Free Web NovelChapter 331: Chapter 48: The Truth of the Beast God Realm and the True Body
Speaking of which, the Essence Soul kept crying about being hungry, but its body wasn’t even here. Gazing upon the forest full of Peaches of Immortality and the Yaochi Spirit Water, it was like a diabetic dessert-lover in an ice cream parlor—so envious it was on the verge of tears.
"Stop yelling! It’s not like I won’t let you eat! Ugh, you’re such a handful!"
After scolding it, Su Zhou could only pacify the Essence Soul, which was still chanting "Hungry, hungry, hungry," by promising he would bring it some Yaochi Spirit Water and local Kunlun Soil to replace its old soil and fertilizer.
As for the huge crater to the north in the Kunlun Secret Realm, the one left by Shao Qiming, Su Zhou had actually gone to check it out. He was certain it was an indentation left by the roots of a Divine Wood. Furthermore, that Divine Wood possessed its own will and had left behind a strong, unique Spiritual Power signature. It wasn’t like the Peaches of Immortality, which had been suppressed by the Immortal Gods into mere fruit-producing tools.
And judging by the Wisdom Tree Essence Soul’s complete lack of interest, that Divine Wood was clearly not a derivative of the Tree of the Great Dao, but one of the World Tree. Without a doubt, it was almost certainly Jianmu.
"Legend says Jianmu connects the Human and Divine Realms and is a Divine Wood capable of traversing worlds... Could it be that West Mother Great Venerable and her cohort of Immortal Gods used Jianmu as a bridge to travel to other worlds?"
This time, Su Zhou was asking Yara. The Snake Spirit, perched atop Su Zhou’s head after arranging his hair into a nest-like shape, replied casually, "Of course. How else could they have taken so many Immortal Gods with them? Besides, if that weren’t the case, why would the Divine Wood have just disappeared on its own? It obviously went to another world."
"What about the other Immortal Gods who left in later eras?"
"They all found their own ways, didn’t they? Doesn’t your history prove it? Basically all the Immortal Gods with any real ability left."
Su Zhou clicked his tongue and didn’t dwell on the issue. Compared to all that, he would rather continue enjoying the lake, eating Peaches of Immortality, and letting his mind rest.
At the Yaochi Lakefront, ripples spread across the water. Spiritual Liquid dripped from the stalactite-like cloud peaks in the sky, creating gentle splashes. A calm breeze blew past, carrying the sweet fragrance of the Peach Tree Forest... The nightscape of the Kunlun Secret Realm was truly beautiful, steeped in a celestial atmosphere.
The spot Su Zhou had chosen was not far from where he had fought Garuda. He could even see the marks left on the ground by the shockwaves from when Garuda had transformed into his Golden-winged Bird True Body and dived at supersonic speeds.
Seeing this, he hesitated for a moment, but after some thought, he gathered his resolve and asked, "Hey, Yara."
"Hmm?" Noticing the subtle shift in Su Zhou’s tone, Yara immediately knew he wanted something from her. Her voice drew out the words. "What is it?"
"Um, so, about that... those Demon Blood Cultivators, they all seem to have something like a True Demon Form... And since I have your bloodline, right? Can I... cultivate one too?"
Hearing Su Zhou say this so hesitantly and seeing how embarrassed he looked, Yara let out a strange, cackling laugh. "Aha! Now who was it that said the long, serpentine form of a Dragon Serpent wasn’t cool, that it didn’t fit his aesthetic? What’s this? You want to cultivate one now?"
"That was then, this is now. Besides, who said it isn’t cool? Right now, I think the long, serpentine form of a Dragon Serpent is extremely cool!"
Su Zhou could lie without blushing or skipping a beat. Naturally, Yara wasn’t going to actually give him a hard time over it. After teasing him with a few remarks like, "Aren’t you going to admit how much you love it now?" she gave him a direct answer: "Of course you can."
