The seed took root and sprouted, full of vitality, glowing in the night.
Inside the stone box, the green sprout was like a piece of carnelian, crystal clear, breaking through the foreign soil and emitting a very strong life essence.
Chu Feng was originally very tired, but after taking a deep breath, he felt completely refreshed.
During the day, he had run frantically to catch up, and at night, he had fought with Chen Hai, expending a lot of energy. Now, just a tender sprout had dispelled his fatigue, making him feel thoroughly comfortable.
It was thoroughly green, as if carved from jade, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, from the sprout breaking through the soil to reaching half a foot tall, all under Chu Feng's watchful eyes.
In an instant, it had already grown four leaves.
It looked like a tree or a grass, but it was impossible to tell for now. It was still growing, emitting a green mist that cascaded down.
Chu Feng took a deep breath, feeling his strength returning. He began to speed up, heading towards more dangerous areas of the vast mountains.
He needed time to temporarily avoid Chen Hai. At this critical moment, he couldn't let him find him!
The mysterious plant continued to grow, its speed slightly slowing down, but it became even more peculiar, with a misty haze spreading, enveloping the green mist, making the entire plant look hazy.
Chu Feng was very familiar with such mountains, having trained with the yellow ox multiple times, fighting various fierce beasts and birds, and knowing their habits well.
This was an advantage he had already considered, to deal with Chen Hai.
A swamp lay ahead, slightly sulfurous. Chu Feng glanced at it and immediately knew that it likely hid a fire crocodile.
He turned left and right, carefully stepping through the swamp, then moved like a gust of wind.
He understood the habits of this creature, judging its hiding place through the sulfurous smell and the distribution of wet and dry areas in the swamp.
"This is a fierce creature; I hope it can cause Chen Hai some trouble!" Chu Feng had encountered it before and had a deep "understanding."
His speed was very fast, crossing the swamp and leaping over the mountains, deliberately choosing the most dangerous areas to proceed, using his knowledge of these creatures to effectively avoid them.
As for Chen Hai behind him, it would not be so easy for him to get through.
Chu Feng was certain that if Chen Hai wanted to catch up, he would have to spend a lot of effort, and might even get injured.
Ahead, between two mountains, the miasma was very heavy.
Chu Feng stopped, sniffing the air, and detected a familiar bloody smell. He selected a plant from the thicket, quickly crushed it, and smeared it on his body, emitting a very strange smell.
Then, he sped through the misty area between the two mountains.
A snow-white giant creature on the mountain looked down at him, watching him pass without interfering.
Between the two mountains was a large, terrifying net.
Chu Feng crossed through the most dangerous areas, encountering several crises, but managed to pass through unscathed.
The mountains and forests became more primitive, with prehistoric beasts everywhere. Some of these monsters, if encountered head-on, Chu Feng could only avoid, as he couldn't deal with them.
The deeper he went, the more terrifying it became, hiding dominant creatures.
Chu Feng knew he couldn't continue like this. If he kept pursuing dangerous areas, even with his knowledge of these creatures' habits, he might end up losing his life.
Ahead, the mountains were in clusters, not very high.
Chu Feng quietly infiltrated. There were many mountains, all similar, and it was easy to get lost in the heavy miasma if he entered rashly.
Chu Feng felt he should have shaken off Chen Hai by now, having gained enough time to stop.
Because the plant in the stone box was growing faster, swaying in the wind, he was worried that if he continued to run at high speed, he might accidentally break it.
Now, it was over a meter tall, entirely fresh green, radiating incomparable vitality, emitting a glow, becoming increasingly extraordinary.
Chu Feng stopped, choosing a favorable position, sat down to rest, and placed the stone box on the ground.
The ancient trees towered in this mountain area, and distant roars of beasts could be heard.
"Is this a vine or a tree?" He was surprised.
It was definitely not grass. The main stem was as thick as a thumb, growing upward to over a meter tall, branching out like branches or vines.
