Chapter 273: Planting a Tree

Simultaneously, the direct-line figures of major powers like the Rain Clan had faces as dark as could be.

The Boy's rise might pose a threat to their own powers; they had to grasp his situation as soon as possible.

Shi Yi's undefeated myth was shattered by the Boy just like that; although it was only one of his records, the sensational effect triggered by this event spread rapidly like ripples.

Whether in the Virtual God Realm or in the Ancient Kingdoms of the real world, everyone was heatedly discussing this matter.

"This child's background is hard to investigate; let's closely monitor his every move in the Virtual God Realm first."

Many helplessly indicated that, faced with the Boy's background, they had no clues for the time being and could only start from his whereabouts in the Virtual God Realm.

Precisely because of this, quite a few people who hadn't gone to watch the Boy's challenge before now swarmed toward the Starting Ground.

For a while, the Starting Ground was a sea of people, extraordinarily lively; everyone wanted to see with their own eyes what astonishing actions this extraordinary figure who broke Shi Yi's record would stir up next.

"Eh, why is he squatting on that big green stone again? What does he want to do?" someone asked with a face full of doubt.

Just as everyone was discussing animatedly.

"Dong!"

The big green stone shook, and immediately a light curtain enveloped the Boy's position, completely blocking his figure from view.

"He... couldn't it be that he's destroying the Virtual God Realm's passage again?"

Someone suddenly blurted out such a bold guess.

The words had just fallen when a stone tablet slowly emerged, clearly engraved with a line of text: Shattered the Starting Ground passage...

"Ah?!"

The crowd was so shocked their jaws nearly dropped, followed by an uproar.

"Is there some mistake? He got another precious bone!"

Someone screamed in disbelief.

Everyone was stunned speechless by the Boy's actions; this child was too bizarre — for the sake of a precious bone, he actually broke a record again, successfully shattering a golden passage.

"Intolerable by Heavenly Principle, this child is too infuriating!"

"Too outrageous; this child really deserves a good lesson!"

In Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands everywhere, people were filled with righteous indignation, feeling incomparable anger at the Boy's behavior.

How could there be such a bizarre child? The Virtual God Realm actually rewarded him with another precious bone — how could that not make people furious?

"Who'll go to the Starting Ground and beat him up? I really can't swallow this anger!" someone raged, wishing they could rush to the Starting Ground immediately to teach the Boy a lesson.

"Forget it; in that place, probably not many can beat this mischievous brat; going would just be asking for trouble."

Someone shook their head helplessly; they knew the Boy's ferocity — provoking him was no wise move.

"Damn... he broke a record again! Look, he actually... shattered the Starting Ground passage for a third time!"

Suddenly, someone shouted in terror.

The crowd completely lost it; this child was simply too extreme — for precious bones, did he really intend to never stop?

"Eh, wait, this time he wasn't rewarded a precious bone; this is... Heaven has eyes! Haha, he was actually warned by the Virtual God Realm, listed as an unwelcome figure!"

Sharp-eyed people suddenly discovered the new change on the stone tablet and laughed excitedly.

"Haha... this bizarre child!"

The crowd first froze, then burst into roaring laughter. Heavenly Dao was finally fair once; this mischievous brat finally suffered punishment, warned by the Virtual God Realm and listed as unwelcome — just thinking about it felt satisfying.

The Boy was depressed now; he had originally been full of expectation to harvest a third precious bone, planning to use these bones to set up a divine formation and show his prowess.

But unexpectedly, he was severely warned by the Virtual God Realm.

A dark cloud appeared above his head, pressing down black and heavy, impossible to disperse no matter what.

"Why warn me? It didn't say attacking the Virtual God Realm passage isn't allowed; if there were such an explicit rule, I wouldn't have made the mistake."

The Boy muttered softly.

"Hehe..."

"Haha..."

The crowd laughed even more joyously; for some reason, seeing the Boy suffer embarrassment, pressed under dark clouds, everyone felt especially refreshed inside.

Only the Boy alone was dejected, wandering aimlessly around the Starting Ground in boredom.

Suddenly, he stopped and said loudly: "You lot go find me ten Beast Kings; I'm going to break another of the Double Pupil's records."

These words dropped like a giant stone into a calm lake, instantly triggering a huge commotion.

People sighed one after another; this bizarre child truly couldn't be judged by common sense — he was starting to stir things up again.

Before long, some meddlesome types actually ran off to seek Beast Kings; they all wanted to witness for themselves just how formidable the Boy was, whether he could really break another of the Double Pupil's records.

"Eh, what's he doing?"

Someone in the crowd suddenly pointed at the Boy and asked doubtfully.

The Boy was seen standing before the stone tablet, his hands constantly groping over it, as if touching the precious bones embedded on the tablet.

