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Chapter 698 Taiyi Yinyu, a gift from the tree spirit (6k)
Jiuling Chamber of Commerce, inside Beiyuan Cave Mansion.

"What? This."

"Senior Li, are you sure? Senior Fengqi is a highly respected elder of our clan. He wouldn't do such a thing, right?"

Fairy Qianmo was shocked when she heard that the disease of the Qingqiong Sky Tree was man-made and was aimed at her.

It is even more likely that it is related to Elder Feng in the Void Refinement Stage, and the information in his mind cannot be absorbed all at once.

Even though she had developed a high level of self-control over the years, her heart was still surging at this moment.

After all, it concerns the survival of the entire fairy city, which is not good news.

Qin Ming just looked at her quietly and said nothing more.

With Fairy Qianmo's extremely intelligent mind, it should not be difficult for her to guess something after I reminded her.

In an instant, a look of surprise appeared on her delicate face.

Immediately, his expression became solemn, and he murmured, "Could it be related to Senior Luo?"

"The cultivator named Luo? Could he be the young man in yellow robe who has been targeting Qin today?" Qin Ming asked with a frown.

Fairy Qianmo nodded slowly and said, "That's right. Senior Fengqi is not proficient in the way of spiritual plants, and the method of using 'Source Wood Alcohol Liquid' to irrigate the Qingqiong Mother Tree to restore its vitality was provided by Senior Luo."

"However, Senior Luo was a spiritual plant worshipper invited by our Chamber of Commerce, and he also worked in our family for a period of time before being gradually promoted. Thirty years ago, he was successfully promoted to a fifth-level spiritual plant master and entered the upper echelons of the Immortal City."

"If what Senior Li just said is related to Senior Fengqi, then this is most likely the case."

"But I also can't understand why Senior Luo would do such a treasonous thing and betray the entire Immortal City?"

"Also, I would like to ask, why is Senior Li so sure that the disease of the Azure Sky Mother Tree is related to the 'Source Wood Alcohol Liquid'?"

After listening to her words, Qin Ming thought for a moment and explained: "Li has a special spiritual plant magical power that can see extremely subtle changes in spiritual plants."

"Moreover, this mother tree is of such a high grade that it has already developed intelligence. Cultivators with a high affinity for plants and trees can communicate with it through induction."

"I tried to communicate with it this time, but it's clear that even the tree spirit was damaged and fell into silence. Although the source wood alcohol liquid is a spiritual object of heaven and earth that can promote the vitality of all things, according to the tree's spiritual gathering characteristics, if you do something with the spiritual energy within a certain range, it is possible that after reacting with the alcohol liquid, it will become a fatal poison for the sacred tree."

After hearing what Qin Ming said.

Fairy Qianmo was startled, obviously understanding the implication of his words.

"So that's how it is. Someone actually tampered with the spiritual energy and spiritual veins."

Qin Ming coughed lightly and said, "Based on the current situation, this matter should be almost certain. As for how to make the decision, it depends on Fairy Qianmo. Are you sure that Senior Fengqi is indeed fine?"

"I believe Fairy Qianmo is smart enough to know that if you lose the position of Chief Deacon, whoever benefits the most will be the one who is obstructing this matter."

Fairy Qianmo's expression changed several times, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Well! Senior Fengqi will be fine. It is very likely that Luo Chen did it. He also competed with me for the position of chief deacon."

"I have to report this matter to Senior Feng in person and let him decide on the matter, but I don't have any evidence at the moment."

Qin Ming smiled inexplicably when he heard this: "This is simple. You just need to let Senior Feng secretly follow the surname Luo for a period of time, and you will understand everything."

……

A few days later.

Located in a hidden valley thousands of miles away from Qingqiongshu City.

Two figures were talking in secret.

One of them was the cultivator named Luo whom Qin Ming had met that day, while the other cultivator was covered in a black robe and his face could not be seen clearly.

But this person has an evil aura and looks quite weird.

"I have almost completed what I promised you. Should I settle the remaining things?"

The young monk named Luo said in a somewhat unhappy tone.

"Hehe! Don't be anxious, Brother Luo. The matter of that old guy Fengqi hasn't been dealt with yet. Let's settle the accounts together after we get rid of him. I will not give you a penny less than what I promised you. I still have some reputation for this." The black-robed monk said with a strange laugh.

