My place is on fire

Chapter 989: Alive, but not completely alive!

The texture of the Thunder Wing Tiger is firm but not at all dry.

It's chewy in the mouth, but you can chew it well, and it tastes better than the best wagyu beef on the planet.

In addition, the tiger meat of the Thunder Winged Tiger is also very effective in nourishing the body and is very helpful for physical recovery.

Luo Xuning, Kolina and Ye Fan were eating and chatting by the campfire, and Ye Chen could only swallow his saliva beside them.

It’s not that Luo Xuning doesn’t let him eat, nor that he doesn’t want to eat, but in his current state, he can’t eat even if he wants to!

"Excuse me, old sir, how did you end up in this state?"

It’s not that Luo Xuning was talking about something irrelevant, he was just really curious about Ye Chen’s current ghost-like state.

Ye Chen didn't think it was presumptuous. He looked at Luo Xuning and said truthfully:
“When I went out hunting with a few tribesmen, we found a mysterious cave on a hill.

After we entered the cave, we found many, many treasures. I swear, I have never seen so many treasures in my entire life!

They each have pearls, jade treasures, magical weapons, and the sutra I mentioned to you before, and the ring on Ye Fan's hand."

When Ye Chen talked about the ring on Ye Fan's hand, everyone's eyes turned to Ye Fan and his fingers.

"Um, it's this ring..."

Under everyone's gaze, Ye Fan raised his right hand with a somewhat unnatural expression to show the black ring on it. The ring had a simple shape and was engraved with some secret code.

"Just when my tribesmen and I thought we had struck it rich, the cave suddenly began to shake violently."

"Huge rocks fell from the top of the cave like dumplings..."

Although this incident happened more than 200 years ago, when Ye Chen mentioned the past again, there was still some fear on his face.

Kelina and Ye Fan also showed nervous expressions on their faces, as if they had brought in the other tribesmen who were exploring with Ye Chen.

"At the moment of the earthquake, half of the tribesmen who were exploring with me had died. I was lucky because there was no falling rocks where I was standing, and I was lucky enough to survive the first wave of falling rocks."

"The first wave of rockfall lasted less than 10 seconds. I and another lucky member of our tribe were the only ones left out of our group of ten. But..."

"The rockfall has completely blocked the cave's exit. We don't know how to escape even if we want to."

"Death didn't give us much time to breathe. Just when we thought the earthquake was over, it came again without warning. The earth shook and rocks fell."

"This time, the goddess of luck did not favor me and another member of the tribe. I watched him being smashed into a meat pie by a huge rock."

"Before I had time to sympathize with my people, a boulder bigger than the one that just killed my people fell on my head. My feet were stuck in the rubble and I couldn't run away. I could only close my eyes and wait for death."

"..."

When they heard that Ye Chen could only close his eyes and wait for death, Kelina and Ye Fan's hearts suddenly became tense again and they became extremely nervous.

"This time, the goddess of luck did not favor me again. Like the previous tribesman, I was not spared. I also watched myself being smashed into a meat pie by the boulder."

"hiss……"

"Ah? You watched yourself being ..."

Kelina and Ye Fan both showed surprised expressions on their faces after hearing Ye Chen's words.

"Yes, I watched myself being smashed into a meat pie. You heard me right. From then on, I became what I am now."

"Sometimes I think that compared to those tribesmen who died, I am relatively lucky, am I not?"

"As the saying goes, a good death is worse than a miserable life. At least I can still exist in this way for more than 200 years."

"And they have already disappeared in the long river of time."

"Later, I thought carefully that the reason why my body was destroyed but my soul survived should be the effect of the ring on Ye Fan's hand."

"As you can see, I can enter and exit the ring freely. Moreover, the space inside the ring is very large and boundless."

"I have lived in there for more than 200 years, and I may have only explored a small corner of that space."

"Ah? There is such a large space in this small ring!"

