The End of the Extreme Dao: I Planted a Sacred Tree and Gained Immortality

Chapter 7 Progress
"The more you use your strength, the faster your resistance will decrease."

"Sister Bai is a good person. She works very hard to save money and research medicines, just to make me go out less to collect supplies, fight less, and delay the outbreak of the infection."

Noticing Huo Ying's serious expression, Zhang Yuqi comforted him, "The wild dogs hid in the mines to avoid the zombies, and were exposed to Yang stones all day, which is why they got infected. Humans won't be exposed to large amounts of Yang stones for a long time, and everyone's physique is different. Few humans get infected, and even fewer are enhanced by radiation."

"You don't have to worry about yourself. Neither you nor Sister Bai are prone to infection."

"You don't have to worry about me. I feel lucky. In this world, I can become stronger and lead you and Sister Bai to survive. I am already very satisfied."

Zhang Yuqi ate a bunch of roast potatoes, left one for Huo Ying, and took the last one back to Sister Bai.

"Even if you get scolded, you have to let Sister Bai taste your cooking skills. We can't eat alone. However, this will not happen again. It's too wasteful. To be honest, I feel bad for it."

Before it got dark, Huo Ying had already used half a piece of firewood. Zhang Yuqi couldn't help but give him a lecture.

Sister Bai was still waiting at home, and the sun was beginning to set, so Zhang Yuqi didn't dare to delay and waved goodbye to Huo Ying.

Watching Zhang Yuqi's back disappearing in the sunlight, Huo Ying felt for the first time that this body of his might really be Zhang Yuqi's lover.

Huo Ying slammed the door shut.

Block out the sunshine, Zhang Yuqi's back, and your own random thoughts.

The most urgent thing is to survive!
There are six Yang stones in total, which are enough for survival for the time being.

Sensing that the energy column in his body had been fully restored, Huo Ying immediately used up one-fifth of it to increase the reserve of poplar wood.

Then, they dug out the hidden potatoes from the ground. Huo Ying frowned, as more than a dozen large and plump potatoes had all sprouted.

"Looks like we need to dig a cellar."

The gas column can recover automatically. The food and firewood produced need to be stored. It is too conspicuous to keep them in the house, so it is best to hide them in the cellar.

Picking up a piece of firewood, Huo Ying imagined the appearance of a pickaxe head in his mind. The next second, the firewood became thicker again, and the head also changed, turning into a heavy wooden pickaxe.

"Very good. Although my Wood Release has low lethality, its advantage is that it can be used at will. If used well, it can be even more effective."

After making the wooden pickaxe, Huo Ying made a wooden shovel, used the pickaxe to soften the ground, and then used the shovel to scoop out the soil. Instead of throwing it out, Huo Ying temporarily piled the soil in a corner.

For Huo Ying, digging a cellar was a big project.

Huo Ying worked until dark and finally dug a pit that was two meters long, wide and less than one meter deep.

It was dark. Huo Ying lit a torch and held the six yang stones in his arms. He did not dare to work and kept cautious watch.

Tonight, Huo Ying lit more torches than yesterday. The black fog and black insects were destroyed by the flames as soon as they flew into the house. After a long time, Huo Ying no longer cared about the flying insects.

Huo Ying stayed up late into the night, added more fuel to the fire, and after making sure there were no zombies, he hugged Yang Shi and curled up in the deep pit he had just dug to take a nap.

Although his sleeping position was uncomfortable, Huo Ying still had a good sleep. When he woke up, the torch was only as long as his forearm, but the sky was bright and it was almost noon.

After filling his stomach with a baked potato, Huo Ying felt extremely thirsty and drank several big gulps of water.

Half a bottle of mineral water is not enough. Huo Ying has been drinking it sparingly, and there is still only a fingertip of water left.

In addition to water resources, Huo Ying also needed to deal with the three urgent needs in his body. He did not dare to find a dark place, so Huo Ying could only run to the sunniest place to solve it.

“These days are really painful.”

Huo Ying complained and subconsciously sensed the sacred tree in his mind.

【Sacred tree】【Planting period】

[Progress: 5%]

[Sacred Tree Protection: Chakra (Weak), Wood Release (Beginner)]

Compared with before, there is an extra progress bar, and a piece of information instantly appears in Huo Ying's mind. As long as the progress bar reaches 100%, the sacred tree will evolve from the planting period to the rooting period. At the same time, the protection of the sacred tree will also be enhanced.

“Where did this 5% come from? Did it increase over time, or was it because of something I did?”

Huo Ying wrote down the data, then took a piece of firewood from the house and hurried to the hill.

Instead of going up the mountain to collect Yang stones, Huo Ying went to the stream he had visited yesterday.

Taking advantage of the Wood Release technique that he could use at will, Huo Ying used the long piece of firewood in his hand as a carrying pole and let a wooden barrel grow at each end of the pole.

Then, Huo Ying waved his carrying pole and filled two wooden buckets with water.

The water in the barrel seemed to be boiling, and countless parasites that were invisible to the naked eye were surging in the barrel. However, the poplar wood restrained these insects, and they could not gnaw on the poplar wood. They could only make the water in the barrel churn and make a lot of noise.

Fortunately, Huo Ying's shoulder pole was long enough, and the splashing water did not hit Huo Ying.

When Huo Ying returned to the house, the two buckets were still full and the water that spilled was completely negligible.

Huo Ying put down the carrying pole and rubbed his sore shoulders. What limited Huo Ying's ability to store water was his physical condition. Even though it was only noon, Huo Ying did not have the strength to fetch another load of water.

Picking up a wooden shovel, Huo Ying piled the mud in the house outside the house to form a hollow mound. Then, Huo Ying took out all the stock of poplar wood, inserted it into the mound, drilled a hole on top of the mound, and set the poplar wood on fire.

This is a simple method of charcoal making. The flame burns upwards. Due to lack of oxygen, the poplar wood at the bottom will not burn out. Instead, it will be dried out by the high temperature brought by the burning flame and finally baked into charcoal.

Huo Ying was not idle during the remaining time and continued to dig the cellar.

After the charcoal was made, Huo Ying dug the cellar one meter deeper.

Wood escape, wooden wall.

Huo Ying picked up the poplar wood and activated his ability by sticking to the edge of the cellar. The air column in his body was used up, and a circle of wooden walls unexpectedly formed on the edge of the cellar.

The most amazing thing is that this circle of wooden walls is integrated, without any gaps even at the corners. It is extremely solid, and the cellar instantly becomes a simple basement.

However, the air column in Huo Ying's body was not enough and was only one meter deep.

"When the Qi column is fully restored tomorrow, the cellar will be completed."

After working for a long time, the sun was about to set. Huo Ying carried the prepared charcoal back to the room, took out a few pieces and put them into the wooden barrel.

Puff, a large number of bubbles appeared in the wooden barrel again, and the charcoal began to vibrate violently and shrank visibly to the naked eye.

Soon, a piece of charcoal dissolved. Seeing this, Huo Ying threw another piece in.

This time, the bubbles were much weaker, and as the charcoal dissolved halfway, the bubbles stopped completely.

"Is this what Zhang Yuqi meant by filtering?"

"No wonder everyone gave up on getting water from the creek. This is really a huge drain on the poplar trees!"

Burning charcoal wastes poplar wood, and filtering also wastes poplar wood. Only Huo Ying can use the wood escape technique to make the poplar wood grow infinitely. Others simply cannot sustain such consumption.

(End of this chapter)