Chapter 129: Encountering the enlightened Lu Wu, revealing his true form, the coveted Immortal Tree. ...
"Oh? How did Immortal Lord Lu Wu arrive so quickly?"
Phoenix propped himself up and turned around leisurely, showing no fear or timidity at all. "I'm only here on orders. Why are you driving me away?"
Gu Congxing thought to himself: Could it be that this person came here with a decree from God?
He saw Lu Wu, now wielding his silver spear, fly over to the group, standing between him and the phoenix. For some reason, its dark golden eyes glanced at him before meeting the phoenix's gaze.
His voice was solemn and cold: "Who ordered you to come here?"
"Of course it's His Majesty the Jade Emperor." Phoenix raised an eyebrow and smiled charmingly. "Your Majesty is wise and benevolent. He saw that my Xidan clan had been without support for a hundred years, suffering misery and desolation. He couldn't bear it, so he granted us the privilege of coming to the Imperial Garden to search for him."
Lu Wu remained silent upon hearing this, as if trying to determine whether his words were true or not.
However, after hearing what Fenghuang said, Gu Congxing suddenly had an idea in his mind. He looked at Wen Yu and saw that Wen Yu also had an understanding look on his face, so he knew that he and Wen Yu had the same idea.
Wen Yu had previously overheard the fairies gossiping about matters on the Jade Terrace. Hearing that the young son of the divine beast, Zhulong, had participated in the siege and murder of the celestial god Baojiang had already infuriated the Celestial Emperor. Recently, the divine beast, Fuchu, had accompanied Gonggong to the human realm, originally ordered to punish those who were disrespectful. However, they had shown no restraint and unnecessarily caused numerous disturbances, further troubling the Jade Emperor.
The divine beasts have been moving so frequently, and the phoenix is the leader of all the divine beasts. The Jade Emperor's actions this time are probably to appease the many divine beasts by showing favor to the phoenix first.
but……
Gu Congxing's eyes moved slightly and turned to Lu Wu.
The Emperor of Heaven openly recruited the various tribes of divine beasts, while secretly letting Lu Wu hunt down the escaped Gu, and he really put in all his efforts.
Although Lu Wu is a god, he was also promoted from the body of a divine beast. It is really meaningful for him to play the role of the executioner.
Speaking of which, what is Luwu's divine beast body?
As his thoughts raced, he saw a flash of green light emerge from the clouds in the distance. It was the Qingluan from the Imperial Capital's Yaotai. It circled in the air and opened its beak to say, "God Luwu, the Phoenix of Xidan is seeking the sacred tree in the name of the Emperor Mother of Heaven. You must not stop it."
Lu Wu looked up at Qing Luan, his divine power slightly dispersed the spear, and he nodded, "Lu Wu knows."
The green light faded away, and Lu Wu spoke to the Phoenix, his voice still cold and hard: "I apologize for the offense I caused you earlier."
"Hmm, ignorance is not a crime. Immortal Lord Lu Wu doesn't need to do this."
Fenghuang smiled calmly, but Gu Congxing could see a hint of pride in his face.
"But I've lost interest after this trip today. It's better to stay in the Ruins of Kunlun for a few more days. After all, there's no rush to find the sacred tree. Will Immortal Lord Luwu... blame me?"
"No." Lu Wu said.
The phoenix nodded in satisfaction, then turned and walked away leisurely. Lu Wu looked at his departing figure, stood silently for a moment, and then stepped on the auspicious cloud to leave the nursery.
"Well... I don't usually like Lu Wu very much." Wen Yu supported her chin and said crisply, "But seeing him get humiliated, I don't seem to be very happy either."
Gu Congxing thought the same.
Lu Wu has an important job and always looks hurried, which makes people know that he is a man of integrity and conscientiousness. He has been in charge of the Imperial Garden Nursery for many years and has never made any mistakes.
But he was too solemn and majestic, always looking like a murderous god, which made people feel afraid when they saw him, and they wanted to stay away from him.
