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Chapter 244 The good stuff is right under our noses
Seventy-five days after birth.
After a day and a half away from Mu City, the team finally arrived at the ruins of Jia City.
If it weren't for the fact that we needed to escort these two monks and tie their hands, the procession would have moved much faster.
According to the monks' descriptions, the fat monk's massacre of Jiacheng happened more than a month ago.
At this moment, the ruins of Jia City are overgrown with weeds, and from a distance, it is difficult to discern any trace of a human city that once existed.
Only upon entering did one discover exposed steel bars and regularly broken walls, indicating that humans had once existed there.
As for the traces of that massacre.
Not a single thing was left.
When the fat monk learned that the queen insect had not died, he had her eat the corpses of the people of Jia City, thus multiplying her population to a larger scale.
Of course, even without such actions, the corpses of the Jiacheng people would attract creatures from the surrounding area to feed on them.
At most, only some bone fragments will remain.
"Human strength is truly fragile in the face of nature..."
Looking at this scene, Yichen touched the broken little temple and felt a pang of emotion.
Clearly, this small temple was the one that was destroyed by the people of Jiaxing that day, and it was also the trigger that sparked this tragedy.
"Alright! It's your turn to give Tiger directions to your Chanlan Temple."
After expressing his feelings, Yichen looked at the two monks and said...
"Okay...okay, please come with us..."
Upon hearing this, both of them shuddered.
In Mucheng, they saw the monk who had turned black into white being killed by Cangnian with a single claw!
Now, as they approach Chanlan Temple, their value to Cangnian completely disappears!
Without this value, according to Qin Changyi, they would be handed over to Mu Cheng for disposal.
Mu City was on the right track and entering a positive development phase because of the Queen Insect, but the entire city was severely damaged.
Not only were all the things in the ruins gone, but even the evolved creatures in the surrounding area were driven far away, starved for a period of time, and many people died...
That's not all; the entire city of Mu was deceived by them, treating their enemy as a savior, offering incense and worshipping him.
With such hatred, they would surely die if they fell into Mu Cheng's hands!
Pa~!
[Ding! Tear once, Tear skill proficiency +1! (6666/10000)]
But the next second, a giant claw fell, and one of the monks was smashed into a pulp, his blood splattering on the other monk.
When he looked up, he was met with a pair of indifferent eyes.
These are the eyes of an old man.
"I...I'll lead the way! I'll lead the way right now!"
At this moment, how could he not understand what Cang Nian meant?
If you want to die, then keep dawdling.
……
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
About half a day after leaving the ruins of Jia City, we entered the deep mountains.
At this moment, the little sable suddenly twitched its nose.
Then, Cangnian also smelled a strange odor in the air.
The smell is somewhat fragrant, with a slightly bitter aftertaste; it's not unpleasant.
So Cangnian turned his head, searching for the source of the smell, but couldn't find it.
The source of the smell was not in his field of vision; it must have been much farther away.
"Could this... be similar to the ripening of pine cones?"
This situation reminded Cang Nian of his experience of pine trees bearing pine cones a long time ago.
Back then, the enormous pine cone of the pine tree also emitted a scent that was enough for a wide range of creatures to smell.
Zhizhi~!
The little sable, with its bright, sparkling eyes, chirped excitedly.
Clearly, it also thought of the experience of pine cones ripening!
"Tiger, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Cangnian had stopped, Yichen asked in confusion.
"Ouch~!"
Cang Nian explained it with gestures, which immediately excited Yi Chen as well.
"Is it really the same situation as what happened with Tree Master? Does that mean something good will appear?"
Yi Chen swallowed hard.
You should know that once the pine cones of a pine tree mature, the pine nuts inside have incredibly powerful effects!
The "Precocious" effect grants them a tier one evolutionary step ahead of other evolved creatures, allowing them to undergo a transformation that leads to the next evolutionary stage!
This effect makes them stronger than other evolved beings and evolved creatures of the same level!
Moreover, even disregarding the [Precocious] effect, simply consuming one to restore status at the second tier is extremely useful!
The fact that a similar situation is happening here means that they will obtain a precious medicine with powerful effects.
"Ow~!"
Cang Nian nodded, walked directly to the front, and used his sense of smell to find the source of the scent.
As for Chanlan Temple?
That thing isn't going anywhere.
Moreover, what he wanted was the method of activating the Buddha's treasure, and that thing couldn't be eaten, so no evolved creature would take it.
But this special fruit, which appears to be from some kind of evolved plant, can't wait to ripen!
Since the aroma is wafting out, it means it's very close to ripe!
If we don't find it soon, and it matures and gets eaten by other evolved creatures, we'll miss out on the treasure!
That's absolutely unacceptable!
"What good stuff is this?"
Bai Jue, standing to the side, asked in bewilderment.
Qin Changyi, however, had some guesses in his mind. He grabbed the rope binding the last remaining monk's wrist and chased after Cangnian.
Jiang Wu and the other two third-tier evolvers from Kangcheng had already returned to Kangcheng after negotiating with Mucheng.
Going forward, Kangcheng and Mucheng will deepen their exchanges and work together to overcome challenges.
……
"Hmm? Zenran Temple?"
Following the scent, when they got very close, Cang Nian looked up and saw an ancient temple with the three large characters "Zen Lan Temple" written in traditional Chinese characters at the entrance.
"Is that evolved plant inside the Zenlan Temple?"
Cang Nian was at a loss for words.
The fat monk raised insects and earned incense offerings, all in order to become stronger.
As it turns out, the truly good stuff was right there in his own temple; he just needed to wait for it.
This is truly ironic.
Upon entering the temple, one is greeted by a courtyard of considerable size.
In the courtyard, there is a ginkgo tree.
This ginkgo tree is much smaller than other evolved plants.
It looks like it's only about fifty meters long.
It's possible that before the spiritual energy revival, even ancient ginkgo trees that hadn't evolved were taller than this.
However, Cangnian could clearly smell that the slightly bitter scent mixed with the fragrance was coming from it!
But one thing made Cang Nian frown.
Beneath the canopy of this ginkgo tree lay countless corpses of all kinds!
"They're all dead? Were they killed by this ginkgo tree?"
The old man has become wary.
Ouch~!
However, just then, a howl came from the side.
Turning around, I saw that there was a living creature here, a wild wolf, much smaller than myself.
Ouch...
Upon seeing Cang Nian's appearance, the once ferocious wolf immediately cowered, tucking its tail between its legs and trembling.