Chapter 291

At this point, he changed the subject, "But do you Eastern cultivators know anything about the origins of the Burial King Supreme Being? And what path does he cultivate?"

Upon hearing this, the Tianji Holy Son replied without hesitation, "These Outer Dao are nothing more than methods of guiding cultivators to harm living beings for their own benefit. We disdain to know them!"

"Hmph! Shut up!"

Ren Wuqing snorted coldly, and a powerful pressure poured out, slamming into the head of Tianji Holy Son. He was struck as if by lightning, let out a muffled groan, and fell straight to the ground, unconscious.

Upon seeing this, Lin Zhaoyu's expression changed immediately, and he prepared for battle.

However, after punishing the Tianji Holy Son, Ren Wuqing did not launch any further attacks, seemingly only to punish him for disrespecting the Burial King Supreme Being.

He shifted his gaze back to Xiao Minghuang and Lin Zhaoyu, as if nothing had happened, and continued, "You should know that no one is born a demon. Only cultivators who have practiced the Six Paths of Demonic Ways are called demons. This is also how you Eastern Pole cultivators define us."

As Ren Wuqing said, even if cultivators from the Eastern Pole cultivate the classics of Eastern Pole supernatural powers from childhood, if they deviate from the orthodox path and cultivate demonic methods, they will be regarded as fellow demons by other cultivators from the Eastern Pole, and thus be required to subdue and eliminate demons.

"Therefore, the Burial King Supreme Being was not born a demon in the beginning; his origins were with the Wood Spirit Race, one of the hidden Demon Race!"

When the Wood Spirit Race was mentioned, Ren Wuqing's eyes narrowed slightly, seemingly with a hint of reminiscence, yet also flashing with a dangerous light that sent chills down one's spine.

Wood Spirit Race?

Lin Zhaoyu and Xiao Minghuang were both taken aback; they had rarely heard of this clan's name.

It's only been rumored that there's a prodigy from the Wood Spirit Race on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, but no one has ever actually seen this person.

"You must be very curious: why did the Burial King Supreme Being of the Wood Spirit Race join the Demon Clan, and why did he become the Burial King Supreme Being of the Six Paths of Demonic Ways?"

To be honest, Xiao Minghuang wasn't curious at all. Her brows were furrowed, and she felt a very bad and dangerous feeling towards Ren Wuqing, far more oppressive than that of an ordinary Saint Realm cultivator.

She strongly suspected that Ren Wuqing was hiding his true strength.

Lin Zhaoyu was being led by the nose by him, and nodded silently.

"Let me tell you..."

"The Wood Spirit Race are naturally born and nurtured by nature, Innate Being. Although they are called the Wood Spirit Race, each Wood Spirit Race is actually a unique and extraordinary Innate Being."

Xiao Minghuang thought to herself that she had previously subdued a Primordial Fire Dragon Fruit when she was in the Southern Border, which should also be an Innate Being.

"The Burial King Supreme Being was originally an Innate Being named— the Innate Taiyin Laurel Immortal Tree."

As he said this, a faint trace of sadness flashed in Ren Wuqing's eyes.

"The Innate Taiyin Laurel Immortal Tree is an extremely rare innate spiritual root, containing the Primordial Taiyin Dao and the Primordial Time Dao. It is a Heavenly Divine Object that a great world like the Five Realms should not possess. Therefore, the immortals of the Heavenly Realm coveted it and used some means to break through the barrier of the boundary, descended to the Five Realms, and killed the Burial King Supreme Being!"

376. Conditions

"The Innate Taiyin Laurel Immortal Tree truly lives up to its reputation as a Primordial Spiritual Root; even when facing immortals, it has left itself a way out."

"In the instant the immortal seized its body, the Innate Taiyin Laurel Immortal Tree, which was proficient in the Way of Origin Time, split itself in two at that moment. One half, the Way of Yin, was severely injured by the immortal and fell into the Eastern Pole, where it lingered on its last breath and transformed into a great tomb, which is the main consciousness of the Innate Osmanthus Immortal Tree."

"The other half is the Path of Time, which escaped to the Southern Wilderness, possessed another body, and was reborn, becoming the later Burial King Supreme Being!"

"But as time went by, the Burial King Supreme Being's lifespan was nearing its end, so he tried to find his other half of his Primordial Spirit, devour it, and thus live a second life. So the Southern Wilderness sent a group of people to infiltrate the Eastern Pole to seek an opportunity to act."

"And guess what? Those people did find the other half of the Burial King Supreme Being Primordial Spirit, but what they didn't expect was that the other half of the Primordial Spirit shared the same idea as the Burial King Supreme Being: to devour the other half of its own Primordial Spirit in order to survive."

