Chapter 514: The Heart of the Wind Stands Tall! The Stirring Dragon Bamboo!

Chapter 514: The Heart of the Wind Stands Tall! The Stirring Dragon Bamboo!

The howling gale blew fiercely, causing the clothes of the two figures floating on the water's surface to flutter wildly.

Meng Yao, standing nearby, looked at Su Ping with curiosity. It was only through his precise control of Spirit Energy that he could walk on water as if it were solid ground.

What's so special about this kid?

Su Ping paid no heed to Meng Yao's astonishment. Aside from walking on water, he could even dive into the water and stay submerged for three days straight, thanks to his innate talent for 'Underwater Breathing.'

He carefully examined the surroundings.

At first glance, there was nothing special about this place.

Xi Lake stretched for hundreds of miles, and aside from some islands, the conditions on the lake were no different from those on the endless ocean.

However, the location was indeed advantageous.

The reason was simple; it was not particularly far from the shore of Xi Lake, only less than two kilometers away.

Additionally, it was not within the development area but located in a relatively secluded yet not desolate spot near the shoreline.

Moreover, the area behind it, on the shore, was not covered in forests like the sides of the main road but instead faced directly towards the mouth of the Spirit Stream flowing into Xi Lake.

Here, the flow of wind energy was extremely lively, and although the wind element power was not as wild as on the boundless sea, overall, it merged with the terrain of Wind Island, concentrating the energy even more.

It seemed possible to connect with the terrain of Wind Island.

Furthermore, there was another point to consider.

If the angle of Wind Island were adjusted, the wind vortex could completely separate the Spirit Stream from Xi Lake, utilizing the wind element's energy to isolate any powerful aquatic beasts within Xi Lake.

This would eliminate the possibility of entering the Spirit Stream.

Of course, there were pros and cons to this.

Firstly, Xi Lake already had a navy of beast tamers guarding it, making it challenging for wild aquatic beasts above the Sovereign Rank to appear.

Therefore, this precaution could be considered an added benefit.

Secondly, although the Spirit Stream flowed through several provinces and had a considerable number of aquatic companion beasts, blocking the entrance would still reduce the number of fish caught in the Heart of Water in the short term.

This would undoubtedly be a loss.

Since the last time the Rainbow Coral Worm evolved into the Rainbow Jade Butterfly, Su Ping had not taken the Rainbow Jade and had remained in the Heart of Water. It was evident that the Rainbow Jade had an even greater attraction to aquatic companion beasts, and the self-service fishing in the Heart of Water never had a chance of coming up empty-handed.

It could be called the Heart of All Souls, attracting wealth.

Su Ping dismissed this idea.

Meng Yao didn't mind these concerns and pointed to the anchor point:

"Su Ping, this is the spot.

I used a wind compass to let Wavebreaker scan it, and I even straightened out the wind flow. I made modifications to both the Xi Lake and Spirit Stream connection points, preparing for the subsequent lightning pool and sword-washing pool you mentioned.

At the same time, some internal modifications to the Heart of Water will also begin. You'd better hurry up and work hard!"

Su Ping was speechless.

Regarding aquatic companion beasts, aside from the All-Encompassing, there wasn't even a direction to follow. There hadn't been any breakthrough progress with the All-Encompassing either, so even if he wanted to work hard, he was helpless.

However, it must be said that Meng Yao had done a thorough job.

If there was an opportunity in the future, he should definitely repay this person.

With this in mind, Su Ping slowly took out the World Tree Leaf.

Now, after learning about the value of this item, Su Ping handled it with even greater care.

In fact, Su Ping even regretted letting the World Tree Leaf shrink the Wind Island.

Wind Island was indeed precious, and its inherent value was higher than that of ordinary Holy Spirit Rank resources.

But it was still not as valuable as the World Tree Leaf.

If this leaf suffered any loss, it would be a significant loss.

Communicating slowly through Spirit Energy, the World Tree mark on Su Ping's palm glowed once more.

Then, the World Tree Leaf, just like before, began to glow with a jade-green light, accompanied by the breath of space. It rose into the air and slowly expanded.

Subsequently, the massive World Tree Leaf slowly descended.

The power of space caused the tiny Wind Island to grow as the wind blew, merging seamlessly with the vast Xi Lake.

There was no imagined surge of water, no upheaval, not even a significant splash.

This Wind Island, along with the coral reef blocks beneath it, completely merged with the vast Xi Lake.

It seemed as if it had always belonged there.

This caused Su Ping to relax completely.

He had been worried that the World Tree Leaf might undergo some change, which would also affect the naturally formed wind eye valley on Wind Island.

