Chapter 642: Five-Pointed Ancient Maple

Since the goal was to draw the snake out of its hole, the bait had to be something the enemy couldn't refuse. Among the entire Divine Wood Sect, apart from Chen Mobai and other cultivators who had already formed their Golden Cores, the most formidable individual to the enemy was undoubtedly Yin Qingmei, with her Heavenly Spiritual Root. A cultivator of such caliber was guaranteed to form a Golden Core, and in the future, even had a high chance of forming a Nascent Soul. If there was an opportunity to eliminate her in advance, they would certainly do so immediately.

Furthermore, this wasn't false information from Chen Mobai; Yin Qingmei was indeed going to Rainbow Country to regulate fire veins, plant trees, and combat desertification. Zhuo Ming had also visited Mount Qingdai multiple times to discuss this matter with her. After receiving Chen Mobai's guidance, Liu Wenbai immediately saw the light, leaving Little South Mountain to arrange the matter.

Of course, before leaving, he handed Chen Mobai five tubes of Dragon Vein Qi, painstakingly refined by Song Huangda this year. Since his identity was exposed, Song Huangda, in an effort to atone for his past deeds, no longer dared to slack off, exceeding his annual quota of four tubes. He only hoped that when the Restoration Society was eventually annihilated, Chen Mobai would spare his life out of consideration for his hard work.

Coincidentally, at this time, the Divine Wood Sect had also collected all the other auxiliary ingredients for the Earth Vein Pill. This was the seventh method, similar to transplanting the Immortal Peach Tree: using significant magical power, he lifted the Jasper Parasol Tree along with its surrounding soil and transported it manually from Mount Qingdai to Rainbow Country. With Yan Fusheng's Foundation Establishment cultivation, it would be impossible for her to achieve that.

"Take this opportunity to first kill that future Golden Core of Xu Shengbing."

To avoid delaying Gu Feng's important mission to the East Barren Plateau, the Divine Wood Sect decided not to fully extract all the Earth Vein Qi required for their refinement in one go this time. The Little Cloud Villa in Founding Country was originally a fourth-tier spiritual plant discovered personally by Old Ancestor Hunyuan, later bestowed upon Zhou Shengqing, and now still serves as the ancestral land of the Zhou family. Unfortunately, it was not in Little South Mountain after all, and that fourth-tier Xingyue, after being struck by heavenly tribulation, was almost completely scattered, leaving only a tiny remnant spirit with no ability to communicate.

The Myriad Virtue Cauldron was most adept at extracting it. "Old Ancestor, Junior Brother Du's letter has arrived!"

"Thank you for your trouble, Godfather."

It was a pity that Xing Yueyan's tree seed method would permanently fix the spiritual tree at its current grade; otherwise, if it were cultivated into a seed, it would be extremely convenient to carry. Soon, half a year passed! Meanwhile, Gu Feng and Luo Yixuan also set off for Rock Country, preparing to divert snowmelt for irrigation and formally develop the East Barren Plateau. On the way back, Xingyue proposed an idea of her own.

The attention of the other Zhuo Ming Department disciples, at that moment, was entirely focused on Sect Master Xing Yueyan, wondering if they could get an opportunity to seek his guidance on cultivation matters. Gu Feng had once used the Myriad Spirit Resonance divine ability to communicate with the seven-horned Jasper Parasol Tree, calculating that it would take approximately ten years to fully recover to its complete state.

Even if Yan Fusheng were to revert to her original form, she would still be formidable, far surpassing anyone else in the sect. "Master, I was thinking, could we use the Wood Seed Art to transform this seven-horned Dufeng tree into a seed, bring it back to Little South Mountain, and replant it for cultivation?"

Ling Mai silently murmured in his heart, left the Transmission Department, returned to his cave dwelling, took out an ordinary talisman paper, wrote down the content he wished to convey, and then burned it. Just as the Divine Wood Sect and Xing Yueyan were conversing, Gu Feng had already walked to the almost desiccated seven-horned Dufeng tree, touched it with both hands, and cast the Myriad Spirit Resonance divine ability.

"Isn't this a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Heavenly River Realm whose lifespan is nearing its end?"

"Yes, Old Ancestor, but the manpower I can mobilize is limited, and I don't dare command the sect's Foundation Establishment cultivators. And Yan Fusheng, as 'Heavenly Peng Mountain,' likely possesses many protective treasures. Although I could kill her by myself, I might not be able to capture her alive."

Gu Feng proposed two methods! If everything proceeded as the Old Ancestor said, not only could they abduct Yan Fusheng, but it might even trigger a full-scale war between Xu Shengbing and Xuanxiao Dao Palace.

