22: Chapter 22 The Tree of Life

Chapter 22: life divine tree

“Ding! Detected a special Physique, Devouring Divine Body. Please, Master, incorporate her into the Family as soon as possible. Upon successful completion of the task, Master will be rewarded with one life divine tree.”

[life divine tree] Can bear life divine fruit. Each fruit can extend Lifespan by ten thousand years, replenish Origin power, and simultaneously heal all Dao injuries.

Oh, the life divine tree should be a good thing.

Then Qin Feng unfolded his Divine Sense to investigate.

[Name] Li Jiuyou

[Realm] Nascent Soul Stage Second Layer

[Aptitude] 21-grade

[Physique] Devouring Divine Body (Origin incomplete, uncontrollable)

[Lifespan] 1 day. The Devouring Divine Body is backlashing; within 1 day, her entire essence blood and Lifespan will be devoured by the Devouring Divine Body.

Qin Feng glanced at her. This was the first time he had seen someone with the potential to become a Great Emperor. If she were brought into the Qin Family, the Qin Family would undoubtedly gain a Great Emperor.

“Grandpa, Ms. Li’s hair is all white. What exactly happened? And her Cultivation has already fallen to the Golden Core Middle Stage,” Tang Rou said anxiously.

“Xiao Rou, don’t worry. I’ll go find the Qin Family Head right away. The Qin Family Head will surely have a solution,” Qin Shanhai comforted her.

Qin Feng heard their conversation, then said indifferently,

“No need to call. I’ve already arrived.”

Upon hearing Qin Feng’s words, Tang Rou’s face lit up with surprise. Then, she saw a ripple in the space ahead, and the figures of Qin Feng and Ji Ziyue slowly appeared before the three of them.

Tang Rou was shocked.

“Qin Family Head, what kind of method is this? He walked directly out of the Void Realm. When will I be able to Cultivate to the Qin Family Head’s Realm?”

Qin Shanhai was even more shocked. With his Soul Transformation First Layer methods, he couldn't even shatter space, let alone walk out of space completely unharmed.

Qin Shanhai secretly thought, “Has Qin Feng already surpassed a Soul Transformation Cultivator? What Realm is Qin Feng in now?”

However, now was clearly not the time to ask about this. At this moment, Li Jiuyou’s hair was completely white, her body was like skin and bones, and her body had already begun to age.

Qin Feng secretly thought, “Presumably, this is the result of the Devouring Divine Body’s backlash.”

Qin Feng extended his palm, and a powerful force directly flowed into Li Jiuyou’s body.

The moment the Spiritual Qi was infused, Li Jiuyou’s Devouring Divine Body immediately began to absorb Qin Feng’s Spiritual Qi. However, as a Nine Revolution Great Emperor, Qin Feng’s Spiritual Qi was immensely vast. Even if a Major Achievement Devouring Divine Body fully unleashed its power to devour, it might not be able to devour even one ten-thousandth of Qin Feng’s Qi.

After a while, Li Jiuyou’s Devouring Divine Body became saturated and then quieted down, no longer devouring Li Jiuyou’s blood Qi, Cultivation, or Lifespan. Then, Li Jiuyou opened her eyes.

“Where am I? Didn’t I already die?” Li Jiuyou said weakly.

“Ms. Li, you’re awake!” Tang Rou said excitedly at this moment.

“Xiao Rou, thank you for saving me,” Li Jiuyou tried to smile.

“Ms. Li, you just scared me. It was the Qin Family Head who saved you,” Tang Rou said with a smile.

Li Jiuyou slowly stood up from the ground, then respectfully said, “Thank you, Qin Family Head, for saving me. Li Jiuyou is eternally grateful.”

Qin Feng said at this moment, “Ms. Li, you’re welcome. Does Ms. Li know about her own physical condition?”

Hearing Qin Feng’s words, Li Jiuyou shed tears and said, “I am a person cursed by the heavens. When my mother gave birth to me, she was cursed to death. I shouldn’t be alive in this world.”

“Moreover, every time I Breakthrough a Realm, my body suffers a backlash, requiring countless Heaven And Earth Treasure to suppress it. The Li Family also fell from a first-rate Family in Shuo Province to a second-rate one. The Li Family’s strongest Cultivator, my father, unfortunately perished while searching for Heaven And Earth Treasure for me.”

