Chapter 134: The Cocoon and the Ice Heart Tree

On the surrounding cocoon walls, which were pure white in every direction, there was now a large exposed patch of green bark covering an area of more than ten meters.

It looked just like a wall with green tree bark patterns.

Recalling what he had seen before being trapped, his heart trembled.

Could this be Ice Heart Tree?

By digging into the trunk and extracting the core, one could obtain Ice Heart Tree Core with a high chance of finding Millennium Ice Heart Tree Core.

He had just been worrying about this.

Outside, the forest was filled with Ice Heart Trees, but once he escaped the cocoon, he would have to leave quickly.

There would be neither time nor opportunity to split open such enormous trees to search for their cores.

And yet, these adorable Ice Silk Worms had thoughtfully wrapped the Ice Heart Tree together with him inside the cocoon.

Now, with the cocoon’s protection, he could calmly search for the wood core from within.

If things went smoothly, he might even be able to carve a passage through the Millennium Ice Heart Tree Core and escape through the interior of the giant tree.

He really was too clever.

If only he knew the habits of the Ice Silk Worms and the true toughness and spatial properties of the Ice Heart Tree, he might not be so optimistic.

If it were that simple, those powerful demonic beasts would not have perished here.

Thinking himself clever, Xiao Shou took out his sharpest metal-attributed treasure artifact.

However, because he is worried that he would accidentally damaging the tree core, he carefully infused three layers of spiritual power into the weapon and slashed toward the Ice Heart Tree.

A flash of spiritual light passed.

The artifact known for being extremely hard and sharp and suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators and even usable by early and mid-stage Golden Core cultivators shattered instantly.

It broke into pieces.

Xiao Shou stared at the bark of the Ice Heart Tree, feeling like crying but with no tears coming out.

Only then did he realize that Ice Heart Tree only appeared in the Spirit Realm and it’s circulating among cultivators at the Mahayana stage and above.

Even in the early and mid stages of the Immortal Realm, it was widely used.

The female protagonist had only obtained it in the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm thanks to her overwhelming fortune.

Yet he, a mere Qi Refining rookie had actually thought of splitting open the trunk to extract the core.

The level of this opportunity was far too high.

What should he do if he could not obtain it?

He almost had the urge to ask for help online.

But he quickly realized that this was not the modern world.

Posting for help would not solve anything.

He had to rely on himself.

Ignoring the shattered remains of his expensive top-grade artifact, Xiao Shou frowned and looked around.

As his gaze swept across the cocoon wall, a flash of inspiration struck him.

That’s right, the cocoon.

How could he have overlooked this?

The Ice Heart Tree was extremely tough, yet those Ice Silk Worm fed on its leaves.

Clearly, they were existences on the same level as the tree.

Just like before, none of his attacks had any effect on the cocoon, except that the cocoon absorbed the attacks instead of shattering the weapon like the tree did.

In that case, since the cocoon could be fused, could the Ice Heart Tree also be fused?

Would it upgrade into an even older Ice Heart Tree or directly become an Ice Heart Tree Core?

Filled with anticipation, Xiao Shou pressed both hands against the Ice Heart Tree and activated his Absolute Fusion ability.

In an instant, a faint light flickered and immediately flowed back into his body.

His Absolute Fusion failed?

What was going on?

Xiao Shou’s eyes widened in shock, disbelief filling his expression.

Ever since awakening his Absolute Fusion ability, aside from the very beginning when he had failed due to insufficient materials, he had never failed again, no matter the quality of the result.

So why did it fail this time?

The cocoon had fused successfully.

What was different about the Ice Heart Tree?

As this question flashed through his mind, Xiao Shou suddenly realized there were many differences.

Ice Silk Worm were short lived creatures.

Even if they evolved in the cultivation world, their lifespan could never compare to that of the Ice Heart Tree.

There were also newly born Ice Silk Worm and other variations. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

But the Ice Heart Tree was a plant that had grown over an extremely long period.

To reach such a massive size, even if it had not lived for a hundred thousand years, it must have existed for tens of thousands of years.

The core of the Ice Heart Tree was a rare material that even Mahayana cultivators were reluctant to use.

Even without considering the core, just the outer shell of the tree had grown for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.

With this realization, Xiao Shou immediately understood why his fusion had failed.

The Ice Heart Tree was simply too high-level.

With his current ability, it was impossible for him to fuse it.

After understanding this, instead of being discouraged, he felt delighted.

Ever since his ability advanced to Tier 4, it had been difficult for him to find materials in the Heaven Origin Realm that could help him improve it further.

Yet here, he had encountered a high-level material that his ability could not affect.

This meant that the opportunity to advance his ability had finally appeared.

All he needed to do now was increase his proficiency, push his ability to the peak of Tier 4 and then find a way to seize this opportunity.

At this point, Xiao Shou was no longer in a hurry to escape.

Instead, he began acting with a clear plan.

He used his fusion ability to process the surrounding silk.

When his energy was depleted, he cultivated inside the cocoon.