At that thought, Zong Shen immediately got to his feet.
He'd been so busy getting construction underway since he returned that he'd nearly forgotten about the quest.
He grabbed an iron pickaxe, walked straight into the courtyard, and stopped beside the Moon Well.
Then he began digging with all his might.
A little over ten minutes later, Zong Shen had used the pickaxe to dig a hole more than a meter deep.
By then, Luna had planted the Ancient Guardian's Seed in an empty patch of land on the eastern side of the territory and had just returned to the courtyard.
That was when she saw Zong Shen take out the defiled remains of Altland Whisperwind.
"My lord."
Her voice sounded from beside the courtyard gate.
Zong Shen turned and looked at her in confusion.
In his hand, he was holding the strong arm of a Demon Hunter whose body had been defiled.
"What is it, Luna?"
"Have you finished planting the Ancient Guardian's Seed?"
At that, Luna rode her Black Panther into the courtyard and came to a stop behind Zong Shen.
"The Tree Spirit has begun to sprout. When the moonlight shines down tonight, it will grow vigorously. It should be fully grown in three days."
"My lord, what you're holding..."
Her gaze lingered on the Demon Hunter's arm, and she hesitated.
"Oh, you mean this?"
"It's the lingering spirit of a poor Demon Hunter. He asked me to bury his body, which the Blood-Burning Demon defiled, beside the Moon Well."
Zong Shen gestured toward the arm in his hand.
Then he carefully placed it in the hole.
He took out the remaining five parts of the body and laid them in the hole as well.
Luna slowly walked over to one side.
She dismounted from the Black