However, when refining pills, the Immortal Sect generally advocates for frugality, so if third-tier Earth Vein Qi could be used, they definitely wouldn't use second-tier. Upon hearing that the Divine Wood Sect's Sect Master had arrived, Xing Yueyan, dragging his aged body, was carried by several Xingyue Department disciples to greet him. He also didn't waste time; he immediately brought his beloved disciple Xingyue along to handle the matter.

The foothills and slopes were entirely reclaimed by the Xing Yueyan Zhuo Ming Department into spiritual fields and medicinal gardens, cultivating invaluable herbs. "Once you arrive in Rainbow Country, the task of condensing Pure Yang Purple Qi must not cease. I will transfer a streak of spiritual power to you; at a critical moment, activate this magical artifact to save your life."

The Divine Wood Sect naturally didn't oppose his disciple's idea, but he didn't want to use the fourth-tier empowerment of the Heavenly Calculus Pearl on such a minor technique. Otherwise, if one material was slightly lacking, or another was a bit short, and the refinement failed, wouldn't that be even more wasteful?

The spiritual plants here, having spread out, occupied third-tier high-grade spiritual fields. The Divine Wood Sect even saw an acre of Jade Marrow Golden Ganoderma. After breaking through to the eighth layer of Golden Core, his domain had already expanded to 320 cubic meters, which was more than enough to accommodate that tree.

When Chen Mobai heard the news that Yan Fusheng was coming to Rainbow Country, his eyes instantly lit up, and he issued an order. But that period might not be short. He was once the Deputy Head of the Zhuo Ming Department, but unfortunately, he was already over two hundred years old, with one foot in the grave.

"That seven-horned Xingyue is a seventh-tier Zhuoming plant. One needs to cultivate the Wood Seed Art to the seventh tier to transform it, and even I, your master, cannot do that!" Yan Fusheng watched as the Divine Wood Sect lifted the Jasper Parasol Tree, along with the massive soil clump around its roots, into the air, and said gratefully, "Mount Qingdai."

"Do not make a move in Rainbow Country, lest Xu Shengbing cause trouble at Eight Armor Mountain and come knocking."

However, through the Immortal Sect's extensive experience, the Divine Wood Sect knew that extracting Earth Vein Qi would affect the growth of spiritual plants cultivated by Yin Qingmei, impact the spiritual rice harvest, and if too much was extracted, it would even cause the spiritual plants' grades to decline. And if the pill's quality was good, the Earth Spiritual Root it could enhance would obviously be greater. Therefore, the only place Xing Yueyan could readily extract fourth-tier Earth Vein Qi was that Xintingzheng!

Gu Feng used the Myriad Virtue Cauldron to extract a total of forty streaks of fourth-tier Earth Vein Qi, but unfortunately, no Qi of Creation was found there. And the Earth Vein Qi associated with Yin Qingmei was undoubtedly the top-tier in the Eastern Barrens. He couldn't help but transfer a gentle streak of Pure Yang spiritual power to help Jumuling dispel some of the accumulated pill toxins in his body. The Divine Wood Sect left Xintingzheng with Gu Feng.

In the Transmission Department, Xingyue saw the Sect Master's decree, which had just been approved, dispatching Luo Xueer, Deputy Hall Master of the Hall of Rewards, to Xiaoguo to open up a great river. He no longer doubted the message Song Huangda had delivered yesterday. The stone gate opened, and a deep, majestic voice, accompanied by a tall silhouette, resounded from within.

However, having grown accustomed to the enhancement and spiritual energy refinement from her life-bound spiritual plant, Yan Fusheng found it truly difficult to accept returning to her previous cultivation speed. A cultivator of the Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture, once separated from their life-bound spiritual plant, will revert to their original cultivation speed. So, almost all land-based spiritual veins contain this, making it a very easy-to-find and common main ingredient.

Upon returning to Xu Shengbing, the Divine Wood Sect brought all the materials for the Earth Vein Pill back to the Immortal Sect for refinement. With a sigh, Gu Feng wasted no more time. She immediately took out the Myriad Virtue Cauldron and a set of spiritual sealing tubes, beginning to use this life-bound magical artifact to extract the fourth-tier Earth Vein Qi from this place.

The Divine Wood Sect roughly informed Xing Yueyan about the possibility of an undercover agent. The latter's expression remained unchanged, stating that with her godfather in the shadows, she naturally had nothing to worry about. This spiritual land in Xintingzheng naturally also had cultivators from the sect's Zhuo Ming Department; the one in charge was even a Foundation Establishment cultivator named Jumuling.

