She traveled at top speed!
The moment she crossed the boundary between the Flourishing Forest and the Genesis Forest, the concentration of mana in the air plummeted off a cliff.
“Pfft... the mana here is way too thin. It feels exactly like ordering a cup of coffee and getting a cup filled to the brim with ice instead.”
Qimeng muttered a complaint.
A few days later, she stepped onto the main tree roots that had spread out to this area.
Green light rippled beneath her feet.
Tree Vein Teleportation, activate!
Whoosh!
In the next instant, she materialized directly on the grand platform of the Tree Court territory.
The moment her feet touched the ground, the changes before her eyes made her raise an eyebrow.
How long had she even been gone?
The territory's scale had actually expanded by a massive margin!
Wooden corridors, farmlands, and cabins hung with magic-glow mushrooms were all kept in perfect, neat order by the Wood Elves.
“Halt! Who goes there—”
“Huh?! L-Lord Spirit Lord?!”
After entering the territory, Qimeng shed her Dark Tree Demon disguise, restoring her original hair and eye colors.
The patrolling Wood Elf had just drawn her wooden bow when she gasped upon seeing the newcomer clearly. Her pointed ears turned bright red, and she hastily dropped to one knee.
Seeing this, Qimeng waved her small hand casually.
“Don't mind me. Go on with your business.”
“Understood!”
The patrol squad bowed and withdrew, their eyes filled with deep admiration.
Qimeng suddenly called out to them.
“Ah, wait.”
“Go and call Yinzhi and Eve to the main hall.”
A short while later, in the main hall of the Tree Court.
Qimeng slumped on the Tree Lord throne, crossing her legs.
Yinzhi and Eve rushed inside in a flurry of excitement.
“Big Sister! You're finally back!”
Yinzhi immediately gave her report.
“The magic tower to the south suddenly erupted with a massive glow of magical light! The first batch of human adventurers has already entered the forest to scout. Not only that, but the demon soldiers from the Demon King City have also run into the forest to scout the way!”
Eve nodded alongside her.
“Yes, Lady Spirit Lord. Although these are just the vanguards, the main forces will surely rush in soon. Our territory happens to border the wild forest, so we are highly likely to be dragged into it.”
Yinzhi looked worried.
“I heard that the slots for the magic tower are limited! Before it officially opens, this forest will definitely turn into a brutal slaughterhouse! To snatch those slots, those guys will clear out the area and plot against their rivals!”
“Oh? Clearing the area in advance?”
Qimeng rested her chin on her hand and smiled faintly.
“Interesting. It looks like we're in for a grand battle.”
If it had been some time ago, Qimeng might have worried about lacking combat power.
But for her, who was currently just a step away from the Dominator Rank, this bunch of experience points delivering themselves right to her doorstep actually made her quite impatient to get started.
Seeing their lord's confident posture, Yinzhi and the others finally let their hearts rest.
The few of them briefly discussed a few more details...
Suddenly, Yinzhi twitched her little nose. Her beautiful eyes widened as she circled Qimeng several times, covering her mouth with a gasp.
“W-Wait! Big Sister! Your presence... isn't this growth way too absurd?! Thanks to the feedback from the nine-layer covenant, the species rank limits of everyone, including me, have been raised to High-tier Extraordinary Rank! At this rate, we won't be able to catch up to you at all!”
Qimeng sensed their auras as well. Neither Yinzhi nor Eve had slacked off during this period, both having reached Mid-tier Advanced.
“Not bad, you've both reached Mid-tier Advanced. Isn't that fast enough?”
Qimeng poked their foreheads.
The overall cultivation speed of the Wood Elves was already considered quite fast.
But compared to the White Feather Clan, it was still lacking.
Nowadays, even the lowest among those little bird girls of the White Feather Clan had the Extraordinary Rank as their baseline. Furthermore, after obtaining the treasure land of the Wind-Thunder Mountains, their cultivation speed would only increase.
Speaking of which, the White Feather Clan was a rather unique unisex-reproducing magical beast race; the entire clan consisted solely of females.
They did not rely on males to reproduce.
