240: Ten thousand years of iron wood, Misty Garden

“Holy crap, Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Wood! This is it!”

Mu Feng was so excited he was practically incoherent.

Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Wood was incredibly precious.

He had no reason to choose anything else.

“Hmm, no need to rush in yet.”

“I’ll restore my state to its Peak first.”

He had expended a lot of magic power fighting the Kai Ming Beast, and then continuously crafting talismans, which also drained some of his mental energy.

So Mu Feng decided to restore himself to his best state to ensure nothing went wrong.

He was extremely covetous of that Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Wood.

He didn’t want any accidents to occur.

Ten minutes later.

Mu Feng’s physical and mental states had both recovered to their Peak.

After checking his Storage Ring again to confirm he hadn’t missed any powerful Magic Treasures or Spirit Medicine, Mu Feng led the little fox into the Immortal Cave Secret Realm ahead.

A flash of white light.

The person and the pet appeared within an Immortal Cave Secret Realm with extremely rich Spiritual Qi.

“As expected of the Lost Space, the Spiritual Qi concentration here is even higher than in my Immortal Cave!”

Mu Feng exclaimed.

He then released his Divine Sense, preparing to investigate the situation of this Secret Realm space.

However, as soon as his Divine Sense left his body, it was suppressed back inside by an unknown Restriction.

【This space is filled with Restrictions; Divine Sense cannot be used.】

“So that’s how it is.”

Mu Feng nodded.

He obediently used his Spiritual Eye Divine Power to investigate.

However, this space seemed a bit large.

If he didn’t have Divine Sense to guide him, finding that Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Wood might not be so simple.

Just as he was worrying.

Suddenly, a red prompt appeared before his eyes.

【There is a Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood approximately a few thousand meters ahead.】

“Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood!”

Mu Feng’s eyes lit up.

This was precisely an important Material needed for the Puppet Lizard to upgrade to the Nascent Soul Stage.

【Caution: Try not to travel by flying; the space here is very unstable, and the high altitude is full of spatial rifts.】

“Spatial rifts!”

Mu Feng, who was about to use his flying spell to travel, immediately stopped obediently when he saw the red prompt.

These spatial rifts were no joke.

With his current physical strength, accidentally entering one would mean instant death.

Although he had the System prompts to help him avoid them in advance.

But not all spatial rifts were stationary.

Some could move freely within the space.

If he was unlucky enough to encounter a moving rift, he would have nowhere to cry.

“Xiaoyue, let’s go!”

Unable to fly, Mu Feng immediately put down the little fox from his shoulder.

The person and the pet Advanced towards the Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood.

A few thousand meters was not far.

Soon, Mu Feng arrived at the location the prompt had indicated.

Upon arrival.

Mu Feng was stunned by the towering ironwood before him.

“This is probably more than ten thousand years old, isn’t it?!”

Mu Feng had previously planted ironwood in his medicinal garden; a hundred-year-old ironwood was about as thick as an adult’s thigh.

But the trunk of the ironwood before him was a full four to five meters in length and width.

Enough for seven or eight adults to embrace it with outstretched arms.

“Is this the spiritual plant of the Lost Space? It’s truly exaggerated enough!”

Mu Feng swallowed.

“Let’s see how old it is!”

After a brief shock, Mu Feng was filled with boundless ecstasy.

The older the ironwood tree, the better its quality.

The more ironwood could be decomposed from it.

With a curious and excited mood.

Mu Feng concentrated and began to investigate it.

【Name: ironwood】

【Age: ten-thousand-year】

【Description: A very hard tree, the older it is, the harder the Material. It is a commonly used item for refining Puppets.】

【Effect: Can be used to refine Puppets.】

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“ten-thousand-year!”

Mu Feng swallowed, startled by the age.

He had originally thought it might be something one or two thousand years old.

He hadn't expected it to be ten-thousand-year.

“Is this the spiritual plant of the Lost Space?”

“It’s truly terrifyingly high.”

Mu Feng was completely startled by the things in this Secret Realm space.

The last time he had seen something ten-thousand-year old was a soul ring.

With such an ancient item before him, he was somewhat at a loss.

“Calm down, calm down!”

He circulated the Divine Origin Skill a few times, forcing himself to calm down.

Otherwise, in his current state, it would be easy to become overly excited and then suffer a setback.

“Let’s see if there’s a Guardian Beast first.”

Generally speaking, the better the spiritual plant, the stronger the guarding Yao Beast.

A ten-thousand-year spiritual plant, even an ordinary rabbit, could refine a soul ring.

The space here had a suppressive effect on Divine Sense, so Mu Feng couldn’t release his Divine Sense to investigate for now.

