I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 734: Chapter 681: Do I Really Have to Choose?

Jiang Yuebai came to seek out the Divine Tree to inquire about Lu Xingyun. As she thought of Lu Xingyun, the Divine Tree would appear before her in the form of Lu Xingyun.

However, looking at ’Lu Xingyun’ troubled Jiang Yuebai, so she eventually focused hard on thinking of her master ancestor Wenn Miao, allowing the Divine Tree to chat with her in a form resembling Wenn Miao.

After the transformation, seeing the Divine Tree looking disheveled and with messy hair, Jiang Yuebai felt much more at ease.

Jiang Yuebai familiarly sat down beside the Divine Tree and directly asked her questions, afraid that the Divine Tree might fall asleep again and be impossible to wake.

”You just mentioned that I’ve become a Chaos Creature, what sort of Chaos Creature? And you also told me before that Lu Xingyun has done a favor for the Demon Clan. Do you know where she comes from and what kind of person she is?”

The Divine Tree gave a big yawn, ”You’ve just arrived at the Demon Clan and are already seeking me out, without even a greeting, just bombarding me with questions like this. Is this appropriate?”

Jiang Yuebai scooted closer and squeezed in beside the Divine Tree, ”Appropriate, very appropriate!”

As long as she remains shameless, no one can reproach her.

The Divine Tree struggled to lift its eyelids and turned to glance at Jiang Yuebai for a moment, ”I just had a nap, and your transformation is too drastic, even your fate has changed.”

Jiang Yuebai nodded, her expression saying ’Speak as much as you can, as detailed as possible.’

Her level is too low to see through the kind of matters at Lu Xingyun’s level; in the Earth Spiritual Realm, only the Divine Tree might be able to clarify such tangled webs.

The Divine Tree mused, ”Speaking of which, on seeing you this time, I just remembered that after the great war of the Three Races long ago, Lu Xingyun once visited me, saying she wanted to leave this realm and asked me where to find Chaos Creatures.”

”There are not many Chaos Creatures in the world; each has a divine status, except for the chaos-causing Chaos Devouring Heaven Python, which roams around and was suppressed by the Ancestor Dragon and handed over to the Candle Dragon for supervision. And on your body, isn’t that the aura of the Chaos Devouring Heaven Python?”

Jiang Yuebai was shocked, realizing that for such matters, she had to consult an existence like the Divine Tree, which has been alive since the beginning of time.

”Is the Chaos Devouring Heaven Python suppressed in the Land of the Sleeping Candle Dragon? Is it at Zhangwei Mountain?”

”It’s been too long, I really don’t remember, don’t remember at all~~~”

The Divine Tree began yawning again, drowsy and on the verge of sleep.

Although she didn’t get an answer from the Divine Tree, Jiang Yuebai could already make general inferences.

Back then, Lu Xingyun suddenly changed, kicked the Sword Lord Zhufeng, and then began seeking cultivation and the Dao.

Lu Xingyun was certainly looking for Chaos Creatures to seek the Chaos Dao Fruit, as only the Chaos Dao Fruit aligns most closely with the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Dao.

Then Lu Xingyun learned from the Divine Tree about the whereabouts of the Chaos Devouring Heaven Python, went to Zhangwei Mountain, and defeated Zhur Jiuyou severely, then slew the Chaos Devouring Heaven Python.

The fragments of bone she dug up from the sacrificial pit in the Nine Dragon Ruins are likely leftover from the battle between Lu Xingyun and the Chaos Devouring Heaven Python.

Then Lu Xingyun discovered that Zhur Jiuyou had control over the Land of the Sleeping Candle Dragon and did not completely kill Zhur Jiuyou, only sealing her.

Later, Zhur Jiuyou’s brother ’Weii’ appeared, also for the Land of the Sleeping Candle Dragon, placing Zhur Jiuyou in a coffin, leaving the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon to guard, waiting for the day Zhur Jiuyou would awaken.

The Nine-Headed Flood Dragon must have been cultivated using the Chaos Devouring Heaven Python, which is why it has the same origin aura.

Jiang Yuebai was very curious about what cultivation Lu Xingyun had at that time to accomplish such earth-shattering events.

Also, she wondered, where was Zhangwei Mountain at that time?

It couldn’t have existed in the Green Dragon Realm from the start, could it? After all, according to the current historical records, the Upper Realm slowly developed after the Heavenly Calamity in the Earth Spiritual Realm and Heavenly Spirit Realm, and it used to be a desolate wilderness.

Or maybe, outside the Earth Spiritual Realm and Heavenly Spirit Realm at that time, there was an even larger world?

