Bearing the blue sky

This land is fertile and vast.

The Plague God Sparrow and the Red River Dragon Python took away most of the demons, ghosts, spirits, and gods, allowing Zhu Ge to travel unimpeded along the way.

The place he was going to was the place Liu Jianjian had mentioned that possessed the spirit wood.

Spirit-level Mulberry Tree!

"The spiritual fruit that the fisherman in the straw raincoat gave me before was very good for my health and could also improve my cultivation. I wonder how this spiritual-grade mulberry is."

Zhu Ge is somewhat looking forward to it.

Whether it's the fisherman's hook and basket or the fruit Zhu Ge ate earlier, they all belong to the spirit level.

Zhu Ge broke through to the mid-stage of the Resentment Realm by relying on the fruit. If he could obtain one or two spirit trees, or even the spirit-grade red rice he had heard about, he would have enough to eat in the future.

"It should be about time."

Zhu Ge, who had been speeding along, stopped, jumped onto a large tree, and looked around.

"Brother, Liu Jianjian was referring to this area," Hua Liusha replied in Zhu Ge's mind. "I just memorized your route and location, so you shouldn't be far away."

Hua Liusha is like a telephone, connecting Zhu Ge on one end and Liu Jianjian on the other—very convenient.

"Okay, I'll look for it." Zhu Ge searched around.

In Zhu Ge's memory, mulberry trees were low shrubs.

However, those that grow in the wild are very likely to be different.

"It's springtime now, so if you take them back and plant them for a while, they'll bear fruit."

Zhu Ge felt good after thinking about this.

"Um?"

Suddenly, a fleeting aura passed by.

"Little sister!" Zhu Ge raised an eyebrow, and a rolling red mist emanated from her body.

The yin energy of Hua Liusha!

Hua Liusha is a second-realm Xi ghost, and the ghost in this realm is called "Duocui".

Her yin energy, like Zhu Ge's blood energy, is the source of all her abilities.

Wherever the yin energy passed, the leaves and grasses were all covered with white frost.

In just a moment, the area within a hundred meters was shrouded in red mist.

"Hmm? It really is a silkworm." Zhu Ge saw an insect wriggling in the red mist.

This insect is entirely green, and its aura hasn't yet broken through to the Spirit Realm to become a demon beast, but judging from the spiritual energy it contains, it shouldn't be far off.

This is a wild silkworm!

Zhu Ge stepped forward and pinched the green silkworm, her fingers like iron clamps, rendering it unable to move.

Feeling the struggle in his fingers, Zhu Ge smiled and said, "You should be gaining sentience soon. If you submit to me, I can spare your life."

The green silkworm in his hand struggled less, raised its head to look at Zhu Ge, and slowly nodded.

Zhu Ge immediately released his fingers.

The next second, the green silkworm suddenly sprang into the air like a spring, and halfway through, it even spun silk into the distance, trying to swing away like Spider-Man.

However, Hua Liusha did not withdraw his Yin energy, so when the green silkworm touched the red mist, it was bounced back as if it had hit an iron plate.

With a smile on his face, Zhu Ge grabbed the green silkworm, his blood surging, as if he wanted to crush it.

The green silkworm writhed wildly, but it could not resist Zhu Ge's strength.

If Zhu Ge had used a little more force at this moment, he could have crushed the green silkworm.

"Fine, I'll give you one more chance," Zhu Ge said indifferently. "If you're not willing to submit, then die."

As he spoke, he opened his palm.

The green silkworm, lying on its deathbed in the palm of the singer's hand, raised its head again upon hearing this and nodded.

Zhu Ge smiled and said, "Now release your soul's defenses. I will leave a restriction next to your soul. If you betray me, your soul will explode."

As he spoke, Hua Liusha immediately followed Zhu Ge's words and channeled a wisp of Yin energy into the Green Silkworm's body.

There are no restrictions whatsoever; it's just Hua Liusha's doing.

Although Zhu Ge didn't have a way to control spirit beasts, he could at least make the green silkworm afraid.

At this moment, the green silkworm's body trembled slightly, and then it slumped down as if resigned to its fate.

"Don't worry, I won't mistreat you." Zhu Ge smiled and asked, "You must have been born in a mulberry grove, right? Where is your mulberry grove? Take me there."

Upon hearing Zhu Ge's words, the green silkworm immediately twisted its body, tilted its head back, and spat out a crystal-clear silk thread onto the leaves of a tree not far away.

"puff!"

The silk thread is attached to the leaf, and the green silkworm uses its momentum to swing in one direction.

"Whoosh—"

The surrounding red mist was instantly absorbed into Zhu Ge's body by Hua Liusha, and then Zhu Ge followed the green silkworm forward.

Before it had gone ten meters, the green silkworm swung its body into the root hole of an ordinary tree.

"Oh? A tree hollow?"

Zhu Ge was somewhat surprised to see this.

The hole in the tree wasn't very big; he figured he couldn't squeeze through it.

So he had Hua Liusha activate the yin energy to enter.

Soon after, Hua Liusha's voice rang in Zhu Ge's mind:

"Brother, inside is only the size of a house, it's a stone cave, and there are three mulberry trees."

"Okay." Zhu Ge nodded, then stepped forward and hugged the tree with the hollow trunk, and then exerted all her strength.

"rise!"

With a soft shout, Zhu Ge uprooted the large tree and tossed it aside, revealing the space beneath it.

This space was probably formed by water accumulating at some point. After the water dried up, animals came in and brought seeds with them.

However, the light inside was too weak, so only three mulberry trees survived.

"But why did it become a sacred tree?"

Zhu Ge jumped down, examined the three mulberry trees, and then noticed something amiss.

There are some strips of cloth faintly visible among these three mulberry trees, and one or two pieces of bone can also be seen in the soil.

The mulberry tree exuded spiritual energy, and just by getting close, Zhu Ge could feel his blood and energy circulating faster.

"Were these three mulberry trees grown by humans, not animals?"

There was a vague guess in the blessing song.

Perhaps it wasn't animals that brought the mulberry seeds in, but rather people.

Someone hid here, then died, and their body became nourishment for the mulberry tree.

It's even possible that this mulberry tree was originally a high-level spiritual seed, but it degenerated into the low-grade spiritual mulberry tree it is now.

"But that's enough."

Zhu Ge started digging up the tree.

During the tree-digging process, he directly used his martial arts skills and blood energy, which allowed him to dig out three mulberry trees that were not even as tall as him in less than ten minutes.

There were four or five other green wild silkworms on these three mulberry trees, but they were all ordinary creatures.

Zhu Ge estimated that the green silkworm he had just subdued was the only spirit silkworm.

But that's not important.

One spirit silkworm is enough. Hua Liusha had read "The Records of Suzhou Silk" and knew that to weave a soul garment to protect the soul, not many spirit silks were needed.

"Let's go, head back home!"

Zhu Ge shouldered the three mulberry trees and immediately began heading home.

Back home, Liu Jianjian hadn't returned from picking fruit yet, so Zhu Ge simply took matters into her own hands and planted three mulberry trees in the center of the valley.

With sunshine and ponds nearby, this place is ideal for plant growth and development.

Zhu Ge will practice martial arts here, and his body will be affected by the mulberry tree, accelerating the circulation of blood and qi.

However, to Zhu Ge's dissatisfaction, Liu Jianjian did not return until the next morning.

It's very simple; the so-called fruit-gathering eventually turned into a gossip discussion.

"Master, Master, I've found out!"

"A snake demon from the northwest told me that the Lord of Yuanyang City is seriously injured!"