It was possible that even the slightest change could cause issues with the wind eye vortex.

The perfect comprehension ground for that advanced skill, 'Eye of the Hurricane', had been damaged, diminishing the value of Wind Island.

Now, it seemed that the World Tree lived up to its terrifying origins.

On the entire Wind Island, apart from the previously mobile life forms like the Hurricane Sprites that had disappeared into Su Ping's Beast Taming Realm, the rest, including the plants, remained intact without any noticeable damage.

Not a single blade of grass had changed.

But upon reflection, this made sense.

If Su Ping's guess was correct, the blank spot beyond Diancang, which was like a city in size, was probably created by the World Tree.

Even the lowest-ranked Common-ranked Companion Beasts like Green Ant Moss were safe within that jungle, clearly indicating that Wind Island posed no threat.

Su Ping glanced at the World Tree, which was slowly retracting, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

As expected, after this use, the World Tree's leaves lost some of their luster.

It was evident that such a heaven-defying ability, an ability to move mountains and fill seas without consuming energy, could not be used without limits.

Even though he had anticipated this, Su Ping couldn't help but feel a sense of regret.

This ability was heaven-defying!

He could directly move any good things or places he desired into his home.

For someone like Su Ping, who preferred a one-time effort for lasting peace, it was an unparalleled divine item.

He carefully stored it away, and only then did he step onto Wind Island.

Of course, from now on, this place would be the Wind Heart of the Heart of All Souls!

He could set up a monument later, inscribing his name on it.

Although he had no understanding of wind-type breeding or Companion Beasts, it didn't matter.

The same was true for the Water Heart. However, since this would be his own place from now on, he needed to prepare well.

At the very least, he had to protect the hurricane's eye vortex, ensuring it wasn't shattered by unexpected impacts.

But some resources that solidified after watering, like Hard Soil Demon Medicine, were clearly unsuitable. The solidified outer shell would be affected by the wind's trajectory, causing fluctuations and changes, which was unacceptable.

So, Su Ping had been thinking about this during this time.

The Emperor-ranked Earth-type resource, 'Root of the Earth'.

The Emperor-ranked Earth-type resource, 'Vein Essence'.

Both of these resources were used to condense land and stones from the vein layer.

Usually, these resources were used to enhance Earth-type Companion Beasts, such as the Giant Stone Mountain Spirit 'Mount Tai', to strengthen its stone body.

However, when used in the land, they had similar, if not more direct and observable effects on the surrounding soil.

With these resources, after nurturing and digesting them for a period, even attacks from ordinary Overlord-ranked Companion Beasts would likely struggle to damage the incredibly hard rocks.

At that point, Su Ping could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

In addition to these wind-type resources, there were others, but these couldn't directly affect the wind eye vortex, but could increase the wind energy condensation on the island.

Su Ping first summoned the wind element sprites that had been languishing in his Beast Taming Realm.

His Beast Taming Realm didn't have any wind element terrain.

These wind element sprites could only survive with the help of resources, and even then, they were extremely uncomfortable.

Now that they had returned to a familiar environment, they were undoubtedly delighted, Su Ping's observation of these low-level wind element sprites, which had little threat, smiled and then headed towards the vicinity of the wind eye vortex on Wind Island. After experiencing the raging winds that were no different from those on the sea,

he began searching for the ideal spots to bury the Vein Essence and Root of the Earth.

At the same time, about ten kilometers away, two ships slowly sailed by.

They couldn't possibly be fishing boats.

Private fishing boats were not allowed on Xi Lake, with only merchant ships from purchased development islands and military ships from the nearby Beast Taming Legion allowed.

And these two ships belonged to the latter.

The daily patrols on Xi Lake, as a near-shore area, required the Ocean Legion to be vigilant against many threats.

However, at this moment, the two soldiers in the radar detection room were filled with doubt.

"Old Zhang, when we checked just now, was there an island nearby?"

"How is that possible? This location is close to the Xi Lake shore. The nearest island is next to Northern Xuan Turtle Island, which is the Army brothers' training ground, right? Besides, you don't know that this area near the western shore is the estuary of Spirit Stream. What island could stand here? I've been patrolling this lake for three years, and I know every turtle that pops up on the surface. If there's one more..."

The young soldier with a mischievous smile sent the radar monitoring screen to the other, and the veteran, Zhang Kai, froze, blinking as he stared at the radar display.

A small island appeared in the video feed, not particularly large, but still, it was an island, no matter how small!

This was clearly no joke; it was a significant event.

The two warriors exchanged glances and quickly sent a message to their headquarters.

