Chapter 590 - 589: Reshaping the Flesh, The Wood of Origin

"Give money, add more money," he instantly dumbfounded the Emperor of Heaven on the spot.

He mulled over this.

He was just a remnant soul and he didn’t even have the right to touch things, let alone have any valuables.

He didn’t even have the shirt on his back in the true sense.

What was Li Jing thinking?

He had the audacity to ask for this.

You could say he really was an animal.

He was clearly digging up his grave, then asking his remnant soul for money...

Was there such a thing?

Xiang Yunxian, who was on the side, couldn’t help but smirk at the sight of this person trying to exploit even a dead man.

What a funny guy!

At this time, Li Jing smiled.

"If you’re broke, it’s fine, your descendants should have some."

The Emperor of Heaven was dumbfounded.

Before he could think of a response, Li Jing nonchalantly said.

"Although the Nalan family is now destitute, they have been inherited from the times of the Ancient Fairyland, and there must be treasures in the family. After obtaining the God Bones and finding a suitable body for resurrection, I am sure your descendants will listen to you, and it shouldn’t be hard for you to obtain these things."

With that, the corners of his mouth raised.

"Think about it. This time the heavenly blessed land is open, it may not be open for long. If you miss this opportunity, you may have to wait another million years. For you, who is just a remnant soul, I believe it’s quite agonizing."

"..."

The Emperor of Heaven.

Li Jing’s words hit him right where it hurts.

To undergo another million years in his soul form.

Was it just agonizing?

Especially since he was awake now, not in a deep sleep.

Once he evoked the Ancient Fairyland, he could have anything he wanted, and he couldn’t withstand waiting another million years!

To put it bluntly,

With his current soul state, he couldn’t even relieve himself.

Could a person live like this?

The Emperor of Heaven also couldn’t be sure if his remnant soul would still be conscious after waiting another million years.

After a moment of silence, the Emperor of Heaven spoke up.

"It’s true that the Nalan family still has a little bit of foundation, but Master Jiu might not be interested in it."

Having said that, he changed his tone.

"However, in this independent world, I have a supreme inheritance from the Upper Three Realms. I happened to obtain this inheritance by chance. I spent a lot of energy trying to comprehend it, but I could not understand it and could only keep it. I might as well use this inheritance as the reward to give to Master Jiu."

Li Jing raised his eyebrows at his words.

A supreme inheritance from the Upper Three Realms.

This was worth looking into.

Couldn’t comprehend it?

No problem.

He could have a loophole.

Without much thought, Li Jing nodded.

"Sure."

With that, he looked down and instructed Fusheng and the others separately through messaging.

No sooner had he finished giving instructions than Yuanhai’s weak voice rang out in Li Jing’s ear.

"Master Jiu, I’ve indeed found a rather unusual set of bones here, I don’t know if it’s the Nine Suns Divine Bones you are looking for."

Li Jing raised an eyebrow at the sound, messaging back.

"Bring it over for a look."

Yuanhai took out a golden set of bones with Sky Control without hesitation upon his orders.

The Emperor of Heaven’s eyes bulged at the sight of the bones.

"Yes, yes, yes! These are indeed my Nine Suns Divine Bones!"

Confirming that the object had already been found, Li Jing waved his hand and brought the bones over in the air, saying to Yuanhai.

"Alright, go back and continue! This is to your credit, take a little more when we ’divide the spoils’."

Yuanhai’s eyes lit up at his words.

The treasures in these tombs were indeed many.

Leaving aside Fusheng and the other eight, just him alone had already found many top-tier items rare in the Immortal Realm.

If the nine of them combined their spoils, the final haul would be unimaginable.

After thanking Master Jiu with a bowed head and a smile, Yuanhai went back down to continue grave robbing.

Li Jing, on the other hand, turned back and looked at the bones hanging at his side. He stared at them thoughtfully before turning his gaze back on them.

