Chapter 38 - Chapter 38: Chapter 33 Request for Reinforcements i (1/2)

Chapter 38: Chapter 33 Request for Reinforcements i

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He had prepared a total of 41 strips of cloth, which should have been more than enough.

When he used them all up, he instinctively looked up at the sky but could still only see the dense canopy of the Ancient Banyan Tree. Turning back, he checked the cloth markers he had left; there were no issues.

He could clearly see and find every single marker.

Qin Niu now felt completely hopeless.

He had never imagined there could be such an evil tree in the world. He had only heard of willow and locust trees harboring heavy Yin energy and being prone to strange occurrences.

In Taoist texts, there were often mentions of locust trees gathering spirits and willow branches fending off ghosts.

Some Taoists who kept minor ghosts would whip them with willow branches to force them to obey.

But he had never heard of an Ancient Banyan Tree being evil!

He certainly wasn’t going to just sit around and wait for death; he took down the strips of cloth one by one and then chose a different direction, this time walking backwards.

Every time he walked a certain distance, he tied on a strip of cloth.

!!..

The result was that he again despaired to find that getting out from under the Ancient Banyan Tree seemed nearly impossible.

It was as if the palm of the Buddha had shrunken a piece of the world into the ‘palm’ of this Banyan Tree, completely overshadowing everything.

“Since you won’t let me leave, then you can’t blame me for cutting you down!”

After trying various methods to escape to no avail, Qin Niu began to grow anxious.

With determination in his heart, he carried his Treasured Sword directly toward the Ancient Banyan Tree.

Although the tree’s trunk had a diameter of over two meters, making it very difficult to fell, Qin Niu had no other choice now. Even if he did nothing else all day, he had to chop it down.

It felt bizarre; trying to walk out seemed endless.

Yet returning to the base of its trunk seemed so easy.

When he arrived at the trunk of the tree and truly prepared to chop it, he could deeply feel its girth.

The diameter of the trunk being about two meters meant that the circumference was over six meters and twenty centimeters.

An adult’s arm span is roughly one meter seventy to one meter eighty. Three adults embracing the Ancient Banyan Tree together couldn’t wrap their arms around it.

“I’ll erase you and then we’ll talk!”

Qin Niu, always a man of few words but decisive action, put aside his basket, rolled up his sleeves, and began to hack at the Banyan Tree.

Bang!

One slash struck the tree, increasing his proficiency in the Slash Martial Skill by +0.01, with the blade penetrating over two inches deep.

One inch is approximately 3.3cm, so two inches would be 6.6cm.

This was a terrifying depth.

The diameter of an adult’s thigh near the knee is roughly ten centimeters, and around fifteen or sixteen centimeters at the base of the thigh.

With one chop like that, a tree as thick as a thigh would only need two hits to be felled.

If the Explosive Slash Effect occurred, it would fall with a single strike.

After withdrawing the sword, green sap began to flow out once more.

With much of it sticking to the blade, Qin Niu felt the Treasured Sword in his hand become even more excited.

“It seems this Ancient Banyan Tree’s ‘blood’ is to the Treasured Sword’s liking!”

Qin Niu thought of Master Ou’s words, that nurturing a sword meant following the sword’s preferences.

A Treasured Sword might have one method of nurturing, but different methods could result in different characteristics and abilities in the sword that emerges.

It’s like a child; born a blank slate, the guidance of the parents greatly influences their future personality, methods of dealing with matters, and their achievements will vary accordingly.

Qin Niu was pleased to discover that the blood of the Ancient Banyan Tree was good for nurturing the sword.

But being trapped under the tree and unable to leave filled him with fear.

He had to get rid of it.

He swung his sword and struck the trunk fiercely once more.

Bang!

He hit precisely on the original wound.

Having achieved a minor proficiency in the Slash Martial Skill, he could strike accurately, fiercely, and quickly.

With each chop to the trunk, more green fluid flowed down the body of the tree.