Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 281 - 281 39 Acquired

Chapter 281: Chapter 39 Acquired Chapter 281: Chapter 39 Acquired The man in black hesitated within himself.

He was here to extort and threaten, so why did he now feel like he was the one being extorted?

Should he give this secret of physical training or not?

“Will you help me then?” the man in black asked.

“Like I said, mutual benefits enable longevity,” Feng Yin said, pinching his nose.

“And after that?”

“I’ll keep helping you, but you must not reveal my existence.”

“Hmm … if that’s the case, I suppose we could negotiate.”

After a moment of serious consideration, the man in black realized that there would be no loss for him.

A small pine tree like this, with such intelligence and understanding of negotiation, will definitely facilitate easier communications in the future, and his contributions, whether they can be applied or not, will not affect him substantially.

If only he knew about such a supernatural tree, it could be a treasure. If he told others… it would certainly be detrimental to the tree, but what benefits would it bring to him?

“I’ll definitely not reveal you!”

“Empty promises, how can they be trusted? Swear an oath!”

The man in black was suddenly shocked.

Is this a creature of the human world? Even knows about swearing an oath?

Is this really a tree?

“Alright, I swear, I will never reveal …”

“So it’s okay then?”

“It’s okay, but where is your movement technique? I need further evidence of your sincerity!”

“…”

The man in black felt increasingly dizzy.

Sincerity? Further sincerity?

How cunning is this tree?

“I can give it to you, but you also have to show me sincerity. Tell me, how did this tree reach its current state?”

“No, your little sincerity isn’t enough for me to reveal my deepest secret!”

This time, Feng Yin declined directly and decisively without any hesitation.

But precisely because of his straightforward refusal, the man in black found himself even more convinced, believing in the intelligence of the pine tree before him.

“Fine, I’m willing to show my sincerity first, in hopes for long and lasting relations.”

This conversation left the nearby Zhuang Weiran couple speechless and stunned.

This exchange was absolutely beyond their comprehension.

A person and a tree established mutual interest ties, a foundation for cooperation.

After giving it some thought, Zhuang Weiran found that he could understand the thoughts of this man who resembled Sky Stealer.

If he were in that man’s shoes, encountering such an incredible situation, he would probably do the same thing.

On one hand, he could secure this tree, and on the other hand, he might have a hope; having such a big tree as an ally in a secret place could have immense benefits, which anyone with a bit of sense could imagine.

At least, with this tree, within a considerable range, it’s as if he had an extra pair of eyes!

Any person, any animal, even any insect, mosquito, could no longer sneak upon him!

He was virtually invincible.

So he would be willing to make this trade whatever the circumstances.

As expected…

This man in black did not wait for Feng Yin to urge him again, he straightforwardly said: “I can give you my unique movement technique, including the mental method of the technique, but how will you receive it?”

Following that, he continued: “In this kind of place, oral recitation is impossible.”

The man in black had certainly intended to make this deal, but until this moment, he hadn’t stopped probing.

Because in the process of his speech, he had checked the tree hundreds of times from top to bottom. There were not any holes, it was as firm as iron and incredibly integrated.

The possibility of someone hiding inside the tree to deceive him was early dismissed by the man in black.

This was absolutely impossible!

He was born with the power to connect with plants, being extremely sensitive to these spiritual plants in the world; this tree had definitely not suffered any external damage, it was complete and natural, there were no falsehoods!

He had relied on this gift for most of his life, spending most of his time hidden among the wild plants and mountains, there’s confidence in his judgment.

He could say with certainty, there’s no second person in the world with an experience like his.

But all the plant spirits he had encountered before had a little, faint spiritual nature at most, they absolutely could not communicate with him, let alone possess clear consciousness, not to mention negotiating beyond cognition!

So this time, he might have encountered the greatest opportunity in his life.

In front of the tree that kept demanding his sincerity, he was also not hesitant to explore in return.

I want to see how this tree is going to receive my secret technique.

Don’t say that you can’t learn even if you have it. The problem is that it’s simply impossible. You might be able to transform into two legs and two feet, but do you have meridians?

Do you understand what realm is?

Do you understand what coordination is?

Do you understand what light work is?

Do you understand what it implies to control your body with your heart?

You’re just a tree; you don’t even have a Dantian!!

Do you know how much suffering I’ve undergone to cultivate this body technique?

