As the fragrance spread, birds gathered in the sky and insects crawled on the ground. The guards outside the palace looked over in surprise.
Shangguan Qing and the others looked around.
Qing Zhu stopped the burning and waved his sleeve. A spherical wave spread out with him as the center. The insects on the ground and the birds in the sky were blown away by the invisible wave.
Looking at the burnt hairpin in his hand, Qing Zhu turned around to face them. He shook the hairpin in his hand and his eyes shone with excitement.
They understood what he meant. It really was the legendary Undying Wood!
Shangguan Qing, who was holding the ancient scroll, smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. It matches the characteristics of the Undying Wood in the ancient scroll. It should be correct."
Defeating Armies looked at the pattern on the ancient scroll and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, I wonder who wrote this ancient scroll. The person who wrote it obviously found the Undying Wood. Did he seek immortality?"
Qing Zhu shook his head, "I don't know who wrote it either."
Defeating Armies stared at the ancient scroll and continued, "According to the ancient scroll, the Undying Wood has side effects. Only by drinking its blood can one live forever. If one accidentally eats the wood, he or she will turn into wood and become immortal in another way."
Shangguan Qing smiled, "Who would be stupid enough to eat wood? It says that when the tree is cut, blood will naturally drip out. Drinking a bowl of blood will give you immortality."
Qing Zhu said forcefully, "Gao Guan, stop whatever you are doing and focus on this. Interrogate the three women and find out who robbed the Heaven Valley Gate. Especially that Song Da, we must find him! The men under you must also cooperate fully! "
"Yes!" They cupped their fists and accepted the order.
Qing Zhu waved the hairpin in his hand, "There should be more than one bowl of blood from the Undying Wood. As long as we can find the Undying Wood, I will allow everyone to seek immortality!"
This was a promise of encouragement. It couldn't be helped. No matter how capable he was, how high his cultivation was, or how strong he was, it was useless. He couldn't do this alone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" They cupped their fists and thanked him.
Gao Guan, who straightened up, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there's trouble."
The few of them followed his gaze and saw that there were basically people at the gates of the courtyards on the surrounding mountains looking in this direction. It was obvious that they had been alarmed by the strange commotion just now and had probably already seen it.
Qing Zhu's complexion slightly sunk. Just now, he had been too excited to verify the authenticity of the Undying Wood, and he hadn't thought about this for a moment. He had concealed it for a long time, but it had been exposed by himself.
Not only him, but the others present also did not pay attention to it. They could only sigh at the people below who were desperately fighting and hiding.
"Your Majesty, the brothers below can stop fighting and hide." Defeating Armies sighed.
Inside an ancient house in the forbidden garden of the Albatross Mansion, Xiahou Ling, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, suddenly opened his eyes. "Could it be a trap set up by Master Qing? Why would Master Qing publicly test the Undying Wood?"
Wei Shu shook his head. "Ninth Master has confirmed it. The three women are indeed in Lord Qing's hands. They have already met with Lord Qing at Li Palace."
Xiahou Ling was silent. It seemed that the Li Palace also had people from the Xiahou clan.
In the Kou Tian Prince's Mansion, Kou Lingxu, who was pacing in the forest, stopped. He tilted his head and asked, "Could it be a trap set up by Lord Qing?"
Tang Henian smiled bitterly. "It doesn't matter if it's a trap or not. The escaping imperial guards have already stopped. They didn't find the three women on their bodies, so they probably took advantage of the chaos to send them away. The imperial guards are warning us to immediately release them."
"What's the point of keeping them if they're useless? Just release them. " Kou Lingxu waved his hand and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. "Heaven Valley Gate, find out where the people of Heaven Valley Gate went! It's not likely that they have the real Undying Wood on them. Find a way to keep an eye on the people of the Heavenly Palace. They will probably go look for it. "
"Yes!" Tang Henian answered.
In the Hao Tian Prince's Mansion, Hao Defang slammed the table and stood up. "Damn it!"
Su Yun advised, "Your Highness, don't be angry. The hairpin and the three women should only be clues. There should still be a chance!"
"That's not what I'm talking about!" Hao Defang gritted his teeth. "Niu Youde got lucky!"
Su Yun understood what he meant. He didn't expect the fight to end so quickly. He had made that announcement to the world for nothing. If he had known this would happen, he would have endured it. Niu Youde threatened him with an attack, which made him very unhappy. However, that announcement had just been made and the world knew about it. If he immediately turned hostile, it would be unreasonable.
Su Yun consoled, "Your Highness, Niu Youde seized this opportunity. Moreover, the Heaven Valley Gate was raided, and the southern army's territory is still the focus of various forces. As long as the matter is not over, everyone's energy will be focused on it. For now, I'm afraid no one is willing to cause trouble. It's not worth it for Your Highness to attack alone. Besides, as long as there's an excuse in the future, there's no need to worry about not getting a chance to deal with him. Finding the Undying Wood is still Your Highness' first priority. Niu Youde can be ignored for now. "
Hao Defang nodded in silence.
Small world, Boundless Heaven, Fallen Clouds Peak. White snow covered the land, and cold wind howled.
Yun Zhiqiu, Lin Pingping, and Xue 'er landed on the peak and invoked their arts to search the snow.
Yun Zhiqiu, who had just returned to the Small World, didn't come here immediately. That would be too obvious. Instead, he went to the Sky Beyond Heaven to visit Yue Yao. Yue Yao was currently cultivating alone in the Sky Beyond Heaven, not staying with Qin Weiwei.