Xiao Minghuang knew perfectly well that Ren Wuqing could not possibly know these ancient secrets, so the so-called "Ren Wuqing" in front of her was not Ren Wuqing at all!

"Are you the Innate Osmanthus or the Burial King Supreme Being?"

Xiao Minghuang's expression was extremely solemn as he slowly asked.

"The dying Burial King Supreme Being probably doesn't have the courage to cross over into this realm."

At this point, Ren Wuqing's face revealed a mocking smile.

These words made the identity of the person before them all too clear.

"You are... the Innate Osmanthus, what exactly do you want?"

Xiao Minghuang frowned deeply. The person before her was an ancient Innate Being with an extremely mysterious origin. He had even fought with immortals, and the pressure he could exert was clearly far greater than that of Ren Wuqing.

"Perhaps you should ask me what I don't want to happen again."

With a turn of its body, the Innate Osmanthus instantly changed its appearance.

Ren Wuqing's figure disappeared, replaced by a slender and tall woman's figure.

It was an exquisitely beautiful and aloof face, with skin as smooth as jade, delicate and flawless. Her bright silver eyes were like the moon in the night sky, dazzlingly beautiful. She had a delicate nose and cherry lips, with the corners of her rosy mouth forming a perfect curve.

Dressed in flowing white robes, she was ethereal and otherworldly, like a peerless beauty stepping out of a painting. She resembled a celestial maiden or Chang'e from the moon palace, with flawless skin and jade-like bones, a natural beauty that seemed to embody the essence of heaven and earth and the brilliance of the sun and moon.

Xiao Minghuang was startled when she saw the woman who suddenly appeared.

"This is my true form. I must thank that young man who traveled all the way from the Southern Wilderness to bring me this life essence; otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to recover my Saint Realm strength."

A smile appeared on the exquisitely beautiful face of the Innate Osmanthus, and she said, "Young man, let's talk about terms!"

What do you want to talk about?

Xiao Minghuang became extremely vigilant. Judging from Innate Osmanthus's words, Ren Wuqing had obviously been killed by her, and then even devoured and absorbed by her.

Although she could not sense the true strength of the person before her, he had clearly reached the Saint Realm. As for whether he was a Saint King or a Quasi-Emperor, she could not tell.

Moreover, the other party was an ancient Innate Being, and she didn't know how many tricks they had up their sleeve. If it wasn't necessary, she didn't want to make an enemy of them.

"Let's talk about the Southern Wilderness, let's talk about the Celestial Realm..."

Innate Osmanthus twirled her fingers and said casually, "And your Dao Companion, that little girl with the innate Taiyin Body."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's eyes instantly turned sharp. She stared at the other person and said in a low voice, "What do you want to do?"

"Don't misunderstand, you don't need to worry, I have no ill intentions towards that little girl."

Innate Osmanthus waved her hand and said with a smile, "As you can see, that little girl has an innate Taiyin Body and is exceptionally talented. I also have an innate Taiyin spiritual root, and we happen to be destined to meet. Seeing her, I was delighted and wanted to keep her by my side to exchange Daoist techniques. Please don't misunderstand!"

"Please, senior, return my Dao Companion to me. I will certainly agree to your terms!"

Xiao Minghuang knew that the other party was using Lin Wanqiu as a bargaining chip, but the situation was beyond her control. Unless she didn't care about Lin Wanqiu's life, she had no choice but to give in.

Innate Osmanthus shook his head and sighed, saying softly, "Alas, young people who act so emotionally are unlikely to amount to much!"

As she spoke, she lightly flicked her fingertips, and a point of silver light flashed across her fingertips before rapidly enlarging and reflecting in the void, revealing Lin Wanqiu's figure.

Lin Wanqiu was still unconscious, but unharmed, though her face was pale.

Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang finally breathed a sigh of relief and moved to catch it.

However, with another flick of her fingertips, the Lin Wanqiu Innate Osmanthus vanished instantly.

"Senior, whatever your conditions are, I will do my utmost to fulfill them!"

Xiao Minghuang suppressed his impulse, took a deep breath, and said respectfully.

"Young people shouldn't hold back their anger; anger is bad for your health!"

The Innate Osmanthus smiled slightly and said, "I don't have any special conditions. I just need you to help me conquer the Southern Wilderness, capture the Burial King Supreme Being, and storm into the Heavenly Realm to capture the immortal who stole my original body back then."

"Just complete these two small tasks, and I will return your Dao Companion to you, how about it?"

Innate Osmanthus spoke so casually, but Xiao Minghuang's face immediately darkened.

To conquer the Southern Wilderness, capture the Burial King Supreme Being, and bring him before her?

Storm into the Heavenly Realm and capture the immortals?

Are you just teasing her?

She suppressed her anger and said in a deep voice, "Please don't joke around, senior!"

