Chapter 258: A Skeleton? (1/2)
Upon pulling out the object, Lin Mu found it to be a crystal. It was about the size of a finger and was dull grey in color.
”A peak grade spirit stone?” Xukong muttered.
”What! This is… a peak grade spirit stone?” Lin Mu exclaimed.
”It is indeed. But it has been depleted.” Xukong replied.
Lin Mu couldn't begin to imagine how a peak grade spirit stone would end up here, albeit a depleted one. The highest grade spirit stone he had seen until now was a defective mid grade spirit stone that he had previously used.
Lin Mu was now extremely curious, thus he searched the ground with his spirit sense carefully. This turned out to be effective as he detected more things hidden in the ground.
”Senior, there is more stuff buried here.” Lin Mu said with excitement.
”Dig it out then,” Xukong replied.
Lin Mu immediately started digging and soon unearthed a few objects that were buried in the ground. There were about three more depleted peak grade spirit stones that were buried in the ground, and on these spirit stones, the roots of the Dual Circle Ascension Vine were wrapped.
”This makes sense. No wonder the Dual Circle Ascension Vine was able to grow in an environment like this. It has been absorbing the spirit qi from these Peak grade spirit stones.” Xukong explained.
Lin Mu picked one of the depleted peak grade spirit stones out of which led to the roots of the Dual Circle Ascension Vine that were wrapped around it to break. The instant those roots broke the Dual Circle Ascension Vine started withering.
”Senior, what's happening?” Lin Mu questioned in a shocked tone.
”It is as I said before, the Dual Circle Ascension Vine cannot be moved from its position once it has grown. Not to mention it has lost its only source of sustenance that was the peak grade spirit stones. The tree it was parasitizing is not sufficient to sustain it either.
It seems like it was barely holding on after growing all these Dual Circle Ascension fruits and this was the last straw.” Xukong answered.
Lin Mu watched as the Dual Circle Ascension Vine withered and its leaves turned yellow before falling to the ground. The vines that were wrapped around the trunk of the tree too crumbled and the Dual Circle Ascension Vine was no more.
~Sigh~
”At least I was able to get the Dual Circle Ascension fruits.” Lin Mu said in a helpless voice.
”The Dual Circle Ascension Vine was a lost cause already. No need to worry about it.” Xukong stated.
”I understand, Senior.” Lin Mu replied before turning to the other objects that were buried in the ground.