When mana was abundant, the girls would condense the source wind element in their bodies into inactive mana eggs.
As long as these magic eggs were soaked in an area rich in wind elements to absorb mana, they could complete the life-infusion process and hatch successfully.
Leaving the Wind-Thunder Magic Marrow with them was indeed a wise decision.
With that source of mana, the White Feather Clan would probably soon lay nest after nest of little bird eggs!
In this way, their population could easily double.
Who knows, the next generation might even mutate to obtain new thunder-attribute talents!
As for the remnant forces of the Thunder Eagle Chief, Qimeng was not worried at all.
The White Feather Clan had inherited the legacy of Thunder Eagle Castle, and every single member's weapons and equipment had undergone a massive upgrade.
Facing a fully prepared White Feather Clan, those remnants wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble whatsoever.
However, since the White Feather Clan's strength was leaping forward...
...her own beloved vassals couldn't afford to fall behind.
Qimeng waved her small hand.
She pulled out two bottles of shimmering secret potion and tossed them over.
“Take these and drink them.”
Yinzhi hastily caught them.
“Big Sister... what are these?”
“The Tree Court special edition of the Extraordinary Secret Potion, a high-end product specifically formulated for you.”
Yinzhi and Eve exchanged a glance.
They popped open the stoppers and downed them in one gulp!
Boom!
A blast of rich green mana surged outward like a shockwave!
Within a few seconds, the presence of both girls skyrocketed.
They bypassed the boundaries of their ranks, breaking through to the Extraordinary Rank on the spot!
“W-We broke through just like that?!”
Yinzhi stared at her glowing hands, absolutely thrilled.
“Thank you so much for the medicine, Lady Spirit Lord!”
Eve was deeply moved and dropped directly to one knee.
Qimeng waved her hand to signal her to stand up.
“Alright, alright, enough with the mushy stuff.”
“By the way, I'm short on basic herbs lately. Does the Firefly Garden have any?”
Yinzhi nodded repeatedly.
“Yes, yes! Ever since the Wood Spirit Foxes joined, they've harvested quite a lot! The Firefly Garden's yield has increased more than tenfold. What do you need, my Lady? I'll have them bring it over right away.”
Qimeng listed off a series of magical plants and herbs.
Most of what she had on hand were high-tier magical materials plundered from the Flourishing Forest; instead, she had completely run out of these low-tier basic herbs.
“There's no need to trouble the Spirit Maiden with such a small matter. I'll go prepare it!”
Eve clutched the list of magical plants tightly and hurried out.
Yinzhi followed close behind to attend to her own duties.
Having dismissed the two, Qimeng extended her senses toward the mining area.
Down in the underground mines, the Rock Land Wyrm King was leading a large group of worker lackeys, diligently hauling mana stones without a single complaint.
The Wyrm King's lackeys had increased quite a bit.
The main thing was that this fellow was staying well-behaved, not daring to slack off even a tiny bit.
“At least you know your place.”
With a flash of Qimeng's figure, she used Tree Vein Teleportation to go directly to the lower levels of the mine.
Qimeng's sudden appearance out of thin air startled the Rock Land Wyrm King, causing its scales to stand on end. It then hurriedly pressed its massive head against the ground, whimpering in a fawning manner.
Qimeng raised her hand and tapped, sending a jade-green mark straight into its forehead.
The Tree Lord spirit mark!
“Congratulations, you're officially on the payroll now.”
“From now on, you're a certified worker under this lord.”
Qimeng casually tossed over a bottle of the Extraordinary Secret Potion.
“Drink it. Your future depends on your own luck.”
The Rock Land Wyrm King's eyes lit up, and it swallowed the bottle along with the medicine in a single gulp!
About ten minutes later.
A heavy wave of Earth-attribute mana erupted and soared!
The Wyrm King, who had originally been at the peak of an Advanced Rank magical beast, broke right through its species rank limit and evolved into an Extraordinary Rank magical beast!
With this kind of strength, it would be an absolute local tyrant that could walk tall and unchallenged anywhere in the Genesis Forest.
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