Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

The story is very clichéd and even a bit melodramatic.

As for how much blood was shed and how many people died, the storyteller doesn't care, and neither does the listener.

Although Changshengmu's words implied his intention to protect her, he did not actively play the role of rescuer.

After all, it had discovered something was wrong a long time ago, but never spoke up to remind her. It only rejected the request for blessing and allowed the inexperienced Sitaia to be deceived.

Even when the tribe that had served it for thousands of years was destroyed, it chose to fall into a deep sleep, and to this day it has been quite dissatisfied with Sitaya for using its power.

After being in prison once, Wei Xi was not a stone without any feelings, so he could understand the subtle thoughts here.

The Longevity Tree looked down on these believers and ate the offerings but did nothing.

In short, the Longevity Tree is not easy to deal with, otherwise Sitaya, the saint of the Taobin tribe, will be controlled by it after her death.

Fortunately, Wei Xi heard it clearly and quickly picked out two suspicious points from the story: one was the motive of this group of people; the other was why the Longevity Tree fell into a deep sleep.

Let's start with the first point of doubt. Wei Xi herself had come for the rare and precious wood of immortality. Although she was a bit reckless, she ultimately wanted to refine a spiritual weapon. Judging others by her own experience, her first thought was that her fellow travelers had gotten ahead of her.

However, according to the previous analysis of the three people (Wei Qin and Lian Gou), the things in the village were probably done by organized soldiers, which ruled out the suspicion of monks from various sects.

After much thought, the troops that can be mobilized can only come from the northern border or the Dongyi.

In recent years, the Ju State has grown increasingly powerful. While Wei Xi was "training" in Yinyangpo Prison, a half-acquaintance, King Wuyang, led his troops to fight against the Dongyi states. The Dongyi forces were so weak that they could barely fend for themselves. How could they have the time or energy to search the Nanjiang hinterland for the elusive Longevity Wood?

In this case, the Ju State in the northern border is the most suspicious.

First of all, the State of Ju had both the ambition to conquer the world and the ability to unify it; all it lacked was time.

Although he didn't know much about state affairs, from chatting with Qin Feng, Wei Xi learned that the Ju State always liked to gather information first. Often, before the city in front was captured, the intelligence about the city behind was delivered to the Ministry of War.

In this case, it makes sense that the forces of the State of Ju would go deep into the heart of Nanjiang to search for the Immortality Wood.

Now let's talk about the second point of doubt. According to the Longevity Wood, its power was stolen, which is why it fell into a deep sleep.

Wei Xi didn't believe such nonsense.

There is a contradiction in what the Longevity Tree said: it had already fallen into a deep sleep before its power was stolen.

Otherwise, why would the Changshengmu say "awaken again"?
Wei Xi sneered in his heart, knowing that this piece of wood was not honest and might be holding back some bad things to trick him.

Then he realized that he wasn't a good person either: he had traveled thousands of miles to raid the enemy's lair just because he coveted its "body".

The power of Ju State cannot hinder Wei Xi's affairs for the time being, but the Changshengmu, who is very scheming and has mysterious means, is very troublesome.

With Wei Xi No. 2 continuing to trap the Longevity Wood, the exhausted Wei Xi was able to cheer up and quickly review the details of his contact with the Longevity Wood.

The good news is that the Wood of Immortality does not seem to have any intention of killing Wei Xi immediately. It even reveals a lot of information, both true and false. She feels that there is still a possibility of getting the Wood of Immortality.

The bad news is that the other party is too strong, and the whereabouts of Qin Feng and the other two are unknown. They may also be controlled by the Longevity Wood.

Wei Xi's head was about to explode when he thought of Qin Feng and Lian Gouqie facing off against those paper figures.

"Young man, there's no need to talk about me!" Changshengmu finally lost his patience and forcibly interrupted Weixi No. 2's "small talk." "You came here for me, you're no different than those thieves!"

"That's not right," Weixi No. 2 said calmly and forcefully, probably because he really didn't want to live anymore. "At most, you have evil intentions!"

"My power is not something that anyone can steal," Changsheng Wood said in an arrogant tone. "A thousand years ago, cultivators could manipulate yin and yang energy, but now you are becoming weaker with each generation... and more and more arrogant!"

The last half of the sentence was so light, but it sounded like thunder in people's ears.

Wei Xi, who should have been intimidated, suddenly laughed and said, "All things are created equal by nature. Why bother making fun of us younger generations?"

"Old Senior, since you haven't taken our lives yet, you must have your own plans. Let's skip all that useless work and get straight to business!"

If Wei Xi had the cultivation level of her (cheap) master, she would have cut the Longevity Wood a few times to get rid of its bad temper.

Unfortunately, Wei Xi is only a cultivator at the foundation-building stage. Even in the world of immortal cultivation where talents are dwindling, the foundation-building stage is not something to be proud of. He can only rely on coaxing at the Changshengmu.

Don’t think that Wei Xi couldn’t control his temper, so he spoke frankly to Changshengmu.

From the conversation just now, Wei Xi understood that Changsheng Wood had a proud personality. Putting himself in Changsheng Wood's shoes, he knew that simply being humble wouldn't win him any respect, but instead earned him contempt from the old wood.

Didn't you hear Weixi No. 2's sharp retort? That means they were on the same page.

The paper figures around were still dancing, their dancing gradually becoming more and more wild, and the shadows left on the ground were fragmented and tangled into a ball, making it hard to breathe.

"I don't know how high the sky is!"

The Longevity Tree was furious, and the skeleton that carried its will exploded like a localized hailstorm, with broken bones flying everywhere.

Without waiting for Wei Xi to react, vines as thick as a bowl emerged from the ground, neatly tied the two men up like crabs, and lifted them over the campfire, as if to roast them.

Wei Xi was really sweating profusely now, mainly because of the scorching flames, it was impossible not to sweat.

"You're a senior, too! Why are you so impatient? Besides, you might think I have bad intentions, but I just want to improve my cultivation! That's not a crime!"

Wei Xi spoke these words quickly and hastily, adding just the right amount of grievance. As for how much sincerity he had in his words, God had no idea.

"You can't control my power. Ants are always ants. How can you control my power?"

I am not afraid of difficult questions, I am afraid of having no questions.

Wei Xi, getting closer and closer to the flames, said calmly, "A cultivator fights for his life against the heavens; I fight for a glimmer of hope against the yin and yang!"

The immortal wood sneered and controlled its vines to weigh Wei Xi. "You're not big, but you're so arrogant. You want to use the Yin and Yang energy to cultivate? Aren't you afraid of exploding and dying?"

No one is as great as the Longevity Wood. Wei Xi complained inwardly, puffing out his cheeks. Then he replied angrily, "It's better to die by exploding than to be humiliated... If you don't want me to, I'll leave with my fellow disciples... and never mention you again!"

With just a few words, Wei Xi established her strong character and tried to create room for maneuver; at the same time, she also tried to prevent the other party from smelling "lies" - after all, she didn't lie.

Just as Wei Xi was considering whether to try harder, Changshengmu suddenly swung Wei Xi No. 2, who was watching the show, in front of her and said grimly, "If you think I'll let it go, one of you must be spared!"

(End of this chapter)