398: Cutting down trees

If you won't let me pick a few fruits, then I'll just move the entire tree away!

Jiang Ning had directly flipped the table.

The ancestral tree sensed the “Sucking Force” coming from the Small World, and its entire trunk trembled a few times.

This person is truly hateful!

It drew out more branches, striking towards Jiang Ning from all directions.

The ancestral tree's Foundation was too stable; its main roots firmly grasped the Ancestral City and the surrounding land.

Its side branches spread throughout the entire Yousen Domain.

The ancestral tree is the root of the Yousen Domain.

Realizing that he couldn't take the ancestral tree directly, Jiang Ning pondered for a moment, then quickly refined the Middle-aged Man with one hand. Afterward, Spiritual Qi condensed into a massive axe.

Then.

Bang—

The axe struck the ancestral tree's trunk, which swayed. The “wrinkled” Bark cracked open, revealing the moist wood inside.

Whoosh—

The ancestral tree seemed to be crying.

Bringing Fierce Winds... it was angry, and it truly felt pain.

In the Yousen Domain, no one had ever dared to treat it this way.

The ancestral tree cried while manipulating its branches to attack Jiang Ning, wanting to turn Jiang Ning into its own Nourishment.

Jiang Ning chopped while dodging the branches. He felt that his and the ancestral tree's goals were the same: they both hoped they wouldn't be separated.

It was just that their methods were slightly different.

The Nascent Soul Cultivators and other Cultivators of the Yousen Domain were stunned.

Wait, if they weren't mistaken, was this person trying to chop down the ancestral tree and take it away entirely?

“What audacity!”

“The ancestral tree is the fundamental basis for the Cultivators of the Yousen Domain. If the ancestral tree is gone, our Path of Cultivation will be severed, and it will be difficult to seek the Dao in the future!”

“Detestable Outsider! His intentions are so malicious!”

“Too greedy! I originally thought he only wanted the fruit, but it turns out I underestimated his greed.”

Cold sweat broke out on the Saintess Qing Ling's back.

Oh my god.

Fortunately, this person refused her recruitment. Otherwise, if this man pulled out her Offering Jade Tablet right now, she would be finished.

Not only that, but the Qing Ling Sect would also be dragged into the Vortex.

These people wouldn't verify the truth; they would only use this opportunity to demand more benefits from the Qing Ling Sect.

Beside her, a Female Cultivator patted her ample chest.

She said tremblingly, “Saintess, thankfully we didn't succeed in recruiting him, or we'd be doomed!”

“Mhm.”

The Saintess Qing Ling nodded.

High in the sky.

Watching Jiang Ning land the second axe strike on the ancestral tree.

The Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Yousen Domain were enraged.

“Little Thief! How dare you chop down the ancestral tree of our Yousen Domain! Are you trying to oppose our entire Yousen Domain!”

An Elder rushed toward Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning glanced at the opponent.

“Another Ant!”

Without even looking, he directly threw out a spatial azure lotus.

Someone rushed to remind the Elder: “This fellow has comprehended the Space Law! His Azure Lotus is erratic and unpredictable, practically guaranteed to hit. Strengthen your defense!”

That Elder hadn't expected the opponent to use a method capable of instantly killing a Nascent Soul Mid-stage Cultivator without counting the cost.

A look of terror appeared on his face.

He was an Insect Cultivator, an Insect Cultivator who had reached the Nascent Soul stage. He was bound by a contract with his Insects, and some of the Insects' temperament could influence him.

Now was not the time to attack.

This Elder forced himself to calm down, then summoned the Iron-Armored Beetle.

The Iron-Armored Beetle emerged and immediately “hugged” the Elder in its arms.

It used the Iron Armor on its body to forcefully withstand Jiang Ning's attack.

The spatial azure lotus shot straight towards the old man wrapped in the Iron Shell.

Boom—

The Azure Lotus exploded.

The Iron-Armored Beetle's hard Outer Shell was instantly shattered, and the old man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, being violently thrown back hundreds of meters!

