Zhang Weiguang pushed the wheelchair to the backyard and pointed to a tiled house. "The basement is inside. Go take a look yourself."
Ye Tian pushed the door open. Zhang Weiguang's eyes flashed with venom.
On the floor of the tiled house, there was an iron ring. Ye Tian pulled it, revealing a section of stairs, and he walked down directly.
The man in black approached and whispered, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Zhang Weiguang sneered, "You and I both know we're just using each other. Until my goal is achieved, how could I possibly tell you?"
The man in black sneered, "Now that the item belongs to someone else, you should have given it to me sooner."
Zhang Weiguang said indifferently, "That's not necessarily true!"
Meanwhile, Ye Tian descended the stairs into a basement of over a hundred square meters. A strange fragrance emanated from the basement, and countless vein-like structures extended to the walls. In the center was a mass of flesh, the size of a watermelon, pulsing like a heart. These vein-like structures originated from it.
Ye Tian was very surprised. What was this thing?
He stepped carefully, approaching the flesh. Suddenly, a line sprang from the ground and wrapped around his leg.
Ye Tian exerted force, and his spiritual energy surged, shattering the red line. He reached out and grabbed the mass of flesh. The flesh writhed and swallowed his hand.
At this moment, his inner core suddenly shot out, spewing a stream of dan qi that enveloped the flesh.
Upon being hit by the dan qi, the flesh immediately began to shrink, and all the surrounding vein-like structures rapidly retracted. In a few minutes, it had transformed into a fist-sized red ball that felt elastic to the touch.
Ye Tian picked up the bead and asked curiously, "Is this a creature?"
He walked out of the basement. When Zhang Weiguang saw him unharmed, he was stunned and asked, "You're okay?"
Ye Tian said, "Zhang Weiguang, don't provoke Lin Ni again. Otherwise, I'll cripple you for life."
Zhang Weiguang gritted his teeth, "Put down my thing!"
Ye Tian looked at the red bead in his hand and asked, "Zhang Weiguang, where did you get this thing?"
Zhang Weiguang replied, "I dug it up three years ago while excavating the foundation at a construction site. It was only the size of an egg then, and it could move. I thought it was a treasure, so I kept it in the basement and threw some living things down there every now and then, which is how it grew. I thought it could kill you, but I didn't expect you to be fine!"
Ye Tian said indifferently, "So it was dug out from underground."
He asked the man in black, "Do you recognize it?"
The man in black did not dare to conceal it and said, "This is the Earth King. Legend has it that it can cultivate immortality. The Earth God among the divine races is the Earth King after cultivation."
Ye Tian scoffed, "You believe in myths?"
As he spoke, he walked up to Zhang Weiguang and said, "How about I give you a quick end?"
Fear finally appeared on Zhang Weiguang's face. He lowered his head and said, "Spare me this once, I won't dare again."
Ye Tian sneered, "If you dare to harm the Lin family again, you will die a horrible death!"
With that, he leaped over the courtyard wall and left.
After Ye Tian left, the man in black's face was grim. He struck Zhang Weiguang's back with a palm. Zhang Weiguang's body suddenly contorted, and he cried out, "Master, what are you doing?"
The man in black sneered, "Idiot! If you had told me the location of the item earlier, I would have taken it. You will die in agony. This is the price for ruining my plans!" With that, he also left.
Zhang Weiguang trembled all over. He endured the pain for three hours. Blood began to flow from his seven orifices, his muscles stiffened, his blood congealed, and he finally died in despair and agony.
Ye Tian, carrying the bead, found Sun Huanzhen and asked him about the origin of the item.
Upon seeing the bead, Sun Huanzhen smiled and said, "This is called the Earth King Blood Ganoderma. It is a type of immortal ganoderma that can capture living beings as its nourishment. However, it is currently lacking spiritual energy for sustenance, which is why it has become like this."
Ye Tian mused, "An immortal ganoderma? I'll give it some spirit stones later and see if it can grow into the appearance of a ganoderma."
Returning home, he planted the Earth King Blood Ganoderma in the ground and then dropped a spirit stone into it. Immediately, the Earth King Blood Ganoderma extended countless vein-like structures, tightly wrapping around the spirit stone and absorbing its spiritual energy.