Chapter 924: Exposed
The sudden transformation of the Pill Tower was witnessed by everyone nearby, especially the Yun Clan and those others who coveted it had been staring at it all night. If not for the fact that everyone who was sent to loot the tower had died last night, people would still be coming over to take over the place. Unfortunately, with all those cultivators last night dead says what kind of strength the Pill Tower really possessed.
Sentient beings were considered precious things in the world of cultivation. In this world where desires and greed cannot be controlled and with the strength speaking the loudest, those who fight to steal are something normal in this world. So the moment the aura of the Sentient Ghost Gum Tree was exposed with power of just Early God king realm cultivation, almost those who were greedy for the Pill Tower all flew towards the source of the aura. It didn’t take long for those who were attracted by the aura to start to gather around Yue Guishu’s true form.
The Goddess of the Moon and the Immortal Sun Emperor were the first ones who noticed the approaching auras coming over. Their expressions turned serious when they did yet their demeanor is as calm as ever.
Yue Xuexia carried the little tree spirit she had named Yue Guishu and gave him to the Pill Tower Master to carry. This startled the little boy and the old man who looked at each other’s surprised eyes.
The little Yue Guishu said, "Grandpa you have the same smell of herbs like Grandpa Kun! I know you. You have been protecting Guigui all this time while I am asleep!" He was talking about the time when he was still pretending to be the Pill Tower. At that time, it was Han Siyu and the other members of the Pill Tower.
Pill Tower Master Han Siyu looked confused when he heard the words of the little one as if he couldn’t understand it.
The Moon Goddess explained it to them, "Gui’er had been put to sleep until I had awakened his spirit when I came for the legacy of the late Divine Doctor."
A small leather diary floated from the door which instantly flew towards Yue Xuexia’s hand and started reading while explaining the situation to the Pill Tower Master and others.
"While he was asleep, his real body was hidden in an illusion woven by the Ginseng Spirit Elder Kun. At that time, the form looked like a tower building protected by defensive formation. Don’t worry. At those times even when the building was broken, that was just another illusion created by Elder Kun, he was completely unharmed. However, it was thanks to you carefully protecting the tower that he was completely unharmed. You guys have protected him well and you must continue to do so," said the Goddess of the Moon.
The Immortal Sun Emperor said, "Xue’er enemies are coming. The strongest is at least Quasi-Emperor and there are at least four Quasi-Emperor among them. There are two hidden False Emperor cultivators and one sneaky Emperor Realm cultivator among them. The Emperor realm cultivator possessed at least Mid stage."
"I will kill them all now," Yue Xuexia said calmly and collected as if she was only going to buy some eggs at the nearby market.
Sigh~
Shen Jueyang stopped her, "Even though your body had been upgraded at most you can only wield Early Emperor realm cultivation. Anymore and your soul injuries would flare up. Just leave them to me. I will handle all of them for you."
He kept holding Yue Xuexia’s hand with one hand and used the other hand to swipe the strand of hair almost covering her face. He looks the most gentle while staring at the Moon Goddess like a lovestruck man who only has this one woman in his world. Unfortunately, Yue Xuexia’s face and eyes remained unmoved as if an unmelting glacier, icy yet gorgeous in a way. Even so the hidden currents at the depths of those obsidian eyes spark with a bit of silver yet this one doesn’t last as much as a second until it calms down. The seal in the Goddess of the Moon’s heart quivers yet all returns to its original calmness.
Her heart was moved yet at the same time it was still barely enough. Shen Jueyang had already noticed this. It had always been like this. He knew at this moment Yue Xuexia was still unable to understand his feelings. Her heart is missing, sealed with something even the heavens couldn’t unfurl. Even the fluctuations are changes that even the Moon Goddess is out of control of.
Yue Xuexia asked, "Are you going to expose your identity?"
"There is no need. I am a sword cultivator right now. I can become a Sword Emperor instead," Shen Jueyang said.
The Goddess of the Moon nodded her head and said, "Then I will just use my Maternal Grandmother’s bloodline."
Under everyone’s gaze, her long silky black hair slowly turned to silver and her round ears turned pointy, much more pronounced than the elf ears of Lord Shi Chuan that they all had seen before. Moreover, her irises turned to emerald with a hint of gold and a large transparent wings on her back. This is Yue Xuexia’s form as the Ancient Elf Princess which she had inherited from Ancient Elf King Andromeda’s bloodline. The reason why her hair is silver instead of gold is due to the influence of the Yue Clan’s bloodline being the most dominant in her body. She is now an Ancient Moon Elf.
The other three old men mumbles, "Ancient Elf Bloodline!?"
Pill Tower Master, Grand Elder Li Houye and Grand Elder Su Kan were all dumbfounded. Now they can understand why she possessed World Tree leaves in her possession. Why the proud and arrogant Elf Lord, Shi Chuan, from the Evergreen Garden is servile before her. She had the bloodline of the oldest and most ancient Elven race who were considered extinct except for the missing Ancient Elf King Andromeda.
Yue Xuexia said, "Let’s go and welcome our guests." She said to Shen Jueyang.
The Immortal Sun Emperor lifted Yue Xuexia’s hand to his lips and kissed the back of her hand.
"As you wish, my Elven Princess," Shen Jueyang said.
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On the other hand, the commotion in the Pill Tower had shook the whole Inner Haven. The sudden appearance of a Sentient Tree Spirit is something everyone wanted to have. Moreover, this tree spirit’s true form is the Tree of Knowledge. The most suitable one for storing thousands of years of knowledge, the greatest item for storing things that possess things about knowledge itself. Plus, this tree had been used by the Pill Tower for a hundred years. It can be said that the knowledge about pills and alchemy storage in it spans for a hundred of years and the rumors about the legacy of the late Divine Doctor was included in it made it more precious than anything else.
At the Black Cloud Academy...
At the main peak, the Principal of the Black Cloud Academy had been replaced and is no longer the master of Yue Xuexia, Wu Yao. Wu Yao suddenly fell sick and had been bedridden in his own peak. Right now, the one who had replaced him was his younger brother, Wu Zhou. Thankfully, the relationship between brothers is good.
But some elders who wanted to become the principal were pressuring the brother to give up the position so they could take over. What they wanted is the resource Yue Xuexia had given to her master to help him make the academy stronger and himself. It is just that he suddenly got sick one day and has been bedridden ever since then. If not for Wu Zhou and the support of the Yue Clan, they might have gotten kicked out of the academy.
Cough. Cough.
Wu Zhou, carrying his elder brother’s medicine, noticed his brother was awake and supported him.
"Brother, are you alright? The medicine is prepared, please drink it while it’s hot."
Cough
"I am not drinking that anymore. I’ve been taking this medicine for years and have never gotten better. Do not waste anymore spirit stones on me and use it for yourself. Once you breakthrough to at least Quasi-Emperor Realm. Those old things would not dare to make a move on you," said Wu Yao, who is not skin and bones with pale skin and sickly appearance. He looked like he could be easily blown away by a simple breeze and collapsed.
Wu Zhou looked distressed and said, "Brother please don’t say this. You can get better. Don’t you still want to see that disciple of yours. I have sent people to find her!"
Chuckles~
"You won’t be able to find her if she isn’t willing. I have given her that Mask Artifact that covered her real appearance and even the name she told me might be fake. The Yue Clan’s Twin princess said she still hasn’t returned yet. My disciple had too many enemies. I do not want to burden her with my problems. Cough." Wu Yao said.
Wu Zhou frowned and said, "Even so you still wanted to see her. I will definitely find her for you! Brother, please drink your medicine before going back to sleep."