Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 18

At this moment, within the fifty-mile depth of the ancient cave mansion, thousands of human cultivators were gathered.

A dense volley of armor-piercing arrows rained down upon the area ahead.

Under normal circumstances, such an assault would have been enough to sweep away anything in its path.

Yet, the human cultivators present wore grim expressions.

Under the relentless human attack, many wild beasts and even spirit beasts were shot down.

But this also enraged some of the more powerful spirit beasts.

“Ah!”

Suddenly, a scream echoed through the crowd.

The surrounding cultivators turned their heads and were immediately horrified.

A wasp, the size of a fist, was attacking one of the cultivators.

The sight of such a large wasp was enough to send chills down anyone’s spine.

It was clear that this wasp had undergone spiritual transformation.

The attack from this spirit wasp was extremely ferocious. In an instant, the targeted cultivator’s face was unrecognizable.

“Junior Brother Zhao…”

Someone nearby roared in anger, turning their bow to shoot at the spirit wasp.

Bang!

The spirit wasp was knocked away.

But to everyone’s shock, the spirit wasp wasn’t killed.

And that wasn’t the most terrifying part.

Buzz!

At that moment, everyone saw a swarm of wasps emerging from the forest.

The leading cultivators were instantly engulfed by the wasp swarm.

The other cultivators in the rear were terrified.

The formation of the human army quickly fell into chaos.

“Hmph!”

A cold snort echoed through the air.

The surrounding cultivators felt a surge of morale.

It was the elite human cultivators.

The one who appeared was none other than Wen Yuchao.

Accompanying him were the other elite cultivators from Qingzhou.

This team wasn’t large, only fifty people, but each member was a well-known powerhouse from the major cities of Qingzhou.

This elite team was indeed extraordinary.

As soon as they arrived, they held off the wasp swarm.

Without them, the human cultivators would have suffered significant losses.

However, as one wave settled, another rose.

“Roar!”

A terrifying roar suddenly echoed through the area.

A black bear, nearly five zhang tall when standing, appeared in their view.

Its enormous size matched its formidable strength.

A human cultivator was directly grabbed by the black bear and torn in half.

“Brother!”

Someone behind him, eyes red with rage, shouted in grief.

He immediately took out a box and activated a talisman.

The talisman flew out and transformed into a fire serpent that attacked the black bear. The black bear was clearly injured.

But even the power of the talisman couldn’t kill it.

In its pain, the black bear went on a rampage, charging towards the cultivator who had attacked it. Despair filled the cultivator’s face.

“Wretched beast.”

In that moment of crisis, a figure shot forward, colliding head-on with the black bear.

Boom!

The black bear was knocked back.

The surrounding people saw a burly young man land. This young man was nine feet tall.

His skin was bronze, resembling a statue made of copper.

“This wretched beast is a supreme-grade first-tier creature, not something you can handle. Leave it to me.”

The burly young man showed no fear and confronted the black bear head-on.

His appearance greatly boosted the morale of the human cultivators.

No one noticed that in the distant forest, a patch of the swamp began to tremble.

If anyone had been near the swamp at that moment, they would have noticed a terrifying black shadow looming beneath the surface.

“Roar!”

A few breaths later, a water pillar over 100 feet high erupted from the swamp.

“Over there…”

A cultivator noticed it and, eyes wide with fear, couldn’t help but tremble.

“What’s going on?” the others asked curiously.

When they looked, they were all horrified.

From the swamp, a black crocodile, 100 feet long, crawled out.

Its body was covered in spikes, each one resembling iron.

As it roared, an unimaginable aura erupted from its body.

“Second-tier.”

“It’s a second-tier demon beast.”

Many cultivators cried out in fear.

A second-tier demon beast was equivalent to a human Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The elite cultivators were even more concerned.

They knew this wasn’t just a second-tier demon beast; it was at least a supreme-grade second-tier demon beast.

With the appearance of the giant crocodile, the beast army went into a frenzy.

Under the giant crocodile’s lead, the beast army launched a counterattack against the human army.

The human forces were routed.

The next day, Su Yao received the news and was shocked.

She quickly used her thoughts to communicate with Su Mu.

“Divine Tree.”

“What is it?”

“Just yesterday, there was a major incident in the ancient cave mansion.”

Su Yao explained, “The Qingzhou cultivator army encountered a giant crocodile, suspected to be a supreme-grade second-tier beast while exploring the cave mansion. The Qingzhou army suffered heavy losses.”

Su Mu’s heart tightened.

Supreme-grade second-tier?

Although that level wasn’t stronger than him, the gap wasn’t large.

The most important thing was that the appearance of such a demon beast indicated that his advantage in this world wasn’t as significant as he had thought.

“What does the human side plan to do about this?” Su Mu asked.

Given his understanding of humans, the cultivators wouldn’t let this go easily.

Even though the giant crocodile was powerful, its fate was likely sealed.

“The giant crocodile is in the ancient cave mansion,” Su Yao replied. “And the human army is still quite wary of the mansion, so they won’t act against the crocodile for now. In fact, for a short time, the human army will shift from offense to defense. But this situation won’t last long. Once they fully explore the area, they will undoubtedly settle the score with that giant crocodile.”

Su Mu’s branches lightly tapped the ground.

This approach was indeed typical of human behavior.

After receiving Su Yao’s news, Su Mu felt an even greater sense of urgency.

“While the humans are exploring the ancient cave mansion, I must take control of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range as soon as possible,” Su Mu thought to himself.

He couldn’t interfere with the other places, but he had already considered the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range as his territory. He had to secure it as quickly as possible.

“The area I’m in is within the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range, but it’s not yet the heartland.”

The humans had many records about the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range.

Over the past period, Su Yao had collected a lot of related information for him.

The Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range stretched two thousand miles from north to south and five hundred miles from east to west.

Currently, the Power of Mist covered an area with a thirty-mile radius centered on Su Mu.

This didn’t even cover a tenth of the mountain range’s total area.

Of course, Su Mu wasn’t one to aim too high.

He wouldn’t rush to cover the entire Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range all at once.

For now, it was better to fully control the area around him first.

He had already completely mastered the surface area of the Mist Forbidden Zone.

But the underground area was different; he had only penetrated to a depth of sixty zhang.

“My roots will take time to continue digging deeper, but that doesn’t mean I can’t explore below,” Su Mu thought with a smile.

His thoughts shifted to the White Spirit Python.

Ordinary pythons were very lazy, spending most of their time sleeping except when hunting.

But the White Spirit Python was different.

When Su Mu first encountered it, he noticed it had a strong personality.

Stubborn and diligent, it was truly an outlier among pythons.

At this moment, the White Spirit Python was digging a tunnel underground with great perseverance.

This made Su Mu chuckle. “Does this guy really love digging tunnels?”