Journey to the West: Building a Celestial Empire Starting from Lion Camel Ridge

rainy night.

The night was pitch black.

Snow Wolf led a group of demon soldiers, trudging through the mountains.

The heavy rain and mud made her white fur all dirty, which made her roll her eyes.

As a capable subordinate of the White Bone Demon, this is a female beast.

Just then, the snow wolf suddenly pricked up its ears.

"Did you hear anything?"

Tao Fei and Huang He, who were walking ahead, stopped and looked over in confusion.

The demon soldiers behind them also stopped, pricked up their ears, and listened carefully.

Then, a sound like the roar of an angry dragon came over.

The mountains and fields trembled, and both humans and demons paled.

The snow wolf raised its head and looked into the distance.

A faint purple light could be seen shooting into the sky, extremely dazzling.

Then, the light faded, and the world fell silent.

"How far is it from here to that shelter?"

The snow wolf suddenly spoke up and asked.

"About twenty li away."

Tao Fei carefully estimated it.

"Twenty li..."

"You could see it from twenty miles away, that must have been a huge commotion. Is this what you saw that day?"

A purple glow? A deafening roar?

Tao Fei recalled that the scene that day was indeed very similar to this, but why was the commotion so great?

She didn't have time to think much and quickly nodded in agreement.

"In that case, I'm even more interested in the person who built this shelter."

The snow wolf licked its lips, its smile twisted into a menacing grin.

......

[Defeat the Tree Spirit to receive 10 Demon Crystals and 10 Hearts of Grass and Trees]

[Defeat Bone Demon x1, reward: Demon Crystal x1]

A system notification sounded in Chen Ping'an's mind.

Only 10 demon crystals... He pursed his lips, but when he remembered that the reward for killing the wolf soldiers that day was only 3 demon crystals, he felt relieved.

Individual rewards may not be much, but every little bit helps!

As for the heart of these plants and trees...

Chen Ping'an looked into the distance, and indeed, there were several beads scattered where the tree demon had turned to ashes.

With a thought, he captured it.

A fist-sized bead with an irregular surface fell into my hand.

It looks unremarkable, emitting a pale green glow.

Only when one's spiritual senses perceive it carefully can one feel just how abundant the spiritual energy it contains!

The panel's description popped up.

【Rare Treasure: The Heart of Plants and Trees】

[Quality: Tier 2]

[Source: Formed from the body of a tree spirit]

【Characteristics: Contains pure spiritual energy, which can be used for cultivation breakthroughs and building construction】

[Note: You're a good lumberjack]

Wow, that's a pretty witty nickname.

"Is this... the heart of plants and trees?"

Wanyan Liang looked at the beads in Chen Ping'an's hand and exclaimed in surprise.

"Does Brother Wanyan recognize this?"

"I've only heard about it from others, but I've never seen it."

Wanyan Liang was overjoyed. He took the Heart of Grass and Wood and examined it for a moment: "It is indeed the Heart of Grass and Wood. That's right. We killed that tree spirit. Its body contained extremely abundant spiritual energy. It is normal that it was able to leave behind the Heart of Grass and Wood."

"You two have made great contributions in this battle. Each of you may choose two of these ten Hearts of Grass and Wood."

"I plan to give the rest to Xu Yi, Zhou Cheng and the others, so that they can grow up quickly."

"how?"

Upon hearing this, the two of them couldn't suppress their smiles.

"In this battle, the lord should be credited with the greatest merit; we two dare not take credit for it."

Wanting is one thing, wanting is another.

But the two quickly woke up, exchanged a glance, and realized that the lord was testing them!

Everyone's watching!

We were both beaten half to death by that tree spirit, our bodies covered in wounds. If the lord hadn't unleashed his killing move in time, we might already be reporting to the underworld.

Chen Ping'an was unaware of the intense internal struggle that was raging between the two men.

"You two are too modest. If it weren't for you two holding back that tree spirit, I wouldn't have been able to kill it."

"Could it be that you two gentlemen find it insufficient?"

Chen Pingan joked.

"How dare I? How dare I?"

Fan Qiming gave an awkward smile: "Then I'll accept your kind offer, Lord!"

Wanyan Liang also respectfully cupped his hands before daring to accept the Heart of Grass and Wood.

.......

The heart of plants and trees can help people cultivate themselves and break through realms.

The second function is to construct buildings.

Chen Ping'an then remembered that when he was upgrading the vegetable garden before, it had prompted him to upgrade it to level two, and it seemed that some materials were indeed needed.

He opened the system panel.

[Vegetable Garden (Level 2)]

【Function: Plant cultivation】

【Characteristics: Accelerated growth, low probability of plant mutation】

[Note: Upgrading to level 3 requires an additional 1 Heart of Herbs]

Chen Ping'an was puzzled about what the spirit of plants and trees was at the time, but after hunting down the tree spirit today, he finally obtained this extraordinary treasure.

Then, let's upgrade!

[Vegetable garden upgraded to level three]

【Consumption: 40 Demon Crystals, 1 Spirit of Plants】

Please select the upgrade direction.

[1. Accelerate growth to 2 times]

2. Mutation probability increased by 10%

3. The area has been increased to 7*7.

Chen Ping'an looked around at the vegetable garden.

Because there aren't many people in the shelter, the vegetable garden isn't even fully planted yet, and a larger vegetable garden would take up space in other buildings in the shelter.

Option three: Give up directly.

As for the mutation probability and accelerated growth, that gave him some pause.

Both are good upgrade options.

Unfortunately, you can only choose one.

This is pure torture for someone who has trouble making decisions.

Ultimately, Chen Ping'an chose option one, which offered immediate results.

During the rainy season, the biggest concern is food shortages, so option one is the most helpful at present.

......

The only direct rewards for defeating a tree spirit are demon crystals and heart of grass and wood.

But that fierce energy cannon, after slicing through the tree demon's body, roared forward for over a hundred meters before completely dissipating.

Along the way, all the strange creatures, whether bone demons, hungry ghosts, cougars, or blood spirits, were completely wiped out.

There were even several enormous Blood Fiend Bone Generals.

Therefore, after a series of prompts.

Chen Ping'an was delighted to see that the amount of demon crystals in front of him had once again exceeded two thousand and stabilized at 2794.

This was the wealthiest time the shelter had ever been since its establishment.

"Lord, something's happened!"

The dog's barking pulled Chen Ping'an from the joy of counting money.

The boy's voice carried a hint of fear, which sent a chill down his spine.

After guarding for several days, the fear in everyone's hearts had almost completely dissipated.

Something serious must have happened.

He suddenly looked up and quickly ran up the city wall.

Fan Qiming and Wanyan Liang both looked extremely solemn, staring intently at the darkness ahead of the shelter.

The strength of a Foundation Establishment expert far surpasses that of a Qi Refining expert; they must have seen something.

as predicted.

After waiting for a moment, a group of people, a mix of humans and demons, slowly emerged from the darkness.

Leading the group was Tao Fei, a beautiful but venomous woman with a smiling face.

On the right is Huang He, with a gray mouse perched on his shoulder.

But if it were just these two Qi Refining Realm guys, it wouldn't be enough to make Fan Qiming and Wanyan Liang feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

Chen Pingan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked behind the two of them.

A huge snow wolf, taller than a person, came out.

The demonic aura was overwhelming and showed no signs of restraint!

It was shockingly a Pseudo-Core Formation!