Zhenru looked at the red bamboo, thought for a moment, and remembered where it came from—it was bought for two spirit stones at a stall in the Tai Xuan Sect market.
I originally thought it was just an ordinary plant, but I planted it by the house as decoration because of its beautiful color.
Even after encountering trouble from overseas cultivators who proved that this red bamboo was not only extraordinary but also quite precious, Zhenru still couldn't figure out its special features.
Over time, Zhenru stopped paying attention and let the red bamboo grow freely. If Xiaosun hadn't mentioned it today, she would have almost forgotten about it.
Seeing Xiaosun's excitement, Zhenru also became interested and asked:
"So? You don't want to eat it, do you?"
"No, no, no, Master, please don't talk nonsense!"
As if it had heard something terrifying, the bamboo shoot's previously flushed red tips turned pale with fright, and it quickly tried to explain:
"I don't want to eat it, I just want to plant it next to it!"
"Oh," Zhenru nodded indifferently, and continued with the previous question:
"So, what use is this ordinary red bamboo to you?"
Little Bamboo Shoot nodded, her tone cheerful and proud:
"That would be incredibly useful!"
"The greatest wish of every bamboo shoot in our Spirit Bamboo Clan is to become a true bamboo!"
"What a pity," Xiao Sun said, her pride turning to discouragement, and she continued somewhat dejectedly:
“Spiritual bamboo shoots cannot grow into bamboo on their own. No matter what level of cultivation they reach, without the assistance of the mother bamboo’s aura, they cannot become true bamboo.”
"If it cannot become a true bamboo, it cannot be called a spiritual bamboo, and therefore it cannot ascend to heaven or see a wider world."
This was the first time Zhenru had ever heard of such a wondrous species of spiritual plants. Her face was full of admiration as she pointed to the red bamboo, which showed no signs of spiritual energy fluctuations, and said:
"So this red bamboo is the mother tree of your spirit bamboo?"
"Yes, yes, our Spirit Bamboo family isn't just limited to those like me; there are many, many varieties!"
Xiao Sun nodded solemnly, looking as if she had fingers and was already counting on them.
"Only truly precious spirit bamboo is qualified to become a member of the spirit bamboo clan!"
Zhenru didn't really have any thoughts on this statement, since the value of each race is judged according to the standards of that race, not the standards required by human cultivators.
However, it's still quite fun to tease these excited little bamboo shoots.
"Really? But catching you was so easy for me!"
"If it's really that precious, it should be incredibly powerful, so much so that even a cultivator wouldn't be able to catch it, right?"
Little Sun was indeed so angry that she wished she could grow two hands to put on her hips.
"I've already told you, it's easy for you to catch me, but no one else can catch me!"
"No, it's not that you caught it easily, it's that wretched mirror of yours, I just can't escape it no matter what!"
Seeing that Zhenru didn't believe her, Xiaosun, determined to prove her innocence, suggested:
"If you don't believe me, cut off our connection, then you can try to capture me with your eyes or your spiritual sense!"
Since Zhenru had the initiative in making the contact, she immediately nodded in agreement.
"Let's give it a try."
Then, Zhenru watched helplessly as Xiaosun disappeared before her eyes.
And no matter how finely she wove her spiritual net, or even if she mobilized all her senses, she still couldn't detect the slightest clue about Xiao Sun.
Finally, Zhenru used his divine sense to search even the underground, like a carpet, but found not a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation.
As soon as Zhenru reopened the connection, she immediately saw Xiaosun standing smugly three zhang away from her.
"Then you really are quite impressive."
When Zhenru was teasing it seriously and praising it in a very sincere tone, Xiaosun became embarrassed and said shyly:
"Once I truly become a spirit bamboo, not only will no one be able to find me, but no one will be able to find its master either!"
"Can't we even find someone with a high level of cultivation?"
As Zhenru thought of the knife hanging over her head again, she asked with a hint of anticipation.
This time, Xiao Sun didn't offer a confident guarantee. Instead, she looked at her master, thought for a moment, and said seriously:
"I don't know how high is considered high, but unless you're someone with a very high level of cultivation in the Divine Realm, you won't be able to tell."
Good luck!
Zhenru couldn't help but clap her hands.
Before she ascends to heaven, it would be excellent if the people of the upper realm could not discover her; this little bamboo shoot was practically tailor-made for her.
So, did the Heavenly Dao of the Solid Spirit Realm, which struck itself so fiercely with lightning, really not collude with the Heavenly Dao of the Sun Realm?
This idea only lingered in Zhenru's mind for a quarter of an hour.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhenru realized that her ability to get her hands on Xiaosun was purely due to her own good fortune, and had nothing to do with the damned Heavenly Dao of the Solid Spirit Realm.
The only thing we can do is cause her trouble and make her suffer!
"boom--"
As Zhenru was rushing to the disciples' training grounds, he suddenly heard a loud clashing of magical energy. At the same time, the jade pendants connecting him to the disciples also emitted bursts of heat.
Knowing that his junior disciples were in danger, Zhenru quickly flew back at full speed, and then in the next instant, he was sprayed with something all over his head and face.
Everything went black, as if I had stumbled into a soft, foul-smelling place.
Immediately shutting off her sense of smell and releasing her divine sense, Zhenru realized that she had been swallowed whole by the demon beast.
With Zhenru's current strength, the monster's gastric juices could not cause any harm other than burning Zhenru's skin red.
However, with a single arrow, Zhenru pierced through the monster from the inside out, burning its internal organs to ashes.
Emerging from the monster's belly, Zhenru felt the distress jade tablet growing increasingly hot. Not daring to linger, she flew into the air before she could even cast a purification spell on herself.
Then, in the next instant, Zhenru realized that the filth on her face was gone, but she still couldn't see.
They went blind without even realizing it.
Zhenru had no choice but to use her divine sense instead of her eyes.
On Zhenru's hurried journey back, the disciples of Qingxuan Dao Sect did not appear to be facing any life-threatening danger.
Until an impatient, urging voice suddenly rang out from nowhere:
"Didn't they say your team leader was really capable? Why hasn't he come back yet? Did one of you leak the information?"
Upon hearing this, the five team members standing in a row immediately shook their heads in unison, indicating that no one had leaked the information.
The speaker's voice was playful, and he took a detour:
"If there was no leak, then you have been abandoned and she has no intention of coming back to save you."
"So you..."
Just as the man was about to say something more platitude, a whooshing sound came from the air, accompanied by countless burning rockets.
The man was focused on getting information out of the other man, and before he knew it, the newcomer had started attacking without saying a word. Even though he thought this person might not be the one he was looking for, one of the arrows still managed to smear the corner of his robe.
His entire body was completely exposed to the air.
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