"One question, if I help you restore your body and resurrect you, would you be able to regain ownership of this independent world?"

The Emperor of Heaven shuddered at this question. He said,

"It’s pretty straightforward for an emperor who owns an independent world to replicate a flesh body, but coming back to life isn’t that simple. There’re too many factors to consider, far less straightforward compared to letting someone inherit the Nine Suns Divine Bones until the time is right then I reincarnate through possession. Of course, if I could have a body truly belonging to me, I wouldn’t object. A possessed body isn’t the same as my own, it needs a lot of time to get used to."

With that, he looked over eagerly.

"Do you have a solution to the various problems caused by body reconstruction and resurrection, Master Jiu?"

"No."

Li Jing shrugged.

"..."

The Emperor of Heaven.

Rebuilding the body and then resurrecting brings far more than just being "genuine" compared to reincarnation through possession.

Heaven has its cycles.

Possession is a forbidden method after all.

Once possession is used to reincarnate, it would be noted by the Heavenly Path.

Just like deceiving the heavens and being branded, this mark would always remain no matter where he went.

No matter which world, the mark of violating the taboo would always be on his body.

This mark usually doesn’t have much effect.

But if one day there is a need to overcome tribulation and advance, the difficulty would exceed normal by ten or even hundreds of times!

This is no joke.

Especially for someone like the Emperor of Heaven who is a genuine inhabitant of the Return to Origin Realm.

At his level of cultivation, even if the difficulty of the heavenly tribulation multiplied by ten or even a hundred times, he might not be able to take it.

Therefore when Li Jing offered help, he got excited.

There was already a difficulty in finding a suitable person to inherit the Nine Suns Divine Bones, and he had to wait until the person fully integrated before he could strike.

With Li Jing’s assistance, there was no need to find a suitable person anymore, plus the dying could "genuinely" come back to life, isn’t that wonderful?

He was almost ready to take off his pants and bend over, who knew Li Jing would suddenly say there’s no way?

Is there such a thing as messing with people’s mood?

Speechless, Li Jing said indifferently.

"I can’t solve it, but that doesn’t mean others can’t."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Heaven’s eyes lit up again.

"Master Jiu, do you know someone who could solve this?"

"Rather than that, don’t you think you should answer my question first?"

Li Jing responded ruefully.

Seeing that the other party seemed slightly displeased, the Emperor of Heaven quickly spoke.

"Regaining control of this separate world is probably impossible. This independent world of mine has been reformed by that Beiming bastard and has no connection to me at all. Even the Will of Heaven has been completely silent. The difficulty of taking back ownership is higher than trying to create a new heavenly and earthly area."

"Tsk!"

Li Jing clicked his tongue.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Heaven’s heart thumped, then he quickly spoke.

"I can’t get my independent world back, but I know everything that’s here. Master Jiu, whatever you want, I can find for you."

"Are you serious?"

Li Jing cocked his head.

"More real than gold!"

The Emperor of Heaven replied promptly.

"I want to find that sentient Heaven and Earth Tree, can you find it for me?"

Li Jing spoke.

"Uh, this..."

The Emperor of Heaven was stunned.

He did know about the sentient Heaven and Earth Tree.

But as for its whereabouts, he truly had no idea.

Not to mention the fact that it had long since been sentient and was extremely dominant.

So dominant that even at the peak period of the Emperor of Heaven, he dared not claim he could beat it...

If it didn’t want to appear, no one could find it.

After a light cough, the Emperor of Heaven spoke.

"Master Jiu, that Heaven and Earth Tree is no ordinary thing. It’s been a supreme Monster Emperor level since the time of the Ancient Fairyland. Besides, I can’t find it. And even if I did, Master Jiu, you might not be able to handle it."

Li Jing had foreseen how powerful the spirit of the Heaven and Earth Tree was, even to the point of defying the heavens.

Furthermore, it was a top-level divine object that had gained sentience.

And it was one that had lived for endless ages.

