Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

Chapter 930 Laurel Tree

As the leader of the righteous path, the Wanfamen has several immortal cultivation families under its command, which are naturally extraordinary. This is true for the Wan family, which ranks first, and the Si family, which ranks second. As for the other families, their strength is not weak at all.

Unfortunately, the disastrous defeat in the battle of Huangyue Island was an immeasurable blow to the entire Wanfa Sect. Except for the Si family, which had the least participants and thus managed to preserve its vitality, the other major families all suffered heavy casualties.

It is precisely for this reason that the Si family is undoubtedly the strongest family in the Wanfa Sect today.

This was naturally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and within a few months the Si family acted decisively and soon took control of the entire sect's authority.

The representative sent to Tianxing City for the negotiations is a member of the Si family. It is conceivable that no matter what the final outcome of the negotiations is, the Si family will definitely not suffer the greatest loss.

Faced with such a situation, the Wan family had no choice but to accept it, and the other major families naturally dared not speak out.

Zitong Island.

One of the most exquisite spiritual islands within the Wanfa Sect’s sphere of influence, it is named because of the purple paulownia spiritual trees that cover the island.

This is a relatively special kind of wood-attributed spiritual material, which is widely used, especially those that are hundreds or even thousands of years old, and have considerable value.

The island is not large, only of medium size, but it is very famous. In addition to being rich in purple paulownia spiritual trees, it also has top-level spiritual veins.

It is for this reason that this is the ancestral home of the Wanfamen Si family.

The news of Huangyue Island's defeat came back, and although it caused unbearable damage to Wanfamen, it was actually a good thing for the Si family.

Therefore, during these few months, although the entire Si family was trying hard to suppress their emotions, the joy in their hearts was real.

The top executives of the Si family were also constantly holding meetings to discuss how to seize this excellent opportunity in order to gain the greatest benefit from it.

The Si family has done the same thing in the past few months, and has taken control of the entire Wanfa Sect almost without any hindrance. They are now waiting to see how the negotiations in Tianxing City go. Once they are successfully concluded, everything will be settled.

However, just as everyone was happy, an accident happened.

A special situation occurred with the Si family's mortal enemy, the Wan family. It turned out that the other party had a relationship with an important figure in Xinggong.

This was indeed somewhat beyond the expectations of the Si family. You know, they were still waiting for the negotiation in Tianxing City to be over, and then they would use the general trend to completely suppress the Wan family and make it difficult for them to have a chance to revive.

As a result, this incident suddenly happened and the situation immediately became complicated. It is very likely that some of the original plans will fall through.

As a result, all the senior members of the Si family gathered together again to discuss how to deal with the situation.

However, what all the senior members of the Si family did not know was that two uninvited guests suddenly appeared in front of a valley shrouded in thick fog in the western area of ​​Zitong Island.

"This is the Zi Yang Valley." Mo Juren said as he released his spiritual sense to investigate, and immediately discovered that the entire valley was shrouded by more than one powerful formation.

The quality of these formations is not low. Not to mention other aspects, they are extremely extraordinary in terms of shielding spiritual consciousness. Even a strong person in the late Nascent Soul stage may find it difficult to penetrate them.

However, although this formation is powerful, it still has its limits. For someone like Mo Juren, this formation is somewhat useless.

The powerful divine sense simply swept across and easily saw the situation inside clearly.

“I’ve heard from my ancestors that there is a nearly thousand-year-old laurel tree in this Ziyang Valley that can automatically absorb the essence of the moon. The special energy it emits has a certain tonic effect on various spiritual medicines.

Back then, an ancestor of the Si family accidentally discovered that there was a seedling of this tree in the Ziyang Valley. He was so delighted that he spared no effort to cultivate it until now. "Looking at the valley ahead, Wan Simeng took the initiative to remind.

"Laurel tree?" Mo Juren was slightly surprised. He knew about this extremely special spiritual tree. He thought it had been extinct long ago, but he didn't expect that there was still one alive here.

According to ancient records, laurel trees were extremely popular during a period of time in ancient times. Countless powerful people scrambled for them, some even resorting to fighting for them.

The reason is not because it can nourish other spiritual medicines. After all, the effect of this nourishment is very weak. The key is that the tree heart contained in this tree has a more special function and can be used to refine the legendary "Yuehan Pill".

It is said that this was an elixir recipe accidentally developed by a master of alchemy at the time, and it immediately caused a huge sensation in the world of immortal cultivation.

This pill has a similar effect to the Dingling Pill. It can calm the mind and soul, and greatly help cultivators overcome the inner demon tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage.

