Chapter 781 - Fragrance of Peppermint in the Water

The forest of algae, same as a rainforest, could be divided in three levels: the crowns, the bushes and the ground.

The seaweed stretched very long and had golden leaves. If there were sunlight here, they would’ve been basked in the golden light.

Han Fei raised his head again and again and wondered if the sea had a surface here. He thought the answer should be yes, but he detected nothing but transparent sea hares up above.

Unlike the regular sea hares, the transparent sea hares were more like jellyfish. However, they were different from the jellyfish that Han Fei knew, in that they had transparent openings that looked like the petals of man-eating flowers that were mysterious and dangerous.

Further up above, it was an area of weird deep-colored algae that blocked all the sunlight like an enormous dome.

That was the most that he could detect.

Seeing Han Fei’s expression, Yu Hun explained, “This is a channel that connects two seas anyway. The power of sealing is beyond our anticipation.”

Han Fei slightly nodded and swam after everybody in the forest of algae.

They had swum for more than five hundred kilometers since they came in. Han Fei didn’t know how big the place was, but he detected a weird green forest of grasses forty kilometers to his left side.

There, the scale of giant algae had dwindled, replaced by a lot of narrow and long seaweeds that had short leaves.

Those leaves were stuck to trees like creepers. After only a quick glance, Han Fei already saw two Hundred-Year Tree Demons.

“No, there are three.”

Han Fei frowned and thought of something. “Do you smell anything?”

Han Fei didn’t make that up. He had truly sensed the vague change in the smell of the seawater. As a distinguished cook, Han Fei had a more developed sense of smell than those who only ate raw food.

Yu Ji turned her head. “I haven’t smelled anything unusual.”

Yu Ying asked, “What did you find?”

He also waved his hand and stopped everybody. “Where is it from?”

Han Fei looked at his right side. “The smell comes from that way.”

Yu Hun bared his fangs and chuckled. “Let’s go there and take a look. It’s hard to tell the direction here. Since you detected something over there, we’ll go there first.”

Yu Ji looked at Han Fei. “Your nose is very keen.”

Han Fei said casually, “That’s my gift.”

Yu Ji and the others were lost for words. Are you implying that our nose is not as gifted as yours?

The moment Han Fei turned aside and swam on, he found that the three Hundred-Year Tree Demons split up and their leaves started growing, allowing them to hide amongst the long seaweeds.

Han Fei’s eyelids cramped. He wondered if Yu Hun detected it.

He had a high spiritual power due to his high level, but Yu Hun’s strength was suppressed in this place and he probably couldn’t detect anything.

Han Fei’s lips slightly curved. He might have a chance to kill some of those people this time.

In order to get rid of the team, Han Fei had to kill them. He didn’t really care if they were alive or dead.

He believed that it was impossible for them to beat the manipulators in this place. Since they would die sooner or later, he might as well kill them first.

However, after swimming for only a thousand meters, Han Fei saw a glimmering cover that surrounded a red tree in the middle of green vines, and on the top of the red tree was a golden fruit.

Han Fei was instantly intrigued. A golden fruit?

Is it the golden fruit that Chixue Huan mentioned?

Han Fei moved forward, pretending that he didn’t know anything.

They were all very fast. After they moved for another twenty kilometers, Yu Hun was suddenly delighted. “Something feels different up ahead. There must be treasures.”

Everybody was so delighted to hear it that they all rushed forward. At this moment, all the eleven explorers were Heavenly Talents, and they didn’t think that they would surely be beaten by Yu Fei and Yu Ji.

After another ten kilometers, Yu Ji, Yu Ying and another two people sensed the treasure. They were all excited. Some others didn’t sense it until they were eight kilometers from the target.

Han Fei secretly sneered. So, the so-called Heavenly Talents weren’t really remarkable. But it did make sense. It was unlikely that all the hundreds of explorers were all very strong. It was rather impressive that they could detect something five thousand meters away.

Few of the Heavenly Talents on the Scattered Stars Island could detect anything five thousand meters away. He was sure that none of them were as farsighted as him.

Yu Hun roared, “The treasure may be precious, but we have to be cautious.”

Everybody stood before the tiny vines without rushing into anything. Someone asked, “Are we out of the forest of giant algae? It’s nowhere to be seen now.”

Yu Hun frowned, “I didn’t see anything about this place from the information that the seniors left. The tiny vines don’t look very threatening.”

Yu Ji exclaimed, “Huh? Have you found that your head seems to be clearer?”

Yu Ying nodded. “Yes, and there’s indeed a smell. The smell can enter your body, but it’s harmless.”

