The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

The once bustling green space returned to its usual solitude on the night of the festival.

Above the clouds, apart from the outer guards, there were no other demon cultivators in sight.

Bai Ruo walked in front, while Yun Yici and the other two followed a step behind.

Once they were out of the sight of the demon cultivators outside, Li Ji asked Yun Yici in a low voice, "Has the evil aura on your senior brother been completely removed?"

Li Ji originally wanted to ask them why they had come, but considering that Wen Fuyue and the others were quite extraordinary cultivators, she stopped herself and asked about the situation in Muyun.

Yun Yici said softly, "Not yet, soon."

Bai Ruo walked ahead, her posture upright, without uttering a word.

Li Ji sighed. She waded into this muddy water partly out of respect for Master Mingwu, and partly out of concern for Mu Yunjian, who was being held captive by Zhulong.

It's unclear what Zhulong's purpose was in talking to the divine tree.

The vast expanse of emerald green grassland above the clouds was immediately noticed by the vibrant sacred tree in the green space.

Before Yun Yici even approached the divine tree, she heard the voice she had heard that night: "Xiao Ci, I was just thinking of asking Aruo to pick you up to talk to me, but I didn't expect you to come."

Before Yun Yici could reply after the tree spirit finished speaking, Bai Ruo, who was walking in front, paused, turned her head slightly, and looked at Yun Yici with obvious surprise in her eyes.

"Can you hear what the mother tree is saying?"

Bai Ruo was a priest, so naturally he could hear the divine tree speaking. Yun Yici knew that this matter could not be hidden, so he nodded generously: "I spoke a few words with the divine tree during the ceremony that day."

Bai Ruo said with a hint of relief, "So that's how it is."

His strange behavior these past few days, and his inexplicable attention to the girl, finally seemed to have a reason.

Li Ji and Di Zhao listened to the conversation between the two and deduced the general situation.

Li Ji stepped forward, shielding Yun Yici behind her, and said to Bai Ruo, "She is a human cultivator and will return to the human realm sooner or later. Perhaps this opportunity is due to her affinity with the divine tree."

In Qingqiu, anyone who can hear the divine language is appointed as a priest.

Yun Yici can communicate with the divine tree, so in the fox clan, she is a shoo-in for the next priest.

However, those who have received this honor have always been fox demon cultivators; there has never been a precedent of a human cultivator.

Li Ji was worried that Bai Ruo would make things difficult for Yun Yici, which is why she spoke up to protect her.

After all, the Qingqiu Divine Tree is the root of the entire Qingqiu.

Unexpectedly, Bai Ruo did not dwell on the matter.

He walked up to the divine tree, took out the communication talisman Rong Xuan had given him from his sleeve, and hesitated, saying, "This is the communication talisman that young human cultivator gave me before."

"When Zhulong was speaking, the other one should have been with you, which is why Zhulong's voice could be heard."

"Now that you're here, can you still communicate with Zhulong via communication talismans?"

Yun Yici said, "Before I came out, I infused the communication talisman with spiritual power and left it in the space of the Candle Dragon."

Upon hearing the words "Zhulong," the tree spirit exclaimed in shock, "Zhulong? Does Zhulong still exist in the world today?"

Bai Ruo respectfully explained to the divine tree in a gentle voice: "The Candle Dragon, who failed to transcend the tribulation tens of thousands of years ago, did not die, but has been hiding beneath the Blood Abyss ever since."

"Today I descended into the Blood Abyss and met her. She asked to speak with you."

"If the Divine Tree is unwilling, then this matter shall be dropped."

Upon hearing Bai Ruo's words, Li Ji and the others became very anxious.

The only communication talisman that could communicate with the Candle Dragon was held in Bai Ruo's fingertips. Even if they joined forces to snatch it, they couldn't do it as fast as Bai Ruo destroyed the talisman.

Neither Li Ji nor the Emperor could hear what the tree in front of them was saying; they could only hear the rustling of its leaves.

Yun Yici heard it.

Ah Shu said, "Yes, yes, yes! I want to see her!"

"Wait... I can't move, fine, but she wants to talk to me, so why doesn't she come to see me?"

The divine tree was treated like an ancestor by the Qingqiu fox clan, but it was by no means a mindless creature.

Bai Ruo walked to the tree, closed her eyes, and placed her hand on the trunk of the sacred tree.

He voluntarily opened his sea of ​​consciousness, allowing the divine tree to peruse his memories.

The divine tree saw the Zhulong, which had lost its flesh and skin and was now just a pale skeleton, from Bai Ruo's perspective. It was silent for a moment, then said in a very soft voice, "I understand."

"Aruo, Xiaoci, could you please take something to Xiaozhu for me?"

"I thought she really did fail to ascend to heaven and died with resentment, just like people say. I also misunderstood her."

"No wonder the turbid air in the demon realm disappeared after Xiaozhu disappeared."

"So that's it."

Li Ji and the Emperor's edict still heard nothing.

However, they all saw that the crown of the divine tree suddenly burst forth with a strong, dazzling green light.

At the same time, countless leaves from the sacred tree fluttered down from the branches like green butterflies.

Bai Ruo hurriedly released her connection with the divine tree, knelt down, and frantically pleaded, "Divine Tree, you mustn't!"

"If Zhulong has any wishes, we will do our utmost to fulfill them, but we must never harm your divine body!"

However, Bai Ruo's attempts to stop it did not shake the Divine Tree's resolve.

The green leaves that fell from the divine tree transformed into streaks of green light, flying towards a point in the void in front of the divine tree, and gradually condensing into a green seed.

The seeds were only the size of a fingertip, a vibrant green, floating in the air, full of life.

Looking at the divine tree whose canopy had thinned considerably, Yun Yici said worriedly, "Ah Tree..."

The divine tree said, "Go quickly."

"I'm fine. Little Candle will die without it, but I can grow new leaves again."

"Moreover, if it weren't for Xiaozhu purifying the evil energy, the demon realm might not be so clear today. I have grown up in the environment she created for so many years, so it is only right that I repay her."

Many years ago, before it was the Qingqiu Divine Tree, it had seen Little Candle Dragon.

In the demon realm, only these two are associated with "gods".

The difference is that the Candle Dragon soars through the nine heavens, carefree and unrestrained, while it can only endure those demon cultivators and monsters tearing its leaves apart.

It couldn't move, so the territory it stood on was fought over and over.

When Zhulong learned of this, he designated the divine tree as part of his territory and took it under his protection.

Life finally became peaceful, but the same scenery remained unchanged.

The divine tree envied Zhulong and eagerly awaited his arrival every day to chat with him and talk about the outside world.

Unfortunately, Zhulong's visits were few and far between.

Perhaps Zhulong has already forgotten about it.

The sacred tree strives to grow, wishing that one day it too can take human form and walk freely in the world.

But before it could transform into human form, it did not encounter the Candle Dragon again, but instead was confronted by demon cultivators vying for it.

The Divine Tree learned of Zhulong's failed ascension and subsequent demise from these demon cultivators.

It was disheartened for a long time until it met a little fox who could hear it and was willing to talk to it.

From then on, it was no longer alone.

The divine tree thought, what does it matter whether it transforms into human form or not? Even the mighty Zhulong perished; it is quite content with its current life.

Only now, upon learning that Zhulong is not dead, has the divine tree remembered that long ago, it dreamed of transforming into human form and walking freely in the world.