Chapter 309 - Chapter 309: Chapter 11 Little Gold and Little Black (1/2)

Chapter 309: Chapter 11 Little Gold and Little Black

“Senior, what would you have me do for you?” Lin Jing bowed with his hands clasped and asked the old ape.

“Do you see that small island over there?” the old ape pointed at the small island in the middle of the lake and inquired.

Lin Jing looked towards the small island ahead and nodded.

Following that, the old ape spoke:

“I would like you to help me ripen a Spirit Plant on that island.”

“Ripen a Spirit Plant?”

Lin Jing was quite puzzled; he did not understand how one could ripen a Spirit Plant artificially.

“Don’t worry, ripening this Spirit Plant will not harm you. On the contrary, it will be beneficial for you, it will just take some of your time,” the old ape reassured.

“Are you willing?”

The old ape looked at Lin Jing as he asked this.

“Senior, I am willing,” Lin Jing replied.

After all, faced with the old ape, Lin Jing didn’t even have the capital to resist; if he refused, who knows what might happen.

The old ape nodded, then descended from mid-air and landed in front of Lin Jing, saying:

“Good.”

“Then, put away the Eternal Life Vine and follow me. When I say I will give it to you, I mean it, and I will not go back on my word.”

“Also, from now on you can just call me Senior Ape.”

“Alright, Senior Ape,” Lin Jing responded.

Afterward, Lin Jing put away the vine and followed the old ape, moving forward.

The primary reason why Lin Jing had continued to trust Senior Ape was in fact the most crucial detail.

That is, Senior Ape had never revealed any intent to kill him, not from the beginning to the end.

The system’s warning also remained silent.

Even at the very start, when he had been threatening him, there was likewise no lethal intent.

Thus, Lin Jing came to realize:

Perhaps in consideration of the Divine Phoenix, or maybe because the task of ripening the Spirit Plant that he had mentioned was too important, Senior Ape did not presently wish to harm Lin Jing.

And Lin Jing should be safe for now as well.

Following the old ape, Lin Jing walked straight ahead until he arrived at the edge of the lake.

Only when he got closer did Lin Jing notice the extremely magnificent Spirit Tree on the small island in the middle of the lake.

This tree consisted of five differently colored root systems, intertwining and rising to the very top of the tree.

At the top grew branches and leaves of five different colors.

In the very center of that treetop was a small tree crown made up of the five-colored branches and leaves, and at its apex grew a fruit, possessing all five colors.

The fruit was round and extraordinarily plump, with a seemingly dripping luster. Its five colors intertwined and circled around it, making it breathtakingly beautiful to behold.

Senior Ape pointed at the exceedingly beautiful Spirit Tree on the island ahead and said:

“That is the Five Elements Spirit Tree, the one I plan for you to ripen. You just need to ripen the Five Elements Spirit Fruits on it, and that will be all.”

Having said this, a surge of power erupted from the old ape, who then soared into the sky, carrying Lin Jing with him, enveloped in his Spiritual Power, and flew towards the small island in the lake.

At the same time, he did not forget to explain to Lin Jing:

“This lake may appear tranquil, but in reality, it is protected by a special prohibition, and one cannot normally fly over it. Furthermore, there is great danger lurking in its depths.”

“With your level of cultivation, if you were to fall into these waters, you would likely become bones in an instant.”

Lin Jing, looking down at the waters below, couldn’t help sweating profusely.

He had previously thought about flying over the lake to take a look at the island.

If he really had done so, he probably would have been reduced to a skeleton by now.

Lin Jing quickly said to the old ape, “Thank you for the warning, Senior Ape.”

The old ape did not pay heed to Lin Jing and continued to explain:

“Once you are on the island, do not wander off. Even if you wish to leave, let Little Gold and Little Black carry you out.”