"Ah? This leather-skinned brat is crazy; he wouldn't be thinking of targeting the record tablet, would he?" A bad premonition surged in many hearts, their gazes filled with surprise and worry.

A deafening "Boom" confirmed everyone's guess.

"Ancestors, why can't you settle down? You even have designs on the record tablet?" Grandpa Crystal Wall and the others were stunned speechless, unable to help clicking their tongues in amazement, truly not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

Everyone else also watched with jaws dropped; this child was too audacious — he actually dared to move against the record tablet, an unprecedented event!

Before long, the light curtain enveloping the stone tablet slowly receded, revealing the Boy's figure and the shattered tablet body.

"Ah, he really shattered it!" Exclamations rose and fell throughout the crowd.

Just then, a rain of light sprinkled down, and a new stone tablet slowly emerged. Clearly engraved on it was a new record: Shattered the Starting Ground record tablet, severe warning, will be expelled from the Virtual God Realm for two years.

At the same moment, such inscriptions appeared everywhere; everyone who saw them was stunned dumb.

Only the Boy was so angry his face flushed red, the dark cloud atop his head growing even denser.

"Hahaha..." After a brief silence, the Virtual God Realm instantly boiled over, erupting in a deafening wave of laughter.

"This is the first time in history, isn't it? He actually got expelled by the Xu Shen Jie!"

People laughed until they bent double, feeling utterly shocked and amused.

Who would have thought that Boy could actually pull off such a feat, becoming the first person ever expelled by the Xu Shen Jie.

"Haha... so interesting!"

Many laughed until tears nearly came out; Boy's various bizarre behaviors added no small amount of fun to their plain cultivation life.

Boy's figure gradually turned illusory, that black cloud tightly enveloping him, trying to squeeze him out of the Xu Shen Jie.

He shouted indignantly: "Why? I didn't make a mistake, and the stone tablet didn't say you can't attack, did it?!"

"Child, two years will pass quickly; we'll wait for you to come back. During this time, you are destined to become an irreplaceable legend of the Xu Shen Jie, hehe!"

A group of people stood to the side, not knowing whether they were gloating over his misfortune or seeing him off.

Lead-colored clouds like ink, black fog pervading.

The small figure struggled desperately within it, every inch of muscle tensed.

But his struggle was ultimately futile; his body gradually became illusory, his shouts pouring out.

The people around watched this child about to be expelled, with no sympathy at all, instead laughing until they bent double.

"Hehe..."

"Haha..."

"I will definitely come back!" Boy said unwillingly, his childish voice echoing.

"Wait for you to come back!" Jing Bi Da Ye narrowed his eyes, shouting at the top of his lungs in response.

"Go early and return early; don't be so greedy for wealth next time." Qiao Shu laughed heartily.

"Sigh, being expelled by the Xu Shen Jie; this child has created an unprecedented 'record'." Niao Ye sighed helplessly; this child acted too extremely for the sake of the treasure bone.

Boy was both angry and anxious; struggling desperately was of no use, and he was still squeezed out of the Chu Shi Di by the black fog.

Xu Shen Jie.

Jiang Xuan laughed, "The two of you, I want to plant a tree in this Xu Shen Jie; is that feasible?"

Niao Ye and Jing Bi Da Ye heard this, exchanged glances, puzzled.

They were just ordinary old men killing time in the Chu Shi Di; why ask them to do something?

"As long as you have the ability to plant it, wherever you want to plant it in the Xu Shen Jie is up to you." He continued with a laugh: "Let alone planting just one tree, even if you plan to grow a forest, that's your own business!" Jing Bi Da Ye nodded at the side, agreeing with Niao Ye's words.

"Since both of you say so, that's perfect." Jiang Xuan nodded.

In fact, Jiang Xuan had long thoroughly understood the essence, principles, and operational mysteries of the Xu Shen Jie.

He had opened up the Hongmeng Realm, so naturally he had corresponding insights into this.

With the passage of time, his cultivation level continued to improve, and he managed the Hongmeng Realm into a scene of prosperity and flourishing.

When he examined the Xu Shen Jie again, he could see through its reality and illusion at a glance.

Now having received the recognition of Niao Ye and Jing Bi Da Ye, the means Jiang Xuan could employ in the Xu Shen Jie suddenly became rich and varied.

Jiang Xuan began to manipulate the Rule Power of the Xu Shen Jie; under the interweaving and mutual connection of Daojie, a tree seed emitting a strange faint light slowly fell onto the soil of the Chu Shi Di.

Although Jiang Xuan was already at the Quasi-Immortal King realm, and the things he could do were quite extensive to a certain extent, there were also many limits.

However, this place was the Xu Shen Jie, a special world completely constructed from spirit.

The current Xu Shen Jie was no longer as complete as before; many loopholes had appeared, and these loopholes instead provided Jiang Xuan with a large amount of operable space.

