After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

Chapter 68: Chapter 66 Upgrade

Chapter 68: Chapter 66 Upgrade

They had come to the heart of the forest, and it was the eighth day. Li Pan and the Star Tree found some wild Dendrobium, which was very valuable. She used her superpower to check and excitedly informed everyone, “It has 800 years of medicinal effects, a real treasure.”

“That’s great.”

Everyone was overjoyed as such old specimens were rare, and bringing them back would fetch a good sum.

Li Pan withdrew the vines and waited for the team to clear the dangers.

Such a spiritual medicine definitely had a guardian beast.

Lei Ming, being older, was the captain of this operation. He was in charge of commanding, and the others followed his orders.

An Earth Element high-level superpower user gently pried the spiritual medicine while the others stood ready. With spiritual medicine of such high age, the guardian beast that guarded it was quite formidable, so they had to be cautious.

“Snake.”

Li Pan was actually the first to realize something was wrong. There was a dark brown python blending in with the color of the surrounding trees, virtually undetectable without a careful look.

As a Wood Element user, she had a natural affinity and sharpness in the forest, allowing her to be the first to spot it and act, using the vines to block for her Earth Element teammate.

Xue Dong, with fast reflexes, plucked the Dendrobium and tossed it to Li Pan, whose vines quickly retrieved it.

Li Pan quickly backed away while the others immediately stepped up to shield her.

She instantly put the Dendrobium into a prepared wooden box and sent it into her space, while directing the vines to block the python.

The python was thicker than her waist, its tail sweeping out like a pillar, throwing several team members into the air.

Flashes of multicolored light struck the python, causing wounds that weren’t very big, but made it bleed nonetheless.

The sight of fresh blood excited the Star Tree, which took the initiative to attack the python, even absorbing its blood. The vines wrapped around the python, and the python coiled its body around the vines. They entwined, attacking one another.

“Aim for its vital spot.”

Lei Ming roared, rushing forward as the first to attack while one of the team members provided long-range assaults, keeping their distance and guarding in front of Li Pan to ensure she wasn’t harmed.

The Star Tree showed a terrifyingly frenzied side, incessantly drinking the python’s blood. With attacks from multiple people and blood being drained, the python struggled violently, its tail whipping wildly.

Xue Dong and several other teammates were thrown by the snake’s tail multiple times, landing hard on the ground and writhing in pain.

“Come on, Kong Kong, devour it.”

Li Pan cheered on the Star Tree.

Lei Ming and a few other teammates continually attacked the python’s vital spot with their superpowers. After a tense battle that lasted for minutes, the Star Tree had absorbed a significant amount of the python’s blood, which eventually rendered the python immobile, leading to its death.

The group was so exhausted they dripped with sweat, collapsing on the ground, unable to get up for quite a while, almost completely spent.

“Quick, get up, brothers, it’s dangerous here.”

Li Pan quickly extended several vines to treat each person in turn.

Lei Ming was the first to get up and helped his teammates, “Clean up the battlefield, let’s hurry and leave.”

There was a bit of flesh left from the python that the Star Tree hadn’t fully absorbed, leaving behind the meat and skin for everyone.

The team peeled off the snake skin, which was still in one piece, a good piece to make into an inner armor back home that could be sold for a handsome price, while the meat could be brought back for food.

Having absorbed a good amount of python blood, the Star Tree, replenished, swayed back, appearing as happy as a child.

“Let’s keep moving, the Star Tree hasn’t had its fill yet.”

Having come this far, it would be a loss not to let the Star Tree eat its fill before returning.

“Okay, everyone be careful. Let’s rest at another place and hang in there for a bit longer.”

The python had indeed existed for many years, and after the battle, everyone was extremely fatigued. Treatment couldn’t relieve exhaustion, but for safety reasons, they had to continue on. Otherwise, the smell of blood would attract other animals.

“Brother Lei, how much do you think that Dendrobium is worth?”

“The last auctioned Dendrobium that was five hundred years old went for five million, so this one should fetch more than that,”

“It has remarkable effects on treating injuries and extending life expectancy; plenty of people would scramble for it.”

Thinking of something, he turned to Li Pan and said, “Sis, this Dendrobium is too precious. We should leave it to the boss to handle. It’s risky for you to keep it. We can exchange it for other Spiritual Medicines for you.”

“I know, I’ll definitely leave it for the base. There’s no use for me to keep it; I don’t need it.”

Li Pan indeed had no use for the Dendrobium. Once she advanced to a high-level superpower user, she could cultivate Spiritual Medicines, and then whatever she wanted would just be a word away.

“Sis is a sensible person; I’m just being superfluous,”

Lei Ming nodded happily, finding comfort in working with someone who understood the limits without much need for explanation.

Meanwhile, Li Pan found quite a few Medicinal Materials to transplant, and she kept some seeds. She also retained some Poisonous Flowers and Grass to transplant back to the farm.

However, she didn’t find any more Spiritual Medicines, but she did come across two high-age ordinary Medicinal Materials, which were a pleasant surprise.

The Star Tree devoured several powerful mutant animals and two older mutant plants that had gone through reverse mutations.

But for the Star Tree, they were all great supplements, no difference.

On the twelfth day, the Star Tree devoured a mutant Bole Tree, also known as a Mountain Peach Tree, which had undergone a reverse mutation and attacked them, only to be devoured by the Star Tree.

The Mountain Peach Tree was already ancient before the disaster that caused its mutation. However, its offensive power was not a match for the Star Tree and it got devoured. The Tree had grown for a thousand years, but it managed to satiate the Star Tree.

Li Pan sat on the ground adjusting her overflowing superpower until night fell, before she came to.

Everyone hurriedly surrounded her, “Sis, how are you feeling?” 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“I’m fine, thank you all. I’ve advanced to a high-level superpower.”

“Really? That’s great! Any other issues?”

Hearing this, Lei Ming immediately grinned, happy that a high-level superpower user, no matter which of the Five Elements, was greatly beneficial for the base, a strength of the base.

“No major issues. The Star Tree nourished me back. That Mountain Peach Tree had such immense energy I was close to advancing. I never expected to encounter it at the crucial moment, benefiting both me and the Star Tree. The excessive energy allowed me to advance directly.”

Li Pan was also pleasantly surprised.

“We should still have the Water doctor check on you once we’re back, just to be safe,”

Xue Dong said with a smile.

“Sure, let’s go back. There’s no need to take any more risks. We’ll be able to work with this haul for quite a while.”

Li Pan didn’t want the others to continue taking risks on her behalf. It was time to call it quits.

“Then, let’s head home. This mission was a complete success,”

Lei Ming was particularly joyful.

Li Pan’s face was alive with the excitement of having advanced.

Advancing to a high-level was an unexpected delight. She had not anticipated advancing to a high-level superpower so soon. Originally, she thought she had to wait at least three or four years, but it happened much faster. It seemed the Star Tree was still primarily devouring and then nourishing her. She and the Companion Spirit Plant were in a mutually beneficial relationship.

After advancing to a high-level, she acquired the ability ‘Absolute Healing’, which could treat any illness.

Her space expanded to five hundred square meters, now called a Space Domain.

She could open a Domain Barrier of about one thousand square meters for three hours, with a rest period of twenty minutes.

Inside the Domain is ‘Absolute Protection’, but outside the Domain is not protected.

Another ability was added, devouring and nourishing back. The Star Tree could devour all living beings with energy, whether plants, animals, or human flesh and blood.

Its devouring power was particularly formidable, which is why the Mountain Peach Tree couldn’t defeat it.

Nourishing back is easy to understand; it would transfer a portion of its energy back to the superpower user.