Of course, Han Fei had discovered that too. He was surprised to find that it was the fragrance of peppermint.

“Could it be sea peppermint?”

The leaves on the long vines looked like peppermints and succulents in a way.

A string of data appeared in his eyes.

<Name> Purple Vine Hundred Kilometer Thyme

<Introduction> This is a rare type of thyme that has a strong smell. It’s possible to keep your head sharp with the smell, but it may also cause hallucinations.

<Level> 40

<Quality> Rare

<Spiritual Energy> 3,668 Points

<Effect> It can refresh your mind when eaten. If eaten over a long period of time, it can increase spiritual power.

<Collectible> Hundred Kilometer Thyme Leaves

<Absorbable>

“Hallucinations?”

Immediately, Han Fei secretly sealed his acupoints to prevent them from absorbing spiritual energy. Also, he held his breath.

Yu Ji was always paying close attention to Han Fei. She noticed it when Han Fei held his breath. She slightly frowned. Why would he hold his breath even though the smell was refreshing?

She had no doubt that Han Fei had a good reason for doing that, so she held her breath along with him.

The rest of the team, including Yu Hun, didn’t pay much attention to it.

They all focused their attention on the red tree that was enshrouded by vines. Its golden fruit looked really tempting.

However, Yu Hun managed to hold back his urge and said, “The unusual treasures are often protected by guardian creatures. Don’t rush into anything. Are there any Hundred-Year Tree Demons around?”

Han Fei didn’t intend to approach the red tree at all, so no information popped up in his eyes. He thought that it wouldn’t be too hard for him to run into the golden fruit again if he had met one so easily.

Also, if it were really the one that Chixue Huan wanted, the team would definitely take it back and give it to him. It would be really depressing if he got the fruit without being able to absorb it.

However, he knew very well that three Hundred-Year Tree Demons that could disguise themselves were hiding in the seaweeds.

Everybody was still under the impression that the Hundred-Year Tree Demons couldn’t fit in the environment perfectly.

However, the fact was that they could disguise themselves too.

Han Fei didn’t think that the place where three Hundred-Year Tree Demons coexisted in peace could be simple.

Yu Hun said, “Take out your Amulets and battle suits and be prepared. We’ll go down together. Nobody is to act on their own.”

Han Fei put on an ultra-quality battle suit and took out an ultra-quality harpoon. No Semi-Divine Weapons were given to him since he hadn’t made enough contributions to the Ten Thousand Demon Valley yet.

Also, Han Fei had claimed that his body was sturdy, so Chixue Huan had more reasons not to give him one. In Ten Thousand Demon Valley, not everybody had the privilege of using Semi-Divine Weapons.

Because the red tree was in the bush of thyme, the eleven of them descended in a circle. Han Fei was confident that he could resist the Hundred-Year Demonic Stings when they appeared.

Someone said, “I didn’t find any Hundred-Year Tree Demons here.”

Someone was wary. “There must be dangers here, except that we haven’t found them yet. Are they hidden deep underground?”

Yu Ying said, “Wait a moment. Let me seal the tree first.”

Hiu! Hiu! Hiu!

One shadow spear was launched after another, surrounding the red tree.

Three members of the team had Semi-Divine Weapons. Yu Ji had a Divine Weapon. The other five all had ultra-quality weapons and battle suits. They were moving closer to the target.

Distance: 2,000 meters. Depth: 50 meters. Nothing unusual.

Distance: 1,500 meters. Depth: 30 meters. Nothing unusual.

Distance: 1,000 meters. Depth: 20 meters. Still nothing unusual.

After they were only ten meters away from the seabed, everybody landed in the middle of the thyme.

Someone said in relief, “Great. Nothing is wrong. The Hundred-Year Tree Demons would’ve attacked us when we were drawing close if there were any.”

Yu Ji cautioned, “We’d better remain careful. It’s too soon to relax yet.”

When they were only a hundred meters away from the red tree, information popped up in Han Fei’s eyes.

<Name> Thousand-Year Tree Demon

<Introduction> This is an intelligent spiritual plant that grew from the seed of an ancient demon tree. It knows Thousand-Year Battle Stings that can penetrate Semi-Divine Weapons. It can control its roots and vines and travel underneath the soil.

<Level> 49

<Quality> Legendary

<Spiritual Energy> 9,998

<Level> Sea Demon

<Battle Technique> Thousand-Year Demonic Stings

<Absorbable>

<Note> Spiritual plants don’t have veins and there’s no obstacles in their Demon Heritage.

“Shoot…”