Naturally, the other party would not recognize Jiang Li now.

Even if he recognized Jiang Li, the original owner, the stubborn stone hermit whose personality had been tampered with would only think that he was an enemy.

The only solution is to change their personalities back again.

"I'm sorry, sir. Our shopkeeper is very busy and may not be available... The waiter will take you to the private room upstairs. Please wait a moment. The shopkeeper will be here soon."

The monk behind the counter was halfway through his words when his expression froze for a moment and then he suddenly changed his tone.

That was because Jiang Li was holding a small coffin in his hand, and the coffin lid had been slid open a little.

The fifth clone, which had already gained initial control over the body, immediately controlled the parasitic monk, making him realize that the person in front of him was the master.

The Nine Netherwood in the cemetery is now in his hands, and the control of these stubborn stone cultivators naturally returns to Jiang Li's hands.

But now Jiang Li is no longer as blindly trusting of the spiritual root seed's host puppet as he was before.

As a spiritual root of heaven and earth, the Nine Nether Wood has its own unique features. However, if it encounters other beings of the same level, or with deeper roots, it is possible that it will be discovered and cracked.

Apart from other things, the ancestor of the Mu family should also have the ability to stimulate the effect of the Nine Netherworld Fruit.

He suffered a great loss this time and must be more cautious in the future.

Jiang Li followed the waiter upstairs, and the hermit behind the counter immediately ran back to inform Yan Hong.

Jiang Li didn't have to wait, and no other accidents happened. Soon, a figure also wrapped in vines pushed open the door and walked in.

The chubby body is none other than Yan Hong who has been missing for a long time.

Yan Hong looked at Jiang Li. He looked a little confused about the situation.

Jiang Li waved at Yan Hong and, through his fifth clone, suppressed the strong soul-transforming effect of the spiritual root seed on Yan Hong, allowing his original heart to slowly release and regain his rationality.

Yan Hong's originally normal expression suddenly turned dull.

His eyes gradually became shrouded in confusion, his breathing became more and more rapid, and then suddenly he seemed to wake up from drowning.

His whole body was shocked and he looked around in confusion.

"This is...what's going on...what...happened!?"

After eating the Nine Nether Earth Fruit, Yan Hong felt like he was asleep and had a very long dream from which he couldn't wake up.

He actually had a vague memory of what had happened during this period of time. If he thought carefully, he could remember everything, but there was always a strange feeling, as if he had never experienced these before.

It seemed as if he was not the one controlling his body. This feeling made him feel at a loss.

I just woke up, holding my head, and my blood pressure was at least over 500.

Afterwards, he could no longer stand and his whole body collapsed to the ground, shaking uncontrollably.

He was terrified by what he had been through.

This was also the reason why Jiang Li had always been reluctant to let Yan Hong take the Nine Nether Earth Fruit to improve his cultivation.

Although the Nine Netherworld Fruit is precious and valuable, the growth rate of this spiritual fruit of heaven and earth is actually very fast.

It only needs to absorb the essence, life, and cultivation of monsters or cultivators, and it will grow quickly.

For Jiang Li, who holds a branch of the Nine Netherwood in his hand, it really means nothing.

To make a golden elixir-level earth fruit, Jiang Li had to run deep into the mountains, catch a few monsters, and then use the parasitic power of spiritual roots to extract them. It would only take a day or two to make one.

Considering the relationship between Jiang Li and Yan Hong, it wouldn't be too difficult to get him one or two to improve his cultivation.

However, the effect of changing a person's basic rationality is too terrifying.

Jiang Li was unwilling to let Yan Hong become his puppet.

But as fate would have it, Yan Hong still swallowed the Nine Nether Earth Fruit and was controlled by others for such a long time.

"Jiang...Jiang Li, is that you?"

After half an hour, Yan Hong finally regained his senses and looked up at Jiang Li beside him.

As expected, he was Jiang Li’s good friend. Even though Jiang Li was still wearing his disguise, he still recognized him.

Of course, he was just a small Qi-cultivating cultivator with no background or backing, and the only one who could go deep into the Ten Directions Realm to save him was Jiang Li.

Jiang Li nodded, restored his original appearance and sat beside him.

"How are you? Feeling better?"

It was not easy to accept the terrible feeling of having one's personality tampered with. Yan Hong just nodded reluctantly, forcing himself to stay rational.

"Jiang Li, what happened to me?"

Yan Hong covered his chest tightly with his hands, and asked Jiang Li with a trembling voice. But at least, his tongue was no longer tied.

"The one who captured you was a tree demon. It was the giant tree demon that appeared in the Mazu River basin that year. It has the ability to influence people's hearts."

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"After the last battle, the tree demon lost half of its essence. It probably came back this time to seek revenge on Chongshan League."

"They didn't find me, but they found you."

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, but still told the story about the Nine Nether Wood with some reservations.

But what he considered a big secret was nothing in Yan Hong's eyes.

There are many ways to control people's minds in the world of immortal cultivation. Yan Hong was just a Qi training cultivator before, and there are many people who can control him through unconventional means.

If Jiang Li wanted to control the Qi-cultivating cultivator, with his current level, it would probably be enough to just draw a black talisman.

Although that kind of control is far less powerful than the spiritual root seed, for Yan Hong, it is not much different.

So, even though Jiang Li told him this, he didn't take it too seriously.

To him, what difference does it make between Nascent Soul, Transformation God, Earthly Immortal, and even True God? They are all beings that can kill him with a slap.

"Is that so? Jiang Li, how did you find me? Also, will I become like that in the future?"

Yan Hong did not delve into it. In his eyes, there were too many big shots like him. He did not care how powerful the tree demon was.

What he cares about is whether he will return to that state again in the future. If that is the case, it would be better for Jiang Li to give him...

"Don't worry, I have found your place for you. That guy is indeed powerful, but since I can find your location, it must be that the tree demon has fallen into my hands."

"However, your suffering is not without benefit. Congratulations, Yan Hong, you are now a proper Jindan cultivator."

The Nine Nether Tree in the cemetery had fed Yan Hong the Nine Nether Earth Fruit. The powerful effect of the fruit of the spiritual root of heaven and earth allowed him to obtain a level of cultivation that others might never be able to achieve in their entire lives within an extremely short period of time. From then on, his lifespan was 500 years.

Although, his cultivation was only of a lofty level, the spells he knew were still those he knew during his Qi training period.

Moreover, his cultivation had not been polished, and his spirit remained at its original level. He could only use 10% or 20% of his full cultivation.

His actual combat power is probably only slightly better than that of a foundation-building cultivator.

If you want to hone your skills bit by bit, it will take at least a hundred years of hard work.

But for Yan Hong, it was a great opportunity. And with the cultivation of the Golden Core, although he had no fighting power, he was finally qualified to be a businessman.

Without this level of cultivation, no one would even look at him.

Now, I can help Jiang Li again.

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