Chapter 191: Han Yunzhi and Liu Yu Who Came Seeking

The Demonic Path's Second Nascent Soul is indeed a formidable divine ability; unlike a clone or an avatar, it is almost equivalent to a second self.

However, Yan Taibai had no interest in such things, so he also had no great interest in the Wood Spirit Infant of the Yuling Sect before him.

"What... Hahaha, are you trying to laugh this old grandmother to death? You, a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, actually dare to claim you are the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World? It's simply hilarious."

The green young girl transformed from the Wood Spirit Infant laughed nearly maniacally.

It was as if she had heard something extremely ridiculous.

However, laugh as she might, her speed in fleeing was not slow at all.

As soon as the laughter started, her entire petite body transformed into a streak of emerald light and blasted toward the distant horizon, with no intention of stopping whatsoever.

Clearly, she actually believed Yan Taibai's words, or rather, she had long known of Yan Taibai, this number one person of the Tiannan Cultivation World.

That was why she used that method just now, hoping to make Yan Taibai lower his guard and buy herself time to escape.

However, who was Yan Taibai?

The number one person of the Tiannan Cultivation World! His cultivation was the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash," and when it came to speed, he was the number one person in the entire Human World.

How could he possibly let a Wood Spirit Infant escape before him?

Yet, Yan Taibai did not pursue her immediately; instead, he processed the corpses of the Peng Shi Shuang Mo with great interest.

Then, his entire person vanished directly into a ball of golden light.

"Damn it, how could this old grandmother's luck be so terrible to have encountered such a person? Could it be that the Yuling Sect hired him?"

The Wood Spirit Infant, who was fleeing for her life, kept cursing the Yuling Sect for hiring Yan Taibai, this number one person of the Tiannan Cultivation World.

"You're overthinking it. I only came here to find a few materials unique to Yuanwu Country. As for running into you, that was purely luck. So, will you surrender yourself and let me handle you, or will you continue to flee? I will exhaust my patience and then exterminate you."

Just as the Wood Spirit Infant was cursing the Yuling Sect, Yan Taibai's voice rang in her ears.

The voice was not loud, yet it was clearly audible, and it almost made the Wood Spirit Infant stumble and fall.

She had considered her speed to be fast enough, yet she had not expected to be caught up to by Yan Taibai after all.

Moreover, he looked completely at ease.

"Fellow Daoist, do you truly wish for a mutual destruction?"

Knowing she could not escape, the Wood Spirit Infant shrieked a threat, though she was inwardly terrified.

"Mutual destruction? The last person who said that to me happened to be Zhiyang Shangren, the number one person of the Righteous Alliance in the Tiannan Cultivation World, and Hehuan Laomo, the number one person of the Demonic Path. And the grass on their graves is already three feet high. Tell me, do you intend to go underground and keep them company?"

"No, that's not right; their Nascent Souls were destroyed, so they have no chance left."

Yan Taibai sighed and uttered words that made the Wood Spirit Infant's hair stand on end.

"What exactly does Fellow Daoist want? This old grandmother has finally obtained freedom; it is absolutely impossible for me to be imprisoned again."

The Wood Spirit Infant said sharply.

"Good, good, good. You have spirit, then I shall send you to accompany them!"

Yan Taibai praised her with three consecutive "goods."

"Wait a moment, let this old grandmother finish speaking."

The Wood Spirit Infant shouted. She did not want to die.

"This old grandmother is willing to serve you for a hundred years, or Fellow Daoist can name a duration; as long as it is not excessive, this old grandmother can consider agreeing."

"Fellow Daoist should be aware that although this old grandmother is only in a Nascent Soul form, I am still a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator."

Under the threat of death, the Wood Spirit Infant made the correct choice.

There was no help for it; talking about mutual destruction with Yan Taibai, the number one person of the Tiannan Cultivation World, was just empty talk—in reality, it was impossible.

"That is actually a decent idea. Very well, then you shall stay by my side! I will have you act when I have use for you."

After hearing the Wood Spirit Infant's words, Yan Taibai pondered for a moment and decided to agree.

After all, for him, this was equivalent to gaining an extra helper.

Moreover, she was more useful than Yinyue.

Yinyue was at most equivalent to the Nascent Soul Early Stage, and her true divine ability was inferior; she was only proficient in illusion techniques and charm arts, which were of great use at critical moments.

"Many thanks to Master for sparing my life!"

Seeing that Yan Taibai had agreed, the Wood Spirit Infant naturally spoke respectfully at once.

"No matter. Yinyue, come out and meet your sister."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai summoned Yinyue out.

"Yes, Young Master."

As soon as the words fell, a snow-white fox rushed out from the Spirit Beast Bag at Yan Taibai's waist, and then, under the Wood Spirit Infant's surprised gaze, it transformed into a charming young woman amidst a burst of pink mist.

"A Transformation Stage Demon Beast?"

