I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 735: Chapter 682: Profiting (Alliance Leader +3)

Coming out from the Divine Tree, Jiang Yuebai originally planned to sit for a while in the Phoenix Nest to see if her old grass nest was still there.

On the branches, the Female Phoenix and Male Phoenix were full of tension, so Jiang Yuebai had to give up and took out the things she had prepared long ago.

”Don’t worry, I’m not here to mess with your nest this time. These are some Dragon Clan heritages I obtained from the Kunxi Divine Palace in the Upper Realm, along with the Water Dao Demon Technique ’Beiming Fish’ passed down by Demon Saint Kunpeng. Take a look and see who’s suitable to receive them.”

”I plucked quite a few of your feathers before, so it’s finally time for some payback. See, I’m not a bad person. If, by any chance, we’re forced to oppose each other in the future, let’s spare each other. No need to go for a life-and-death struggle, okay?”

The Female Phoenix and Male Phoenix exchanged glances. The Female Phoenix nodded, and the Male Phoenix took the scroll, specially changed to Demon Language, from Jiang Yuebai’s hand with its beak.

”Additionally, I’d like to visit my old grass friends in the Ten Thousand Wood Forest. Once I’ve seen them, I’ll leave, promise not to cause any trouble. Is that alright?”

With a chirp, the Female Phoenix and Male Phoenix indicated their agreement.

After ten years together, despite the daily chaos, Jiang Yuebai did help the Demon Clan a lot. At least she enlightened many little demons, allowing them to gain spiritual wisdom earlier and taught some little demons about the treachery of human hearts.

Therefore, in those years, even when Jiang Yuebai fiddled with their nests, the Phoenixes just turned a blind eye, after all, they had plenty of feathers and wood.

The Female Phoenix and Male Phoenix had affections and gratitude towards Jiang Yuebai and would naturally accommodate her if possible.

Jiang Yuebai returned to the Ten Thousand Wood Forest, transformed back into her White Vine form, slithering through the forest like a snake, walking along the path she once took as a piece of grass.

After walking for a long time, Jiang Yuebai saw many newly born Little Grass Demons and Little Vine Demons, whispering to each other as she passed by.

”Is that the newly arrived Demon King? It’s so beautiful.”

”It smells so nice too. I want to get close to this Lord.”

Jiang Yuebai proudly lifted her vine tip and flicked it. Whether among the Human Clan or the Demon Clan, she was a born beauty.

Not seeing that flirtatious deer, Jiang Yuebai asked the nearby little demons but none knew. Eventually, she found herself back at the Snake Willow Tree.

The Snake Willow Tree was still the same, like a hundred-year-old willow, rooted deep in the forest. In its vicinity, there were no other trees, and few beasts roamed by.

Having not met for decades, the Snake Willow Tree’s cultivation hadn’t much increased, still at the Late-Stage Divine Elixir Realm, which is equivalent to the Late-Stage Golden Core among the Human Clan.

This was normal for the Grass and Wood Demon Clan, as trees, provided they avoid external forces, essentially do not die. This was a natural advantage, but in terms of cultivation, it naturally made things more difficult.

Jiang Yuebai’s White Vine emerged from the roots of the Snake Willow Tree, greeting with warmth.

”Snake Willow, do you remember me?”

The branches of the Snake Willow trembled, and the leaves rustled, conveying a Divine Thought to Jiang Yuebai.

After listening, Jiang Yuebai replied, ”I went to the Human Clan for cultivation, and due to some adventures, my cultivation advanced faster. By the way, where did Lord Luling go?”

Receiving the Divine Thought from the Snake Willow, Jiang Yuebai learned that Luling had already left the Ten Thousand Wood Forest years ago and never appeared again.

She recalled what the Divine Tree had said before, that the demon clan naturally had a Boundary River leading to the Upper Demon Realm. Presumably, Luling had gone to the Upper Demon Realm through there.

Doesn’t that mean, she might meet it again someday in the Upper Realm?

And she wondered if it had transformed, her mind already picturing a roguish figure in white, with companions on both sides.

Jiang Yuebai had once secretly learned the Strangling Method at the Snake Willow site and had always felt that the Snake Willow carried a hint of Space Power. While strangling prey, it could instantly transfer the prey’s viscera into the tree body.

She wasn’t sure at the time, but now, possessing Space Power herself, she confirmed it was true.

However, compared to the Space Power she now mastered, the Space Power that the Snake Willow held was very weak.

”Snake Willow, don’t resist, I’ll give you something.”

Jiang Yuebai entwined the Snake Willow Tree with her White Vine, cautiously transferring a wisp of Space Power Origin to it. The whole Snake Willow Tree immediately began to shake violently, an unusual white light blooming from where the White Vine contacted.

The white light swiftly traveled along the tree trunk to its branches and leaves, eventually making the entire Snake Willow Tree glow with a moonglow-like white radiance.

Jiang Yuebai’s wisp of Space Power Origin significantly boosted the Snake Willow Tree. If it could completely absorb it, there was even a possibility for it to upgrade to an Exotic Dragon Willow.

”Alright, I’ll go see the other grasses. It may be really hard to meet again in the future.”

Jiang Yuebai released her White Vine, preparing to leave, when suddenly a special Snake Willow branch hooked onto her. That branch, still shimmering with the undispersed white brilliance, had leaves already evolved from willow-leaf shape to resemble a snake’s head.

The branch broke off from the Snake Willow Tree and fell in front of Jiang Yuebai.

”This is your Life Branch, and you’re cutting off a section for me... Well, then I won’t stand on ceremony!”

The Snake Willow remained silent, merely using its branch to nudge Jiang Yuebai, urging her to leave quickly.

