I gained immortality in Full-Time Magician

Chapter 68, The Silver-Withered Demon Tree

"Brother-in-law, why don't we go in and explore? Since Xuandu said there's only one commander-level demon inside, we can handle it!" Liang Shaokang said, looking at Lang Xiuhai who was deep in thought.

"Yes, there's no reason to enter a treasure mountain and leave empty-handed. Moreover, once we prepare to collect the soul seeds, we'll inevitably have to fight a major battle with the commander-level demon guarding it. By then, it will be too late to come back here to collect them," Liang Shaolan said, quite tempted.

Liang Shaolan's words made a lot of sense and directly shook Lang Xiuhai's thinking.

Because demons and similar creatures cannot directly refine spirit seeds for their own use like humans can. They need to absorb the energy emitted by the spirit seed and wait until their bodies are completely familiar with it before they can refine the spirit seed in one go and use it as their own power.

This is a very long process, so once a spirit seed appears, if it is discovered first by a demon, that demon will become the guardian deity of that spirit seed.

The wind-type soul seed in the Cloud Dragon Crevice was only recently formed and has certainly not yet been absorbed by the demons.

Therefore, if Jiang Shang and his group want to obtain the wind-type soul seed, they will inevitably have to fight against the commander-level demons dwelling in the Cloud Dragon Crevice.

"You're right, we should go in and explore, but we should first investigate and deal with the demon in the side hall to prevent us from being attacked from both sides!" Lang Xiuhai finally agreed to the exploration plan.

"receive"

"good"

After receiving Lang Xiuhai's instructions, Liang Shaokang consciously stood in the first row of the line, with the captain and Sister Lan standing behind him, leaving only Jiang Shang standing at the very back of the line.

The stone gate, sealed for a hundred years, was slowly pushed open by Liang Shaokang. The dust that had accumulated on it stopped in place due to inertia, and then fell to the ground due to gravity.

Just as Jiang Shang said, the entire gate no longer possessed any magic power and was no longer as powerful as it once was, capable of withstanding advanced magic.

The back of the stone door that was pushed open was covered with dense patterns, which looked like some kind of magic array. There were also several magic stones that had lost their luster embedded in a small pit on the back of the stone door.

Jiang Shang reached out and plucked the magic stone, carefully wiping it with his sleeve. Then, he conjured a bolt of lightning in his hand, and under the light of the lightning, the magic stone emitted a bright green glow.

If I had to use a certain kind of luster to describe it, it would be the color of emerald.

The magic stone, now devoid of its power, lay in Jiang Shang's palm like the most precious jade from his previous life.

Lan Jie noticed Jiang Shang's actions and walked over, asking in confusion, "Did you discover something, Xuan Du?"

"No, I just wanted to see what level of materials were used in this palace. The magic stones inlaid on the stone gate gave me the answer."

"Sister Lan, look! This stone glows with a vibrant green light when directly illuminated, and it's completely translucent without a single impurity! It's clearly a high-grade magic stone. I remember learning in high school magic array theory class that this level of magic stone is generally used in magic arrays capable of resisting commander-level demons. For a palace gate to be defended with a magic stone of this level, it's clear that this palace must have had many valuable items back then. I just wonder how many are still left over the years," Jiang Shang said, handing the magic stone to Sister Lan.

"That's right! It seems we might have really struck gold!" Sister Lan said.

She then happily ran to Lang Xiuhai at the front of the group, handed him the magic stone, and told him what Jiang Shang had said.

Lang Xiuhai turned around in surprise to look at Jiang Shang walking behind him, then nodded to indicate that he understood.

………………

The group crossed the long passageway in front of the palace and arrived at the platform in the very center of the palace.

The layout here differs slightly from Jiang Shang's description. For example, the right side is not a side hall, but an open-air garden with pavilions, ponds, and other features.

The garden floor was covered with yellow and black dead leaves and decaying leaves, and in the very center stood a huge ginkgo tree.

Its canopy completely covers the sky above the entire garden; as long as you stand on the platform and look up, all you can see are its branches and leaves.

"Where are the demons?" Sister Lan asked in confusion.

Jiang Shang was a little confused as he looked at the empty garden with only a single ginkgo tree. He had indeed seen a large energy source here before he came in.

The curvature of that space cannot be faked.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shang's pupils turned into a dazzling silver as he looked at it again.

"!"

Wherever the silver eyes looked, the space always appeared to be curved.

"The demon is indeed here, but it's not an animal demon, it's this!" Jiang Shang said confidently, pointing to the ginkgo tree standing in the garden.

"Fierce Fist - Earthly Fiend!!"

After hearing Jiang Shang's affirmative words, Lan Jie, a girl from Northeast China, did not hesitate any longer and immediately began to draw a red star map. Then she slammed her fist on the ground.

Decisive and straightforward, giving no time for arguing.

Regardless of whether it's a demon or not, let's try using magic first!

If it is, you'll make a fortune; if not, you'll alert them and test the waters.

A dark red light spread continuously from where Liang Shaolan's fist landed to the base of the ginkgo tree.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"

Suddenly, the ground shattered, and incredibly thick flames erupted, transforming into a fiery lotus filled with the aura of death that exploded with a deafening roar!

The area covered by the Fire Lotus was extremely large, with pillars of flame surging forth, completely enveloping the entire root area of ​​the ginkgo tree.

Just as the fire lotus surged wildly, countless fallen leaves suddenly appeared before Jiang Shang's eyes, which appeared to be leaves knocked down from the trees by the fierce fist.

Splash splash splash splash~~~

The sound of rustling leaves continued, and when Jiang Shang looked up, he saw countless spear-like branches pointing towards where he and his companions were standing.

"Be careful!"

Liang Shaokang shouted and immediately slapped the ground with both hands, using ground waves to move the group to a distance.

After everyone was safely settled, Jiang Shang and the others looked at the demon that resembled a ginkgo tree with serious expressions.

"It should be the Silver Withered Demon Tree, a demon that looks very much like a ginkgo tree. I remember that many residents brought young Silver Withered Demon Trees back to their homes because they couldn't tell the difference between the two, which led to the tragedy," Lang Xiuhai said, looking at the demon in front of him.

"No matter what kind of plant demon it is, one fire spell from me will turn it to ashes!" Liang Shaolan said defiantly.

"..."

Jiang Shang was speechless after hearing Lan Jie's words. As expected of a Northeasterner, she had a fiery temper.

After a pause, Lang Xiuhai continued, "However, this demon seems to be somewhat malnourished. If we were to categorize it among the commander-level demons, it would likely fall into the lower commander category, significantly weaker than the Wind Nightmare Commander we encountered last time. Furthermore, given the current arid climate of the Enshi Grand Canyon, this demon is deprived of water, and its strength will probably decline further!"

(End of this chapter)