Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]
Chapter 124: Demon Plants Forest 3

Chapter 124: Demon Plants Forest 3

Three days later, the two were walking South when Zhen Yuan suddenly grabbed the double’s arm.

"What’s wrong?" Shen Xu asked, looking at Zhen Yuan with a confused expression.

"That." Zhen Yuan pointed at a tree.

The tree was green with red thorns.

It was fifty metres tall, thirty metres wide, and had hundreds of branches.

"Red-thorn acacia tree." Shen Xu muttered and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"It’s a mid-stage, level three, demon plant."

Hearing that, Shen Xu took a step back.

"Don’t you want to help?" Zhen Yuan asked but Shen Xu shook his head in refusal.

"I want to help but I know you want to train your spearsmanship. I will get my turn when we encounter an early-stage level three demon plant."

"Good." Zhen Yuan nodded and drew his qiang.

Soon after, he walked forward while observing the tree.

However, as expected, the tree didn’t allow him to get close.

When he was one hundred metres from its trunk, the tree suddenly shook.

A moment later, ten branches swayed and extended towards Zhen Yuan.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuan swung his spear, pierced through seven branches and deftly avoided the rest.

Simultaneously, he injected a strand of qi into his spear and the seven branches instantly broke.

When it felt its branches break, the demon tree angrily shook.

Less than a breath later, twenty more branches attacked Zhen Yuan.

This time, the tree was not merciful.

As the branches attacked, the red thorns dislodged and flew towards Zhen Yuan.

’I would have had a hard time with the thorns if I hadn’t previously fought the crystal-quill porcupine.’ Zhen Yuan thought.

At the same time, he released his spiritual sense.

With his spiritual sense, he observed the red thorns and swung the spear in a wide arc.

Soon after, thousands of red thorns fell to the ground and twenty-three branches were slashed in half.

After completing the move, Zhen Yuan retreated outside the tree’s attack range.

’It can’t regenerate its branches but it can restore its red thorns. However, ...’ Zhen Yuan narrowed his eyes and dashed towards the tree.

For the next hour, Zhen Yuan utilised the same tactic.

He would rush into the attack range, destroy a few branches, and then retreat.

After doing this several times, he finally confirmed what he suspected.

’Its energy is limited.’ He thought with a smug smile.

At first, the demon tree would restore its thorns as soon as they were released.

However, after a few times, it became sluggish.

Although it could still restore its thorns, the time for restoration became longer and longer.

’If I attack it a few more times, the restoration time will be long enough to give me an advantage.’ He thought and directly attacked the red-thorn acacia tree.

Four attacks later, Zhen Yuan finally got the advantage he wanted.

Before the tree could restore its thorns, Zhen Yuan deftly avoided its branches, and approached its trunk.

Soon after, he speared the base of the trunk; the intersection between the trunk and root system.

A moment later, he pulled out his spear and a demon core flew into the sky.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuan smiled and Shen Xu ran forward.

"You are amazing." The double happily praised.

"Am I?"

"Mmh." Shen Xu nodded and quickly continued.

"You actually defeated it without incurring a single injury. You are amazing."

"I am peak stage cultivator and it was a mid-stage level three demon plant. It’s only natural not to get injured." Zhen Yuan said but Shen Xu shook his head.

"You have been a level three cultivator for more than three years. However, you haven’t had a chance to fight level three monsters or demon plants because they are rare in the Canglan continent. In a similar situation, no one else can defeat a mid-stage level three monster without getting injured. Brother Yuan is amazing."

"Okay. I believe you." Zhen Yuan said, rubbing his wife’s hair.

For as long as he could remember, Zhen Yuan felt it was only natural for him to be better than other people.

As a result, things like praise held little meaning to him.

However, he couldn’t help but be happy when his wife praised.

"Let’s collect the loot and leave this place." Zhen Yuan reminded and Shen Xu nodded.

"The red-thorn acacia tree is a treasure trove." Shen Xu said and soon continued.

"The wood and thorns can be used to refine weapons while the roots, leaves and gum can be used to refine pills." The double said but suddenly chuckled, his eyes showing an obvious gleam.

"What’s the matter?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"The gum is a good material for weight loss pills. Brother Yuan, won’t we make a lot of spirit stones if we sell weight loss pills?"

"We should." Zhen Yuan said with a doting look.

"Xiaoxu, do you need the demon core?"

"Not really."

"Okay. I will refine it into an explosive bead when I have time." Zhen Yuan said and put away the demon core.

After that, the two collected every bit of the red-thorn acacia tree before leaving the area.

"Xiaoxu, was the red-thorn acacia tree mentioned in the book?" Zhen Yuan asked but Shen Xu shook his head.

"It wasn’t mentioned." The double said and soon continued.

"In the book, Xiao Weimin and others were teleported to the edges of the demon plants forest. It was not until some months later that they approached the central area. However, even then, they only encountered a few early-stage, level three, demon plants and never a mid-stage."

"Based on that, we should be in the central region of the demon plants forest. It explains why we haven’t encountered other people." Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.

"We directly teleported to your opportunity. Also, no one but you can see or touch your chance." He said.

"The heavens don’t even try to hide their favour of you." Shen Xu complained.

"Isn’t this a good thing?" Zhen Yuan said.

"How so?" Shen Xu asked, raising an eyebrow for emphasis.