In the end, I only managed to master such incredible lightness skill through sheer luck and coincidence!

You, a tree, actually intend to learn it too?

Ha ha ha ha…

The man in black thought to himself with a crafty smirk, taking out an old yellowed book. “Here’s the secret manual. Can you receive it?”

“Attach the manual to the tree bark…” Feng Yin was overjoyed.

I really didn’t expect such a surprising gain tonight.

“Attach it to the bark?”

Mumbling these words, the man in black promptly placed the manual onto the tree’s bark, holding it there, pressing firmly against it, sincerity in full display!

Then, in the next moment, something even more unimaginable happened!

“Holy shit!”

The man in black blurted out!

Because he could feel the part of the bark he was pressing against slowly becoming soft, sticky, and slowly fading away…

Whoosh!

The secret manual in his hand had vanished into thin air!

How could this not elicit an outcry?!

Anyone else would have been shocked too!

His eyes wide open, filled with disbelief, he removed his hand only to see the bark regain its original form.

Strong and knotty, filled with an aura of historic vicissitude, no trace of a crack, let alone any damage!

He looked at his palm, then at the bark, his mind completely confounded!

If he insisted he’d just placed a book on the tree a moment ago, it’d be easier for others to believe he was just pretending!

As his mind raced, he suddenly realized something: if this tree wanted to kill him here and now, considering its roots spread far and wide, killing him a hundred times over when he was distracted would seem to be quite easy, right?

With that thought, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Lucky… indeed lucky… encountering a kind-hearted and naively innocent tree.

A tree that even wanted to learn human movement skills and long-term interaction…

So lucky indeed.

He subconsciously scratched the bark with his finger, confirming there wasn’t any mechanism hidden within…

How could this be so mystical?

As his finger moved along, a large piece of bark broke off with a snap.

The muffled voice rang again, “Stop scratching, I’ll give you a piece as you showed sincerity, I have to give you something in return but this isn’t a true representation of sincerity, it’s… almost like a form of respect?”

Then, the man watched as the spot he’d just removed the bark began to grow back at an astonishing speed, returning to its original appearance in the blink of an eye.

The man in black looked at the large piece of bark in his hand, his mind reeling in the wind.

My heavens…

This pine tree really has become sentient, only its vocabulary is limited. Respect isn’t necessarily related to sincerity!

Damn it, how am I supposed to explain this to it? I can’t believe I’m attempting to explain advanced language to a pine tree, I must be going crazy!

Meanwhile, the little pine tree had finished carving out an image of this man.

Thus, a human face slowly materialized on the wall within the little pine tree’s trunk.

The thin, dried-out body, which could seemingly be blown away with a gust of wind, and the pair of small eyes twinkling brightly.

Zhuang Weiran’s eyes widened, his finger trembled as he pointed at the face, “This, this, this isn’t…”

Feng Yin hurriedly pinched his nose, continuing in a muffled voice, “You’ve showed your sincerity, and I’m willing to do the same. State your true purpose, how do you want me to cooperate with you?”

The man in black, still in shock, was jerked to awareness by these words. He thought for a moment before speaking, “Tomorrow, I plan on pulling off a major plot. I’m pretty confident about it, but afterward, I’m sure I’ll be hunted. And those who will be coming after me are definitely top-level experts… At that moment, I’ll escape in this direction and I need you to provide me some cover.”

“No problem.”

Feng Yin passed on an idea to the little pine tree.

The little pine tree immediately started shaking with joy, pine needles rustling as they fell.

An inexplicable sense of joy resonated back: I love playing tricks… It’s just a pity that I still can’t pull it off with my own power.

Why aren’t there more fools like this? Ten or so of these every day wouldn’t be too many!

“All you need to do tomorrow is cooperate with this guy, just try to stall him enough. Don’t worry about anything else; using roots to create confusion is sufficient, there’s no need to put in too much effort, unless he’s about to die. Only then can you reveal the secret that someone can hide within the tree’s body.”

The little pine tree eagerly agreed.

“I’ll come check on you again when I have some free time.” Feng Yin promised.

This made the little pine tree even happier.

The man in black left—since he hadn’t done anything tonight, of course, no one was chasing him.

But he left as though his soul was still detached—

Even though everything had been accomplished, and the success was unprecedented, he was still shocked by his own success.