"I've never seen a single bamboo stalk survive before." As Shi Liuchuan and his group approached the crater, they saw a lush and vibrant green, the entire bamboo stalk glossy and straight, standing tall and upright even in the scorching desert.
"The cultivation world is truly wondrous." Shi Shuangzhi stroked the bamboo stalk, finding it hard to imagine that it would soon become her body, while a deep sense of reluctance welled up in her heart. "Is there only one of its kind in the world? If I use it, will the Myriad Manifestations Bamboo cease to exist forever?"
“We can preserve its roots, and perhaps it can be reborn when it goes to another place with you in the future.”
"Other places?" Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi couldn't help but look at her. "Mother, do you know something? Why are you with us? What about you?"
"I'm just saying. Who can predict the future? You are younger and more talented. The future definitely depends on you."
Although they couldn't read anything from their mother's expression, Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi felt uneasy. They always felt that their mother was hiding something from them, and it was something they found hard to accept.
"It's better to reshape your body sooner rather than later. Frost Branch, get ready. We'll be here tomorrow at sunrise to reshape your body."
Song Xia was still glad that the Heavenly Dao was in decline, otherwise, rare spiritual plants like the Myriad Elephant Bamboo would definitely be protected by powerful spiritual creatures, and they might not be able to defeat them.
Returning to the topic of reshaping the physical body, Shi Liuchuan was very excited, while Shi Shuangzhi was inevitably nervous.
"Mother, will my younger sister be able to cultivate like before?"
"It's only a temporary physical body. To fully integrate the soul and the bamboo body, it needs to be tempered by heavenly lightning and finally have the true phoenix bloodline return. Only then will it truly become a human."
"Shi Tiankui!" Shi Liuchuan gritted his teeth. "Sooner or later, I'll make her know the pain of having her bloodline severed. Sooner or later, I'll make the people of Shenyuan Sect and Xuanguang Sect know that those who seize bloodlines will never be saviors."
Shi Shuangzhi said with a worried expression, "But Shi Tiankui has so many people protecting her, how can we possibly fight against her? Mother, brother, actually I'm doing just fine as I am now."
"We can't boost the morale of others and diminish our own. We're not inferior to them." Song Xia scoffed. "Don't be fooled by the fact that the Divine Origin Sect and the Profound Light Sect currently rule the cultivation world. They're not a monolithic entity."
Shi Liuchuan added, "Moreover, the world has long suffered under the Shenyuan Sect and Xuanguang Sect. People like Li Jitong and Xu Da are certainly not the only ones rebelling."
"Shuangzhi, do you want the whole world to be deceived by Shi Tiankui? She is clearly not a savior, yet she uses such a title to deceive the world and plunder its treasures. Your current mercy is cruelty to the world."
Shi Shuangzhi opened her mouth, then realized that her thinking was somewhat superficial, so she lowered her head guiltily: "Mother, brother, I'm sorry, I was thinking too simply."
Song Xia patted her head: "Mother knows you're afraid that your brother and I will be in danger, but just because we don't take the initiative doesn't mean that Shi Changqing and Su Mu will let us go."
Shi Shuangzhi's gaze gradually hardened: "I understand. I will definitely work hard to cultivate in the future and live up to the True Phoenix Bloodline that Mother gave me and the physical body that the Myriad Manifestations Bamboo helped me rebuild."
Having found the Bamboo of Ten Thousand Forms, Song Xia and Shi Liuchuan completely relaxed, waiting for the next morning. In the evening, Song Xia even prepared a big meal to treat the little beast.
Meanwhile, Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui led high-level cultivators from the Shenyuan Sect and Xuanguang Sect into the vast desert.
The incident began when they went to Tiger Back City to deal with a supernatural event, but accidentally learned that there was a legacy in the palace complex deep in the desert. After confirming the information, they sent a message back to the two sects and set off with the main force.
"Won't this time be like on Thousand Island, where everything we found in the end lost its spiritual essence?"
"Definitely not. You all saw the top-grade spirit stones in that person's hand. Even within the sect, there are few of such high quality. Moreover, he also said he saw a white spirit beast. Without sufficient resources, how could a spirit beast survive in the forbidden area for cultivators?"
"But he also said that he only saw it from afar before he lost consciousness, and he wasn't sure if it was true."
“What he feels may not be true, but the Soul Searching Technique cannot be faked.”
Shi Tianning stiffened for a moment: "You used a soul-searching technique on him?"
Shi Tiankui explained, "Brother, don't think the elders are cruel. We are also thinking about the world. If the inheritance site in the desert is fake, what will happen if so many of us are in danger? If the two sects lose so many talents at once, who will be able to solve the crisis in the world in the future?"
Shi Tianning said expressionlessly, "In short, you can use 'genius and the common people' as an excuse for everything, right?"
He can no longer distinguish whether they are truly saving the world or using the name of saving the world to commit acts of harm and seek personal gain.
Shi Tiankui retorted righteously, "Brother, isn't your diligent cultivation for the sake of better resolving future crises?"
"But are we defusing a crisis or creating one for others?"
“I know you don’t understand some of the sect’s practices right now, but some sacrifices are necessary. Brother, aren’t you prepared to make sacrifices?” Shi Tiankui said with righteous indignation, “If the world needs me to sacrifice in the future, I will never back down.”
Shi Tianning had nothing to say, and his personality became increasingly silent.
Because they were protected by several high-level cultivators, and also had flying boats provided by the Divine Origin Sect and the Profound Light Sect, the group moved very quickly, heading straight for the address they had obtained through soul searching.
At this moment, Song Xia and the others finally witnessed the sunrise.
After she, Shi Liuchuan, and Shi Shuangzhi performed a devout ceremony, she cut down the Myriad Manifestations Bamboo, then pieced together a bamboo body according to Shi Shuangzhi's figure, and then combined it with spiritual power and spiritual spring.
"Shuangzhi, go up to her and practice your inner energy according to the method your mother taught you before."
"yes."
Shi Liuchuan and the little beast watched intently from the side, afraid that something might happen.
After Shi Shuangzhi possessed the bamboo body, it gradually transformed into a human form, but the joints were still somewhat stiff. Then, Shi Shuangzhi controlled the bamboo body to stand on the bamboo root and transformed back into a bamboo body to absorb spiritual energy.
How long will it take for my sister to do this?
"If all goes well, we can achieve initial integration in nine days. For a more stable integration, it would be best to take forty-nine days, but nine days is sufficient. After that, we will set off for the far west."
Shi Liuchuan asked, puzzled, "Why not wait until the forty-ninth day? We don't have anything to do lately anyway."
Song Xia's expression was grave: "Because Mother has done some calculations, and there's a risk of something going wrong on the forty-ninth day."
Shi Liuchuan had no doubts and nodded obediently.
Song Xia actually wanted to wait forty-nine days, but yesterday she sorted through her memories and discovered that Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui had obtained the Myriad Manifestations Bamboo in their previous lives, which was not long afterward.
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