"No. This is an illusion; you are not a Transformation Stage Demon Beast?" The Wood Spirit Infant was greatly shocked, yet she also saw through at a glance that Yinyue was not a Transformation Stage Demon Beast and was currently only transformed through illusion techniques.

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from Sister. Little Sister is indeed not a Transformation Stage Demon Beast, it is just that..."

Subsequently, Yinyue giggled and told the Wood Spirit Infant about her origins.

"So that is how it is. I never imagined that Little Sister's situation would be so similar to mine. An artifact spirit that has gained self-awareness."

After listening to Yinyue's self-introduction, the Wood Spirit Infant realized the truth and sighed endlessly.

At the same time, she felt a sense of sympathy for a fellow sufferer.

"Indeed, Sister seems to be the same, right?"

Yinyue guessed.

"Indeed, I am in a similar situation."

Subsequently, the Wood Spirit Infant also told Yan Taibai and Yinyue about her own situation.

"Master, let us sign a master-servant contract! That way, you will be able to trust this servant."

After the Wood Spirit Infant finished introducing its own origins and circumstances, it then voluntarily invited him.

"Very well, that is naturally no problem."

Upon hearing this, Yan Taibai naturally would not oppose this matter, and immediately signed a master-servant contract for cultivators with the Wood Spirit Infant.

Just like Yinyue's situation, its life was entirely within a single thought of Yan Taibai.

With the signing of the master-servant contract, the relationship between the three also became much closer.

"If there are no accidents, the Yuling Sect has likely already learned that this servant has been subdued by Master. However, given Master's status, I doubt they would dare to say anything,"

the Wood Spirit Infant continued to say. "This is only natural, let's go! It is time for us to leave as well."

Yan Taibai chuckled and said.

The fact that the Wood Spirit Infant was able to come out early had a great deal to do with Yan Taibai; after all, he had exterminated so many Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, and naturally, there were quite a few from the Yuling Sect.

With fewer Nascent Soul cultivators, the Nascent Soul cultivators who suppressed and guarded the Wood Spirit Infant were naturally gone, so the Wood Spirit Infant was able to run out.

Therefore, it must be said that there is still some fate between Yan Taibai and the Wood Spirit Infant.

This is also the reason why the Wood Spirit Infant was willing to acknowledge Yan Taibai as its master; she felt that Yan Taibai should be her benefactor, and following Yan Taibai might allow her to walk a new path.

……

Heavenly Luo Country, located tens of thousands of miles away from Yuanwu Country, is the lair of the Six Demon Sects. And the Qilingshan in the western part of Heavenly Luo Country, stretching for tens of thousands of miles with steep terrain and countless spirit beasts and strange insects within the mountains, is precisely where the Yuling Sect's mountain gate is located.

And just as Yan Taibai and the Wood Spirit Infant signed the master-servant contract, a roar of shock and anger erupted from a secret chamber deep within.

"Who, who dares to subdue the Wood Spirit Infant? Come here, someone come here! Immediately contact the Yuling Sect disciples in Yuanwu Country. If the escaped Wood Spirit Infant is not found within two months, they shall be punished for both crimes and made to commit suicide to atone for their sins. Also, absolutely do not let the Yanyue Sect discover this matter."

"As you command, Martial Uncle."

Suddenly, a man's voice rang out outside the stone room.

"Also, have Yunzhi and Liu Yu personally make a trip to Yuanwu Country. Both of them have wood-attribute Spirit Roots and are the best candidates to merge with the Wood Spirit Infant; if they are closer to the Spirit Infant, they might be able to sense something. However, tell them both to be careful; the person who could subdue the Wood Spirit Infant is simply not someone they can contend with."

"Yes!" the man said again.

……

Half a month later, Yan Taibai brought the Wood Spirit Infant back to the Yanyue Sect. During this time, they had toured everywhere that needed touring, so there was naturally no need to continue.

As for the Wood Spirit Infant, it was handed over to Yan Ruyan; Yan Taibai felt that compared to himself, Yan Ruyan should have more need for the Wood Spirit Infant as a helper.

At the very least, the Wood Spirit Infant had devoured the primordial spirits of many cultivators, and combined with the information, knowledge, and cultivation experience it had originally obtained in the Yuling Sect, any of these things were good for Yan Ruyan.

Most importantly, its divine abilities and strength were comparable to a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, and combined with Yan Ruyan's own divine abilities and strength, the two of them working together would have the power to fight even against a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

If Yan Ruyan also broke through to the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, she would even have a few chances of winning against a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage; it was not that Yan Taibai looked down on Yan Ruyan.

Although she had his personal guidance and teaching, Yan Ruyan was at most first-class among cultivators of the same rank, and it was still somewhat difficult for her to fight across ranks; at most, she could contend with a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator.

Although this was a level of strength that was out of reach for the vast majority of Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators, compared to Yan Taibai, the difference was still a hundred and eight thousand miles.

