Chapter 4719 — The Thunder Mystic Vine!
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Counting them quickly, Wei Zhao's eyes lit up—there were actually five Thunder Mystic Vines here. Two of them, however, had been cut down at some unknown time, leaving only two stumps of unequal length.
The remaining three grew in distinctly different stages. One of them was clearly fully mature—not only was its vine far thicker than the others, but the electric arcs that flickered across it were more powerful and more frequent as well.
As for the other two Thunder Mystic Vines, they were comparatively tender. One showed signs of nearing maturity, while the other had only just sprouted—its vine had not even properly spread out yet.
"So the five Thunder Mystic Vines rotate in turn!" Wei Zhao understood at once. From the look of it, the five vines' growth cycles were deliberately staggered, which meant, in essence, that one Thunder Mystic Vine was guaranteed to be ripe at every trial.
It seemed these Thunder Mystic Vines were not purely wild—someone had carefully arranged them, most likely to preserve the value of the West Island Trial. After all, the Thunder Mystic Vine was a heaven-and-earth treasure of the highest caliber. If there were ever a gap in the supply, the West Island Trial probably would not be as renowned across the five Cloud-Tier Islands as it was today.
"It's this one—hurry, cut it down!" Huo Yudie pointed at the fully mature Thunder Mystic Vine, so excited she was raring to go.
"Cut it down?" Wei Zhao was taken aback. "Why cut it down? Wouldn't it be better to take it back whole, roots and all? We can plant it back home, can't we?"
"Huh? You don't know the customary rules of the cultivation world?" Huo Yudie glanced at him, and seeing that he genuinely looked baffled, she explained, "Always leave a line for others—especially when it comes to heaven-and-earth treasures. Unless there are special circumstances, you must never pull them up by the roots. After all, finding it is your own fortuitous fate, but you can't deprive other cultivators of what nature has granted them. Remember: push things too far, and your own good fortune will run out all the sooner."
"Ah. I've learned something." Wei Zhao nodded humbly. He truly had not expected there to be such customary rules on the Cloud-Tier Islands. It seemed the cultivation world, for all its scheming and treachery, was not entirely without rules.
Greed is human nature. Without such rules, the heaven-and-earth treasures on the Cloud-Tier Islands would surely have been dug up clean long ago, leaving nothing behind. Leaving a line for others in such matters was, in a sense, leaving a line for oneself.
Of course, since these rules were customary, that meant they were not mandatory. Apart from disciples like Huo Yudie from the East Continent Academy or other famous sects, who had that kind of self-discipline, others might not be so law-abiding! (The The Blossom Guardian drama launched its second day! Word has it the reception is red-hot—absolutely must-watch! Everyone hurry over to iQiyi! Fishman's official WeChat: yuren22) (To be continued...)