Jiang Ning: “This Iron-Armored Beetle is somewhat interesting.”

“My Iron-Armored Beetle!”

The Elder widened his eyes and roared angrily.

Everyone knew he had a bad temper, but how could he only possess those violent and bloodthirsty Insects?

This Iron-Armored Beetle was his Trump Card.

Even without his cultivation, this Iron-Armored Beetle could reach the Third-Rank level.

Now, not even dust remained.

This was practically his most important Trump Card!

Having no time for excessive grief, the Elder hurriedly summoned a Moth, mounted it, and began to flee rapidly.

Jiang Ning didn't pursue. The Immediate Priority was to chop the ancestral tree some more.

A tree like this, possessing Spiritual Qi, Sentience, and profound Heritage.

It was impossible for it to die just because it lost those massive roots.

As long as he quickly transplanted it to the next location, the tree would certainly grow new roots again.

Wait another fifty years.

Jiang Ning would possess a tree full of uncontested “ancestral tree fruit.”

Just thinking about it made Jiang Ning's mouth dry.

Seeing the third axe about to strike down.

The strongest woman in the sky sighed.

An Aura of Pressure, almost at the peak of Nascent Soul Perfection, bore down on Jiang Ning's body, intending to stop him from causing further trouble.

“Enough! Fellow Daoist, I see your methods are extraordinary, and your Comprehension Ability is not low. You must have a great future and decent Family Background. Why must you come to our Yousen Domain and seize our ancestral tree fruit?”

Jiang Ning endured the pressure.

He sneered.

“What do you mean 'your Yousen Domain's fruit'? In the Cultivation World, trees like the ancestral tree are considered a type of Heaven And Earth Treasure. Isn't it normal for Cultivators to fight over Heaven And Earth Treasure to Break through their Realm?

If you told me this was privately bred by you, I would turn around and leave. I disdain doing things like reaping where others have sown.

But this thing Grew Naturally from heaven and earth, so why can't I pick a fruit?”

Sect Master Qing Ling shook her head.

This person was too eloquent.

She couldn't win the argument against him.

“The ancestral tree is unwilling to go with you and unwilling to acknowledge you. Everything you say is illogical.”

“Then when you go hunting Spirit Beasts, do the Spirit Beasts acknowledge you, approve of you, and stick out their necks for you to kill?”

Jiang Ning continued to argue.

Anyway, he probably couldn't defeat this woman. Stalling now, waiting for an opportunity, was the clear choice.

Sect Master Qing Ling raised an eyebrow.

Can people and Spirit Beasts be the same?

Can people and the ancestral tree be the same?

For the Yousen Domain, this ancestral tree was even more important than the lives of the Cultivators!

Moreover, it carried the Luck of the Yousen Domain!

“Further discussion is pointless.”

Sect Master Qing Ling curled her fingers into an Orchid Hand Sign, gently reaching forward and loosely clenching her fingers together, like taking a cigarette from a pack.

The ancestral tree stopped waving its branches.

It realized that waving its branches was useless.

Now that a Cultivator specializing in Vegetation Essence Qi had arrived, it had a helper.

The ancestral tree permitted the Sect Master Qing Ling to draw upon a portion of the Vegetation Essence from its body!

Sect Master Qing Ling's aura suddenly surged.

She was originally half a step away from Nascent Soul Perfection, but now she directly Broke through to Nascent Soul Perfection.

Sect Master Qing Ling was ecstatic!

This was a tremendous stroke of good fortune.

Even if this power would dissipate as the Vegetation Power faded and was not her true Realm.

But having experienced it once and memorized this ethereal feeling, her future advancements would be much smoother.

This was Nascent Soul Perfection!

Although Sect Master Qing Ling had previously used Vegetation Essence to reach this Realm.

Compared to the ancestral tree's Vegetation Essence, this Realm felt even more Complete!

Sect Master Qing Ling looked down upon Jiang Ning.

“Die!”