"Hahaha!"

A silvery laugh suddenly filled the air. Innate Osmanthus chuckled, "Young people are really easily teased. Enough, enough, if you tease me any more I'll get angry. Here you go, your Dao Companion!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

She flicked her fingertips, and a sliver of silver light flew from her hand, hovering in front of Xiao Minghuang.

Suddenly, a soft, delicate body fell into her arms.

It was Lin Wanqiu, who had fallen into a coma.

Xiao Minghuang hurriedly hugged Lin Wanqiu and checked her over. After confirming that Lin Wanqiu was not injured, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more at ease.

"Thank you, senior!"

She took the unconscious Lin Wanqiu into her Purple Mansion and bowed in gratitude towards the Innate Osmanthus.

"Young man, don't be too happy yet. As I've already said, I was negotiating with you. Now I've returned my sincerity to you, but I haven't received your sincerity yet."

Innate Osmanthus narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, a half-smile playing on her lips.

"If you, senior, have any command, I, your junior, would dare not disobey!"

Xiao Minghuang cupped her hands in greeting; the fact that the other party was returning Lin Wanqiu to her was enough to demonstrate their sincerity.

If you give me a peach, I will repay you with a precious jade.

Although she didn't know what conditions the Innate Osmanthus was going to negotiate, she should certainly respond with sincerity.

"Time is of the essence, so I'll get to the point."

The Innate Osmanthus gazed at the transparent coffin in the sky, and the emaciated corpse inside, which was gradually becoming plump and fleshy.

377. The Origin of the Burial of the King

She put away her smile and said solemnly, "At the end of the last era, the Burial King Supreme Being took advantage of the era's destruction to launch a sneak attack on me. In that battle, we were both severely injured. My cultivation level dropped to the Saint Realm, and he also lost a large amount of his lifespan."

"Because I am a world unto myself, and the main consciousness of the innate Taiyin Laurel, although my strength is inferior to his, the immortality of Innate Being still exists, so I don't need to worry about the end of my lifespan."

"After the Burial King Supreme Being was reborn through possession, he lived through far too long a period of time. According to the Southern Wilderness, he had already perished, but that is not the case."

"He can devour the lifespan of others and extend his own lifespan through the Way of Time, but his Primordial Spirit is incomplete, which prevents him from connecting with the Heavenly Realm and condensing Immortal Qi. Therefore, he will come to fight me sooner or later."

"But he's too old, his passion has long since faded, and he dares not risk his life. Unable to personally go to the Eastern Pole for the final battle, he can only play his biggest card."

Innate Osmanthus looked at Xiao Minghuang, her gaze filled with solemnity, and said:

Are you ready?

"A quasi-emperor who has reached the tenth level of the Longevity Saint Realm and has cultivated for nearly an era."

"A fight to the death?"

After hearing what Innate Osmanthus said, Xiao Minghuang's mind became focused.

Quasi-Emperor.

Once upon a time, this was a realm that was out of reach, a great existence that she could only look up to.

But at this moment, she has to face an enemy of this caliber.

"This junior understands."

After a moment, Xiao Minghuang raised his head slightly and smiled, "However, that was a Quasi-Emperor after all. I have only just entered the Saint realm. How could I possibly be a match for a Quasi-Emperor with such profound foundations?"

"If you are willing to lend me a hand, I will fight to the death for you, even at the cost of my life!"

"Hehe, young people really know how to bargain!"

Innate Osmanthus chuckled lightly, then said, "Isn't it enough to show my sincerity that I'm returning your Dao Companion to you?"

Xiao Minghuang smiled without saying a word.

Since it involves negotiating terms, it's a deal.

Since it's a transaction, sincerity is just sincerity; the price always needs to be clearly discussed.

Otherwise, what constitutes a transaction?

"You should know that he was a quasi-emperor who had cultivated for nearly an era. His accumulated wealth was immense. After you kill him, the treasures you obtain will be countless. Isn't that a worthwhile trade?"

The Innate Osmanthus radiant, gently guides us.

But Xiao Minghuang wasn't stupid. If she killed the Quasi-Emperor, his inheritance would naturally be hers. It had nothing to do with the Innate Osmanthus anyway, so why should she be so generous with someone else's property?

Seeing that Xiao Minghuang was unmoved by reason, Innate Osmanthus felt annoyed and regretted returning the Taiyin Body to her prematurely.

"If I still have her Dao Companion, why would she have the right to bargain?"

However, if she were to forcibly threaten Xiao Minghuang with his Dao Companion, she might be able to force Xiao Minghuang to comply, but it would also cause her endless trouble.

After all, a deal and coercion are two different things, and she didn't want to offend Xiao Minghuang, a prodigy who was destined to become an immortal.