The woman's pale face was filled with frost, her delicate fingers already pinched to a bluish hue, and through the communicator, a murderous intent was conveyed.
She had a fire in her chest that could not be vented, especially with Chu Feng's attitude, which made her even more furious. She really wanted to rush to the foot of the Taihang Mountains right away.
She tried to control her voice, making it very cold, without any agitation, and devoid of emotion, saying, "You must guarantee their safety!"
"Who are you? Sending all these monsters over every day, I'm a normal person, and I'll be scared to death of a heart attack if this continues." Chu Feng expressed strong dissatisfaction on the other end of the communicator and further questioned, "You're not an old witch, are you?"
The woman directly hung up the communicator, ending the call. Her originally young and beautiful face was now ashen.
She stood by the window, looking at the night sky, her eyebrows tightly furrowed, a cold light flashing in her eyes. The consecutive setbacks made her heart palpitate, a sense of unease growing within her.
Six or seven special individuals had gone missing, along with dozens of elite soldiers equipped with thermal weapons, all without a trace. This was no small loss.
If she were to be held accountable, she would find it hard to avoid it.
The last time, she had already analyzed and ruled out the possibility that Chu Feng was doing it himself. His hair had been tested, confirming that he could not become a special individual.
"A great expert is helping him, watching my every move?" She was wary.
Under the crystal chandelier, the woman paced back and forth in the room, and finally, with a slap, she threw the glass of red wine to the ground.
It couldn't be Lin Nuo Yi; she had already ruled her out the last time.
After careful consideration, she felt a bit panicked.
The wild boy at the foot of the Taihang Mountains was just an ordinary person. Originally, she had promised to deal with him easily, without causing any ripples.
Even, she had already planned his death, which would appear to others as an accident.
Now, everything was out of her control. For a small figure, she had already lost several special individuals and an elite team.
Were those missing people still alive? She didn't know!
At this moment, she felt some regret and fear, sensing a deep abyss ahead. If she continued, she would sink deeper and deeper.
This was a kind of intuition, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.
"How frustrating, Chu Feng, you deserve to die!"
She said coldly, her red lips and white teeth making her look very beautiful, but her face was cold, a murderous intent spreading, and she was extremely angry.
Finally, she frowned, took out her communicator, found a person named Mu, and called him.
"Mu, some things are beyond my expectations, making me worried..."
That night, Chu Feng slept exceptionally well. In the morning, he woke up feeling refreshed. He guessed that the woman definitely didn't sleep well, even if she wasn't scared, she must have been panicked.
Anyone who suffered such a loss would not be in a good mood.
Facing the sunrise, he performed a special breathing technique, feeling warm all over, bathed in the golden light of the sun, as if being purified.
After a hearty breakfast, Chu Feng called for the Yellow Ox to set out. Today, they would enter the mountains, following the map to search one by one.
After entering the mountains, he first checked the pile of thermal weapons and even selected a rocket launcher for a test shot, as he would need it soon.
In the distance, the mountainous area was illuminated by fire, boulders shattered, ancient trees fell in large numbers, and dust rose to the sky.
"Not bad, the power is quite good. I wonder if it can knock down the Silver-Winged Heavenly God if it hits him," Chu Feng muttered to himself.
He couldn't judge the strength of this person. From the seven or eight special individuals he had encountered so far, he could handle them without any problems.
After familiarizing himself with the operation, Chu Feng hid the rocket launcher.
He unfolded the map and headed deeper into the mountains.
The locations marked on the map were all within the original Taihang Mountains, not venturing into the vast ancient mountains.
Chu Feng and the Yellow Ox had a smooth journey and soon arrived at the first destination, a green mountain peak not very high in altitude.
At the top of the mountain, the vegetation was sparse, with a few old pine trees and some green stones.
The map had a mark, saying: "Already picked."
Chu Feng guessed that this place had likely produced a mysterious fruit, but it had already been picked. However, he still came to see if there were any other discoveries.
The Yellow Ox immediately focused on a plant.
Chu Feng also noticed it; it was clearly different, green and glossy, with a vibrant life force surrounding it.
Upon closer inspection, it was plantain, a very common weed found on the roadside.
