Chapter 140

Seeing the little bloodsucking vine in his hand getting more and more excited, Lin Yifan also didn't hold back.

He carefully placed the sapling on the ground, then put a 【Wood Spirit Crystal】 between the two small leaves.

Instantly, the two small leaves twitched slightly, then, like human hands, they wrapped the 【Wood Spirit Essence】.

However, the two leaves were really too small—only the size of a fingernail—while the 【Wood Spirit Crystal】 was the size of a quail egg; the leaves strained and could only barely wrap around half of it.

However, soon Lin Yifan discovered that the Wood Spirit Essence actually emitted a faint green light, that green light like a ripple flowing along the leaves toward the vine body, obviously absorbing the energy of the wood spirit.

As the energy was absorbed, the originally feeble vine began to thicken bit by bit, especially the two small leaves on top, which started to grow gradually from their initial fingernail size.

Meanwhile, the volume of the Wood Spirit Crystal shrank rapidly; in less than five minutes, the two small leaves had completely wrapped the Wood Spirit Crystal.

At the same time, the entire bloodsucking vine fell still, as if it had fallen into a slumber.

But Lin Yifan could still feel energy fluctuations on the bloodsucking vine, though they were much weaker.

This is probably because the bloodsucking vine is still too small; the energy contained in a whole Wood Spirit Crystal is still too huge for it.

The bloodsucking vine cannot fully absorb a Wood Spirit Crystal in a short time, so it falls into a dormant state.

Lin Yifan was not unfamiliar with this situation; Mao Mao had shown it before, so he wasn't in a hurry.

However, the bloodsucking vine is different from Mao Mao; Mao Mao had been extremely close to him since birth, but what's going on with this bloodsucking vine remains unknown.

After all, the bloodsucking vine has a fearsome reputation; even though it's still juvenile, one cannot be careless.

One must constantly monitor the sapling's condition to ensure it doesn't suddenly lose control.

He then picked up the bloodsucking vine from the ground, measured its length carefully, and found it could just wrap around his wrist twice.

He simply coiled the bloodsucking vine end-to-end and put it on his wrist like a vine bracelet; frankly, it looked quite distinctive.

After confirming that the Bloodsucking Sugar would not harm him now, Lin Yifan stood up and looked around.

The giant tree had regained its vitality, its tender green leaves swaying gently in the breeze, just as before.

However, Lin Yifan's 【Pure Spirit Flower】 was gone.

After his Pure Spirit Flower left his body, eerie whispers began to sound in his ears again, like a devil's summoning, making his mood very irritable.

He looked at the Pure Spirit Flower that had grown together with the giant tree, his face full of regret.

He dared to wander in the wilderness at midnight only because he relied on this Pure Spirit Flower protecting him, so he wouldn't be disturbed by the eerie whispers.

Now without the Pure Spirit Flower protecting him, he even worried whether he could make it back to the Shelter.

As for retrieving the Pure Spirit Flower, he had indeed thought of it, but those sleeping bloodsucking vines still made him wary.

But just then, he suddenly noticed that the previously lush giant tree was now beginning to wither slowly.

But unlike before, this time the giant tree's withering was not an instant yellowing and drying; instead, it began to crumble bit by bit.

First the leaves crumbled the branches, then the branches, and finally the trunk.

The whole tree seemed to be dismantled, turning into dust that blew away with the wind.

However, the Pure Spirit Flower growing under the tree, which should have coexisted with the giant tree, suddenly grew much larger, and two more buds appeared on top, now slowly opening.

It seemed to be absorbing the giant tree's nutrients, but in the end the three buds merely opened and did not bear fruit.

But Li Yifan was already quite satisfied, because the fragrance emitted by the three buds made him feel refreshed and clear-headed when he smelled it.

However, he couldn't figure out what exactly was going on now.

Could it be that such symbiotic plants also possess the virtue of self-sacrifice?

But no matter what, this is definitely a good thing!

Lin Yifan hurried forward a step and carefully dug up the Pure Spirit Flower; originally only a dozen centimeters tall, it was now about half a meter high.

The three small white flowers were crystal clear and pure, beautiful without flaw; as they swayed in the wind, Lin Yifan felt the world become beautiful.

However, the Pure Spirit Flower had grown too large to be placed on his head.

But when the Pure Spirit Flower touched the bloodsucking vine bracelet on Lin Yifan's hand.

【Pure Spirit Flower】 actually immediately began to shrink, finally attaching to the Bloodsucking Vine bracelet, like a decoration embellished on it.

And the Eerie Whisper that had been constantly ringing in his ears also disappeared instantly.

Lin Yifan felt a surge of joy; that strange whispering voice really left him with some lingering fear.

He almost dared to assert that, if he didn't have the 【Pure Spirit Flower】 protecting him, at most one or two hours later he would likely be driven mad by that whisper.

After tidying up everything, he finally prepared to head back!

One could say he tonight reaped a bountiful harvest, not only obtaining two 【Qingling Fruit】 but also acquiring a batch of Bronze Grade bows and arrows from the elves.

These are all top-notch good stuff!

But if we talk about the biggest gain, it must be the several-fold grown 【Pure Spirit Flower】, as well as the Bloodsucking Vine sapling on his wrist.

If this sapling can be cultivated well and tamed, it will definitely be a great help.

Although he doesn't feel much belonging to this world, he has already witnessed the terror of the jungle mountain fire just now.

Therefore, before leaving, Lin Yifan meticulously extinguished all the campfires, ensuring not a single spark remained, and only then did he start heading back to the Shelter.

The return journey turned out unexpectedly peaceful, with no danger encountered and no wild beasts seen.

Until he was about to reach the Shelter, Lin Yifan suddenly felt his scalp tighten.

A slight rustling reached his ears; he snapped his eyes open and warily looked toward the direction of the sound.

He saw a pair of gloomy green eyes fixed on him from the nearby grass.

"What is it?" Lin Yifan's heart tightened; he quickly stood up and gripped his weapon tightly.

The creature in the grass slowly emerged, revealing a large-bodied wolf-like beast covered in black fur, with sharp fangs and eyes flashing with a ferocious light.

"A Wild Wolf?" Lin Yifan's heart sank.

This wasn't the first time he had encountered wolves around here; on the first night after arriving, he hadn't made it back to the Shelter in time and met a Wild Wolf on his way home.

That Wild Wolf wasn't particularly strong, so after some effort he still managed to slay it.

At that time he suspected there was a wolf pack nearby, but since no more Wild Wolves appeared afterward, he dismissed the thought.

Didn't expect wolves to appear again; looks like the wolf pack has really come!