Such beings usually had the characteristic of getting stronger the longer they lived.

But hearing what the Emperor of Heaven said, Li Jing couldn’t help but be taken aback.

"Isn’t that Heaven and Earth Tree, the possession of the first Beiming Emperor?"

"Of course not!"

The Emperor of Heaven showed a wry smile and said.

"That Beiming guy was quite influential in the Ancient Fairyland, but he was just about my level, barely dominating one side of the Earth Realm. Near the destruction of the Ancient Fairyland, after extremely long periods of turmoil and conflict, the true top-tier powerhouses either died or chose to save themselves and fled. Otherwise, how could an underdog like Beiming stand up and take charge?"

Then, he glanced around cautiously and said.

"That Heaven and Earth Tree is a figure who can legitimately compare with a domain hegemon. It’s just that it has a more leisurely nature and doesn’t make its presence known. The reason it’s been with Beiming is simply that it won’t be easily disturbed by being with a dead object and there’s some trade-off between them."

Upon hearing these words from the Emperor of Heaven, Li Jing frowned.

This Heaven and Earth Tree monster was even more impressive than he had imagined.

He initially thought it was the First Beiming Emperor’s possession and only gained sentience after coming to the Fairyland.

Unexpectedly, it was already a top-level boss in the Ancient Fairyland...

This couldn’t be offended rashly.

Letting out a breath, Li Jing simply stopped thinking about the Heaven and Earth Tree and said,

"I’ll help you resurrect, and you bring me the inheritance you just mentioned."

With that, he invoked the domain with a thought.

Then, the power of the world was activated, and countless life rules converged, causing the remains of the Emperor of Heaven’s bones to regrow flesh.

In the blink of an eye.

The Nine Suns Divine Bones, which were once a skeleton, became a handsome and extraordinary body.

Speaking of which,

Although the Emperor of Heaven is a bit unscrupulous, his skin is indeed outstanding, even more beautiful than Li Jing who is becoming increasingly handsome due to his advanced body cultivation.

But Li Jing was on the masculine path.

The Emperor of Heaven, however, was on the feminine path.

At first glance, he looked even prettier than a woman.

Xiang Yunxian on the side, seeing the Emperor of Heaven’s body being rebuilt, was surprised and quickly averted her gaze.

After all, he was stark naked at this moment...

Just at that moment, a beam of light shot from the Life Tree at the center of the domain, landing on Li Jing’s shoulder.

Subsequently, Ling Ling, yawning, revealed her form.

The Emperor of Heaven was so startled that his eyes almost popped out.

After all, he was only a remnant soul.

He could do anything that defied realism.

"Or...or..."

Due to the sheer shock, the Emperor of Heaven stammered.

Upon hearing the commotion, Xiang Yunxian turned her head unconsciously.

She saw Ling Ling sitting on Li Jing’s shoulder, swinging her little feet, and almost popped her eyes out like the Emperor of Heaven.

The Spirit of Origin, symbolizing the source of life...

Could such an entity be by Li Jing’s side!?

Not to mention that!

She appeared so close to him!

Here, Li Jing saw Ling Ling and smiled gently.

"Thank you."

"Instead of saying useless things, why don’t you empty your stomach and give me some good food?"

Ling Ling rubbed her belly and yawned, then pointed out with her hand.

In an instant, a tremendous vitality burst from the freshly remade and lifeless body of the Emperor of Heaven, and the countless life rules gathered in his body intertwined in a mysterious way.

As all this happened.

"Thump, thump!"

A powerful heartbeat sounded.

The body of the Emperor of Heaven began to breathe.

Seeing this, Ling Ling turned her head and said,

"What are you standing there for? If you don’t return your soul to its place, this body is going to come alive in another way."

!!!

Emperor of Heaven.

The reconstruction of the body and resurrection are frighteningly difficult.

The most crucial part.

Is to first make the newly reconstructed body vibrant and alive again.