Plantain, with its oval leaves and distinct veins, had this one once produced fruit?
"Somewhat different, the leaves are thicker, and compared to ordinary plantain, it is crystal clear like green jade," Chu Feng said.
Unfortunately, there was a clear fruit stalk, and the fruit had already been picked, its mysterious qualities unknown.
While Chu Feng was thinking, the Yellow Ox lowered its head and bit off the plant, eating it clean in a few bites.
"Ox King!" Chu Feng was furious.
The Yellow Ox turned back and looked at him, as if to say, "What?"
"Chewing peonies, wasting a precious thing, how could you eat it?!" Chu Feng glared. The Heavenly God's people did not damage this plant but marked it, probably to see if it would produce fruit again.
He also had this plan, intending to check back after some time.
The Yellow Ox looked innocent and wrote a few words on the ground: "Ordinary grass mutated, produced fruit only once."
Chu Feng was stunned, sighing in regret.
The Yellow Ox grinned, mocking him.
"What's so funny?" Chu Feng glared at him.
The Yellow Ox wrote more this time, revealing some secrets.
This land was undergoing a mutation, countless roots were waiting to awaken!
"Waiting to awaken, what do you mean? Ancient species that existed long ago?" Chu Feng asked.
"A once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity," the Yellow Ox wrote, then said no more.
Chu Feng remembered the few secrets the Yellow Ox had revealed earlier, seemingly coming to achieve sainthood, with grand ambitions!
"Is it related to those waiting roots?" he speculated.
He was lost in thought. This land seemed to have a great secret, causing those monsters to want to rush over.
Next, Chu Feng dug up the roots of the plantain. Since it could no longer produce mysterious fruit, he was no longer polite, wanting to see what made it different and why it had mutated.
He did indeed find something. Some of the soil on the roots was special, only as big as a fingernail, but densely wrapped by the roots.
Purple soil, slightly glossy, like sand grains.
"Is this the reason for the plantain's mutation?" he wondered.
The Yellow Ox also leaned in to look, but it didn't know either.
"Never mind, let's keep it."
Next, they went to three more places and found mutated plants, but the fruits had already been picked.
Chu Feng was surprised to find that under each plant, there was a small piece of soil about the size of a fingernail, all slightly glossy, some red, some blue, different from ordinary soil.
These strange soil pieces were wrapped by the plant roots, as if containing some essence.
In this way, he collected four pieces, all of the same color, carefully wrapping them up.
"With these, my three seeds can likely take root and sprout," Chu Feng was slightly excited, wanting to know what would grow.
He was very eager, after all, they were extraordinary, originating from a mysterious stone box at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.
Chu Feng unfolded the map, and there was still one crucial place he hadn't visited, the center of the map, marked with a black skull.
Did this mean extreme danger?
According to leaked information, there was a strange tree in the Taihang Mountains that had produced fruit, but it was not yet ripe, causing a stir among various special individuals.
Chu Feng suspected that the location of the black skull was likely where the small tree grew.
"Several days have passed, and many special individuals have probably already arrived. It won't be long before the Taihang Mountains are filled with experts, inevitably leading to fierce competition," Chu Feng speculated.
He called for the Yellow Ox to continue forward, wanting to see what was happening. If the timing was right, he was also prepared to get involved.
Along the way, he indeed found some traces of special individuals, all carefully avoiding them.
The fruit had not yet fully ripened, and it was already like this. In a few more days, it would be even more chaotic, with special individuals from all over the world vying for dominance.
After all, it was rumored that this fruit could create top-tier experts like the Silver-Winged Heavenly God and the Vajra!
"How could it be this place?" Chu Feng was surprised.
This was a mysterious area in the Taihang Mountains.
It was said that there was a white snake here, which had lived for many years, with its legend persisting.
However, many people didn't believe it, as the last witness had died decades ago. According to the old man's account, the snake was at least a hundred meters long.
Who could believe it? The largest python in the tropical rainforest was only about ten meters long.
"Someone, be careful!" Chu Feng and the Yellow Ox avoided.
There were special individuals guarding the mountain pass, and he even saw an acquaintance—Zuo Jun.
"Most likely, that small tree is here!" Chu Feng made his judgment.