After that, he took out a yellow gourd from his bosom and handed it to the young man surnamed Luo, saying: "This contains the last portion of 'Nine Yin Underworld Qi', which was obtained with great difficulty from the intersection of Huangquan Devouring Abyss and the Netherworld. It is colorless and tasteless, and even those in the Refining Void Stage cannot find any abnormalities. After you spread it into the nearby spiritual veins, it will react with the 'Source Wood Alcohol Liquid' to undergo a qualitative change, and the Qingqiong Mother Tree should be completely dead, hehehe!"

"What a coincidence! If it weren't for the Demon Envoy in the Saint Realm who understood the characteristics of this sacred tree, even a sixth-rank spiritual plant master would never have thought of this method. He could actually destroy a fairy city without anyone noticing!"

The young man surnamed Luo took the yellow gourd very reluctantly. "This is the last time. I have to leave this place as soon as possible after this. Fairy Qianmo found a human spiritual plant master from somewhere these days. Fortunately, he didn't find anything unusual."

"Don't worry, brother Luo. We have already arranged a way out for you. Just go ahead and do it boldly. Hahaha!" The black-robed monk laughed wildly.

"Oh? Really?!"

At this moment, an extremely cold voice suddenly sounded near the two of them.

The monk named Luo and the monk in black robe were horrified!
There was actually someone who saw all their dirty deeds and managed to make sure that the two of them were not noticed at all.

Who else could it be other than Lord Lianxu?
Without giving it much thought, the two immediately understood what was going on.

But just as they were about to use their magical powers to escape.

A huge force of spatial suppression came crushing down like an overwhelming tidal wave.

The two figures froze for a moment, and were fixed in place by this force, like two sculptures, unable to even move a thought.

Followed by.

The nearby void twisted, and three monks slowly walked out of it. Leading them was an old man in a gray robe, who was the famous Wind Rider God.

Behind him were Qin Ming and Fairy Qianmo.

After Fairy Qianmo saw with her own eyes that it was actually the cultivator named Luo who betrayed her, her expression became complicated, but she was soon relieved.

"Junior Brother Qianmo, it seems that the information you provided is correct. Someone is indeed plotting something bad."

After Elder Fengqi appeared, he immediately controlled the two men with thundering means without saying a word.

The disguise of the black-robed monk was also exposed, revealing a pair of black horns and scarlet eyes.

"Huh! It's actually the demon clan!"

"And you! You dared to secretly communicate with the demons and did something detrimental to our tribe, almost causing a disaster. You deserve to die!"

next moment.

Elder Fengqi's furious face revealed a strong murderous intent. He casually grasped with his five fingers and sucked the demon over, then began his terrifying soul-searching technique.

"Ahhhh!"

The demon monk was unable to put up any resistance at all in the hands of Elder Fengqi. He screamed miserably. One could imagine how torturous the pain from the soul level was.

Soon, the demon's eyes became lifeless and he was tortured to death.

Elder Fengqi's expression changed from gloomy to bright, and then the strength in his hands burst out violently, and the demon exploded directly into a ball of blood mist.

After doing all this, his cold gaze fell on the young monk named Luo again.

His men showed no mercy and followed suit, using the soul-sucking and spirit-refining technique on him!

With the end of the soul search, Elder Fengqi seemed to have obtained what he wanted to know.

However, for a being of his level, even if the demon cultivators had means to defend against soul searching, or even tampered with his spirit, it would be basically useless.

Elder Fengqi stood there in silence for a long time before turning around and saying to Fairy Qianmo and Qin Ming:
"You must not tell anyone about what happened today."

Fairy Qianmo was immediately startled, and she bowed and said, "I will follow Senior Feng's orders!"

Qin Ming also followed suit and saluted. After all, he had seen the strength that the other party had just displayed.

As expected, it only takes a single thought for a Lianxu cultivator to kill a Shenhua cultivator.

That demon cultivator had at least the strength of a perfect spirit transformation level, but in the hands of Lord Fengqi, it was as easy as crushing an ant to death.

"It still depends on the realm to crush!" Qin Ming secretly sighed.

I'm afraid that the actual cultivation level of this Elder Fengqi of the Qingqiong Tree City of the Mujing Clan is probably above the initial stage of refining emptiness.

"I just searched the souls of those two people and found out that this matter is indeed related to you, Qianmo girl."

