Chapter 1513: Ancient Tree

Chapter 1513: Chapter 1513: Ancient Tree

The summer sunset is beautiful, painting the whole sky with a splendid shade of red.

This scene is beautiful, yet there was no one appreciating this beauty within Xu Family Stream.

Yesterday was the day Xu Beishan and Xu Dongxu were buried in the Xu Family Tomb, right next to Xu Xichao’s grave.

Even though the burials had taken place, a sense of sorrow still permeated Xu Family Stream.

This sorrow stemmed from the shadow cast on the Xu Family by the death of Xu Xichao two months ago, brought about by the beast.

Yet unexpectedly, this incident cost the Xu Family two more important figures.

However, sorrow will eventually fade with time. The gray atmosphere of Xu Family Stream is always a bit lighter than yesterday, a bit denser than tomorrow.

In addition, there are also pleasant occurrences happening within Xu Family Stream.

First of all, there’s Xu Nanhai, with her fox-like eyes, whose aging process was twice as fast as others. She had taken the medicine Lin Tian prepared for her, rumored to use the beast’s most valuable Chaos Eye as the key ingredient.

In the past, Xu Nanhai had consumed powder made from the bull’s horn, which only slowed her aging. Yet the effect of this Chaos Eye was entirely different, her condition was improving day by day! It seemed as though her aging body could become young again!

This change did not bring Xu Nanhai joy. Because... her three brothers had died because of this beast, and if it weren’t for her health, they would still be alive and well.

So, once her condition improved, Xu Nanhai first paid her respects to Lin Tian, thanking him for curing her and helping the Xu Family eliminate that massive threat!

Afterwards, Xu Nanhai went to the Xu Family Tomb to guard the graves of Xu Beishan and the others.

There was also Xu Xianrong, whose health had fully recovered. The reason was that the medicine she used also contained half of the beast’s Chaos Eye. Xu Nanhai’s medicine also contained only half.

The results were immediate. Xu Xianrong finally did not have to return to that room hotter than a sauna.

Then there’s Xu Shoujiang, who upon returning to Xu Family Stream, handed the Thousand Cyan Threads to Xu Xianrong and went into seclusion for training.

Xu Xianrong was very happy, thinking her master had found a breakthrough opportunity after this battle.

Only Lin Tian knew beneath Xu Shoujiang’s calm exterior lay a heart old and weary. This seclusion wasn’t due to a breakthrough, but because continuous grief had severed too many of his spiritual roots. There’s an eighty percent chance he wouldn’t come out of this seclusion...

Lin Tian didn’t tell anyone about this, keeping it to himself, treasuring what might be his last meeting with Xu Shoujiang.

The two drank a whole barrel of wine together, getting drunk till dawn. When Lin Tian woke up groggy, he heard Xu Shoujiang had gone into seclusion.

Meanwhile, the Xu Family made another decision. The role of the patriarch continued to be held by Xu Shaohui. After several months of recovery, his health had improved significantly. The Xu Family urgently needed a leader, and the most qualified person was Xu Shaohui.

Xu Shaohui initially gave the position to Xu Beishan, just wanting to enjoy life leisurely with Xv Baiping afterwards. But now that the Xu Family faced new upheavals, a great task was placed upon him, and he had no choice but to take up the mantle again.

Oh, by the way, after the beast’s corpse was brought back, all its blood was drained, and its organs dissected, becoming some of the most valuable medicinal materials.

Most belonged to the Xu Family, with Lin Tian only taking what he needed. For example, the beast’s heart and part of its blood, which, though a bit disgusting, were said by Yu Yang to be essential for strengthening his powers.

Without the Chaos Eye, he had to make do with these substitutes.

However, Yu Yang did not rush Lin Tian into training, explaining that some materials still needed preparation.

Among them was a material located in the beast’s habitat, growing on a stone platform from a fruit tree not even documented in the Tyrant Emperor’s Record.

According to Yu Yang’s speculation, the reason the beast could develop the Chaos Eye, undergo bodily mutation, and regrow its horns was likely eighty percent due to that tree!

However, Xu Family Stream was busy with the funeral arrangements for Xu Beishan and the others, delaying plans to transplant the tree until many days later.

This happened two days after Xu Beishan’s burial, led by Xu Shaohui, including Xu Xianrong, eight other elders of the Xu Family, and more than twenty mid-level martial artists heading to the stone platform.

The platform was larger than Lin Tian imagined, nearly three hundred square meters. It stood ten meters high in the air, made of some kind of incredibly hard rock, with a surface that appeared polished and smooth.

On such a vast platform, only the tree stood at the center, with no other plants growing, not even the most vigorous grass.

It was guessed that all the nutrients here were absorbed by this tree. Extremely domineering!

As for the tree itself, its trunk had a diameter of one and a half meters, towering eight or nine meters high, its branches lush with leaves. The leaves were broad with tiny thorns on them.

Tearing off a leaf to play with in his hand, Lin Tian could feel this leaf was very hard! Although it seemed just a thin piece, its flexibility was excellent, requiring some effort to break or tear.

One could tell at a glance it was hundreds, perhaps a thousand years old. It’s curious that the Xu family had never discovered it before.

Looking up at the towering tree crown, Xu Xianrong remarked, "They say this tree bears fruit in spring. Wonder what the fruit looks like? It must have sustained the bull.".

Standing beside her, Lin Tian thought for a moment but found no answer, so he didn’t continue the conversation.

At this moment, Lin Tian heard Yu Yang’s voice in his mind: "Taste the leaf."

Lin Tian, not suspecting anything, tore off a small piece of the leaf, removing its serrations to prevent cutting his mouth, then popped it into his mouth.

After a few chews, the juice stimulated his taste buds. The taste was both sweet and astringent, hard to describe. It wasn’t unpleasant, but certainly not delicious either. So he soon spat it out.

Seeing Lin Tian’s strange behavior, Xu Xianrong looked puzzled and tilted her head, asking, "What are you doing? Trying to experience that beast’s life?"

Lin Tian gave a bitter smile without answering, not knowing what his master’s intentions were.

Shortly after, Yu Yang’s excited voice came through again, "Taste another piece, and this time, don’t spit it out unless I tell you to."

So Lin Tian plucked another leaf under Xu Xianrong’s curious gaze.

The same sweet and astringent taste as before. Until the taste faded in his mouth, Yu Yang’s excited voice said, "Go up the mountain! Be careful not to attract anyone’s attention!"