He shook his head and paid it no mind.

Opening his sparkling eyes, he looked at the Life Ancient Tree and all the beings present with a smile:

"So, seniors, when do you plan to depart?"

He had to get them secured. Without moving them to his own place, Su Ping couldn't feel at ease.

The Life Ancient Tree naturally understood this and chuckled, "I brought them here because I'm ready to leave. There's nothing more to prepare; we can go at any time!"

Dong Muyun's eyes also brightened. "I'll send someone to drive over right away!"

The plant-based Pet Beasts before them were of such a high level that they couldn't be stored in the Beast Taming Space. Transporting wild Pet Beasts had always been a hassle. Ordinary spatial storage couldn't hold living Pet Beasts. In this respect, one could see that Su Ping's Pet Beast Home Talent wasn't bad at all. Unfortunately, its Level wasn't high enough.

Other matters were easier to handle. Su Ping looked at the King Gunpine and the Longevity Banyan. The Longevity Banyan's canopy spanned over a hundred meters, forming a forest by itself. He scratched his head. Fortunately, it turned out Su Ping didn't understand them well enough. The Longevity Banyan's body could actually be split apart, and the slender King Gunpine could shrink down to just twenty or thirty meters. Pet Beasts capable of reaching Commander-Level Peak indeed possessed abilities beyond ordinary Pet Beasts.

While Dong Muyun went aside to make arrangements, Xu Li thought for a moment, then walked over with a helpless expression, saying, "Su Ping, can we discuss this? Could you spare some of the plant-based Pet Beasts?"

Xu Li felt truly helpless. He had anticipated this kid's cunning, but he hadn't expected it to reach this extent. Although he hadn't truly expected to win the competition for the plant-based Pet Beasts, he hadn't foreseen such an outcome. All the high-end, rare plant-based Pet Beasts were taken by this brat? Then why the hell did our Fire King Company spend so much money to buy this huge piece of land? Now, the development trends at the Beast Master Association were shifting again, and they hadn't managed to acquire any plant-based Pet Beasts. This business venture was a total loss, a complete write-off. At this point, he could only approach Su Ping and try to negotiate, to see if anything could be salvaged.

Unfortunately, Su Ping shook his head. "Mr. Xu, as you can see, it's not that I don't want to help you. These Pet Beasts appear to be coming with me, but it's actually out of respect for the Life Ancient Tree. How can I help you? We can't just force them away, can we?"

That was indeed true. So many plant-based Pet Beasts... Although raising them would incur costs, the value of plant-based Pet Beasts lay in their extremely low breeding costs compared to other Pet Beasts. This made them incredibly cost-effective. The sheer number of these Pet Beasts represented an unimaginable value. Unless he, Xu Li, was Su Ping's most favored son, there was no way Su Ping would agree.

"Sigh..." Xu Li sighed.

He knew it wasn't just about the rare plant-based Pet Beasts on the hillside. Even obtaining the ordinary, Elite Level ones below would likely be difficult. Once the Life Ancient Tree spoke, those Pet Beasts would undoubtedly leave obediently with it.

Around a thousand plant-based Pet Beasts! Although these low-level plant-based Pet Beasts were mostly of common, repetitive species, their variety was still excellent! Those willing to accompany the Life Ancient Tree were primarily plant-based Pet Beasts that weren't aggressive and weren't skilled in combat. Such Pet Beasts usually shared a common trait: most of them possessed agricultural value. For example, they could produce resources—their fruits, leaves, or even branches all had various useful effects. For a company, these types were the most precious. What a pity.

Xu Li shot Su Ping a resentful glance. Just then, the Life Ancient Tree, having overheard their conversation, chuckled. "In this vast forest farm, there are still some 'children' who don't wish to be with me. Among them is a rather naughty and rebellious one. You can try to find it; you might be able to take some from the forest farm with its permission."

Xu Li's eyes lit up slightly. He bowed to the Monarch Peak Life Ancient Tree. Although searching Bullhorn Mountain within the forest farm would be quite arduous, it was far better than returning empty-handed.

Su Ping, however, was slightly taken aback. "Elder Life Ancient Tree, is there another Advanced Pet Beast in this forest farm?"

The Life Ancient Tree nodded, then sighed like an elderly human. "That child is stubborn. It always felt I no longer needed to protect them and even wanted to protect us. It's also the only little one who knew of my condition, which is why it was unwilling to come with me. It wanted to stay here, to accompany me and protect the other young ones."

Hearing the Life Ancient Tree's words, Su Ping couldn't help but picture a headstrong young one—appearing rebellious and dismissive of protection, yet deeply caring for its family and secretly wanting to shield them all. Although Pet Beasts were plant lifeforms, once they developed emotional intelligence and self-awareness, they became increasingly similar to humans.

So, Su Ping smiled. But soon after, he was suddenly taken aback. "Elder, the one you're referring to... could it be the Sky-reaching Vine?"

That was the only Pet Beast listed in the Catalog that he hadn't seen on the hillside. However, for it to be aware of the situation here, it was very likely a Commander Level or higher Pet Beast.

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