The Emperor is Above

Chapter 407: Ancient Green Thief
"What a blessed valley!"

After crossing the towering mountains, Qing Yi couldn't help but exclaim loudly.

The surrounding mountains and rolling sea of ​​clouds in front of you present an extremely majestic scene.

What is even more shocking is this vast sea of ​​clouds. All the mist and cloud vapor are condensed from spiritual energy.

Judging from visual estimation, the canyon is hundreds of miles long and dozens of miles wide. It is amazing enough to have such a rich spiritual energy. With the nourishment of the spiritual energy, the mountains, forests and plants do not have the slightest bit of the depression and decadence of winter.

The canyon is lush and green, with verdant mountains and forests and abundant grass. Groups of nimble birds and small animals are happily running around looking for food, and the canyon is full of vitality.

As they went deeper into the canyon, Qing Yi exclaimed in admiration: "This blessed spiritual land in the canyon is almost comparable to the thousand-year-old territory heritage of the Jiliu tribe!

Although the territory of the Jiliu tribe is about the same size as this canyon, the spiritual blessed land it gave birth to is scattered into dozens of plots, while the spiritual blessed land of this canyon is connected as one.

The grade is only that of an eighth-grade spiritual blessed land, but such a huge area is really amazing. No wonder there are so many exotic beasts and fierce birds in Yunling. "

Old Man Shi couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder Shi Ling and Qing Hua have been occupying Yunling for hundreds of years without any intention of expanding outward. Guarding such a blessed spiritual land, how could they still look down on the surrounding wilderness?"

The shocked expressions on Qing Yi and Old Man Shi's faces, as well as their heartfelt emotions, made He Qianxue look a little proud.

With a smile on her face, she said in a tender voice, "The spiritual realm of the valley where the two mountain masters live in seclusion has continued to expand over the years, and there are many magical places.

There are also many magical creatures in the canyon. I hope you two will follow me closely and don't scare them!"

"The spiritual realm is still expanding outward?" Qing Yi and Old Man Shi looked at each other, and their evaluation of Shi Ling and Qing Hua was elevated to a higher level.

"Oh—ah—"

The clear and distant cry of the white cranes echoed in the canyon, seeming even deeper.

The snowy owls and dragon vultures also noticed the magic of this land. They followed closely behind the white crane and continued to descend, their huge bodies breaking through the thick spiritual mist.

Qing Yi could clearly see that the cliffs on both sides of the canyon were covered with vines, orchids, and various rare and magical herbs, as well as some snakes, insects, and small animals such as flying foxes moving flexibly on the cliffs.

After flying in the spiritual mist for another quarter of an hour without knowing where it was, the third-grade white crane finally landed on a wide and flat stone platform with a long cry. The flat boulder, which was dozens of feet long and wide, served as a natural take-off and landing platform.

Jumping from the back of the dragon eagle to the wide platform, Qing Yi noticed that the huge rock was about ten feet higher than the ground. There were towering giant trees all around it, and below the platform were tall plants whose leaves alone were at least ten or two feet in size.

"Please ask the two Snow Owls and Dragon Vultures to stay here for a while. Your Excellency and Senior Doctor, please follow me!"

He Qianxue put away her crane cloak, wearing only simple clothes, and walked down the stone platform with her slender legs. Qing Yi followed closely behind her and felt the soft, rotten grass and soil under her feet.

On both sides of the winding path, huge leaves stand two or three meters high, and the herbs alone form forests.

The bottom of the canyon is much brighter than imagined. There are a large number of mushrooms more than one meter tall scattered here and there. The mushroom caps emit colorful light, which makes the world at the bottom of the canyon extremely gorgeous.

"嘤咛——"

Qing Yi had just taken two steps when he heard a miserable, faint cry coming from under his feet. If it weren't for his sensitive hearing, he would have hardly noticed it.

I quickly moved aside and saw a two-foot-tall, emerald green and translucent plant in the footprints, or rather a plant-shaped little man struggling to escape.

"Huh? Am I seeing things? This grass can move freely like a human?" The old man Shi, who was walking behind Qing Yi, waved his hand and caught the plant-shaped man. "Is this a human? Or a transformed monster?" Qing Yi also looked at this strange man in surprise. He had never heard of such a magical thing.

Instead, He Qianxue introduced with a smile: "These are the grass spirits under the command of the Lord of Shiling Mountain. They have been busy for hundreds of years. The spiritual plants in the canyon have multiplied, thanks to their contributions."

"Grass spirit?"

A trace of doubt flashed across Qing Yi's eyes. He hesitated for a moment before asking,

"Head of the Crane Clan, if I remember correctly, grass spirits are often more difficult to transform than wood spirits. This grass spirit is at most at the ninth level, so why can it move around freely?"

"You're absolutely right, kid!"

Old Man Shi took the grass spirit in his hand, examined it over and over again, and then nodded and said, "You see, this grass spirit has indeed not transformed yet, it is still a strange grass.

The green limbs that are only two feet tall are transformed from grass branches, and the black hairs growing under their feet are their roots, which can grow into the soil at any time to absorb nutrients and even plunder nutrients from other plants.

However, the flowers blooming on the top have grown into the shape of a head crown. The whole plant still has the characteristics of plants, but it has grown directly into a human shape for easy movement. It is indeed magical enough. "

"It's strange, but it looks funny enough!" Qing Yi gently reached out and touched the grass spirit. The emerald green translucent body was much tougher than he had imagined.

Perhaps it was Qing Yi who made this magical grass spirit feel safe. It struggled and jumped from the old man Shi's palm into Qing Yi's hand. The green flower on its head, like a ceremonial crown, rose and fell slightly as if it was breathing.

"嘤咛——"

As it made rapid, sharp calls, hundreds of grass elves emerged from the surrounding grass, all timidly yet curiously surrounding Qing Yi.

"Huh? I don't know much about the mystery of these grass spirits, but they are always as timid as mice and will run away at the slightest disturbance. How could they be so close to the doctor?" He Qianxue was also surprised.
"In the entire Yunling Mountains, the one these grass spirits are closest to is the Qinghua Mountain Master. Even the Shiling Mountain Master they fear more than they are close to him."

At this moment, Pan Qing suddenly said in surprise in Qing Yi's sea of ​​consciousness: "These grass spirits are green thieves? I haven't seen them for nearly ten thousand years.

Since they are subordinates of the Stone Spirit, it seems that the origin of this Stone Spirit is not simple. You must be more careful when you come into contact with it today."

Pan Qing rarely spoke up to remind him, and Qing Yi replied in surprise in his sea of ​​consciousness: "Pan Qing, since you know the name of this grass spirit, do you know where they came from?"

"Their origins are not simple!"

Pan Qing said with a clear and beautiful voice, "The Green Bandit can indeed be classified as a grass spirit, and can be considered a plant-spiritual being. Although it is a plant, it can walk freely in the mountains and forests.

However, what made them famous in ancient times was not this, but the fact that they were strange in nature and good at stealing. They used the green color of their bodies, which was the same as plants, to often hide and steal spiritual fruits and medicines.

That’s why they were nicknamed “green thieves” and were considered annoying even by many mountain spirits and tree monsters in ancient times.”

"No way?" Qing Yi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that such a magical little thing was famous for theft in ancient times.

Unfortunately, none of the "Great Wilderness Strange Book", "Shenyijing" and "Yi Shouzhi" that I had read before had any records of the Green Thief.

So he asked with doubts: "Just now He Qianxue said that the spiritual plants in this canyon cover hundreds of miles in radius, and almost all of them are cultivated by the Green Thieves. How could they become thieves?"

(End of this chapter)