I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense Chapter 1222

Chapter 1222: Chapter 123: Money Tree and Miser Chapter 1222: Chapter 123: Money Tree and Miser With a flick of his hand, Exploding Star scattered, the pink starfish adhering to the wall surface, continuously absorbing energy, expanding and then erupting, instantly turning the wall into a mist of bloody fog.

Then, Li Xiaobai tightened his grip on the Wolf Fang Club in his hand and smashed it forcefully against the wall in front of him. The fierce Demon-Sealing Sword Evocation wreaked havoc, instantly dispersing it into a pile of crumbs.

Walking through, he entered another corridor and followed the same method: first blasting the wall with Exploding Star and then tearing apart the Blood Qi with Demon-Sealing Sword Evocation. This hall had a vast space; there likely were more Skeleton Guards, but they were all guarding the doors. One would only encounter them by following the regular paths. Cultivators like him who breached walls directly were unlikely to come across any guards.

Taking a few steps, he swung the Wolf Fang Club again, turning the wall into rubble, then continued on his way nonchalantly.

Li Xiaobai felt great walking this way. As the saying goes, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. If he really followed the paths laid out by the architectural plan of this building, there would be too many twists and turns, which was time-consuming and laborious, and he might even encounter powerful blood-colored skeletons.

A golden chariot transformed into a streak of light beneath his feet, and the Wolf Fang Club in his hand whipped up a ferocious wind, impenetrable.

He smashed wall by wall, creating a thunderous roar. Exploding Star was exceptionally powerful in this underground fortress, blasting fiercely and forging a bloody path. Li Xiaobai was somewhat surprised in his heart, as he had not realized how extensive this building was when he entered. He hadn't expected the interior space to be so vast.

However, the chariot was very fast, and under the onslaught of the Demon-Sealing Sword Evocation, the walls were like paper mache, offering no resistance at all. Within a few breaths, Li Xiaobai had passed through several walls and arrived inside a grand hall.

“Thud, thud, thud!”

A small wooden box was shaking and suddenly knocked several times.

It was Fu Tiantian giving a hint. Li Xiaobai stopped, opened the wooden box, and let Fu Tiantian out.

“Dear disciple, have a Huazi, to wash away the bloody smell!”

“Have we located Niubi's hiding spot by any chance?”

Li Xiaobai stuffed a Huazi into the little girl's mouth, which could effectively ease the discomfort brought by the blood scent.

“Master, I sense it–Ma Niubi is here, right here beneath our feet in this great hall!”

Fu Tiantian said, looking around, her two small hands continuously evolving spiritual symbols in the void, trying to further detect Niubi's whereabouts, but to no avail. She could only sense that they were very close to the target, but couldn't pinpoint more precisely.

Li Xiaobai looked towards the golden tree placed in the center of the great hall. It was an ancient tree made entirely of gold, adorned with coins, unmistakably a Money Tree.

“If there's anything strange, it must be this tree, right?”

“Could Niubi be sealed inside this tree?”

Li Xiaobai approached the tree, examining its branches closely. The entire small tree was greenish-yellow, giving off a gloomy golden glow.

The coins on it were round on the outside and square in the center, much like those used by ordinary humans, except that the characters engraved on them were unlike each other. Each coin bore different characters, each unique, the reason for which was unknown.

He reached out to touch the small tree.

“Zing!”

Suddenly, a coin shot out, piercing his palm before returning to the branch.

[Attribute Point + fifteen million…]
“Spurt!”

Blood sprayed, and Li Xiaobai stared blankly at the large bony hole in his pierced palm.

“Holy crap, is this for real?”

Even under the enhancement of the Explosive Clothing Divine Skill, his palm was still pierced by a coin?

Fifteen million attribute points–this tree was dangerous!

Li Xiaobai felt a chilly sensation, flipped his wrist to take out a bottle of Heavenly Fragrance Life-extending Pill and swallowed it immediately. Life and death, flesh and bone, his palm injury recovered in the blink of an eye, but the terrifying scene just now was unforgettable.

It was just a single coin, yet it possessed such power. If this Money Tree launched an attack, he might not even understand how he died.

“Retreat quickly, this tree is dangerous!”

Li Xiaobai shouted, quickly backing away.

“Master, look, there are characters appearing on the trunk of the tree!”

Fu Tiantian pointed at the Money Tree's trunk.

The smooth trunk gradually revealed a line of characters: “Ma Niubi was here, come and rescue me quickly!”

“It's the Milk Baby for sure.”

Li Xiaobai retreated to a distance, carefully examining the characters. Milk Baby was hiding in this Money Tree, and had carved the characters as a hint upon hearing the noise.

“Milk Baby, your master is here, if you're inside the tree, make a sound!”

Li Xiaobai called out loudly.

The characters on the Money Tree twisted and reformed into one large character: “Shout!”

Ma Niubi was too young, a half-grown child who couldn't yet speak, although it was not known how he did it, but from the looks of it, this little fellow seemed to be able to control the Money Tree?

“Can you control this tree? What's the situation inside, and how can we rescue you?”

Li Xiaobai continued to inquire.

The Money Tree displayed another line of small characters: “I've merged with this tree, it's called Divine Money Tree. Take it away, and once I've successfully cultivated, I can come out!”

Milk Baby gave this response.

Li Xiaobai's face darkened somewhat, this guy wasn't just a little greedy, he actually wanted to uproot the whole Money Tree – had he not seen his own palm easily pierced just a moment ago?

“Control this tree to not attack your master, and I can move it.”

“On the Divine Money Tree, there is an ancient coin with the characters for 'open' and 'close' engraved on it, take it off, and it can stop its motions.”

“Look, where is the ancient coin with 'open/close' engraved on it, which leaf is it on?”

Li Xiaobai called out to Fu Tiantian, keeping a distance as they began circling the Money Tree, feeling somewhat uneasy, this Money Tree was clearly a treasure, why was it just silently sitting here?

Weren't there any guards or something?

“By the way, where's the guy who kidnapped you?”

Money Tree: “Left.”

Li Xiaobai: “Are there no other guards here?”

“Did master not encounter any on the way here?”

The Money Tree shook slightly, showing its confusion.

Li Xiaobai pondered for a moment, and suddenly his expression changed dramatically; he hadn't taken the normal route, of course, he wouldn't have encountered any guards. However, the mayhem caused by Exploding Star should have alerted numerous guards by now, perhaps they were already advancing towards the Money Tree's location.

Thinking this, the ground suddenly trembled beneath his feet, and the air filled with a blood scent many times stronger than before. A skeleton guard clad entirely in golden armor with a golden spear walked slowly to the entrance of the grand hall, followed by countless blood-colored skeletons.

“Damn, I forgot about that!”

Li Xiaobai swore, his Wolf Fang Club crashing down as he unleashed a formidable Sword Qi at the Golden Armored Skeleton, sparks flying, yet the skeleton was unharmed – this was not a Heavenly Immortal Realm skeleton, the Demon-Sealing Sword Qi couldn't hurt it.

The Money Tree shook, displaying another line of text: “Master, this one is called miser, it's the guard of Divine Money Tree, very formidable!”

“Stop explaining, hurry up and find the 'open/close' ancient coin and let's get out of here!”

Chapter end

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