Chapter 126: Tree

"One hundred thirty‑eight pieces." Actually, adding the previous time, there were two hundred forty pieces in total; Sui Lv Zhenjun wouldn't report the true number, but even these left two Nascent Soul cultivators stunned.

As the lucky one who 'found' the Taiji Fish Plaque, Hu Lingzhang, after the news spread, within a day and night the threshold was almost stepped down three inches by his fellow sect members.

Even if the plaque is turned over, sect rules give the person who turns it over a ten percent disposal right.

Over one hundred pieces, meaning there are more than ten Taiji Fish Plaques; Elder Hu can give them away as he wishes.

At first she could manage, after all in such a large sect there are always acquaintances.

But when too many visitors come, it becomes annoying.

After seeing off another junior sister, she immediately flew from her dwelling to Year-start Peak to find Jiang Yu, the main person, but that girl wasn't there and didn't reply to her flying sword message.

After asking Sui Lv Shushu, she hurried nonstop to the rear mountain secret valley.

But at Little Dragon King Ao Ze's place, she again encountered the formation fully open, and Elder Hu saw the flying sword message she had just sent, still hovering outside the formation's light curtain.

"Jiang Yu? Jiang Tu?" she called out a few times, but no one answered.

Ao Ze did hear someone shouting, but he was busy helping Jiang Tu smooth his internal spiritual power, having no time to attend to people.

So what about Jiang Yu?

Jiang Yu was naturally inside the formation; originally she had asked Ao Ze to help wake Jiang Tu.

But upon seeing Thus: Xuantang Xingjun stare unblinkingly at Jiang Tu, who had revealed his true form, she decisively brought everyone into the Dragon Pearl space.

Here is Jiang Tu's domain; as long as he awakens, he can control everything.

In the Dragon Pearl space, she quickly set up several formations, instructing Ao Ze not to take Jiang Tu out of the formation, and not to let Xuantang enter the formation.

When she asked Thus: Xuantang Xingjun to go together to dig the ginseng tree, he indeed made excuses.

But at the crucial moment when she was moving the ginseng fruit, Thus: Xuantang Xingjun circled the spirit sword, muttering, "This little girl's hair growth is quite fast."

Inside the spirit sword space, to ensure the ginseng fruit doesn't wither as soon as it leaves the branch, Jiang Yu must, after digging it out, focus her spirit power to steady it, and her hand must not touch the spirit fruit at all.

Not leaving the space is fine, but the instant she flashes out, Jiang Yu must ensure the tree remains completely still.

"You can't store it in the Qiankun box; you must split several strands of spirit power to wrap the spirit fruit." Remembering Jiang Tu's previous instructions, Jiang Yu became even more careful, converting water spirit power to wood spirit power, dividing again and again, fortunately there aren't many fruits.

With great difficulty she safely moved one stalk into the Dragon Pearl space; she was already drenched in sweat, "Today I'll move only one stalk."

Far away, on the other side of the river, Ao Ze watched her sit motionless beside the fruit tree; the fragrance reaching his nose made him unable to calm down: "Jiang Yu, quickly set up a formation to block the fruit scent."

"Right away." Jiang Yu took a deep breath, two applications of the Clearing Dust technique dispelled sweat, and she quickly took out the formation plate and flags, laying them around the ginseng fruit.

Then she heard Ao Ze say: "Jiang Yu, why don't you wait for Jiang Tu to eat a few spirit fruits before transplanting?"

Jiang Yu froze on the spot; the demonic laughter of Thus: Xuantang Xingjun came to her ears, making her face slowly flush red.

Fortunately Jiang Tu woke up at this moment: "Old Mister Xuan, you're too noisy."

"Jiang Tu, I'll take you to eat spirit fruits." Jiang Yu gripped the spirit sword, whooshed to Jiang Tu's side, and made it a bit smaller.

Thus: Xuantang Xingjun also floated over: "I'll guard the spirit sword."

"No need, transplanting the fruit tree doesn't require you to lift a finger; there's no reason for you to accompany Jiang Tu just because he eats a spirit fruit."

