Immortal Clan: I have a Tree of Creation

Warm blood mixed with murky ice water gushed out like a fountain.

The bear king's massive body convulsed violently a few times in the water.

With a muffled, desperate gurgling sound, it collapsed completely, its heavy head sinking into the cold river water, its thick limbs floating unconsciously.

The cold wind, carrying snowflakes, swept across the ravaged fishpond, over the broken ice, and landed on the father and son, who were breathing heavily.

Zhou Chengnan, leaning on his knife, stood in the icy river, panting heavily.

Zhou Yuanshan stood on the shore, his hands still tightly gripping the blood-stained hammer handle. His chest heaved violently, and his face was pale from the exertion, but his eyes were fixed on the bear king's corpse in the water, filled with determination.

"Father...are you alright?" Zhou Yuanshan's voice trembled slightly.

Zhou Chengnan shook his head, leaned on his knife, and waded ashore with difficulty, patting his son on the shoulder.

The father and son worked together to drag the bear king's carcass, which weighed over a thousand pounds, ashore from the icy river.

Ignoring the cold, he hastily cleaned up the mess of fish pieces scattered on the ground.

The most important thing right now is to get rid of this big black bear to prevent the smell of blood from causing any more trouble.

"Shan'er, quickly close the door!" Wang Shuzhen came out with her two children.

The loud noise from the battle in the backyard frightened the children.

She quickly stepped forward to remove her husband's inner armor.

"Yu'er, quick, get your father a dry cloth..."

Wang Shuzhen wiped the dirty water off her husband, her heart aching with heartache.

"Cheng Nan, you can just drive him away. Why take the risk?"

"It won't leave," Zhou Chengnan said with a smile. "If we don't kill this beast, our family won't have any peace."

Yu'er took Xiao Yi'er to the kitchen to start a fire, preparing to boil a pot of water for her father to warm him up.

In such frigid weather, if my father falls into the icy river and doesn't warm himself up in time, he's likely to catch a cold.

Zhou Chengnan felt very good about himself. Martial artists are naturally resistant to cold, and with spiritual energy protecting them, the next trip through the water was nothing.

However, not wanting to disappoint his wife and children, he did as they asked.

Zhou Yuanshan had already taken the first step and, following his father's instructions, drained all the blood from the black bear.

The Black Bear King was enormous; the blood it released filled a whole pot.

Bear blood is considered a yang substance, and it will be of great use if kept.

To help his father, Shan'er tried using the family's knives to dismember the Black Bear King.

As a result, even with the strength of a martial artist at the Bone Refining Realm, he couldn't cut through the Black Bear King's hide at all.

Zhou Chengnan smiled and patted his son.

The Black Bear King has transcended ordinary beasts and has acquired some of the characteristics of a "demonic beast," so brute force alone is definitely not enough.

The spiritual power was infused into the dagger, which finally slowly cut through the flesh.

First the bear's head, then its paws, and after cutting them off, the internal organs are removed.

Finally, a complete bear skin was carefully peeled off.

Zhou Chengnan hung the bear skin out to dry in the yard, and the whole family marveled at it.

A complete bear pelt is rare enough, and selling it to high-ranking officials and nobles in the city to make clothes can fetch a good price.

The bear skin before them was even more extraordinary, capable of withstanding the slashes of ordinary iron weapons.

This is definitely a treasure.

"I can't sell it..." Zhou Chengnan silently made the decision.

"Make it into leather armor so that Shan'er can protect himself."

The enormous bear kept the whole family busy.

There's too much bear meat; the excess needs to be air-dried before storage.

The four bear paws were particularly troublesome to process. Wang Shuzhen and Yu'er worked hard for half a day, stewing them in a large pot for several hours, before they could barely cook the thick layer of bear skin through.

Zhou Chengnan kept only the bear's heart, intending to brew it into a tonic for Shan'er.

The remaining organs, if edible, are eaten; otherwise, they are put into the field as compost.

The Zhou family has already reaped a very substantial reward by slaying such a black bear king.

But the surprises were yet to come...

When Zhou Chengnan cut open the bear king's incredibly tough stomach.

A strange, fishy smell mixed with the fragrance of herbs wafted over.

In a pile of partially digested fish meat, bones, and viscous liquid.

A fist-sized object, shimmering with a faint, eerie blue light, rolled out and landed on the blood-stained snow.

It resembles a twisted root or a unique mushroom cap.

Its entire body is translucent blue-white, as if it were carved from the purest ice crystals, with fine frost flowers condensed on the surface, emitting waves of cold spiritual energy.

Although it was partially corroded by gastric juices, the edges were somewhat damaged.

However, the main body remains intact, and the deep blue light is particularly striking.

"This is..." Zhou Chengnan carefully used the tip of his knife to pick it up and examine it closely.

The icy touch and pure spiritual energy instantly reminded him of the dark blue trails and debris he had seen in Anshan, stirring up a storm in his heart.

Zhou Chengnan's mind raced, recalling many scenes.

He had accompanied Qing'er to read many "miscellaneous books" in the cultivation world, including a book called "A Collection of First-Order Spiritual Plants".

The peculiar plant before us bears a striking resemblance to a certain spiritual plant found in the book.

"This looks like a Ganoderma lucidum?"

In the mortal realm, Ganoderma lucidum begins to possess spirituality after sixty years, and those over a hundred years old can be used as an auxiliary medicine in alchemy.

Lingzhi mushrooms that are over 300 years old undergo a complete transformation, becoming a sacred plant of the immortals.

—Ganoderma lucidum (Ganoderma lucidum).

"No..." Zhou Chengnan shook his head, then felt something was wrong.

The earth spirit mushroom should be a pale golden color, not so pure white.

A pure white Ganoderma lucidum, could it be...?

Zhou Chengnan's eyes widened as if he had thought of something.

Looking left and right, I finally confirmed that I must not have seen it wrong.

"This isn't a ground-grown Ganoderma, it's a snow-grown Ganoderma!"

"This...this..."

The Snow Lingzhi is also included in the "Collection of First-Tier Spiritual Plants".

The difference is that the 'Earth Spirit Mushroom' is a low-grade first-tier spiritual plant, while the 'Snow Spirit Mushroom' is a mid-grade first-tier spiritual plant.

incredible.......

A black bear that was accidentally killed was found to contain more than half of a 'Snow Lingzhi' mushroom in its stomach.

This is a mid-grade first-tier spiritual plant; its value cannot be measured in silver, but only in... spirit stones!

Zhou Chengnan's heart started pounding uncontrollably.

The Zhou family is not worthy of possessing a mid-grade first-tier 'Snow Spirit Mushroom'.

This is his opportunity, and also the key to the Zhou family's rise!

This bear king had fur, strength, and a strange chill that were unlike those of ordinary bears.

The root cause is probably this half of the spiritual essence of heaven and earth that has not yet been fully digested.

Zhou Chengnan suddenly stood up and hurriedly instructed his wife.

"Shuzhen, this black bear meat is a bit unusual. We should put it away for now and not give it to the children."

It wasn't that Zhou Chengnan was stingy and unwilling to give the children good food.

In fact, this black bear had already digested some of the spiritual energy of the 'Snow Spirit Mushroom', and its meat, including its blood, must be filled with immense power.

If ordinary people were to consume it rashly, it could lead to a major disaster.