No More Words

"This tea tree took root in Dinggui Mountain. Perhaps it saw us cultivating and absorbed some Spiritual Qi. Now it has gained some intelligence. Although it is a demon, it has not done anything that harms heaven or reason."

"You can all rest assured."

Upon seeing the cultivators from Rising Tide Valley approaching, they muttered the word "demon."

Fearing that these fellow cultivators might misunderstand, the cultivator from Dinggui Mountain quickly stepped forward to explain.

Hearing this, the cultivators of Rising Tide Valley all looked towards the tea tree in front of them.

The tea tree hasn't taken human form yet; it's only gained sentience, but it doesn't pose any threat.

Hearing this, all the cultivators nodded.

Since it hasn't taken human form yet, and this place is Dinggui Mountain, even if the tea tree demon wanted to harm people, it wouldn't be able to.

Therefore, all the cultivators were relieved.

The tea tree in front of it wasn't worried about these cultivators at all. Knowing their temperament, it felt confident and fearless.

Fang Zelin stood still, looking at the tea tree in front of him, but his heart remained completely unmoved.

"I have used my Spiritual Power to cultivate plants before, and all the plants I planted thrived. Why is it that the tea leaves have become so scarce here?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you didn't refine all this Spiritual Power into your own cultivation, only to grow a few tea leaves to appease the fellow Daoists of Dinggui Mountain, did you?"

After all, these were fields cultivated for decades at the foot of Yingping Peak.

When Fang Zelin cast his spell on the spiritual rain, the spiritual rice in the fields always grew exceptionally well, and the harvest was always bountiful.

To say that this tea tree, after absorbing Spiritual Power, actually didn't produce as many tea leaves as the other tea trees nearby was something Fang Zelin didn't believe was amiss.

"Hmph, so what? It's already a feat that I was able to develop sentience, so naturally I must absorb and refine this Spiritual Qi to increase my cultivation."

Tea Tree didn't take Fang Zelin's words to heart.

In any case, it certainly doesn't think it has done anything wrong.

"Your Excellency is mistaken. Please listen to what I have to say, as the saying goes..."

"My cultivation has been without error, so please refrain from further discussion!"

Upon hearing this, the tea tree spirit directly interrupted Fang Zelin before he could speak.

From the brief conversation with Fang Zelin just now, it had already guessed some of what Fang Zelin was going to say next.

Seeing this, it naturally wouldn't allow Fang Zelin to continue.

What the other party wanted to say was simply to ask it to use some of its Spiritual Qi to help the sprout grow.

However, this depleted the already limited Spiritual Qi.

This is of no benefit to it!

The reason for interrupting Fang Zelin was merely out of concern that if the cultivators of Dinggui Mountain heard this, they would all agree that it was the right thing to do.

Then it won't need to cultivate anymore!

Thinking this through, it hurriedly interrupted Fang Zelin before he could say anything.

Fang Zelin was interrupted by the tea tree spirit and was momentarily stunned.

He then chuckled, "It was I who spoke presumptuously. You have your own path of cultivation, and I shouldn't presume to offer advice. I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Fang Zelin flicked his sleeves, turned around, and strode away.

Seeing the tea trees growing on Dinggui Mountain, I wondered if they had absorbed some of the spirit and temperament of my fellow Daoists.

Thinking that the other party had encountered a problem in their cultivation, perhaps they could offer some guidance.

However, the other party was unwilling to listen to what he had to say, and Fang Zelin naturally did not want to force the issue.

The tea tree spirit had interrupted Fang Zelin before he was about to speak, and was a little worried that he might get angry.

But seeing that the other party actually turned around and left, I was quite surprised.

Is this monk so kind-hearted?

How could the other party completely ignore my harsh words?

For some reason, seeing the other party turn and leave, it felt a sense of loss well up inside it.

It was as if I had missed something.

This feeling became even more intense after Fang Zelin disappeared from sight.

Wu Qing and the others in Rising Tide Valley were also stunned by this scene.

They all then gave the tea tree spirit strange looks.

Does this demon know who the cultivator who was speaking to just now really is?

That's Senior Fang!

These disciples had previously received a few words of guidance from their seniors, and they all went on to enter the Seeking Dao Mountain!

Wu Ling is even more amazing; those few words of guidance are still incredibly beneficial to me now!

If it weren't for the feeling that asking a senior for guidance would make me seem too greedy.

They even dreamed of being able to stay by their seniors' side at all times, just to receive a few words of guidance.

This tea tree spirit was quite formidable, actually interrupting Senior Fang directly.

With this in mind, Wu Qing and the others glanced at the tea tree demon and then left.

The cultivators from Dinggui Mountain remained behind were at a loss for words when they saw how the tea tree demon treated their distinguished guest.

After looking at the tea tree demon, she felt like criticizing it.

But thinking about what had just happened, he shook his head and turned to leave.

In just a few moments, the once bustling tea garden became deserted again.

Seeing that the place was deserted again, the tea tree spirit would normally be delighted and continue its cultivation.

However, for some reason, I find it difficult to calm my mind and practice right now.

"This tea tree spirit is truly arrogant; it doesn't even want to listen to Senior Fang's words. If it were us, we would probably immediately kneel down and listen carefully to Senior Fang's teachings."

After walking a little further away, Wu Qing smiled and said...

"This tea tree spirit is only worried that after you say those words, the fellow cultivators of Dinggui Mountain will force it to grow more tea leaves every day, thus depleting its cultivation. But we cultivators are not that kind of people."

Wu Ling shook his head at this moment, having seen through the other party's thoughts.

However, she found this kind of thinking somewhat amusing.

The fellow Daoists of Dinggui Mountain, are they really as the other party imagines?

Even if the other party doesn't even grow a single tea leaf, the cultivators on the mountain won't do anything to them.

Ultimately, the other side has underestimated your despicable nature.

The other female students all nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Although I don't interact much with the Daoist friends at Dinggui Mountain, I know that they are definitely not that kind of people.

It's just that the other party's suspicion has led them to misunderstand you, fellow Daoists.

However, just as Senior Fang was about to speak, he was interrupted by the other party.

Looking back now, they find it quite amusing.

They weren't mocking Senior Fang, but the thought that someone as Senior Fang as him had suffered such a setback at the hands of a newly awakened tree spirit was rather amusing.