Chapter 484: Stirring Up the Eternal Sky Vine

Chapter 484: Stirring Up the Eternal Sky Vine

Night had fallen.

Su Ping sat alone in his study, meticulously planning out a chart.

He intended to fully implement his idea of standardizing the Heart of All Spirits from earlier in the day.

After such a long time, the Heart of All Spirits had already amassed a small collection of pet beasts.

However, some of these little guys were a bit too laid-back.

This was understandable, as not all pet beasts possessed the innate drive for competition like Xiao Qing and Qian Yi.

Forget about pet beasts, even some humans were unwilling to meditate.

Being laid-back was indeed comfortable.

But as the master of the Heart of All Spirits, as the provider for so many pet beasts, and with the ambition of making the Heart of All Spirits the world's largest pet beast cultivation base, Su Ping naturally didn't want to see this situation arise.

To motivate the little ones, throughout history, there were essentially two methods:

One was coercion, and the other was bribery.

The former clearly didn't align with Su Ping's style.

So, bribery it was.

Regardless, comprehending new skills and achieving evolution were pursuits innate to all living beings.

Su Ping had to focus his efforts in this area.

However, at present, the only one truly applicable was the Heart of the Forest, with its vast number and variety of pet beasts.

In the Heart of Water, there was only the little King Eight Sea Core Spirit Turtle, and this little fellow was more of a mascot, so where would the income come from? As for the Heart of the Phoenix, there wasn't even a single source of income.

It was easier for visiting tourists to get splattered with bird droppings.

The pet beasts in the other regions, the Heart of the Soul could barely manage, but during this period, they were cooperating with Master Yin's arrival to cultivate origami figures, primarily focused on the Extreme Yin Earthbound Spirit. As a result, business operations had been delayed until now.

The Heart of Earth needed no further explanation.

Su Ping scratched his head, wondering why there wasn't much difference from a month ago?

However, renovations like these couldn't be completed in a short time.

And the project he had in mind, the Heart of All Spirits pet beast points redemption system, wasn't something that could be easily accomplished.

Su Ping was pressed for time, and after jotting down the general plan, he called out:

"Fatty!"

"Master, I'm here!"

"This plan, go ahead and adjust the values. From now on, all pet beasts in the Heart of All Spirits can earn points based on the revenue they generate for the Heart of All Spirits, and once they accumulate enough points, they can receive corresponding cultivation and growth from me and the other cultivators I find.

Let's make the Heart of All Spirits even more stable, and at the same time, let's boost the little ones' work ethic! It also gives me a proper reason to cultivate these little guys."

"Yes, Master!"

Fatty quickly scanned Su Ping's notes.

The advanced intelligence of mechanical pet beasts was well-suited for this task.

In this regard, Su Ping was quite relieved, but looking at Fatty before him, Su Ping recalled the words of the Mad Saint from earlier, before he returned to the Heart of All Spirits.

Where that Mad Saint had gone, Su Ping didn't bother to ask.

That Mad Saint had mentioned those high-tech products of the Mechanical Association.

Su Ping didn't want to miss out on those items, but he didn't plan to place them within the Heart of All Spirits, especially in the relatively distant Heart of Machinery.

Instead, he intended to place them in the Heart of Dreams, offering a series of mechanical entertainment services centered around the Heart of All Spirits.

These items would also require Fatty, the true Titan host, to control them.

Therefore, Fatty could also create corresponding value, and Su Ping thought for a moment:

"In this regard, Fatty, the dilemma that Fatty faced. "You can also choose to join in this aspect. All revenue generated by mechanical creatures can also be exchanged for points from you. Although cultivation skills and further evolution are challenging and troublesome, your main body can connect to numerous terminals. You can use those points to exchange for mechanical cores and assemble new mechanical pet beasts with your own ideas!"

"Really? Thank you, Master!"

Fatty's delighted voice made Su Ping's eyelids twitch again.

He always felt like he had made yet another impulsive decision.

However, he did admit that he had been somewhat biased towards Fatty. This little guy couldn't provide combat assistance during long-distance travels, so Su Ping often overlooked him.

Thinking of this, Su Ping nodded. "You should also think of a way. Your performance is closely tied to the success of the Heart of All Spirits as a large-scale pet beast cultivation, sightseeing, and entertainment base!"

"Yes!"

Fatty's enthusiasm surged.

This was the scene Su Ping had hoped to see.

If even Fatty had such enthusiasm, then when the Heart of All Spirits completed its renovations and officially became a large-scale pet beast cultivation, sightseeing, and cultivation + sightseeing + entertainment pet beast base, the little ones would finally be motivated!

However, Su Ping also had to prepare on his end, considering the financial and resource requirements.

The most immediate concern, aside from the accommodation needs of the Heart of the Forest's little ancestors upon their return today, was the grandmaster in his Beast Taming Space.

The grandmaster had lowered his demands, no longer insisting on the World Tree and the elixir of immortality.