Fortunately, the Spiritual Eye Divine Power was not suppressed here.

As true essence was infused, Mu Feng’s eyes turned a deep blue.

After entering Core Formation, the range and distance his Eye of Insight could see had significantly increased.

Perhaps it was because the magic power he wielded had transformed into more profound true essence.

After a period of observation.

Mu Feng’s face revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

Because he discovered that there seemed to be no Yao Beast guarding this place.

This allowed his worried heart to relax.

To ensure safety, Mu Feng released his Spiritual Eye Divine Power to investigate several more times.

The result was still nothing.

“It seems there really isn’t one.”

This discovery made Mu Feng very happy.

Confirming it was safe.

Mu Feng led the little fox towards the location of the Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood.

Soon.

Mu Feng encountered another problem.

That was how to take this Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood away.

Such a high-aged ironwood, its hardness was probably comparable to an Advanced Magic Treasure.

How to cut it down was truly a big problem.

“Hmm, let’s try it first.”

Mu Feng summoned his Azure Dragon Flag and jabbed at it forcefully.

Thud!

“So hard!”

He shook his numb palm.

Mu Feng had a bitter smile on his face.

If he hadn’t timely dissipated the force, his palm would probably have been dislocated by the powerful recoil.

“Could it be that I can only look at it and not take it?”

Looking at the white mark left on the tree from his full-strength attack, Mu Feng felt a huge headache.

He had never imagined that one day he would encounter such a problem.

【Actually, you don’t need to cut it down at all; you just need to reach out and decompose it.】

Just as Mu Feng was at a loss, the red prompt appeared.

“Ah? It can be done like that?”

Mu Feng was stunned for a moment.

Then came boundless joy.

He hadn't expected the solution to be so simple.

【Yes, any ownerless spiritual plant that hasn’t been restricted can be directly decomposed by placing your palm on it for a period of time.】

“That’s great, very user-friendly!”

Mu Feng said, placing his hand on the Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood.

After waiting for about a minute.

A red prompt appeared before his eyes.

【System Reminder: Decompose Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood?】

“It really works?!”

Mu Feng was overjoyed.

He nodded impatiently.

“Decompose.”

【System Reminder: Decomposition successful!】

【System Reminder: Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood x5】

As the red prompt appeared.

The towering tree before him, enveloped in a red glow, gradually disappeared.

Immediately after, five dark, shiny pieces of ironwood appeared in Mu Feng’s palm.

With the ironwood in hand.

Mu Feng was very happy.

The Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood, both in texture and weight, far surpassed any spiritual plant he had seen before.

With this, the main Materials for Little Lizard’s upgrade were complete.

He originally only needed Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood, but now he had a ten-thousand-year one.

He believed it should bring unexpected benefits to the Little Lizard at that time.

Putting away the Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood in his hand.

Mu Feng was filled with joy.

With this Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood, his trip was not in vain.

No matter what else appeared later, or if no other precious items appeared, this trip was worth it.

【You’re celebrating too early; this ironwood is just an appetizer. The Piaomiao Garden in the central area has the best items in this Lost Space. Not to mention Ten Thousand Year Iron Wood, there’s even a lot of Ten Thousand Year Soul Nourishing Wood, one of the three great divine woods.】

“Piaomiao Garden?”

“Ten Thousand Year Soul Nourishing Wood!”

“Holy crap!”

Mu Feng’s eyes went wide.

soul nourishing wood was related to his Lifebound Treasure.

【However, there might be some danger inside.】

【To enter the Piaomiao Garden, you need to first deal with the guarding Rank 6 Yao Beast.】

“Rank 6 Yao Beast? Only Dan Formation, there’s nothing to worry about.”

After entering Core Formation, his strength had surged quite a bit again.

Especially after obtaining the ancient treasure flower basket and the exotic treasure Golden Lightning Arrow from the two diamond treasure chests, he was full of confidence in his strength.

Although the Dan Formation was one small Realm higher than his own.

Mu Feng truly didn’t put it in his eyes.

【Don’t underestimate this Rank 6 Yao Beast; this is a Primordial Beast, and its strength is not on the same Rank as an ordinary Dan Formation.】

【If you are careless, it’s not impossible for you to fall here.】

It seemed to sense that Mu Feng was being careless.

The red prompt appeared again, reminding him of the enemy’s power.

“Primordial Beast.”

“That strong!”

Based on his understanding of the prompt System, the prompts it actively provided were generally accurate.

So, upon seeing that there might be danger.

He also put away his careless thoughts.

And began to treat it seriously.

After all, not everyone had the title of Primordial Beast.

