Jianmu

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

Her sixth sense told her that now was a good time to enter the space. She had never imagined that even after erasing her aura behind her, the Spirit Beasts would still discover it and lead others here in pursuit.

At that moment, she stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the vastly transformed space.

What dense spiritual energy.

The moment Linglong sensed Jiang Lu entering the space, it immediately flew out of its nest and pressed tightly against her cheek.

"Master~ Master~ You finally came in~ Linglong hasn't seen you in so long~"

The soft little bundle brushing against her face tickled a little, and Jiang Lu nuzzled against it.

"I haven't seen Linglong in a long time either. Linglong, you're amazing! I can feel that the space has become much more alive."

"Yes, yes, Master. At this rate, the space will soon become a little world belonging solely to Master!"

Linglong continued speaking, without the slightest guilt over stealing Lingxi's credit.

Lingxi still had no idea that Jiang Lu had entered the space, nor did it know that its hard-earned work had been claimed by someone else. It was currently huffing and puffing as it expanded its Spirit Plant Garden.

Following the flow of spiritual energy, Jiang Lu walked forward and saw the little sapling that was only half her height. The several Yellow Spirit Fruit trees around it had grown quite a bit as well.

Her hand lightly touched the sapling, and she wondered curiously what kind of tree it was to actually emit spiritual energy.

"Master, this is Jianmu."

"Jianmu is known as the spiritual vein of heaven and earth, the source of all living things. Legend says it connects the nine heavens and nine underworlds, gathering all the spiritual energy and vitality of the three realms. Its flowers, leaves, and fruits nourish mountains, rivers, and all living creatures; as long as Jianmu does not perish, the vitality of heaven and earth will never be severed."

Linglong was overjoyed when it saw this sapling. Its master truly had incredible luck.

Jianmu seeds were encountered once in ten thousand years, and not every world could nurture them.

But this space contained fragments of a great world, and that particular world happened to be capable of nurturing it. Only then had it been given the chance to sprout.

If it had been in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, it would have been nothing more than an ordinary seed, and one that could not survive at that.

"So that means, as long as Jianmu is here, the space will continuously gather spiritual energy for me to cultivate with?"

Jiang Lu's heart pounded. She really was the Heavenly Dao's beloved daughter!

Whatever she needed, it gave her!

Seeing the excited expression on Jiang Lu's face, Linglong happily hopped twice on her shoulder.

"More than that, Master. Jianmu contains vitality. It can revive the dead and regrow flesh upon bare bones. If a mortal is injured, consuming one of its leaves will immediately restore their vitality. If a cultivator has only a trace of soul power left, then under its nourishment, there will always be a chance to forge a body anew."

Jiang Lu's eyes widened. So powerful!

Having this was equivalent to possessing an undying, indestructible body.

She carefully withdrew the hand she had extended. She could not let her unwashed hand dirty this sapling.

She then continued inspecting the place. Satisfied, she nodded. When she had time, building a bamboo house here to store some things would be nice.

She then ran to the other side of the spirit field, where the treasures obtained from the Magic Beasts were piled up.

She directly used spiritual energy to create shelves one after another, then used her Divine Sense to arrange the items according to their respective attributes.

As for the beast cores of those demon beasts, she would let the Spirit Beasts eat them. Their strength grew faster from consuming those.

There were also quite a few rare fourth- and fifth-rank spirit plants among them, which she stored away properly.

Then came the magical artifacts belonging to cultivators. Jiang Lu picked out those she could use and organized them together with the resources her master had given her.

Only after sorting everything out did Jiang Lu straighten her back.

"Finally sorted them all out."

Jiang Lu looked at the neat row of shelves and nodded in satisfaction.

Now this looked more like it should.

Lingxi emerged from the medicinal field, looked at the neatly arranged rows of shelves and magical artifacts in the distance, and let out a cry of amazement!

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Without making a sound, it turned its head to look at the messy pile of spirit plants it had just harvested.

Then it carefully walked over and tried to hide the spirit plants behind itself.

Jiang Lu looked over curiously. Lingxi immediately stopped what it was doing and put both hands behind its back.

It smiled awkwardly at Jiang Lu.

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

Jiang Lu: ...

Was that really necessary?

After thinking about it, several days had passed by now. The matters outside should have settled, and it was time to leave.

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

The mask could alter her appearance, while the ring could display whatever level of cultivation she wanted others to see.

It worked for all levels below Golden Core, and cultivators below Spirit Transformation would be unable to see through it.

Jiang Lu put the ring on her hand, then removed the ring representing her identity as a member of the Medicine King Pavilion and placed it on the table.

She then put on the mask.

A first-level Foundation Establishment cultivator appeared before the water mirror. Jiang Lu looked at the face reflected in it. It was so ordinary that it could not be more ordinary, the kind that would be impossible to pick out from a crowd.

Jiang Lu nodded in satisfaction.

With this appearance, even if she stood before Chi Bo, he would not recognize her.

As for the Spirit Beasts, apart from the people of the Medicine King Pavilion, no one had seen them before. Besides, Spirit Beasts across the world did not differ greatly in appearance. Some resemblance was perfectly normal.

What was more, the first-rank Spirit Beasts from that day had now become second-rank Spirit Beasts. How could anyone connect them together?

Previously, she had lacked the means and had to show her true face. Now that she had the means, naturally she would do whatever was best.

"Senior Sister, I told you that cultivator had already left, didn't I?"

The people who had been meditating immediately stood up and brushed the leaves from their bodies.

Over the past few days, they had cultivated here while also patrolling the surroundings.

Let alone that cultivator, they had not even seen the shadow of a demon beast.

"Let's go!"

Seeing her disciples complain, Fu Yao shook her head helplessly.

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

Besides—

She looked at Liu Qingqing. Liu Qingqing had actually waited here obediently as well, which she found rather hard to understand.

Liu Qingqing glanced at Fu Yao and curled her lips.

She did not want to stay here either, but she kept feeling that she ought to wait here. Could her damned sixth sense be a little more accurate?

But she no longer felt the same fluttering sensation she had when taking the Spirit Pearl, so it was definitely wrong. Her head drooped slightly.

Seeing this, Fu Yao also felt that there was probably no opportunity here. If there had been one, given Liu Qingqing's acting skills, she would have exposed herself long ago.

She then led them away, heading in the direction Liu Qingqing pointed toward for training.

She and Third Junior Brother played one the red face and one the white face, teasing Liu Qingqing until she was both angry and anxious.

Come to think of it, Fu Yao had now found enjoyment in teasing Liu Qingqing. She especially liked that look of wanting to do something about it but being unable to win.

The moment Jiang Lu came out, she saw traces of the group having stayed there, and her brows furrowed.

She was certain that when she had fled here, there had been no one nearby. Yet the traces here were fresh, and they indicated that people had stayed for at least several days.

She then detected the aura unique to Liu Qingqing.

Jiang Lu's brows drew tightly together. After sweeping the surroundings with her Divine Sense, she immediately left.

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