Soon, the commander's instructions were relayed back:

"It's fine. The higher-ups have already been notified. In the future, be aware that no personnel are allowed near this area. Also, be cautious with the Companion Beasts inhabiting this place, and don't make any hasty moves..."

Meng Yao's arrival meant that the Ocean Legion's orders were being followed from top to bottom.

In just half a day, the Ocean Legion learned that an island had appeared on Xi Lake, created by human hands, and that this island was affiliated with the Heart of All Souls.

However, Su Ping didn't pay much attention to this. After placing the Heart of the Wind back, he didn't waste any time.

Instead, he finally set up the Heart of All Souls, which he had planned for a long time.

The Teleportation Mirror obtained from the Dong family on the previous occasion could significantly reduce the limitations of distance.

Now that the Heart of All Souls had established the existence of the Heart of the Wind, its coverage area had become vast, surpassing the ordinary.

Without using the Teleportation Mirror, even if Su Ping wanted to reach the Heart of the Wind, aside from the inconvenience of the sea route, it would still be quite troublesome, even if the fastest and highest-ranked Divine Wind Sparrow, 'Great Wind', were to come and pick him up.

A Teleportation Array was essential.

However, teleportation on Blue Star had numerous restrictions.

In the past, Sang Sheng had mentioned to him the constraints of spatial abilities like teleportation.

However, Sang Sheng was not a specialist in spatial-type Beast Taming.

Only one Companion Beast possessed semi-spatial abilities, which were indeed inferior to the Dong family's heritage, which specialized in this field.

Su Ping thought of the Mirror Ancestor, the All-Heaven-Reflecting Mirror, who had helped him. After the last time, he hadn't seen much of this Mirror Saint.

The Mirror Saint had even connected with the Mirror City and the Mirror of the Soul Heart through the mirror, demonstrating formidable strength. He was likely one of the top-tier Holy Spirit Rank Beast Tamers.

Su Ping still remembered what the Mirror Saint had told him.

The Dong family had indeed provided assistance.

Especially this Mirror Saint.

Now, seeing this mirror, Su Ping once again thought of the Dong family.

Dong Muchuan had returned to the Capital City Academy to teach some time ago. When he left, Ye Zhou had messaged Su Ping, and he had also gone to the Capital City.

Ye Zhou had already graduated, but he wanted to go to the Capital City Academy to continue discussing some matters with the time-specialized professor and dean.

Su Ping was still in Yunnan and Tibet at the time, so he didn't get to see Ye Zhou off.

Connecting the Teleportation Mirrors was not complicated, but they had to be linked node by node, and the distance between each node could not exceed five kilometers.

The Mirror Saint had given him only ten Teleportation Mirrors.

The location of the teleportation was undoubtedly a crucial matter.

The location of Wind Island was good, but it was quite a distance from the Heart of the Earth. Fortunately, it could barely touch the border.

Undoubtedly, connecting the Heart of the Wood to the Heart of the Wind required six Teleportation Mirrors. These six mirrors also connected the Heart of Water and the Spirit Stream's hub, as well as many other hubs like the Heart of the Origin and the Heart of the Sand, which were large entrance areas.

Even so, the remaining four mirrors were barely sufficient.

Not to mention the Heart of Water, the Heart of the Forest, and the Buddha Palm Cliff where the Heart of the Forest met the Heart of the Wind, and the interior of the Soul Heart; these places would undoubtedly need to be equipped with mirrors, right?

These Teleportation Mirrors connected the vast Heart of All Souls into a thoroughly interconnected spider web.

Of course, to maintain this spider web, some spatial resources were needed to maintain it after a certain number of uses.

Fortunately, Su Ping's Beast Taming Realm produced some spatial resources.

As he finished setting up everything, the sky had already turned pitch black.

Su Ping, who finally had a chance to rest, didn't even have time to take a sip of water. As soon as he returned to the Heart of the Wood, he received another piece of news that kept him on his toes.

It was still about the Heart of All Souls, but this time, it wasn't about the extinct plant Companion Beasts that had been bothering him.

Instead, it was about that peculiar Dragon Bamboo.

This little creature had secretly pledged its loyalty and, after finally tasting dragon blood, Su Ping had the audacity to ask Zhu Hong for a small bottle of it before he left for the Imperial City.

He didn't care about the water dragon of Shangshan Water or the wood dragon of Qin Erlong. Compared to these two, Zhu Hong's forest dragon was the most compatible with the Dragon Bamboo in terms of attributes.

And indeed, after a few days of feeding it a drop of forest dragon's blood every day,

The Dragon Bamboo's situation was reported daily by a dedicated person, and just ten minutes ago, it finally exhibited behavior atypical of ordinary bamboo.

(End of Chapter)

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