flstandardbreds Chapter 269 The Chaos Gourd
Chapter 269 The Chaos Gourd
How does it feel to be one with the entire forest?
Awesome! So awesome! Absolutely awesome!
She is the forest, and the forest is her.
A complete map of the forest appeared in her mind. Within the forest's boundaries, even a single blade of grass could be noticed. If she wanted, she could mobilize the power of the entire forest. What would that be like?
However, she wasn't sure if this fusion only worked for this particular forest, or if it could be used on any forest. She could try it out later when the opportunity arose.
Beyond this canyon lies the Eldar territory, the true territory of the Eldar. Most of the Eldar live scattered throughout the surrounding treehouse fortresses; the Eldar within the territory number no more than a thousand.
These thousand people were scattered around a large lake that spanned ten miles.
At this moment, Qingfeng and Qingying had arrived at a wooden house built against a mountain peak on the north side of a large lake. The house was not special; it shared the same style as other wooden houses in the tribe's territory: extremely high pointed roofs and round walls. It was remarkable that they had managed to bend the thick trees to build the walls. Green grass grew in front of and behind the house, and a winding stone path led to a pavilion extending into the lake. Next to the pavilion was a boardwalk about three feet high, with a small boat moored beside it.
Qingfeng and Qingying stood with their hands tied in the courtyard outside the house, which was covered with wooden blocks, not daring to breathe loudly.
After a long while, a man with waist-length green hair came out of the house, but his green skin made it impossible to tell whether his face was good-looking or not.
"Chieftain, yesterday I sensed that outsiders had entered the forest, but when I went to investigate, I found no trace of them. Just now, when Qingfeng and I crossed the thorn barrier, we sensed the same aura, but upon closer inspection, we found nothing." Qingying tried to be as concise as possible.
The clan chief's expression remained unchanged after hearing this. "Alright, I understand. You may all return home and rest for a day before leaving!"
Qingying seemed to have something else to say.
The clan chief raised his hand to interrupt her, "It's alright. No matter who comes, they have to behave themselves on our territory."
Qingfeng pulled Qingying away.
The clan chief stood in the courtyard watching the two figures disappear. He looked around; there were birdsong and fragrant flowers, but no human noise. This tranquility gradually eroded his desire to compete. His greatest wish now was for the Baoling clan to continue!
All the outstanding young men from his generation in the clan had already been sent to the capital. The other day, he received news from the royal court that the last of those seven had died at dawn, not even fifty years old. Seven men! All dead. Also sent was a junior of his, sent ten years ago. Ha, gone at the age of twenty.
The royal city—that's the Elven race's nightmare!
If humans did infiltrate, they would definitely not be sent by the royal family. They would come with great fanfare and arrogance, so why would they infiltrate?
The clan chief stood quietly in the courtyard, neither investigating nor taking any further action.
A gentle breeze blew by, carrying a faint, sweet fragrance, neither strong nor overpowering, much fainter than the surrounding flowers, yet the clan leader could smell it.
The clan chief closed his eyes slightly, his nose twitched, and he followed the scent.
It was gone; just as the clan leader was taking a closer sniff, the scent vanished.
"What do you want?" the chieftain muttered to himself. "Take whatever you want. My Spirit Clan has barely survived this long; what is there that we can't part with?"
The fragrance wafted up again, spreading around him and soon filling the entire room with it, a faint blend of floral, tree, herb, and leaf scents that was indistinguishable from the rest.
The clan chief smiled and said, "My Spirit Clan has fallen to such a state that there is only one thing worth remembering." As he spoke, he walked into the house.
The room was almost sparsely furnished. A screen separated the two rooms: the inner room was the bedroom, with a blurry image of a bed, and the outer room contained a table and a chair.
The clan chief strolled to the only decorative item in the room, a large, blue bottle with a narrow opening, into which was a flower branch with a red rose hanging from the branch.
The clan chief picked up the flower, touched the large-bellied bottle, and chuckled, "A gourd? Who says it has to grow into the shape of a gourd?" With that, he took the rose and walked out of the house.
Ning Xiaoxi, still invisible, stared at the large bottle. Tuanzi had already told her that it was the Chaos Gourd, so she had no reason not to believe it. However, the Spirit Clan Chief's actions left her somewhat confused.
It was merely to leave a sliver of hope.
He doesn't even know who I am, how could he know I could help him?
With such strange appearances, do you really think the Eldar are purely human?
Ning Xiaoxi's eyes widened suddenly. She had already witnessed the differences between various alien races and had never considered other directions.
[The Azure Wood Spirit King's true form was a Jianmu tree. After transforming into a spirit, it stayed by the side of the Xia Shang dynasty. However, its contributions were too great and its power too immense. After the Xia Shang dynasty was established, it received much assistance from the king. Therefore, it is recorded in the royal family's records as one of the nine strongest beings, with no others.]
Ning Xiaoxi nodded. "That's really simple and straightforward! They edited history just like that."
This gourd grew from the innate spiritual root gourd vine that accompanied the Azure Wood Spirit King's true form. While the other gourds were used by various people, this Chaos Gourd, having never displayed its effects for thousands of years, remained hanging on the vine untouched. It wasn't until the Azure Wood Spirit King took on a different form that its purpose was discovered; the spiritual milk it produced was actually formed from the internal collision and fusion of Nine Heavens Profound Fire and Nine Nether Profound Water.
[What are the effects of the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire and the Nine Nether Mystic Water? Can they be poured out?] They sound like great stuff!
[You can't use it right now; you can barely pour out the spiritual milk inside!]
Ning Xiaoxi felt hurt. [What kind of nonsense did you learn this time?]
[This can help you truly unlock the secrets of the cave.]
Ning Xiaoxi smiled. "Alright, since the Spirit Clan Chief is being so generous, wouldn't it be unfair of me to refuse?"
The spiritual energy within his body surged, and a spirit crystal brick, which was compressed with wood-type spiritual energy, was quickly hollowed out and then polished into the shape of that large, cyan bottle.
A rich vitality emanated from the spirit crystal bottle, replacing the large, cyan bottle that sat upright on the table.
Just as the replacement was completed, the Spirit Clan Chief stepped in, holding a peony in his hand, its blooming pink flowers emitting a strong fragrance.
He walked straight to the bottle, stared at it intently for a long time, and the Spirit Clan Chief couldn't help but sigh, "It is indeed a rare treasure."
A faint, sweet fragrance swirled around the room before drifting out.
The clan chief put the peony flowers into the vase and smiled.
When Ning Xiaoxi returned to the place where Qingying and Qingfeng had previously been stationed, she frowned at the mess on the ground.
[It's the Spirit Guard!]