“The Li Family then drove me out of the Family, leaving me to fend for myself. Then I drifted to Heavenly Origin City in Wind and Thunder Prefecture. To survive, I established the Nine You Chamber of Commerce in Heavenly Origin City, hoping to raise some Heaven And Earth Treasure, but unfortunately, I was targeted by the City Lord's Mansion of Tianyuan City and pursued by them.”

“Fortunately, I was saved by the Qin Family Head; otherwise, I would have already perished.”

Hearing Li Jiuyou’s words, Tang Rou and Qin Shanhai sighed with emotion, not expecting Li Jiuyou’s experiences to be so tragic.

“Qin Feng, what exactly is Ms. Li’s physical condition?” Qin Shanhai asked curiously.

Qin Shanhai had lived for most of his life and had never heard of such a condition, but he didn’t believe in any curse Physique.

Qin Feng said, “Ms. Li, do you know that you possess a special Physique? However, due to an incomplete Innate Origin, this Divine Body has become a cursed Physique for you, essentially incurable.”

Li Jiuyou felt a slight joy in her heart upon hearing that she possessed a special Physique, but upon hearing that it was essentially incurable, a look of loss appeared on her face again.

“Thank you, Qin Family Head, for clarifying and saving me. I have already accepted my fate.”

“Since Ms. Li has already left the Li Family, I wonder if you are willing to join my Qin Clan? I can promise that the Qin Family will use the strength of the entire Clan to heal your Devouring Divine Body and help you advance to Great Emperor,” Qin Feng said with a smile.

Upon hearing the words Great Emperor, Tang Rou, Qin Shanhai, and Li Jiuyou were shocked.

Tang Rou was no longer the novice Cultivator she once was and knew what kind of existence a Great Emperor was. That was the Peak of this world! There were only a few Great Emperors among the tens of trillions of Cultivators in the entire Northern Region. This showed how noble and powerful a Great Emperor was.

And now Qin Feng actually promised Li Jiuyou that she would Cultivate to Great Emperor, which directly stunned the few of them.

At this moment, Li Jiuyou’s heart was also incomparably shocked. That was a Great Emperor! An existence above hundreds of millions of people! Did she really have a chance?

However, Qin Feng’s words filled Li Jiuyou with longing for her future life, and hope ignited in her heart.

“Ms. Li, just join the Qin Family. That way, Ms. Li and I will be Family,” Tang Rou said, holding Li Jiuyou’s hand.

Qin Shanhai said at this moment, “Ms. Li, don’t worry. As long as you join the Qin Family, you will be my granddaughter, just like Tang Rou. In the Qin Family, no one will dare to bully you, after all, I am the Qin Family Head’s father.”

Qin Shanhai stroked his beard at this moment, secretly thinking, “I, Qin Shanhai, never thought that one day I would be able to take in a future Great Emperor as a granddaughter. This is truly exhilarating.”

Seeing everyone’s enthusiasm, Li Jiuyou thought, “Since I have nowhere else to go now, joining the Qin Family is indeed a clear choice.”

Then Li Jiuyou respectfully said, “Qin Family Head, I agree to join the Qin Family.”

Qin Feng said with a smile, “Good, good, good.”

Then he took out the qin king decree, qin king brush, and qin king seal and drafted a decree.

Li Jiuyou was confused by this situation, but Qin Shanhai and Tang Rou respectfully lowered their heads, waiting for Qin Feng, knowing that a significant ceremony was about to take place.

“qin king decree, Li Jiuyou.”

“Li Jiuyou, possessing the Devouring Divine Body, with unparalleled talent, is hereby granted entry into the Qin Family’s Family register, to enjoy the treatment of a Qin Family member. Awarded one life divine fruit, one Aptitude Upgrade Pill, and 10 pieces of Enlightenment Tea Leaves.”

“Qin Wang Decree, Tang Rou, receive the decree.”

“The City Lord's Mansion of Tianyuan City has committed arson, murder, and plunder, and is utterly wicked. Qin Family Members Disciple Tang Rou is hereby ordered to lead the Family Disciples to completely annihilate the City Lord's Mansion of Tianyuan City, and restore peace to Heavenly Origin City. There must be no mistakes. Upon completion of the task, all Disciples will be promoted by one Realm, and each will receive one piece of Enlightenment Tea Leaves.”

“Ms. Li, Tang Rou, receive the decree,” Ji Ziyue said with a smile.

