Two treasure maps

That night, the moonlight was like water and the stars were twinkling. At Jiang Shan's invitation, Mo Yan walked under the moonlight and came to the room where Guo Lin practiced alone. The room was filled with a faint aura, as if surrounded by a layer of hazy mist, which made people feel mysterious and solemn.

Jiang Shan sat aside, frowning and looking serious. He looked at Guo Lin lying quietly on the bed, with a trace of worry in his eyes. Mo Yan walked to the bedside, gently put his hand on Guo Lin's wrist, and began to carefully examine his body.

After some inspection, Mo Yan couldn't help but frown. He found that there was indeed something wrong with Guo Lin's spiritual roots. Not only were they sluggish, but they were also pitifully small. What was worse was that the three spiritual roots of water, fire, and wood, which were supposed to be clearly distinguished, had split into six spiritual roots. Especially the wood spiritual root, which had almost lost its ability to repair itself.

Jiang Shan actually knew his brother's current situation. He couldn't help but sigh that if Guo Lin hadn't had a special physique, he would have never been able to practice in this life. He recalled Guo Lin's past practice. At that time, he didn't need to practice deliberately. He just needed to sleep peacefully to absorb spiritual energy naturally and improve his practice. But now, the spiritual energy he absorbed was pitifully small, and it was difficult to reach the realm of three flowers gathering at the top of the head and five qi returning to the origin.

Jiang Shan looked at Mo Yan's solemn expression and knew that this man was indeed a master and had seen the problem his brother was facing. However, Mo Yan felt uneasy. After all, Guo Lin was the son of the Jade Emperor before his reincarnation. Even if he came to the mortal world to experience tribulations, he should have extremely high talent and prospects. But now, there is a problem with his spiritual roots and his cultivation is hindered. What should he do? In any case, this accident happened in his territory, so he must not give the Jade Emperor a handle.

Mo Yan pondered for a long time before saying, "Water, fire, and wood are excellent spiritual roots for alchemy. This son of the Jade Emperor should have been an alchemist. Now that there is a problem with the spiritual root, I am afraid we need to find some special spiritual medicine to repair it. However, this is not something that can be solved overnight. It requires patience and perseverance."

Jiangshan knew that Mo Yan's thoughts were not groundless, and he was carefully weighing the pros and cons. After all, as the emperor of Xiuguo, Mo Yan had endless cultivation resources in his hands, and it was not difficult for him to find the natural treasures to repair his spiritual roots. However, the conditions and prices needed to be negotiated one by one at this moment.

Jiang Shan smiled bitterly in his heart, but a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. He immediately assured Mo Yan: "Don't worry, whether it is Guo Yangli or other women of her kind, I will not let them enter your harem and will never cause you any trouble."

Hearing this, Mo Yan raised his lips in an arc that seemed like a smile, and said lightly: "I thought we had already settled this matter at halftime."

Jiang Shan's heart tightened, he knew Mo Yan was referring to the conversation during the halftime break. Although they did communicate, Mo Yan did not use his beast-taming bell, which meant that he did not fully meet the conditions he proposed. However, Jiang Shan, who needed help at the moment, did not dare to confront him directly.

He gently reminded: "What are your plans for the spiritual energy bodies of those demon cultivators?"

Mo Yan smiled lightly and asked, "Isn't this what you want? I've already taken the blame for the contract for you once, you won't let me do it again this time, right?"

Jiang Shan was awed. He knew that Mo Yan was not so easy to plot against. He stood up and bowed to Mo Yan, saying, "Don't bother two masters for one thing. After all, this is Xiu Huang's territory. Only Xiu Huang can take action."

Mo Yan nodded slightly, but did not agree immediately. He said calmly, "These are two conditions."

Jiang Shan's forehead was sweating and he was secretly anxious, but he knew he couldn't back down at this moment, so he took a deep breath and said firmly: "Besides what you asked for in heaven, you can ask anything else I know."

Mo Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "You don't know what I asked for in heaven, or you can't tell me."

Jiang Shan was silent for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "I don't know, and I can't tell you. Only my father knows about this matter."

Mo Yan understood what he wanted to know. He knew that if there was only one person who knew what he wanted to know, it was the Jade Emperor. Otherwise, he would not have gone to heaven alone. If he had not been discouraged and waited for the opportunity, he would not have established the Xiu Kingdom in the lower world and become the emperor of the Xiu Kingdom.

Mo Yan looked at Jiang Shan with a hint of confusion in his eyes. He asked in confusion, "In fact, I don't need to do anything. With your means and abilities, you can completely repair the spiritual roots of your reincarnated brother. Why don't you do it yourself?"

Jiang Shan shook his head lightly, sighed, and said slowly: "Xiu Huang, you don't know. The rules of heaven are there. Even if we have the ability to see through heaven and earth, there are still many taboos and rules. One of them is that we cannot directly interfere in human affairs, let alone affect the cause and effect of people who are experiencing tribulations. If I take action, his brothers in the human world will not feel so good. What parents? How can I let them have an easy time when they do such a thing that destroys the foundation of human Taoism? But if I intervene, I am afraid that it will mess up the cycle of cause and effect in this human world and have unpredictable effects on my brother's path of tribulation. The human world has its own moral laws, and some of his concepts are deeply rooted. He can't bear such a deep cause and effect alone. If it really causes his foundation of Taoism to be unstable and breeds inner demons, then it will not be resolved in this life alone?"

After hearing this, Mo Yan couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "Jiangshan, I never thought that someone like you who was once rumored to have killed his wife to prove his truth would have such profound insights and concerns."

Jiang Shan smiled bitterly and said, "Emperor Xiu, if I say that the rumor about the man who killed his wife to prove his truth was actually a frame-up, do you believe it?"

Although Mo Yan was shocked, he couldn't just say he didn't believe it. He smiled, picked up the teacup that had been prepared on the table, took a sip of tea, and used this opportunity to change the subject: "Jiangshan, if I'm not mistaken, the magic power of Zhang Xian should only belong to the earthly realm, not the heavenly realm. Therefore, he can only affect your brother's spiritual roots, but cannot harm the foundation of his cultivation. Although the process of absorbing spiritual energy is hindered, he can still cultivate. To repair the spiritual roots, you need a rare thing like the Purifying Spirit Liquid, and as far as I know, this thing is only available in the Buddhist world. The Purifying Spirit Liquid from other places may not be able to make up for the shortcomings of your brother's spiritual roots."

Jiang Shan was stunned when he heard this, and frowned, "Do you want the Buddhist world to intervene in this matter?"

Mo Yan smiled faintly and said, "Didn't you find those demon cultivators with Buddha nature? Since they can come here, they must have made a deal with you long ago."

Jiang Shan pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Xiu Huang, you misunderstood. I didn't deliberately look for those demon cultivators with Buddha nature. They came here on their own initiative. As for the reason, I'm afraid it's related to someone."

"Oh? Could it be Guo Lin's second daughter, Guo Lingli?" Mo Yan asked tentatively.

When Jiang Shan heard Mo Yan emphasize Guo Lin's second daughter, he knew that he might have known about the twins, and he didn't intend to hide it.

He shook his head and smiled, "Although his second daughter is very talented, this matter has nothing to do with her. I don't know who it is. However, we can just wait and see what happens next."

Mo Yan didn't comment on what he said. This Jiang Shan obviously knew something, but he didn't seem to be sure, so he said he didn't know who it was. But wasn't it Guo Lingli? She was born one day before Buddha's Birthday? How could it not be her?