MTLNOVEL Chapter 140 Tao Hua Still Smiles at the Spring Breeze
Bai Qianqian did something that many people couldn't clearly see, but Meng Yu was an exception.
From Bai Qianqian's sleeves, one Spirit Talisman after another flew out and then buried themselves into the ground. Was this… an Earth Magic Spell to plow or to fertilize the land?
She wasn't causing destruction?
What a kind-hearted rabbit.
She threw a peach pit into the ground surrounded by a crystalline Spiritual Light. Spiritual lines spread across the entire land as one spell after another was cast, mysterious patterns covering the earth.
Soon after, a green sprout grew, quickly turning into a sapling, and then into a big tree. This spell was no different from the one Su Qingqing had used before, but, but!
The big tree continued to grow, reaching towards the sky, growing taller and taller until it became a super peach tree sixty meters high, so vast that several people couldn't wrap their arms around it.
Bright red peach blossoms bloomed on the branches like brocade, lush branches blocking the sunlight. A flock of birds flew over, happily chirping away.
There was no attack power, just turning a seed into a sixty-meter-tall tree, three times the height of the city walls, standing there, delivering an endless fragrance to everyone.
Suddenly, a vague figure who couldn't make out facial features and looked somewhat confused, descended from the peach tree and landed in front of Bai Qianqian. It was a Tree Spirit!
The apparition circled Bai Qianqian three times, then bowed before her, and flew back into the peach tree. This was as exquisitely ingenious as Meng Yu's Fire Crow Sword Technique.
Although both were First-Grade Spells, the Fire Crow Sword Technique was a Sacrificial Sword that summoned the Fire Element and endowed it with a Divine Soul, while Bai Qianqian let a seed take root and then transformed it into a spirit creature, the latter being many times more delicate!
The branches of the peach tree rustled as if something was laughing. Then peach blossoms fell, peach blossoms bloomed, and little peaches appeared on the branches. The green peaches began to grow larger and redden, hanging from the branches, bursting with a healthy color.
From the seed taking root to the peach tree bearing fruit, the whole scene took half an hour, lacking both the crisp efficiency of Meng Yu and any lethal force.
Of course, it wasn't without gain. In front of everyone stood a sixty-meter-tall giant tree, a spectacle now visible to all.
"Stop resisting. You are no match for King Meng Tian. One stroke of his sword could kill you all. Surrender now, and you'll have peaches to eat."
The girl's voice was crystalline and slightly embarrassed as it reached everyone's ears.
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"In the future, there will be peaches to eat every year."
She looked at Meng Yu somewhat sheepishly. With this, it should be sufficient, right?
"Clap, clap, clap."
It was the sound of Meng Yu clapping his hands. He nodded in approval at Bai Qianqian and then headed towards the city gate.
Without any combat formation; many of Meng Yu's men walked while gazing at the peach tree.
The ranks were disorganized, but on the city wall, the officers and soldiers of Iron Chain Pass were scrambling to open the city gates. Even Great Wu's most die-hard adherents had no choice at this point but to flee, while the others knelt on the streets, entrusting their fates to the unknown.
In a scenario where Great Wu's Iron Chain Pass was guarded by the most loyal and elite soldiers, the city was taken without bloodshed.
And the fame of Meng Yu and Bai Yun Temple resounded throughout the entire world.
Sword Deity and Immortal Taohua!
...
A group of soldiers, respectfully saluted Bai Qianqian and Su Qingqing, who were sitting under the peach tree, and then quickly climbed up the big peach tree, starting to pick peaches from above.
The talk of eating peaches, which many thought was a joke, turned out to be true. After entering the city, King Meng Tian promised, given Bai Yun Temple had spoken, that every person who surrendered would have a peach to eat.
Of course, his own men got to eat their fill first.
Consequently, these past few days, everyone enjoyed the delicious and juicy peaches, eating with broad smiles.
No one doubted victory anymore. Everyone was brimming with confidence, and even the surrendered soldiers, peach-eaters or not, became extremely compliant.
If Meng Yu hadn't stationed troops around the peach tree, countless people would have gone there to offer incense and bow down. However, legends about them were spreading wildly.
With the rise and set of the sun, time flowed on, and soon, three days passed. This time, Meng Yu came, not really because he couldn't get away, but because Su Qingqing had told him, "You attend to your matters; we will wait for you here. You've taken the city without bloodshed, sparing many from slaughter. Our master is very pleased, so tend to the state affairs well, for the master hopes you do a good job."
Thus, after Meng Yu dealt with everything that needed handling, he came to see them.
Underneath the tree, the three of them surrounded a table filled with various kinds of peaches, which were the best from the tree, offered to Su Qingqing by the Tree Spirit.
"How did it go?" Bai Qianqian asked.
"I've finally finished with my duties. I am really sorry for neglecting you both."
"No harm done. Actually, I am very happy to see you working hard like this, like tilling the soil in the fields. Being too hands-off isn't good. But what do you plan to do next?"
"Please grant me three years. After I establish the new dynasty, I will retreat from my position and join the Moon-Watching Sect to devoutly cultivate, never wasting any more time."
Meng Yu earnestly said.
"Eh..."