【The central area is still about ten kilometers from here. Keep walking straight until you see a lava fire pool; that is the entrance to the Piaomiao Garden.】

【That Primordial Beast is hiding within the lava pool.】

The red prompt appeared again.

This time, it pointed out the location of the Primordial Beast.

Mu Feng nodded.

He led the little fox towards the central area.

The journey was peaceful.

Not long after.

Mu Feng arrived at the lava deep pool mentioned by the red prompt.

It was called a pool, but its area was no smaller than an ordinary lake.

Hot bubbles gurgled from its surface.

Fiery red lava constantly churned and burst in the deep pool, and Mu Feng could feel the scorching heat waves even from a distance.

Because he had absorbed a fire pearl before.

His heat resistance was maximized, so he was fine.

But the little fox, with its delicate skin, was already sweating profusely.

Its fur had even started to curl up, looking as if it was about to be roasted.

Seeing this, Mu Feng patted his spirit beast bag and put it back inside.

Because Divine Sense couldn’t be released.

Mu Feng had no choice but to slowly scan the lava deep pool with his Spiritual Eye Divine Power.

After scanning for a long time, he still couldn’t find any trace of the Primordial Beast. Instead, he saw many spiritual plants emitting red light around the lava pool.

From their appearance, they were precisely the huo yan grass he had obtained earlier in the Volcanic Secret Realm.

However, the huo yan grass beside the lava pool, whether in size or the red light they emitted, were much more lush than what he had encountered before.

Needless to say, their age must be much higher than the previous ones, otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a big difference.

The effect of huo yan grass was still good.

To refine Medicinal Pills from spiritual plants over a thousand years old, it was needed to catalyze and raise the Pill Furnace temperature.

Mu Feng estimated that he might need to use it again in the future.

Besides the huo yan grass, Mu Feng also saw a few Vermillion Fruit trees.

Some were laden with fruits.

Some had just blossomed.

Their age seemed similar to the Vermillion Fruit trees he had encountered before.

Mu Feng estimated it might be because Vermillion Fruits could only grow to a maximum of a hundred years.

Shifting his gaze from these spiritual fruit and Spiritual Plants.

Mu Feng investigated again.

He still didn’t find any trace of the Primordial Beast mentioned by the red prompt outside the pool.

“It looks like it’s probably under the lava pool, troublesome.”

After scanning twice and not seeing the opponent’s figure, Mu Feng roughly guessed that it was in the lava pool.

But if that were the case.

He wouldn’t be able to investigate the opponent’s information first.

If he couldn’t understand the Primordial Beast’s information and skills beforehand, he would be very passive when fighting later.

Especially some killing moves, if not understood in advance, could easily lead to disaster.

“Forget it, let’s wait a bit longer.”

Mu Feng still had to give some respect to the name of Primordial Beast.

Not finding any trace of the strange beast.

Mu Feng simply sat down in meditation nearby.

Anyway, Mu Feng would never rashly go over without first investigating the opponent’s information.

【This Primordial Beast is hidden within the lava pool and generally won’t come out easily. If you plan to wear it down, it might not be a wise decision.】

It seemed to perceive Mu Feng’s thoughts, and the red prompt appeared before his eyes.

“It generally won’t come out?”

Looking at the prompt.

Mu Feng was a bit dumbfounded.

If the opponent truly wouldn’t come out as the prompt said, then wouldn’t he become a clown?

Mu Feng, who had originally planned to wait for the rabbit, immediately gave up on this tactic upon seeing this.

“It seems there’s only one way, and that’s to force the opponent out first.”

Since waiting for the rabbit wouldn’t work, Mu Feng immediately thought of a new method.

That was to create a commotion and force the opponent out of the lava pool.

Thinking to himself.

Mu Feng pulled something out of his Storage Ring, and a small bottle crackling with purple electric arcs appeared in his hand.

This small bottle was none other than the Extreme Lightning Bottle that had accompanied him for a long time.

If there was anything best for forcing an opponent to appear, this Extreme Lightning Bottle was perfect.

As soon as the Extreme Lightning Bottle appeared.

Mu Feng immediately infused it with magic power and true essence.

After Core Formation, his true essence was profound.

In a few tries, he fully charged the Extreme Lightning Bottle.

Looking at the red lightning crackling with violent aura before him, Mu Feng was full of confidence.

“Time to blast some fish!”

As this chuuni slogan was shouted.

The violent lightning, like a lightning serpent, surged wildly towards the lava pool.

“Boom!”

“Puff, puff, puff!”

With a violent explosion.

The entire lava pool began to boil.

Scalding hot bubbles continuously rose from the pool.

Mu Feng watched, both nervous and excited.

Knowing this was a prelude to the strange beast in the pool emerging.