Nangong Wan did not even need to be mentioned; she was at most equivalent to the peak of the Nascent Soul Early Stage. Facing a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, she could spar a little, but being able to retreat unscathed would be good enough; as for winning, there was no need to think about it.

Just like that, the Wood Spirit Infant settled down by Yan Ruyan's side.

And the first trading convention of the Tiannan Cultivation World that Yan Taibai wanted to convene in advance still needed some time.

Therefore, he could only stay honestly in the Yanyue Sect, occasionally giving pointers to the Yanyue Sect disciples.

And the Yanyue Sect disciples were worshipful to the extreme toward Yan Taibai, this Supreme Elder and the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

Nowadays, the Yanyue Sect's recruitment of disciples was no longer limited to just the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World, but children of cultivation families from the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance, and even the Righteous Alliance, Heavenly Luo Country, and even the Nine Nations Alliance wanted to join the Yanyue Sect. Regarding this, Yan Taibai turned no one away, as long as they could pass the examination; therefore, the requirements for the Spirit Root aptitude and physique of Yanyue Sect disciples were also getting higher and higher.

Coupled with the demon beast resources transported from the Chaotic Star Sea, there was basically no shortage of resources, and they could vigorously cultivate disciples.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than two months passed. The first trading convention of the Tiannan Cultivation World was held in Tiantian City, the only city of cultivators in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

Everyone in the entire Tiantian City, regardless of age or gender, was a cultivator possessing a Spirit Root.

Just the old monsters of the Nine Nations Alliance at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage or above numbered six or seven in this city alone, enough to kill any cultivator who came to cause trouble or provoke them on the spot.

Therefore, whether it was the Righteous or Demonic paths, the Heavenly Dao Alliance, or the unruly rogue cultivators, none dared to be too presumptuous or cause trouble here.

And as the person concerned who had called for the early convention, Yan Taibai naturally had to set off to go there.

Therefore, once the time was about right, Yan Taibai, Yan Ruyan, Nangong Wan, and Xin Ruyin boarded the Yanyue Sect's Heavenly Moon Divine Boat to head to Tiantian City of the Nine Nations Alliance.

As for why it was just the four of them, it was naturally because the four had the best relationship, and both the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect and others had the intention of bringing them together, so they went together.

……

However, not long after leaving Yue Country, the voice of the Wood Spirit Infant rang in Yan Taibai's ears.

"Master, this servant senses the aura of Yuling Sect cultivators, and furthermore, it is the aura of Golden Core Stage cultivators who are meant to merge with this servant. They have come to find this servant."

"Good, I know. Tell me the direction, and I will go take a look."

Hearing the Wood Spirit Infant's words, Yan Taibai asked directly.

"Yes! This servant obeys, in the southeast direction..."

Regarding Yan Taibai's sudden change of direction, Yan Ruyan, Xin Ruyin, and Nangong Wan on the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat naturally had no objections.

……

At the same time, hundreds of miles away in the direction mentioned by the Wood Spirit Infant, this group from the Yuling Sect all stopped their escape light. The two white-clad women in the lead looked at each other, their beautiful faces showing a look of gravity.

Seeing this, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator behind them could not help but speak up.

"Has something happened? Two Martial Aunts?"

"Indeed, the two of us just used a secret technique to sense the position of the Spirit Infant, but the other party seems to be rushing in our direction. Could it be that they have discovered us?"

The white-clad woman with willow-leaf eyebrows and phoenix eyes had the lazy look between her brows completely wiped away; on the contrary, her whole person revealed a sharp, blade-like aura.

"That can't be, even if the other party is a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is impossible to sense such a long distance. Could it be that the Spirit Infant was alarmed?"

Another man spoke up.

"That won't happen. The cultivation techniques we practice are all corresponding techniques. Unless the other party has reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage, it is impossible for them to discover us," the woman surnamed Liu shook her head slightly and denied.

"Don't say so much, let's run quickly! The other party is bringing the Wood Spirit Infant over."

Another Golden Core Stage woman exclaimed.

"Good!"

Before the words had even faded, the expressions of the group changed, and just as they were about to flee, a divine sense as vast as the sea descended upon them; although it was not any kind of Restriction, it still left their party unable to move.

Their complexions were also pale to the point of being unsightly.

They knew the other party had arrived, and they could not escape.

"Hehe! So it really is the little ones from the Yuling Sect."

A light chuckle broke the silence, and immediately following it, the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat appeared before their eyes.

"Junior Liu Yu of the Yuling Sect pays respects to Senior Yan Taibai!"

"Junior Han Yunzhi of the Yuling Sect pays respects to Senior Yan Taibai!"

At this moment, how could they not know who the person who had arrived was!

The number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World: Yan Taibai! A person who, by his own strength, nearly wiped out both the righteous and demonic paths.

(End of this chapter)