In Zhou Yuanyuan's heart, achieving immortality, wealth and glory are not as important as her family. The meaning of her rebirth is to make her family happy and safe. Although Zhou Yuanyuan's relatives seem to be doing well at the moment, Zhou Yuanyuan still can't bear to leave them. She hopes that in this life, she can accompany every elder in her family until the end of her life.
After countless bitter cold and hot summers, Zhou Yuanyuan finally managed to pull her roots out of the ground one day. After being able to walk around on the ground, Zhou Yuanyuan happily took a long walk in the woods.
There are very few animals in the woods, but fortunately, the osmanthus clan no longer needs to rely on eating the flesh and blood of animals to survive. With Zhou Yuanyuan's selfless sharing, all the old, big and small trees in the osmanthus clan have learned the skill of absorbing green light spots from the sunlight.
The laurel trees transformed the green points of sunlight into green balls of light, which were stored in their roots. Even on days without sunlight, the trees would not lack energy. The forest land, nourished by the green balls of light, gradually became a land imbued with spiritual energy.
Nourished by the spiritual energy, the osmanthus trees in this forest grew lush and green, appearing to be full of vitality. White mist often lingered in the forest, and even the air was much fresher than elsewhere.
That night, when Zhou Yuanyuan returned to her tree pit to continue her cultivation, moonlight streamed down upon her branches like flowing water. When the sun rose, Zhou Yuanyuan discovered that she was no longer a tree, but a person, a little girl exactly like herself.
At this moment, there was a loud "boom" in Zhou Yuanyuan's sea of consciousness.
"Master, that's great. I can finally contact you!" Xiaoyu's excited voice rang out in Zhou Yuanyuan's sea of consciousness.
"Xiaoyu? Where are you?" Zhou Yuanyuan was stunned, finally remembering Xiaoyu, whom she had completely forgotten. When she first discovered she had become a small tree, Zhou Yuanyuan had tried to contact Xiaoyu, but Xiaoyu, who used to be always available at her beck and call, hadn't responded at all. Even her pet, Hu Sanniang, had disappeared.
Zhou Yuanyuan had no choice but to adapt to life as a tree. Fortunately, Zhou Yuanyuan had few other strengths, but she could endure loneliness. Otherwise, after so many years as a tree, she would have been driven crazy by loneliness.
"Master, wuwuwu... Xiaoyu is in your sea of consciousness. Xiaoyu calls you every day, but you never respond. Xiaoyu is so scared. I'm scared that the three of us will die young together, wuwuwu..." Xiaoyu was so excited that she was crying with joy. Even her speech was a mess and incoherent.
"Xiaoyu, please speak slowly and clearly." Zhou Yuanyuan frowned. She really didn't understand what Xiaoyu meant. After contacting Xiaoyu, Zhou Yuanyuan felt relieved. Xiaoyu was much more experienced than she was, and she might know what was going on.
"Yeah. Master, this matter is rather complicated to explain, so let's talk about it one by one! Master, do you still remember the black bead in the treasure cave of Benxiong's family?" Xiaoyu did not directly answer Zhou Yuanyuan's words, but asked instead.
Pfft! Zhou Yuanyuan almost burst out laughing. Xiaoyu's question reminded Zhou Yuanyuan of a line from a TV series in her past life: Do you still remember Xia XX by the Daming Lake?
"I remember." Zhou Yuanyuan nodded, suppressing her laughter.
Zhou Yuanyuan's memory includes a fragment of going to the black bear demon's treasure cave to pick out treasures. There, Zhou Yuanyuan did not fancy the treasures of the black bear demon clan, but was attracted by a black bead in the "garbage dump".
When Zhou Yuanyuan picked up the bead from the ground, Xiaoyu had yelled in her mind, urging her to give it to her quickly. Unfortunately, Zhou Yuanyuan, curious about the flash of white light on the black bead, stared at it for a second longer. As a result... she lost consciousness, and when she woke up, she had transformed into a tree. Could her bizarre experience be due to the black bead?
Xiaoyu blabbered to Zhou Yuanyuan everything she knew.
It turned out that the bead was called the Chaos Bead, a treasure that was automatically condensed from the chaos of heaven and earth. It existed before Pangu created the world.
All things in the universe originate from chaos. The Chaos Pearl is the essence condensed from the chaos of heaven and earth. Anyone who possesses it can open up countless chaotic worlds. Over time, these chaotic worlds will slowly evolve into worlds rich in resources.
In the Lingxiao Realm, the Chaos Pearl is a treasure that all immortals and cultivators fight for. After all, cultivating immortals requires a large amount of resources. With the Chaos Pearl, you can open up a few more small worlds, and minerals, spiritual plants and other things will come to you in droves. Why not do it?
Unfortunately, while the Chaos Pearl is a treasure, not everyone is lucky enough to possess it. To possess it, one must complete the Chaos Pearl's Trial Quest. As for what this Trial Quest entails, no one has truly known for years. All the cultivators and immortals who have participated have failed, becoming nutrients for the Chaos Pearl without exception.
However, Xiaoyu now knows the full content of the trial mission. After Xiaoyu contacted Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhou Yuanyuan shared everything she had experienced since entering the trial world.
"Master, you and the little fox were tricked by the black bead. Your souls left your bodies and entered the trial world of that broken bead. Only when the trial is over can your souls return to their bodies." Seeing the opportunity, Xiaoyu did not forget to apply eye drops to the black bead in front of Zhou Yuanyuan.
According to Xiaoyu, that lousy bead was just asking for trouble. Even having to go through a trial just to find a master was a real challenge. But what happened? Its owner was amazing! He'd already passed the trial. Even the usually unreliable little fox hadn't failed at the crucial moment. So, soon, this lousy bead, like it, would become his master's possession. Hehehehe... While he's away, Xiaoyu plans to give him a good smackdown. Who's so arrogant? Does he really think his master's favor is guaranteed just because he's strong?
Soul leaving the body? Is she dead now? Zhou Yuanyuan was horrified.
"No, no, the master is not dead. You are in good health and staying in the hospital!" Xiaoyu explained quickly.
"That's good." Zhou Yuanyuan also breathed a sigh of relief. She embarked on the path of cultivation just to spend more time with her family. If she left her family earlier because of cultivation, Zhou Yuanyuan might be depressed to death.
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