230: Want seeds? Come and get them! [Seeking follow-up reading]

As Ying Huanhuan pulled back, grasping the speck of light, the enormous pillar of light gradually dispersed.

The verdant glow that had enveloped the black tree's trunk rapidly faded, and its vitality also diminished significantly.

Its black trunk, like cast iron, had branches extending like cold, steel tendrils.

A sense of ancient strength and chill permeated the air.

Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then took a step forward and stomped his foot heavily.

The ground before him immediately cracked open, revealing the intertwined black root system beneath the immortal essence ancient tree.

“What are you doing?” Yuan Fang asked curiously, seeing Lin Fan’s action.

Lin Fan chuckled, “This ancient tree is also a good item.”

“The trunk of the immortal essence ancient tree has the miraculous effect of suppressing various energies; only by grasping its roots can one avoid the suppression,” Ying Huanhuan said, glancing at Lin Fan.

“However, this thing is too heavy; even some strong cultivators specializing in physical bodies cannot wield it casually.”

“I’ll try,” Lin Fan nodded slightly, extended his palm, and grabbed the thickest black root.

Upon contact, a bone-chilling coldness and an ancient, desolate Aura permeated through.

Lin Fan pulled with force, but found that the immortal essence ancient tree remained completely still.

With a thought, Lin Fan directly activated the power of the Desolate Ancient Symbol, and once again reached out to pull the immortal essence ancient tree.

At this moment, Lin Fan felt as if he had become an Incarnation of power; a mighty power that seemed capable of suppressing everything!

Of course, this was merely an illusion brought about by the surge in power!

“Rise!”

Lin Fan let out a low shout, and with a sudden powerful pull, the immortal essence ancient tree, several zhang in size, was directly uprooted by Lin Fan, to the astonished gazes of Ying Huanhuan and others nearby!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Lin Fan grabbed the tree’s roots and swung it a few times; immediately, the air before him exploded, and an invisible force erupted, tearing a crack tens of zhang wide in the ground!

“Not bad,” Lin Fan smiled with satisfaction, then placed the immortal essence ancient tree into his System Space.

Ying Huanhuan and the others now looked at Lin Fan with somewhat strange expressions.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Fan asked casually, then his expression subtly hardened, saying, “The enemy has arrived!”

As his voice faded, Lin Fan’s figure moved, directly soaring upwards, breaking through the forest, treading the Void Realm, and looking towards the sky beyond the forest.

There, at some unknown point, more than ten black figures were silently suspended, and beneath their black robes, shadowy gazes locked onto them.

Swish! Swish!

The forest below stirred, and Ying Huanhuan, Jiang Kun, and others also swiftly shot out, then stopped beside Lin Fan.

“Demon Mark Crowd... it really is these bastards!” Yuan Fang’s eyes darkened as she looked at the more than ten black figures, gritting her teeth.

“Besides them, quite a few more people are heading this way,” Lin Fan said calmly, his Mental Energy spreading out.

As the enemies approached, Dao Sect disciples also flew out from the forest below, numbering over a hundred.

“Haha, Yuan Fang, some things can’t be hidden forever. Hand over the immortal essence ancient seed obediently, or else there will likely be a river of blood here today!”

At the forefront of the more than ten black figures, one person pulled back his black robe, revealing a sinister middle-aged face, and said with a strange laugh.

“Su Lei, how dare you covet something from my Dao Sect?” Yuan Fang’s eyes were icy cold as she shouted.

“Heh, as long as we obtain the immortal essence ancient seed, we can naturally exchange it with Yuan Gate for a great reward for our boss. What can your Dao Sect do about it?”

The middle-aged man, called Su Lei, sneered grimly.

“That guy is Su Lei, the second-in-command of the Demon Mark Crowd, known as Thunder Blade, with the strength of the Eight Yuan Nirvana Realm,” Ying Huanhuan whispered beside Lin Fan.

“There are six core members of the Demon Mark Crowd, all wanted figures on the Sect’s bounty list. Besides this Su Lei, the other four are all at the Nirvana Realm.”

Lin Fan nodded slightly, not saying anything.

