Longzang

Chapter 555 No Joke
How could he escape this situation? Wei Yuan instinctively didn't seek help from mortals. Besides, how could he assign a task for something like this? Wouldn't that be like the Creator Immortal exposing his private affairs to the public? More than 700,000 eyes were watching.

Without the warmth of human connection, Wei Yuan had to rely on himself.

In that critical moment, Wei Yuan's mind raced, and he instantly came up with a solution called "going with the flow." Since Bao Yun was so determined to hold onto the evidence, he might as well hold onto it even tighter and continue his actions until the deed was done.

Once this method is used, Bao Yun will most likely be frightened and dare not act recklessly anymore.

However, Wei Yuan thought about it more deeply and decided to give up and instead take a passive approach.

Taking the initiative using the previous method might indeed lead to Bao Yun's capture, but it would leave none of the problems unresolved, nor would it fulfill any of her wishes. It would bring endless trouble and, more importantly, guilt.

Therefore, Wei Yuan did not make any further moves, and said, "This is not my fault, but the fault of the hand. Look, this hand is about to give birth to a true spirit and will have its own thoughts..."

Bao Yun was so angry at Wei Yuan's shamelessness that she laughed and said, "You actually said that? You're something else!"

Wei Yuan remained calm and asked, "What harm is there in a Dharma form nurturing a true spirit?"

Bao Yun rolled her eyes at Wei Yuan and said, "You really have no common sense. It's not just harmful, it's deadly."

Since it concerned Wei Yuan's safety, Bao Yun was indeed steered off-topic by Wei Yuan and began to explain in detail.

Because the Bao family has built their foundation on the path of wood for generations, many of their practitioners' foundations are various kinds of divine trees and immortal plants. These immortal plants possess extremely powerful spirituality, second only to the legendary mythical beasts among all kinds of spiritual forms.

Once a celestial plant achieves its spiritual potential within the world of the mind, its spirituality will explode. At that time, the spirituality of a small blade of grass in the world of the mind might be equivalent to that of a learned scholar in the human world.

The Bao family has a history of two exceptionally talented geniuses who, from the very beginning, possessed the potential to ascend to immortality. However, both of them had an excessively strong spirituality in their inner world, resulting in the birth of extremely terrifying true spirits.

The true spirit was born and gradually took over. The consciousness of the person before him was ultimately obliterated by the true spirit, which replaced him and became him. This change caught the elders of the Bao family completely off guard, leaving them helpless; killing him was one thing, not killing him was another.

The question of whether this person was still the same person from the original Bao family sparked a major debate within the family. Several elders held differing opinions, and none could convince the others. In the end, that person was imprisoned in the ancestral mountain behind the village until his death.

The fate of the later Bao family genius was even more tragic. The true spirit somehow obtained a secret technique of the Haili tribe and sacrificed the original owner's soul to the sea eye, ultimately gaining independence. Since then, no one knows where he has gone.

Within a thousand years, two incidents occurred in quick succession, resulting in the deaths of two unparalleled geniuses and severely damaging the Bao family.

Therefore, the Bao family is particularly sensitive to the loss of control over the mental world, and will intervene as soon as there is a sign of it. Bao Yun is still far from the mental world, but her Seven Wonders Tree is the first foundation of the Bao family in hundreds of years, so she has heard a lot about this since she was a child.

Now that Bao Yun has discovered that Wei Yuan's mental world has become self-contained, and the central city has essentially become a large human city, if the hundreds of thousands of mortals in the city all possessed spirituality, then Wei Yuan's current situation is probably no better than that of the two geniuses of the Bao family back then.

After listening to Bao Yun's explanation, Wei Yuan was unimpressed, only saying that he would pay attention, but it would be better to let things take their course for now.

Wei Yuan knew his own situation; his mental world contained not just one true spirit, but actually a whole host of them.

In the shadows of the moon, the young girl, Yin and Yang, hangs high above. Below her are the laurel tree, the red lotus bodhi, and the mysterious seaweed, each with its own unique characteristics. There is also a tea tree, whose acting is so superb it rivals that of Bao Yun.

In contrast, the Langya Divine Tree is naturally quiet, and the few immortal orchids are busy fighting among themselves. Although the Jianmu tree is already more than ten feet tall, it is actually still a small bud. These few trees are slightly weaker in spirituality, but they are definitely worthy of the standard of a true spirit.

