Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2303 The Role of Tree Traitors

Qu Jianlei nodded, agreeing with Jin Ge Zhenxian's statement, "Yes, safety first."

However, he then added, "But it's also necessary to figure it out."

"How about this, let Feng Wangyi go and investigate the area to see if there's anything unusual here?"

"Wow," Jin Ge Zhenxian couldn't help but grin, "Taking in alien prisoners comes with such convenience?"

At this moment, he was genuinely a little envious of Xiao Qu, who had so many cards in her pocket.

The three chose a spot, broke through space, and emerged from there. This place was not far from a tree-dwelling planet.

Qu Jianlei released Feng Yiwang and gave him some instructions to go there.

Five days later, Tree Slayer returned, seemingly a little agitated. "The tree people here seem rather cunning."

Feng Yiwang was a quick-witted person before, at least in the Tree Clan, and there were few people around him with any intelligence.

However, on this planet, it unexpectedly discovered that many of the tree-like beings actually had quite good minds—at least they were very active.

The Tree Clan doesn't verify identities, since their unique form is something that other races can't impersonate.

If we're talking about tribal conflicts within the Tree Clan, then Feng Wangyi is a "Nascent Soul expert," so who would dare to investigate him casually?
Most importantly, there is no Nascent Soul Mother Tree on this planet, but there are seventy or eighty Nascent Soul Trees.

Moreover, Shujian felt that this place was like a "message center," where one could hear a lot of messages, and they were quite disorganized.

Because it was a "new face," the local tree tribe was a little wary.

Even though Shu Jian, as a Nascent Soul expert, acted "generously," he didn't get much information.

Many local trees know about the three mother trees vying for the "opportunity".

However, who would dare to pry into their mother's affairs? The local tree tribe could only confirm that an opportunity did indeed exist there.

Some members of the tree clan even said that their mothers were not entirely clear about what kind of opportunity it was.

However, we must seize any opportunity; there is no doubt about that. It is always better than letting foreign tribes benefit from it.

Feng Yiwang was provoked by the word "foreign race," and it said that it had never heard of foreign races in its entire life!

Based on the planet's location, it could roughly determine that it was not much further away from the passage entrance than itself.

When the "Expeditionary Force" was initially drawn away, it was in a state of "feigned sleep" before being transferred.

It actually has little to do with feigning sleep; it's just pretending to be stupid on the planet. Having inherited the legacy of the mother tree, it's thinking about developing itself in a sneaky way.

Little did they expect that the Tree Clan's expedition would target the Tree Clan members who were in a dormant state.

This allows for better space navigation and obedience to commands.

It wandered to that planet and grew very strong, so it was directly chosen by the planet's mother tree.

However, Feng Yiwang had never heard of the concept of "outsiders," and it was excluded from the mainstream circle from the beginning.

As for what constitutes a foreign race, it became more cautious and, instead of asking directly, tried to eavesdrop indirectly.

However, none of the tree race—including the weaker golden cores—spoke out.

Some people evaded the question, some pretended not to understand, but most said, "I know, but I just won't say it!"
All of this caused Feng to lose his composure and feel a bit down.

At the very least, if it can figure out what the foreign race is, that would be a great achievement, wouldn't it?
The only piece of news that could be considered somewhat good was that two wandering locusts had expressed their intention to join them.

Locusts feed on trees and seem to be natural enemies, but in fact, the two have a symbiotic relationship.

Now, Feng Yiwang is clearly a powerful figure, so it's normal for some locusts to want to join him.

However, this matter definitely requires the leader's approval; it absolutely cannot act on its own initiative. Therefore, it only needs the two locusts to gather more information.

"No way!" Qu Jianlei declared without hesitation. "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. We don't need a few traitors!"

If it were a tree race, he might consider it, but how could the locust possibly follow the tree traitor around?

Although the human world has abundant spiritual energy, not a single drop is available for other races—the three kingdoms of the Alliance don't even have spiritual energy yet.

In addition, Feng Yiwang also learned that two Nascent Soul Tree Clan members were about to leave this planet.

It was a twin tree, yearning to explore other planets.

Feng Yiwang suggested capturing the two trees and using torture to extract information.

Minning Zhenzun glanced at the other two and nodded slightly, indicating that what this guy said was true.

"Then let's give it a try," Jin Ge Zhenxian said casually. "It's better than running around like a headless fly."

Waiting a few days is fine; it's a good time to rest and relax.

Four days later, tree-dwelling beings did indeed fly out of the planet, including a huge twin tree and over a thousand golden cores.

This is the kind of procession expected of a Nascent Soul cultivator, so there's not much to say. The number of Golden Core cultivators is not large; they are likely accompanied by personal attendants.

This strange race of people flew in space for two days when suddenly a crack appeared in space.

A giant hand reached out and grabbed the entire forest, distorting the space before closing it again.

Within the sub-layer of space, the three moved again, arriving at a huge meteorite, where they began to sort through the prisoners.

With a wave of his sleeve, the Golden Immortal took away all the Golden Core Tree Clan members, leaving only the Twin Trees held in his large hand.