When Kolina heard Ye Chen introduce the space inside the ring, an expression of surprise appeared on her face.

“It’s so magical, so incredible…”

Ye Fan also showed a longing expression on his face, and he wished he could go in and find out what was going on.

Luo Xunning smiled and reminded: "Have you forgotten that the secret realm of the mother tree we are in now is also just inside a leaf?"

"Oh, that's right! We are also in a leaf now. After coming in, I didn't expect the space here to be so big!"

"Yes, yes, my brain is broken. I have been here for so long that I have forgotten how I got here..."

Kelina and Ye Fan suddenly realized that the secret place they were in was also located inside a leaf.

"Old Senior, please tell us what is in the world inside the ring? Are there any monsters or something?"

Kelina blinked her big eyes and stared at Ye Chen. This novel thing was much more interesting than listening to a story.

Ye Chen said: "So far, I haven't found any monsters or other creatures. There is a huge grassland inside, which is endless. No matter which direction I walk in, no matter how long I walk, I can't reach the end. There is nothing but grass and grass."

"It's all grass, and there's no living thing?"

"Ah? This..."

"What a strange world..."

After listening to Ye Chen's description, Luo Xuning also felt a little curious about the world inside the ring he mentioned.

"It's really strange. I've been in there for more than 200 years and haven't discovered anything."

Ye Chen shook his head and smiled, his face showing a helpless expression.

At first, he would often explore in various directions.

After exploring for decades, even hundreds of years, he found nothing. This was a fatal blow to his enthusiasm. He was too lazy to explore again. It was a pure waste of time and energy.

"Old senior, according to your description, this ring should be in the cave where the house collapsed. How did it get passed down to your descendants?"

Kelina was also very curious about this question. She blinked her big eyes at Ye Chen and waited for the follow-up.

"Haha, this brings us to another magical aspect of this ring. Let me show you how to do it. It will be more intuitive that way."

Ye Chen finished his words and disappeared again. The next second, the ring on Ye Fan's hand suddenly fell off by itself, and then flew to the top of the underground space.

Whoosh!
The next second, the ring broke through the barrier of the underground space and rushed out.

It is not quite accurate to say that it was broken, because the barrier of the underground space was still intact without any damage.

But that black ring magically disappeared from the underground space!
Whoosh!
Just as everyone was surprised, the black ring reappeared in the underground space and returned to Ye Fan's finger.

The next second, A Pia Ye Chen, who had just disappeared, reappeared in front of everyone.

"This ring is so amazing! I really want one!"

After seeing the magic of the ring, Kolina's face was full of envy.

"So that's how it is. This ring can actually travel through space."

After seeing the effect of the ring, Luo Xuning also showed a surprised expression on his face.

Even though he was knowledgeable and had seen many treasures, this ring was also eye-opening for him.

"Indeed, this ring can travel through space, but it can only travel about 100 meters at a time."

"When I discovered this function, I used space travel to return to the tribe."

"However, the consumption of soul power when traveling through space is also huge."

"After returning to the clan, I fell into a deep sleep due to excessive consumption of soul power. I slept for more than 200 years!"

"When I woke up again, the ring had already been passed to Ye Fan."

"Sleeping for more than 200 years..."

Kelina stuck out her tongue. She felt that she was a very good sleeper. But compared with this old man who could sleep for more than 200 years, her ten hours of sleep was nothing!
"I see."

After listening to Ye Chen's story about himself and the ring, Luo Xuning changed the subject and asked:
"So, old man, you can only exist in this form from now on?"

Although Ye Chen's current ghost form is not subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death, nor does it feel hunger, cold, or trauma, but...

He couldn't touch any objects, couldn't eat, couldn't drink water, and couldn't do anything except communicate with people!
Alive, but not fully alive!

This state has lasted for more than 200 years and can continue like this forever, immortal and indestructible.

But, after more than 200 years, Ye Chen still hasn't gotten used to his current situation, he still wants to be a living person!

