[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-accumulate-spirit-roots-for-my-next-life":3,"chapter-i-accumulate-spirit-roots-for-my-next-life-i-accumulate-spirit-roots-for-my-next-life-chapter-37":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},466768,719,"Chapter 37: As Close as Brothers","i-accumulate-spirit-roots-for-my-next-life-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Ever since he accidentally discovered the severely injured beautiful woman six and a half years ago and subsequently sensed his unique Eternal Spring Magical Power in Xu Mei, he knew Xu Mei’s enormous secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally stunningly beautiful, she used a magical Secret Skill to disguise herself as an ugly widow living in the slums of Inverted Mountain for over a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six and a half years ago, with a curiosity that kills the cat mindset, Li Jizhou didn’t consider why Xu Mei did so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he suddenly connected many details together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, Xu Mei appeared to be a Beast Tamer, but in reality, she only had the aura of a single Spirit Pet, Waobao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his past life’s experiences, this was unreasonable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the detail of Xu Mei’s injury six years ago was that the force that nearly destroyed her heart meridian was very powerful, at least above Foundation Establishment level,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that timing matched the clue Li Jizhou accidentally discovered in an announced report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Li Jizhou’s speculation, the initial discovery time of the Thunder Spirit Crystal Ore should be around that period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirdly, the timeframe four years ago happened to be when the Thunder Spirit Crystal Ore saw a massive influx of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, the woman in red just mentioned that Celestial Pure Water originally had a bottle, and now only half is left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That half must have been obtained by Xu Mei four years ago!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Mei hid in Inverted Mountain for over a decade to scheme for Celestial Pure Water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching this conclusion, Li Jizhou held his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This result aligned with everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Mei cared for Waobao just to complete her mission with this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Waobao was merely her tool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how did she know there was a mysterious secret realm here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did she know Xu Jiuge would have an opportunity to choose after the assessment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did she know the woman in red was looking for a frog?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did she know she possessed Celestial Pure Water?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were these outcomes of previous people pioneering by trial and error? Or...is there another secret?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Li Jizhou thought about it, the more shocked he felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Mei’s true identity became even more intriguing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t blame me for being ruthless, it is because I spoiled you before that you caused such a catastrophe. This time, I must make you feel the pain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To make you afraid to repeat it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To make you learn reverence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slap~ Slap~ Slap~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sound of a whip cracked frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jizhou also snapped back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does Xu Mei’s deeds have to do with me? I just wish for no karma in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself not to think about Xu Mei anymore, then looked at Waobao, whose body was already riddled with wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The injuries were exactly the same as four years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Mei considered Waobao just a tool, so after handing Waobao to this woman, she obtained the Celestial Pure Water and left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, if I leave now, I should be able to survive, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he met Waobao’s pleading gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you still not admitting your mistake? Still being stubborn? Fine, fine, then I can only cut off your leg so that you can no longer run or mix with those dissolute friends, or make trouble again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the woman in red became even angrier, and a knife suddenly appeared in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jizhou frowned slightly, he could imagine Waobao’s next outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like four years ago, having its left front leg cut off, suffering serious injuries, and then barely surviving...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this time, whether it would still find Li Jizhou was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Jizhou was lost in thought, the woman turned her head sharply, sensing something:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? You haven’t left yet? What are you looking at it for? Are you also one of its dissolute friends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jizhou thought to himself that this was not good; he regretted not leaving immediately after getting the stuff, just like that Senior Xu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, it seemed he had triggered another subplot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, please calm down. Waobao is not unruly and reckless, on the contrary, it’s selfless and responsible. I am not its drinking buddy!\" Carefully analyzing the expression and words of the woman in red, Li Jizhou deliberated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Selfless and responsible? It’s because it was too daring and accountable that it caused such a calamity!\" The woman in red’s eyes flashed with a trace of fondness, but quickly became filled with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what exactly is your relationship with it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are like siblings, closer than brothers!\" Li Jizhou said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knife in the woman in red’s hand slowly lowered, and a pensive expression appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Waobao looked at Li Jizhou with grateful eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really like brothers?\" the woman in red asked, contemplating for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then are you willing to take it far away, leaving this whirlpool?\" Suddenly, the woman in red looked at Li Jizhou expectantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jizhou let out a long sigh of relief, gambling correctly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am willing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a hint of joy in the eyes of the woman in red, along with reluctance and concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, she squatted down, gently stroking the scars on Waobao’s back, while communicating with Waobao through Divine Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waobao croaked continuously, nodding frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the woman in red stood up and gave Li Jizhou a deep look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, escape as far as you can!\" Immediately, as her sleeves fluttered, the Restriction on Waobao dissolved, and Waobao leapt into Li Jizhou’s Spirit Pet Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, Li Jizhou felt a stirring in his sea of consciousness, and involuntarily closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened them again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had obviously returned to the mining site at the Thunder Spirit Crystal Ore cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Out!\" Li Jizhou took a deep, fearful breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he once again activated a Middle Level Restriction Talisman before patting the Spirit Pet Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waobao~\" Waobao’s back was still bleeding profusely, but it didn’t sustain vital injuries like it did four years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as it emerged, its tear-filled eyes looked at Li Jizhou, then it rubbed its head against his leg incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get in!\" Li Jizhou, in disdain, inspected it quickly and hurriedly sent it back into the Spirit Pet Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, his Spiritual Sense delved into his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not until he saw that the bottle holding half of the Celestial Pure Water was intact, and his Spiritual Sense detected no anomalies, did he breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something’s not right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If those two also completed the side quest, they would also be rewarded, and just like me, their memories wouldn’t be erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they might speculate that I also acquired a great opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the Celestial Pure Water, a heaven-defying Core Formation opportunity that I obtained, their task rewards must be quite rich, at least not less than an opportunity for Core Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their greedy ambitions led them to desire my Core Formation fortune... Or if they divulged today’s events, it would be a potential threat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only uncertainty now is... whether they completed the task.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paused, and immersed in contemplation, he gradually felt a little relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It shouldn’t be that easy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason he obtained such a fortuitous opportunity today involved too many coincidences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, it happened that he got the green jade token and went to Spirit Jade Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the task of the woman in red happened to involve finding a frog Spirit Beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for these, he certainly wouldn’t have secured the opportunity today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One is a young lady of the Yang family, another might be a high disciple of one of the three major sects, the Divine Intent Sect...it’s better not to draw more complications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, they didn’t finish the task!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Li Jizhou made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this unexpected event, he had no further desire for mining, immediately activating a Mid-Level Upper Grade Concealment Talisman, and began to swiftly move within the mine tunnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now only wanted to quickly gather some Melted Spirit Sand and leave without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>",1381,"2026-05-30T10:26:26.810Z","2026-06-01T04:31:00.419Z",1,"novelbin.me","57d19f99e96a082aecbaa4001182396183c497cc7ad9e21e895a43a1534ab661","i-accumulate-spirit-roots-for-my-next-life-chapter-38","i-accumulate-spirit-roots-for-my-next-life-chapter-36",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-accumulate-spirit-roots-for-my-next-life-cover.jpg"]