I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 497 The Child Has Grown Up (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Everyone was happy for Qingxiao that she had a companion tree, but Jiang Yi frowned and began to worry.

How could such a huge Purple Dome Tree be taken away alive?

Jiang Yi walked to the tree, greeted Qingxiao in her mind, placed her hand on the tree, and began to mobilize her magic power.

With just a little effort, she knew that with her current magical power, she couldn't move the tree, and even if she drained all the spiritual power from the five demon spirits, it wouldn't be enough.

This tree has been planted in this secret place for over three thousand years, and its underground root system is not only deep but also extensive.

If the root system is discarded during transplantation, the ancient Ziqiong tree will definitely suffer a severe blow.

Its entire root system, along with the surrounding soil, must be removed.

Suddenly, the voice of the Ink Dragon King rang in Jiang's mind, "If you have a magical treasure, I can help you move the tree."

Jiang Yi turned around and saw the Ink Dragon King, who had transformed into human form, walking towards her with Zhao Cangyun. A small black snake was tightly wrapped around the Ink Dragon King's neck, making her very uncomfortable, and she would occasionally tug at it with her hand.

But every time it was loosened, the little black snake would tighten its body and cling to the king tightly, its head rubbing affectionately against the black dragon king's face.

A Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't possibly be strangled to death, but it certainly didn't look very good.

When the demons around the ancient tree saw the Ink Dragon King, they all bowed their heads in respect.

The Ink Dragon King nodded in agreement, “Don’t all gather here. Go and count the number of people in your respective tribes, take your belongings, and notify the other tribes to gather at the exit.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the demons scattered, and the sounds of various clans exchanging messages echoed through the forest.

Qi Tian and Shen Puning also re-entered the dense forest to continue collecting resources they could take with them.

Hua Gu split into two to look for the treasure, calling Hong Li to come along. However, Hong Li insisted on staying where she was and, for the first time ever, grabbed Jiang Yi's sleeve.

Suddenly, only Mo Jiao Wang, Zhao Cangyun, Hua Gu, and Hong Li remained by the tree.

Of course, there was also the jade snake wrapped around the neck of the Ink Dragon King.

Mo Jiao Wang had already gained a full understanding of Jiang Yi from Zhao Cangyun. Zhao Cangyun had told him everything he could, except for things that Jiang Yi didn't want others to know, such as the existence of Youxian Ferry.

Zhao Cangyun did not tell Mo Jiao Wang that Jiang Yi had saved him when he was still the incapacitated Crimson Smoke Colt.

Zhao Cangyun felt that this matter would affect the Mo Jiao King's judgment and make the Mo Jiao King think that he was repaying a debt of gratitude, which was why he said so many good things about Jiang Yi.

Mo Jiao Wang walked up to Jiang Yi and said, "After leaving here, I can bring all the Jiao and Snake clans to join the Cang Ling Sect, and I will also try to persuade other clans, but I cannot guarantee how they will ultimately decide, nor will I force them."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi felt reassured. "That's enough. Don't worry, the Cangling Sect will fulfill the conditions my master promised you."

Seeing that Jiang Yi didn't even ask Danxi what she had promised her, the Ink Dragon King was truly envious of the tacit understanding and trust between the master and disciple.

With a sudden tightening around his neck, the Ink Dragon King could no longer tolerate this stupid child who only knew how to cry. He ripped the Jade Serpent off and flung it away violently.

"Get out of here! Adult black dragons live independently, this is outrageous!"

Yu Hui cried out: Mother, have you forgotten? I'm not even an adult in the Jiao Clan yet...

Zhao Cangyun sighed and shook his head. When Mo Jiao Wang wanted to discuss important matters with his senior sister, he knew to stand quietly to the side without saying a word. Why couldn't Yu Hui learn that?
Mo Jiao Wang glanced at the Purple Sky Ancient Tree and continued, "In this secret realm, there are more than 3,700 Northern Xuan Demon Clan members. After we subdued some of the original demon beasts in the secret realm, many of them also joined various clans, bringing the total to more than 6,000. With such a large number, it would be easy for us to gather together and fight our way out."

"I believe that with your current status, you can indeed protect most of the demon race, but you can't guarantee that cultivators with higher cultivation levels than you won't take the opportunity to kill some of the demon race. If they then try to deceive you with excuses, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything about it."

Jiang Yi nodded. The Black Dragon King's concerns were not without reason. When she and Shen Puning left the sect, they only took five hundred demon-capturing beads with them.

The larger the number of demons, the easier it is for outside cultivators to take advantage of the chaos and kill them; for them, killing one is a bonus.

Just then, something suddenly fell at Jiang Yi's feet.

When Jiang Yi looked down, Hong Li was bending down to pick it up. It was the Green Wood Cauldron, which Hong Li had shrunk to the size of a walnut and hung on her waist as an ornament along with a magical pendant that could conceal her aura. Hong Li didn't have a tail at the moment; if she did, her tail would definitely twitch with ulterior motives.