Compared to this, the restructuring of flesh and blood for those with an independent world is truly trivial.

And within this is an ultimate difficulty.

A body that has come back to life is highly likely to produce another soul, or as Ling Ling said, come alive in another way. At that point, this body would have nothing to do with its true self.

Without thinking too much, the remnant soul of the Emperor of Heaven moved, rushing into the body urgently.

Seeing this, Ling Ling spread her little hands in front of her lips and blew a gentle breath.

"Whoosh."

Soon after, the Emperor of Heaven opened his eyes.

He...

Had really come back to life.

The Emperor of Heaven, revival in the truest sense, filled with elation.

"Don’t just focus on your own happiness. Focus on stabilizing your state. You’re not yet out of the ’danger zone’ and another God Soul may be born within you. Don’t end up with a double soul, making you neither human nor ghost."

Ling Ling said languidly.

Hearing this, the Emperor of Heaven immediately took a seat in mid-air and closed his eyes to meditate.

Seeing his response, Ling Ling gestured with her finger and then left him alone.

Turning her head to look at Xiang Yunxian, who was sitting next to her with widened eyes, Ling Ling looked at someone.

"New lover?"

"..."

Li Jing twitched the corner of his mouth and straightened his proud chest.

"Can’t you tell that I’m a woman now?"

"You should know that no matter what you change into, you are always you to me."

Ling Ling laughed cheerfully.

Watching the playful exchange between the pair, Xiang Yunxian was filled with disbelief.

The Spirit of Origin.

Who wouldn’t seize the chance to flatter it, hoping to gain some benefits?

Yet Li Jing appeared to treat it like a close friend.

The intimacy of their relationship was plainly visible.

Surprised by this, Xiang Yunxian suddenly became stiff.

She hadn’t paid attention to it before.

But now, looking at Li Jing’s open field and the four trees swaying in the wind on the island in the lake, aren’t they the legendary Life Trees?

Life Trees...

Li Jing has four of them!

And they are so big!

Legend has it that Life Trees require extremely harsh conditions to grow. If they can typically grow to the size of a small tree, it’s already quite impressive.

But Li Jing’s four are already like heaven-reaching giant trees!

Xiang Yunxian was completely dumbfounded.

No wonder Li Jing said he could provide as many Life Tree Leaves as needed. Turns out he has four whole Life Trees which people might not have the chance to even see once in their lifetime...

Just as she was shocked, a gentle male voice chimed in.

"Young friend, your independent world is quite lively! Having two Spirits of Origin is fine, but you’ve managed to collect pretty much all the key factors related to the destruction of the Ancient Fairyland, certainly not afraid to hoard everything."

Suddenly hearing this man’s voice, Xiang Yunxian stiffened.

Li Jing also paused for a moment, then turned around in confusion.

Then,

an average-looking young man appeared in his field of vision.

He was standing there quietly, and it was unclear when he had arrived.

Ling Ling looked at the man, paused for a moment, and then called out in surprise.

"The wood of origin?"

The man chuckled at her question, and then performed a greeting gesture.

"My name is Nangong Qingshan, just a branch of the Wood of Origin that has achieved independent consciousness."

"A branch?"

Ling Ling blinked twice and then asked,

"Where’s your main body?"

"I don’t know."

Nangong Qingshan shook his head and answered,

"It might have faded away into the long river of history, or it may be lurking somewhere in the Big World, unknown to anyone."

Hearing their conversation, Li Jing looked perplexed.

"You, you are the Heaven and Earth Tree that resides here?"

Nangong Qingshan nodded in response to Li Jing’s question.

Upon getting the confirmatory response, Li Jing exclaimed in disbelief,

"And you’re also a branch of the wood of origin?!"

Nangong Qingshan nodded again, and said,

"Don’t be too surprised, young friend. In ancient times, the Heaven and Earth Tree referred to the unique Wood of Origin. After it mysteriously disappeared, people of later generations believed that the branches of the Wood of Origin scattered throughout countless worlds were the Heaven and Earth Tree."

