Astral Cockroach

The blood thorn divine seed growing at the foot of the mountain is indeed quite unique.

Previously, the 13 main vines grew towards the direction of Li Bamboo Peak with all their might, and then, after being threatened by Ban Bu several times, the vines, in groups of six, turned back and grew in two directions.

Thus, it grew into a W shape, still in a flamboyant cursive style, and is now diligently using its vines to surround and protect its main trunk.

The blood thorn tree spirit can not only control the direction of the vines' spread and growth, but also has a unique ability: its soul can freely roam in all the vines and branches.

Only one vine remains, still unyielding, extending towards Li Bamboo Peak, wanting to go up the mountain to find Ban Bu.

Ban Bu is not afraid either. Its rooted location is about one kilometer away from Li Bamboo Peak. To go up the mountain, the nearest emerald bamboo divine seed is also nearly 1.5 kilometers away.

Adding up to nearly 2.5 kilometers, it probably won't be able to climb that distance in its lifetime.

… …

"It is indeed quite unique."

Yu Zhu echoed, its eyesight not very accurate. It concentrated and calmed its mind, using its soul to sense, vaguely feeling the fluctuation of origin power, and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be another divine seed?"

Ban Bu said, "That's right, a blood thorn divine seed."

Yu Zhu understood Ban Bu's meaning, instructed the little flame spider warrior beside it to put away the two bamboo fruits, unable to hide its joy, and shouted, "Mountain Lord Ban Bu, we should go down the mountain to take a closer look. Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory price! Down payment is not a problem either."

Yu Zhu emphasized, "Quantity! The quantity must be sufficient!"

Flame spiders cannot fly. Carrying heavy goods, climbing up the mountain is not easy, and going down the mountain is even more difficult.

Approaching the blood thorn divine seed, sensing the aura of origin power with its mental power, Yu Zhu became even more excited, almost jumping up with joy, and shouted, "A familiar aura! That's right, the aura of the Snake Blood Apricot divine seed of the Golden Mantis Kingdom, Snake Blood County Princess! An extremely rare and precious enhancement effect!"

"Snake Blood Apricot? I've eaten Snake Blood Apricot kernels and felt a bit of similarity," Ban Bu moved its antennae.

Yu Zhu said, "Yes, a similar aura, similar enhancement abilities, but specific verification is still needed."

Ban Bu fell silent.

The blood thorn divine seed was cheering, and then, through soul connection, conveyed its thoughts and asked: Ban Bu, what is this?

The blood thorn divine seed is very unique, without a clear sense of territory, without a sense of crisis. Ban Bu warned it that beast-like warriors similar to big bears would kill it, so now it only releases angry and hostile emotions when a big bear approaches.

The blood thorn plant is too powerful. Wherever its thorny vines reach, grass and trees wither, and birds and beasts avoid it. In the jungle, there are no natural enemies. Perhaps it is this invincible survival ability that makes its nature different from other plants.

"They are traveling merchants of the Phantom Flame Spider tribe."

Ban Bu explained patiently.

The blood thorn followed up with a question: What is a traveling merchant?

Ban Bu knew that if it continued, the blood thorn tree spirit's questions would be endless, and it would never be able to explain them all, so it simply ignored it.

"Ban Bu, what is a traveling merchant? What is a traveling merchant…" The blood thorn tree spirit started repeating itself.

Yu Zhu asked, "Ban Bu, are you communicating with the tree spirit?"

Ban Bu said, "Yes."

Yu Zhu asked, "Is it afraid? Let's stay a little further away, so as not to disturb it."

"It's very curious and not afraid at all," Ban Bu shook its antennae and said, "Alright, let's stay away from it."

"The divine seeds have a very strong sense of territory. It's not afraid? Could it be that the threat I, a high-level warrior, am showing is not enough?" Yu Zhu was in a great mood, mockingly joking, while retreating and saying:

"Ban Bu, you don't seem to understand the growth pattern of this type of shrub?"

Ban Bu asked, "Is there a problem with the blood thorn divine seed?"

"No problem," Yu Zhu said, "However, I think you can consider providing a batch of raw stones to help it grow."

Ban Bu said, "It doesn't need much origin power. I've used raw stones before. It absorbs more if I give it more, less if I give it less, and it's okay if I don't give it any. It never actively asks for it."

Yu Zhu felt that it was time to show off its knowledge and wealth, and shouted to the little flame spider warrior on its back, "Fu Ling, take a raw stone down."

A "piece" of raw stone from the caravan is equivalent to 100 raw stones.

Yu Zhu stood on the upwind side and simply crushed the entire raw stone into powder with its two chelicerae.

The raw stone powder floated with the wind and scattered into the blood thorn bushes. The origin power overflowed and was quickly absorbed by the dense thorny branches.

"Rare ability to absorb and release origin power!" Yu Zhu exclaimed, not feeling any heartache at all for using up a hundred raw stones like that, and asked, "Mountain Lord Ban Bu, have you noticed? The quality of the aura displayed by the blood thorn is low, but it is constantly improving."

Ban Bu had of course noticed, and moved its antennae, saying, "I've noticed it. It's absorbing origin power to grow."

Yu Zhu said, "This is the unique thing about this type of shrub. Their branches, leaves, and vines will first grow to a certain scale, seizing a large area of territory, and then slowly absorb origin power to improve their quality."

Ban Bu continued to move its antennae and said, "I see, I felt it was strange, but unfortunately I don't have any raw stone reserves, so I couldn't try."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhu was secretly delighted and said seriously, "Mountain Lord Ban Bu, the origin power abundance of the mountain range is a bit worse than that of Li Bamboo Peak. If you don't provide raw stones… On the surface, the growth of the blood thorn divine seed's vines is not affected, but in reality, its quality improvement will be very difficult."

"The correct way to cultivate this type of divine seed should be… investing raw stones without considering the cost, to improve its quality. Mountain Lord Ban Bu, believe me, the investment is worth it, and you will get a more generous return."

"Of course I'm willing to invest…" Ban Bu paused and asked, "Yu Zhu, how much raw stone down payment are you planning to pay?"

Yu Zhu said, "That depends on you, Mountain Lord Ban Bu. If you are willing to invest a large amount of raw stones to improve the quality of the blood thorn divine seed, the quality of the fruits it produces will be high, and the selling price will be high, so of course I will have to pay a larger down payment."

The intensity of the origin power aura currently displayed by the blood thorn is similar to that of the purple gold divine seed. According to this state, the condensed fruits should be of ordinary quality.

Yu Zhu continued to bewitch, "Divine seeds also have differences in quality, high and low. The blood thorn divine seed absorbs origin power to grow, and there must be an upper limit. Mountain Lord Ban Bu, don't you want to find out what its upper limit is?"

Ban Bu's heart stirred and asked, "Yu Zhu, don't you want to know the quality upper limit of the blood thorn divine seed?"

Yu Zhu said, "I have an agreement with County Princess Huang Jing to meet in Red Rock County. I left Autumn Maple County early and came straight to Li Bamboo Peak, and I'm not in a hurry to rush. Mountain Lord Ban Bu, if you don't mind, we are very willing to stay in your territory for a few days."

It is the tradition of traveling merchants that once they set off, they will travel non-stop, and only rich territories with huge benefits, like those of Autumn Maple County Princess and Red Rock County Princess, can make them stop and wait.

Yu Zhu is willing to stay only because it is convinced that the blood thorn divine seed can bring huge profits.

"An honor!" Ban Bu warmly greeted, "Yu Zhu, then you go up the mountain to rest first, and we'll talk in detail."

Yu Zhu said, "No need to go up the mountain, it's very good here."