Vol. 1 - Ch. 15 - Thoughts

According to Chen Xingzhen's expectations, hunting down two Body Tempering realm beasts would have sufficed.

Just as Chen Tianyu was about to report the detailed process of their hunting expedition, Chen Xingzhen raised his hand to interrupt and said, "Not now, let's talk later."

Chen Xingzhen shifted his gaze to the two injured clan members.

Injuries were inevitable during hunting expeditions, especially in the treacherous depths of the Chaotic Burial Mountain.

But now, with the family facing a crisis, these injuries would likely take at least half a month to heal, and that wasn't good.

Chen Xingzhen glanced back at the family's Divine Tree, his eyes betraying a hint of hesitation.

But after a moment of contemplation, he didn't proceed with his train of thought.

Last time, when he had to treat so many injuries, he hadn't even had the chance to offer sacrifices to the Divine Tree. Now, he found it difficult to ask, especially since the Divine Tree was still in its infancy. Without their sacrifices, it might be hard to sustain its power.

The power of the Divine Tree should be reserved for the most critical moments.

After pondering for a while, Chen Xingzhen reluctantly said, "Go to the family's warehouse and get some high-quality healing ointments. Then go and rest!"

"Yes."

The group didn't say anything else and immediately dragged their weary and injured bodies to prepare to rest.

At that moment, the branches and leaves of the Divine Tree nearby, emitting a faint glow, suddenly trembled.

In the next moment, numerous white and green glowing particles appeared in front of everyone, swimming into the bodies of the group.

Feeling the vitality brought by the green light spots, the previously injured individuals felt their wounds rapidly healing. Those with more serious injuries felt as if they were bathing in gentle spring water, letting out comfortable sighs of relief.

After the green light particles disappeared, the group felt refreshed all over. Not only had their external wounds healed, but even the exhaustion from the intense battle had vanished.

The two most seriously injured individuals now had much healthier complexions. When they unwrapped the bandages covering their wounds, they were surprised to find that scabs had already formed over their injuries!

Though they hadn't completely recovered, their abilities would no longer be affected.

"Thank you, Divine Tree!" Beside them, Chen Xingzhen expressed his gratitude and bowed respectfully.

The rest of the group quickly expressed their gratitude upon realizing the situation.

With a divine tree in the family, what was there to worry about?

Feeling their injuries recover, the group felt invigorated and eager to continue hunting to offer sacrifices to the Divine Tree!

Seeing their excitement, Chen Xingzhen quickly intervened, saying, "Alright, it's almost dawn. You should rest and avoid being noticed by the Li family!"

Although the family's secret passage was quite safe, there was no room for error. It was best to conduct any hunts at night.

Hearing the clan leader's instructions, the group could only leave.

However, Chen Tianyu and Chen Tianjing didn't leave. Instead, they reported to Chen Xingzhen about the situation they encountered during their expedition and how they managed to hunt down the Iron Thorned Tiger.

Above them, Ji Yang listened to their conversation attentively, but his gaze remained fixed on the body of the Iron Thorn Tiger below.

Just now, using the Reversal of Life Pill had depleted 0.5 units of his vitality, which he had barely managed to replenish during the first half of the night. Ji Yang's intervention wasn't in vain; he had to have a share of this Iron Thorned Tiger, no matter what.

Unfortunately, he couldn't speak. Otherwise, he would have directly claimed the Iron Thorned Tiger for himself.

Chen Xingzhen frowned slightly as he listened to the two men's accounts.

According to their description, the Chaotic Burial Mountain was teeming with beasts, even at night. However, it was precisely because of this that the family's secret passage had become a safe route. Nevertheless, due to the lack of strength, hunting had become somewhat challenging.

A slight misstep would result in casualties.

While contemplating, Chen Tianjing spoke up beside him, "Clan leader, how should we handle this Iron Thorn Tiger?"

Chen Xingzhen listened and then looked at the corpse of the Iron Thorn Tiger on the ground, asking the two men for their opinions, "What do you think we should do?"

Above, Ji Yang listened attentively to the discussion on how to handle the Iron Thorned Tiger.

Whether he could continue his calculations depended on Chen Xingzhen's decision.

Chen Xingzhen questioned and both of them fell into contemplation.

