427: Chapter 427 Resurrection (45)

At the very moment Su Xinqiao was about to touch the Spirit Fox's brow.

An invisible yet vast power of the Divine Soul, like a sea of stars, rippled out from within the seemingly weak Spirit Fox.

The rune, condensed from Su Xinqiao's essence blood and shimmering with the light of a contract, was like a candle in the wind before this power; it trembled slightly, then instantly disintegrated, turning into specks of spiritual light that vanished into nothingness.

"Hmm?"

Su Xinqiao only felt a gentle yet irresistible force push her finger away.

She was stunned.

The contract had been interrupted.

She looked at the snow-white Spirit Fox before her; it was gazing at her with its lively eyes, without a trace of hostility, but rather with a hint of complex emotion she could not understand.

Su Xinqiao's heart was instantly filled with guilt and self-reproach.

She had misunderstood.

She thought it was because of her previous negligence in taking Xiaoyun to the Tianyun Mountains, which had nearly cost it its life, and so it held a grudge and was unwilling to sign this Spirit Pet contract that represented a lifelong bond.

"I'm sorry..."

The young girl's eyes instantly turned red; she carefully reached out and gently stroked the Spirit Fox's smooth fur, her voice choked with emotion.

"Xiaoyun, it's my fault. I shouldn't have let you fall into danger."

"Don't worry, I will never force you again."

She was not angry at all; instead, because of this highly "intelligent" rejection from the Spirit Fox, she loved it even more and felt even more indebted to it.

She made up her mind to use her best efforts to dispel the resentment in Xiaoyun's heart and make it accept her again.

And the instigator of all this, currently in the form of a Spirit Fox, was quietly accepting the girl's petting while feeling completely calm inside.

Wang Yun, of course, would not let that contract succeed.

With his Great Emperor-level Divine Soul, even with only a sliver of Origin left, it was not something a mere Heavenly Spirit Realm girl could shake.

He simply used an insignificant amount of Divine Soul power to easily interrupt the contract, protecting himself while also sparing the girl from having her Divine Soul destroyed by the backlash.

...

Since then, Su Xinqiao's attitude towards "Xiaoyun" became increasingly cautious and doting.

To make up for her indebtedness, she used almost all the resources she could obtain within the Sect on this Spirit Fox.

"Xiaoyun, try this quickly! This is a 300-year-old Spiritual Plant I secretly picked from Grandfather's herb garden!"

"Xiaoyun, this is a Blood-Coagulation Pill I exchanged all my Sect contribution points for. It will be good for your injury recovery!"

The young girl would bring various types of Spirit Medicine almost every day, feeding them to Wang Yun with great anticipation.

For Wang Yun's former Emperor body, these Spirit Medicines weren't even enough to get between his teeth.

But for him, who now only had a sliver of Origin left and was struggling to convert his power, this was akin to sending charcoal in snowy weather.

The pure energy inherent in those Spirit Medicines, belonging to this world, acted like a catalyst, slowly yet firmly aiding the speed of Wang Yun's conversion.

This could also be considered a small bond of kindness formed with her.

During this time while lying dormant within the Spirit Fox, Wang Yun finally gained a clearer understanding of this world called the "Three Thousand Dao Provinces."

He confirmed that the division of Cultivation Realms in this world was much the same as in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths where he resided, but the completeness of the Law and the purity of the Qi were completely incomparable.

What made him feel even more grave was that he had confirmed his previous conjecture from the incomplete ancient texts of the Qingmu Sect.

Above the Great Emperor, the legendary "Heavenly Emperor" did indeed exist.

That was the supreme existence that truly ruled the Three Thousand Dao Provinces and was eternal through the ages.

The Qingmu Sect was just an inconspicuous third-rate Sect in the entire Qing Province.

The Sect Master, Su Changqing, who was Su Xinqiao's grandfather, had been stuck at the Peak of the Venerable Realm for several hundred years; his Lifespan was nearing its end, yet he had been unable to achieve a Breakthrough.

And the only hope for the entire Sect was the "green spirit tree" in the back mountain that had been passed down for tens of thousands of years.

This tree bore fruit once every ten thousand years, and its fruit, the "Green Spirit Fruit," was a supreme treasure that helped Cultivators in the Venerable Realm break through to the Saint Realm.

However, this fruit, which was about to ripen, had also attracted the Sect's sworn enemy—the Lie Huo Sect.

