My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 464 - 144: [First Update]

"Xixi, where are you going?" Seeing Su Xi walking directly towards the large tree, looking somewhat off, Gu Qingqing quickly grabbed her and asked.

Su Xi’s expression was momentarily absent, then she looked at Gu Qingqing with confusion, "What’s wrong? Geng Geng, why are you holding me?"

"Shouldn’t I be asking you what you’re up to? Why are you heading toward the big tree?" Gu Qingqing frowned as she saw the confusion on Su Xi’s face.

"I wasn’t, I was just..." Su Xi looked at Gu Qingqing in bewilderment, started to defend herself but realized she wasn’t in her original position, her face immediately turned pale.

"What’s going on? I clearly remember being in my previous spot." Su Xi nervously clutched Gu Qingqing’s hand, anxiously wanting her to believe her words.

Gu Qingqing and Rong Ye exchanged a glance, both feeling something was amiss.

"Think carefully, did anything feel off to you just now?" Gu Qingqing patted Su Xi’s hand, calming her down, then spoke gently.

Her soothing worked, Su Xi immediately calmed down and tried hard to recall her feelings from earlier.

"I just thought those Cloud Light Mushrooms looked beautiful, then I wanted to pick them, and then Geng Geng, you pulled me over." She said while recalling.

"So, the problem lies with the Cloud Light Mushroom." Upon hearing this, Rong Ye fixed his gaze on the Cloud Light Mushroom, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, speaking in a deep voice.

Gu Qingqing nodded along, and Su Xi also looked at the Cloud Light Mushroom, realizing that she almost walked over to the big tree because of it, if not for Gu Qingqing pulling her in time, who knows what would have happened, suddenly it didn’t seem beautiful anymore, and she quickly looked away.

"The books never mentioned that Cloud Light Mushroom has a mind-bewitching effect." Gu Qingqing had a great memory, almost photographic, remembering the records about Cloud Light Mushroom, she found no mentions of it having a mind-bewitching effect, her face not looking good.

"If the book records are correct, then this might not be a Cloud Light Mushroom, but a plant that closely resembles it." Rong Ye looked at the plant emitting phosphorescence on the big tree, thoughtfully saying.

"What is it? Is there such a thing?" Su Xi asked curiously.

She already sensed that both Gu Qingqing and Rong Ye, with high cultivation and exceptional fighting skills, also had profound knowledge, knowing lots of things, making her the weakest among the three in all aspects, but thankfully, she had a good mindset, directly asking them whenever she didn’t understand something was feasible.

"Yes, there is a plant very similar to Cloud Light Mushroom called Illusion Cloud Mushroom, unlike Cloud Light Mushroom, Illusion Cloud Mushroom is a highly poisonous plant, to confuse humans and animals, it disguises itself as a Cloud Light Mushroom, when humans or animals are attracted to it, it will release many slender vein-like structures from its body, draining all the blood from the human or animal." Gu Qingqing, realizing this, her eyes lit up, explained to Su Xi in a deep voice.

"Indeed, Illusion Cloud Mushroom is an accompanying plant of the Qilin Tree, the Qilin Tree relies on the toxicity and allure of Illusion Cloud Mushroom for protection, while the Illusion Cloud Mushroom draws nourishment from the Qilin Tree to grow better." Rong Ye nodded, his gaze moving from the luminous Illusion Cloud Mushroom to the big tree it grows on, eyes full of fervor.

"So, the tree in front of us is actually the legendary Qilin Tree?" Su Xi widened her eyes, looking at the big tree before them in disbelief.

"Yes." Gu Qingqing nodded, her eyes focused intently on the big tree before her.

In the Immortal Realm, records about the Qilin Tree are scarce, it is a legendary Divine Tree, said to exist only in the Divine Realm.

It’s said that the seed of the Qilin Tree was left from the beginning of heaven and earth, but after tens of thousands of years, it never sprouted, until one day, the blood of a Qilin accidentally splashed on the seed, the seed seemed to gain energy, sprouting rapidly to become a huge tree.

Of course, the Qilin Tree is revered as a Divine Tree because its fruit, the Qilin Fruit, can turn an ordinary person into a god instantly, but the Qilin Tree only bears fruit every hundred years, and if the fruit isn’t picked and consumed within a day, it will fall to the ground and disappear.

They never imagined they would see the legendary Qilin Tree that only exists in the Divine Realm inside the Secret Realm!

"Xixi, you grew up in the Immortal Realm, have you heard any rumors of a Qilin Tree in the Secret Realm?" Gu Qingqing looked at Su Xi and asked.

Su Xi was taken aback, then thought carefully, shaking her head, "I have never heard of it, the Secret Realm has been around for hundreds of years, no one has ever seen a Qilin Tree inside, nor have there been any rumors about it, if it was known that there is a Qilin Tree here, the Secret Realm wouldn’t be open to just anyone, it would have long been controlled by our four great Immortal Sects."

Gu Qingqing thought likewise, if someone had already discovered the Qilin Tree in the Secret Realm, Immortal Venerable Hao Lan would have warned her before entering, but since Immortal Venerable Hao Lan said nothing, it indicated that no one knew about the Qilin Tree inside.

"I said Geng Geng, you have good luck, so many people entered the Secret Realm before us, yet none encountered the Qilin Tree, and we just happen to come across it." Su Xi remembered how being with Gu Qingqing always led to easily finding rare Immortal Flowers and Herbs, she immediately spoke to Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing blinked, feeling it had little to do with her, but seeing Rong Ye also agreeing with Su Xi, she could only smile and leave the topic at that.

"Judging from the appearance of this Qilin Tree, it might still be in its growth period, it seems like we won’t be able to get the Qilin Fruit." Gu Qingqing walked around the big tree, speaking a bit regretfully.

"Seeing the Qilin Tree is already rare enough, don’t think about the Qilin Fruit." Rong Ye looked at the Qilin Tree, giving Gu Qingqing a "you should be content" look.

Gu Qingqing shrugged, refraining from saying anything that might get her scolded.

"It’s said that using the bark of the Qilin Tree to make talisman paper grants special effects, doubling the effectiveness of ordinary talisman paper, I wonder if it’s true?" Rong Ye stared at the Qilin Tree, eyes blazing, he even licked his lips, looking somewhat eager to try.

Seeing Rong Ye’s expression, Su Xi shivered a bit, finding his expression a little frightening, she couldn’t help but move back, hiding behind Gu Qingqing.

"Fifth Senior Brother, control yourself, the Qilin Tree is not to be trifled with, just look at the Illusion Cloud Mushroom on its branches." Gu Qingqing’s gaze passed over the Illusion Cloud Mushrooms on the Qilin Tree, advising Rong Ye.