Shi Xuan patted her on the shoulder.
Zhu Yi may have made a mistake, but the person is already dead.
Shi Xuan asked, "Did you eat this fruit again later?"
"No," Zhu Lingyun quickly replied, "Ever since I ate so much fruit that my dantian burst, I've never dared to eat it again."
Rather than endure the pain of a damaged dantian, Zhu Lingyun would rather not have such extra power; she had never been interested in cultivation.
Shi Xuan gave her an encouraging look, urging her to continue.
Zhu Lingyun said, "I was there when they killed my father. In the end, my father was used to feed this tree that he had planted as a novice. I was also captured by them. After the tree finished eating my father, they fed me to the tree as well."
What followed was exactly as Shi Xuan had seen.
If she had arrived a day later, Zhu Lingyun might not have survived.
Shi Xuan nodded.
She already knew what was going on here. All that talk about going astray was really just infighting over the Compassion Tree.
In the end, Zhu Yi lost, losing both the tree and his life.
Shi Xuan went to the center of the field and uprooted the tree.
At this moment, the Cixi tree was still a seedling, and it was easy to pull it out.
At the base of the seedling, Shi Xuan indeed saw a clump of black soil.
Within that clump of black soil, some golden light shimmered brightly, faintly exuding the aura of a divine object; it was indeed extraordinary.
For someone like Shi Xuan, who has the Silver Frost Space to grow spiritual plants, this Breath Soil is a rare treasure.
If you put it into the silver frost, those unknown seeds obtained in the secret realm, even the Enlightenment Tree, can be planted again to grow a few more plants.
Shi Xuan unceremoniously dug out the clump of black soil and put it into Silver Frost.
With this piece of life-giving soil, she has made a huge profit on this trip.
As for the saplings, they were only half a person tall and had no real value, so they were fed directly to Red Hair, who wasn't picky about food.
Red Hair ate three mature Cixi Trees, and when he saw the sapling in front of him, his eyes showed disdain for a moment.
But, I guess I'll just treat it as something to eat between my teeth.
Something is better than nothing, so it swallowed the sapling whole.
There were more than a dozen corpses scattered on the ground. Although Zhu Lingyun felt somewhat guilty, she still went over and picked up her father's body.
Shi Xuan did not stop her. This matter was caused by Zhu Yi, but Zhu Yi was already dead, and the Cixi Tree had been destroyed. If Zhu Lingyun wanted to do something, let her do it.
When Zhu Lingyun went out to bury Zhu Yi, Shi Xuan brought up Rong Xu.
Shi Xuan released the pressure of the Void Refinement stage, making Rong Xu on the other side feel like he couldn't stand up.
“Immortal Master!” Rong Xu looked at the barren ground in front of him. The trees were gone, there was nothing left. He knew that everything was over.
Rong Xu slumped to the ground in dejection, and only then did he begin to regret his actions.
Human greed knows no bounds. When he first discovered that Zhu Yi had committed murder, he never intended to kill Zhu Yi and take the tree for himself.
Moreover, Zhu Yi promised him that if the tree bore fruit in the future, he would definitely get a share.
Over the years, as Zhu Yi's most trusted subordinate, Zhu Yi would tell him many things.
But this tree is so captivating; who wouldn't want to possess such a tree of boundless spiritual power?
In the end, greed triumphed over everything; he wanted not only the tree but also the city.
That's why he plotted to kill Zhu Yi, intending to take his place.
They took his trees and replaced his city.
But all of this fell through before it could be fully realized.
Now, he really has nothing left.
Shi Xuan pointed to the corpses in front of him and said, "Tell me, which of these did you kill?"
Rong Xu's eyes flickered.
If Zhu Yi was slowly nurturing this tree, then Rong Xu wanted to accelerate its growth.
So he killed many people in a short period of time, wanting the tree to grow quickly so that it could bear fruit for him to use.
Shi Xuan looked at his flickering eyes, said nothing more to him, and directly performed a soul search on him.
A quick search will reveal the situation in this city.
During the search, Shi Xuan discovered that there were more than just these dozen or so corpses.
Since Zhu Yi's death, Rong Xu has killed a total of thirty people in a short period of time.
Besides those on the surface, there are also those buried deep underground.
The residents of the city lived in constant fear.
Having lived in this Cloud City for so many years, I have never felt such a sense of danger as I do now.
One after another, cultivators went missing in the city, causing widespread panic.
They were still hoping the city lord would save them.
No one would have guessed that the one responsible for all of this was their city lord!
Shi Xuan dealt with Rong Xu's gang, who were involved in the matter, and then selected someone who was not involved in the incident but had some ability to act as the city lord. Only then did he take his two senior brothers and Zhu Lingyun back home.
Ever since Lu Wenxing saw the sapling underground, he has been reminded of some extremely unpleasant things.
On the return journey aboard the spirit boat, he sighed and said, "Back then, when I was fed to the Compassionate Tree, it was only this size."
Shi Xuan didn't reminisce with him about the past, but instead joked, "You're much more capable than Zhu Yi. This tree only grew this little after eating Zhu Yi, but it really bore fruit after eating you."
With just one sentence, the somber atmosphere was completely extinguished.
Lu Wenxing was amused by her. After thinking about it, he realized that some things seemed like a distant memory.
No, actually, it's been a lifetime.
Since he has already said that he is Lu Wenxing from now on, there is no need to dwell on the past.
“You’re right,” Lu Wenxing said, completely at peace. “Actually, it’s not that difficult to cultivate to the point of being able to separate one’s body from another. Just cultivate one more.”
For someone who has already walked this path, it is indeed not difficult, not to mention that he himself is exceptionally talented, and now his dual ice and fire spiritual roots are both top-grade spiritual roots. Either one of them is something that people would envy.
As Lu Wenxing said this, he took a small step forward on the spirit boat.
Shi Xuan...
Wow, she really did get promoted so quickly! At this rate, achieving the Out-of-Body stage is just around the corner.
"Second Senior Brother, work harder. According to our contract, once you reach the Out-of-Body stage, I will certainly receive my share of the benefits."
Lu Shenzhi, who was standing to the side, laughed loudly and said, "Then wouldn't I be benefiting from this for nothing?"
Shi Xuan glared at him: "A leader should act like a leader. How can you just follow your junior brothers and sisters around and try to gain cultivation points? You can start feeling the pressure now."
Before Shi Xuan, Lu Shenzhi had also received the same treatment as Yan Lingyi in the Qian Yuan Continent. However, he was framed and remained in a coma for more than ten years before fading from people's sight.
In terms of strength, his potential is excellent. It's just that Shi Xuan of their Lianfeng Sword Sect is currently too prominent, which makes him seem less conspicuous.
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