Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“So you are called Zhou Ye. Good, you are quite well-mannered.” The ancient tree opened its mouth.
It was in a good mood. After pondering for a moment, it waved its branches.
The tree leaves started rustling. Among the millions of leaves on the tree, a fresh green leaf the size of a baby dropped.
It floated in the air and glided to the ground slowly. When it was close to the ground, it floated towards Zhou Ye intentionally.
“Fate has allowed us to meet. Let this leaf be my gift for you,” the ancient tree smiled as it said.
Zhou Ye looked at the piece of leaf gliding down the sky. Its eyes were filled with confusion.
This was the first time he saw someone giving a leaf as a gift.
What kind of joke was this?
That piece of fresh green leaf floated towards Zhou Ye. Before Zhou Ye could stretch his hand out to catch it, it turned into a flash of green light and entered Zhou Ye’s body.
Zhou Ye stopped moving, as he felt many things appearing in his mind.
The leaf was a spirit-level skill that had both defensive and offensive aspects. It was known as a Xuan Skill.
“Little fellow, don’t think that I’m a stingy tree. Your cultivation state is too low for any high-level Xuan skills, so be satisfied with this spirit-level skill. You can use it for a long time.” The ancient tree provided his sagely advice.
The white deer turned his head and looked at Zhou Ye. It nodded at him as if confirming what the ancient tree had said.
The details of the Xuan skill appeared in front of Zhou Ye’s eyes.
He realized that the white deer and the ancient tree were unable to see the information displayed in front of him.
He heaved a sigh of relief and started looking at it carefully.
Name: Thousand Leaves Glide.
Grade: Top-grade spirit level.
Effects: Congregate millions of leaves. Used for killing enemies.
Remarks: A practical Xuan skill. Good for both offense and defense.
He looked at his attributes. He was already at the foundation state required for this Xuan skill.
That was not bad.
“Thank you, senior.” Zhou Ye bowed towards the ancient tree.
“I have lived for so many years. I can’t leave this place, so my only pleasure is watching you little fellows growing up slowly…” The ancient tree smiled as he spoke.
Zhou Ye looked at him and started observing the trees on its branches.
In his eyes, these leaves were all individual skills.
“What a greedy little fellow. You must remember that you shouldn’t bite off more than you can chew. In the future, after you become stronger, you can look for me again. I will give you stronger Xuan skill at that time.” The ancient tree saw through Zhou Ye’s intention so it immediately laughed and scolded him.
“Thank you for your help.” Zhou Ye bowed again.
“Grunt!” The white deer grunted at the ancient tree.
“Okay, okay, okay. You’re such a playful little fellow. You’re unwilling to stay with me for a while longer.” The ancient tree felt helpless.
The white deer’s intention was simple.
It wanted to go somewhere further.
The white deer lowered its head and used its antler to pick Zhou Ye up. Then, it nodded at the ancient tree and turned to leave.
Zhou Ye hugged the antler tightly.
“Senior, I will take my leave first.”
“Okay.”
…
Very soon, the white deer left the vision of the ancient tree along with Zhou Ye.
Zhou Ye turned his head. He couldn’t see the ancient tree’s figure anymore.
He opened his attributes data.
Bloodline: Spirit herb (low-grade spirit level).
Bloodline Ability: Quick recovery.
Cultivation State: Qi Refinement·Intermediate Stage.
Physical State: Tempered Body·Major Perfection.
Sutra: Little Green Asthenia Sutra·Perfected.
Skill: Thousand Leaves Glide·Foundation (+).
All-purpose Points: 450.
Lucky Draws: None (+1).
Without thinking, he knew that this Xuan skill needed upgrading.
It was a skill that was able to protect his small little life.
100 all-purpose points were used. The Thousand Leaves Glide reached the small achievement state.
The instant the Xuan skill leveled up, his comprehension of the Thousand Leaves Glide increased in his mind. It felt as though he had practiced this skill for many years.
200 all-purpose points were used. The Thousand Leaves Glide increased from the small achievement state to greater mastery state.
It was a step away from the perfected state.
He did not have enough all-purpose points. Zhou Ye found it a pity.
But it was alright. Thousand Leaves Glide was still a top-grade Xuan skill, after all. He could use it for offense and defense. The greater mastery state was enough for him to execute this skill.
After all, he was just at the mid-stage of Qi Refinement. He didn’t have much Xuan Qi in his body to spare. After executing a few of his Xuan skills, he would deplete all his Xuan Qi.
