The daily life of a genius who enjoys gossip and cultivates immortality

Chapter 372 Polar Region 3

The moment they landed, all the exotic flowers and rare herbs, the blessed lands they had seen in the sky vanished without a trace, like illusions that could not be grasped.

This place no longer resembles a paradise; the spiritual herbs and plants have withered and died, and even the sky is filled with a faint gray aura of death.

It looked like a place where gods had fallen.

What Cheng Jiu saw before was just an illusion, a tempting sweet trap, specifically designed to lure ignorant little beasts in.

As if the heavy filters have been removed, where is the gentleness? Where is the peace?

The moment the white behemoth landed, the minotaur rushed over and began to fight it, filled with grief, indignation, and a deep-seated personal grudge.

The person before me had lost all her former beauty and grace; all that remained was a pale, gaunt appearance, her face horribly pale, and she had lost weight!

"Senior brother!"

"Junior sister, why did you come down? Didn't I tell you not to come down? It's dangerous here, once you come out, you won't be able to get out!"

Wen Sishu's voice was urgent, revealing an unconcealed worry and reproach.

He didn't want his senior and junior sisters to be in danger because of him.

"Didn't you wave for me to come down?" Cheng Jiu asked, puzzled.

"No, why would I do that? I waved to tell you not to come down, and I even told you not to come down!" Wen Sishu's eyes widened. When did he wave?

"I didn't hear you, you only called out 'Junior Sister Xiao Jiu'."

The two instantly realized something was wrong and stared at each other in disbelief.

It's a scam!

Cheng Jiu suspected there was a naturally formed illusion array here; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so natural, leaving them completely unaware.

Wen Sishu also realized what was happening and exclaimed at the sky, "Damn it!"

"Senior sister, senior sister, what happened?" Wen Sishu noticed the unconscious person behind Cheng Jiu. The little cloud beast dutifully carried her, and even though it disliked the white giant beast, the little cloud beast never mentioned returning to its storage ring.

Cheng Jiu briefly recounted his experience of finding Yingyue.

"Damn demons! It's demons again! Wait, you said the Shadow Tree Fruit?" Wen Sishu cursed angrily, then realized what he meant.

"Yes, what's wrong, senior brother? You know?"

Cheng Jiu felt he was somewhat ignorant, but he really didn't know anything about the fruit of the Shadow Tree.

"Phew!" Wen Sishu let out a long breath: "When I came here, this place was still a blessed land. I was fortunate enough to receive the inheritance of a senior in the Hall of Inheritance behind me. That senior was an ascended great power."

I've seen records of this shadow tree fruit in that senior's notes.

"This Shadow Tree appeared 50,000 years ago. It once destroyed a small world and is an ominous tree. Its growth constantly draws on the world's power, plundering and devouring it, and it needs to be nourished by blood."

Its fruit is highly poisonous, and the fruit it grows has a temporary effect of enhancing talent and nourishing the blood of the Shadow Tree. The higher the talent, the better the feedback. However, this is not without side effects, like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Until it revealed its fangs, no one, including the rulers of those small worlds, noticed it.

They were only obsessed with the powerful feedback the Shadow Tree provided, which could bring them a continuous stream of talented and powerful offspring.

To this end, they spared no expense in raising Shadow Trees and plundering outstanding commoner children from small worlds to support them.

As the Shadow Tree's appetite grew with each family, its devouring power grew stronger, continuously absorbing the essence of that small world until the world collapsed, the Heavenly Dao disintegrated, and everything was beyond repair.

Such evil objects are usually destroyed, but it is unknown where the demons obtained the Shadow Tree Seed.

Cultivated and nurtured secretly by the demon race, the Shadow Trees were creatures with enormous appetites. The demon race was unable to control their nature and were almost devoured by the Shadow Trees, forcing them to eradicate them all.

Later, the Shadow Tree became a tool for the demons to plunder and persecute other events.

The "Shadow Tree Fruit" actually refers to the heart of the Shadow Tree, its most precious, core, and purest part. It is said that it cannot be used directly and is generally used by demons as a vast energy source.