The Jianmu Tree

Jiang Lu had no idea that the people outside were speculating about her disappearance.

Her sixth sense told her that now was a good time to enter her space. She didn't expect that even though she had erased her aura, the spirit beast would still detect it and lead them to track her down.

At this moment, she stared at the vastly changed space, stunned.

What a rich aura of spiritual energy!

Linglong sensed Jiang Lu's entry into the space and immediately flew out of its nest, pressing itself tightly against Jiang Lu's cheek.

“Master~ Master~ You're finally in~ Linglong hasn't seen you in so long~”

The fluffy feeling on her face was a bit ticklish, and Jiang Lu nuzzled back against it.

“I haven't seen Linglong in a long time either. Linglong, you're amazing! I feel like the space has gained so much life.”

“Yes, yes, Master! At this rate, the space will soon be built into a small world belonging exclusively to Master!”

Linglong continued, without a shred of guilt for stealing Ling Xi's credit.

At this moment, Ling Xi didn't even know Jiang Lu had entered the space, nor did it know its hard work had been claimed by someone else. It was currently busy expanding its spiritual plant garden with a huff and a puff.

Jiang Lu walked forward, following the spiritual energy, and saw a sapling that was only half her height. The few Yellow Spiritual Fruit trees around it had also grown quite a bit.

Her hand gently touched the sapling, curious about what kind of tree it was to be able to emit such rich spiritual energy.

“Master, this is the Jianmu.”

“The Jianmu is known as the spiritual veins of heaven and earth, the source of all spirits. Rumor has it that it connects the Nine Heavens and Nine Nether Realms, gathering all the spiritual energy and vitality of the Three Realms. Its flowers, leaves, and fruits nourish the creatures of the mountains and rivers; as long as the Jianmu does not die, the vitality of heaven and earth will never cease.”

Linglong was incredibly happy when it saw this sapling. Master was truly lucky.

A Jianmu seed was a once-in-ten-thousand-years occurrence, and not all worlds could nurture it.

However, the space possessed a fragment of a great world, which happened to be capable of nurturing it, giving it the chance to sprout.

If it were in the cultivation world, it would have remained an ordinary seed, and one that couldn't even survive at that.

“You mean as long as the Jianmu is here, a continuous stream of spiritual energy will gather in the space for me to cultivate?”

Jiang Lu's heart beat a little faster. She was absolutely the biological daughter of the Heavenly Dao!

Whatever she needed, she was given!

Seeing the excited expression on Jiang Lu's face, Linglong also hopped up and down happily on her shoulder a few times.

“Not only that, Master. The Jianmu contains boundless vitality and can revive the dead and grow flesh on bones. If a mortal is injured, consuming one of its leaves can instantly restore their vitality. If a cultivator has only a wisp of soul power left, under its nourishment, they will always have a chance to reconstruct their physical body.”

Jiang Lu's eyes widened. So powerful!

Possessing this was equivalent to having an immortal body.

She carefully withdrew her outstretched hand; she couldn't let her unwashed hand dirty this sapling.

Then, she continued her inspection, nodding in satisfaction. When she had time, she would build a bamboo house here to store some things.

Next, she ran to the other side of the spiritual field, where the treasures obtained from the magical beast's hoard were piled.

Using her spiritual energy directly, she constructed rows of shelves, then used her divine sense to organize them according to their respective attributes.

As for the demon cores of those demon beasts, she would feed them to her spirit beasts; eating these would help them grow their strength faster.

Among the hoard, there were also many rare Tier Four and Tier Five spiritual plants, which she stored away carefully.

Then came the magic treasures of other cultivators. Jiang Lu picked out the ones she could use and organized them along with the resources her master had given her.

After organizing everything, Jiang Lu finally straightened her back.

“Finally done.”

Jiang Lu looked at the neatly arranged rows of shelves, nodding in satisfaction.

Now it looked like it was supposed to.

Ling Xi walked out of the herb field, letting out a gasp of awe as it looked at the neat rows of shelves and magic treasures not far away!

It quietly turned its head, looking at the messy pile of spiritual plants it had just harvested.

Then, it carefully walked over and hid the spiritual plants behind itself.

Jiang Lu looked over curiously. Ling Xi immediately froze and hid its hands behind its back.

It gave Jiang Lu an awkward smile.

Jiang Lu looked to the right, and it shifted a step to the right. Jiang Lu looked to the left, and it shifted a step to the left.

Jiang Lu: ...

Was that really necessary?

Then she thought about it. A few days had passed now, so the matters outside should be resolved, and it was time for her to go out.

She walked to the stone table and looked at the mask and ring on it.

The mask could alter her appearance, and the ring could display whatever strength she wanted others to see.

It worked for any realm below Golden Core, and no cultivator below Soul Formation could see through it.

Jiang Lu put the ring on her hand and took off the ring representing her identity in the Medicine King Pavilion, placing it on the table.

Then she put on the mask.

A first layer of Foundation Establishment cultivator appeared in front of the water mirror. Jiang Lu looked at the face in the water mirror; it was as ordinary as ordinary could be, the kind that would instantly blend into a crowd.

Jiang Lu nodded in satisfaction.

With this current appearance, even if she stood right in front of Uncle Chi, he wouldn't recognize her.

As for the spirit beasts, except for the few people from the Medicine King Pavilion, no one had seen them. Besides, spirit beasts in the world didn't differ much in appearance, so some similarities were completely normal.

Furthermore, the Tier One spirit beasts from back then had now become Tier Two spirit beasts. How would anyone connect them?

Before, she didn't have the means and had to show her true face, but now that she did, she would naturally do whatever was most convenient.

“Eldest Senior Sister, I told you that cultivator had already left long ago.”

The few people who were meditating immediately stood up and patted the leaves off their clothes.

They had been cultivating here for the past few days, and they had also been patrolling the surroundings.

Forget about that cultivator, they hadn't even seen the shadow of a demon beast.

“Let's go!”

Seeing the disciples complaining, Fu Yao shook her head helplessly.

Although she also knew they would never wait out that cultivator, it was still better to obey the elder's orders.

Moreover—

She looked at Liu Qingqing, who had actually been waiting here obediently. This was somewhat hard for her to understand.

Liu Qingqing glanced at Fu Yao and curled her lips.

She didn't want to be here either, but she just felt like she should wait here. Could her damn sixth sense be a bit more accurate?

But right now, she didn't have the throbbing sensation she felt when she got the spiritual orb, so it was definitely inaccurate. Her head drooped slightly.

Seeing this, Fu Yao also felt there shouldn't be any opportunities here. If there were, given Liu Qingqing's acting skills, she would have exposed it long ago.

Then, she led them away, heading in the direction Liu Qingqing pointed to train.

She and the Third Junior Brother played good cop and bad cop, teasing Liu Qingqing until she was both angry and anxious.

To be honest, Fu Yao had now found the joy of teasing Liu Qingqing. She just loved how Liu Qingqing couldn't stand her but couldn't beat her either.

As soon as Jiang Lu came out, she saw the traces left behind by the group. Her brow furrowed.

She was certain there was no one around when she escaped here, but now, the traces here were very fresh, and they had stayed for at least a few days.

Then, she detected the aura unique to Liu Qingqing.

Jiang Lu's brow furrowed tightly. After scanning her divine sense around, she immediately left.