Chapter 24 - Heading Towards the Top (Part 2)

Qingyu's backpack was already filled with most of the things, and this was the result of her repeatedly suppressing herself to take more things. She thought about it then she finally made a decision. She looked for a flat, dry place in the cave, poured out the contents of her basket, then dug out the ruby ​​and put it back in.

There are even bigger and more beautiful gems in the cave but Qingyu is unwilling to touch them. It takes billions of years for these gems to form. She instinctively felt that these are like the essence and blood of this island. Once moved, it will have an impact on this place.

Qingyu was picking and choosing in the water, looking for only those that were below average but of high quality. In a short while, a pile of gems were placed on the platform, including not only rubies and sapphires, but also cat's eyes, diamonds, etc.

Qingyu looked at the pile of gems in front of her and felt a little worried. How could she transport them? Moreover, although she and others had experienced so many dangers, there would always be people who would be jealous of such a large amount of wealth.

However, Qingyu was unwilling to disperse the people whom she had gathered with great difficulty because of these things. She gritted her teeth and only picked up a small amount of gems, and then covered them with other herbs and spices.

The backpack was so heavy when it was on her shoulders but Qingyu felt extremely happy. It was worth more than a thousand gold coins, several cities. When she thought about carrying several cities worth, nothing seemed to be a hard anymore.

After leaving the cave and wading across the pool under the waterfall, Qingyu picked a purple-red fruit from a tree beside the stream to eat. Based on her experience over the past few days, this purple-red fruit, although small, tastes the sweetest.

It is rare, and there are only a few trees beside the pool with a waterfall. This fruit not only tastes good, but after eating it, she feels very strong and in a very good mood, making her want to sing. Of course, she sang the first time she ate it but then Xiaobai protested. In addition, countless birds were startled by the woods on both sides, so Qingyu morally held back.

Carrying several cities on her back, Qingyu's steps became lighter and lighter, and the way up the mountain seemed far less difficult than when he first started climbing. The closer she got to the top of the mountain, the taller the trees are. Some of the trees are estimated to be hundreds of meters tall. There are many parasitic vines hanging between the trees, which are blooming with flowers of various colors and all kinds of fruits that she had never seen before.

The ground of the road she was taking was even more difficult to walk on. The bushes were so dense that even a needle could not penetrate, and the layer of fallen leaves was so thick that if you were not careful, you would fall into it.

Qingyu wiped the sweat from her forehead and couldn't help but miss Lu Yao and Yan San's Qinggong. She thought about going down and finally learning from them.

"Woo woo woo woo" Xiaobai's dissatisfied voice came from above her head. Qingyu looked up and saw Xiaobai swinging on a vine, and then swung to another tree.

"Do you want me to be like you? I'm not Taishan!" Qingyu's face was a little gloomy while thinking of those thoughts. These few days, she finally witnessed Xiaobai's ability. Although it was only a few days old, its ability to hunt prey seemed to be innate. Of course, this was also related to the fact that those prey began to shrink and tremble when they heard its voice.

In just these few days, Xiaobai's size increased a lot. At first it was like a kitten, and now it is as big as a puppy. Thinking of its mother, who was more than five meters long, Qingyu couldn't help but worry about the future.

Qingyu grabbed the vines and decided to give it a try. After all, she encountered many setbacks with every step she took, and she doubted whether she could ever reach the top of the mountain. The vine began to swing, and Qingyu was surprised to find that not only could the vine bear her weight, but her movements were also so flexible that she could grab the opposite branch five times out of ten times she swung.

After stumbling around, Qingyu finally saw the top of the mountain. There were no other trees when she reached the area about a kilometer away from the mountain top. In the middle of the top of the mountain, there was only one big tree with a crown as beautiful as a flower, covering the entire area of ​​the top of the mountain. It was the tree of life!

Qingyu knelt down unconsciously, bent her body devoutly, placed her hands on the ground, and knocked his head on them. This is a feeling that comes from the heart. The moment she saw the big tree, she felt her heart had become extremely peaceful, just like the clean sky, without any distracting thoughts. Although she had never seen this kind of tree before, she knew that this was the tree of life, the one that controls life and inheritance.