Jiang Yuebai collected the Snake Willow Life Branch. This item gathered the purest power of the Snake Willow, full of spiritual essence. With some quality materials, it could be refined into an excellent Spiritual Artifact.

A wisp of Space Power Origin from Ao Juan, in exchange for such a section of Life Branch—she came to repay the Demon Clan, yet somehow still profited?

Jiang Yuebai swaggered to the shore of Qiye Lake, the territory she once dominated now sprouted new vines, and many familiar grass demons were nowhere to be seen, replaced by new ones.

Jiang Yuebai circled around and found two familiar grasses in the woods, which she had coaxed... no, persuaded before in Luling Garden — the Thousand Autumn Vine and Mystic Frost Flower.

Though previously they were a trio, the Human-Faced Jade Mushroom with the distinctive eyebrows was missing.

”Hey? Aren’t you the Cloud Mushroom Grass Vine?”

The more mature Thousand Autumn Vine was the first to recognize Jiang Yuebai. It sprawled over the mountain rocks, its fall-red leaves swaying in the wind.

At the foot of the Thousand Autumn Vine, the long slender stem holds a large icy-blue glassy flower from the Mystic Frost Flower. With its delicate leaves, it swayed its blossoms vigorously, reaching out to Jiang Yuebai.

”Ooh~ It really is the Cloud Mushroom Grass Vine, long time no see, ooh~ how did you become so powerful~”

Jiang Yuebai strolled over, extending her white vine from the ground, unfurling its leaves, unconsciously swaying along with Thousand Autumn Vine and Mystic Frost Flower.

”I went to explore the Human Clan, by the way, where’s the Human-Faced Mushroom?”

The Thousand Autumn Vine casually replied, ”It got eaten by a passing rabbit, so it’s gone.”

”Huh?”

Jiang Yuebai stopped swaying, observing the indifference in Thousand Autumn Vine and Mystic Frost Flower.

The Mystic Frost Flower even said, ”Ooh~, it got eaten by a rabbit, the rabbit left lots of nutrients which we’ve absorbed, ooh~”

Jiang Yuebai resumed swaying, well, the Demon Clan is like this; they long became accustomed to various kinds of separation, especially turning into excrement, which even excites them.

Jiang Yuebai inquired with Thousand Autumn Vine about other grasses she knew, learning that the Little Sleeping Lotus, which might become the last of its kind in the world, and Fire Grain possessing the Divine Grass Nine-Spike Millet bloodline, had left Ten Thousand Wood Forest with Luling.

Speaking of which, the Thousand Autumn Vine and Mystic Frost Flower simultaneously spat, expressing contempt for the rogue Luling.

Other grass demons, quite a few were gnawed by beasts, turning into ’nutrients’ and returned to Ten Thousand Wood Forest, spurring new grass demons to sprout.

A small number, like the Thousand Autumn Vine and Mystic Frost Flower, survived after weathering many storms.

Jiang Yuebai raised her hands, taking the two familiar grasses, Thousand Autumn Vine and Mystic Frost Flower, back to the Snake Willow Tree to live together.

Before leaving, Jiang Yuebai planted a Chaos Erosion Spiritual Fruit under the Snake Willow Tree, asking them to take care of it.

Speaking of which, this spirit plant containing Chaos Qi barely counts as a Chaos creature, and she still has a few fruits, transplanted to the Lotus Platform Small World waiting for maturity.

Planting one here might come in handy someday.

Lastly, Jiang Yuebai asked those little demons in the Lotus Platform Small World if any wished to stay in the Demon Realm, as she is unlikely to return once she leaves this time.

Maybe she exploited them too much normally, many little demons and spiritual beasts expressed gratitude, and wished to remain in the Demon Clan.

Jiang Yuebai smiled outwardly, but inwardly released them in frustration, only the Dragonfly Little Demon and the two Mountain Monkeys chose to stay.

This may be for the best; the Lotus Platform Small World itself is not safe; without these little demons and spiritual beasts, it saves a portion of food and resources.

As for the lost labor force, once she returns to the Nine Rivers Realm, Bai Jiuyou can manufacture more puppet workers to make up for it.

The Dragonfly Little Demon and Mountain Monkeys can handle daily maintenance of the puppet production.

After spending about ten days in the Demon Clan, Jiang Yuebai felt bad about overstaying, she pulled the sobbing Yun Shang to bid farewell to the Phoenix.

At the dock on the coast, Yousu Xiaoxiao fiercely declared, ”Shipwreck Grass, one day I will defeat you!”

The two Little Phoenixes chirped mournfully, expressing Jiang Yuebai had not taken them on a mountain tour to show off, and shouldn’t leave like this.

The Little Phoenix was slapped away by the Male Phoenix, while the Female Phoenix turned her head and plucked a tail feather from both herself and the Male Phoenix.

One golden, one red, the two phoenix tail feathers were handed to Jiang Yuebai, intertwining gold and red to birth a pure Nirvana Divine Fire.

The Nirvana Divine Fire does not possess the attack power like the Phoenix True Fire, it is the fire of life; when on the brink of death, as long as the Divine Soul still lingers, invoking the Nirvana Divine Fire to burn the body can lead to rebirth through fire.

These two feathers are akin to a lifeline.

Jiang Yuebai suddenly felt a pang in her nose, even someone as shameless as her was touched by this generous gift.

She stepped forward and hugged the chest of the Female Phoenix and the Male Phoenix, swiftly accepting the feathers.

”Your kindness to me will remain in my heart, one day, it shall be repaid!”

Referring to this, Yun Shang shyly said without thinking, ”How about you leave me here, and I’ll repay it for you?”

Jiang Yuebai was speechless, Yun Shang’s brain seemed to be throwing its abacus beads at her face.