Bai Qianqian was taken aback for a moment and looked at Meng Yu with even greater respect. She had thought that Meng Yu would directly speak of despising wealth and power, rejecting thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, only wishing to follow her in cultivation, ah no, eat radishes...
This was indeed the truth. In the Lower Realm, countless mortals would do anything to be admitted into the Immortal Sect.
But look at him, how good was he? He even knew to settle his followers and quell the chaos. This, this was really... To be honest, Bai Qianqian had never met such a good person before.
"Please rest assured, Immortal. I will continue to cultivate in these three years, and will not slack off. Originally, I should be studying with the Immortal, but for the sake of the common people, I..."
As Meng Yu said this, of course he wouldn't mention it was for that tenfold.
"You... you're really sacrificing too much."
Bai Qianqian looked at Meng Yu and suddenly sighed.
In the Path of Immortality, some people can achieve Foundation Establishment at thirty years old, and others at fifty, but... often those who can do it at thirty must hurry even more because they still have the possibility of Core Formation.
As for a genius like Meng Yu, his future should be a Nascent Soul.
"Actually, you don't need to be anxious."
After pondering for a moment, Bai Qianqian thought and said,
"Previously, Qingqing mentioned that you should be patient and in about seven years, there will be a great opportunity for you. Do you remember that?"
Of course, Meng Yu remembered. He had thought that Su Qingqing's words meant that she had thought he was at Qi Cultivation Third Layer, and that in seven or eight years he would reach about the Sixth Layer and then the Moon-Watching Sect would take him as a disciple.
"No, no, it's about the problem of Foundation Establishment. When you looked at those legends of the Martial World, didn't you feel something strange? How could Xu Kefa, with his cultivation, break through with a single strike, even if he was at the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation... Mmm, you're different from normal people. Let's not talk about this. Moreover, after he became the myth of the Martial World, why did he only rule as the Great Ancestor for five years and then claim he had shattered the void and ascended to the Upper Realm?"
"Hmm."
Meng Yu nodded his head.
"This is about the issue of the Spiritual Qi Tide. What I'm about to say may be something you don't understand, but just listen. The world of Great Wu, though a Minor World, has seen millions of people grow and pass away through the generations. Countless divine soul fragments have accumulated layer by layer until they overflow."
Bai Qianqian rattled off her explanation, but Meng Yu thought of his second red task - to save the people of the Changdong Minor World.
The biochemical crisis of that world was actually a mutation that occurred as the world was about to level up.
"Now, about seven years are left until the world levels up. At that time, when the Spiritual Qi Tide occurs, the planet will briefly advance to a Second-Order World at a certain moment, and that will be your opportunity."
"Please continue."
"Our Sect has always been researching the issue of world advancement. When a world ascends, it often produces Sons of the World, Heavenly Delicate Ladies, and other fortunate individuals. Our Sect has been studying this topic extensively. The reason Su Qingqing values you is because she wants you to achieve kingship, to be known by the masses, and after becoming the Emperor, during that opportunity, to be favored by the heavens and the earth, and then to establish your Foundation.
It's a method of Foundation Establishment that's even better than Foundation Establishment by Enlightenment, but..."
At this point, she seemed a bit embarrassed.
"The success rate is only eight percent."
If someone recommended to Meng Yu a project with only an eight percent success rate, his first reaction would be to burst their head. However, since the project was proposed by a rabbit, then he could have a further talk with her.
"Foundation Establishment by Enlightenment, I know of it; it's the highest level of Foundation Establishment method. But comparing it to your experiment with an eight percent success rate, is it really worth it?"
"Don't worry, the eight percent success rate is calculated on the premise of ensuring your safety. Moreover, when the time comes, you can decide for yourself whether to undertake Foundation Establishment. Even if you fail, you won't be harmed by the overflow of vital energy from the heavens and the earth etc."
"So, I must participate in this experiment if I wish to join the Moon-Watching Sect?"
"No, no, no. How could that be? Ask Su Qingqing and my other disciples, have I used them for experiments?
It's just... this matter is too coincidental. It almost makes me believe it's the arrangement of fate. You're so powerful. I've never seen anyone as formidable as you at the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation. You could achieve Foundation Establishment by Enlightenment, but you perfectly fit the experimental conditions, including becoming the Emperor of Great Wu and everything else, as if it were all meant to be. So I'm simply asking one more time..."
Then, Bai Qianqian sincerely said.
"I'm just making a suggestion. Actually, I don't recommend you partake in the experiment since you've got a twenty percent chance of success. It's better if you follow the path of Foundation Establishment by Enlightenment.
As for the matter of becoming a disciple, don't worry. If you want to join the Moon-Watching Sect, I'd be afraid of holding you back. There are many Sects much stronger than ours; I can recommend you to them..."
As she was about to speak further, Meng Yu suddenly prostrated himself again.
"I beseech the true person Bai to accept me as a disciple."
He had no intention of participating in the experiment, but as for this rabbit master, Meng Yu truly wanted to become her disciple!
To tell the truth, with her emotional intelligence and IQ, if she hadn't been hiding all along, she would have been swindled long ago. Meng Yu felt a bit of pity for her!
After all, finding a Golden Core was far more valuable than any wealthy and beautiful woman.