Lei Wuxin wanted to leave quietly, while Zhenru chose to say goodbye to the Qingxuan Sect Master and Qin Yue before departing.

“Fellow Daoist Lei, I understand your concerns, but this is not how things are done.”

"Let's not worry about whether the Qingxuan Dao Sect has any ulterior motives, but the help they've provided to us is genuine."

In the cultivation world, might makes right and profit is paramount, but that is merely the rule governing this world, and cannot be considered a person's true nature and pursuit.

Staying true to one's original intention is the only way to attain immortality.

Zhenru has always believed this.

She didn't completely trust the Qingxuan Dao Sect, but she was genuinely grateful for the help others provided.

Zhenru didn't know how the people of Qingxuan Dao Sect would react if they found out she had left quietly, and she didn't have much time to think about it.

When her feet touched the ground of the Sunrise Realm again, the aura that greeted her made Zhenru realize that she had made the right decision to return.

Those who have always been in the Sun Realm might not notice much change, but the few who returned from the outer realms could easily distinguish the difference between the Sun Realm now and before.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the Sun Realm is decreasing, which is something everyone could have expected. In addition, there is a faint sense of explosion and restlessness within that spiritual energy.

Absorbing a small amount of spiritual energy into the body is fine, but as long as one's mental state is cultivated properly, it is easy to process and regulate it with a little more time.

However, if the entire Sun Realm is filled with this violent and restless spiritual energy, then no matter how stable one's mental state is, or how much effort one puts in, it will be difficult to sort everything out, unless one stays still and stops cultivating and advancing.

I wonder what those old fogies in the Sunrise Realm are doing now?

As she thought in her heart, she said it aloud.

Before the others could react to what Zhenru meant, they felt a gust of wind blow by, and a figure appeared out of thin air, gently tapping Zhenru on the head.

When the wind picked up, Zhenru recognized the person from the familiar scent, so she didn't flinch from the hand that was tapping her. Instead, she politely cupped her hands and turned in another direction, saying:

"Senior Si Qing, how have you been?"

The person who arrived was Si Qing, or more accurately, Si Qing's clone.

Seeing that Zhenru did not dodge his "attack" and was polite and respectful, the dissatisfaction he felt towards Zhenru due to the recent events vanished. He only pretended to be dissatisfied and said:

"Hmph, can't you tell whether I'm alright or not?"

"You slipped out without even saying goodbye! I've been trying so hard to help you! Look at me, my cultivation has been affected!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenru's face showed a sudden realization.

No wonder when Si Qing came out, Zhenru felt that his aura was not as strong as before. She thought it was because her cultivation level had increased, but she did not expect it was due to the changes in the Sun Realm.

Will it affect the fundamentals?

The so-called fundamental nature refers to the essence of Siqing.

With others present, Si Qing didn't elaborate on her situation, but simply shook her head and vaguely inquired about the important matter at hand.

"What do we do now?"

Zhenru didn't answer immediately, but turned to her friends and said:

"Everyone, go back to your respective sects and learn more about the situation. We'll get together again if anything comes up."

Of course, this was clearly not directed at Lei Wuxin.

Once everyone else had left, Zhenru nodded to Lei Wuxin, who was still there, and politely said goodbye:

"I also have other things to attend to, Fellow Daoist Lei, please make yourself at home."

"where you go?"

Lei Wuxin tried to use the same old trick to stop Zhenru.

Unfortunately, not only can Lei Wuxin not stop Zhenru now, but even if he could, there's Si Qing standing by.

Zhenru felt that the other party's momentum was not as strong as before, but that didn't mean the other party was actually weak; it was just a comparison with Zhenru's previous feeling.

When Lei Wuxin used the same trick again, Zhenru was no longer bothered and left with her head held high, completely ignoring Lei Wuxin.

As expected, Si Qing made his move, and Lei Wuxin was unable to move, only able to watch helplessly as Zhenru disappeared.

"Boy, if you want to be high and mighty, go somewhere else and don't get in the way of Xiao Zhenru's work."

Si Qing used a spell to subdue Lei Wuxin, then his figure flashed and he disappeared.

Lei Wuxin was unable to move, but he felt he couldn't lose Zhenru, so he activated another special way of communication.

...

It wasn't just Lei Wuxin's side; as soon as Zhenru and his group returned to Yaori Realm, everyone who needed to know was secretly watching and eager to make a move.

What's infuriating is that those who were secretly watching encountered resistance halfway through their investigation—someone deliberately concealed Zhenru's whereabouts.

Just as Si Qing said thank you, he concealed his presence, and when he reappeared, he was already deep in the earth's core.

Having witnessed countless magnificent and splendid things, Zhenru no longer finds the sights at the Earth's core breathtaking. Instead, his gaze is drawn directly to the mother tree at the very center of the Earth, which is on the verge of death.

The mother tree still appears golden on the surface, but its radiance is no longer as clear and brilliant as it once was; instead, it exudes a heavy sense of decay.

It was as if she was calling out to the mother tree in her heart, but received no response. Only the branches and leaves, which were tinged with the gloom of age, swayed very slowly.

"well……"

Zhenru let out a long sigh, feeling both sorrow and melancholy. He reached out and gently pressed his hand against the trunk of the mother tree, and finally heard the mother tree's voice.

"Good child, thank you for your hard work."

The black water under the roots of the mother tree has been completely purified, but unfortunately, after the previous incident, no matter how clean it is purified, it is too late to turn back the clock.

The mother tree's voice was very weak, as if she had a premonition. Although her words were an inquiry, they sounded more like a statement than a question.

"So what else can I do?"

Whether it was because she hadn't thought of what to say, or because her power was too weak, the mother tree remained silent for a long time before speaking again:

"I originally thought that even if I couldn't survive after purifying those filths, I could use my last bit of strength to nurture a seedling."

"But it's not possible now... Good child, you..."

It's as if Zhenru knew what the mother tree wanted to say.

The mother tree already knew about the Fusang Divine Tree in the Golden Crow Space, and Zhenru knew what it meant even before the words were finished.

This is to allow myself to use the Fusang Divine Tree in the space to take the place of the Mother Tree.

That was originally Zhenru's plan as well.

But that was before we knew the truth.

I know that those so-called powerful ancestors and so-called senior masters are actually cold-blooded and selfish. They only treat their juniors as resources and have no real intentions.

Ultimately, cultivators at the bottom are nothing but ants.

When trouble strikes in the Sun Realm, they are the first cannon fodder to die; even if the Sun Realm receives glory, they may not be able to get a single scrap of it.

If she were to take out that Fusang Divine Tree and find a way to support the Sun Realm, the biggest beneficiary, besides herself, would be those powerful ancestors who were eyeing her covetously.

Why did she do that?

"Child...you don't want to?"