"I heard Lu Wu doesn't have many close friends in the God Realm. He only has a distant relative from the same lineage, who's also his subordinate..." Wen Yu said with a puffed face, "There are so many gods in Yaotai, the imperial capital, and they're all used to being idle. It's not enough to grab a useful one, but they even want to use his own clan as well."
"Wenyu!" Gu Congxing frowned and immediately put her index finger on his lips. "There should be a limit to your outspokenness."
"Hmm... I understand."
Wen Yu pursed his lips, about to retort, but then he felt a touch of that slender, white finger. His face flushed, even his ears were stained with red, and he grumbled and stopped talking.
That night, Gu Congxing returned to the immortal tree and closed his eyes to rest, but he heard a rustling sound in his ears.
He opened his eyes and saw that it was indeed the mythical beast, the white tiger.
It no longer had the majestic appearance it once had. It lay down beside a tree, looking very tired.
"White Tiger?"
Gu Congxing shook the branches and called it softly: "Why are you so listless? Have you been bullied?"
The white tiger's nine long tails twitched, and it uttered human words: "No. It's just... I have received divine grace and have gained new abilities, but I haven't mastered them yet."
Seeing the white tiger say so many words at once, Gu Congxing felt curious. With a slight thought, he turned into a human body and approached it.
"What's that new skill? Is it amazing?"
"Well, this method is profound and extremely effective."
"So profound? What kind of technique is it?"
Gu Congxing has been in the Imperial Garden Nursery since he cultivated his immortal body. The magical powers of the immortal plants in the garden are not as strong as his, and he has never seen anyone use immortal magic.
Seeing the white tiger lower its eyelids and seem to be hesitant, he did not rush it, but just looked at it expectantly with bright eyes.
"...It's the 'power of branding'. I can use my own divine power to condense a brand, which can be cast on the enemy to continuously inflict hidden damage and track their movements, or it can be imprinted on my own side to grant them power."
Baihu opened his mouth to explain, his voice calm, "But this method also has limitations. It cannot be used more than four times."
It sounds really useful, like an extremely advanced formation technique.
But Baihu seemed to be particularly talkative tonight, and had already turned to another matter: "You must not spread the miraculous effects of the Immortal Fruit. Especially not to Phoenix, you must not let her know."
"Oh?" Gu Congxing naturally knew that a tall tree attracts the wind, but he wanted to tease Baihu, so he pretended to be confused and asked, "Why?"
"If we publicize it, it will probably attract competition and bring disaster."
Baihu answered in a serious tone.
This white tiger is clearly a mythical beast without a celestial body, but for some reason Gu Congxing always feels that it seems to be in a superior position, as if it is accustomed to guarding something.
Seeing that Gu Congxing didn't answer, Baihu didn't press him. He just curled his long tail and lay down, saying, "I will be away for a while, about a year."
No wonder it talked so much this time, it turned out it was leaving!
Gu Congxing stood up straight and asked anxiously, "Where are you going? Why are you here so suddenly?"
"The Netherworld."
"I heard that Lu Wu is also going to the lower realm. Are you going to go with him?"
"……yes."
Gu Congxing exclaimed "Ah", and many questions popped up in his mind again. Baihu also responded very patiently.
Finally, Gu Congxing heaved a long sigh and sat down dejectedly on the ground: "I thought I had just made a fairy friend, but who knew you would leave so soon... But this is also good, you can go to so many new places, I haven't even left the Imperial Garden."
Baihu blinked slowly, his face reflected in his dark golden eyes.
"Hey, in that case, can you let me rub your head?" Gu Congxing looked quite sincere, his clear, glassy eyes moist, "Just this once."
The white tiger's nine long tails shook slightly and actually took the initiative to rest on his wrist.
Gu Congxing was both surprised and delighted. He hugged the big furry head and rubbed it hard, then rubbed his face against it.
This feels... better than I imagined!
He was immersed in the warm and soft tiger fur and naturally did not notice that his already thin feathers were getting looser with his movements.
