Chapter 1475 - 1059: The Three of Us Are Truly Fated! (2)

Chapter 1475: Chapter 1059: The Three of Us Are Truly Fated! (2)

"Right now the Wilderness World still needs you seniors to shoulder it together, and these branches of the World Tree can help a bit too, so it won’t be a waste that I went through all that trouble to get it growing."

"With these two trades, it’s obvious I’m the one taking advantage." Lu Ya was straightforward, waving her hand as she said, "Xuanyuan has been getting Spirit Medicine from City Lord Yuan Man’s supply and often shares some with me. Now I’ll use these small shoots plus the Spirit Medicine here to exchange for Daoist Friend’s branches, how about it?"

There’s a deal this good?

Jiang Yuan couldn’t help looking back; even by a conservative estimate, those thousand‑year and older herbs numbered at least in the tens of thousands! He’d hit the jackpot!

After being excited for two seconds, he again felt that one shouldn’t be too greedy. No matter how you look at it, these two were great benevolent people willing to sacrifice themselves to save the world; on them rested the safety of two worlds.

"The things we’re trading can no longer be measured by ordinary value." Jiang Yuan rummaged through his Storage Bag and took out a bunch of small Jade Bottles, laying them out. "These are all the stock I have right now. If there’s anything you seniors need, just say the word. Even if it’s an Elixir I don’t have yet, if you need it, I can take these herbs back, do the Alchemy, and deliver it to you later."

Oh ho?! Not only does he master Shennong’s methods to get the World Tree to take root, he actually knows Alchemy too?

For a moment, Xuanyuan Yangguang seemed to see his younger self: promising youth, gifted and quick to grasp things. But this young Daoist clearly had even greater ambition—he wanted to go see the backside of the world, and was even considering using that Demon Body to quell the God-Demon War!

If not for being trapped here himself, he would’ve liked to accompany the youth on that journey.

Lu Ya thought that the young Daoist must have seen how plentiful the Spirit Medicine was and was worried that taking too much would leave him feeling indebted. Besides, the Elixirs he refined were indeed very good, so she picked out the ones that could replenish Spiritual Power.

The trade concluded, and only then did both sides exchange branches.

[Achievement: Obtained Tree of Life shoot! Reward: Evil Suppression Saber +1]

[Evil Suppression Saber: Heretical crooked paths are "evil"; when evil qi enters the body and the righteous fails to suppress the evil, it must be checked. This saber can cut away the invading evil‑qi tumors on the Tree of Life, mission‑exclusive item]

[Side Quest triggered: Tree of Life]

[The virtuous cycle of ecological balance has been broken; the Tree of Life has been ravaged into deformity by boundless greed. Please locate the Tree of Life and complete the tree‑repair mission, help it return to normal, and obtain generous special rewards]

[Quest 1: Obtain one World Tree branch (1/1); obtain one Tree of Time branch (0/1). Reward: Tracking Device blueprint +1]

[Tracking Device: As the name implies, a tracking Divine Artifact. Place the Tree of Life shoot inside, and you can trace back and track the people or demons it has contacted, even trace all the way to the location of the World Tree. Place items inside and you can also trace back to their source—an excellent Divine Artifact suitable for home, travel, and capture!]

He’d gained too much today, it left Jiang Yuan dizzy, so much so that when the other side asked his surname and given name, he didn’t react.

After stowing away the two Supreme Treasures he’d gotten from the trade, he cupped his hands and introduced himself. "My surname is Jiang, as in fresh ginger.

Right now I’m trying to resolve the issue of Demon Beasts rampaging across the Wilderness. Aside from a migration plan, I’m also cultivating the Four Symbols Divine Beast. If you seniors can hold out a bit longer, once the new Divine Beasts complete Ascension, the Wilderness World shouldn’t be so unbearably heavy anymore."

"Regarding the migration plan Daoist Jiang mentioned, may I ask you to explain it in detail?" Xuanyuan Yangguang had far too many questions he wanted answered.

Back then, using a false identity to assist the Demon Realm Alliance in trying to spark a civil war, he’d had dealings with Du Li, Lan Shanying and the others. Given their temperaments, they shouldn’t be the sort to willingly migrate away.

Jiang Yuan sat cross‑legged and roughly explained how the Demon Realm Alliance had collapsed, how the Commerce Association had grown insatiably greedy, and how the various powers had tangled. In closing, he said, "Right now, Du Li and Lan Shanying hate the traitors to the bone and are bent on making them pay. They’re cooperating with the migration plan to destroy the Demon Beast Teleportation Arrays in each major city.

Once Array master Hao Daqiang leaves seclusion, those Demon Beast clans that were originally under Demon Realm Alliance control will be able to complete their migration very quickly. After all, Du Li holds the detailed data on the Demon Beast Teleportation Arrays the Demon Realm Alliance built; by then, we’ll open Teleportation Arrays in the New World and perform point‑to‑point transfers.

The demon cultivators in the Wilderness are too dependent on the Demon Core industry. Without Demon Beasts, they’ll have no money to earn and will naturally have to think of other ways to make a living.

As for the stubborn old fossils who still refuse to leave, we’ll have to make an example of a few and do a round of cleansing. After all, this involves abandoning the entire Wilderness and the glory and wealth of most of a lifetime—what kind of reform gets done without blood being shed?"

"So that’s how it is." Xuanyuan Yangguang smiled wryly. "Daoist Jiang is magnanimous, actually willing to give up two completely New Worlds you found yourself to solve the Wilderness’s predicament. It seems my Slaughter Dao truly was misguided. Back then, secretly aiding the Demon Realm Alliance, I even hoped to have demon cultivators slaughter the Demon Beasts to extinction. Later I also..."

He paused, instinctively glancing at Lu Ya as he shifted the topic. "That Divine Beast Black Tortoise that ascended that day—may I ask where Daoist Jiang found Him? I searched for years and never found His trail.

And that Elder Dragon Zhou Jian, Shi Hu, and the recuperating Vermilion Bird—you must have met them all. I tried hard to persuade them back then but failed; I’m very curious how Daoist Jiang convinced them to shoulder the responsibility of saving the world."

Jiang Yuan cleared each doubt one by one. "The reincarnation of Divine Beast Black Tortoise goes by the name Yan Xuan. When you were searching everywhere, he had been sealing away demon cultivators in a frenzy and was suppressed by the Buddhist Cultivators of Cold Spring Temple—that’s where you missed each other.

As for Shi Hu, you can only say, ’Teach by words and people won’t learn; teach by deeds and once is enough.’

Originally, Elder Dragon Zhou Jian was absolutely unwilling to fulfill his duty. He felt he was naturally gifted, yet bound and restrained by Divine Power, losing his freedom. Left with no choice, I could only find a way to strip him of his Divine Power and look for another demon cultivator willing to assume the responsibility of Ascending as Azure Dragon—Huo Jun."