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Chapter 3799: 4.1399 Ten-Thousand-Year Phoenix Wood

"It's fine, you just lie there. I'll check the reason later," Qiao Mu quickly stopped it.

She wouldn't casually let Little Earth take risks before confirming if there were any dangers deep underground.

"Okay, Master," Little Earth obediently replied.

Qiao Mu had Saint Water release a bit of water to nourish the phoenix tree.

Then, she instructed the two little ones, "You two wait. I need to use my divine sense to examine the specific condition of this phoenix tree."

"Don't move around blindly before I tell you to."

"Oh!" The two little ones obediently agreed again.

Qiao Mu then sat cross-legged, calming her mind. She focused her divine sense into her eyes, opened her divine eye, and carefully looked into the phoenix tree's root system.

The phoenix tree's roots were indeed as Little Earth said, incredibly complex and intertwined.

Her divine sense penetrated dozens of meters deep into the ground, yet still couldn't see the end, causing a great gasp of astonishment in her heart.

This was more than just a thousand-year phoenix tree?!

Qiao Mu's emotions stirred slightly. With such an enormous root system, this was likely...

A ten-thousand-year phoenix tree!

Although she didn't know what the phoenix tree had endured, seeing a sacred tree that had lived for ten thousand years face such a situation, seemingly on the verge of withering, truly made her feel a pang of sadness.

The little girl made up her mind: she would save this creature no matter what.

Her divine sense was released inch by inch, exploring deeper underground. An unending flow, she didn't know how long it lasted.

A faint glow naturally emanated from Qiao Mu's body.

Little Water Wa and Jiu Jiu, squatting beside her, began to worry.

"Will Master be okay?" Little Water Wa's transparent hand thumped Jiu Jiu's fluffy white head forcefully.

The little white squirrel shook its head repeatedly. "No."

"Then why does it feel like Master has been looking for so long?" Little Water Wa looked grim.

It had indeed been a very long time.

The little white squirrel also knew that it had been about an hour since their little master began using her divine sense to investigate the situation underground.

If this were anyone else, they would probably have already exhausted their divine sense and fainted by now.

But their little master, sitting there, showed no particular harm, aside from her face being slightly pale.

The two little ones didn't dare to call out to her casually, fearing they might disturb her and make things worse.

They remained anxious like this for nearly two hours.

Qiao Mu suddenly opened her eyes and abruptly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The vibrant red blood landed on the phoenix tree's roots, emitting sizzling sounds, instantly causing the entire phoenix tree to shake.

"Master!!" Little Water Wa and Jiu Jiu were almost scared to death.

Qiao Mu raised a hand, her face calm. "It's nothing."

It was just a slight overuse of her divine sense.

It seemed her divine sense exhaustion limit was around two hours. Continuously using her divine sense would leave her physically and mentally exhausted, with her divine sense nearing depletion.

However, she quickly felt a warm current flow into her chest and abdomen. As it flushed through her meridians, spiritual energy slowly condensed, continuously gathering back into the depths of her 識淵 (Sea of Consciousness).

The speed of this divine sense regeneration was quite fast. Qiao Mu felt that if others were to reach her level of severe exhaustion, they might not have her recovery speed.

The phoenix tree's withered branches trembled rapidly, and suddenly, something sprang from its roots...