After arriving at the Boundless Heaven, he talked with Qin Weiwei for a while and officially rested. Then, he went to Fallen Clouds Peak under the guise of taking a walk. Yan Xiu was on guard at the peak.
"Milady, is this it?" Xue 'er suddenly called out.
Yun Zhiqiu and Lin Pingping dashed over, only to see a tree stump in the snow that had been pushed aside. If it weren't for the dark red blood stains on the tree stump, the jade-white tree stump would have been mistaken for a block of ice.
After invoking his arts to clear the snow, Yun Zhiqiu circled the stump a few times and examined it carefully. The stump wasn't cut thoroughly enough, and was still knee-high. It was clear that Feng Beichen didn't care much about what might be the Undying Wood back then. Yun Zhiqiu had never seen the actual Undying Wood before, so he hesitantly said, "It should be this thing."
Lin Pingping used her foot to push away the snow. "Huh?" She bent down and pulled out a branch from the snow. It was as white as jade, and the blood vessels were clearly visible. The leaves were still on it.
Yun Zhiqiu was moved. He called out to the others, and the three of them began to clean up the area. Soon, a large number of branches were cleared from the snow. Despite being sealed in ice, everything was preserved relatively well. Feng Beichen had chopped down trees here. He only took two wooden sticks from each tree, and most of them were left here.
"Clean it carefully. If it really is Undying Wood, then it's all good stuff. Don't miss anything," Yun Zhiqiu reminded.
The three of them didn't want to miss even a small piece of wood shavings. In the end, they cleared out a huge pile.
After inspecting the large branch, Yun Zhiqiu examined the tree stump. In the end, she found that it was already dead. There were no signs of it growing back. She uprooted it and examined it. She couldn't help but sigh, "Rumor has it that the blood of Undying Wood doesn't fear the cold. No matter how low the temperature is, it won't freeze. Once exposed for a certain period of time, it will automatically dry up. It seems like the rumor is true. This tree might really be Undying Wood. What a pity."
After inspecting the branch, she found that the legendary blood that could grant immortality no longer existed in the bloodline of the branch. How could she not be heartbroken?
Lin Pingping smiled and comforted her, "Madam, if this is really Undying Wood, didn't they say that burning the branch and bathing in it can preserve one's appearance forever? If that's the case, then it's not a loss. "
Out of the three of them, Lin Pingping looked the oldest. However, because she didn't have enough cultivation resources in her early years, she didn't do a good job in slowing down the aging process. To her, it was enough if she could preserve her current appearance forever. She didn't have to ask for too much.
She knew that since Yun Zhiqiu was willing to let her in on this secret, and there were so many branches of Undying Wood here, in addition to the fact that her husband, Yang Zhaoqing, was highly valued by Miao Yi, she would definitely get a share of the benefits.
"That's true." Yun Zhiqiu rubbed her face and smiled, "Keep them all. Don't miss a single one. Let's try again after we've confirmed it. If it really is Undying Wood, then it'll be enough for a lot of people. We'll even be able to take care of Milord's concubines.
"Madam!" Lin Pingping laughed bitterly. Wasn't this just teasing her? From her personal standpoint, she naturally hoped that Yang Zhaoqing wouldn't marry again. However, if Yang Zhaoqing wanted to marry again, she wouldn't stop him either. After all, she was remarried, and she had given birth to a child before.
After they were done here, Yun Zhiqiu went to the Exquisite Refinement Sect to check on Yao Ruoxian's so-called new Star Bell.
When Miao Yi received the report and heard that the legendary blood that granted immortality was gone, he immediately lost interest in the branch. So what if it really was Undying Wood? As a man, he had no interest in maintaining his youth. As for the Exquisite Refinement Sect's new Star Bell, Miao Yi wasn't interested in bringing it to the higher realm for the time being. It was definitely more profitable than the Morality Sundry Goods Store. With his current strength, he wouldn't be able to secure such a huge profit in the higher realm.
He took the opportunity to station his men on the planet that Hao Defang had vacated. With that, the Morality Sect finally had a foothold.
The matter of the Morality Sect reopening a shop in Celestial Street was still ongoing. They had to take advantage of the fact that the other forces were too preoccupied to care about it.
He thought that the others were too preoccupied to care about it, but in reality, everyone was watching. They just didn't say a word, waiting to see what he would do. When they saw that he was about to reopen his shop, they immediately took action.
After the meeting in the grand hall, Wen Ze lingered in the hall and didn't leave with the others.
As he walked down the steps from the throne, Miao Yi immediately knew something was wrong. He asked, "Is something the matter?"
'Wen Ze?' He leaned over and said, "Milord, there's something I'd like to ask you."
Miao Yi looked him up and down. "What is it?"
Wen Ze laughed dryly. "I heard that the Morality Sect is going to reopen a new shop?"
"Is that true? Why are you asking? You don't have to worry about this. The Morality Sect will take care of it on its own. "Miao Yi thought that Wen Ze wanted to interfere with the management of the shop.
Wen Ze said, "Milord, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant. Someone from the Heavenly Palace asked me to give you a heads up … Sigh, I'll be frank. I'm sure you know who's behind the Great Ensemble. Head Steward Shangguan asked me to remind Milord that the Great Ensemble originally had a twenty percent share in the Morality Sundry Goods Store. Now that Milord has asked the Morality Sect to reopen their shop, the twenty percent share will be gone. Head Steward Shangguan means that he doesn't mind if Milord wants to reopen his shop.
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