Apocalypse: Why did you provoke her? She's a cultivator.

Chapter 101 Sister Ye is Back

She tossed the last piece of scrap rock aside and dusted off her hands.

The surrounding spiritual energy grew increasingly dense, enveloping her completely like a warm, cozy veil.

Ye Qiumian found a flat stone to sit on, closed her eyes, and began to stabilize her realm.

The day passed quietly.

A faint sound rang out in the cave.

Ye Qiumian stopped cultivating and opened her eyes to look in the direction of the sound.

The seedlings were visibly unfurling rapidly.

The pale blue branches slowly stretched out, growing four or five branches in various directions.

Originally, the seedling only had four leaves, but the newly grown branches began to sprout new leaves like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Each leaf has a translucent surface, and under the glow of the luminous pearl, it sparkles like a string of tiny diamonds.

To Ye Qiumian's surprise, the seedling had only two or three thin roots before.

Now its roots are growing longer and more numerous, and they are currently burrowing into the ground with a rustling sound.

The brown taproot grew thick and strong, branching out into countless silvery fine roots that, like snakes, coiled around the soil in the cracks of the rocks and then explored deeper into the rock strata.

Ye Qiumian could clearly feel that the surrounding spiritual energy was converging on her at an even faster speed.

The spiritual energy in the entire cave instantly became much thinner.

"This growth rate..." she murmured as she withdrew her hand, the faint spiritual energy from her newly stabilized realm still lingering on her fingertips.

This little sapling sprouted from her space.

She had no idea it existed in the space. After realizing it had run out, she followed it to this spiritual vein, never expecting it to transform so quickly.

Moreover, the trees were terrified of it as soon as it appeared, which shows that it is a very powerful creature.

I don't know what kind of tree this is.

She looked inward at her dantian, where the spiritual energy of the late Foundation Establishment stage flowed steadily, like a calm, deep pool.

The surge of spiritual energy from the day of the breakthrough has been completely refined, but taking another step forward is like being separated by an invisible membrane. No matter how much I circulate my cultivation techniques, I cannot budge it in the slightest.

"It seems I'll have to wait a while longer to break through again." She breathed a sigh of relief and straightened her clothes.

It had been almost a day since I left, and I didn't even have time to say goodbye to Chu Qingyang before I left.

I wonder how long of the highway they cleared. People should go back and check on it, and while they're at it, burn the abandoned cars they cleared.

Ye Qiumian turned to look at the sapling, which had grown to half a meter tall. Its newly sprouted branches swayed gently with the flow of spiritual energy, and fine golden veins could even be faintly seen moving among the leaves.

"Would you like to come with me?" She crouched down, her voice soft.

Just as her fingertips were about to touch its leaves, the sapling suddenly tilted to the side, as if rejecting her suggestion.

A very subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy was released from the sapling, lingering around Ye Qiumian before disappearing.

Ye Qiumian suddenly sensed something unusual. She felt as if she had established some kind of connection with the sapling in front of her, and a feeling of intimacy welled up in her heart.

She chuckled: "Since you want to settle down here, that's fine too."

As if understanding, the sapling's new leaves at the top trembled joyfully, and its roots gently arched in the ground, stirring up a few patches of damp soil.

This cave is rich in spiritual energy, which should suit its taste perfectly.

Moreover, it has just gone through a growth process and does need a stable environment to consolidate its foundation.

"Then I'll be going now. I'll come again when I have time."

Ye Qiumian stood up, walked to the cave entrance, and looked at the cave in deep thought.

With her current cultivation level, she can't take this spiritual vein away for the time being. It would be better to set up a barrier to hide this cave. Besides, there are saplings inside, so no one should be able to find this place.

She made a spirit-gathering hand gesture with her right hand, and a pale yellow aura of spiritual energy emanated from her fingertips.

As she flipped her wrist, strands of spiritual energy flew from her fingertips, weaving into a semi-transparent net at the cave entrance.

The silk threads wove denser and denser, gradually forming a softly glowing barrier that completely covered the cave entrance.

She added another concealment seal, and the barrier instantly lost its luster, merging with the surrounding rock walls, leaving only faint fluctuations of spiritual energy. This not only prevented accidental intrusions and prying from the outside world, but also prevented the spiritual energy inside the cave from leaking out.

Sunlight streamed in through the cracks in the cliff face, casting dappled patterns on the ground.

After finishing everything, she clapped her hands, then placed them in front of her chest. A streak of light flashed, and a palm-sized flying petal artifact appeared in her palm.

After being infused with spiritual energy, the aircraft swelled to half a person's height with a "hum," its body gleaming with a cold metallic light, its ends long and thin, with a faint glow at the edges.

She lightly touched the ground with her toes and landed gracefully on the aircraft.

The moment she activated her spiritual energy, the aircraft emitted a soft hum, slowly lifting her up.

As she flew into the air, she glanced back. The barrier was hidden in the shadow of the rock wall, and only by getting close could one feel the gentle spiritual energy barrier.

The aircraft flew faster and faster, climbing up the cliff face.

The bottom of the cliff below gradually shrank in the field of vision, the dark green forest surged, and the wind whistled past our ears, carrying the scent of grass and soil.

Just then, the large tree wrapped around her wrist moved slightly.

She glanced down at her wrist and could clearly sense that Da Shu's mood had lightened considerably.

Are you that afraid of it?

Ye Qiumian smiled and took the opportunity to ask it, "Do you know what its background is?"

The moment she entered the cave, the tree fell completely silent.

Only after flying away from the cave did the tree twitch slightly, like a startled rabbit finally daring to peek out.

She gently touched the vines wrapped around her wrist with her fingertips, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

The tree itself is a mutated plant with formidable fighting power.

Moreover, it recently broke through a barrier, making it so powerful that even a level 5 ability user might not be able to defeat it.

Now she's so afraid of that newly formed sapling... It seems the origin of that sapling is more complicated than she thought.

No sooner had she finished speaking than a small branch of the tree stretched out and swayed.

"Even you don't know?" Ye Qiumian frowned slightly.

She saw that it was a sapling and thought it was just a plant that was stronger than a big tree.

Surprisingly, even the big tree didn't know its origin.

Never mind, maybe we'll know what it is once it becomes stronger and we can communicate with it.

The aircraft broke through the clouds and flew towards the road.

After flying for a while, the winding mountain road ahead became faintly visible.

She adjusted her direction, and the aircraft transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the group of busy figures.

I sensed a mysterious force rapidly approaching this direction.

Chu Qingyang dropped the abandoned car he was holding, and his expression suddenly became wary.

"Someone's coming. Is it Sister Ye?" Nan Shaohua's eyes were fixed on the front.

When that pinkish-white figure came into view, Nan Shaohua exclaimed with delight, "It really is Sister Ye back!"