"Although Luo Chen once worked for your family, he failed in his bid for a position. He saw you rise to prominence and become the chief steward of the Nine Spirits Chamber of Commerce, but he was still not satisfied as a fifth-level spiritual plant master. He became jealous and thus secretly colluded with the demons, taking advantage of the disease of the mother tree to take revenge and run away."

"But I am also responsible for this matter. I actually listened to this person and almost killed the Qingqiong Mother Tree. Otherwise, I would be blamed and would have almost become a sinner for all eternity."

Elder Fengqi couldn't help but sigh when he said this, and then he told the two of them roughly the information he had obtained.

When Fairy Qianmo heard the whole story, her brows furrowed. Luo Chen had followed their family for so many years, but they didn't expect something like this to happen.

It also sounded a wake-up call for her.

Subsequently.

Elder Fengqi's frosty face suddenly changed, as if he had become a different person. He smiled and said to Qin Ming:
"This time, we have to thank Little Friend Li for reminding us, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

He could see that Qin Ming was extremely cautious and had no intention of revealing this matter to him until he was absolutely sure.

"Senior Feng, you are too polite. I, Li, and Fairy Qianmo are good friends. Since we have happened to encounter this matter, I would naturally like to help." Qin Ming replied modestly.

Elder Fengqi looked at Qin Ming with a smile, and then asked expectantly: "Since Young Friend Li can see the signs of the illness of the Azure Sky Mother Tree, there should be a way to cure it, right?"

Right now, the most important thing for them is to save the mother tree that maintains the operation of the entire Qingqiong Tree City.

"Well, I am somewhat confident. Since it is Senior Feng's order, I am willing to try my best. However, I have come all the way to the Mujing Clan to ask for something, and I hope that Senior can fulfill it." Qin Ming pretended to be thoughtful, then clasped his fists and replied.

Elder Fengqi's eyes sparkled with brilliance, and he got straight to the point: "I've heard from Qianmo that you, Mr. Li, are here for the Taiyi Yin Jade, right?"

"You should know what this spiritual object of heaven and earth means. Taiyi Yin Jade is one of the two main ingredients for refining the elixir 'Yin Yang Guixu Pill' that can help you reach the Void Refining Stage."

"Not to mention the human race, even within our own race, only the combined-level forces control it, and other than that, it is rarely revealed to the outside world."

"These three pieces in my hand were also brought out by chance from a secret realm controlled by a sect after a narrow escape from death."

"However, if you, little friend Li, can revive the Qingqiong Mother Tree, I can give you a piece of Taiyi Yin Jade as a condition."

"It can be regarded as a thank you for what happened before."

"Of course, if you have other things that interest me, I can trade the remaining two pieces to you. Anyway, I don't have any use for them right now. I originally put them in the Jiuling Chamber of Commerce to exchange for sixth-level resources."

Qin Ming was delighted when he heard this, and immediately bowed his hands and thanked him, "Thank you very much, Senior Feng, for your help."

After discussing this matter, several people rushed back towards the direction of the Immortal City.

Half a day later.

Qin Ming followed the two and came to the Tree Heart Temple again.

The two sixth-rank spiritual plant masters of the Mujing clan were working hard to study the method of healing trees.

When they saw Elder Fengqi and Qin Ming and the other two coming in, they also bowed slightly.

"Elder Feng, you are here!"

The status and position of a divine master with sixth-level skills in the spiritual world is equivalent to that of a cultivator in the Void Refining Stage. Some of them are rare professions with even higher status and power. Therefore, when they saw Elder Feng coming, they did not perform a big ceremony, but only greeted him symbolically.

however.

When the two heard that the mother tree's vitality was lost because of Luo Chen's secret obstruction, they were greatly surprised.

What shocked them even more was that it was the human spiritual plant master in front of them who saw through the plan.

At this moment, Elder Fengqi was bringing Qin Ming to heal the spiritual tree.

"I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Li is such a hidden talent! I am so sorry for your disrespect."

The red-faced short old man and the red-haired middle-aged man hurried forward to greet him and made way for him, as if they also wanted to see Qin Ming's methods.

Qin Ming did not say much. Since he wanted to obtain the Taiyi Yin Jade, he naturally had to show its value, otherwise Elder Fengqi would not trade it easily.

next moment.

Qin Ming walked to the front of the Qingqiong mother tree, and then started to practice the "Qingdi Jue". A green vertical pupil suddenly opened in the middle of his eyes.