The dragon eagle hovered between the threshold of the true spirit, neither rising nor falling.

Besides, many mortals, having nothing better to do, began worshipping gods: Wei Yuan, Tian Yu, and the Holy Toad. Over time, perhaps even true spirits will be born. In short, Wei Yuan's mental world is now a chaotic dance of spirits. Even if new true spirits are born, it won't be easy for them to rise to prominence, let alone overpower the others.

After chatting for a while and finally calming Bao Yun down, Wei Yuan suddenly noticed an open letter on the table.

Wei Yuan swore that he did not intentionally peek; he had only used his divine sense to scan the area and had already taken in everything. There was no time to react, and he could not forget it.

The letter was written by an elder of the Bao family. Judging from the address, she seemed to be an elder from Bao Yun's branch of the family and was now also one of the Bao family elders. In the letter, she wrote that the clan elders had ultimately decided not to get involved in Qingming and that the motion to take over Ding'an City had been cancelled.

She wrote in great detail that after Zhao Fusheng returned, the island lord of Qiongshan Immortal Island was furious, believing that the Bao family had disrespected him, and therefore specifically sought out the Bao family's immortal ancestor to argue with him.

Afterwards, Qiongshan Immortal Island made great efforts to persuade the two elders who had originally sided with Bao Yun to change their stance. Moreover, it is unknown what kind of deal the two immortal ancestors reached behind the scenes, but the Bao family immortal ancestor actually turned a blind eye to Qiongshan Immortal Island's aggressive actions, which was tantamount to tacit approval.

As a result, another elder of the Bao family changed his stance, thus gaining a majority in the council of elders and rejecting the motion to establish an enclave in the Western Regions.

Upon seeing the letter, Wei Yuan frowned and said, "Why is that guy surnamed Zhao still pestering me? He originally said he would let go, which made me think highly of him, but now he's clinging on relentlessly, which is despicable."

Bao Yun sat up, a surge of emotion washing over her, instantly clearing Wei Yuan's mind. She said seriously, "This isn't Zhao Fusheng's idea. The island lord has spoken, so his word doesn't count. For some reason, Qiongshan Immortal Island has been frantically searching for clansmen with exceptional talent lately. I suspect that some important figure on the island is nearing the end of their lifespan."

"They want to be reincarnated?"

"I heard that's how it is."

Wei Yuan then understood that if it was to prepare a physical body for reincarnation, then the higher the talent, the better, and the talent had to be related to the original owner in order to exert its maximum power.

Just like the reincarnated body Xu Wangu prepared for himself, it was an innate sword body, and it came with the Eternal Sword Manual, possessing great fortune and great karma. Among all the reincarnations throughout history, Xu Wangu's body might even rank in the top ten.

"So, does that mean the Bao family really doesn't intend to take Ding'an City?"

Bao Yun's face showed a self-deprecating smile as she said, "No, we don't need it anymore. The funding they promised is also gone. However, the clan elders said they are willing to cooperate with us on the Dao Foundation training. I have already declined this offer on your behalf."

Wei Yuan sighed, "They want the foundation of their Dao, so just give it to them. Once they get a taste of the benefits, they'll gradually side with us."

Bao Yun shook her head: "We're not begging them for a meal, why should we let them take advantage of us for nothing? That old man wants to use our resources to advance further, but he's not even sure if he's on our side. He still wants to take advantage of us? No way!"

Wei Yuan knew that Bao Yun was actually quite stubborn at heart, so he stopped trying to persuade her and said, "It's alright. Even without the Bao family's resources, our Ding'an City was still built, wasn't it? After we defeat the Wu Clan, it won't be long before your elders realize what they missed!"

Bao Yun nodded, the gloom on her face lessening considerably, and then said softly, "Since the Bao family isn't providing financial assistance, I don't need to worry about my status anymore. So I'm really living under someone else's roof now, and I wouldn't dare refuse your requests."

Having been fooled so many times before, Wei Yuan decided to stand up for himself this time. So he laughed and said, "Just focus on cultivating your spirituality. I have no demands on you."

Bao Yun smiled sweetly, leaned close to Wei Yuan's ear, and whispered, "I wasn't joking..."

Wei Yuan was taken aback, then his mind began to race.

(End of this chapter)