Astral Cockroach

Iron Saber Mountain Master's flying speed was indeed fast.

After a rapid journey, they arrived at the Sheep Hoof Mountain Range in less than a day.

The main peak of the Sheep Hoof Mountain Range was originally named "Sheep Hoof Peak," but due to the existence of the Sacred Banyan Seed, it was renamed "Hanging Banyan Peak."

Banyan trees love water, and hanging banyans especially so, generally growing near water. Therefore, the Sacred Hanging Banyan Seed was not planted on Hanging Banyan Peak, but at the foot of the mountain range corresponding to Hanging Banyan Peak.

A lake, specially dug by the Hanging Banyan Mountain Master for the Sacred Seed, drew mountain springs from nearby to fill it, and also had channels opened for flood discharge.

The Sacred Hanging Banyan Seed was too tall, its height difficult to estimate, its branches and leaves luxuriant, very large, like a mountain range.

All around the banyan tree, a very large area was completely cleared, leaving not a single blade of grass or tree.

Iron Saber Mountain Master, carrying Banbu, landed on the lawn at the edge of the cleared area.

Banbu clearly felt a chilling and violent mental fluctuation emanating from the distant Sacred Hanging Banyan Seed.

It was warning and threatening.

Iron Saber Mountain Master also sensed it, touched Banbu with his antennae, and said, "Banbu, let's retreat a bit further. The temperament of the Sacred Hanging Banyan Seed is particularly violent."

Banbu followed him back, and said, "I am well aware that Sacred Seeds have a strong sense of territory, and reject all living beings except the warriors who nurtured them. The stronger the strength, the more it rejects."

"After advancing to Mountain Master, the tree spirit will learn to think, and the situation will improve. Once familiar, it will no longer reject. Souls are all lonely, and all need friends, and tree spirits are no exception."

A vast mental force came from afar, and then they saw a scarlet figure, seemingly burning with flames, take flight, flickering and landing instantly in front of Banbu and Iron Saber Mountain Master.

Both were of the Red Ant Tribe, both at the Mountain Master level, with similar body sizes and auras, but with slightly different carapace colors.

On the carapace of Hanging Banyan Mountain Master, the scarlet patterns were more complex, more delicate and small, these patterns seemed to be alive, constantly absorbing the free primordial force in the air, and seemed to have flames about to burst forth.

Banbu was sure that Hanging Banyan Mountain Master only needed a thought, and flames could rise from its body.

Iron Saber Mountain Master, in front of Hanging Banyan Mountain Master, was uneasy and respectful, his speech becoming noticeably polite.

"Hanging Banyan Mountain Master, I apologize for the intrusion, hope I'm not disturbing you?"

"Not at all, how could you be?" Hanging Banyan Mountain Master's temperament was amiable, constantly staring at Banbu, and asked, "Iron Saber Mountain Master, is this the little warrior you sent to Brocade Screen Mountain Range? I've heard of him, named Banbu! The biogas digester is very useful, the warriors of the Red Ant Tribe should all be grateful to you."

Hanging Banyan Mountain Master paused, then asked, "I also heard that you possess three Sacred Seeds?"

Iron Saber Mountain Master said regretfully, "It's true that I have three Sacred Seeds, but one is a Timothy Grass, one is a Bamboo, neither are ideal. But there is a Chinese Arborvitae Sacred Seed that has decent potential, but unfortunately, it was already grown when I found it, not nurtured through a life sac, so it can only be considered an ordinary life seed plant at most."

Banbu understood Iron Saber Mountain Master's meaning, looked enviously at the distant Sacred Hanging Banyan Seed, and said with envy and regret, "My three Sacred Seeds combined can't compare to one of yours. It's so tall and majestic, it's simply unimaginable without seeing it in person, that a tree can grow to such a scale."

"Indeed, trees are inherently superior to herbaceous plants," Hanging Banyan Mountain Master said happily, and comforted, "Banbu, the God of Nature is especially fond of you. You are still young, continue to work hard, you might still find another Sacred Seed."

Banbu said, "I will continue to search, hoping that next time the God of Nature can bestow upon me a Sacred Seed as excellent as your Hanging Banyan. Hanging Banyan Mountain Master, you are about to advance to County Master, right? You are also very young, and still have a chance to find a second Sacred Seed."

