Those years when I hunted demons in Dali Temple

Chapter 957 Tianmen Sect

Cang Xing only learned later that the Tianmen Sect's leader was only at the Nascent Soul stage, and that soul searching was something only those at the Nascent Soul stage could do. Only a very few with strong divine senses could search souls beyond their level.

The leader of the Tianmen Sect is not an exception; he was merely threatening Cangxing.

Even knowing there was something wrong with the Heavenly Gate Sect Leader's words, Cangxing would still make that choice. It desperately wanted to take human form.

If it weren't for what happened later, Cangxing probably wouldn't have regretted it.

Cangxing had only one thought in mind: it had to take human form.

Thinking of Liang Yuan's good qualities, Cang Xing still kept a watchful eye.

It told the Tianmen Sect leader, "That person is from the Beast Taming Sect. Their blood is special; they can not only summon various contracted beasts for cultivation, but also use the connection between blood relatives to achieve instantaneous teleportation."

The leader of the Tianmen Sect's eyes lit up. "This matter must be a secret of the Beast Taming Sect. How did you, a tree spirit, know about it?"

Cang Xing: "That person told me himself. He thought I was a tree and thought it wouldn't hurt to tell me. Another characteristic of their people is that they are born with white hair, which cannot be concealed by ordinary means."

After a moment of contemplation, the leader of the Tianmen Sect said, "In that case, it makes sense that the Beast Taming Sect can easily control hundreds of beasts. I've heard that very few of their disciples who cultivate outside die, unless they are in a secret realm from which they cannot leave, or they encounter someone who can kill them instantly."

"If one can obtain this supernatural power, not only will one be able to control all beasts, but in this dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, one will also have an extra chance to save one's life," the Tianmen Sect leader said, his eyes growing brighter as he spoke. He instructed the disciples behind him, "This matter is of great importance. Let's return to the sect first and discuss it further. Remember, we must not let the news leak out."

"Yes!" the disciples replied in unison.

"Let's go!" The leader of the Tianmen Sect waved his sleeve, about to leave.

Cang Xing called out to the Tianmen Sect Leader, "Where are the pills you promised me?"

The leader of the Tianmen Sect glanced back at it and smiled, "Oh, what kind of pill do you want?"

His smile was somewhat strange, but Cang Xing was so focused on transforming that he didn't notice it at all.

Cang Xing's tone was somewhat excited, "I want a Transformation Pill."

The leader of the Tianmen Sect stopped and stared at it for a while before saying meaningfully, "Your current cultivation level is far from reaching the Transformation Realm. If you were to take the Transformation Pill, it would likely damage your foundation, making you almost indistinguishable from an ordinary person. Do you still want it?"

Cang Xing only wanted to leave this land and did not want to lose his cultivation for nothing.

Since it gained sentience, it has seen countless mortals, but very few have achieved perfection, and it doesn't want to live that kind of life.

Even if it doesn't take human form, it still has cultivation; if it takes human form, it has no cultivation and becomes an ordinary mortal. No matter how stupid it is, it knows how to choose.

In an instant, a thought of regret arose in its mind: it shouldn't have revealed Liang Yuan's background beforehand, and now it couldn't even get the pills. But it was quickly suppressed by another thought: since it hadn't told the whole truth, these people definitely wouldn't be able to find Liang Yuan's clansmen.

It preserved Liangyuan, and in doing so, it protected itself.

Cang Xing thought for a moment and then said, "I want the Transformation Pill."

"Alright, here you go!" A pill appeared out of thin air in the palm of the Tianmen Sect leader's hand.

The moment the pill appeared, Cang Xing's entire body shook.

The leader of the Tianmen Sect placed the pill in a small hole in the tree and then left with his men.

Before leaving, he turned back to look at Cangxing, "Little tree spirit, we'll meet again soon."

Cangxing didn't care at all. It was sensing the pills stored in its main body, which was shaking wildly.

After that day, it cultivated even more diligently. Because the elixir was inside its body, it no longer wandered around. It spent its days guarding the elixir and cultivating, striving to take human form as soon as possible.

During this time, whenever Cang Xingkong came down, he would think of Liang Yuan, wondering why, after so long, the other party still hadn't come to see him.
Cangxing had no idea how much of a commotion its words to the Tianmen Sect leader had stirred up. In Cangxing's view, what it said was not a big deal at all. Liangyuan was a member of the Bai ethnic group and had no dealings with the Beast Taming Sect. Those people would never find him, and even if they didn't come for something, it had nothing to do with it.

Cang Xing interacted with Liang Yuan without any psychological burden.

Liang Yuan was unaware of what Cang Xing had done. His arrival times were unpredictable, and each time he came in a hurry. Before he could even say a few words, he would disappear into the sky like a shooting star.

When he had some free time, Liang Yuan would talk to Cang Xing about some things.

"Our branch of the Beast Taming Sect was betrayed by outsiders who took them into the clan, and now it has been renamed the Spirit Beast Sect. We don't know where our former clansmen have gone."

"Even if they were to return to their family now, they would have nowhere to go."

"The six major sects have all launched an attack against us, insisting that the sects lost their secret manuals and that it was our Baimin tribe who did it."

"Our Bai people tribe has its own cultivation methods. Once a cultivator's method is chosen, it's best not to change it lightly. Why would we steal someone else's method? Especially not stealing from several major sects at once."

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Liang Yuan talked on and on, all about the Bai people's tribe.

Cangxing had a vague feeling that these things might be related to it, but it dared not think about it any further.

Therefore, even if Cang Xing wanted to hear about the scenery elsewhere, he could only patiently listen to Liang Yuan talk about the Bai people tribe again and again, occasionally offering a few perfunctory words.

What can you tell from a tree?
Liang Yuan's confiding was answered; he regarded Cang Xing as his best friend, and even though the other party was just a tree, he would guide him on his cultivation issues.

Over the years, the age of Cangxing Tree has increased countless times.

It gradually forgot that past event, as if it had never happened, and even became close friends with Liang Yuan, sharing everything.

The Tianmen Sect leader who told it they would meet again never appeared.

Deep down, Cang Xing had a thought: it would be best if the leader of the Tianmen Sect never appeared again.

However, after failing to take human form after its first attempt at consuming the Transformation Pill, it began to crave it again.

After countless days and nights of cultivation, Cangxing's cultivation level increased, and its divine sense also became much stronger.

But Cangxing just couldn't take human form. This nightmare-like reality haunted it, almost driving it insane.

When Liang Yuan brought Wang Xuanzhi and Dao Yi to its treehouse, Cang Xing could no longer hold back.

It used its powerful divine sense to notify the cultivators nearby.

Cangxing knew that Liang Yuan had not had an easy time these past few years, as he had been constantly being chased. It thought that as long as it notified the cultivators, someone would give it a pill, and it would surely succeed in its transformation this time.

Cangxing kept telling himself that it had only told him about Liang Yuan's whereabouts.

They are good friends, and Liang Yuan will definitely understand.

Liang Yuan was forced to flee once again.

Seeing that everyone had run away, Cangxing was about to leave one person behind.

Suddenly, Cang Xing felt a chilling coldness behind him.

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