It looked like a tree but also like a vine, standing upright but slightly flexible, bending to spread.
Both the leaves and the vines were the same color, a fresh green, dripping with vitality, constantly emitting a vigorous essence.
The leaves were very peculiar, shaped exactly like a human hand, green and shiny. When the night wind blew, the entire plant seemed to move like a thousand-handed deity.
The leaves had patterns, which, upon closer inspection, resembled the mysterious patterns on the seed.
The main stem also had patterns, more clear and profound.
From a distance, a fresh green glow enveloped the area, slightly hazy in the miasma, peaceful and serene, incredibly mysterious.
The stone box remained unchanged throughout, ancient and silent.
"Hey?!" Chu Feng was surprised; the plant had changed.
It grew taller in the wind, reaching about 1.5 meters, and its roots quickly grew out of the stone box, rooting into the surrounding soil.
The roots were also green, like green minerals.
There were many roots, continuously penetrating the soil, absorbing nutrients.
Soon, the stone box was covered and buried by the green, shiny roots.
Chu Feng's eyes sparkled, watching its changes.
Since the seed had undergone a transformation in the stone box, he knew it would likely sprout and grow within a few days, but he didn't expect it to grow so quickly, sprouting tonight.
He was very excited, feeling a sense of joy from the harvest.
The miasma in this area gradually dissipated, and the moonlight shone down.
Under the moonlight, the plant became even more crystal clear, green to the point of being mesmerizing, and it stopped growing when it reached the height of a person.
It looked like a green vine, but it didn't need to wrap around other objects; it could stand upright, with several branches and many palm-like green leaves.
It emitted a mist, illuminated by the green glow, looking very divine.
Suddenly, the top of the green vine emitted an extremely brilliant light, accompanied by an incomparable vitality, much more intense than before!
Chu Feng was stunned, staring at it.
At the top of the strange vine, green light bloomed, almost blinding. A green bud emerged, and upon closer inspection, it was a flower bud, growing from small to large!
Chu Feng clenched his fists, very excited.
All of this was too incredible. The seed didn't sprout at all, but once it revived, it grew at an astonishing speed, almost unbelievable.
Green mist flowed, cascading from the top of the vine, making the area even softer.
The moon was bright, and the silver light illuminated the vine, making it look even more extraordinary, shining brightly.
In another place, Chen Hai's face was cold, moving through the mountains like a wild beast, tracking Chu Feng's trail.
Since entering the forest, he didn't know how many fierce birds and beasts he had killed, covered in blood.
He could make a forest silent, with various beasts and birds trembling in fear, but when he entered the next area, he would encounter attacks again.
He clearly felt that the monsters he encountered were becoming increasingly powerful.
When he entered a swamp, the silence was broken. The originally lifeless, damp area suddenly splashed mud, and a fire-red crocodile burst out.
Its entire body was covered in red scales, and it opened its mouth, spewing a flame that illuminated the entire swamp, extremely hot, as if the air was about to collapse.
"Three Pure Fires?!" Chen Hai was startled and quickly retreated.
The flames were overwhelming, drying the swamp, destroying the surrounding trees, and causing lava to flow.
The swamp turned into a lava field in an instant, very sudden.
Chen Hai moved like lightning, retreating over a hundred meters. He had practiced his boxing to a divine level, with terrifying strength, each movement agile and incredibly fast.
After retreating far enough, Chen Hai's expression was not good. The monsters were becoming increasingly powerful, delaying him a lot.
"Only a bit of Three Pure Fire, do you really think you can burn everything in the world? Die!" He said coldly, killing anything that blocked his path with a single punch.
The place shook violently, the lava boiling. The fire crocodile could fly, with wings.
However, Chen Hai, like a great demon, with an invincible punch, quickly defeated the flames.
He punched the fire crocodile's head, and the dead body, over ten meters long, fell to the ground, causing the earth to shake.