Or, was the Upper Realm once a super huge world, and why did it later become uninhabited territory?

Jiang Yuebai’s small head was filled with big questions, the more she thought about them, the more uncontrollable it became, questions leading to more questions, endlessly.

Actually, these matters are not greatly related to her cultivation, but she was just very curious.

Jiang Yuebai turned to ask the Divine Tree again, only to hear the Divine Tree snoring.

”Wake up, Lord Divine Tree!”

”Huh? Why are you here? When did you come?”

The Divine Tree’s memory is truly poor!

Jiang Yuebai didn’t understand before, but after meeting Immortal Monarch Chongmin, she guessed that the Divine Tree’s tendency to sleep and forgetfulness might also be due to suppression by the Heavenly Dao.

Taking advantage of the Divine Tree waking up, she asked again, ”You just said my fate changed, so what is my fate now?”

”Huh? Did I say that? Let me see... huh? It really did change. Did you die once? Not once, but twice~~~”

”Don’t yawn, stay awake, Lord Divine Tree.” Jiang Yuebai reached out to tug at the Divine Tree’s face.

The Divine Tree skillfully yawned away, ”The fate of Chaos Creatures is a piece of chaos, with endless possibilities. Isn’t it said among the Human Clan that ’My fate is determined by me, not by heaven’? Now you are the same; your fate is determined by you, by what choices you make, and what kind of fate you will bear.”

Jiang Yuebai felt a sense of delight in her heart, immediately thinking that Lu Xingyun might also have used the Chaos Devouring Heaven Python to transform herself into a Chaos Creature. Did Lu Xingyun do this, perhaps to take control of her own fate?

”But... now there is still some existence attempting to influence my Dao path, and I don’t know what that existence’s purpose is. That existence is of a much higher level than I am, what should I do?”

The Divine Tree suddenly opened its eyes, staring at Jiang Yuebai, ”You are no longer of Demon Fate, why should I tell you? What if someday you become an enemy of the Demon Clan, wouldn’t I become a criminal to the Demon Clan?”

Jiang Yuebai was stunned. Indeed, she’s able to wield influence in the Demon Clan only because the Divine Tree said she’s ’a human bearing Demon Fate’, possibly becoming a pillar of the Demon Clan in the future.

But now she is no longer entirely a demon, why should the Divine Tree help her?

The Divine Tree drooped its eyelids, struggling against weariness, ”You are neither human, nor demon, nor witch, nor Heavenly Witch, yet you can be human, demon, witch, Heavenly Witch. If one day the Three Realms are at war again, the world wants to destroy, what choice will you make?”

”If you can swear by your Dao heart, to stand with the Demon Clan, protect the Demon Clan from destruction, I can answer your questions, and also show you a path, allowing you to part the clouds and see the heavens.”

Jiang Yuebai looked back at the Divine Tree, those deep, unfathomable eyes like her master ancestor Wenn Miao’s, boundless and vast.

But it’s an oath Jiang Yuebai really can’t make; she can’t gamble that the Three Realms won’t have a great war, nor gamble that the Demon Clan wouldn’t slaughter her friends and relatives in the future.

It’s so strange; suddenly, Shen Huaxi wants her to choose, the Divine Tree also wants her to choose. What does this mean? A hint from the Heavenly Dao?

Jiang Yuebai smiled wryly, ”I’m just a regular Nascent Soul Cultivator, isn’t it that you expect too much from me, Lord Divine Tree?”

The Divine Tree enigmatically smiled, let out another big yawn, and invoked a ribbon-like green light with a gesture, which surged into Jiang Yuebai’s body from behind, sending a shock through Jiang Yuebai.

The previous injury on her spine had completely healed, without any hidden issues.

”Go on, in the future, there’s no need to come to the Demon Realm anymore, nor do you need to lead demon-kind to the Upper Realm. The Demon Clan has its Boundary River to reach the Upper Demon Realm. In the future, in consideration that I helped you once, just maintain one more kindness towards the Demon Clan, and it will be enough...”

As soon as the words were spoken, the Divine Tree’s head drooped suddenly, falling into a sleep as if ’dead’.

Jiang Yuebai took a breath, stood up, and bowed respectfully to the Divine Tree, leaving helplessly.

In truth, she wanted to say, only children choose; today she’s human, tomorrow she’s demon, the day after she becomes a witch, when in a good mood, she reshapes herself as a Heavenly Witch, isn’t that okay?

Do I really have to choose?

But, in times of peace, she can do so, yet if the Three Realms truly fall into chaos, how can she remain unaffected?