Lin Fan did not put these few people in his eyes.

Lin Fan knew that the biggest threat was the Demon Mark Crowd’s boss, who was lurking in the shadows, the former Yuan Gate deacon, Yao Ling. That guy possessed the strength of the Nine Yuan Nirvana Realm, and was even a top-tier expert within the Nine Yuan Nirvana Realm.

Swish! Swish!

The sound of rushing wind continuously echoed above this mining area.

Figures with considerable Aura arrived, treading the wind, and finally hovered in the sky.

“This is troublesome now...” Yuan Fang’s face gradually turned grim because of the newcomers.

Immediately, Yuan Fang proactively introduced the approaching strong cultivators to Lin Fan.

Among the more prominent ones were Xiao Tian, ranked fifth on the Sect’s bounty list, with Eight Yuan Nirvana Realm strength.

There was also another guy named Luo Yi, ranked sixth on the Sect’s bounty list, also at the Eight Yuan Nirvana Realm.

“Lin Fan, no matter what, you must bring the seed back.”

Suddenly, Ying Huanhuan bit her silver teeth lightly, and on her small face, there was a determination that did not match her age.

Clearly, she could see that the current situation was quite unfavorable for them.

Lin Fan took the seed, and with a slight movement of his consciousness, stored it in his System Space, while softly comforting her, “Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems. Both the people and the seed will return safely to the Sect!”

The current Lin Fan was much stronger than Lin Dong in the original work, and also had more trump cards.

The current situation, for Lin Fan, was not much of a problem.

However, Lin Fan also had to consider the safety of Ying Huanhuan and the others, so there was a certain amount of trouble.

Next, under the intentional revelation of Su Lei, the Demon Mark Crowd’s second-in-command, everyone learned about the immortal essence ancient tree seed.

“I’ve never seen a seed of the immortal essence ancient tree in my life. Why doesn’t Miss Yuan Fang take it out and let us have a look?”

Luo Yi smiled at Yuan Fang, his face showing a hint of a grin.

Yuan Fang’s face turned cold, and just as she was about to speak, Lin Fan stepped forward and stopped her.

Then, Lin Fan looked at Luo Yi and said indifferently, “Want the immortal essence ancient tree’s seed? Come and get it!”

With that, Lin Fan directly hooked his finger at Luo Yi, full of provocation.

Among the crowd, the biggest threat were the Demon Mark Crowd, followed by Xiao Tian and Luo Yi, these two Eight Yuan Nirvana Realm strong cultivators.

Lin Fan decided to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, to dispel the thoughts of some people.

After all, there were too many enemies around, and having to deal with so many people while protecting Ying Huanhuan and the others was still somewhat difficult.

Unless Lin Fan used the gift the Vermilion Bird King had left him!

But, in that case, it would be too uneconomical.

Whoosh!

Looking at Lin Fan’s actions, a clamor erupted almost instantly in the sky.

Many people stared at him with strange expressions; they really didn’t expect Lin Fan to dare to provoke Luo Yi the Butcher like this!

Upon hearing this, Luo Yi’s pale face showed a sinister expression, and he said coldly, “Arrogant brat! The Disciples taught by Dao Sect now...”

“Less talk, either act or scram!”

Lin Fan took a step forward, directly interrupting Luo Yi’s words, and the powerful Aura of an Eight Yuan Nirvana Realm pressed out in all directions!

The surrounding crowd, sensing the powerful Aura from Lin Fan, couldn’t help but change their expressions, their eyes flickering, constantly shifting between ferocity and hesitation.

“Brat, originally, I only wanted the immortal essence ancient tree seed, but now, I’m taking your life!”

Luo Yi grinned at Lin Fan, revealing his stark white teeth, and in his pupils, an unusually cruel gleam was reflected.

Swish!

Just as his voice fell, a ferocious expression suddenly appeared on Luo Yi’s face, and he took a step, his figure mysteriously disappearing.

“Lin Fan, be careful!”

The moment Luo Yi’s body vanished, Ying Huanhuan, Jiang Kun, and others also noticed, and their expressions immediately changed slightly, hastily warning Lin Fan.