But this time, the urgency of the request is not to be taken lightly.

Two Divine Spirit Grade Wood Lineage resources: Primordial Wood and Green Sprout Tip.

Both are extremely precious treasures.

Even without using them as primary resources for cultivation, directly utilizing these resources would still yield immense benefits.

Primordial Wood, when used by Wood Lineage Plant Beasts, can enhance all their Wood Lineage and derived Life and Toxic Lineage skills by one proficiency level.

It cannot break through the Divine Transcendence rank.

But even so, it is still an exaggeration.

As for Green Sprout Tip, its name might not seem impressive, but this item has an irreplaceable effect on any beast.

It can be used as a battle item; as long as a Plant Beast takes root in it, the power of all its skills will increase by one to ten times, depending on the beast's level.

The higher the rank, the smaller the increase.

It is a strategic-level resource weapon.

Even with Su Ping's current identity and status, obtaining these two items without any conditions or compensation would be extremely difficult.

As expected, the leaves of the World Tree are not easy to obtain!

Su Ping sighed, knowing that the three Divine Spirit Grade resources he acquired from Master Su Tu Fen might have to be traded this time.

He hoped the exchange would go smoothly.

He could only wish that after obtaining these items, the big boss would stay quiet for a while; otherwise, he couldn't afford to keep up with the demands.

Su Ping was worried.

Under the night sky, the Heart of the Forest was eerily quiet.

In just one day, Su Ping had temporarily settled these Plant Beasts.

Creating a perfect living environment would take more than a day or two.

The Plant Beasts didn't mind the wait.

However, one of them was clearly different.

It was none other than the Eternal Sky Vine, which had been ignored by the Heart of the Forest for an entire day.

Its name was Chang Qing, given by the Sentence God himself, which was a source of its pride.

But today, Chang Qing was furious! As the offspring of a Divine Spirit Grade Great Saint Beast, revered as the Young Master of the Green Jade Mountain Range in the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range, it was now being looked down upon by the terrifying mutated Life Ancient Tree and the Jade Branch Tree in the Heart of All Spirits. And if that wasn't enough, even the other beasts were treating it with disdain.

However, the Eternal Sky Vine didn't dare to cause trouble directly.

After all, this place was too intimidating!

Even during the day, there were several Divine Spirit Grade beasts, and there was also a mysterious and terrifying Imperial Rank mutated Life Beast in the Heart of the Forest! To cause trouble here?

It was likely that they would be crushed before they could even make a move.

It was evident that the beasts who loved combat, especially the Extreme Flame Lotus, were eager for the Eternal Sky Vine to make a move, hoping to showcase their worth.

Moreover, Chang Qing prided itself on its intelligence.

This wasn't the time for brute force but for a clever strategy! Perhaps, the Sentence God had sent it here for this very purpose! To make the rare plants, manipulated by cunning humans, realize that only the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range was their true home, and only their kin in the mountain range were their true family!

However, Chang Qing had to admit that the cunning human had a way with beasts.

Indeed, all the Plant Beasts in the Heart of the Forest were genuinely loyal to him.

Not only that, but in just one day, the other Plant Beasts had also come to regard this place as home.

A mere hill? In the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range, it wasn't even worthy of being Chang Qing's habitat!

So, Chang Qing understood that this matter required patience.

This was the Sentence God's test for it!

To win over these Plant Beasts, it would have to work on them one by one, slowly and carefully.

It didn't waste its time that day.

Through observation, it found a very suitable candidate... no, a plant!

It was none other than the seemingly insignificant Dragon Pattern Bamboo, planted in a remote and barren area near the cliff.

In the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range, a mere Leader Rank beast with a low racial cap wouldn't even catch its attention—a lowly and inferior race.

Just like the insignificant Thorn Wolf, it was nothing more than a mere ant.

However, after reading human books over the years, it knew of a saying in the Dragon Nation: A thousand-mile dam can be destroyed by an ant's nest.

The first to respond is always a good start!

And this seemingly overlooked Dragon Pattern Bamboo, without a doubt, was the best choice.

The night was dark and windy.

Even though plants didn't require much rest, at night, without the need for photosynthesis, most of them were in a state of weakened perception.

This gave the Eternal Sky Vine its chance.

Its massive body, as large as a green python, became slender and crept slowly across the ground, crawling into the area where the Dragon Pattern Bamboo was located.

A green vine gently touched the bamboo.

However, the Dragon Pattern Bamboo seemed to have a more intense aura than before, and there was an indescribable feeling about it.

Despite its indifference, the Dragon Pattern Bamboo noticed the arrival of the Eternal Sky Vine, its branches swaying gently.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp! (Who...are you?)"

"Rustle, rustle! (You fool! Keep it down!)"

As the Eternal Sky Vine's words were conveyed through the vines entwined around the Dragon Pattern Bamboo, the latter stopped swaying.

Instead, with a naive tone, it responded in the same plant-like manner:

"Chirp, chirp. (What do you want to do?)"

