Bai She Ridge was heavily guarded, with unusual individuals stationed at every necessary pass.
There's no need for speculation; it could be confirmed that the miraculous little tree was inside. Tian Shen Biology was very nervous about it, fearing any accidents.
"I'll climb the cliff, I don't believe I can't get in," Chu Feng glanced back at the yellow ox, as if to ask, can you do it?
The yellow ox proudly stood up straight, performed a set of boxing routines, not only did it look powerful but its body was also very agile and light.
They moved stealthily, sticking close to the trees until they reached a sheer cliff. With Chu Feng's current abilities, climbing up would pose no problem.
Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Ordinary unusual individuals can go up too, Tian Shen Biology wouldn't leave this place unguarded, it might be even more dangerous."
After stopping, he looked up carefully at the steep cliff face, which was completely barren due to the rocky brown mountain surface.
Chu Feng was startled by something.
"Brutal enough!"
He saw cracks on the cliff face and signs of damage on the mountain, although someone had tried to cover them up, careful observation could still reveal the traces.
"It has been bombed with rocket launchers before!"
Even, he saw a small patch of blood on the precipitous mountain wall, already dried and turned blackish red, revealing what had happened here.
Some unusual individuals had once climbed here and were hit by thermal weapons!
Chu Feng and the yellow ox retreated, though they might not be killed, it wasn't wise to alarm the enemies now, unnecessary trouble should be avoided.
Bai She Ridge was vast, he didn't believe there was no way in. If Tian Shen Biology really wanted to seal off all entrances, how many unusual individuals and thermal weapons would they need?
On the way, he saw dozens of groups of unusual individuals also trying to approach the depths of Bai She Ridge.
Chu Feng estimated that even conservatively speaking, there were over a hundred unusual individuals in this area, making it a vortex of danger, where a spark could ignite a major battle!
It could be seen that some mountains and valleys showed signs of bloody battles, with broken horns and silver scales left behind, belonging to unusual individuals.
"A fierce battle once took place here, looks like this place isn't peaceful at all."
This was just the beginning, when the fruit truly ripened, it would be even more brutal. Chu Feng sighed, realizing that rising amidst the slaughter of unusual individuals to monopolize the strange fruit would be extremely difficult.
After all, there were so many unusual individuals!
This mysterious area wasn't small, indeed there were places where one could enter or exit. Even if Tian Shen Biology was strong, they couldn't lock down everything completely.
Some unusual individuals could use such places to approach and investigate.
Chu Feng successfully infiltrated but became even more cautious, moving cautiously through the forest.
Bai She Ridge, as the name suggests, belonged to a mountainous region, with continuous mountains covering a large area. Legend had it that a giant snake lay dormant in this region.
In this mountainous area, there was an open space with gentle terrain, ancient trees towering but sparse, and several unusual individuals were heading towards it.
Chu Feng arrived and saw several ancient ginkgo trees, each hundreds of years old, with cracked bark and thick trunks needing several people to encircle.
"So many wolves?" Chu Feng was surprised.
This piece of land smelled strongly of wild beasts, with nearly a hundred green wolves ahead, baring their white fangs.
Were they guarding here, also wanting to compete?
Two of the wolves were particularly special. One had wide jaws and fangs much larger than ordinary green wolves, as strong as a bull, most strangely, its skin wasn't fur but stone-like.
It looked like a stone wolf!
Clearly, this wolf had undergone mutation!
Another wolf was even more special, as big as a house, its body gleaming like bronze, cold metallic luster shining, opening its huge mouth was terrifying, even its insides were metal, like fangs emitting a chilling aura.
Metallic wolf?" Chu Feng was stunned.
Both wolves had mutated, possibly after consuming certain mysterious fruits, causing strange evolution and significantly increased strength.
They led the pack of wolves guarding here, clearly waiting for the fruit on the unusual small tree to mature.
Chu Feng changed his position and finally saw the small tree, previously hidden by an ancient ginkgo tree.
It was a pine tree, quite short, only about 1.2 meters tall, having emerged from the ground less than two years ago, but it had mutated, glowing green all over.
The small pine tree grew well, with a glossy appearance, exuding vibrant life energy, which could be felt from afar, showing its vigorous vitality.
On the tree hung a pinecone, commonly known as a pine tower, containing seeds inside.
This pine tower, partly green and mostly purple-gold, was very distinctive.
The green part looked ordinary, while the purple-gold part seemed metallic, occasionally shimmering with light.
Such a small pine tree shouldn't bear fruit normally, but this mutated pine broke the rules, with green light flowing around it.
Anyone seeing it would understand how extraordinary this little tree was.
Moreover, the pinecones on the tree were as big as an adult's fist, far exceeding ordinary pine towers, with a dazzling purple-gold sheen, impossible to ignore.
The pine tower hadn't split yet, but a faint fragrance was already spreading.
"It seems within a few days, the pine tower will split, turning the green parts into purple-gold, releasing purple clouds, then it will be ripe!" Chu Feng's eyes burned with desire.
Unusual individuals were all very cautious, waiting for the fruit to ripen, no one dared to act prematurely for fear of interrupting the final transformation of the fruit. The wolves were equally patient, quietly guarding.