On hearing this, Li Jing was enlightened, but also felt a surge of awe.

The Wood of Origin was unique.

So, that means...

It’s as unique as the original Demonic Spirit!?

While he was still in shock, Xiang Yunxian at his side was utterly disoriented.

The Heaven and Earth Tree...

Just showed up out of the blue.

And that’s not all.

He even explained what the true Heaven and Earth Tree was...

This overwhelmed her, making it difficult for her to process.

What bothered her more was,

The first sentence that Nangong Qingshan uttered when he appeared.

Two Spirits of Origin!?

She only saw one...

Could it be, there’s another one inside Li Jing’s independent world that hasn’t shown itself yet!?

Oh my,!

He...

Has two Spirits of Origin!

And then there’s Nangong Qingshan saying that almost all the key factors related to the destruction of the Ancient Fairyland had been collected by Li Jing.

This...

Does this imply those two bodies laid out on the island in the lake, a woman’s corpse and a coffin!?

He...

Who exactly is he?

It’s one thing being mysterious and powerful, but why is he tied to the destruction of the Ancient Fairyland!?

As she looked at Li Jing in confusion, Xiang Yunxian found it hard to process all this overwhelming information. With her eyes closed, she gave up on thinking, focused on the present, and said,

"Zhongzhou’s Xiang Yunxian, I pay my respects to Elder Nangong."

Hearing her voice, Nangong Qingshan turned his head, suddenly took out a short wooden stick and threw it to her.

Seeing this, Xiang Yunxian reflexively reached out to catch it and then was taken aback.

The stick seemed quite ordinary to the eye.

But the moment it was in her hands, she knew better.

This was a valuable divine object, a branch of the Heaven and Earth Tree, that could assist in the creation of an independent world.

This...

Nangong Qingshan just gave it to her?

She just greeted him in a common manner...

Soon,

Xiang Yunxian realized everything was because of Li Jing.

If Li Jing wasn’t here, Nangong Qingshan wouldn’t casually offer a branch, let alone reveal himself.

After glancing quickly at someone, Xiang Yunxian respectfully greeted Nangong Qingshan.

"Thank you for the gift, Senior Nangong."

Nangong Qingshan waved his hand indicating not to worry then reached out a much thicker branch to Li Jing.

"My friend, do you mind if I add this piece of timber to your independent universe?"

"..."

Li Jing.

He was not even thinking about him, but unexpectedly, the man came forward.

And he even took the initiative to offer this...

This, to be honest, was a surprise to him.

Subconsciously, Li Jing glanced at Ling Ling on his shoulder.

Obviously, Nangong Qingshan was attracted by Ling Ling’s use of the power of The Spirit of Origin.

He had opened the internal world before, but he did not notice anything.

Now, it seemed that he wanted a place in the Little Universe because he wanted to live with The Spirit of Origin.

Ling Ling was always carefree.

Seeing Li Jing looking at her, the little girl blinked twice in puzzlement.

"What are you looking at?"

At this time.

Nangong Qingshan took out two small green fruits from his other hand and stuffed them in front of Ling Ling.

"These are Heavenly Fruits that I have nurtured for hundreds of thousands of years. They’re very sweet."

Ling Ling’s eyes suddenly brightened when she saw the unusual spirit fruit and heard the words "Heavenly Fruit".

When Nangong Qingshan mentioned "very sweet", she had already grabbed the two fruits and flew away in a flash.

Almost at the same time.

A green light shot from the thickest Life Tree on the island below.

Of course, this was Xiaocai.

Ling Ling, seeing the opportunity, took a step ahead.

Xiaocai pounced, but caught nothing. She promptly started chased after Ling Ling, yelling loudly.

"Whoever discovers gets a share, Ling Ling, don’t keep it all to yourself!"

