NOVEL NEXT Chapter 218 What an honest and kind person, rare!
Ye Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, and the King of Xutian Ginseng beside him was unusually silent.
He was well aware of his own situation, yet he hadn't expected the Old Ancestor to rely on this young man before him...
Is he capable???
The thought echoed in the King of Xutian Ginseng's mind.
On Ye Feng's side, he didn't immediately respond to the words of the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor. This familiar scene seemed to have happened not long ago within Beast God Mountain.
The difference was that at the time, it was the Beast God who had requested his assistance, but now it was the Xutian Ginseng.
It appeared that these fellows were facing an urgent problem; otherwise, why would they randomly drag him to the Xutian Ginseng's stronghold? He wasn't buying it.
But the question was, weren't there supposed to be one hundred and eight Wisdom Races within the Eternal Secret Realm?
Why not ask them for help instead of seeking assistance from an outsider like himself?
What if he belonged to the Eternal Clan? Wouldn't that be letting the wolf into the house?
These questions flitted through Ye Feng's mind, and as if noticing his hesitation, the voice of the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor sounded again.
"My young friend, you may not understand. Even in the eyes of those Wisdom Races, we Xutian Ginseng are more of a Divine Medicine Trait than any other."
Upon hearing that, Ye Feng caught on right away.
"I need to see what the task is before I can consider whether to agree."
Ye Feng's words made the eyes of the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor light up, and then he led Ye Feng and two Imperial Beasts down to the very bottom of the Underground City.
Even from the Underground City, the very bottom was perhaps billions of kilometers away.
If the Eternal Secret Realm had a core, this place might just be it, thought Ye Feng.
When he saw the endless expanse of the brown-yellow ocean, Ye Feng was completely stunned.
Especially since this brown-yellow sea was connected to the Underground City above from below, as if it were a source of energy, supplying the city.
"This is the Mother Earth Source that we rely on for survival."
"Originally, our Xutian Ginseng Clan could have become a Wisdom Race by relying on the Mother Earth Source and the Underground City."
At these words, the King of Xutian Ginseng's face flushed red, but obviously Ye Feng did not notice him.
"However, who would have thought that the Mother Earth Source would encounter problems and is now on the brink of depletion. Without the Mother Earth Source, our Underground City will lose its power."
"That is to say, not only will the growth of our Xutian Ginseng Clan be affected, but the defense array of the Underground City will crumble completely, exposing the city."
"Moreover, it is only because of the Mother Earth Source that the Underground City has been continually moving within the Eternal Secret Realm for countless Epochs, avoiding detection by other species."
"If we lose the Mother Earth Source, the movement of the Underground City will also halt, and by then we will be like lambs awaiting slaughter."
"Thus, my Xutian Ginseng Clan would like to ask our young friend to take a look and see if you can lend us a hand."
"If our young friend can restore the Mother Earth Source, the Xutian Ginseng Clan will be sure to offer a generous reward."
"Even if you cannot restore it, we won't forget your help and will still offer a generous reward!"
The Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor was desperate, treating it as a last resort.
By now, Ye Feng had also noticed that the Mother Earth Source, vast as it was, was shrinking at a rate visible to the naked eye.
At its current rate of depletion, it would likely be gone in less than a year and a half.
To him, a year and a half seemed long, but for the Xutian Ginseng who typically had lifespans of millions to hundreds of millions or even billions of years, it was practically the blink of an eye.
"I can try, but I can't make any guarantees!" Ye Feng said, looking at the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor.
"Thank you, my young friend!"
People from the Xutian Ginseng Clan all showed smiles. Ye Feng could feel the regard for him among the Xutian Ginseng clan members beside him rising rapidly.
Then, the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor enveloped Ye Feng and the two Imperial Beasts with his own force, and sent them into the Mother Earth Source.
Without his force, the Mother Earth Source might perceive Ye Feng and the two Imperial Beasts as intruders and attack them.
Given the current scale of the Mother Earth Source, a single wave could wash over them, and Ye Feng and his companions would not even be able to escape before being dissolved.
At this moment, Ye Feng approached the center of the Mother Earth's origin with caution and saw the true core of Mother Earth's resources.
A massive transparent brown crystal stone, only it was shrinking at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"Strange, how is this thing shrinking?"
Ye Feng wondered, but even with the protection of the power of the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor, his divine senses could not perceive how Mother Earth's origin was shrinking.
"Master, let me try."
Just then, the World Tree beside him spoke.
Ye Feng's expression changed; this was their team's healer, and he might have discovered something.
Suddenly, a vibrant green light burst forth from the World Tree.
"Hmm?"
At the same time, every member of the Xutian Ginseng Clan was taken aback, as they felt a burgeoning life force from the green light.
This life force felt so comforting that even they relished it.
If Mother Earth's resources were the nourishment they depended on for survival, then this life force was the creation capable of transforming them.
Under the influence of this green light, every Xutian Ginseng revealed a look of enjoyment.
"Hiss~ Ah~"
Meanwhile, an otherworldly scream suddenly rang out in Ye Feng's mind, so powerful that it made him spit out a mouthful of blood essence.
Subsequently, this blood essence landed on Mother Earth's origin and was rapidly evaporated.
Only then did Ye Feng see, under the illumination of the Divine Light from the World Tree, an apparition of a dark red lizard materializing on the massive brown crystal stone.
The lizard was rapidly devouring the brown crystal.
This was the true cause behind the rapid decay of Mother Earth's origin...
However, now under the illumination of the World Tree's Divine Light, white smoke began to emerge from the dark red lizard.
It was precisely the scream that had sounded like a wail, under the Divine Light's radiance, that had injured the lizard.
"Kid, mind your own business!"
At the same time, only Ye Feng could hear a threatening voice beside his ear.
Wow, that actually made Ye Feng laugh. The last person who threatened him like this seemed to have grass over his grave already reaching a man's height.
Immediately afterward, Ye Feng returned to the Xutian Ginseng Clan's team with his two Imperial Beasts.
As for everything that had just happened, the Xutian Ginseng Clan mysteriously didn't see any of it.
"It can be cured!"
"Just that..."
Upon hearing that Ye Feng could cure it, the entire Xutian Ginseng Clan showed ecstatic expressions.
But at the sound of Ye Feng's next words, everyone's expression shifted, especially the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor, who was awaiting Ye Feng's price.
He had already decided that no matter what Ye Feng demanded, he must agree.
"Just that, both my Imperial Beasts and I are currently too weak in our cultivation levels. If we were a bit stronger, then it would be easy to handle!"
Ye Feng told the truth; the Divine Light was indeed effective against the dark red lizard, but his strength was certainly not enough to kill the creature yet.
"Oh~ is that all?"
"I thought it was something serious!"
"No problem, these resources from Mother Earth can last another year!"
"That's more than enough time!"
The Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor's eyes flitted with a trace of guilt. What a simple and kindhearted person! Such people were indeed rare, genuine treasures.
He had just assumed that the other was going to ask for an exorbitant price, what an unworthy thought!
The more the Xutian Ginseng Old Ancestor thought about it, the guiltier he felt.