After a moment, Chen Tianjing spoke first, "Currently, our family's food supply is running low, and our clan members are still weak. The Iron Thorned Tiger's meat is rich in vital energy and blood. I believe we should split the tiger into two parts. One half to be offered as a sacrifice to the Divine Tree and the other half to be used as food for our clan members to ensure they are full of vital energy and blood qi!"

Chen Xingzhen nodded after hearing this and turned to Chen Tianyu asking, "Tianyu, what are your thoughts?"

"Our cousin's words are very reasonable. However, from my perspective, the Li family is eyeing us closely and could attack at any time. Currently, our family has enough food for just one more day. I think we should offer the Iron Thorned TIger to the Divine Tree, so that the Divine Tree can display its power again, giving our family a greater chance of turning the tide!"

"As for the clan's food supply, we can go hunting again later. Although it's a bit dangerous, as long as the Divine Tree is with us, there is no need to worry!"

Chen Xingzhen looked pleased after hearing this and then said, "Tianjing's idea is very good, but given the current precarious situation of our family, even if our clan members are full of vital energy and at their peak combat strength, it would be very difficult to defeat the Li family with our current power. At most we could only delay the inevitable for a few more days. Since that's the case, we might as well take a risky move. Perhaps with the power of the Divine Tree there is still a slim chance to save our family!"

Chen Tianjing turned to look at the glowing Divine Tree of the family and said no more.

Soon, they sacrificed the Iron Thorned Tiger.

This time, Chen Xingzhen didn't perform many complicated sacrificial rites but directly had the two of them slit the Iron Thorned TIger's throat to let it bleed out.

Underground, Ji Yang's roots were already eagerly waiting.

He had been craving this Iron Thorned TIger for a long time!

As the tiger's blood seeped through the soil, Ji Yang's roots sprang into action.

The Iron Thorned TIger's blood was much harder to absorb than the Spirit Tailed Chickens' blood, but Ji Yang was extremely pleased because the vital energy displayed on his panel was rapidly increasing!

This indicated that the blood of this Blood Coagulation Realm beast was extraordinarily effective.

With Ji Yang's roots quickly absorbing it, the blood of the large Iron Thorned TIger was soon completely drained.

After absorbing the blood of the Iron Thorned TIger, Ji Yang turned his attention to the panel in front of him:

[Name: Ji Yang]

[Race: Weak Locust Tree]

[Vitality: 3.4]

[Abilities: Eye of Insight, Reversing Dan Progress]

[Cultivation Technique: Lunar Eclipse]

[Combat Skills: None]

[Qi and Blood: 19 (convertible to Vitality)]

[Spiritual Energy: 5]

[Deduction Points: 25]

[Can Deduct!]

[Status: As a worshipped Divine Tree, you have barely regained some vitality, but it doesn't have much impact.]

Ji Yang felt a slight resurgence of energy within him, though he knew it wasn't enough to make a significant difference. Nonetheless, he now had more resources at his disposal to strengthen himself further.

Seeing the qi and blood points reach 19, Ji Yang felt a sense of satisfaction. It was 6 points higher than before.

However, when Ji Yang noticed that he only had 5 points of spiritual energy, he pondered for a moment. His previous spiritual energy was 1, meaning that the Iron Thorned TIger, despite being a Blood Coagulation Realm beast, only increased his spiritual energy by 4 points.

If he remembered correctly, the blood of the two Spirit Tailed Chickens had contributed 4 points of spiritual energy. Considering the difference in size and realm between the two, this ratio didn't seem right.

It seemed that the size of the creature did not directly correlate with the amount of spiritual energy it provided. There were other factors at play that Ji Yang didn't yet understand.

Putting these thoughts aside, Ji Yang looked at the [Deduct] button and stopped pondering further. The previous deduction had left a lasting impression on him, and he was eager to see what this one might yield.

Without hesitation, Ji Yang pressed the button to start the deduction!

[This deduction will consume 10 Qi and Blood, 5 Spiritual Energy, and 5 Deduction Points. Continue?]

[Yes/No]

Ji Yang decisively chose [Yes].

Mew-deductions deductions hehe hehe

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Notes

Knight - honestly feel sorry for chen family

Vol. 1 - Ch. 15 - Thoughts

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