Even if he could only survive one day as a human before dying, he would be willing!

Living such a meaningless life is not a good thing for Ye Chen, it is more like endless torture!
Therefore, for the past 200 years, he has been exploring how to revive himself!
There is no shortcut to resurrection. You can only strengthen your soul power step by step!
As long as the soul power reaches a certain strength, you can condense the body again and become a living person again!
Ye Chen estimated that if he only relied on his own efforts, this process might take thousands or even tens of thousands of years!
But if there is external help, this process can be greatly shortened!

Just as he had speculated with Ye Fan before, all he needed was a fine-quality plant spirit to re-condense his physical form and become a human being again.

"There is a way, but..."

Ye Chen looked at Luo Xuning, but was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

"But what? You're welcome, old sir. If there's anything I can do to help you, I'm happy to do it."

Luo Xuning saw the embarrassment in Ye Chen's expression, and was sure that he should be able to help him.

Moreover, this person also knew that he could help him, but he was just too embarrassed to say it out loud.

In fact, if it wasn't too troublesome, Luo Xuning would be willing to help Ye Chen, help him re-condense his body, and help him start a new life.

The information about Yuanshi Tianzun that Ye Chen provided was still very valuable to Luo Xuning.

Besides, Luo Xuning was also waiting for him to recall the strategies on how to deal with the Twelve Zodiac Envoys!

Even from a purely profit perspective, some of the information provided by Ye Chen and the information he can provide to himself in the future are very valuable!

For Luo Xuning, Ye Chen is a very valuable person, worthy of his exchange with efforts or items of equal value.

"Ye Fan, you speak."

Luo Xuning looked at Ye Fan. He felt that Ye Fan should also know the method.

Ye Fan's expression was a little embarrassed, and he said truthfully: "Ahem, according to our speculation, the ancestor will need a fine plant spirit to condense his body again. After I successfully fuse the first plant spirit, I will give it to the ancestor first."

"Oh? All it takes is one fine plant spirit? Is it that simple?"

Luo Shuning couldn't help but smile after hearing Ye Fan's words, but Kelina, Ye Fan and Ye Chen were somewhat doubtful after hearing Luo Shuning's words.

Simple?
Is it easy to obtain the fine plant spirits?

It’s very difficult, okay!

Whoosh!
After Luo Xuning finished speaking, he moved his mind and an egg-sized, emerald green plant spirit flew out from the ring on his finger and hovered directly in front of Ye Chen.

"Old sir, this exquisite plant spirit is given to you. Please try to condense your body."

"What! Send it to me!"

Ye Chen was shocked when he heard Luo Xuning's words, and felt like he was dreaming.

His eyes were fixed on the spinning plant spirit in front of him.

He wanted it so badly that he wanted to use it right away, and it took him a lot of effort to stop the urge.

Kelina and Ye Fan also looked at Ye Chen with envy in their eyes.

The value of an ordinary plant spirit is already very high, let alone a high-quality plant spirit!

In the entire Qingye tribe, only the tribe leader Qingshan had taken one pill, and the pill he took was contaminated and would have side effects after taking it!

The one that Luo Xuning gave to Ye Chen now is not contaminated at all, and it is a fine herbal spirit with even stronger medicinal effects and more precious value!

Luo Xuning smiled and said, "Yes, I'll give it to you as a gift as a thank you for providing me with information about Ape Origin and the Twelve Zodiac Envoys."

Ye Chen said seriously: "Mr. Luo, the reason why I provided you with that information is definitely not to gain any benefits from you."

Luo Xuning said: "Of course I know what you said, but I also have principles in life.

I will do my best to help those who I have helped.

Moreover, there is no reason for me to take back what I have given away. You can keep this fine spirit of plants and trees. There is no need to be polite to me.

To you, this exquisite plant spirit may be extremely precious, but to me, it is just an ordinary item."