Chapter 411 - 207: The Battle Record Spreads, Causing an Uproar on All Sides

Chapter 411: Chapter 207: The Battle Record Spreads, Causing an Uproar on All Sides

But he soon realized he was overthinking things.

’Damn it,’ he thought. ’Destroying just one of those array patterns took at least one-twentieth of my power...’

’At my current level, I could destroy twenty walls at most before my power is completely drained...’

’But what about Chen Xuan?’

His arms moved in a blur, smashing through wall after wall.

There was no sign of him tiring at all...

’Worthy of the Peerless Creation Body!’

’His recovery rate is simply terrifying.’

Through everyone’s combined efforts, a continuous, deafening roar echoed through the passage.

They lost track of how long they had been breaking through.

By a conservative estimate, they had smashed their way through more than a thousand walls.

The array patterns on every single one were utterly obliterated.

Shattered beyond any hope of repair.

Finally!

The last wall crumbled to dust under Chen Xuan’s fists.

Ahead of them, Primordial Qi surged like a mighty tide. Waves of divine light swept out, carrying a rich, fragrant aroma.

Leaves swirled about, rustling loudly.

"Is that... the Enlightenment Tea Tree?"

The Crooked-mouth Daoist’s pupils shrank in astonishment. "Who planted an Enlightenment Tea Tree here?"

"There’s no mistaking it. It’s an ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree..."

The Lice Monk muttered in a similar tone, "Incredible, truly incredible. To think there’s an ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree here..."

"The Enlightenment Tea Tree?"

Chen Xuan’s eyes glinted. "What’s it used for? Can it increase one’s cultivation?"

"It can’t directly increase your cultivation."

Chu Shanhe’s expression was grave. "But it allows one to enter a state of ’deep meditation,’ clearing the mind of all distracting thoughts and bringing unprecedented clarity. It also allows a person to more clearly see the various confusions, bottlenecks, and inner demons on their cultivation path. It’s like lighting a lamp in a dense fog."

He had obtained the Xirang, but the refining process was incredibly slow, and he knew it couldn’t be rushed.

It had been a source of great frustration for him recently.

And now, here was an Enlightenment Tea Tree.

If he could get a few leaves, he could definitely master the Xirang quickly.

"Oh?"

Chen Xuan’s eyes gleamed.

’This would be a great help to me too!’

’It might save me a huge number of points.’

’If I hold a leaf from the Enlightenment Tea Tree in my mouth when I allocate points in the future, it’ll surely be more efficient than usual.’

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s strip all the leaves!"

Chen Xuan strode forward.

"Wait, I don’t think they’re fully ripe..."

Chu Shanhe said.

"Ripe or not, we’re taking them. This thing most likely has an owner. If we wait until they’re ripe, its owner is bound to come and harvest them. Even if the owner is dead, the next time this place opens will be ten years from now. There will be too many new variables by then."

Chen Xuan continued forward. "What’s in your mouth is what’s truly yours!"

"Alright."

Chu Shanhe nodded. "Let’s go pick them!"

’Even if they aren’t fully ripe, they should still have some effect.’

’Damn it, worldly opportunities are meant to be seized by those who find them.’

’It doesn’t have your name carved on it, so who’s to say who it belongs to?’

’Naturally, it belongs to whoever finds it!’

Without a second thought, the monk and the Daoist lunged forward.

Master Fa Chan, Chai Hongyi, and Lu Qingyuan, however, looked awkward and didn’t move.

Chen Xuan had fought a bloody battle on all fronts, and they hadn’t contributed in the slightest.

To now share in the spoils of victory without reason felt truly improper.

Although Chen Xuan hadn’t said anything, they were all shrewd old foxes.

’Just because someone doesn’t say anything doesn’t mean you can just do as you please.’

’Do you think just because you’re friends, you can overstep your bounds?’

’People with no sense of boundaries will sooner or later earn the resentment of others.’

’Some things are acceptable to take.’

’But there are other things you must be aware of and not even think about touching.’

In the blink of an eye, the entire Enlightenment Tea Tree was stripped bare.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree, despite having "tree" in its name...

...didn’t actually have that many leaves.

There were twenty-four leaves in total.

Chen Xuan had picked the most, a total of sixteen. ℴ

Chu Shanhe picked four.

The monk and the Daoist together also picked four.

Chen Xuan glanced at Chai Hongyi, Master Fa Chan, and Lu Qingyuan, smiled faintly, and said, "Gentlemen, as the saying goes, those who see it get a share. Plus, we’re all friends. You should each take a leaf."

’Chai Hongyi’s Celestial Treasure Mountain had helped me more than once before.’

’Giving him one leaf is no big deal.’

’Master Fa Chan and Lu Qingyuan had also aided me during the Grotto Heaven war, so it wouldn’t be right to not give them any.’

Chen Xuan understood the importance of returning favors.

After all, he was only human.

Not some calculating egoist.

He couldn’t just be someone who takes advantage of others without ever letting them take advantage of him, could he?

What would be the difference between him and the very people he despised?

It was like treating someone to a meal in his past life.

You go whenever someone invites you, and you even order the most expensive things on the menu.

After you’re done eating, you wipe your mouth and run off, never once offering to treat them in return...

"This... How could we accept?"

"We feel we don’t deserve it..."

The three of them said at once, their expressions shifting.

"Didn’t you all help out when we were breaking the seals just now? Take them!"

Chen Xuan grinned and stuffed a leaf into each of their hands.

With that, he was left with thirteen leaves in his own hands.

Suddenly, his gaze fell upon the thick trunk of the ancient tea tree. "It would be great if we could just uproot this entire ancient tree and take it with us."

"It’s useless. Ordinary soil can’t sustain this tree."

Chu Shanhe shook his head. "Besides, the Enlightenment Tea Tree only sprouts once every two hundred years. After it sprouts, it needs another two hundred years to grow before the leaves can gradually ripen. Even if you planted it, you’d have to wait four hundred years to enjoy it. Most people can’t afford to wait that long."

"It’s that troublesome?"

Chen Xuan was surprised.

’Then that’s definitely not a wait I can afford.’

"Forget it. Let’s see if there’s any other treasure."

He started rummaging around the area again.

Once again, they all began to search.