Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 21

“But…”

Su Mu felt a bit of a headache.

He had extracted some basic information from the “Earth Fiend Transformation.” The Earth Fiend Transformation could indeed be continuously enhanced.

However, even the first enhancement required a staggering 3,000 years of lifespan.

“The demand for lifespan is becoming more and more overwhelming,” Su Mu sighed inwardly.

Unfortunately, there was no shortcut in this regard; he could only accumulate lifespan slowly, day by day.

Currently, he could gather about 50 years of lifespan per day.

To accumulate 3,000 years of lifespan would take 60 days.

“Accumulating lifespan can only be done gradually. As for now…”

Su Mu’s attention turned to the Earth Fiend Transformation.

This ability didn’t just strengthen his tree body. It also had a formidable function—it allowed Su Mu to manipulate the power of the earth.

“The power of the earth.”

Su Mu’s roots trembled.

A mysterious force began to emanate from within him. This force instantly resonated with the earth. In an instant, waves of mysterious power rippled outwards from Su Mu’s tree body.

The surrounding earth began to quake violently.

Su Mu intended to expand his living space.

He was only thirty miles away from Su Family Village, which was located on the edge of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range.

This distance was too short in his view.

If a powerful human force arrived, they could easily discover him. Soon, the ground around Su Mu began to expand rapidly.

The most noticeable change was around Mist Lake. Previously, Mist Lake was only three miles away from him.

Under the influence of the Earth Fiend power, this distance was extended to six miles.

This transformation lasted for three days.

After three days, the terrain within a thirty-mile radius of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range had been altered.

Areas that had been only fifteen miles away from Su Mu were now thirty miles away.

However, Su Mu’s influence didn’t extend beyond that.

His perception range was limited to thirty miles.

And he could only affect areas within his perception range.

“Now the distance between me and Su Family Village is about forty-five miles. This is much safer than before,” Su Mu thought, feeling quite satisfied.

During the transformation of the mountains…

Three miles from the edge of the Misty Forbidden Zone…

A twenty-person team appeared.

“Was this the place where Junior Brother He and the others died?”

A woman in red asked.

“Indeed.”

The stern middle-aged man leading the group replied in a deep voice, “Four days ago, Junior Nephew He and his group entered the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range. When they reached this area, the disciple tokens they carried shattered.

Junior Nephew He and the others had no time to escape, not even to call for help. This shows that whatever killed them was extremely ferocious—most likely a supreme-grade first-tier demon beast.”

A supreme-grade first-tier demon beast!

Everyone around them tensed up.

Even though they were all powerful, facing a supreme-grade first-tier demon beast was still extremely dangerous.

“Hmph, even if it’s a supreme-grade first-tier demon beast, it won’t escape punishment for killing disciples of Green Hills Mansion.”

The stern middle-aged man snorted coldly.

Everyone looked at him and breathed a sigh of relief.

The middle-aged man was Li Fuyuan, a guardian of Green Hills Mansion and a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With such a powerful figure, even a supreme-grade first-tier demon beast wouldn’t be a threat.

“Master, the fog ahead is dense and eerie. What kind of place is this?”

The woman in red asked curiously.

“It’s the Misty Forbidden Zone.”

Li Fuyuan explained, “Recently, the Heavenly Pivot Spirit Array in Nanjing City detected an area within the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range with a spiritual energy fluctuation of 9,000 jie.

When people were sent to investigate, they found this place shrouded in mist and named it the ‘Misty Forbidden Zone.’”

As he spoke, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

According to the intelligence from Nanjing City, the range of the mist in the Misty Forbidden Zone didn’t seem this large.

However, he didn’t dwell on it too much.

After all, natural phenomena were known to be unpredictable.

“9,000 jie? There must be powerful spirit beasts in this Misty Forbidden Zone.”

The woman in red’s eyes glinted with cold light. “It seems Junior Brother He and the others were killed by the spirit beasts in the Misty Forbidden Zone.”

“Most likely.”

Li Fuyuan’s face turned cold as well.

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go in and kill all the spirit beasts in the Misty Forbidden Zone.”

The woman in red suggested.

“Don’t be careless.”

Li Fuyuan cautioned, “Even an eagle needs all its strength to catch a rabbit. Remember, when acting outside, never underestimate any situation. Bring those villagers over.”

At his command, someone in the back of the group dragged five villagers forward.

These villagers were from Su Family Village.

“Have these villagers lead the way, and we’ll follow behind them.”

Li Fuyuan ordered with a cold expression.

The woman in red’s eyes lit up. “So that’s why you had us capture them earlier, Master. Brilliant!”

“Having them lead the way will indeed help us avoid danger.”

The others chuckled.

Among the five villagers, a young boy glared at the members of Green Hills Mansion, his eyes filled with hatred.

The boy’s name was Su Qing, Su Yao’s cousin.

“Still glaring at us? Get moving, or we’ll slaughter your village.”

The woman in red sneered.

Su Qing trembled. No matter how much hatred he felt, he didn’t dare to defy the members of Green Hills Mansion.

Reluctantly, the five villagers from Su Family Village began to walk ahead.

The members of Green Hills Mansion followed closely behind.

“Hmm? More people have arrived.”

At the same time, Su Mu sensed the disturbance at the edge of the mist.

Because of Su Yao, Su Mu had some familiarity with the people from Su Family Village.

Although he didn’t know who the five villagers were, he immediately recognized them as being from Su Family Village.

At this moment, it seemed the villagers were being used as scouts by the group of twenty people behind them.

“Su Yao left Su Family Village for Nanjing City. It has both advantages and disadvantages,” Su Mu thought. “The advantage is that she can help me understand the movements of the human high command. The disadvantage is that there’s no one to monitor the happenings on the edge of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range.”

In recent times, people had entered the mountains twice, and Su Mu hadn’t received any warning.

This was certainly not ideal.

It seemed he needed to support some people outside the mountains.

The first ones that came to mind were the people of Su Family Village.

After all, he was already close to Su Yao.

Given the natural bond, it would be easy to bring Su Family Village under his influence.

This was also related to Su Mu’s growing strength.

In the past, fearing exposure, he wouldn’t have dared to support anyone outside.

This was why he had killed Su Qin and Su Xue.

But now, he had fewer concerns.

Having advanced to the third-tier, he was much more confident.

Moreover, as long as he controlled the situation well, even if he supported Su Family Village, they wouldn’t easily reveal his existence.

With this in mind, Su Mu sent thoughts to the spirit beasts around him.

He instructed them not to harm the five villagers from Su Family Village.

He also had them keep an eye on the other wild beasts.

The spirit beasts under Su Mu’s command were at the top of the food chain within a thirty-mile radius. With them keeping watch, no other wild beasts dared to harm the five villagers from Su Family Village.

Thus, the five villagers proceeded safely into the depths of the Misty Forbidden Zone.

“This Misty Forbidden Zone doesn’t seem so dangerous after all?”

The members of Green Hills Mansion following them were puzzled.

They had visited other forbidden zones before and had to fight their way through.

Yet here they had already advanced over twenty miles without encountering any wild beast attacks.

They could sense the presence of many wild beasts.

But every time a beast noticed them, it would retreat far away.

It almost seemed as if the wild beasts in the Misty Forbidden Zone were particularly docile.

“There’s a lake ahead…”

Someone suddenly pointed out.