Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 105: Transformation into a Demon
In Qingyuan County, floods raged for three consecutive days. The torrential rain not only did not subside, but became even more violent.

In Mihun Bay, the river water level has risen sharply. Mihun Bay, which was originally just a shallow beach, has now risen sharply and can be regarded as a deep water area. The peninsula of Muyu Island extending into the water has been mostly swallowed up by the river.

On Jiming Mountain, bathed in wind and rain, Jiang Chen took in all these changes.

The Qingyuan River is three parts flat and seven parts mountainous. This used to be a disadvantage, but now it has become an advantage. If it were a large plain like Changfeng County, who knows how many people would have died this time.

"Master, the flood is raging, and I'm afraid Muyu Island can't be saved."

Amidst the wind and rain, Wang Yuan looked at the increasingly blurred Muyu Island with a look of heartache on his face. In the past, Taiping Sect had invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the construction of Muyu Island, and he himself had also poured in a lot of effort, but now all of it had gone to waste.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen's expression did not change as he looked at the smaller and smaller Muyu Island.

"Save the people and lose the land, save the land and lose the people. As long as the people are still alive, it's no big deal. Even if Muyu Island is flooded, it's nothing. It's just a matter of rebuilding it."

Jiang Chen spoke calmly, saying that gain and loss are common, and people's lives are always wandering between gain and loss.

Hearing this, Wang Yuan was shocked.

"Is there any news from Qinghe County?"

Changing the subject, Jiang Chen asked about something else.

Hearing this, Wang Yuan shook his head.

"Master, the storm and floods are raging, and our connection with Qinghe County has been completely cut off. However, Qinghe County is located on a higher ground, and with Shouhou and Cao Banshan in charge, there shouldn't be any major problems for the time being."

After some hesitation, Wang Yuan expressed his opinion.

After hearing what Wang Yuan said, Jiang Chen didn't say anything more.

"It's still too weak after all."

With a sigh, Jiang Chen turned around and walked into the temporary cave as the wind and rain dispersed. Faced with such a natural disaster, he, a Qi-cultivating cultivator, seemed a little powerless and there was not much he could do.

Just like that, two days later, the heavy rain continued, the river water overflowed Muyuding, and the entire Muyu Island was completely submerged.

It was at this moment that a strange rhythm came from the island, followed by a pouring of spiritual energy. The entire Muyu Island moved with it, making a humming sound, as if it had really come alive.

As the Muyu Island shook, the entire Mihun Bay became restless, with undercurrents surging underwater and huge waves on the surface, as if some giant creature was struggling underwater to break free from its original restraints. This is what the saying "chained green carp will come alive when it enters the water" means.

At the same time, in Jiang Chen's original courtyard, when the torrent of spiritual energy poured out from the center of the island, it was like a long drought finally ending in rain, and a ray of spiritual light quietly bloomed. It was the dead peach wood.

Under the scouring of the flood, its original branches had long been broken, leaving only a bare stump. At this moment, spiritual light bloomed, and its roots began to grow as fast as possible, further penetrating into every corner of Muyu Island.

It turns out that a long time ago it had used all its vitality on the growth of its roots, allowing its roots to dig as deep as possible, thus creating the illusion of its own death. Now that the black carp has entered the water and its spiritual energy has burst out, it has ushered in a turning point.

Crackling, the roots grew, breaking through the soil and rocks. Following its instinct, the peach tree chased the source of spiritual energy, absorbing it almost greedily.

As time passed, its body gradually became spiritualized, and all its roots were dyed with jade color. From a distance, it looked like it was carved out of emerald green jade. Its own aura also continued to rise, and soon it approached the limit of the spiritual realm.

At a certain moment, Tao Mu's roots intertwined, forming a web. Having completed the transformation from life to death and successfully transformed into a demon, Tao Mu captured something hidden deep within Muyu Island. It was a spiritual cave, a self-contained entity, imbued with an extremely rich spiritual energy. Sensing the cave's existence and following instinct, Tao Mu extended its roots into it, drawing further spiritual energy. Its unique nature meant that its absorption of spiritual energy seemed limitless, surpassing even those at the spiritual realm, let alone those at the Qi training level.

With the spiritual energy in the spiritual cave as nourishment, after a while, Taomu took a further step and went straight into Qi training.

At this point, its body, which was only a stump left, finally began to grow again. An extremely rich vitality burst out from its dead body. In a moment, the old tree grew new buds, and turned from dead to prosperous. In just a moment, it became lush and leafy.

Even deep in the river, its growth is not affected at all. Its flourishing state forms a sharp contrast with the dilapidated scene around it.

It was at this moment that Jiang Chen, who was practicing in Jiming Mountain, opened his eyes.

"Something's calling me out there!"

Realizing something, Jiang Chen looked towards the direction of Muyu Island, which was already a flood.

"It's a subtle feeling, a sense of déjà vu."

As his thoughts turned, Jiang Chen thought of Shu Tianjiao first.

"Could it be..."

Guessing something, Jiang Chen took off with the wind, broke through the wind and rain, and arrived above Muyu Island.

At this moment, relying on the subtle connection in the soul, he could still sense the existence of Tao Mu even though there was a river between them.

"It really has become a demon."

As they got closer, the call became clearer. Jiang Chen knew that his guess was correct. The peach tree planted in his yard was really spiritual.

"One is a Rat Prodigy, the other is a Peach Wood. It seems that this is not just a coincidence. My soul ability may really help to improve spirituality."

"Rat Tianjiao is an animal, and Taomu is a plant. Their natures are indeed different, but they also have something in common: they have both been in contact with me for a long time, and have both been stimulated by the Mysterious Killing Finger."

"The reason why there was no such characteristic in the previous life is probably because the nature of the two worlds is different. Compared to the world of the previous life, this world believes that all things have spirits. This spirit may be the key."

Thoughts collided, and at this moment, Jiang Chen thought a lot.

After a moment, the increasingly urgent call brought Jiang Chen back to reality.

"Muyu Island truly has some unknown mysteries. This flood has triggered such changes."

In response to Tao Mu's call, Jiang Chen used his true energy to weave a robe and rushed into the river.

When he parted the river and landed on Muyu Island again, the first thing he saw was the peach tree that was about ten feet tall, with lush branches and leaves, and exuding spiritual light.

"Such a rich spiritual energy, but it is all restrained by the peach wood and does not show outwardly."

Realizing something, Jiang Chen looked at Tao Mu again with a different expression. Although he knew that something had happened on Mu Yu Island before he actually set foot on the island, he did not know that there were signs of an explosion of spiritual energy here. This shows how strong Tao Mu's ability to restrain spiritual energy is.

(End of this chapter)