In an instant, a ray of mysterious green light shone and fell on the sick spiritual tree.

It was his Blue Emperor's magical power.

As the green light shone, an extremely rich and vibrant plant essence descended upon the Qingqiong Mother Tree.

Everyone present was surprised to find that the spirit tree, which had been constantly losing vitality, had its vitality lost at a much slower rate in an instant, which clearly showed that it had a strong healing effect.

Although the tree was not cured directly, it did prevent the situation from getting worse.

Not only Fairy Qianmo and Elder Fengqi, but even the two sixth-rank spiritual plant masters of the Mujing clan were extremely surprised.

“It actually worked.”

"What kind of great magical power is this? It has such a powerful healing effect?"

As they talked, both of them envied Qin Ming for possessing such powerful spiritual plant abilities.

Qin Ming naturally would not heal the mother tree easily in front of them, but he planned to slowly heal it for a while.

This made the treatment seem difficult, and made Elder Fengqi feel that he had paid a huge price.

In this way, the other party will seem more happy when trading the Taiyi Yin Jade.

"Girl Qianmo, this human friend you met is really capable. Maybe he can help us with this matter." When Elder Fengqi saw Qin Ming's move, he also showed a relieved smile.

"This time we can say that we have saved the entire Qingqiong Tree City. This ten thousand year old foundation has finally been preserved."

When Fairy Qianmo saw Qin Ming use his magical powers to save the sacred tree, her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise, as if she had returned to the time when she first met 'Senior Li'.

No matter what time, he always keeps a low profile.

This time, I owe the other party a huge favor.

at this time.

Qin Ming put away the Green Emperor's magical power and said to the people in the Tree Heart Temple:

"The root of this spiritual plant's disease is deep, and it cannot be cured in a short time. Next, I will spend a long time and energy to try to eliminate the source of the previous erosion of this spiritual plant by the turbid air, so that it can recover as before."

"During this period, Li does not want anyone else to be present, so as to avoid anyone disturbing my casting and causing any mistakes."

After hearing this, Elder Fengqi instantly understood what Qin Ming meant and said, "From today on, no one is allowed to enter the Tree Heart Temple until Young Friend Li has finished healing the Qingqiong Mother Tree."

"Little friend Li, just focus on your treatment. If you need anything, just tell me at any time."

After seeing Qin Ming's methods, he was able to guess that the other party was not just talking, but had real ability.

Immediately, he didn't even give the two sixth-level spiritual plant masters any face and directly asked them to leave the hall.

He did not forget to say to Fairy Qianmo: "In order to thank you for this, you can first give a piece of Taiyi Yin Jade to Li Xiaoyou, and we can talk about the rest later."

"Yes! Senior Feng!" After receiving the instructions from Elder Fengqi, Fairy Qianmo's eyes immediately showed excitement.

In this way, she could have given an explanation to Qin Ming, otherwise she would have owed him too much of a favor.

Not long after.

Fairy Qianmo went to the Jiuling Chamber of Commerce in person and took out an exquisite jade box from the treasure house.

He personally handed it to Qin Ming and said with sincere gratitude: "Senior Li, this is the reward that Senior Feng promised you for saving the Qingqiong Mother Tree."

"Oh? So fast? I haven't even completely cured the sacred tree yet." Qin Ming's expression revealed a hint of surprise.

Then he took the jade box and opened the seal on the outside.

Suddenly, an extremely cold aura rushed towards him, and inside it lay a fist-sized piece of gray jade, emitting an astonishing halo.

In contrast to the chaotic yang gold, the Taiyi Yin Jade is filled with extremely yin power, and it seems that it can freeze the void.

"This is the legendary spiritual object of heaven and earth, the Taiyi Yin Jade!"

"And it's such a big piece! Enough to be cut into several pieces, enough for refining pills!"

What Qin Ming didn't know was that this piece of Taiyi Yin Jade was the largest piece left in the Jiuling Chamber of Commerce by Elder Fengqi, and was much larger than the other two pieces combined.

Fairy Qianmo specially picked out the largest piece for him. Since Elder Fengqi did not specify anything, it was naturally left to her to dispose of as she pleased.

"Senior Li not only saved our city from danger, but also took great pains to save the mother tree. I will naturally fulfill my promise to you." Fairy Qianmo expressed her sincere gratitude.

