Chapter 69 Greetings Wu Shen had been here before, but even if he came again…
Wu Shen had been here before, but even now, he was still awestruck by the magnificent scenery before him. Yu Jitang and Qi Ying were so stunned that they couldn't even speak.
They came from a divine palace, already the pinnacle of human existence, yet here, devoid of any man-made elements, it was breathtakingly beautiful. It seemed that even a casual moment of contemplation could reveal the mysteries of the universe.
Yu Jitang approached Wu Chen and asked in a low voice, "Don't tell me that's the Spirit Wood."
Wu Chen glanced at him but said nothing.
Alright, if it's not a denial, it means it's an affirmation.
Yu Jitang's mouth was dry, and his heart pounded violently in his chest, as if it would burst out and cling to the tree. All he wanted to do was roar, "Where is the Fruit of Spiritual Communication? Where is the Fruit of Spiritual Communication?"
But if those blond-haired thugs, who were watching intently nearby, heard this, who knows how they would react? It's safe to assume they wouldn't be too happy.
Yu Jitang suppressed his excitement and stared wide-eyed at the trunk of the Spirit Tree.
Hmm, it looks very nice, but there are no fruits.
Before Yu Jitang could even feel disappointed, a wisp of black mist on the tree dispersed and then condensed, and a tall figure in black appeared in front of the Spirit Tree.
Yu Jitang was so excited he almost vomited blood. "This is the Fruit of Spirit Communication? Wait, it's a male one?"
Huang Mao and his group, including Wu Chen, all turned around and glanced at him.
Wu Chen sighed, "What are you thinking about?"
What was he thinking? Didn't Wu Yan say that the Spirit Fruit was a beautiful woman? Oh, right, it also said that she looked like a young girl. Yu Jitang immediately quieted down.
The blond-haired man called out loudly, "Xiuyi, come and take a look."
Wu Chen watched Xiu Yi slowly approach without taking any defensive stance.
Xiu glanced at Lu Qing in his arms, then stared straight at Wu Chen, "Why did you come back?"
Everyone except the two of them was stunned. Their eyes were fixed on Wu Chen.
The blond guy nudged the skinny guy. "What does he mean by that?"
The thin-faced man also looked shocked. "How should I know?"
Yu Jitang and Qi Ying had even more to think about.
Come back? Who comes back? Is it Lu Qing, or Wu Chen returning to Xiyuan? Everyone says Wu Chen is an orphan, could it be that he is actually from Xiyuan...? Yu Jitang broke out in a cold sweat.
Wu Chen glanced at Lu Qing in his arms. "She's sick."
Xiu walked up to him, looked down and examined Lu Qing carefully for a while, "She was born prematurely, so it's not surprising that she's sick."
Wu Chen felt a little guilty and looked at Xiu without saying a word.
Xiu glanced at Lawson again, a hint of surprise in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he said to Wu Chen, "Put them both under the tree. Once they're better, they'll wake up naturally."
Wu Chen said thank you and walked over directly.
Yu Jitang immediately followed, and Qi Ying also dragged Wu Yan along.
The blond-haired men immediately surrounded Xiu Yi, bombarding him with questions about the meaning of his earlier words.
Xiu was about to say something, but suddenly frowned, turned around and looked at Lu Qing in Wu Chen's arms, a thoughtful expression on his face. After a moment, he instructed Huang Mao and the others, "Don't make things difficult for them, and don't let them leave."
After saying that, he walked over to Wu Chen and said, "Let's talk alone."
Wu Chen took a cloak from his spirit pouch, spread it under the tree, placed Lu Qing on it, and carefully covered her with a garment. He instructed Yu Jitang, "You stay here and call me immediately if anything happens."
Yu Jitang glanced warily at Xiu Yi and said to Wu Chen, "Be careful."
Wu Chen patted his shoulder, stood up, and his fellow cultivator had already walked away.
All eyes were drawn to the two men: one a top expert of the human race, the other a powerful demon. They stood facing each other, silent for a moment, but their powerful aura made everyone feel that there was no one else under the sky but the two of them.
Xiu had been staring at Wu Chen for a long time, but seeing no change in his expression, he calmly asked, "Witch God Servant, why have you returned?"
Xiu had already appeared in the human world before, so it wasn't surprising that he knew his identity. But Wu Chen's answer was irrelevant: "I thought you would fight me to the death."
Xiu remained expressionless. "We demons act differently from you humans. When we need to fight, we can act at any time. But when we don't need to fight, there's no need to put on airs."
