Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Ye Zhenzhen looked down at the Moon-Illuminating Vine in her hand and said, "Vine, do you know where the exit is? I really want to leave here. My family must be worried sick."

The little white flower on the Moonlit Vine moved slightly, and the flower stretched towards Ye Zhenzhen's right.

Ye Zhenzhen found it amusing to see the little white flower stretching out as much as it could.

My previous irritability vanished instantly.

However, he didn't take the direction the Moon-Illuminating Vine was pointing seriously; he just glanced over casually.

Ye Zhenzhen's eyes widened instantly. What was that? A tree? What kind of tree could grow so tall!

Ye Zhenzhen looked down uncertainly and poked the little white flower, asking, "Does that tree know how to get out?"

The Moon-Reflecting Vine turned the little white flower around, then made no other move.

Ye Zhenzhen thought for a moment, then flew towards the direction of the tree.

Fly for an hour, land on the ground and meditate for two hours, then fly for another hour, and then meditate and cultivate for another night.

Just like that, a month passed.

Ye Zhenzhen had been in this place for four months by then.

Ye Zhenzhen finally arrived in front of the tree.

Only then did Ye Zhenzhen truly appreciate the tree's immense size; its trunk was as thick as five or six people could hug, and looking up, she couldn't see the top.

This tree must be tens of thousands of years old!

As Ye Zhenzhen was admiring the tree, the Moon-Reflecting Vine had already left her wrist and climbed up the tree.

Ye Zhenzhen saw the little white flowers of the Moon-Reflecting Spirit Vine gradually disappearing, and wondered what they were doing.

Suddenly, an aged voice echoed in Ye Zhenzhen's mind, "Young friend, are you looking for an exit?"

Startled by the sudden sound, Ye Zhenzhen quickly bowed to the old tree and said, "Yes, my name is Ye Zhenzhen. I was accidentally sucked into this place. I want to know where this place is and how to leave?"

The old tree thought for a while before slowly beginning to recount, "This place was originally a small world created by a powerful being in the Immortal Realm. It was originally very large, but when the powerful being was fighting someone else, he died in battle, and this small world was broken into pieces during the battle, drifting in the void."

"Originally, without the nourishment of immortal energy, the fragment should have slowly returned to nothingness. This fragment drifted down to a small world in the lower realm. With the supply of spiritual energy, it slowly developed a fragment heart and began to travel between various small worlds."

"Originally, this place was full of immortal plants and herbs. After the immortal energy was gone, some of the immortal plants and herbs could no longer absorb spiritual energy and slowly died. Those that could absorb spiritual energy also slowly turned into spiritual plants and herbs."

"After tens of thousands of years of evolution, it has become like this now."

"There used to be a herb garden 500 miles to the south. I don't know what it looks like now. If you can break the formation, you can go in and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhenzhen thought for a moment and decided to leave the formation set up by the powerful beings of the Immortal Realm as is for now.

He asked anxiously, "Grandpa Tree, you still haven't told us how we can leave this place?"

The old tree said slowly, "Little child, you're just too impatient. Your grandpa tree hasn't talked to any humans outside for many years. Can't you let me talk a little more?"

"Forget it, I'll just tell you directly. The first method is to wait at the edge of the fragment and wait for the fragment to randomly open an entrance or exit, then go out."

"The second way is to find the Heart Fragment, form a contract with it, and become its master. Then you can control it and make it open the exit to go out."

Upon hearing about the two methods, Ye Zhenzhen thought for a moment and decided that it would be good if there was a way to get out.

He continued, "Grandpa Tree, the edge of the fragment is so large, which direction will the entrance/exit open in? When will it open?"

Old tree: "I don't know, I don't know."

Ye Zhenzhen frowned and continued to ask, "What does the Heart Fragment look like? How do we find it?"

Old tree: "I don't know, I don't know."

Ye Zhenzhen looked helpless and continued to ask, "How big is this fragment?"

Old Tree: "Let me think, it's probably around 1 li (a unit of distance), thinking back to the original little world..."

Ye Zhenzhen interrupted the old tree, saying, "Grandpa Tree, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I remember you said earlier that you haven't talked to humans outside for many years. Does that mean someone came in before? How did they get out?"

The old tree thought for a moment and said, "That was a few hundred years ago. The person who came in was more powerful than you. He was at the Golden Core stage, which is typical of humans. When he first came in, he was at the early Golden Core stage. He stayed here for a hundred years and reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. However, the rules here are not perfect, so he was unable to undergo the tribulation of lightning. In the end, he died of old age."

Hearing this, Ye Zhenzhen felt a chill in her heart. "Will this be my fate in the end too?"

Undeterred, he continued, "Which method did he use?"

Old Tree: "He tried everything. He spent the first hundred years searching for the Heart Fragment but couldn't find it. For the next two hundred years, he guarded the border, waiting for the fragment to randomly open the entrance and exit, but he never got it."

At this moment, Ye Zhenzhen's heart turned completely cold.

People at the Golden Core stage have a lifespan of 500 years, and it took them 300 years to find it.

Ye Zhenzhen herself is only at the Qi Refining stage. Even if she works hard to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage here, she will only have a lifespan of 240 years. She still has 230 years left. Can she find it?

Ye Zhenzhen felt hopeless and lay down on the ground, looking at the blue sky, wondering if her family was still looking for her. She really wanted to tell them to stop looking, that there was no hope.

The Moon-Reflecting Vine seemed to sense Ye Zhenzhen's dejected mood and climbed onto her wrist, as if trying to give her strength.

Ye Zhenzhen looked at the Moon-Illuminating Vine on her wrist and said, "Vine, do you think I can find it?"

The Moon-Reflecting Vine stirred the little white flower on its head and nodded.

Ye Zhenzhen nodded at the little white flower and said, "I really envy you for not knowing anything."

Seeing Ye Zhenzhen's appearance, the old tree said, "If you're not planning to go out, you can consider staying here to keep this old man company. I still really enjoy chatting with young people."

Ye Zhenzhen stood up, patted her pale yellow dress, and said, "No, my family is still waiting for me. My Tengzi believes I can do it, so I definitely can."

Ye Zhenzhen looked at the Moon-Illuminating Vine and said, "Vine, I need your help. Can I form a contract with you?"

The Moon-Reflecting Vine thought for a moment, then stretched out a section of its vine and pierced Ye Zhenzhen's finger. Soon, an ancient contract lit up on the ground.

Ye Zhenzhen made contact with the Moon-Reflecting Vine, which then entered Ye Zhenzhen's dantian and found a comfortable spot in the middle.

Ye Zhenzhen looked at the Moon-Illuminating Vine that had disappeared from her wrist, shook her head, and thought, "What an impatient person. And it's a natal contract. It seems we'll be going together in this life too."

The Moon-Reflecting Spirit Vine transmitted a message to Ye Zhenzhen: "What do you mean, 'this life'?"

Ye Zhenzhen replied, "Kids don't need to understand these things. Get ready, we're about to do something big!"