The inside of the tent was completely silent. Shouts could be faintly heard from outside, and killing intent soared into the heavens. It was clear that the soldiers in the army were training. They all contained a powerful blood energy and baleful aura, causing the power of this formation to rise to another level.
Military formations were at their strongest during battles. Once two armies faced each other, the power of military formations was astonishing. Unfortunately, military formations could not be maintained for long. After one attack, they would usually disperse and fight separately or form smaller military formations.
When the soldiers were training, the power of military formations was also very strong, stronger than when the soldiers were resting at night.
After a while, footsteps were heard. Zheng Xilai strode in, followed by a skinny middle-aged man. It was Ning Ze.
Ning Ze entered the tent and bowed, holding a long wooden box under his left arm.
"Leader Sun, Priest Zhao, please take a look. This is the Dragon Blood Branch." Zheng Xilai smiled and pointed at the wooden box.
Ning Ze came to Sun Mingyue, not daring to look into her clear and charming eyes. He lowered his head and opened the wooden box.
There were two withered branches in the box. They were strong and thin as if they were cast from iron. They were bright red as if they were painted with cinnabar, redder than blood. There were no branches or leaves on them, and there were faint flashes of scales on the branches. They seemed to be dragon scales.
"This is the Dragon Blood Branch?" Sun Mingyue glanced at him. "Your Majesty won't try to fool me with a fake branch because I've never seen the Dragon Blood Branch, right?"
"Don't worry, Leader!" Zheng Xilai quickly waved his hand and smiled. "I'm not that kind of person!"
"I hope not." Sun Mingyue did not deny it and looked at Chu Li.
Chu Li nodded and took two steps forward to Ning Ze. He reached out and took the wooden box.
Ning Ze stared at the withered branches in the wooden box reluctantly and said, "They will wither in three days."
"Understood." Chu Li nodded.
He activated the Life and Death Scripture. Although there was no spiritual energy around him, his inner energy could be converted into spiritual energy. This was the beauty of the Life and Death Scripture. Spiritual energy and inner energy could be converted into one.
After the spiritual energy entered the two withered branches, Chu Li's expression changed. He turned to look at Ning Ze, who looked reluctant, and then at Zheng Xilai who was smiling.
"What happened?" Sun Mingyue asked.
Chu Li took the wooden box forward and returned it to Ning Ze.
Ning Ze was stunned and subconsciously reached out to take it.
Chu Li turned his head and fist saluted. With a straight face, he said, "Reporting to Bishop, these two branches are already dead. They've withered completely and there's no sign of life!"
Sun Mingyue's jade-like face was covered by a white veil, so no one could see the changes in her expression. However, one could see that her phoenix-like eyes were flickering and slowly solidifying. Her spotless snow-white gown fluttered lightly as if she was in a strong gale.
Zheng Xilai hurriedly said, "Cult Master Sun!"
Sun Mingyue's phoenix eyes slowly narrowed as she glanced at Zheng Xilai. "Your Majesty, you've really disappointed me!"
"There must be a mistake!" Zheng Xilai hurriedly said, "I've already given the order, and they won't dare to disobey. Even if it's a blood dragon tree, this Holy King Zhao, the branches of the blood dragon tree look like this. Not just the branches, but the entire blood dragon tree looks like this. It looks bare and has no leaves, only the trunk. And it doesn't look like a living thing, more like a fake tree forged from iron."
Chu Li chuckled and said nothing.
Sun Mingyue lightly said, "To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, Holy King Zhao is famous for his superb martial arts in the church. In fact, he's not best at martial arts but the art of planting spirit herbs. He's extremely talented in planting spirit herbs and is very sensitive to spiritual energy. With just a touch, he can feel the vitality of spirit herbs, whether it's strong or weak."
"There's such a talent?" Zheng Xilai curiously looked at Chu Li.
Sun Mingyue said, "If not, I wouldn't have asked for the blood dragon tree branch!"
