Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chasing Moon True Person would reflect on his life with a sense of fulfillment, having seen the Great Yu Late Period consumed by warlords carving out their territories, seen the demise of Great Yu and the ensuing struggle for dominance, lived through an era rife with Pass Tribulation battles and Semi-Immortal battles, crossed swords with Meng Junzi, aided Jiang Pingan in establishing Great Xia, and founded the Five Great Immortal Sects with several fellow Daoists.

These events would be passed down and adapted by later generations, turning into the popular storytelling saga "Tales of Great Xia Heroes.

"But when compared to Lu Yang's experiences, they somehow seemed to fall short.

Lu Yang thought to himself that this was only the tip of the iceberg; he had only told the abridged version.

He hadn't even spoken of reviving Fairy Eternity, the various insider details of battles between Half-Immortals and Immortals, meeting Ashy Bean, or overturning Great Xia to establish the Great Bean Dynasty.

"Don't drift too far off the topic.

Just honestly tell us why you drugged the laurel tree," Fairy Eternity was quite dissatisfied with the adjectives Chasing Moon True Person used to describe Xiao Yang's experiences of these past years.

How could it be called outrageous, as it was clearly a life lived to the fullest.

She quite admired Little Yang's life experiences, full of surprises and challenges.

Chasing Moon True Person had already planned to manifest himself and clarify the situation.

"To explain this matter, we have to start from the day Little Ye came into spiritual wisdom," he said.

"Little Ye's true form is known to the world as the Laurel Tree Ancestor, an ancient laurel tree that has survived to the present day, with a lifespan of at least three hundred thousand years.

After periods of time's cleansing, it developed consciousness and later on, attained spiritual intellect and became a true being.

"Fairy Eternity nodded, understanding that this was the process through which a Spiritual Plant gains spiritual wisdom—there are no shortcuts, only the passage of immense time.

If it really was an ancient laurel tree that survived until now, then it was indeed possible it belonged to the Ying Tian Immortal Seed.

"My name is Bai Ri, and Little Ye took my surname, Bai.

She is fond of the Power of Taiyin and prefers to be active at night, so she named herself Bai Ye.

""Little Ye wasn't too fond of using the body of the Tree Ancestor, deeming it too boring to stand still all day, so I searched ancient texts and found the Spiritual Plant Clone Technique.

This allowed her to split a physical form from the Tree Ancestor—one that is in its current form.

""Then, after a few hundred more years, an irregularity occurred in my cultivation, resulting in my physical form burning to ashes and my soul sustaining damage.

The soul was so severely wounded that no Spirit Pills or miraculous medicines were of any help, and my condition was dire.

""Fortunately, the laurel tree is naturally Yin-natured, possessing the capability to nourish the soul, a quality that originally resided foremost within the scholar tree.

As the Laurel Tree Ancestor, Little Ye's soul-nourishing ability was unmatched.

""She found out there was a problem with my cultivation and hurriedly transferred my soul into this clone.

At the time, my mind was not clear; I had no idea what Little Ye was doing, feeling only warmth surrounding me, nourishing my soul.

Instinctively, I accepted this strength.

""Nourishing the soul is usually a slow process, but the soul-nourishing power of the Laurel Tree Ancestor was so strong, and my own survival instinct so vehement, that the combination sped up the process exponentially.

In the end, my soul intertwined too deeply with this clone, making it impossible to separate them.

""Although my soul had returned to its original state, I could no longer part with this clone.

""However, to have survived such a life-threatening crisis using this clone isn't so bad.

Guarding the Laurel Fairy Palace, secretly watching the disciples grow, visiting the Scripture Pavilion to read every day—and I've also come to quite like the laurel tree.

"Had Chasing Moon True Person not truly liked the laurel tree, he wouldn't have chosen to establish a Daoist practice ground in the harsh environment of Great Snow Mountain.

"Little Ye has become used to this clone and started mixing with me in using it, only leaving instinctive reactions in the true form of the Tree Ancestor.

""Later, we discovered that whoever's soul had greater strength would take the initiative of the body.

It's an involuntary thing, neither of us could control.

""Little Ye's soul's strength varies with day and night; Sun Power weakens her soul power, causing the body to be under my control.

She would either sleep in her true form or in this body until night comes, when the Power of Taiyin becomes abundant and Little Ye's soul power increases, making it her turn to use this body.

""This clone is strong, and constantly supplied with spiritual essence from the Tree Ancestor, its recovery power is also strong.

There are only two unresolved issues—one being what I mentioned earlier, that the clone cannot leave the territory of the Tree Ancestor, and the other, that it doesn't quite suit my image.

"Chasing Moon True Person sighed, recalling the good old days, "In my prime, I was incomparable in beauty, captivating the world, with countless people falling over themselves for my charm.

""But looking at Little Ye's clone, it's just too short, utterly lacking in allure, making me too embarrassed to meet anyone.

""I thought to myself if only this clone could grow taller, even if just during the daytime.

""Unfortunately, the form of this clone is hard to change, to alter its appearance one must find an alternative path.

""Essentially, this clone is a Laurel Tree, so I thought about whether I could come up with a potion that could make the Laurel Tree grow quickly.

""Then I took several herbs from the medicine store, brewed them into medicinal soups of different proportions, and poured them on the roots of the Laurel Tree to see which mixture could speed up its growth.

""You see, Great Snow Mountain is full of Laurel Trees, and I figured experimenting on a few wouldn't matter, who knew there would be those who pick petals to make Laurel Flower fillings and others who chop down the trees for barbecues.

"Chasing Moon True Person was too ashamed to meet anyone, and naturally, his experiments on making the Laurel Tree grow taller were something he'd hide if he could.

But one can never count on luck to keep things under wraps.

Lu Yang listened quietly to the story, completely understanding Chasing Moon True Person's thoughts, as he too had been wishing to grow taller during the days he had been shrunk.

"Done confessing?

Once you're done, come back with me to face your punishment," said Fairy Eternity, not swayed by Chasing Moon True Person's flowery rhetoric, clearly remembering that she was there to capture a criminal....

"Odd, where has that kid Lu Yang gone to?

" murmured Luo Hongxia.

The last time anyone saw Lu Yang, he was at a group of Disciple of the Immortal Palace taking a bath in a hot spring.

According to them, Lu Yang was last seen snowboarding with a basket of Spirit Fruits on his back, his face beaming with an excited smile, and then he was never seen again.

Nor could anyone find Bai Ye's whereabouts.

"Palace Master Luo, open up.

"Luo Hongxia heard Lu Yang's voice, opened the door, and saw Lu Yang grinning from ear to ear, holding Bai Ye's hand as if afraid she'd run away.

"Palace Master Luo, I've captured the criminal!

" Fairy Eternity raised the joined hands and handed Bai Ye over to Luo Hongxia.

"How did you capture her?

" Luo Hongxia was astonished.

She hadn't been able to catch Bai Ye; how had Lu Yang managed it?

"What's there to it?

She even honestly confessed her entire deeds," at that moment, Fairy Eternity felt a sense of accomplishment, as if her mission was fulfilled and she could retire with honors.

"Tell me what happened?

" Luo Hongxia asked eagerly.

"So here's what happened...

" Fairy Eternity repeated the story as told by Chasing Moon True Person, leaving Luo Hongxia dumbfounded.

"In short, your ancestor Chasing Moon True Person, in his quest to grow taller, stole medicinal materials.

I'm not too familiar with the sentencing guidelines, and you Immortal Palace folks are well-versed in the law, how many years should this warrant?

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