305: Great harvest

Qin Shilei looked at the beast horde that had disappeared into the horizon, then turned and returned to Phoenix Butterfly Valley.

Unexpectedly, there were still thousands of ordinary Illusion Sound Butterflies scattered inside, flitting about.

"Xiaoqiang, these guys are yours."

Qin Shilei was too lazy to deal with these common creatures himself.

Less than ten minutes later, not a single living Illusion Sound Butterfly could be seen in Phoenix Butterfly Valley.

This also meant that Phoenix Butterfly Valley, which had one Platinum Peak, nearly thirty Golden Realm, and hundreds of thousands of Illusion Sound Butterflies, was officially conquered by Qin Shilei alone.

At this time, Qin Shilei had already gathered all the spoils of war and walked towards the ancient tree by the lake like a master.

According to the Gold Beetle, they had to pay tribute to the Frost Insect Emperor with a batch of rare treasures every so often.

Although the Frost Insect Emperor might also have storage equipment similar to a Qiankun Ring, it was possible that its palace also contained some good treasures.

This was a good time for Qin Shilei to search for treasures.

He searched most of the palaces but failed to find any suitable top-grade items.

Qin Shilei stepped into the most magnificent palace at the highest point of the ancient tree.

This should be the palace where the Frost Insect Emperor resided.

As he stepped inside, he felt a biting cold rush towards him.

At the same time, wisps of cold spiritual energy also drilled into his body through the capillaries all over his body.

Qin Shilei followed the direction of the cold air and quickly arrived at the innermost part of the palace.

The first thing that came into view was a transparent ice crystal nearly two meters tall.

Crystal Source (Ice): An ice-attribute source stone formed by the condensation of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, containing a massive amount of ice-attribute spiritual energy. It can also absorb spiritual energy from the air and convert it into its own pure ice-attribute spiritual energy.

Nice!

To Seal the Frost Insect Emperor, Qin Shilei lost his only combat barrier, but he felt that acquiring a source stone made it completely worthwhile.

Qin Shilei immediately walked to the vicinity of the Crystal Source, sat down cross-legged, and tried cultivating for a short while.

Although this Crystal Source was an ice-attribute source stone, not as convenient as his previous non-attribute source stone, it could still be used for cultivation.

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Transformation (Red): This source stone will randomly transform into a source stone of another attribute.

Ice Seal Hundred Miles (Purple): The spiritual energy in the source stone will be released at once, causing an effect of ice sealing for a hundred miles.

Whale Swallowing Dragon Sucking (Purple): The efficiency of the source stone in absorbing and transforming external spiritual energy is increased threefold.

Unexpectedly, the top-grade entry that he couldn't get on the previous source stone was actually refreshed on this source stone.

Qin Shilei happily fixed the Whale Swallowing Dragon Sucking entry.

He temporarily shifted his attention from the ice source stone and searched the palace again.

However, he couldn't find another top-grade item like the ice source stone, and he stuffed all the ordinary items into his Qiankun Ring.

In a corner of the palace, he also found a place similar to a warehouse.

He casually looked at several items, all of which were ordinary, so he packed them all into the Qiankun Ring to take back to Hope City and have someone sort out the useful ones.

After walking out of the ancient tree, Qin Shilei carefully searched the entire Phoenix Butterfly Valley again.

Flying to the end of the canyon, he was suddenly attracted by a fiery red sapling in the middle of the Cliff.

The sapling was only a little over two meters tall, with a fiery red trunk and leaves, and it bore twelve peanut-sized fruits.

Qin Shilei curiously used his Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple to look at the sapling.

Mystic Spirit Fruit Tree: An ordinary spirit tree of heaven and earth, its Mystic Spirit Fruits can enable exotic beasts to quickly Evolution.

...It's actually a spirit tree, I almost missed a treasure.

"It must be transplanted. It's only safe if it's planted in my own small space."

Qin Shilei made a decision instantly.

However, he was neither an agricultural expert nor a wood-element ability user.

He didn't know if a rough transplantation of the Mystic Spirit Fruit Tree would directly destroy this spirit tree.

If he went back to Hope City to pick up Zhang Xiaoli and then transplant it, he was afraid that the Illusion Sound Butterflies would return and dig up the spirit tree.

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Shilei still decided to dig up the spirit tree directly.

He looked up at the Mystic Spirit Fruit Tree again.

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Vigorous Growth (Blue): The growth speed of the spirit tree increases by thirty percent.

Tenacious (Green): The spirit tree has the tenacious vitality of a small plant, able to grow even in barren soil.

Yield Increase (Red): The yield of the spirit tree increases by thirty percent.

Qin Shilei thought for a moment and chose the Tenacious entry.

Then he took out a shovel, and with the Mystic Spirit Fruit as the center, he dug out a large soil clump two meters in diameter, then tightly wrapped the soil clump with cloth strips.

Holding the large soil clump, he teleported to Xiaoqiang's back and ordered the latter to fly towards the Space Rift.

Qin Shilei had originally planned to leave the Gold Beetle in the Insect World, letting him lead his subordinates to conquer this area alone.

He hoped that the other party could find an opportunity to advance to the Platinum Realm here and eliminate more insects from the Insect World.

However, after obtaining the ice source stone, Qin Shilei changed his mind.

He decided to have the Gold Beetle guard Hope City and help him protect the ice source stone.

As for the Ant Queen, he could tell from the faint sensation that she was doing well and had even leveled up.

It seemed the ant colony was quite adapted to the Insect World, so he would let them continue to plague the Insect World.

Although Xiaoqiang was carrying several tons of spirit tree and soil, his speed was not slow at all, and he successfully returned to Hope City a few hours later.

He called Zhang Xiaoli, and the two entered the small space.

They directly found a spot near the spiritual spring, dug a pit, and planted the Mystic Spirit Fruit Tree.

He took out a bucket and poured two large buckets of spiritual spring water on the spirit tree.

Revival!

Zhang Xiaoli formed hand Seals and cast several abilities on the spirit tree.

With both methods, the Mystic Spirit Fruit Tree, whose leaves had been somewhat wilted, once again returned to a vibrant fiery red state.

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Yield Increase (Green): The yield of the spirit tree increases by twenty percent.

Rapid Growth (Red): The growth speed of the spirit tree doubles.

Accelerated Growth (Purple): As long as there is sufficient energy provided, the growth speed of the Mystic Spirit Fruit Tree will increase tenfold, and the speed of fruit ripening will also increase tenfold.

Qin Shilei unhesitatingly chose the Accelerated Growth entry.

What did "sufficient energy provided" mean? Could this spirit tree also absorb and devour exotic beasts like the enlightenment tea tree?

Qin Shilei tried burying a small exotic beast next to the spirit tree, and after waiting for a quarter of an hour, there was no reaction.

Instead, when he poured spiritual energy on it or when Zhang Xiaoli cast wood-attribute abilities on it, he could clearly see the fruits slowly growing larger and the spirit tree sprouting tender buds.

"Husband, do you think burying crystals next to the spirit tree will promote its growth?"

Zhang Xiaoli suddenly suggested, full of wild ideas.

"We'll know if we try." Qin Shilei took out a few crystals and threw them into the small pit.

The spirit tree's tiny roots immediately grew over and wrapped around the crystals, melting them into nutrients in the blink of an eye.

The tender buds that had just emerged from the spirit tree slowly unfurled, then grew into complete leaves.

"We don't even have enough crystals for ourselves, so for now, let's just water it with spiritual spring water."

Qin Shilei said helplessly.

"Okay." Zhang Xiaoli nodded in response, "I'll also come and cast spiritual spells on it several times a day."