"I see!" Zheng Xilai smiled. "It seems that Bishop thinks that this Holy King Zhao can keep the blood dragon tree branch alive and plant it into a blood dragon tree!"
"How do you know if you don't try?" Sun Mingyue lightly said.
"Xiao Ning, what's wrong with you?" Zheng Xilai's face immediately darkened and he coldly said like a block of ice, "How dare you lie to me. Do you think that just because I can't tell if it's dead or alive, you can deceive me?"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Ning Ze hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard. He lowered his voice and said, "The blood dragon tree is precious, but Bishop Sun and the others are just wasting their efforts and wasting the blood dragon tree branch. That's why I acted on my own and used two dead tree branches. If they don't know whether they're dead or alive, then there's no difference between taking the living and dead tree branches."
"What if they can tell whether it's alive or dead?" Zheng Xilai coldly laughed. "Then I'll be embarrassed?"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I'm willing to be punished!" Ning Ze kowtowed again.
"Shut up!" Zheng Xilai waved his hand and said snappily, "Others will think that we're playing a trick!"
Sun Mingyue's bright eyes sized him up with a faint smile.
Zheng Xilai knew that Sun Mingyue saw through him and said awkwardly, "This, Bishop Sun, I really didn't manage my subordinates well. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You didn't encounter such a thing, did you?"
"He's also loyal. You don't have to say much. Just take it alive," Sun Mingyue lightly said.
"You're so broad-minded, Bishop Sun. I'm ashamed!" Zheng Xilai shook his head and sighed. He then shouted, "Hurry up and get up. Go get the live Blood Dragon branch!"
"Yes!" Ning Ze quickly got up and picked up the wooden box to leave.
Chu Li raised his hand. "Wait!"
Ning Ze paused and looked at Chu Li doubtfully.
Chu Li said, "Since it's a dead branch, it's useless for all of you to keep it. That's why you took it out. Then leave these two dead branches as well. Consider it as a supplement. If it's really a live branch next time, we won't be so calculative."
"This …" Ning Ze looked at Zheng Xilai.
Zheng Xilai nodded and smiled. "Alright, it's just two dead branches. It's fine as long as Priest Zhao doesn't spread it."
"Of course." Chu Li smiled. "Don't worry, Your Majesty. We have to keep it a secret too. We don't want outsiders to know."
"Hehe, yes, yes." Zheng Xilai laughed. "This is our common secret! Hurry up and get lost! "
Ning Ze handed the wooden box to Chu Li. He gave a fist salute and turned around to leave.
Chu Li opened the wooden box and looked at the Blood Dragon Branch.
"Priest Zhao, what do you want this dead branch for?" Zheng Xilai smiled. "No matter how precious the Blood Dragon Tree is, this dead branch is worthless. It's not hard and has no other use. It's no different from an ordinary branch."
The Zheng Dynasty Imperial Family had a deep understanding of the Blood Dragon Tree. Naturally, they had a deep understanding of the Blood Dragon Tree as well. The wood was brittle and soft. It was completely different from when it was alive. When it was alive, it was harder than steel and could not be hurt by swords.
They had also tried various methods such as grinding it into powder to drink, grinding it into powder to be refined into pills, boiling it into potions, and many other methods. In the end, they concluded that once it withered, it would be useless and ignored it.
Chu Li said, "Actually, it's useless but I want to compare a dead branch with a live one to see if there are any cultivation clues and cultivation methods. Your Majesty won't tell you, right?"
"Haha, about that, the ancestors have forbidden me. I can't tell you." Zheng Xilai shook his head and laughed.
Chu Li smiled. "Based on my guess, you'll use dragon blood?"
Zheng Xilai was stunned. He then laughed. "Priest Zhao is really interesting. The Zheng Dynasty isn't Goddess Attraction Mountain. There are no dragons."
Chu Li could tell from Zheng Xilai's expression that it was not dragon blood.
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