Bamboo Mound

When the strange beasts discovered the Green Spirit Bamboo, they were all stunned for a moment, seemingly curious about the Green Spirit Bamboo, which was slightly different from the surrounding bamboo.

Their small eyes, hidden deep within their fur, were fixed on the green bamboo, their noses twitching as if they were sniffing something.

Immediately afterwards, one of the bolder ferocious beasts slowly approached the Green Spirit Bamboo, extending a thin, bony forelimb with sharp claws to tentatively touch the bamboo.

The green bamboo trembled slightly, as if reacting to the uninvited guest's touch.

This tremor caused a small disturbance among the beasts. They emitted some low, strange cries, as if they were communicating with each other, but Ning Chang could not glean any meaningful information from them.

Seeing that Qinglingzhu did not put up a more violent resistance, the ferocious beast that had taken the lead became even bolder.

It opened its mouth, which was full of sharp teeth, and bit into a bamboo stalk in front of it!

Although Ning Chang knew that the branches of the Green Spirit Bamboo were very tough, they still made a crisp "crunch" sound under the seemingly clumsy but powerful bite attack of this ferocious beast.

The green bamboo was easily bitten off!

Its hardness is not even as good as that of ordinary bamboo!

The ferocious beast that spoke first was clearly stunned for a moment, and then let out a thunderous roar.

It had originally thought that the unfamiliar bamboo would be harder, but unexpectedly, when it bit down hard, it was shocked.

After roaring, it began to savor the green bamboo it had just bitten off, and the crisp and tender texture made it completely addicted to it!

Seeing this, the ferocious beasts were all excited and rushed forward to bite off the green bamboo stalks and feast on them.

At first, the Green Spirit Bamboo tried to use its growth power to resist the attacks of the ferocious beast, but it soon discovered that with its current bamboo strength, it was simply unable to break through the creature's defenses!

Even if it were to be stabbed directly into the belly of a ferocious beast, it would only break in half because it couldn't rise!

The initial use of the growth ability did cause some turmoil, but it only resulted in more ferocious biting and impacts.

Clearly, Qinglingzhu should also realize that in order to survive in this dangerous land, it must evolve stronger defensive and offensive capabilities.

"This must be the reason for the hardness and sharpness of the Green Spirit Bamboo," Ning Chang nodded thoughtfully.

Since the scale of the Green Spirit Bamboo expanded, he was no longer restricted in his position and perspective. However, although he could move freely, he still could not go beyond the bamboo forest or touch any material.

Knowing that she was currently powerless to resist, Qing Lingzhu began to constantly evade.

With this speed of self-transformation, it's entirely possible to prevent these ferocious beasts from ever touching it again!

Upon seeing the snacks in their mouths, the group of ferocious beasts roared in anger and gave chase, only to be spun around by the Azure Bamboo.

Clearly, Qinglingzhu was unwilling to give up this place or leave its kind; otherwise, it could have simply flown away to develop in other places.

After watching for a while and seeing no new twists, Ning Chang closed his eyes again, preparing to jump directly to the point when the Green Spirit Bamboo had fully grown.

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After a long while, he woke up again when he caught a faint sound of something cutting through the air and the sound of leather tearing. The Qinglingzhu in front of him had changed drastically!

During this time, they devoted a lot of energy to strengthening their bamboo stalks and leaves by absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy and their own nutrients... He didn't know how the Green Spirit Bamboo did it.

This process gradually makes the bamboo stalks incredibly solid, like they're made of steel, capable of withstanding tremendous external impacts.

At the same time, the bamboo leaves also underwent an amazing change. The originally soft leaves became sharp as blades, with the edges gleaming with a cold light, just like natural sharp blades!

Now, Ning Changzai can no longer see any other bamboo in the vicinity, only the boundless Qingling Bamboo Forest.

These strange, ferocious beasts were currently surrounded in the Green Spirit Bamboo Forest, most of them emaciated, with no way out.

The Green Spirit Bamboo also began its vengeful attack, and in an instant, bamboo shoots sprouted everywhere in the open space, and bamboo leaves grew loosely!

The ferocious beasts anticipated the sudden attack, but with their own kind crowding the limited space, none of them could dodge. They were either pierced directly by bamboo shoots and died instantly, or their bodies were instantly slashed with deep wounds, dripping with blood.

They roared in agony, but dared not attack the Green Spirit Bamboo again, and were soon slaughtered.

During this time, Ning Chang roughly counted them and found that there were about a hundred of them, which meant that an entire species had been wiped out.

"It seems that these ferocious beasts are only at the Spirit Fusion stage. They cannot be harmed by ordinary weapons, and they are as easy to defeat as mud when fighting with spiritual platforms."

To his surprise, the Azure Spirit Bamboo did not directly absorb the corpses of these ferocious beasts as nourishment. Instead, it withdrew the bamboo used for attack and cleared the area. It seemed that it would not set foot here again until the pile of corpses decomposed.

In the time that followed, they continued to grow independently on this land, constantly adapting to the changing environment.

With the changing of the seasons... if the concept of seasonal change even exists here.

This area is sometimes hit by torrential rains and sometimes faces drought and water shortages.

During the rainy season, the bamboo plants work hard to take root and stabilize themselves to prevent being uprooted by the flood.

They have also learned to change the shape of their leaves as needed, using their large bamboo leaves to guide rainwater to the roots, fully absorbing and storing water to cope with the arrival of drought.

During dry days, the green bamboo shrinks its leaves, slows its growth, and reduces water evaporation.

It will also adjust its metabolism to a minimum, reclaim most of the nutrients from the above-ground parts and store them in the root system, entering a semi-dormant state, silently waiting for the rain to come again.

At the same time, the roots of the Green Bamboo go deeper into the ground to search for water sources hidden deep underground. Even the droplets of water in the cracks of rocks are greedily absorbed by them!

Without external stimuli, the Green Spirit Bamboo behaves just like an ordinary bamboo, without any special movements.

In addition to the challenges posed by the natural environment, this area is also frequently swept by psionic storms.

These psionic storms contain powerful and violent psionic energy, posing a deadly threat to ordinary creatures.

However, through repeated storms, the Green Spirit Bamboo learned to absorb and transform the energy within the spiritual storms.

It uses its tough bamboo stalk as a conductor to guide the spiritual energy in the psionic storm to its roots. After being filtered and transformed layer by layer, it integrates the energy into its own spiritual energy system, making its spiritual energy more powerful and pure.