"Senior Li, please go ahead and do your work. I won't bother you for now."

After saying this, she also withdrew from the hall.

Boom!

The door of the Tree Heart Temple was closed, leaving Qin Ming alone.

Qin Ming stroked the Taiyi Yin Jade in his hand, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"At this point, we have obtained the two sixth-level main materials, Chaos Yang Gold and Taiyi Yin Jade. We only need to gather the remaining auxiliary materials and we can start refining the Yin-Yang Return to Void Pill."

"Su Yuqing is researching the formula, and the remaining auxiliary materials are in Tianxing City. Baili Hui and Mo Lingwei can collect them."

"In this way, the road to refining emptiness is right before our eyes!"

Qin Ming was in a very good mood; he had gained quite a lot from this trip.

As for curing the spiritual plant in front of him, it was extremely easy for him.

He doesn't even need to do it himself.

Qin Ming was just pretending in front of the Mujing people.

He immediately called out Little Silver Fox and Tian Ling'er from the small spiritual realm and asked them to provide treatment.

The two of them have followed Qin Ming for so many years, and under his training, their spiritual attainments have long surpassed those of ordinary cultivators.

It is also a demon beast with special bloodline and a fifth-level spiritual plant.

Especially Tian Ling'er, since her last advancement, she has been able to cast some high-level spiritual plant spells to help spiritual plants recover and heal, grow and flourish, etc.

"I'll give you two a task. Restoring this tree to normal during this period of time is also a test from me." Qin Ming said calmly.

The little silver fox and Tian Ling'er responded respectfully: "Yes! I understand."

Then, he called out the Sky-Eating Rat and asked it to rub his shoulders and back.
In this way, time passed quietly.

The days passed by.

More than half a year later, after some care by the little silver fox and Tian Ling'er, the spiritual plant used magic to expel all the turbid air that had accumulated through the absorption of spiritual energy.

In addition, they also used some spiritual objects and spiritual soil in the small spiritual realm to fertilize the tree and nourish the roots.

All the withered leaves on the entire Qingqiong mother tree have disappeared, replaced by new green buds.

Suddenly.

Suddenly, rays of misty light rose above the pool in the center.

The entire Qingqiong Tree City resonated with joy and excitement.

The sunlight shines through the leafy branches, reflecting an incomparably sacred light.

The cultivators in the city also sensed the changes in the vitality of heaven and earth, and were all surprised:

"what happened?"

"Why do I feel that the spiritual energy of the entire fairy city has risen to a higher level? It seems to be more concentrated than before?"

"Not only that, it seems that Qingqiong Tree City has become more vibrant."

"Could it be that our Heavenly Tree has advanced again?"

"God bless my Mujing clan!!"

Amid the discussion, many people even knelt down to worship the towering trees.
The Jiuling Chamber of Commerce is sitting here.

Fairy Qianmo nodded and looked towards the treetops, her beautiful eyes shining brightly: "Senior Li, have you finally succeeded?"

On the other side, there is a floating island cave on the treetops.

The gray-robed Wind Rider elder opened his eyes, as if he had sensed the changes that had come, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This human kid is really interesting, he finally keeps his word."

……

Tree Heart Temple.

Just when the Qingqiong mother tree was regaining its vitality.

The Sky-Eating Rat arched its nose and couldn't help but mutter, "I seem to smell the scent of treasure again."

The next moment, Qin Ming opened his ink-black eyes and looked towards the spiritual plant.

The moment the tree was revived, the tree spirit inside it also woke up.

Countless green lights, in front of the few people, slowly condensed into the shape of a graceful woman with a beautiful face.

She stepped forward and bowed to Qin Ming, and said with tears of gratitude:
"I am Qingqiong, thank you all for your help."

"I cannot repay you for saving my life. Here is a Qingqiong Spirit Plant that fell off when I was promoted to the sixth level. I will give it to you, fellow Taoist."

After the tree spirit finished speaking, it pointed its finger and a sapling about a foot tall wrapped in green light fell in front of Qin Ming.

Qin Ming did not expect that after rescuing the Qingqiong mother tree, there would be such an unexpected surprise.

This is a sixth-level divine sapling that can gather spirits!

If it is transplanted to Xiaogui Peak and Xiaoling Realm, perhaps it will be possible for one's own cave to give birth to a spiritual vein of level six or above!
(End of this chapter)