"You know that's not what I meant."
Xiu Yi said, "Because you took the Fruit of Spiritual Communication?"
Wu Chen was somewhat surprised that Xiu Yi had used "picked" instead of "stole," since it was a mistake he had made in the past, and he had to admit it.
Wu Chen nodded.
Xiu said calmly, "You human cultivators always like to claim what you like as your own. Even if you are without virtue or ability, you still dare to covet things that don't belong to you. Therefore, endless desires bring endless troubles; endless schemes bring endless strife."
He looked at Wu Chen, as if seeing in him the past he had witnessed in the mortal realm. A sense of utter boredom washed over him. "However," he thought, "everything in the Western Abyss is naturally formed, including the Spirit Fruit, us demons who have gained sentience and strive to survive, and those creatures whose sentience hasn't yet awakened. We also desire many things, but we differ from human cultivators in one way: if we obtain what we want through our own strength, no one will say anything. Anyone who wants it can fight for it, can snatch it; the strong will obtain it. You were able to take the Spirit Fruit; that's your skill. If we want it, we can naturally take it back."
Xiu glanced back at Lu Qing's direction and said, "By the way, I want to say hello to you. I want to compete with you for Lu Qing."
Wu Chen was somewhat surprised, "Why?"
Xiu said, "I used to think that the Fruit of Spiritual Communication was only for eating, but now it seems that it has other uses."
"What's the meaning?"
Xiu withdrew his gaze. "You don't need to understand. In accordance with the way we in Xiyuan do things, I'm informing you in advance as a sign of respect."
Wu Chen had a bit of a headache. He suddenly felt that going with the flow and acting on impulse, and that it might be a good idea to just start a fight when the mood struck. But then he thought of the people Zou Buming had brought, and Lu Qing's unconscious state, and decided, "Let's talk about this after Lu Qing recovers."
"Of course." Xiu Yi managed to maintain a calm and detached tone.
Wu Chen was speechless.
Xiu felt he had finished the pleasantries and should get back to the main topic, "Why did you come to the Western Wilderness?"
Wu Chen thought for a moment, "I want to solve the problem of the Spirit Fruit. There are many absurd and bizarre rumors about the Spirit Fruit in the human world. Generation after generation of human cultivators have always hoped to obtain the Spirit Fruit and ascend to heaven in one step."
Xiu's indifferent gaze swept meaningfully across Wu Chen's face.
Wu Chen was unusually embarrassed. "But apart from those who have obtained the Spirit Fruit and know the truth, everyone else thinks the Spirit Fruit is just a spiritual fruit. So, every thousand years, countless cultivators flock to the Western Wilderness, hoping to obtain the Spirit Fruit and ascend to heaven in one step. But if cultivators knew the truth about the Spirit Fruit, those with a conscience would not come again, and might even stop those who would stop them from eating the Spirit Fruit by any means necessary."
Xiu directly voiced his doubts, "Why do this? For us, it makes no difference. Human cultivators need to eat the Spirit Fruit, and so do demons."
Wu Chen had witnessed him revealing his true form and devouring Fei Mu, and a question had always lingered in his mind: "Then why did you still form a contract with her? In front of Fei Mu, you had every opportunity to devour her."
Xiu didn't try to hide anything. "That's the price we pay for obtaining the power of the Spirit Fruit. By forming a pact, we obeyed the Spirit Fruit's commands wholeheartedly while she was alive. When her life ended, we gained her power by consuming her body."
There's even this restriction: "What happens if we don't form a bond?"
Xiu thought for a moment, "No demon has tried this. From the moment the demons of the Western Wilderness gained sentience, they knew they had to form a pact with the Spirit Fruit to obtain its power. Human cultivators are different from us, and I don't know what their fate will be. But the cycle of Heaven is inescapable, and their fate will surely come. However, because many Spirit Fruits have already been taken away by human cultivators, there are fewer and fewer powerful demons in the Western Wilderness now. If your method can stop human cultivators from causing trouble in the Western Wilderness and allow the Spirit Fruits to live peacefully there, we can work together to do this."
Wu Shen breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a deal."
The two continued talking for a long time before returning.
As dawn broke, a wooden egg, resembling a carving of white jade, appeared on the Spirit Wood. It was crystal clear and lustrous, and a human figure could be vaguely seen curled up inside.
The blond-haired men's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in astonishment. "Xiuyi, what have you done? How come the Spirit Fruit is back?"
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