Afterwards she flew to the newly planted ginseng fruit tree, plunged the spirit sword in, and after the two quickly flashed into the space, she did not immediately let Jiang Tu eat the ginseng fruit, but instead severed the connection between the spirit sword space and the outside world: "This time I saw Thus: Xuantang Xingjun, he's somewhat different."

I always feel that behind his smiling eyes there is a pair of cold eyes watching people.

So I want to move both ginseng fruit trees into the Dragon Pearl, so that if he ever tampers with them we won't be able to detect it in time.

"Huh?" Jiang Tu immediately became alert: "Did he completely withdraw the strand of divine soul from the golden register?"

Jiang Yu barely shook her head: "It's more like his divine soul on the golden register has merged with the one we see every day."

"Do you know why I didn't immediately bring the still-unconscious you into the spirit sword space?"

"Old Mister Xuan up to something?"

"Well, he counts as the spirit sword's artifact spirit; although I often refine the spirit sword, it's ultimately not my natal magic treasure, and there are still some existences I cannot control."

"Old Mister Xuan's gaze at you is quite different; ninety percent he's scheming about your divine soul." People act differently at different times.

Even if Thus: Xuantang Xingjun is still the Old Mister Xuan that Jiang Yu has always known, she dares not guarantee he is trustworthy.

"He doesn't want to come in; could there be a fragment of Old Mister Xuan's soul hidden here?" Jiang Tu absolutely trusts his companion's feeling; his blood purity is extremely high, and Old Mister Xuan coveting his divine soul and flesh is completely normal.

The little dragon turtle said while scanning every corner of the spirit sword space with his divine sense, but unfortunately found nothing.

Jiang Yu couldn't help but grit her teeth: "After reaching the Divine Transformation stage, just how many soul fragments can one split?"

"Jiang Tu, are you sure eating the ginseng fruit won't make you fall asleep like Ao Ze?"

"Can we again seal Xuantang in the ice cave?"

She asked three questions in a row, and Jiang Tu dispelled her doubts with actual results.

Only see the little dragon turtle floating up, as it neared the ginseng fruit tree, it stretched its neck forward and its tongue lightning‑quickly touched the spirit fruit.

Then the spirit fruit's juice flowed into its mouth like water.

Jiang Yu also stretched out her hands, ready at any moment to catch Jiang Tu as he instantly falls asleep.

"But after continuously consuming five spirit fruits, Jiang Tu became increasingly energetic, yet extremely reluctant to leave the fruit tree: 'For now, I can only eat a few; any more and I won't be able to absorb it all, immediately entering a slumber to refine spirit power.'"

"Five have already greatly relieved my pressure." On one stalk there are at most about ten; five is half. Jiang Yu used the fastest speed to perform the Split Earth decision, and the roots immediately emerged.

But just as she applied spirit power to pull up the tree, the entire space suddenly shook.

"Rebury it." Before Jiang Tu's words finished, the two were bounced out of the spirit sword.

Trying to steady his posture, he fell too quickly, thudding repeatedly to the ground.

While Thus: Xuantang Xingjun was still puzzled, Ao Ze had already run over to flip the prone Jiang Tu, asking, "What happened?"

Jiang Tu, however, answered off‑topic: "Why have I been falling lately?"

"The spirit sword—" Jiang Yu's stabilizing word hadn't even left her lips when a cracking sound of shattering porcelain exploded, and the spirit sword planted in the ground instantly split with numerous cracks.

Then came Thus: Xuantang Xingjun's furious outburst: "What have you done?"

But before he could get an answer, his entire soul was sucked backward by the spirit sword; seeing he was about to be drawn in, he immediately pleaded: "Quickly help me sever the connection with it."

"Two Old Mister Xuans." Ao Ze clearly saw that Xuantang's soul suddenly manifested as one solid and one illusory figure.

Jiang Yu grabbed him who wanted to pull Thus: Xuantang Xingjun back, "Do not move for now."

Then she watched Thus: Xuantang Xingjun being completely swallowed into the spirit sword space.