The space rippled again, and Feng Wangyi revealed himself. "Two Great Venerables, let me interrogate you."

Twin trees are not particularly rare among the tree race, but for them to achieve Nascent Soul stage together is truly an extraordinary phenomenon.

The Tree Clan's demand for resources is virtually endless, and they even steal nutrients from other Tree Clan members.

Both trees have reached the Nascent Soul stage. Just in terms of resources, it's like saying: what kind of family must they come from?
The key is that the treacherous tree knows the twin trees' weakness: "Just torture one of them!"

"Get out of the way!" Venerable Minning rolled his eyes at it. Did it really think it could handle everything? Which Venerable couldn't read memories?

He had previously read the memories of the Treefolk in the Alliance world, but most of the Treefolk's memories were extremely barren.

Even if there is some information, it is at most about the situation in the nearby space, and there are no memories from the Tree Clan world.

This kind of information would be useful to Digital Phantom or the Alliance, allowing them to adjust their battle plans accordingly.

But for the Immortal Venerable, it's utterly useless—even hunting Nascent Soul cultivators is just a side job, not worth doing specifically for them.

Minning Zhenzun had no incentive to discourage the Tree Traitor. After reading the memories, he simply tossed the Twin Trees to the Tree Traitor, saying, "Here you go!"

He had imprisoned both of their nascent souls, leaving them half-dead, which was perfect for Feng Wangyi to absorb.

"Thank you for your great gift, Your Excellency," Feng Wangyi said, overjoyed.

It first bound the twin trees together with its branches, then carefully asked Qu Jianlei, "Boss Qu, shall we make a sacrifice?"

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes upon hearing this, "Do you think I need your measly three measly coins?"

I have to admit, this tree-traitor is getting more and more... it's really frustrating and laughable.

For Qu Jianlei, even mosquitoes are meat, but these twin trees have little connection to him, and he doesn't want to be looked down upon by his teammates.

Min Ning Zhenzun's expression was a bit strange. "There really is an alien race, an insect!"

The twin trees knew a little about the situation, but only vaguely, knowing that some of the insects were particularly nasty—not locusts!
“Insects…” Qu Jianlei and Jin Ge Zhenxian exchanged a glance, and the former asked, “Aren’t there any humans here?”

“It has no memory of it,” Minning Zhenzun shook his head, “That opportunity… this fellow doesn’t know either.”

In the memories of the Twin Trees, probably only the mother knew the details: Nascent Soul cultivators were not worthy!
The information about the opportunity was vague, but the good thing was that it roughly knew where the insect was.

The Twin Trees planned to travel, so they did some research beforehand and didn't intend to go near that dangerous area.

The three remained silent. This area was dangerous even for the Tree Clan... It seemed the Central Fiend was likely there.

Jin Ge Zhenxian was a little frustrated, "But seizing the opportunity not only causes a lot of noise, but it also doesn't fit our plan."

Minning Zhenzun glanced at Qu Jianlei and said, "How about we go and take a look in the direction of the insects?"

"Then let's go," Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation. The team had reached a consensus before entering this world.

If people want to survive in the world of cultivation, they don't have many options besides desperately striving for wealth and status; "just be as careful as possible."

Jin Ge Zhenxian couldn't help but exclaim, "You two... you're really crazy."

"Are you going or not?" Min Ning was too lazy to say anything more to him. "No, we're leaving."

"Of course I'll go!" Jin Ge Zhenxian replied without hesitation, as he knew he might be left behind if he didn't go.

Xiao Qu's traitor and Min Ning's memory reading worked together perfectly; he'd have to be stupid to leave the team!
It took the three of them four days to roughly reach the area described by the Twin Trees.

They chose a side slightly away from the insects—after all, the tree race seemed easier to deal with.

After calculating, Minning Zhenzun concluded that the danger was not great, so he broke through space to reveal himself.

The three were in an open space, but all around them were forests and strange creatures.

The spatial fluctuations here attracted the attention of the alien races in the forest, and their divine senses swept over.

Golden Immortal Zhenxian entered the cave directly, and Minning Zhenzun also lowered his eyelids and withdrew his aura.

Qu Jianlei activated the ruler, which carried Min Ning away like lightning.

This was something the three of them had agreed upon beforehand: if they encountered a similar situation, Xiao Qu could use Xi Zhao's ability to traverse through the air to avoid it.

However, there is a prerequisite: the upper limit of the surrounding spiritual senses should not exceed that of the Nascent Soul stage.

This is based on divination and testing conducted by the three individuals.

For the two Great Venerables, the abilities of the Heavenly Spirits were no secret, and could serve as an emergency measure.

Even if someone were to leave their body, they might not be able to detect Xizhao unless the other party is very alert.

The few divine senses I'm currently sensing are all Nascent Soul cultivators, and there's no Mother Tree for Nascent Souls nearby, making this operation perfect.

The speed of Sunset is far inferior to that of the Great Venerable, but it is still quite good.

Half a day later, they arrived at a relatively open area, where Qu Jianlei suddenly stopped.

"You two great masters, this is going to be interesting."

(End of this chapter)