The Tree of Life seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist. After Qingyu kowtowed three times, the mist dispersed a little. She stood up and walked into the mist as if being attracted.

There is a layer of grass under her feet. The grass is crystal green in color and emits a jade-like glow. Some of the grass are blooming, and some are bearing crystal clear fruits.

Qingyu carefully avoided the grass that seemed alive and slowly walked towards the big tree. The grass seemed to be laughing as it rolled over layer by layer.

When she walked under the big tree, Qingyu found that the trunk of the tree was so thick that dozens of people could not hug it. There were some small fruits hanging on the drooping branches. The fruits were white, yellow, red and purple.

When they arrived under the tree, Xiaobai jumped out of Qingyu's backpack, climbed up the tree in a few jumps, and then made a series of "wuwuwu" sounds, and the branches of the tree began to shake, as if responding to it.

Qingyu was a little upset. Did she just travel to the world of immortals? Not only are there people like Yan San and Lu Yao, but also immortal things like Xiao Bai's Tree of Life? Seeing her in a daze, Xiaobai threw down a red fruit and hit her on the head, and then she started screaming again.

Qingyu immediately understood it as follows: Eating this fruit is good for the body, and the fruits and stems on the green grass below are also treasures. The purple fruit can improve a person's internal strength, but it seems to be of no use to someone like her.

The big tree said, in view of you saving me, you are allowed to pick ten fruits and one green grass. Remember, the red fruit can prolong life, the purple fruit can enhance internal strength, and the green grass can bring the dead back to life.

Qingyu ate the fruit that Xiaobai had knocked down, then picked five red fruits and five purple fruits, and carefully pulled out a piece of green grass that had grown fruit. After that, a gust of wind blew her out of the mist. Qingyu looked back, but saw only a bare top of the mountain and nothing else.

Qingyu turned her head and looked down the mountain. The altitude here was more than two or three thousand meters. Looking down from here, the north was in full view.

You could see steep mountain walls extending directly into the sea, with some beaches and bays in between. The mountain with dense forests started from the beach where they landed, and stretched all the way up to the top of the mountain where she was now.

From the top of the mountain to the other side, there was an even wider world, with several huge cone-shaped craters still emitting blue volcanic gas clouds. There were undulating gullies and canyons cutting deeply into the hillside, covered with dense virgin forests. There were also some small grasslands between the valleys, and occasionally some steaming volcanic lakes. The sea around the island is very calm, but outside the circle, there are huge waves and some huge whirlpools.

Qingyu couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, he was hiding in a sealed escape capsule at that time. Otherwise, if she had faced such a scene, she would have been scared to deat and would not have had the strength to fight back.

If she wanted to return to the Great Zhou, she had to find a way to break through. Qingyu couldn't help but calculate the route in her mind. Now, it was summer. If it was winter, the direction of the ocean currents and the monsoon would be favorable for returning. Then, it would take at least another four to six months, and the Fengshen should be ready by then.

Qingyu pondered for a long time, until the sun went down the mountain. The flowing fluorescent light gathered from the bottom of the mountain and finally gathered on the top of the mountain.

She still felt nervous when she saw this beautiful scene again. She guessed that Xiaobai wanted to stay here, so she stood up, dusted off his body, and prepared to go down the mountain.

Without Xiaobai's company, Qingyu was covered in dust, but she got down the mountain in a much shorter time. Along the way, although the snakes retreated three feet away from her, she could not withstand the attacks of monitor lizards, wild boars, tigers, tapirs, orangutans, and other beasts, so she could only run all the way down. It took her five days to climb the mountain and only one day to get down.

Even though she rushed back to the campsite in such a ferocious manner, Qingyu was still warmly welcomed. Even Gu Sui gave her a big hug after he put the snake pill away again. They had originally planned to gather together today to go up the mountain to look for her.

Qingyu thanked everyone for their kindness, put the backpack next to the bed in her cabin, took a shower, and then slept soundly. Running away is indeed the most physically demanding thing.