Because the main ingredient for refining this pill is the heart of a laurel tree that is more than a thousand years old, the moon essence it contains is extremely pure, so its quality is far higher than that of the Dingling Pill, it has no side effects, and can be taken multiple times.

Therefore, even for strong people above the Nascent Soul stage, no matter they are practicing some special skills or other aspects, as long as it involves the state of mind, this pill is still effective.

This is also the fundamental reason why laurel trees were looted in ancient times. Not to mention those that are more than a thousand years old, even those that are hundreds of years old are no exception. After all, even if they are not used to refine pills, simply carving the tree heart into jewelry and wearing it can also have the effect of calming the mind.

As a result, the number of laurel trees decreased rapidly in a very short period of time, and later became an endangered species and was extremely difficult to find in areas where humans lived.

This tree has extremely demanding requirements for its growing environment, especially the concentration of spiritual energy. It was not a problem in ancient times, but with the great changes in the world, the spiritual energy became increasingly thinner, and the number of surviving trees became increasingly scarce, to the point of being almost extinct.

There is actually still one in the Zi Yang Valley before us, and it is nearly a thousand years old. I'm afraid it is the only one in the entire Chaos Star Sea, or even in the entire human world.

For many years, the Si family has not done anything to this tree. I think they are waiting for it to grow to a thousand years old. By then, if they can successfully refine a certain number of Yuehan Pills, the strength of the Si family will surely be further improved.

This was an unexpected surprise. Mo Juren immediately decided to cut a section of the tree's roots later and bring it back to Han Li for cultivation.

By then, he could make up for the insufficient number of Dingling Pills he had obtained before, and even continue to cultivate this tree for three thousand years, five thousand years, or even tens of thousands of years. Its value would be even more immeasurable.

Mo Juren collected his thoughts and did not delay any longer. He immediately raised his hand and waved it, tearing a space crack out of thin air. He grabbed Wan Simeng's shoulder and then turned into a residual shadow and disappeared into it.

The next moment, a crack appeared somewhere inside the valley, and the two of them flew out.

The two of them entered the Zi Yang Valley so openly, and the several large formations outside did not react at all.

This naturally shocked Wan Simeng greatly, but for Mo Juren, it was just within expectations.

Ever since he refined and fused the blood of the Ice Phoenix and inherited a top-level space-related secret technique from its bloodline, the Sky-Splitting Technique, he has conducted a detailed study on it and has increasingly felt that this technique is extraordinary.

Although this technique still has many disadvantages, such as the user needs to have extremely strong spiritual awareness to drive it, and each time it is performed, it consumes a large amount of mana, and the transmission distance is also extremely short, no more than a few feet at most.

But this is not a problem at all for Mo Juren, as long as it can be used.

The area of ​​Ziyang Valley is not big, but not too small either, it is about dozens of miles long, but because of the rich spiritual energy, a large number of exotic flowers and plants grow densely on the hillsides on both sides. It is precisely because of this that this place is listed as a forbidden area by the Si family. Not only is it protected by several super formations, but there is also a stone temple built in the center of the valley, and the mana fluctuations of Yuanying stage masters can be faintly heard from it.

Mo Juren had been prepared for these things, so he had already taken comprehensive shielding measures long before entering Zitong Island, of course mainly targeting Wan Simeng.

From the moment we set foot on the island until we entered the Zi Yang Valley, no one noticed us.

After releasing his spiritual sense to sense again, a smile suddenly flashed in Mo Juren's eyes. He whispered something to Wan Simeng and then turned into a white rainbow and shot forward.

Wan Simeng stayed where she was, waiting patiently until a moment later, when Mo Juren, who had just rushed into the stone hall, came out again. Only then did she look happy, and then flew forward quickly.

"Master, you succeeded!" Wan Simeng asked impatiently as soon as the escaping light stopped.

"He's just a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage, how could I fail?" Mo Juren laughed in silence, but was too lazy to explain further. Instead, he turned his head and looked not far away.

About ten feet away from the stone hall, there stood a strange spiritual tree about ten feet high. It looked like an ordinary osmanthus tree, but its trunk and branches were translucent.

Through the bark, you can clearly see the veins of the laurel tree, and the quiet spiritual light flows through it, making it look extremely magnificent.

"It is rumored that a laurel tree can only grow ten feet taller every thousand years, and as the years go by, its trunk and branches will become more transparent. Now it seems to be true." Looking at the laurel tree in front of him that looked like glass, Mo Juren couldn't help but sigh in admiration. This is not a tree at all, it is simply a work of art, and it is so beautiful.

There is no need to talk about refining elixirs. Just putting it there as an ornamental piece can also serve as a pleasure to the eye.

