Chapter 291 - 117: Lake of Life! Longevity Substance

Chapter 291: Chapter 117: Lake of Life! Longevity Substance

Although the heavily injured Zombie Tree Demon was still flailing its necrotic branches, its speed and power had greatly diminished, and its attack patterns had become chaotic.

"Liu Mei, use your poison mist to restrict its branches! Du Qi, find an opening and attack the wound on its main trunk! Zhao Zhuo, cover Lei Gang with me! Lin Yi, focus on providing support and observing!"

Zhou Tiankuo quickly issued the commands and joined the fray, sword in hand.

The battle erupted in an instant.

Lei Gang roared, meeting the lashing branches head-on with fists as hard as steel, smashing them apart or knocking them aside.

With a continuous wave of her hands, Liu Mei precisely enveloped the demon’s flailing branches in a dark green poison mist, corroding their necrotic energy and making them even more sluggish.

Du Qi moved like a phantom, weaving through the gaps between the branches. His dagger glinted coldly as he repeatedly and precisely stabbed it into the massive fissure on the main trunk, churning the rotten core within.

Flashes of light from Zhao Zhuo’s and Zhou Tiankuo’s swords crisscrossed as they constantly severed the smaller branches that attempted to entangle or ambush their allies, creating opportunities for Lei Gang and Du Qi.

Lin Yi, meanwhile, patrolled the perimeter. His long spear struck like a viper’s tongue as he combined his Fast Gun Intent and Wave Intent. The tip of the spear unleashed layered bursts of power, repelling or piercing the more threatening branches that slipped through their defense.

At the same time, he devoted a part of his focus to controlling his Mosquito Avatar, using it to vigilantly observe their surroundings.

With everyone’s flawless coordination, the already heavily injured Zombie Tree Demon was steadily forced to retreat.

Its colossal body swayed violently, letting out a silent wail as foul-smelling black sap gushed from its wound.

Finally.

After Lei Gang landed a devastatingly heavy punch deep inside the fissure of the main trunk, followed by a fatal twist of Du Qi’s dagger, the Zombie Tree Demon’s colossal body let out a sickening, grinding crack and collapsed with a thunderous crash!

The massive trunk slammed onto the dry lakebed, kicking up a billowing cloud of dust.

"Phew... We finally took care of this big guy!" Lei Gang wiped the sweat from his brow, his eyes filled with excitement as he looked at the fallen giant. He couldn’t wait to shout, "Hurry up and look! Can we find any treasure left by the Qi Cultivator?!"

At his words, everyone’s spirits lifted. Their gazes swept over the surroundings in unison as they began to search.

The Longevity Substance, the hidden treasures of a Pre-Qin Qi Cultivator—that was the ultimate goal of their expedition!

"Huh!"

Just then, Du Qi suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

The group quickly gathered around him.

They saw Du Qi holding a white jade brick from the lakebed and sniffing it gently.

Seeing this, Lei Gang couldn’t help but ask, "What are you sniffing at like a mouse? The Spiritual Energy inside this jade brick has already dissipated. It’s no different from an ordinary stone now—it’s useless!"

Du Qi shook his head.

"I can smell the lingering scent of Longevity Substance on this jade brick..."

GASP! His pupils suddenly constricted. Staring at the vast, dried-up lake, he murmured, "This lake... don’t tell me it used to be filled entirely with Longevity Substance?"

This speculation instantly shocked everyone. They all turned to stare at the desiccated lakebed.

"An entire lake of Longevity Substance?"

"Those Pre-Qin Qi Cultivators were way too extravagant!"

Everyone was utterly stunned.

In this era, Longevity Substance was nowhere to be found.

And yet the Pre-Qin Qi Cultivators actually used a lake to store it?

How prosperous the Cultivation Realm must have been back then!

The group was lost in reverie.

Lei Gang broke the silence with a cold snort.

"What’s the point of dwelling on this? Even if it was full of Longevity Substance, it’s all dried up now. Instead of wasting time on wild speculation, we’d be better off looking for any real treasure!"

His reminder brought everyone back to their senses. They refocused their attention and resumed the search for any treasures Zhao Qi might have left behind.

Lin Yi, however, walked forward.

He picked up a jade brick and sniffed it.

His Spiritual Nose Spirit Essence activated.

’So this is the scent of Longevity Substance?’

He committed the scent to memory.

If he encountered it again in the future, he could rely on his Spiritual Nose Spirit Essence and wouldn’t have to worry about missing it.

He twitched his nose lightly.

Suddenly.

An even stronger scent of Longevity Substance wafted toward him.

Lin Yi’s heart leaped, and he whipped his head around.

The spot where the giant Zombie Tree had stood was now covered in its own broken branches.

The Golden Body skeleton was also hidden among the branches, not yet discovered by the others.

And that strong scent of Longevity Substance was emanating from beneath the pile of branches.

’There’s still some Longevity Substance left here?’

Lin Yi was overjoyed.