"There are corpses too?"
Chu Feng showed surprise, finding several corpses near the small tree, including unusual individuals and fierce beast remains.
What happened? No visible wounds, the corpses were purplish-black, suspected to have been poisoned.
"Be careful, this place is eerie. Once you step within ten meters of the small tree, you mysteriously get poisoned, incurable, even some unusual individuals died."
"Tian Shen Biology discovered this place first and suffered casualties but kept it secret, making this place a death zone."
Obviously, there were other unusual individuals lurking nearby, though their voices were soft, Chu Feng's sharp hearing caught every word clearly.
"I've heard that a great master from Bodhi Gene once forced his way in, ending up dying miserably!"
"Let's go, we've seen enough, we can't stay long, being found would bring dire consequences, wait for the pinecone to ripen before coming back!"
Those unusual individuals whispered among themselves, suspecting that Tian Shen Biology intentionally relaxed their guard, actually controlling everything, possibly watching secretly.
Those individuals left cautiously.
"Can we dig it out now, roots and all, transplanting it elsewhere?" Chu Feng asked the yellow ox.
The Bull Demon King shook his head, eyes burning with desire, obviously attracted to the little tree, almost wanting to swallow it whole.
"If transplanted before maturity, the fruit will dissolve." The yellow ox wrote on the ground.
Chu Feng gave up the risky idea.
At the same time, he felt those individuals made sense, Tian Shen Biology must have a trump card, this place was abnormally calm.
Chu Feng lingered secretly, suddenly a light sound came from afar, a rock on the ground shifted slightly, revealing a gap, someone was peeping!
Someone underground?!
Chu Feng was alarmed, suspecting the entire mountain had been hollowed out, everything under Tian Shen Biology's control.
Looking at the mountains, he felt they resembled giant beasts eager to devour humans, terrifying and hideous.
"Quickly leave, staying here feels unsettling, Tian Shen Biology seems determined to claim this." Chu Feng turned and left silently.
The yellow ox remained alert, feeling danger in this open space, unwilling to stay long.
"The difficulty is too high, snatching food from the tiger's mouth seems unlikely, but at least I should dig up the peculiar soil beneath the pine tree!"
This was Chu Feng's minimum goal for himself.
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Predictably, the soil around the roots of the mutated tree would be even more special.
All unusual individuals wanted the pinecones, probably few would pay attention to the soil beneath the roots, that was Chu Feng's opportunity.
Chu Feng roamed the mountains, eventually transporting previously seized items like rocket launchers to different areas outside Bai She Ridge.
"If successful, I'll escape along this path, anyone who dares to chase will be blasted by the rocket launcher!"
Familiar with Taihang Mountain, he carefully chose escape routes.
Then, Chu Feng returned, not directly home but to the mountain pass where he first met the yellow ox.
Zhou Quan once dug up a plant bearing bright red fruit, granting him the terrifying ability to melt gold and stones.
When meeting, the yellow ox wanted to snatch it but ended up eating only the leaves, leaving the root on the ground.
"Found it!"
Chu Feng was delighted, finding the root still fresh, wrapped in a small piece of soil, thumb-sized, pale green, slightly crystalline.
He collected five pieces of special soil, believing it could help the three seeds at home sprout sooner.
Soon, Chu Feng returned home, the first thing he did was loosen the soil and fertilize, burying a piece of soil with each seed, waiting for sprouts to emerge.
Two pieces remained, he didn't dare use them all, fearing excess.
"Xi Wangmu, Jiutian Xuan Nu, grow quickly!" He muttered.
Chu Feng fetched a stone box to store the remaining two pieces of soil.
This mysterious stone box came from the foot of Kunlun Mountain, where the three seeds were stored.
The box was three inches high, square-shaped, but upon opening, there was only one slot barely fitting three seeds, unsuitable for storing other things.
Holding a black short sword, Chu Feng prepared to expand the space, planning to store special soil later.
Indeed, the short sword was sharp, easily cutting through the stone material inside, expanding the internal space instantly.
Ding!
Suddenly, the black broken sword struck the edge of the stone box, producing a crisp sound, unable to cut through.
Chu Feng was astonished, closely observing while continuing to dig, discovering the edge of the stone box extremely hard, even the short sword couldn't damage it.
After cleaning up, picking up the stone box, he noticed some blurred patterns on the inner walls, man-made or naturally formed?
Quickly, he realized this was the true form of the stone box, the middle part filled with ordinary stone material that could be dug out by the short sword.
The real stone box material was mysterious, even the black short sword couldn't harm it.
The yellow ox approached, examining the stone box and the dug-out stone material, showing utmost seriousness.
Lowering its head, it used its hooves to carefully study the stone box, crushing some of the dug-out material to taste, showing a sudden reaction!
It wrote a line on the ground.
At the same time, Chu Feng's communicator rang, Linnuo Yi's voice came through simply and calmly: "I'll arrive at Taihang Mountain tomorrow."
Just now, he almost shouted 'Old Witch,' but held back the words, realizing it wasn't that woman.