Chapter 821

Chapter 821: Benefits

In the demon race, amidst a vast peach orchard, Xiong Li, with his Five Elements golden form activated, barged straight into the grove. With each step he took, a peach tree demon emerged to block his path, only to be swiftly kicked aside by Xiong Li. His sole focus was the largest peach tree in the orchard.

This towering peach tree, reaching into the clouds, bore a human face on its trunk, now filled with terror as it watched Xiong Li’s relentless advance. "It’s over! It’s over!!" the face on the trunk cried out in panic. "Why has this calamity targeted me?!"

Recently, the usually peaceful tree demon clan in the demon race had begun to stir. Rumors spread of a human race elder specifically hunting top-tier Great Ascension tree demons. Once marked by him, unless under the protection of the Invincible Beast King, they were doomed to be uprooted.

From the ground, countless roots and vines erupted, lashing out at Xiong Li’s golden form. But these attacks were futile, mere tickles against the might of the Five Elements golden form.

"Step aside, don’t see me as a foe; I’m here to lead you to a better life!" Xiong Li shouted with excitement. This mission was one he had secured at great cost from a fellow disciple. It was straightforward, and the rewards were exactly what he desired.

As the pure spiritual energy of Hidden Spirit Island continued to grow, occasionally overflowing with celestial energy, Grape initiated renovations across the entire sect to maximize the benefits of this pure spiritual energy. One such initiative was to seek out tree demons above the Core Formation stage and bring them back to cultivate within the sect.

Each Core Formation tree demon was valued at two jars of Holy Bone Wine, while a Great Ascension tree demon was worth ten jars. The moment this task was announced, it was instantly claimed. Xiong Li managed to secure only a few Core Formation tree demon shares.

Dissatisfied, Xiong Li approached a disciple who had claimed the Great Ascension share. With a mix of persuasion and coercion, he finally obtained a share of the Great Ascension. For nearly a year, Xiong Li immersed himself in the demon race, fervently searching for Great Ascension tree demons.

A gentle breeze swept through, enveloping Xiong Li in a whirl of peach blossoms, creating an illusion meant to trap him and force his retreat. Xiong Li perceived the scenery shift, revealing a wide road beneath his feet. At its end stood a mountain of Holy Bone Wine, with a gentle-looking woman awaiting him.

Seeing this, Xiong Li’s eyes gleamed with desire, and he strode towards the wine mountain. The Great Ascension peach tree demon, watching from a distance, sighed in relief. "Let’s go, our peach tree demon clan is relocating!"

"The days are unbearable!" the Great Ascension peach tree demon exclaimed in anger.

Their tree demon clan was originally the most law-abiding clan in the Immortal Realm.

They quietly tended to their own small piece of land, without interference from others; they lived like this for generations.

In the battles between the human realm and the demon race, they merely helped their descendants develop in the human realm.

Such an obedient tree demon clan was often overlooked even when the Elder Council swept through the demon race.

Yet one day, this kind and docile clan would find themselves bullied.

If they had been able to fight back, the tree demons would have already been furious.

Countless peach tree demons sprang up from the ground, following the direction of the Great Ascension tree demon.

Just as the Great Ascension peach tree demon was about to move to the next preparation site,

a giant standing one thousand feet tall, in the Five Elements golden form, descended from the sky and lifted the Great Ascension peach tree demon into the air.

Then came a fierce beating, before it was placed into a special artifact space.

Inside the artifact space were three other trees: a willow tree, a jujube tree, and a Spiritual Sword tree, all of which were Great Ascension Beast Sovereigns.

"Welcome, younger brother! I knew we would reunite here!" the willow tree greeted first.

"How did you know I would come?" the beaten peach tree demon asked weakly.

"Because of the position of your clan, I told that human race elder," the willow tree demon said with a smile.

"……"

Xiong Li looked at the four Great Ascension tree demons in the artifact space and nodded in satisfaction.

"Now I won’t have to worry about not having Holy Bone Wine for a while," Xiong Li said with a grin.

The reason he had pretended to be under an illusion was to make that Great Ascension tree demon uproot itself to move.

This way, he wouldn’t have to expend effort pulling the tree demon from the ground.

"Let’s return to the sect; this place is remote, and we can’t receive news from the sect. I wonder if the Grand Elder has returned," Xiong Li said.

At that moment, two beams of light flew toward the panicked peach tree demons.

A sword formation seal descended, directly trapping three Core Formation tree demons.

"Senior Brother Feiyu, Senior Brother Wujie, you also came!" Xiong Li greeted cheerfully.

"We discovered Senior Brother’s traces at the Heavenly Gold Mountain, so we followed to see if we could take advantage of something," Han Feiyu and Jian Wujie saluted Xiong Li.

"What advantage is there to seize? Who doesn’t know that Senior Brother Feiyu is the richest person in the sect?" Xiong Li chuckled.

Whenever he ran out of Holy Bone Wine, Han Feiyu was the first person he thought of.

As long as he visited Han Feiyu’s home, he would always be treated with Holy Bone Wine, leading Xiong Li to owe him quite a few favors.

“Senior Brother is too modest; no amount of wealth can compare to your cultivation and fighting strength,” Han Feiyu said with a smile.

“Senior Brother hasn’t returned to the sect recently, right? I’ve received news that Master Ancestor has returned to the sect and is offering benefits to every disciple,” Jian Wujie announced.

After the Dragon-Tiger Banquet, his master ascended, so he naturally returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect, happily spending time with Han Feiyu.

“Really? Just as I finished my shares, let’s go back to the sect!” Xiong Li exclaimed in excitement.

“There are surprises awaiting us at the sect; hurry back, Senior Brother! Wujie and I will capture a few more tree demons,” Han Feiyu said with a smile.

Xiong Li nodded, summoned a spiritual boat, and soared into the sky.

In the affairs hall of the Hidden Spirit Sect, Xiong Li handed over the Spatial Tool to the task puppet.

"Four Great Ascension tree demons, task reward, one million points, and forty jars of Holy Bone Wine," the puppet’s electronic voice announced.

Xiong Li nodded and left the affairs hall, flying toward the treasure vault.

At this time, the Hidden Spirit Sect’s treasure vault was like a small world, with each item placed in its corresponding environment.

“Hello, Senior Brother Xiong Li! You have two shares of benefits issued from the East Gate; would you like to claim them now?” the guarding sect’s disciple smiled and asked.

“Show me what benefits they are,” Xiong Li said, his expression filled with anticipation.

“One share is ten jars of premium Holy Bone Wine and a top-tier artifact, heavy armor of the Five Elements.

The other share is celestial wine brewed from Divine Beast marrow, bought from the Immortal Realm Merchant Association. Its effects are a thousand times stronger than Holy Bone Wine; please use a small cup when drinking it,” the disciple reminded.

“Is this wine available to everyone?” Xiong Li asked curiously.

“No, it is tailored to each individual by Grape within the value range set by the Grand Elder; each person’s benefits are different.”