In this way, the means Jiang Xuan could employ and the things he could accomplish gradually flourished.

After pondering for a moment, strands of divine radiance scattered from the Hongmeng Realm into the Xu Shen Jie; in the blink of an eye, the soil began to tremble slightly, and tender green branches sprouted from the ground, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In an instant, it grew into a towering great tree, with countless Daojie leaves hanging.

Daojie Divine Bell, Daojie Divine Sword, Daojie Gourd...

At this moment.

A little girl of about ten years old appeared in the Chu Shi Di.

Her face was fair, in a delicate oval shape; her eyes were clear and bright, with a lively light flickering between them; her figure was tall and straight, almost on par with a fifteen or sixteen-year-old youth; the aura emanating from her whole body was elegant and outstanding, with a faint noble qi lingering and not dispersing.

By her side, a group of youths surrounded her, taking her as the core, with respectful postures, like stars escorting the bright moon.

"Judging by her bloodline and age, she is very likely Huo Ling'er."

I didn't expect to meet this little girl here; Huo Ling'er is the future disciple-daughter-in-law he has recognized.

The little red bird that once appeared in Shi Cun is the Sacrificial Spirit of Huo Guo. Naturally, Jiang Xuan would not mistake the Huo Ling'er before his eyes regarding the unique characteristics of Huo Guo bloodline.

"Unique style of conduct, extremely extraordinary methods, truly puzzling." Niao Ye and Jing Bi Da Ye were full of curiosity, looking at Jiang Xuan, feeling that the person before them was too mysterious.

"There is a mysterious aura on him that is hard to grasp, yet one cannot say exactly what is going on." Niao Ye frowned tightly.

Jiang Xuan's expression was calm, his gaze frank, saying: "Perhaps it is because the Daojie I mastered differs from yours."

Between his words, he was steady and confident, with no hint of affected posturing.

Although these words were simple, they carried a sense of unfathomable depth.

The two elders heard this and couldn't help but exchange glances; although they felt these words were somewhat hard to understand, they had to admit that Jiang Xuan indeed had a unique temperament about him, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond.

A flash of shock crossed Niao Ye's eyes as he said: "You couldn't be a great power from the Shang Jie, could you?"

Jing Bi Da Ye immediately shook his head, denying: "Not likely, absolutely impossible to be a great power from the Shang Jie. If he really were, how could he appear out of nowhere in a place like this."

In front of Jiang Xuan, they had completely lost their former casualness, replaced by a sense of caution.

Jiang Xuan shook his head, his tone flat: "I am not from the Shang Jie."

Niao Ye and Jing Bi Da Ye exchanged glances, both surprised by Jiang Xuan's words and with deeper curiosity; afterward, they slowly said: "With such divine abilities, even people from the Shang Jie might not have them."

Time flowed by; not long after, a man with a majestic bearing and powerful aura appeared by Huo Ling'er's side.

The man's figure was tall and straight; every step he took was steady and powerful.

He radiated an aura of dominance from head to toe; every gesture revealed the bearing of a sovereign, and as he walked, he moved with the vigor of a tiger and the stride of a dragon.

This person was the Human Emperor of Huo Guo—the Fire Emperor, a Venerable Realm expert standing at the peak of power in the Eight Domains of the Lower Realm.

Huo Ling'er led the Fire Emperor as he walked steadily toward Jiang Xuan.

The moment the Fire Emperor's gaze touched Jiang Xuan's face, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply, as if he had seen the most inconceivable sight in the world.

His heart began to pound uncontrollably, and a powerful shock, like a surging tide, instantly drowned him completely.

Surpassing the Venerable Realm!

This senior before him absolutely surpassed the Venerable Realm!

In Huang Yu, the realm above Venerable.

God!

The Sacrificial Spirit said there was a strange person in the Great Wilderness, suspected to be a Divine Spirit, unfathomable; at first he did not believe it,

now it seemed the Sacrificial Spirit had been conservative.

"Senior above, please accept this junior's bow!" The Fire Emperor suppressed the surging emotions in his inner heart, his expression serious, his posture straight, his hands clasped in a fist salute, his movements steady and respectful, performing a great bow.

He himself was the ruler of Huo Guo, with power reaching the heavens in the secular world, but in the cultivation world, the gap between Venerable and Divine Spirit was like the difference between heaven and abyss, impossible to measure.

On the long road of cultivation, he had been repeatedly tormented by bottlenecks; to break through that barrier, he had exhausted his heart's blood, yet still could not glimpse a trace of the true meaning of the Divine Spirit Realm, his inner heart full of helplessness and unwillingness.

This unwillingness, instead, became like a blazing fire, making his yearning for the Divine Spirit Realm ever more fervent.

(Chapter End)