That Egg

Liuhuo and little Lu Zhiyi came over, each holding a Spirit Fruit.

"Thank you, Wanwan."

"Spirit Fruits are so delicious."

Xu Hengliang glared at them furiously. He would endure for another two months; once he turned seven, he would leave. He refused to stay here any longer—just seeing them made his blood boil.

Su Yunrou turned her head. Jiang Yao held out the half-eaten Spirit Fruit in her hand.

"Senior Sister Yunrou, why don't you eat mine? I've only eaten half."

Jiang Yao had not expected that she could help someone else snatch one. If she had known, she would have helped Su Yunrou snatch one too. In her previous life, this Su Yunrou had been quite obedient to her.

Furious, Su Yunrou kicked Xu Hengliang.

"It's all your fault! Otherwise, how could I have failed to snatch it from her?"

Xu Hengliang was nearly enraged to death and lifted his foot to kick back.

"Get lost! My father said, 'Women and petty people are hard to raise.' You're both women and 'little' people. Hmph!"

Su Yunrou said, "You dare kick me? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up again?"

Xu Hengliang had long been holding a bellyful of anger.

"Come on! Who's afraid of whom? I didn't perform well last time. This time, I'll beat you until you're crawling around looking for your teeth!"

Jiang Wan gnawed on her Spirit Fruit at the side, her cheeks puffed out as her eyes shone brightly while she watched them.

"Fight! Fight!"

Unfortunately, before they could start fighting, the Foundation Establishment Martial Uncle came over and sent them all back together.

When they climbed the mountain again the next day, everyone was clearly running faster than before.

Because of Jiang Wan snatching Spirit Fruits, the Foundation Establishment Martial Uncle specifically emphasized today that they could not help others snatch them.

With that rule in place, the children ran even harder.

Apart from that, they had also added classes on recognizing Spirit Stones: ten Spirit Pearls equaled one low-grade Spirit Stone, and the differences between mid-grade, high-grade, and Top-grade Spirit Stones.

There were also lessons on recognizing spirit herbs and spirit ores. These were all essential knowledge for cultivators.

At night, they usually slept. Before the formation had been activated, they could still stay up late to cultivate, but now they could only sleep.

After Jiang Wan fell asleep, she felt that her bed was unusually bumpy tonight. When she opened her eyes, she saw Martial Uncle Han Li carrying her outside.

Something was wrong here!

With a jolt, Jiang Wan's drowsiness vanished completely.

But she had woken up a little too late. She had already been carried outside and handed over to Madam Li.

Hey, why was it Madam Li again?

So she had come to the Great Myriad Sect just so Madam Li could harm her, was that it?

As Jiang Wan turned her head, Martial Uncle Han Li collapsed limply to the ground. Madam Li bound Jiang Wan with spiritual power, then carried her away from the back mountain.

"Madam Li!"

She discovered that her mouth had also been sealed with spiritual power, leaving her unable to speak at all. She desperately wriggled her body. She had inherited the Great Earth Divine Ape's boundless strength—yet even that was useless now?

"You're awake?

"So what if you are? You little brat, you dared steal my YaoYao's limelight. Today, I'll make sure you die without a sound!"

Madam Li took her to a cliff.

Jiang Wan whimpered, trying to speak. Why was it a cliff again?

"I know you must have a Spiritual Sense Imprint from your father or your master on you. If I kill you with my own hands and trigger the Spiritual Sense Imprint they left inside your body, I won't survive either.

"So I won't kill you myself. The last cliff didn't kill you, but this time is different.

"You little brat, do you see it? Down there is Gale Force.

"When the time comes, the Gale Force will shred you until your flesh and blood are a mangled mess. And below that is the Myriad Snake Den. Once you fall in, just wait to be gnawed to death by ten thousand snakes!

"My YaoYao told me long ago that when you grow up, you'll become a Demon Venerable who brings disaster upon an entire region. I'm acting on heaven's behalf ahead of time. Go die!"

After Madam Li finished speaking, she threw Jiang Wan off the cliff and watched with a cold smile as Jiang Wan vanished from sight.

