From a fair point of view, there was this reason—Zheng Fa’s performance in Chen County was extraordinarily exceptional, and if one were to consider that he was merely a Golden Core cultivator, it would be even more terrifying.
At the very least, she knew that the ancestor... probably couldn’t do this.
This was also the reason why Master Cheng Kong spared no effort in trying to win over Zheng Fa.
Xie Qingxue somewhat doubted whether she could even borrow the Qingjing Bamboo herself.
Of course, she was willing to let her junior brother go to the Jiushan Realm, but actually it was because of another matter: "Of course, I value his superior strength, and his talent is indeed rare in this world, but there is much more to him than that."
"The moment today when Zheng Fa said he would give up the territory of two provinces, none of the Nascent Souls in the Jiushan Sect showed disagreement..." Xie Qingxue’s eyes were slightly vacant as she spoke softly,
"The resources of two provinces represent a wealth that the Jiushan Sect has never had before."
"Just because Zheng Fa said so, they agreed to give it up..."
Yan Wushuang had never expected that the senior sister would value this most, but was this... really more important than Zheng Fa’s talent and strength?
"You don’t understand, geniuses are common. Such a person, on the other hand, is extremely rare in the Xuanwei Realm. I trust it’s not because he has enticed you to betray us."
"Really?" Yan Wushuang revealed an overjoyed expression.
Xie Qingxue shook her head, her tone disdainful: "You’re just simply foolish..."
She looked at her junior brother and continued, "You should also learn how Zheng Fa has managed to unite everyone in the Sect so tightly."
"And learn about these people’s loyalty to the Sect, and stop betraying us."
Yan Wushuang scratched his head, pondering for a long time before suddenly saying,
"Sister, shouldn’t my father be the one to learn this?"
"If I learn it and go back... wouldn’t that mean the position of Sect Leader would become mine?"
Inside the laboratory on University Island in the Jiushan Realm, the crowd gathered around to look at the two biggest gains from this battle:
The Qingjing Bamboo, and the Blood Slaughter Flag.
Oh, it should say three major gains—the third gain, the Blood River Ancestor, stood next to Zheng Fa, gazing intently at the Qingjing Bamboo and the Blood Slaughter Flag as if not allied with them.
"What should we do with this Blood Slaughter Flag?" Elder Yuan frowned and asked.
Once the Blood Slaughter Flag arrived in the Jiushan Realm, it was suppressed by the rules of the realm, not showing much of its divine properties, but since it was related to the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, everyone was a bit wary.
Junior Master Huang suggested.
Zheng Fa looked towards the Blood River Ancestor, who shook his head and said:
"The Blood Slaughter Flag is powerful, it’s difficult to destroy it except for using the Qingjing Bamboo..."
He seemed somewhat pained as he spoke, "It is also a rare treasure of my Holy Sect, and moreover, it does not harm harmony with heaven..."
Does not harm harmony with heaven?
Right, the one Zheng Fa snatched was exactly the one that the Netherworld Immortal had used to refine the Yin Yang Rakshasa, and indeed, it had not harmed the heavens, the only harm had come to the Yin Yang Rakshasa alone...
It might even be of great merit.
With the Blood River Ancestor saying this, Zheng Fa became quite more fond of the Blood Slaughter Flag.
He pondered for a bit and didn’t deal with the Blood Slaughter Flag yet but turned his gaze to the nearby Qingjing Bamboo.
After a silence, Zheng Fa finally spoke.
The Netherworld Immortal wasn’t dead, his whereabouts were now unknown, and he still had four Blood Slaughter Flags in his possession.
Naturally, Zheng Fa did not dare to pursue; he could only run fast.
At that time, by not taking action, Xie Qingxue had left a significant threat.
Even now, the Netherworld Immortal might not know whether to hate Zheng Fa more or Xie Qingxue...
It seemed like Master Cheng Kong hoped to rely on his own mentor, or he had another plan and confidence.
After all, the Netherworld Immortal was from the Supreme Dao, the entanglement between them and the understanding of each other, Zheng Fa was not clear.
But he disliked relying on others—researching Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots, to see if he could cultivate the Fusang Wood, was currently the most viable method he could think of to enhance the defense capabilities of the Jiushan Realm.
Therefore, his valuation of the Qingjing Bamboo was far above any other gains.
Others did not understand Zheng Fa’s longing for the Qingjing Bamboo, but Zhang understood...
In fact, she understood it all too well.
"...If we cut, would Master Cheng Kong give us trouble?"
Master Pang hesitated.
To research Qingjing Bamboo, naturally, it required sectioning.
But looking at Master Cheng Kong’s expression, if anything were to happen to the Qingjing Bamboo, it might explode.
"As long as it doesn’t die, it should be fine." Zheng Fa thought about it; after all, he had pointed out the need to cut before: "Cut!"
Several incense sticks later, Zheng Fa looked at the slices of Qingjing Bamboo in the Array under the microscope, his expression was realizing, somewhat annoyed as if he had discovered something simple yet something he had never thought of, and he muttered to himself,
"So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is..."
His companion, Zhang, and the others, also looked at the image of the Spirit Root cells in that Array under the microscope, with blank faces, obviously unable to figure out the realization.
But a smile was full on Zheng Fa’s face.
He gave up the resources of two provinces and only borrowed the Qingjing Bamboo to look at, and his incomprehension was evident to others.
But now, just one glance, and he knew—it was worth it!
"You mean to say, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots... are organisms with that Spiritual Energy cell structure serving as a cell nucleus?"
In the modern nursing home, Mrs. Tian also revealed a look of realization.
"Yes... Since Wood Element spells can correspond to the DNA double helix structure, then if there is a corresponding Spiritual Energy Diagram in that Spiritual Energy structure, it naturally can replace the function of the cell nucleus."
"This, probably is the true nature of what they call Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots..."