'What an idiot! But it's understandable; a low-level race of the Leader Rank, being able to communicate is already impressive.'

The Eternal Sky Vine cursed inwardly, but its vines conveyed more words:

"Rustle, rustle! (Dragon Pattern Bamboo, are you not living well in this human's place?)"

"Chirp, chirp? (It's fine...is there something wrong?)"

"Rustle, rustle! (What's good about it! That human didn't even look at you when he brought us here today! Clearly, he doesn't value you! How about this, submit to me! When my ancestral root comes to retrieve me, I'll take you back to the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range to enjoy life!)"

"Rustle, rustle! (Do you know what the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range is? It's a paradise for all plant-type ferocious beasts, as well as those of the Wood Lineage and Toxic Lineage who live in the forests! There are various evolution methods and advanced skill cultivation techniques there!)"

"Rustle, rustle! (I am from the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range, where over a thousand miles of the Green Jade Mountain Range is home to millions of plant-type ferocious beasts, millions of forest ferocious beasts, and tens of millions of insect-type ferocious beasts, all under my command! There are even dozens of Imperial Rank existences! If you join me, your future will be limitless, do you understand?)"

"Chirp, chirp, chirp. (Is...that so? But this is my home...)"

The Eternal Sky Vine's vines nodded repeatedly:

"Rustle, rustle! (Of course! When the time comes, follow me, the young master, and you'll have a good life! But you need to convince the other plant-type beasts to join us too! Home? This place is where you've been enslaved!)"

Looking at the slightly dumbfounded Dragon Pattern Bamboo with its low intelligence, the Eternal Sky Vine couldn't help but directly say:

"Rustle, rustle! (Within the Green Jade Mountain Range, there are many Dragon Pattern Bamboos. Although your numbers are not significant, there is also the Dark Serpent Nether Bamboo's evolution method. If you agree, I can take charge and, upon returning, provide you with the evolution method and the resources you need for your evolution. How does that sound?)"

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Pattern Bamboo fell into deep thought.

At that moment, on the peak of the Heart of the Forest, several figures witnessed everything that had transpired, their senses heightened.

These figures were none other than the Bamboo Pine King, who had the highest vision and enhanced perception, along with the Heaven Penetrating Vine and the Life Ancient Tree, both of whom had greatly enhanced root and stem senses.

The Bamboo Pine King, despite being only at the Leader Peak, was one of the oldest beings in the Heart of the Forest, second only to the Life Ancient Tree. His wisdom had grown significantly, making him no less intelligent.

As for the Heaven Penetrating Vine and the Life Ancient Tree, their racial limits naturally reached the Sovereign Rank, and they had even cultivated an Ultra Skill together. The Life Ancient Tree, in particular, had undergone consecutive mutations, elevating it to the Imperial Rank. Its wisdom might even surpass that of ordinary humans.

"Indeed, the master was right. This little one brought back is indeed not honest. Moreover, its eloquence is quite impressive."

The Life Ancient Tree slowly spoke, its human-faced trunk expressing its thoughts.

The Heaven Penetrating Vine, on the other hand, was seething with anger:

"Rustle, rustle! (Why did the master bring back such a haughty creature? Just looking at it makes me angry!)"

The Bamboo Pine King swayed gently beside them:

"Creak, creak! (I wonder if the Dragon Pattern Bamboo will agree to this creature's proposal...)"

"Rustle, rustle! (If it agrees, I'll personally uproot it!)"

The Heaven Penetrating Vine's anger did not subside.

The Life Ancient Tree, however, remained calm:

"There's no need to rush. The Dragon Pattern Bamboo's intelligence is not high; it's the least intelligent among us. Even if it's being seduced, it's understandable. Let's wait and see."

Finally, the Dragon Pattern Bamboo, having finished its contemplation, spoke slowly:

"Chirp, chirp! (It's possible...but you must give me...evolution first!)"

The Eternal Sky Vine was taken aback:

"Rustle, rustle! (There are no resources here. How can I help you evolve?)"

"Chirp, chirp! (That doesn't matter...if you don't agree, then forget it!)"

The Eternal Sky Vine couldn't help but sigh, but it gently swayed its vines, determined to win over this first ant nest.

"Rustle, rustle! (Fine, I'll give it to you...)"

After a while, the Eternal Sky Vine left, feeling satisfied.

However, just as it thought it had finally won over the first rebellious one, the naive Dragon Pattern Bamboo emerged from the soil and, under the moonlight, ran towards Su Ping's study.

As the moonlight shone, the Heaven Penetrating Vine watched in surprise as the Dragon Pattern Bamboo, seemingly aware of the Eternal Sky Vine's presence, actively avoided it. It quickly helped the Life Ancient Tree conceal their presence, and for the first time, it doubted the Life Ancient Tree.

This little bamboo, it seemed naive, but was it truly the least intelligent among them? Something felt off.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter end