Those years when I hunted demons in Dali Temple

Chapter 953 Trading
Su You only appeared with Teng Yuan after the two figures disappeared into the icy plain.

Su You spoke to Teng Yuan with a hint of disappointment, "Little Yuan, you trust humans so easily, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later."

"Uncle, you've really misunderstood. If it weren't for her, I might not have come back." Teng Yuan lay half-dead inside the spiritual energy shield, slowly recounting their experiences around the world over the years.

It begins with how Tengyuan's father arrived in the world, and how he later mated with a human to give birth to it.

Because it was a hybrid of human and demon, its cultivation was sometimes unstable. That's why it was injured in a great battle and revealed its true form. The doctor brought by the Qi family thought it was dead, which is why it was eaten.

Upon hearing that it had been eaten by humans, Feng You shattered a small iceberg with a single blow from its tail.

Teng Yuan then recounted how its soul encountered Dao Yi after its death.

"The little Taoist priest you mentioned really is your savior!" Su You was afraid that Teng Yuan would bring it up again and offer his entire fortune as a token of gratitude, because in the cultivation world, contracts are binding, and those who break them will suffer losses in their cultivation.

He said to Teng Yuan, "The Baimin tribe is a mess. It might not be a good thing for that little Taoist to go there. You can't help her in your current state either. You should find a new body first."

Teng Yuan agreed with its statement, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle."

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Dao Yi was unaware that Su You disapproved of her following along.

The two of them acted furtively all the way, and arrived at their destination without any major incidents.

It seems that the magic array Liang Yuan set up on his body is effective.

According to Liang Yuan, as long as he doesn't encounter someone at the Nascent Soul stage or someone with extremely strong spiritual sense, no one will discover his true identity.

Speaking of cultivation, Liang Yuan took the opportunity on the way to give Dao Yi a briefing on the current state of the cultivation world and cultivation levels.

The first priority is to correct her inappropriate way of addressing her.

Su You was only a demon general, with cultivation levels similar to a human Golden Core cultivator, while Dao Yi always addressed the other as Demon Lord, which was equivalent to a human fusion.

This isn't flattery; it's telling people in the cultivation world, "Come quick, there's a naive newcomer to cultivation here who's easy to fool."

After hearing all this, Dao Yi said, "..."

Thankfully, they've arrived at their destination.

It was when Dao Yi woke up that he saw Liang Yuan's natural treehouse.

The natural treehouse is located at the thickest part of the tree trunk, and it's not easy to spot if you're not paying attention.

But this is the world of cultivation. Those with strong divine sense can scan the area and find out if anyone is hiding inside. Those with weaker divine sense also have magical artifacts for detection. In short, finding people and treasures requires everyone to use their own unique abilities.

When Dao Yi first learned about Bai Min's past, she thought they were found because of Liang Yuan's bloodline. However, when they were at Teng Yuan's lair, Liang Yuan said he had a score to settle with the tree demon. She then realized that there must have been more to the story behind being chased by several sects that day.

But they've only been gone for half a month, how did the treehouse end up like this?

"Uncle, are you sure we haven't come to the wrong place?" Dao Yi remembered that on the day they escaped, she had looked back and seen the giant tree covering a vast area, towering into the clouds, forming a natural treehouse.

Today, the natural treehouse is a ruin. The tree's root system has been destroyed, and the soil around the roots has been burned by fire, turning into charred ash. The soil has been severely damaged and lost its nutrients, thus eliminating any possibility of the tree's regeneration.

Upon seeing the fire, Dao Yi immediately suspected that hot-tempered brat from the Fire Flame Sect.

His fire burned even a tortoise shell, let alone a tree.

Trees will not grow here for at least a hundred years.

How cruel!
Liang Yuan shook his head, his brows furrowed. "We can't be wrong. The tree spirit's original aura is still there."

Dao Yi subconsciously sniffed the air. Liang Yuan, noticing this, twitched his lips. "The tree demon and I are old acquaintances. I am very familiar with its aura. Once you have spent more time in the cultivation world, you will be able to understand its mysteries." With the treehouse gone, Liang Yuan continued to talk to Dao Yi about cultivation. "If you can distinguish different auras, no matter how someone disguises themselves, they will be exposed. Just like the bloodline of our Bai people tribe, it is like a beacon, and no matter where we go, we will be recognized."

Dao Yi: “.”, Uncle doesn’t need to teach like this.

Dao Yi's eyebrows twitched, a guess forming in his mind. "Uncle, what score do you want to settle with this tree demon?"

Liang Yuan: "That day I sensed a blood relative nearby. When I rushed over, I found you and An Dao unconscious. I was about to take you to a place to hide when the tree demon happened to be nearby. It sensed my presence and offered to cover for us. Who knew that those kids would arrive just as you woke up?"

Dao Yi: "Uncle, are you saying the tree demon betrayed you? But what good would that do for it?"

Liang Yuan scoffed, gesturing to the view of the devastated land. "Isn't that its advantage?"

Dao Yi: "..." His uncle's mouth is just as sharp as Chen Yi's.

Dao Yi asked Liang Yuan, "Uncle, can you tell that it was the person who chased us that day?"

Liang Yuan squatted down and picked up a pinch of ash. A gentle breeze blew it away, turning it into ashes. The sensation left on his fingertips was endless coldness.

He shook his head at Dao Yi, "I know all about the fire of the Fire Flame Sect. The strange fire of the Fire Flame Sect is extremely hot, and the things burned by it will not feel cold."

Dao Yi imitated Liang Yuan, picking up a pinch of ashes from the ground. The biting cold traveled from her fingertips to her heart, making her shiver. She circulated her spiritual energy throughout her body before finally dispelling the chill.

Seeing this, Liang Yuan said, "In the cultivation world, you must be wary of even inanimate objects, because many things that appear dead can still pose a certain threat to those with low cultivation levels."

Dao Yi humbly learns. Without someone to guide her, she would suffer many losses before she could grow, and she might not even live to see the day when she achieves great success in cultivation.

Dao Yi threw away the handful of soil, and suddenly, she saw a stone of a slightly different color where she had picked up the ashes.

Dao Yi scraped away the ash, revealing a small piece of green stone that had lost its luster.

It was very similar to the demon crystals she had seen around the world.

Liang Yuan also saw it, "That's the inner core of the banyan tree demon. It's been shattered and is no longer of any use."

is it?

Just as Dao Yi was about to discard it, he saw a very faint black mist rise above the inner core.

This is?

Dao Yi looked at this familiar scene and, without saying a word to Liang Yuan, reached out to touch the black mist.

Liang Yuan didn't notice Dao Yi's side; he was still searching through the ruins, trying to find some information about the willow tree demon.

After searching for a while, Liang Yuan finally realized that something was wrong.

Dao Yi has been silent for a long time.

Liang Yuan looked towards Dao Yi and found her standing there motionless, as if she were in a daze.

"Nephew's wife?"

"Xie Daoyi?"

"Dao Yi?"

"Xiaoyi?"

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Good evening~
The title is wrong, I'll check if I can change it later~~~