CHAPTER 341: CHAPTER 215: THE TREE OF THE EARTHQUAKE WORM, THE ANT RACE, AND THE EARTH BOOK

While entertaining, or rather, luring the Ant Race, Chen Mo suddenly felt the ground shake slightly, and an uneasy thought immediately surfaced in his mind.

Isn’t Junior Brother at Dongcang Town?

He shouldn’t suddenly appear here at the marketplace to cause trouble.

But this familiar feeling made him sense something amiss, and he silently used his privileges to discover that Shu Shisan was transferring authority to his junior brother.

At that moment, he decisively made a choice.

Looking at the Ant Race cultivators who were still marveling at the buildings of the Four Seasons Sect, he spoke up, "Dear friends from afar, why not come and take a look at our arrangements for the Earthquake Worm.

Isn’t the Earthquake Worm a Holy Beast in your homeland?"

According to the original plan and schedule, Chen Mo intended to proceed gradually.

But since Li Ye had already taken action against the Earthquake Worm over there, he would decisively trust his junior brother, even if the results might be unfavorable—but what does that matter?

The anthills from outside had all fallen under their control as well as the Mo Family’s. They would merely need to put in more effort, send out some puppets to conquer.

They initially planned to proceed with diplomacy before resorting to force.

They couldn’t truly let the Ant Race think that the dignified Four Seasons Sect merely recruited without showing strength afterward.

Once they were targeted, the Ant Race would actually have no escape.

Yet, the pitiable Ant Race felt a bit puzzled:

"Earthquake Worm?"

"True Man Mochen, do you mean the recent ground tremor was caused by the Earthquake Worm?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes."

"Seeing is believing."

"Please follow me, fellow cultivators."

As said, he acted upon it.

He immediately opened a descending staircase on the ground and gestured invitingly.

Then, he calmly led them downward.

They quickly reached the Earthquake Worm’s location deep within the Earth Vein Array.

By now, the original scenery had completely transformed, replaced by a tree composed of countless mineral stones and veins, glowing in the soil layers, as if in a different realm.

Mineral stones and veins formed its foundation, the earth vein and spiritual power circulated through its meridians, with its inhabitants being those Earthquake Worms striving hard to squeeze out more blood.

Interestingly, when one Earthquake Worm was injured, all the others could experience the injured companion’s "pleasure," enjoying the sensation of their blood rooting in the earth, transforming into mineral veins.

Some Earthquake Worms were entangled playfully around Spirit Refining Sect cultivators, deliberately flicking their tails and butting with their heads, provoking a round of beating afterward, joyfully squealing and scurrying everywhere.

Besides, a Sword Cultivator stood there, his sword continuously helping trim the Earthquake Worms’ bodies.

This scene wasn’t just shocking to the Ant Race cultivators; even Chen Mo’s face, usually calm and dignified, twitched slightly.

What is this?

However, fortunately, he was accustomed to his junior brother’s antics; after a brief silence, he called out, "Junior brother, the friends from the Ant Race are here!"

—He thought Li Ye must have noticed him, and if not showing up, surely had some plans, so he decided to call out directly.

Sure enough.

After he made the call, Li Ye poked his head out from the tree’s canopy, throwing something down casually, the object crashing to the ground like a meteor.

Then, he flashed without a trace of smoke, appearing before Chen Mo and several Ant Race cultivators.

"Sorry, senior brother, I’m a bit late."

He pointed at the object on the ground, sighed, "These Earthquake Worms insisted on showing gratitude for my benevolence by offering rent for the dwelling here—so here it is."

The Ant Race cultivators, upon seeing the object on the ground, almost lost control of their transformation magic, their eyes bulging, wishing to stick to it immediately, "It! It is this!"

There lay a flower on the ground.

A flower embodying all Five Elements, with flames burning, water flowing, soil splitting, metal glimmering, and its petals constantly radiating vitality.

It wasn’t a Spirit Plant, but a unique Spiritual Object that only the Earthquake Worm Race could create, nurtured by their essence blood and the comprehensive Five Elements from mineral veins—known as the "Mineral Essence Five Elements Flower."

This object cannot be forced into existence, it must be voluntary.

Encompassing a variety of mineral vein extracts and the spiritual essence of Earthquake Worm blood.

It’s the favorite thing of all Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants that require the consumption of mineral veins and minerals for growth—including the extraterrestrial Ant Race.

The fundamental reason the Ant Race revered the Earthquake Worm as a Holy Beast was to obtain this item; a Mineral Essence Five Elements Flower like this could allow them to give birth to five offspring with talents nearly equivalent to the Human Race.

It’s worth noting that despite the Ant Race’s sizeable population, those with intellect close to that of the Human Race are extremely rare, and without the aid of such a Mineral Essence Five Elements Flower, the continuation of the Ant Race Royal Family could face chaos.

—Among those dispatched was the beloved youngest son of the Ant Race queen, who felt exceptionally conflicted upon seeing this object.

Originally, in this world, even the Earthquake Worm Holy Beast willingly offered its essence blood and countless minerals to form the Mineral Essence Five Elements Flower, without needing any grand worship or daily offerings of various treasures.

When the Holy Beast of his own race turned out to be just a "tenant" paying "rent" here, the prince’s mindset underwent a subtle shift.

Who exactly is Li Ye?

Even without actively using the Emotion Song, he could see this prince’s anxiety and hesitation, moreover the panel clearly displayed—