Facing Yan Fusheng, that 'Heavenly Peng Mountain' figure who had long been protected by Xu Shengbing in Yin Qingmei, he was confident of victory, but capturing her alive felt difficult. After passing through the teleportation array, Xing Yueyan, riding the Scarlet Cloud Smoke Luo, arrived at Xintingzheng at the fastest speed.

The former was a ruin of pioneering cultivators discovered by the sect's Foundation Establishment cultivator Xingyue, and it even had a fourth-tier seven-horned Dufeng suppressing the spiritual plants. She had also consulted Gu Feng, the sect's foremost Zhuoming expert, about this matter. Xing Yueyan, on the other hand, was different; if he wanted to refine pills, all external conditions had to be optimized.

Unfortunately, perhaps too much time had passed. When Chuzuoshu went to investigate, he found that the seven-horned Xingyue had already endured heavenly tribulation strikes. Although still alive, its tree body had been eroded by tribulation lightning and heavenly fire, with only a final trace of vital energy remaining.

The Divine Wood Sect looked at Jumuling, who was skinny as a rake, with a deathly pallor, and whose spiritual power was inferior even to a fourth-layer Qi Refinement cultivator. After taking his pulse, he easily discovered that it was because of too many accumulated pill toxins in his body, which explained why, despite having several years of lifespan left, he already bore the look of death.

Gu Feng had originally wondered if she could save that precious seventh-tier Zhuoming plant, but now it seemed beyond saving. Yan Fusheng was naturally unwilling to waste so much time; she estimated that with those ten years, she could cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment stage. This spell would preserve all the spiritual plant's energy and vital essence within a seed. After transporting it, one would find a suitable spiritual plant to plant it in, and after a period of meticulous care, it would grow again.

"Hmm, it's good that you have that mindset. After a while, I will openly arrange for Xie Yuntian to escort you to Rainbow Country. If you encounter an enemy ambush then, you don't need to worry about me; just find a way to protect yourself."

At the center of Xintingzheng stood a seven-horned Dufeng tree, dozens of zhang tall, with a scorched white trunk, branchless and leafless. Who would have thought that this time, Old Demon Chen would even send out Yan Fusheng, that 'Heavenly Peng Mountain'!

"Bring that 'Heavenly Peng Mountain' back alive! I want to refine her into a human puppet; perhaps she can be transformed into a complete Eight-Armor Heavenly General!" Xingyue was disappointed upon hearing this! She could only seek help from the Divine Wood Sect.

"What is it?"

Gu Feng, Luo Yixuan, and Luo Xueer traveled to the East Barren Plateau one after another, thoroughly verifying the accuracy of Song Huangda's information. The Earth Vein Pill was named as such because its demand for Earth Vein Qi exceeded that for Dragon Vein Qi.

Three days later! One of them was to use the 'Wood Seed Art' of the Longevity Sect, taught by the Divine Wood Sect, to transform the Jasper Parasol Tree into a seed. Chen Mobai's icy cold strategy made the Heavenly Spiritual Root's eyes light up. After the two finished their discussion, the Divine Wood Sect gave his Haotian Mirror to Yan Fusheng.

It was probably because Xu Shengbing had won several major battles in recent years that Old Demon Chen became arrogant, thinking that the Eastern Barrens had truly become Xu Shengbing's territory. "Many thanks, Sect Master!" After several detours, the letter arrived in the hands of the former Sect Master of Eight Armor Mountain, who possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Yan Fusheng was completely unaware that she had been made bait; she was currently troubled by how to transplant her Jasper Parasol Tree to Rainbow Country. "If she wants to come to Rainbow Country, she will pass through Rock Country. Isn't the Restoration Society there? Take my token, mobilize those remnants from Mount Shaking, and capture her there."

Because only a remnant spirit remained of that seven-horned Xingyue, the spiritual plants of the Xingyue lineage also gradually dispersed and withered. This place was protected by an array formation; mortals were unable to see or enter it. Therefore, feeling his body was too frail, he came to this fourth-tier spiritual land to retire and live out his days. And now, the news of Yan Fusheng's departure should be able to draw out the truly hidden Restoration Society, who were full of hostility towards Xu Shengbing.

Fortunately, within Xu Shengbing, besides Yin Qingmei, there were two other places that possessed fourth-tier Xingyue. Later, Zhou Shengqing personally transplanted three Golden Sun spiritual trees there and helped the seven-horned Dufeng dispel the residual power of the heavenly tribulation, barely preserving Xintingzheng's fourth-tier spiritual plant.