The higher the level of your Xuan skill, the more Xuan Qi it required for each execution.
However, as your grasp of the skill got better, some Xuan skill, for instance, the Thousand Leaves Glide, would require lesser Xuan Qi to execute, making it extremely efficient to use.
Let’s not talk about this for the moment.
The white deer brought Zhou Ye deep into the sea of mountains again.
There was an endless stream of mountains ahead of them.
Zhou Ye hugged the antler and looked at the scenery around him. He really wanted to open his mouth and ask.
Brother Deer, where are we going?
He felt that they were thousands of miles away from the cliff they were from. This made him excited and worried at the same time.
He was excited because he could finally take a good look at this world, but he was also worried that the careless white deer might lose him.
The white deer continued running and running. It slowly rose into the sky.
Zhou Ye looked below them. He trembled. He hugged the antler tighter.
Far away, lights were shimmering.
It was a lake. The water was quite clear.
The white deer became extremely excited when he saw the lake.
When it took a step forward, the image in front of Zhou Ye’s eyes changed instantly.
Within a second, the white deer traveled a few miles and appeared at the side of the lake.
It lowered its head and started drinking the water.
Zhou Ye was in a daze so he wasn’t able to react in time. When the white deer lowered its head to drink water, he released his hand and fell directly into the lake.
The lake was a little cold. Zhou Ye floated on the surface. He was a little stunned.
The white deer ignored him and started licking its lips at the wild plants growing at the side of the lake.
“Splash…”
Zhou Ye used his two leaves to swim in the lake.
He tried his best to reach land.
He was only two inches away from land. However, Zhou Ye realized that it was very difficult for him to close this distance.
He paddled very hard.
The wind blew. Ripples appeared on the surface of the lake.
Zhou Ye got further and further away from land.
“I…” Zhou Ye wanted to cry.
“Splash!”
A fish leaped out of the water beside Zhou Ye. Then, it dived back into the lake.
It swam below Zhou Ye and stared at him as though he was its prey.
Zhou Ye panicked.
What does this fish want to do?
“Don’t come over. If you come over, don’t blame me for not showing mercy.” Zhou Ye looked at the fish threateningly. He really wanted to open his mouth to threaten it.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t talk.
The fish moved its tail and swam closer to Zhou Ye slowly.
“Damn it.”
Zhou Ye cursed silently. He started activating the Xuan Qi inside his body.
A faint green light started spreading out from Zhou Ye’s body.
A wisp of Xuan Qi exploded and slammed onto the surface of the lake.
“Splash!”
The noise was very loud. It created quite a huge wave too.
The fish got a shock. It moved its tail and swam away.
“Hmph, little brat.” Zhou Ye sneered in his heart.
Then, he used his Xuan Qi to push himself towards the lake as he paddled.
With the help of his Xuan Qi, his speed increased. In the end, he successfully reached the edge of the lake quickly.
“It’s so frustrating to be a wild plant.” Zhou Ye shook his head as he laid on the bank. He waited for the sun to dry the water droplets on his body.
Zhou Ye observed the environment around him as he bathed in the sun.
There were a lot of footprints on the side of the lake. Many animals probably had come here to have a drink.
Far away, on another side of the lake, Zhou Ye saw a hunch of herbivores playing with one another.
Looking at them, Zhou Ye felt a sense of fear.
When he was a human, he wasn’t afraid of herbivores at all.
But as a plant now, herbivores were his natural enemies.
“Tap, tap, tap…”
A sound was heard behind him. Zhou Ye’s heart started pounding furiously.
He turned his head immediately. It was the white deer. It was a friend.
This fellow found some spirit herbs and was biting onto them.
It walked to Zhou Ye’s side and stopped.
Then, it lowered its head and sniffed Zhou Ye’s body. After that, it swallowed the spirit herbs in one bite.
It even let out a satisfied expression.
Zhou Ye glared at him.
It wanted to scold the white deer.
…
The afternoon sunlight was very warm.
The white deer laid down beside Zhou Ye and closed its eyes. It enjoyed the sun, feeling extremely relaxed.
Zhou Ye was afraid that the white deer would leave suddenly so he jumped on its back directly and ran up to its antler. He then hugged the antler tightly.
Noticing him, the white deer shook its head. After it realized that it couldn’t shake Zhou Ye off, it ignored him.