However, these ten seeds of life had absorbed all the essence and spirit of the old sophora tree. Once the old sophora tree offered these seeds of life, its own life would also end.
Upon receiving this information, Cheng Xiaofan exclaimed in shock, "Old sophora tree, if you give me these seeds of life, you will lose your life. This is not worth it!"
The old sophora tree replied, "Fated one, encountering a descendant of Shennong the Emperor is a great fortune. How could it not be worth it?"
"Back then, after I was struck by lightning, if Emperor Shennong had not saved me with his magic, I would have died long ago."
"Furthermore, after enduring the lightning tribulation, I could no longer ascend. For so many years, I have tasted loneliness in this oasis. Living was merely a waste of the spiritual energy here."
"By giving you the seeds of life, my death has meaning!"
As he spoke, the old sophora tree lying on the ground began to decay. The green branches and leaves that grew on it withered.
"Old sophora tree, speak! Speak!"
Cheng Xiaofan shouted several times, but there was no response.
The old sophora tree showed no signs of life.
"..." Sigh, Cheng Xiaofan could not help but sigh inwardly.
Regardless, this old sophora tree that had cultivated into a spirit could be considered a good friend of Emperor Shennong back then. Its passing made him feel a little sad.
Boom!
At that moment, the green vegetation on the slope suddenly disappeared with a clap of thunder.
With the disappearance of the green vegetation, the hillside turned into sand dunes on the Gobi Desert.
Even the withered old sophora tree vanished.
It was as if the scene that had just appeared was merely an illusion.
At this very moment, Cheng Xiaofan's eyes fell upon a petrified demonic beast guarding nearby.
He immediately understood that the spiritual beast guarding the miraculous fruit was this petrified demonic beast.
Although this demonic beast was petrified, its entire body was enveloped in a dense aura of life. As Cheng Xiaofan looked at it, the demonic beast actually winked at him.
Its eyes revealed a deep smile.
"..." Seeing this, Cheng Xiaofan almost turned to stone himself!
This demonic beast had turned to stone, yet it could still wink?
Was he seeing things?
He looked at the petrified demonic beast closely again.
Clearly!
The petrified demonic beast saw Cheng Xiaofan's confusion.
It actually nodded at him!
What the!
Cheng Xiaofan jumped up in fright.
What did it mean by nodding at him?
Did it want him to take it in?
Since it was a spiritual beast, Cheng Xiaofan naturally would not let it go. He raised his hand and beckoned gently, taking the petrified demonic beast into the Shennong space.
Immediately!
Cheng Xiaofan leaped forward and flew into the oasis ahead.
Here, each area had its unique scenery.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan was in a canyon, surrounded by undulating mountains that layered upon each other. Spiritual energy rolled and tumbled like mist between the peaks.
What was most striking were the mountain formations, each with a unique shape. Some resembled flying celestial maidens, others old men leaning on staffs, some were like galloping horses breaking free, and some were like monkeys gazing at the moon.
White cranes occasionally glided across the sky.
"The scenery here can rival that of my White Python Lake!"
Cheng Xiaofan looked around and murmured with admiration, "Only, around my White Python Lake, there is a lack of such dense spiritual energy."
"The density of spiritual energy here is truly too high!"
However, before Cheng Xiaofan could marvel for long, he suddenly heard the sounds of snarling and fighting emanating from a dense forest.
As Cheng Xiaofan was momentarily stunned, two sika deer darted out.
These two sika deer were exquisitely beautiful, their coats shiny and lustrous. The branch-like antlers on their heads were a fiery red.
Their brown eyes twinkled with agile light.
The two sika deer became entangled, biting and kicking, rolling on the ground.
The aura emanating from them was incredibly powerful. The ferocious and brutal aura made even Cheng Xiaofan frown, his heart pounding.
With a whoosh, the two sika deer leaped up and stood like humans.
Bang!
They swung their front hooves, striking at each other.
Two wind blades erupted with dazzling light and shot towards each other.
Evidently!
Both sika deer had been wary of the other.
They immediately leaped up, flying into the air, more than three Zhang above the ground.
Both wind blades missed, cutting down a large section of trees on either side.
In mid-air, the two sika deer unleashed their hooves, fighting each other.
"Sister, I'm telling you, you're no match for me today. You might as well surrender!"
"Heh heh, little sister, you only have one face. Can't you be a little less embarrassing? How dare you be so arrogant in front of me!"
"I'm telling you, sister, I discovered that Immortal Fairy Grass first. It must belong to me!"
"So what if you discovered it first? I'm your older sister, so it belongs to me!"
"Sister, since you're being so overbearing, then don't blame me, your little sister, for being rude. It's either you die or I die today. I will kill you!"
"Hahaha, little sister, then let's see how capable you are to kill me!"
To his surprise, this pair of sika deer began to speak human language. It seemed that in this spiritual realm, some plants, trees, birds, and beasts had all attained sentience.
What shocked Cheng Xiaofan even more was that these two exquisitely beautiful sika deer were a pair of sisters. For some reason, fighting over a stalk of Immortal Fairy Grass, they had turned on each other, battling here with all their might to kill the other.
Bang, bang, bang...
The two sika deer fell from the air to the ground, and each hurled a volley of fireballs at the other.
These fireballs were dodged by the opponents and exploded on the ground, creating countless deep pits.
"Little sister, let's stop fighting. That Immortal Fairy Grass isn't going anywhere. We can discuss its ownership after we've picked it."
At this moment, the elder sister of the sika deer leaped aside and said, "Look, in the canyon over there, it seems someone has arrived. They don't look to have any magical powers. Let's capture him, and my sister and I will each have half, and eat him!"
Cheng Xiaofan heard this and looked around.
Besides himself, there was no one else here.
What the!
The person they were talking about was none other than himself!
Weren't sika deer herbivores? When did they learn to eat people?
However!
Upon second thought, this pair of sika deer had become spirits, so they couldn't be compared to ordinary sika deer.
Besides, perhaps prehistoric sika deer on Earth were omnivorous!
The younger sika deer heard her sister's words, her eyes rolled, and she immediately spotted Cheng Xiaofan, saliva dripping from her mouth.
She quickly said to her sister, "Sister, don't fight me for the Immortal Fairy Grass anymore. I want to eat the Immortal Fairy Grass first, then transform into a beautiful woman to seduce this young man!"
"This man is so handsome, I really like him!"
The elder sika deer heard this and became furious, saying, "Little sister, you are too selfish! That Immortal Fairy Grass is mine, and I will absolutely not give it to you!"