Chapter 2657: Friend

"Right, right… this outsider, why did he come to our Green Forest Source Realm to snatch senluo wood essence!"

"Exactly… why is that?"

"Enlightenment Seed, what is going on?!"

"Why did he do that?!"

"…"

Things had returned to how they were at the beginning… Xiao Fan was completely speechless.

He felt it would have been better to leave the Green Forest Source Realm first and then sneak back in quietly later!

As it turned out, the situation had become even more troublesome…

Moreover, more and more Wood Spirits were gathering nearby, gradually surrounding Xiao Fan.

The Enlightenment Seed had effectively upgraded the difficulty of Xiao Fan's escape!

If it weren't for the Enlightenment Seed, these Wood Spirits would have certainly attacked by now!

"This… this… it's because I was hungry, so Big Brother snatched it for me!" The Enlightenment Seed thought for a long time and then nodded vigorously.

"Hungry?!"

"No way…"

"No, your aura changed; you're lying!!"

"…"

Enlightenment Seed: "…"

Xiao Fan: "…"

"This… it's really because I was hungry. I'm very weak right now and need Wood Essence Qi to recover!" the Enlightenment Seed added. It had noticed something was amiss and thought of the Wood Spirits' Innate Divine Ability.

The Enlightenment Seed immediately suppressed its emotions, allowing its aura to calm down so they wouldn't discover the truth.

"Hmm? The aura is correct this time… Are you injured? What kind of injury?" a Wood Spirit emitting a Tatian Realm aura asked.

"Uh… I don't know either. I'm just very weak and need spiritual items containing Wood Essence Qi to supplement myself periodically. That's why my big brother risked coming here to help me snatch senluo wood essence. Sigh… it's all my fault!" The Enlightenment Seed let out a sigh.

The aura emitted by the Enlightenment Seed was stable, with no abnormal fluctuations appearing.

Nearby, none of the Wood Spirits sensed that the Enlightenment Seed was lying…

"Human Race kid, is this true?" The Wood Spirit emitting a Tatian Realm aura looked at Xiao Fan and asked in a heavy voice.

"It's true." Xiao Fan nodded repeatedly.

"Hmm… since that's the case, then forget it." The Wood Spirit emitting a Tatian Realm aura nodded, and the Killing Intent radiating from its body vanished.

The same was true for the surrounding Wood Spirits; the Killing Intent they emitted also disappeared.

Xiao Fan was stunned. Was it really this easy for their Killing Intent toward him to vanish?

These Wood Spirits were truly easy to fool…

The Enlightenment Seed was also stunned; this was far too easy!

It had originally thought it would have to keep performing with all its might, but it turned out that wasn't necessary. This was great…

"It seems this outsider is a good person."

"Right… the Enlightenment Seed is the manifestation of the Essence of Dao Laws. If it weren't voluntary, who could make it recognize a master?"

"Indeed…"

"For the sake of the Enlightenment Seed, this outsider dared to sneak into our Green Forest Source Realm; he is truly a brave man!"

"…"

Nearby, the Wood Spirits were talking amongst themselves. Their gaze toward Xiao Fan had changed, shifting from the initial disgust and hostility to kindness and friendliness.

"…"

The gazes of these Wood Spirits made Xiao Fan feel completely uneasy, and his face almost turned red.

He had come here to snatch senluo wood essence, yet these Wood Spirits were treating him with such kindness!

The Wood Spirit race is actually quite good… Xiao Fan sighed in his heart, even feeling a sense of guilt.

He felt like he shouldn't have run here to snatch their senluo wood essence!

"Whatever, whatever… this is my mission. Once it's finished, I just won't target this place again in the future," Xiao Fan muttered to himself.

"Since you helped the Enlightenment Seed, you are a friend of our Wood Spirit race. Hello, my name is Mu Gen," said the Wood Spirit emitting a Tatian Realm aura.

"Uh… hello, my name is Xiao Fan." Xiao Fan nodded.

Mu Gen—that was a very strange name!

But it was fitting for the Wood Spirit race.

"The senluo wood essence you took just now, you can keep it. After all, they haven't birthed sentience yet," Mu Gen continued.

"Alright, thank you." Xiao Fan nodded.

The degree to which these Wood Spirits were easy to talk to far exceeded Xiao Fan's expectations. Looking at it now, the matter had been resolved peacefully.

After the exchange with the Wood Spirits just now, Xiao Fan suddenly didn't want to target the Green Forest Source Realm anymore.

Wood-attribute Power of Laws… he could worry about that later.

"Xiao Fan, you helped the Enlightenment Seed, and it has recognized you as its master, so you are a friend of our Wood Spirit race. Come… be our guest inside," Mu Gen invited with a smile.

"…"