After hearing this, the two of them were stunned for a long time, especially Tang Rou, whose hands were trembling at this moment. Enlightenment Tea Leaves! Those were Enlightenment Tea Leaves that were hard to find even with a fortune! Although Family Disciples could receive one piece every month, it was simply not enough.

As for Li Jiuyou, she was shocked by the Qin Family’s wealth. She understood the preciousness of Enlightenment Tea Leaves even more clearly than Tang Rou. Once, a piece of Enlightenment Tea Leaves appeared in Shuo Province, and all the top Families and forces in Shuo Province scrambled for it. Because of that one piece of Enlightenment Tea Leaves, the entire power structure of Shuo Province was reshuffled.

As for the life divine fruit and the Aptitude Upgrade Pill, she had never even heard of them, but since they could be ranked before enlightenment tea, they were at least more precious than those 10 pieces of Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

At this moment, she didn’t even dare to imagine. If it was truly as she thought, the Qin Family had directly given her the wealth of an entire Shuo Province. What a grand gesture!

At this moment, Ji Ziyue said, “Ms. Li, Tang Rou, I still have a qin king decree to announce, so I will leave first.”

Then Ji Ziyue headed directly towards the Qin Family Chamber of Commerce.

“Ziyue, why do you have time to visit an old man like me?” Qin Zheng said with a smile.

And the other Qin Clan Disciples, upon seeing Ji Ziyue, respectfully said, “Greetings, Purple Moon Divine Envoy.”

Purple Moon Divine Envoy, that was an awesome nickname given to Ji Ziyue by the Qin Family Disciples. It was no longer a secret in the Qin Family.

Since Qin Feng was extremely mysterious, and Ji Ziyue accompanied Qin Feng all year round, Ji Ziyue’s status in the Qin Family had risen steadily. Aside from the five Qin Family Elders and Qin Shanhai who could suppress Ji Ziyue, all other Qin Family members had to respectfully call her Purple Moon Divine Envoy when they saw her.

Ji Ziyue smiled at this moment and said, “Uncle Qin Zheng, I have brought the qin king decree.”

Upon hearing the four words “qin king decree,” everyone stopped what they were doing, then stood in a row, looking solemnly at Ji Ziyue, waiting for Ji Ziyue to announce the qin king decree.

“qin king decree, Qin Zheng, receive the decree.”

“Li Jiuyou, a Qin Family Disciple, possesses the Devouring Divine Body and has the potential to become a Great Emperor. Qin Zheng is ordered to fully operate the Qin Family Chamber of Commerce, providing Heaven And Earth Treasures to Cultivate a Great Emperor for our Qin Clan. There must be no mistakes. All Qin Family of the Qin Family Chamber of Commerce are granted a one Realm cultivation increase, and each person receives one Enlightenment Tea Leaves. As Li Jiuyou's strength increases, so will the rewards. It is hoped that all Qin Family of the Qin Family Chamber of Commerce will work together to help the Qin Family become an Emperor Clan.”

“Qin Zheng Uncle, please accept the decree.”

The moment Qin Zheng accepted the qin king decree, all Qin Family of the Qin Family Chamber of Commerce instantly advanced one Realm, and each person received an Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

Everyone could not hide their inner surprise, but they were puzzled, wondering when the Qin Family had a Qin Family named Li Jiuyou, and one who even possessed the potential of a Great Emperor.

At this moment, Qin Zheng grabbed Ji Ziyue's sleeve and asked doubtfully, “Ziyue, who exactly is this Li Jiuyou? Why have I never heard of such a person in the Qin Family?”

Ji Ziyue smiled and said, “Qin Zheng Uncle, Ziyue Sister has just been added to the Qin Family's Family tree, so of course you wouldn't know. However, the Qin Family Head seems to value her greatly, and she truly has the potential to become an Emperor. In the future, Qin Zheng Uncle's pressure will be quite significant. You've worked hard.”

Qin Zheng said at this moment, “How could serving the Family be hard? But becoming an Emperor, isn't that a bit too…”

Ji Ziyue made a shushing gesture at this moment and then said, “Qin Zheng Uncle, do not question the Qin Family Head's judgment.”

Hearing this, a layer of cold sweat appeared on Qin Zheng's forehead, and he said, “Thank you, Ziyue, for the reminder.”

Then Ji Ziyue left.

