The Emperor is Above

Chapter 408: Could it be that he is cultivating mountain spirits?
In the vast canyon, there are dense populations of various spiritual plants.

Qing Yi really found it hard to believe that the grass elves who had worked so hard to cultivate such a large area of ​​spiritual plants were actually a group of petty thieves whose nature loved to steal.

"This is why I said that the origin of the stone spirit is not simple!" Pan Qing explained seriously, "The green thieves are of low intelligence and act only on instinct. They are of low rank but are naturally good at hiding.

It is said that when the Green Bandits were at their most rampant in ancient times, they were like locusts in the wilderness, with an overwhelming army of Green Bandits running rampant in the wilderness.

Any blessed land in the spiritual realm that is targeted by the Green Bandits will be wiped out within a few days, and the medicinal gardens that many clans have worked hard to cultivate will be destroyed, which will make it notorious and cause the disgust of hundreds of clans. "

"If this is the case, it is indeed very hateful!"

Qing Yi then realized that the little thing in front of him was not simple, and its notorious reputation was by no means innocent. The blessed land in the spiritual realm was so difficult to cultivate, but it could be easily destroyed by them.

"But since they like to steal and destroy by nature, why can they be used by the stone spirits as helpers in cultivating spiritual plants? Pan Qing, do you know the reason?"

"Of course I know the reason!"

Pan Qing continued to explain with a chuckle, "Green thieves like to steal and collect spiritual objects, but these little things don't consume a lot of spiritual objects, so the extra spiritual objects will be buried everywhere.

Based on this nature, if a small number of green thieves are trapped in a fixed area, they will bury the mature spiritual objects everywhere, which will allow the spiritual plants to reproduce better.

Therefore, after discovering this characteristic of Green Thieves in ancient times, while all tribes were hunting down Green Thieves on a large scale, a trend of catching Green Thieves also arose.

Almost all clans will capture and raise a group of green thieves to cultivate their own medicinal herbs and medicine gardens, which can save a lot of manpower and material resources.

With large-scale hunting and capturing in the wild, wild green thieves in the wilderness gradually disappeared. The green thieves kept in captivity by hundreds of tribes and clans were also destroyed along with many medicinal gardens due to frequent wars.

Around ten thousand years ago in the Late Antiquity period, the number of Green Bandits was already pitifully small, and only a few clans with a long history still had domesticated Green Bandits surviving.

That’s why I told you that this stone spirit was able to get a group of green thieves, and that they were green thieves that could be tamed for a long time and could grow spiritual plants. This shows that its origin is definitely not simple.”

"The stone spirit suddenly appeared in Yunling three hundred years ago. Mr. Wu Liu concluded that it was definitely not a monster born in Yunling, which shows that it really has an extraordinary origin."

Qing Yi thought with a serious expression, "Oh, right, when I first met He Qianxue in Longcheng Fengtu just now, she mentioned that Shi Ling and Qing Hua were receiving a distinguished guest. Could it be that this distinguished guest is the mysterious force behind Shi Ling?"

"Since the other party has inherited the Green Thieves until now, it must have been inherited for at least tens of thousands of years. Perhaps this mysterious force is also an old acquaintance of the Wood Spirits. There is a chance that we can exchange a batch of Green Thieves with them for reproduction."

Under Pan Qing's guidance, Qing Yi condensed the energy in his body into a ball of light at his fingertips, leading away the hundreds of green thieves surrounding him.

This made He Qianxue's beautiful face even more shocked, and she said more humbly: "The two mountain masters are not far ahead, please follow me."

As he continued to move forward, Qing Yi saw more green thieves, who were stealthily picking ripe spiritual herbs and medicinal fruits, and then secretly burying them.

While the action makes people laugh, one has to admit that this is a good way to reproduce spiritual plant populations on a large scale. The green thieves are born to be a group of hard-working gardeners.

"boom--"

"Wow---"

He Qianxue walked along the cobblestone path around a corner and turned into a smaller valley in the canyon. The sound of roaring water and waterfalls came to her ears.

After Qing Yi entered here, he felt a damp vapor rushing towards him. The stone walls on both sides were covered with colorful spiritual plants and flowers, the rich fragrance made people feel happy.

The water on the roadside gathered into pools of various sizes. Even the Jiuzhaigou that Qing Yi had seen in his previous life was not as beautiful as these pools.