Seeing this, Li Jing’s mouth twitched.

The Heavenly Fruits.

They were nurtured by Nangong Qingshan for hundreds of thousands of years.

This obviously was something precious.

But these two little ones...

Didn’t Nangong Qingshan give two?

Why don’t they just share and instead fight for them?

Just when he was speechless, Nangong Qingshan handed over two more Heavenly Fruits with a smile.

"The Spirit of Origin likes sweet things and she might not be able to snatch them from the other. You should keep these two Heavenly Fruits to coax her later."

"..."

Li Jing.

This Nangong Qingshan, he really knows how to handle situations well.

He gladly accepted the two Heavenly Fruits and casually took the branches from Nangong Qingshan’s hand. Li Jing caught Xiaocai mid-air and gave her the fruits, bypassing the process of the two little creatures chasing after each other and Xiaocai ending up unhappy.

Xiaocai was overjoyed to get the Heavenly Fruits.

She kissed Li Jing’s cheek, then disappeared into the depths of the Little Universe as a streak of light.

Clearly, the little creature was planning to enjoy the fruits in hiding. Li Jing couldn’t help but laugh and then he looked at Nangong Qingshan.

"Senior, I don’t mind you living in my independent universe. However, since you have decided to stay, you may as well watch over the Human Saint and that coffin for me. Other than that, I won’t request anything else from senior."

Nangong Qingshan nodded with a smile at the response.

"Okay."

Speaking, he stepped forward and entered Li Jing’s domain, landing on the island in the center of the lake.

Seeing this, Li Jing was astonished.

This tree spirit, really impressive indeed.

Although his ability to open the domain had not been for long, he knew very well that without his consent, others could not invade it.

Even if they were in the domain, they would only remain on the surface of the space.

They would not directly enter the independent world.

Watching Nangong Qingshan set up a small wooden house with piles of branches and then casually make tea, Li Jing couldn’t help but admire his easy-going nature.

Building a house with the branches of the Heaven and Earth Tree, only he could be so extravagant.

Having such a host in the Little Universe doesn’t seem to affect anything.

On the contrary, there are many benefits.

At least with him, he could have as many branches of the Heaven and Earth Tree as he wanted.

If he refuses to give them, he can secretly dismantle his house.

Thinking so, Li Jing closed his domain.

Then he turned his head.

In sight, Xiang Yunxian was staring at him with a stunned face.

?

Li Jing slowly typed out a question mark.

Meeting his gaze, Xiang Yunxian swallowed hard, then spoke incredulously.

"Master Jiu, the incredibly beautiful woman sleeping on your island..."

"Yes, she is a Human Saint."

Li Jing nodded, said,

"Don’t worry too much about it. She is no different from a dead person now. You heard the Emperor of Heaven just now. She suffered Taoist backlash in order to cut off the Heavenly Path. Compared to her, the other coffin might be a bigger problem."

"..."

Xiang Yunxian.

The Human Saint is half-dead, how can she not care about it?

That’s a Human Saint!

She is human, and so is Li Jing.

When one’s own saint is reduced to this state, who can ignore it!?

But Li Jing seemed completely unfazed.

After a long silence, Xiang Yunxian spoke quietly.

"The longer I am with you, the less I can see through you, Master Jiu."

"If you were so good that you could see through me, you wouldn’t have been deceived by Nalan Longao."

Li Jing spoke indifferently.

Xiang Yunxian was speechless.

Is Li Jing....

Intimating that she is stupid!?

Xiang Yunxian was exasperated.

These are two different matters, why is he implying she’s stupid?

It’s not that she’s really stupid, it’s just that Nalan Longao is too good at deceiving women.

While she was displeased, Li Jing said,

"The Heaven and Earth Tree came to us on its own, so you can say that both our goals for this journey have been achieved. There is no need to continue exploring this blessed place. When the Emperor of Heaven wakes up and takes the inheritance he promised me, do you want to leave with me?"

...