At this moment, Qin Zheng looked at everyone and said, “I believe everyone has heard the Qin Family Head's decree very clearly. Now, we must establish the Qin Family Chamber of Commerce at all costs, otherwise we will become sinners of the Qin Family. Do you all understand?”

At this moment, all the Qin Family said in unison, “We respectfully obey the qin king decree.”

“Ding! Congratulations to Master for bringing Li Jiuyou into the Family. Rewarding Master with a life divine tree.”

Qin Feng went directly to the back mountain and planted the life divine tree next to the Enlightenment Tea Tree. The moment it landed, the life divine tree grew wildly, and soon it was similar in size to the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

“Ding! Congratulations to Master for acquiring the life divine tree. Rewarding 1 billion Family Luck points. The With Clan, Same Glory halo has been upgraded to Level 9. All Qin Family Members of the Qin Clan have received a 9x overall improvement.”

The Enlightenment Tea Tree and the life divine tree continued to grow wildly, reaching high into the clouds. The Enlightenment Tea Leaves were so abundant that even if the Qin Family Members ate them as meals, they probably wouldn't finish them in hundreds of years.

Qin Feng looked at the life divine tree again and found 3,000 bright red life divine fruit hanging on it, seemingly echoing the Three Thousand Dao Provinces of the Xuan Tian Continent.

Qin Feng took one and directly tore open the Void Realm to arrive at Li Jiuyou's residence.

Although Li Jiuyou's Devouring Divine Body had quieted down at this moment, due to the loss of Lifespan and essence blood, she looked like a person in her thirties or forties.

Tang Rou was currently tidying up Li Jiuyou's room, seemingly intending to live together.

“Jiuyou, take this life divine fruit. From now on, your Devouring Divine Body will no longer backfire on you, and your lost Lifespan will be restored,” Qin Feng said.

Li Jiuyou took the bright red life divine fruit from Qin Feng's hand and took a bite.

Then she felt an incomparably pure life force circulating throughout her body. The Origin of her Devouring Divine Body was slowly being replenished, and Li Jiuyou's appearance visibly became younger, especially her cultivation, which had now returned to the Nascent Soul Stage second layer.

“Jiuyou Sister, you've become younger!” Tang Rou shouted excitedly.

Li Jiuyou, however, was deeply shocked by this life divine fruit. She found that her lost life was increasing at an astonishing rate, directly reaching ten thousand years. Moreover, she felt her body was completely light, as if the heavy burden that had previously weighed on her had been lifted.

Li Jiuyou immediately knelt on the ground, crying with excitement, and then said, “Qin Family Head, thank you. From now on, I, Li Jiuyou, will be utterly devoted to the Qin Family, even if it means dying ten thousand times without regret.”

Qin Feng smiled and said, “Alright, I'm relieved to see you've recovered. Cultivate well from now on, and don't disgrace the prestige of my Qin Family.”

Then Qin Feng disappeared on the spot.

“Xiaorou Sister, what Realm is the Qin Family Head exactly?” Li Jiuyou asked excitedly.

“I don't know the exact details, but he should be above the Void Realm,” Tang Rou replied.

“What? That's impossible! Even a Heavenly Immortal Cultivator cannot directly merge into the Void Realm,” Li Jiuyou said unequivocally.

“What? Heavenly Immortal? Jiuyou Sister, you're saying the Qin Family Head is a Heavenly Immortal? Last time the Qin Family Head displayed his cultivation, he was only at Nascent Soul Great Perfection. Are you mistaken?”

Li Jiuyou shook her head and said, “No, I mean the Qin Family Head is stronger than a Heavenly Immortal. Because the strongest Cultivator I've ever seen is a Heavenly Immortal, but even a Heavenly Immortal absolutely cannot do what the Qin Family Head did.”

Hearing this, Tang Rou fell into deep shock. However, she suddenly thought of another crucial point and then said with a solemn expression, “Jiuyou Sister, you absolutely must not reveal that the Qin Family Head is above the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Since the Qin Family Head hasn't said anything, there must be a reason for it.”

Hearing Tang Rou's words, a cold sweat instantly broke out on Li Jiuyou's forehead, and she said, “Xiaorou, thank you for the reminder, otherwise I would have caused a great disaster today.”

Tang Rou said, “By the way, Jiuyou Sister, do you want to attack Heavenly Origin City?”

