Adventures With a Reincarnated Bush Chapter 5

  With John's tiny core slowly being nourished, he can now send his senses outside his body . He can now view a small area around him . The bush is no longer in an empty world with only himself . He begins to inspect the world around him . The ground looks slightly scorched but as he already knew life had begun to sprout once again . There are even a few small animals that dare to come near and nibble, on the growing plants .

'Am I on a hill?' John wonders . The ground slightly curves down around him . Expanding his senses out only allows him to understand the direct area around him . It is unlike vision in which one can see a vast distance, as long as there is nothing to block the view . This is why plant cultivators are rare . Usually, a plant that has formed a core would be plucked, before it could truly defend itself .
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'What can I do to save myself? There doesn't seem to be anything around . I'm practically begging to be eaten!' he worries . 'Even a passing bird can swoop down and gobble me up,' he imagines . Usually, plant cultivators come from some horrible place, where people can't reach managing to cultivate in secret . It is quite conspicuous with him sticking out like a sore thumb, from the plants around him .

John had heard that spiritual plants would inspire growth, in the plants around them . Perhaps he can do something similar? With some work, he begins to transfer energy through his roots to the other plants . Within a week he can sense, a large increase in foliage around him . No longer out in the open, he feels very safe .

That is until all the animals start eating the powered up plants . 'I've only increased the danger,' John laments . His tactic has completely backfired . Fearing for his life, he tries to look as normal as possible by suppressing his energy . This way the animals will ignore him, eating the more nutritious food around him instead .

This plan worked at first, until a large demonic bull arrives . It has been attracted by the commotion . Seeing the premium grass and weeds around John makes the bull ecstatic . A demonic bull of this level is barely smarter than an average animal . Yet it can still notice the uniqueness of this location .

The demonic bull slams into a nearby demonic deer maiming and killing it violently . The other feasting animals are surprised by the sudden violence . Noticing that the atmosphere has taken a turn for the worst, they begin to scatter . With them gone the demonic bull happily chomps down, on the nearby plants . It is a ravenous beast . It quickly eats every leaf and blade of grass around John .

Soon the beast is eyeing John carefully, considering whether he should eat this weird plant or not . Sensing the danger, John nearly has a heart attack . He couldn't even manage to scare off a rabbit let alone this demonic bull! 'I've doomed my self once again,' he cries while sighing in remorse . 'I can only stimulate the plants around me . Hopefully, he will eat his fill and move on,' John schemes .

So again John sends energy into the ground . It is a huge waste, but he is a captive . Every day he hopes that the Demonic Bull would get bored and leave . However, much to his frustration, the bull has decided to make this area his territory . All the other creatures flee in fear, from this small hill . In the end, John decides to accept his new captor as the lord of the area . As long as he can pay the tribute, he will survive . This was much like his days in the sect, where all his hard work disappeared with not even a thank you .

'I guess I should give this big guy a name . Since we'll be living together for quite some time it seems,' John decides halfheartedly . Thinking for a bit . He settles on a simple name . 'From now on you are Joe the Bull! If you're not happy with it, tough luck,' he exclaims . John is happy with his victory that isn't a victory, he celebrates by gently shaking his branch . Of course, the bull knows nothing of his new name and doesn't pay the bush any heed .

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