He could imagine that when he brought the roots of the tree back and let Han Li cultivate it, his wife and daughters at home would surely go crazy for it.

Thinking of this, he did not hesitate. He raised his hand and swung it. A blade of light slashed directly at the ground. The next moment, a root only as thick as a thumb and about a foot long broke out of the ground and was directly taken into his palm.

Unlike the trunk and branches, the roots of the laurel tree are wrinkled and pitch black, without any beauty. Only the spiritual power contained in the roots is special. It is not only extremely pure, but also has a unique fragrance that makes people feel relaxed and happy.

"What a good thing!" Mo Juren nodded with satisfaction, then took out a jade box and put it away carefully.

  This practice naturally puzzled Wan Simeng. Since he had set his eyes on the laurel tree, shouldn't he dig out its heart? Even taking a step back, taking the bark and branches of the tree would also be good spiritual medicine, so why did he take the roots? It seemed useless, right?

Mo Juren naturally couldn't explain to the other party. As for digging out the tree core, there was no need for that. After all, it was not even a thousand years old, so there wouldn't be much value in digging it out.

At this time, he was no longer paying attention to the laurel tree, but shifted his gaze to a hillside not far away that was covered with rich purple. Those were naturally not purple flowers or plants, but dense vines.

"Amethyst vine!" Mo Juren's eyes suddenly showed joy. He walked closer and took a closer look. Sure enough, it was the same as recorded. In addition to being purple all over, the surface was covered with densely packed sharp thorns.

What's even more peculiar is that this vine actually has a faint consciousness. If touched slightly, the vine will instinctively contract, but the amplitude is not too obvious.

I think it is because the age is still short. If it reaches thousands or even tens of thousands of years, there will definitely be qualitative changes.

Inside the dense vines, beneath the overlapping leaves, there are seven strange fruits hidden, as big as a fist, purple all over, and emitting a faint and elegant fragrance.

This is naturally the amethyst fruit, but judging from its appearance, it is still some distance away from maturity.

If it is pulled out by the roots at this moment, it will definitely have a great impact on the fruit, and it is even possible that it will wither and fall.

However, Mo Juren ignored all this and started to act immediately.

He had made sufficient preparations before setting out, and was confident enough on how to transplant the vine. Of course, even if he failed, he should be able to revive it if he brought it back to Han Li.

Therefore, he naturally would not have any worries at all.

Fortunately, the process went smoothly. In just a moment, he had moved the purple crystal vine out of the ground, and then brought it directly into the space of Tianxiang Zhui and planted it.

At this point, the purpose of coming to Zitong Island has been basically achieved.

However, it would be a pity to leave like this after coming here with great difficulty, especially since there is such a large medicine garden in front of us. Although most of the medicinal herbs planted there are not very old, there are many varieties.

Naturally, he needed to take some away. The year didn't matter, he just needed the types he lacked.

Thinking of this, he continued to get busy.

……

In the Si family's meeting hall, many senior executives were still having heated discussions, but they had no idea that someone had entered their forbidden area and left quietly.

Almost an hour had passed, and when the discussion was about to end, a flash of fire suddenly flew in.

The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat immediately took the fire into his hand, the light faded away, and a communication talisman emerged.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but frowned, and then immersed his mind in it. It would have been better if he hadn't looked at it. After looking at it, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"Master, what's wrong?" A man in purple clothes next to him was slightly surprised, thinking that his elder brother has always been calm and composed, and never showed his emotions on his face, but now he looks like this, something big must have happened.

"About an hour ago, someone entered Ziyang Valley and then left quietly..." The middle-aged man's eyes were cold, but with a bit of doubt.

"what!"

"Someone entered Ziyang Valley, how is this possible!"

"We were all here an hour ago, but we didn't sense anything at all!"

"What did you lose? Isn't the eleventh brother guarding the valley? How is he?"

"..."

  "The person who came was very powerful. My eleventh brother didn't even know what the other person looked like, and he fainted immediately." The middle-aged man looked more and more solemn.

"Fortunately, this person did not kill me, and my Eleventh Brother is safe. As for the loss, this is also what I find strange. The other party only took away the purple crystal vine and some spiritual medicines of young age. The others, especially the laurel tree, were ignored."

"The laurel tree is fine, that's good." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. You know, this tree has been cultivated for nearly a thousand years and is about to be completed. It is of vital importance to the Si family.

As for the Amethyst Vine, although it is also a bit regrettable, it is still barely acceptable.

"Let's go and take a look without further ado." The middle-aged man sighed, stood up and gave an order, then turned into a beam of light and flew out.

The rest of the Si family members did not delay and followed closely.