Hearing this, Li Jiuyou showed a look of hatred and then said, “Xiaorou, I want to participate. I must personally destroy the City Lord's Mansion of Tianyuan City and find out why they were chasing me.”

Hearing Li Jiuyou's words, Tang Rou instantly recalled the ten black-clad figures during the ambush and knew there must be a huge conspiracy behind it. She then said, “Jiuyou Sister, I don't think things are that simple. There must be someone behind the City Lord's Mansion. Those who ambushed you were all Soul Transformation Peak experts, and there was even a Void Realm Peak expert. The City Lord's Mansion absolutely does not have that strength.”

After hearing this, Li Jiuyou felt a surge of lingering fear. If Qin Shanhai and Tang Rou hadn't intervened at that time, she would probably be dead in the Yellow Springs by now.

Early the next morning, Tang Rou organized the Qin Family, a total of over thirty people, and headed towards the City Lord's Mansion of Tianyuan City.

Qin Shanhai, however, shamelessly followed along, claiming he was protecting the Qin Family Disciples. Tang Rou agreed to Qin Shanhai joining as a hidden trump card.

Soon, the Qin Family team headed towards Heavenly Origin City.

At this moment, inside the City Lord's Mansion of Tianyuan City, Wu Xiong was embracing a dozen beauties, indulging in a drunken stupor, because the Restrictions placed by those black-clad figures had strangely disappeared. This was a great thing for him.

As for how the Restrictions disappeared, he believed that those black-clad figures must have dealt with the Qin Family and Li Jiuyou, and since he was no longer useful, they removed the Restrictions.

“This City Lord is happy today. As long as the beauties serve this City Lord to my satisfaction, each will be rewarded with a Golden Essence Pill, haha,” Wu Xiong said with soaring arrogance.

At this moment, the dozen or so Foundation Establishment Stage beauties beside him, hearing Wu Xiong's words, immediately jumped up excitedly, then twisted their alluring bodies, moving around Wu Xiong like water snakes.

Wu Xiong was enjoying himself immensely at this moment. He had always been on edge before, but today he could finally live for himself.

“This is bad, City Lord! Li Jiuyou and the Qin Family have broken into the City Lord's Mansion! Our people have suffered heavy casualties and can no longer resist!” a blood-soaked guard reported.

“What did you say? The Qin Family and Li Jiuyou have attacked? Weren't they already dead?!” Wu Xiong roared.

“No, City Lord! Those people are too terrifying! The Nascent Soul Stage guard commander was like fish on a chopping board to them; he was sliced up before he could even resist much.”

“Sliced up? Explain yourself clearly!” Wu Xiong shouted.

“City Lord, they were sliced into pieces, even their Nascent Souls were sliced! It's simply too terrifying, too bloody!”

“Open the city protection Formation for me!”

At this moment, Wu Xiong crushed a jade token in his hand and then walked directly into the interior of the City Lord's Mansion.

“Damn it, I didn't expect to be wrong! I need to run fast, if I don't run now, I won't be able to! What kind of force is this Qin Family? They can even kill Void Realm Peak experts! It's too terrifying!” Wu Xiong cursed as he ran.

And at this moment, outside the City Lord's Mansion, a yellow grand Formation appeared out of thin air, isolating Tang Rou and the others outside.

“Not good, that City Lord wants to run,” Qin Shanhai said at this moment.

“Blood Demon Hand!”

Qin Shanhai directly struck the city protection Formation with a palm. The city protection Formation shattered in response, and the striking hand continued its momentum, flying directly towards Wu Xiong.

At this moment, Wu Xiong was still muttering curses, when suddenly a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out. The city protection Formation was broken, and he also suffered a backlash.

His expression was greatly shaken. This Formation could block a Soul Transformation Early Stage Cultivator, yet it was broken so easily. “Not good, the Qin Family has a master! My life is over!”

Wu Xiong saw a blood-red striking hand coming towards him from afar. How could he dare to hesitate? He directly burned his cultivation to cast a teleportation spell, dodging the attack, and then teleported desperately.

At this moment, blood continuously gushed out of his mouth.

Qin Shanhai sneered.

“Want to run? Did you ask me?”

“Blood Escape.”

Qin Shanhai directly cast Blood Escape, instantly disappearing from his original spot. When Qin Shanhai reappeared before everyone, he was holding Wu Xiong, who was like a dead dog, in his hand.

And the time Qin Shanhai took to leave and return was only a few seconds.