Not only are there beautiful fish and shrimps swimming around, but there are also various aquatic medicinal herbs in full bloom, such as the five-color golden lotus, seven-color golden lotus, and golden thread lotus.

"Boy Yi, be careful!" Just as Qing Yi was observing the beautiful scenery, Old Man Shi said solemnly, "The big trees here are all tree spirits. Don't let them lead you into the ditch."

“Are all the big trees tree spirits?”

Qing Yi was shocked, but calmly used his divine eye ability and was surprised to find that the dense jungle around him was made up of third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade tree spirits, with an unknown number of thousands or even tens of thousands of trees.

If there hadn't been a powerful saint like Old Man Shi by his side, Qing Yi would have chosen to escape at the first moment. If the other party suddenly attacked, he would have no power to resist at all.

"No wonder Shi Ling and Qing Hua have occupied Yunling for hundreds of years. It seems that they not only benefit from their own strength, but also from the large number of powerful people under their command."

Thinking of this, Qing Yi's expression became more solemn. Among any person, monster, ghost, god or demon who can make a name for himself in this world, there is absolutely no weakling.

A big reason why the Ghost King Ningtu and the Ghost King Wu died one after another was that they underestimated the enemy, which led to their deaths in the city defense formation, Mr. Wu Liu, and the hands of Mu Ling.

When Qing Yi fell into deep thought and reflection, He Qianxue also brought the two of them to a pavilion not too far from the waterfall. The beautiful scenery was like a paradise on earth.

"Chief He, the two mountain masters Shi Ling and Qing Hua are not here. Could it be that they are still welcoming the guests?" Qing Yi looked around and saw no one, so he asked.

Unexpectedly, He Qianxue prostrated herself on the ground, kneeling towards the waterfall and saying, "He Qianxue, the chief of the White Crane tribe, greets the two mountain masters. The two visitors have been brought here!"

"Wow--"

Under Qing Yi's surprised gaze, a huge figure swayed behind the water curtain under the waterfall, and then a stone man with a length and width of ten feet walked out against the water flow.

This is a huge piece of ochre-red jade, with the vast majority of it being crystal clear red jade. Its appearance alone is enough to make people praise it.

"Wow--"

The sound of leaves swaying could also be heard from the pool in the jungle next to the waterfall. There grew a green spiritual plant only two or three feet tall, with jade-like flowers the size of bowls blooming between its long leaves.

The stone spirit's voice was as clear as the collision of jade, but its first sentence made Qing Yi dumbfounded: "Little brother Shi - you come again -"

"Brother Shi?"

Qing Yi turned his head and looked back at Old Man Shi in surprise, but he quickly realized that Old Man Shi was 125 years old, which was indeed a very old age for the human race.

But Shi Ling is even older, having been known to humans for at least three hundred and twenty years, so it is not wrong to call him Little Brother Shi.

"Brother Shi Zhongyu, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still as charming as ever!"

Old Man Shi said with a complicated expression, "You should understand why I came this time!"

"Brother Shi, I know why you're here!" Shi Ling's voice rang out like the sound of jade striking stone, "But I can't hand Dragon City over to you. Yunling will never allow large-scale migration of outsiders into it."

Qing Yi pondered for a moment, then raised his hands and asked loudly, "Master Shi Ling is so opposed to outsiders entering Yunling. Could you tell me the reason?"

"It's okay to tell you!" Shi Ling still responded in a strange voice, "For the past three hundred years, I have been working hard to restore the spiritual plant coverage of Yunling.

You humans are the race that is most adept at destroying the environment in the wilderness. Once you are allowed to take back the land of Dragon City, tens of thousands of people will migrate into Yunling.

The spiritual plants that have just recovered will certainly be destroyed on a large scale, and it is even more likely that mining will be carried out everywhere to interrupt the spiritual veins of Yunling, causing even worse consequences. "

Qing Yi was a little confused by Shi Ling's words. Could it be that Shi Ling was an absolute environmentalist?
At this time, Pan Qing quietly mentioned something in his sea of ​​consciousness. Qing Yi's heart moved, and he asked Shi Ling loudly: "You have occupied Yunling for more than 300 years and cultivated spiritual plants. Could it be that you are cultivating mountain spirits?"

(End of this chapter)