She raised her hand and struck herself with a palm, then spat out a mouthful of blood. Her eyes gleamed with the crazed delight of a scheme succeeding.

Jiang Wan was furious. Her whole body was bound by spiritual power, leaving her unable to move. The wind was so strong.

Her Spiritual Sense entered the system inventory. "Use Wind Settling Pearl!"

The Wind Settling Pearl appeared before her, forming a transparent barrier that enveloped her.

Jiang Wan let out a breath of relief. The spiritual power binding her was still there, and she was still falling. Her little mind spun as her Spiritual Sense selected another item in the system inventory.

"Put on Vermilion Bird Battle Armor!"

A flash of glittering red light burst forth, and a set of fiery-red Vermilion Bird Battle Armor appeared on her body. At the same time, the spiritual power binding her was knocked away.

She continued falling. If the Vermilion Bird Battle Armor could not slow her descent, she still had something else.

"Wind Thunder Wings!"

Brilliant purple Wind Thunder Wings appeared behind her. Fortunately, her falling speed slowed this time, and she no longer had to worry about being smashed into a meat patty.

When she looked down, she nearly cried out. Below was a pitch-black expanse. Madam Li had said it was the Myriad Snake Den, and an idea suddenly flashed through her mind.

"Fuse Ancestral Dragon Blood!"

Below, tens of thousands of snakes—each of the thinnest as thick as an adult's thigh—had been startled by the commotion overhead. Seeing an object wrapped in red light falling down, they all opened their mouths, planning to have a warm bite.

Suddenly, a bloodline pressure descended from above, making every one of them close its mouth and prostrate itself on the ground. It was a power that made even their souls tremble.

Jiang Wan landed on the ground—or rather, on a blanket woven from tens of thousands of snake bodies. It was soft and springy, bouncing her twice like a trampoline. Hehe, it was actually kind of fun.

After bouncing twice, she came back to her senses, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

Oh heavens, she was so afraid of these cold-blooded creatures.

[Ancestral Dragon Blood fusion complete. Wood Spirit Root aptitude increased to 90%.]

Jiang Wan made a surprised sound. Then didn't that mean both her Wood Spirit Root and Earth Spirit Root had reached 90%? As long as she found a way to improve her other Spirit Roots, her Chaos Spiritual Root would be within reach.

The moment she landed, the snakes around her fled faster than rabbits.

Only one thing remained in place: a little figure clad in red Vermilion Bird Battle Armor.

Jiang Wan had not originally been fat, but wrapped in the Vermilion Bird Battle Armor and with Wind Thunder Wings behind her, she was completely a little red ball. She looked festive enough.

After fusing with the Earth Divine Ape Essence Blood, she had inherited the Great Earth Divine Ape's strength, but she had not discovered any ability to transform.

After the Ancestral Dragon Blood fusion, Jiang Wan was somewhat worried that she might turn into a dragon. She puffed out her cheeks and held her breath with all her might, and two tiny dragon horns popped out from the top of her head.

As soon as she let out that held breath, the dragon horns retracted.

"Whew, good thing there's no dragon tail. I don't want to become a little dragon person."

Putting away the Wind Settling Pearl, she looked around. It was so dark.

At Qi Refining Third Layer, she could only release a tiny flame. She could barely make out her surroundings, but it was still black as pitch. How was she supposed to get back up?

Suddenly, her gaze was drawn to a spot of green light in the distance.

[During the Immortal-Demon War, you led a million Heavenly Demons in a bloodbath across the Cultivation World. That battle darkened heaven and earth; countless saints and Heavenly Prodigies fell, and even the four Divine Beasts all died by your hand.

Whitewash Mission: Among countless billions of living beings, find one of the four Divine Beasts you slew—the Azure Dragon clan's sole remaining bloodline—and take it as your spirit pet.

Mission difficulty: Infinitely high.

Mission reward: Enlightenment Tea Tree. Drinking its tea can aid in comprehending the Great Dao.]

As the system's voice fell silent, Jiang Wan looked at the green egg ahead of her. Could that be the egg?