close for another 72 hours; there's still time."

Lin Feng nodded.

"Then be careful yourself."

He turned, preparing to leave.

Right at that moment—

“Squeak, squeak!”

Xiao Jin suddenly jumped down from his shoulder!

Its six legs scurried quickly as it ran to the spot where the Man-Eating Tree King's roots had been severed.

There was a pitch-black hole there.

The entrance wasn't large, only big enough for one person to pass through.

Xiao Jin stood by the hole and barked at Lin Feng frantically!

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”

It pointed its golden front legs into the hole, then pointed at its own mouth.

That expression was more excited than any time before!

"There's treasure underneath?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Xiao Jin nodded its head frantically!

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”

Lin Feng walked to the edge of the hole and looked down.

It was pitch black inside the hole, and nothing could be seen clearly.

But he could feel an air current surging up from below.

That air current carried a... peculiar fragrance.

It wasn't a medicinal fragrance, nor was it a floral scent.

Rather, it was an extremely pure aura that made one's spirit feel refreshed.

"What is this?"

Lin Feng asked Elder Dan.

Elder Dan was silent for a second, then spoke slowly.

"If this old man is not mistaken..."

"There should be a Wood-attribute Spiritual Vein down there."

Lin Feng was stunned.

A Wood-attribute Spiritual Vein?

The previous one was an ordinary Spiritual Vein, which had been melted into the dragon slaying sword.

And now another Wood-attribute one had appeared?

"I'm going to be rich..."

He murmured.

Cold Moon walked over, stood by his side, and looked toward that hole.

"You... are going down?"

"Yeah." Lin Feng nodded.

Cold Moon hesitated for a moment, then said.

"I'll go with you."

Lin Feng glanced at her.

This girl was ice-cold just a moment ago, and now she was actually taking the initiative to team up?

"Aren't you afraid of danger?"

"I am," Cold Moon said. "But being alone is even more dangerous."

Lin Feng thought about it and nodded.

"Fine, let's go together."

He was the first to jump into the hole.

Cold Moon took a deep breath and followed him.

Behind them, the light from the hole grew further and further away.

The two of them disappeared into the darkness.