She was reminding Jiang Yi that Jiang Yi not only had the Youxian Ferry, but they also had the Green Wood Cauldron, which contained a space for spiritual herbs.

Jiang Yi didn't forget; it's just that after lending the Green Wood Cauldron to Hong Li, she said she would collect rent, but in her heart she already regarded the Green Wood Cauldron as Hong Li's property. She didn't even bother to look at what the spirit medicine space was like.

As children grow up, especially sensitive children like Hongli, they need their own privacy.

As long as she 'borrows' spirit stones from Hong Li, Hong Li is willing to give them to her. She doesn't care what Hong Li wants to do with the Green Wood Cauldron.

So from the beginning, she never intended to expose the Green Wood Cauldron.

Hong Li's initiative in indicating this must have ulterior motives, but who can blame us when Hong Li is our own child?
Jiang Yi followed Hong Li's lead and stretched out her hand in front of Hong Li, saying, "Let me use the Green Wood Cauldron."

Hongli immediately pretended to be on high alert, "No, this is mine! I paid the rent, and the lease hasn't expired yet!"

"Oh, that's fine."

Hongli glared at her. "Hey, you bad woman, why aren't you following the script?"

Seeing that Jiang Yizhen didn't care, Hong Li snorted, mustered her courage, raised her head and took the initiative to say to the Ink Dragon King, "I have a cave-heaven magic treasure, but I planted my spiritual herbs inside, and I absolutely cannot damage even a single seedling. So there isn't much space left. If you're willing to squeeze in, it should be able to fit most of the demon race."

Upon hearing this, even the Ink Dragon King's eyes lit up. After all, grotto-heaven treasures were extremely rare. They had never seen them in the Northern Xuan, and had only heard that the top sects in the Eastern Continent had a few.

"What are your conditions?"

Hong Li's thoughts were not hidden from Mo Jiao Wang at all.

Hong Li, with a smug look on her face and an air of "see, you still have to rely on me," pointed to the Purple Sky Ancient Tree next to her.

"First, you need to help me move this tree into my Green Wood Cauldron. Second, I need the seed of Yan Leiyan's fire."

Jiang Yi followed Hong Li's lead, feigning surprise and astonishment, but in reality, she was overjoyed, feeling a sense of relief that her child had grown up and could handle things on their own.

Before the Ink Dragon King could answer, Hong Li continued, "Besides that, I have one more condition: all the demons who have entered the Azure Wood Cauldron must consume the Forget-Dust Pill I refined after they leave, so that they can completely forget about the Azure Wood Cauldron, including you!"

The Forget-Dust Pill isn't difficult to refine; she already has all the materials in her Green Wood Cauldron, and she's accumulated quite a bit of them before, so it's enough for her needs.

The only way to guarantee the effectiveness of the Forget-Dust Pill given to the Ink Dragon King is to refine a top-grade one.

You asked her why she was accumulating Forget-Dust Pills?

That was, of course, for the sake of her Fox King's prestige. Back when she was the queen of the Azure Forest, if she did something stupid due to inexperience and it caused her subordinates to have a distorted impression of her, she would give them Forget-Dust Pills and pretend that nothing had happened.

Therefore, she has always been the most majestic queen in their hearts! A queen who never makes a wrong decision!

Hong Li's firm attitude did not anger the Ink Dragon King; instead, it made him smile and his eyes show appreciation for little Hong Li.

Hong Li suddenly turned to Jiang Yi and said, "I earned the Yan Lei Yan through my own abilities, so you are not allowed to take my spirit stones anymore."

"Okay, okay, fine."

Jiang Yi continued to play the role of a 'cowardly mother'. Anyway, they were all her own foxes, so why distinguish between yours and mine?

After a moment's thought, the Ink Dragon King said, "I can agree to your request for the tree relocation and the Forget-Dust Pill, but you have to get the seed of the Flame Thunder Flame yourself. That's the rule of the demon race."

Hong Li was not disappointed, as if she had expected it all along. "Alright, you be the witness, I will defeat that snake!"

When Hongli saw Qingxiao win the challenge and gain ownership of the Purple Sky Ancient Tree, she started to think about it. She decided that it would be better for her to defeat him herself, even if it took some effort, than to lose all her possessions.
Those spirit stones were earned through three years of tireless work, day and night, guarding the Green Wood Cauldron, until her face was blackened by smoke!
Jiang Yi smiled broadly, and when she met the gaze of the Ink Dragon King across the distance, she actually saw envy in his eyes.

The Ink Dragon King seemed to be saying, "Why is it that you raise them so much less trouble than I do?"
At this moment, the jade snake climbed up the Ink Dragon King's leg to her neck, wrapped tightly around her, its snake eyes filled with tears, and rubbed against her face.

Ink Dragon King: This is truly suffocating!
(End of this chapter)