The white tiger glanced and saw two pink dogwoods under the open collar. Its pupils suddenly shrank, and it exerted all its strength to tie the feathered robe tightly.
***
The next day, Gu Congxing and Wen Yu were playing together, but they didn't pay attention to the spirit stone under their feet, and fell to the ground with a "ouch".
However, they did not feel the pain as expected, but were instead lifted up by a golden light.
Gu Congxing looked up in surprise and saw a red dress fluttering above the ancient tree. The phoenix swayed one of its long legs and smiled in the swaying shadows of the tree.
"We meet again, little sacred tree."
Wen Yu and Gu Congxing looked at each other, then looked up at him.
The phoenix jumped down, landed lightly on the ground, and approached Gu Congxing.
"Little sacred tree, you're so beautiful when you smile." He curved his eyebrows and leaned forward, "What's your name? Immortal Tree?"
His question was so abrupt that Gu Congxing was startled. Wen Yu, however, stepped between them and said sternly, "Why are you always talking to Gan Mu?"
"Oh? It's Ganmu..."
"you--"
Wen Yu and Fenghuang were on the verge of a fight, but at this moment a golden light flashed in the sky, and Lu Wu appeared in the nursery.
Behind him followed a majestic and heroic figure, wearing light bronze armor and surrounded by long red silk. He looked somewhat like Lu Wu, but lacked the coldness that kept people at a distance.
More importantly, there were still tiger ears on his head that had not yet fully transformed, which made Gu Congxing's eyes suddenly light up.
With this look and this aura, could it be that the White Tiger has learned to transform?!
Lu Wu's eyes swept over this place, and his face immediately darkened. Fenghuang shrugged nonchalantly, taking a few steps away from Gu Congxing.
The other immortal plants in the Imperial Garden also saw the strange figure and looked at him curiously.
"This is Kaiming, the divine beast under the Queen Mother's command." Lu Wu looked around and said loudly, "From now on, I will temporarily leave the divine realm. Kaiming will take over the responsibility of managing the seasons."
A commotion immediately erupted from the immortal flower, but the divine beast Kaiming smiled calmly and saluted, saying, "Greetings, everyone."
When Gu Congxing heard his voice, he became more convinced that he was his immortal friend Baihu.
But why did he decide to stay?
Lu Wu informed all the immortal plants about this, and then led Baihu to identify various places in the nursery. It was not until the golden crow set in the west and the sun gradually faded that Gu Congxing caught him alone.
"White Tiger!"
He shouted, then jumped out from behind the tree and hugged him with open arms: "So you learned how to transform! Why didn't you tell me last night?"
But the expected response did not come. Instead, the body in his arms was extremely stiff, and he was completely at a loss.
Kaiming was suddenly surrounded by this soft body. He subconsciously tried to push him away with his hands, but they froze in mid-air. After a long pause, he finally said, "Young man, who are you...?"
Gu Congxing's smile suddenly froze, and he immediately got off him, saying in disbelief, "You're not Baihu?!"
The original soft warmth dissipated, and the faintly relaxing power also disappeared, and Kaiming's hands curled up unconsciously.
"I--"
"He is enlightened, not a white tiger."
A sudden voice interrupted Kaiming's words. Lu Wu appeared behind the two of them, staring at Gu Congxing with his dark golden eyes.
"The white tiger you're looking for...is me."
Gu Congxing's eyes suddenly widened, and he couldn't help but take a step back: "How, how is it possible..."
When Lu Wu heard this, his divine power surged. Two round tiger cubs suddenly appeared above his head, and nine long tails rose from behind him.
Not only Gu Congxing, but even Kaiming was stunned by his appearance.
However, Lu Wu seemed to be completely unaware of how much shock his behavior had brought to the two of them. He remained calm and took a step forward.
Gu Congxing was so excited that before he could come to his senses, he heard Lu Wu throw down a thunder.
"Ganmu, I'm going to the netherworld to search for the drum. Will you...come with me?"
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