The overall strength of the Lie Huo Sect was far above the Qingmu Sect, and its Sect Leader was a ruthless person who had long coveted this Green Spirit Fruit.

They had even calculated the approximate date of the Spirit Fruit's ripening and had declared that that day would be when they would come to "pay a visit."

For a time, the entire Qingmu Sect was in a state of panic, and the atmosphere was extremely grave.

Because Su Changqing could not achieve a Breakthrough and a powerful enemy was pressing on their borders, he was full of sorrow and grew increasingly haggard; among the younger generation of the Sect, apart from Su Xinqiao, whose talent was passable, the other Disciples were unable to shoulder heavy responsibilities; there was a lack of successors.

The future of the Sect was precarious.

...

That day, Su Xinqiao looked at her grandfather's increasingly aged back, and her heart stung.

In order to share her grandfather's worries, she made a decision.

Late at night, she snuck into the Sect's Scripture Pavilion alone.

She wanted to find an ancient secret technique from the vast sea of ancient books that could accelerate the ripening of the Green Spirit Fruit or enhance its medicinal effect.

However, although there were many books in the Scripture Pavilion, most were incomplete or long outdated.

Su Xinqiao flipped through them all night but found nothing, and she was so anxious she was about to cry.

Just when she was almost in despair, a snow-white paw gently touched her ankle.

She looked down and discovered that, she didn't know when, "Xiaoyun" had actually followed her.

"Xiaoyun, why are you here?"

Su Xinqiao felt a warmth in her heart and held the Spirit Fox in her arms.

And Wang Yun just calmly looked at the little girl before him who was worried for her Family, his heart moved slightly.

Naturally, he hadn't really come to comfort her.

The moment he followed her in, his Heart Heavy Pupils had already been activated.

Within the entire Scripture Pavilion, the essence of tens of thousands of volumes of books held no more secrets in his eyes.

He had indeed found a useful scroll.

Wang Yun broke free from Su Xinqiao's arms and jumped to the ground; then, as if he had discovered something fun, he ran straight to a pile of dusty, discarded ancient scrolls in the corner and kept digging with his paws.

Soon, a Jade Slip that looked tattered beyond repair was "inadvertently" dug out from the very bottom by him and rolled to Su Xinqiao's feet.

"What is this?"

Su Xinqiao curiously picked up the Jade Slip and brushed off the dust.

The moment she probed it with her Divine Sense, she was completely stunned.

What was recorded on the Jade Slip was actually an ancient growth-inducing secret technique that had been lost for who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

Although this method was mostly incomplete due to the passage of time, the core part was exactly what could be used on that green spirit tree.

Su Xinqiao was ecstatic; she excitedly picked up the Spirit Fox and kissed its furry face.

"Xiaoyun! You are truly my lucky star!"

She thought that it was this highly intelligent Spirit Fox that had brought her such great luck.

She did not know that Wang Yun's action was just to help the Qingmu Sect solve an urgent problem, thereby stabilizing this hard-won "shelter" of his.

...

Su Xinqiao immediately handed this secret technique scroll to her grandfather.

The moment Su Changqing saw the contents of the Jade Slip, he was first shocked, then overjoyed.

"Heaven will not destroy my Qingmu Sect! Heaven will not destroy me!"

He was moved to tears, and immediately summoned all the Elders to begin preparations.

Although he also felt amazed by the "intelligence" of this Spirit Fox, the current crisis left him no time to think too much.

According to the secret technique, the ripening date of the Green Spirit Fruit could be forcibly advanced by three years.

These three years were their only chance of survival.

As long as they could successfully refine the Spirit Fruit and achieve a Breakthrough to the Saint Realm before the date scheduled by the Lie Huo Sect, the Qingmu Sect would have the strength to fight back.

...

Finally, who knows how much time had passed.

In the Forbidden Ground of the Qingmu Sect's back mountain, on that ancient green spirit tree, a fruit that was emerald green all over and exuded a refreshing fragrance had finally fully ripened.

Su Changqing and the Elders were standing under the tree, filled with excitement and nervousness, preparing to pick this fruit that concerned the fate of the Sect.

However, just at the moment Su Changqing's hand was about to touch the fruit.

A burst of arrogant, wild laughter rolled in from outside the Qingmu Sect's mountain gate.

"Old Man Su, your fruit is ripe, why didn't you invite us to come and taste it?"

The uninvited guests had, unexpectedly, arrived early.