"Haha, we all have a chance," Hanging Banyan Mountain Master waved its antennae happily, as if it had really found a second Sacred Seed, then suddenly felt something was wrong, and asked, "Iron Saber Mountain Master, you brought Banbu here, could it be that there's a problem with his Sacred Seed?"

"It's not a problem, it's just encountered a little trouble," Iron Saber Mountain Master said, "Banbu's bamboo Sacred Seed is named Emerald Bamboo, originally a hybrid of two bamboo species that produce bamboo rice, but unexpectedly it produced bamboo fruit."

Banbu took over the conversation, and said, "Bamboo fruit needs to be preserved, so I wanted to borrow or buy a few amber fruits from you."

"Wait!" Hanging Banyan Mountain Master waved its antennae to interrupt, and asked, "Hybrid bamboo species? Emerald Bamboo Sacred Seed? Flowers and bears fruit in the first year of planting? Bamboo fruit?"

Banbu said, "Yes."

"What bamboo species hybrid?" Hanging Banyan Mountain Master subconsciously asked, then immediately corrected, "Iron Saber Mountain Master, Banbu, I'm sorry, this should be your secret, right? I apologize for being presumptuous."

Banbu generously said, "It's not much of a secret, a newly discovered bamboo species last year, not recorded in inherited memories, I named it 'Golden Thread Bamboo'. It is currently confirmed that Golden Thread Bamboo can flower and bear seeds every year, and will not wither and die."

"I used Golden Thread Bamboo to hybridize with Mottled Bamboo, and successfully obtained a new bamboo species, named 'Emerald Bamboo'. It is currently confirmed that Emerald Bamboo also flowers every year, and bears bamboo fruit."

"This year, I used the dry season to induce Hardy Bamboo to flower, and pollinated it with pollen from Golden Thread Bamboo. Pollination was successful, and bamboo rice is growing, next year I can verify another new bamboo species."

Hanging Banyan Mountain Master stopped waving its antennae, and was stunned for a long time, then praised, "Amazing! Banbu, you are not only favored by the God of Nature, but also naturally intelligent! As a middle-level warrior, you have already begun to cultivate a brand new plant species suitable as a life seed, and succeeded! Amazing!"

Hanging Banyan Mountain Master then asked, "Banbu, can you now determine what type of ability the Emerald Bamboo Sacred Seed enhances?"

Banbu said, "It should be abilities related to plants, which are compatible with the Black and White Flower Ant Tribe across the Brocade River."

Hanging Banyan Mountain Master thought for a while, and cursed, "The Black and White Flower Ant Tribe all like to think they're clever, not a single good one! Banbu, have you negotiated with them?"

Banbu said, "I have negotiated with Flower Arbor Mountain Master of the Chinese Arborvitae Mountain Range."

Hanging Banyan Mountain Master asked, "Refused a fair trade?"

Banbu said, "Based on initial judgment, it wants to lower the price. I am afraid it will lower it too much, so I came to you for help."

"Amber fruit?" Hanging Banyan Mountain Master looked at the snakeskin bag Banbu was carrying, waved its pulse wings, and said, "Fresh fruit storage is more troublesome than you think, let's go, let's go to Hanging Banyan Peak for a detailed discussion."

After speaking, it flapped its wings and took to the air.

Banbu and Iron Saber Mountain Master followed and took off, landing on the flat ground cleared at the foot of the mountain, behind which were cliffs and dwelling caves.

On the open space, many bamboo tubes were drying in the sun, with a three-year-old middle-level warrior guarding beside them, turning them from time to time to dry them evenly.

Next to the dwelling cave, there was another cave, already filled with dried bamboo tubes.

Hanging Banyan Mountain Master introduced, "This is the new warrior born in our Sheep Hoof Mountain Range last year, it's called Starfruit. There are advantages to being small, the small warrior's size makes it convenient to do some delicate work."

"Every 1 to 3 years, a new warrior will be born in the Sheep Hoof Mountain Range, they will all be sent to Sheep Hoof Peak to help me do things like picking banyan fruit and preserving fresh fruit."