However, Chen Hai was also slightly injured, his arm burned and slightly blackened, though not serious, it still made him angry.
He rushed out, leaping over a hundred meters in one jump.
On the way, he continuously killed, leaving blood wherever he went. Encountering monsters, he directly killed them with a punch. He was ruthless, but undeniably extremely powerful.
Ahead, the miasma was very heavy, and between two large mountains, there seemed to be some danger.
Chen Hai, with his great strength and keen senses, sensed something.
But he believed his speed was fast enough to rush through.
However, the monsters here were too terrifying. When they smelled the scent of an interesting prey, they descended from the sky, bringing a large net, trying to cover Chen Hai.
"What is this?!" Even the mighty Chen Hai was startled.
It was a massive creature, about twenty meters tall, entirely white, resembling a spider with many legs, but with a head like a lion, fierce and terrifying.
The creature spun silk, forming white threads, trying to entangle Chen Hai.
"Get lost!" He was furious.
The spider silk was as thick as an arm, very terrifying. If he were really entangled, it would be a big problem.
Chen Hai quickly dodged and unleashed his strongest punch, continuously striking the air.
Between the two mountains, it was like an earthquake. Chen Hai, in a rage, continuously leaped, stomping the ground so hard it cracked.
After about half a minute, he finally made it through, with some white spider silk still wrapped around him, his face extremely pale.
On his shoulder was a bloody hole, almost penetrating, with blood flowing.
Although he killed the creature, it was very difficult. It was a dominant creature in the area, extremely powerful. In the final moment, a white spider leg, sharper than a spear, almost pierced his body.
However, Chen Hai was truly strong, using the true form of Xingyi Quan to blast the twenty-meter-tall creature to pieces, with its remains scattered, leaving a mess.
"You know the habits of the creatures in the vast mountains, but do you think this can stop me, or even eliminate me?!" Chen Hai's face was cold.
He guessed right; Chu Feng indeed wanted to use the primitive forest to deal with him.
Earlier, Chen Hai, from a distance, had detected something unusual on Chu Feng, a green glow.
Chu Feng discovered his strong greed, blocking the woman from reporting, and further stimulated him by showing him the stone box, ultimately leading to him killing to silence and chasing him.
Chu Feng knew the habits of various creatures and wanted to use their strength to severely injure Chen Hai, then shoot him with a cold arrow.
The worst-case scenario was that he would eat the purple-gold pine seed, rapidly evolve, and then find an opportunity to kill Chen Hai.
He couldn't let the news leak, or there would be big trouble!
"You're dead!" Chen Hai's face was not good, filled with a heavy killing intent, like a devil, stepping through the blood in the forest.
Although he had been delayed, he believed Chu Feng could not escape his grasp.
He had mastered the "essence" of Xingyi Quan, with a terrifying intuition, always able to find Chu Feng's trail, following and gradually closing in.
Chen Hai felt that the other party could not escape and was destined to be killed!
In the mountain, Chu Feng was filled with joy, watching the strange vine produce a flower bud, rapidly growing larger.
He exhaled, not needing to eat the purple-gold pine seed to evolve. He could wait for the flower bud to bloom and absorb the "catalyst" mentioned by the yellow ox.
The purple-gold pine seed was undoubtedly a priceless treasure for ordinary people, extremely valuable, as it could rapidly evolve a person, making them incredibly strong and increasing their lifespan.
But for Chu Feng, it was a difficult choice.
If he just wanted to be a very strong mutant, there was no problem; he could just eat it. However, he knew the truth and wanted to go further.
After consuming the strange fruit, there would be some drawbacks in the later stages!
Although that "later stage" might be very distant, Chu Feng was still extremely wary.
For ordinary people, the purple-gold pine seed was a priceless treasure, but for him, it was a hot potato.
Suddenly, the strange vine swayed, entirely green, about to bloom.
The entire plant was green, and the flower bud was also green, about the size of a bowl, already emitting a faint fragrance, about to fully bloom!