Poor heaven sees, the Jade Spore Skyworm always thought it was a plant, and an exceptionally gifted one at that.

Now upon hearing it was hatched from an insect egg, it truly challenges one’s worldview.

"You must have some kind of origin, right?" Feng Jun answered indifferently, "If you insist on thinking you’re a seed, I have no objection."

Elder Yi Jue became excited upon hearing this, "Mountain Master Feng, do you know the origin of the Jade Spore Skyworm?"

Throughout the entire Tianqin Plane, no one knows the origin of the Jade Spore Skyworm. Everyone tends to believe that it is a natural wonder, just like the Five Elements Spirit, born of nature’s spiritual energy.

"I know a bit," Feng Jun replied solemnly, "It’s a Void Creation... I can’t say much more."

He’s not trying to act superior; in fact, the Big Boss didn’t tell him much either. He didn’t keep pressing for answers, and after pointing out the key information, there’s no need to elaborate.

As expected, Yi Jue didn’t ask further, but the Jade Spore Skyworm was curious, "Do you know who my parents are? Or... am I from a single-parent family?"

A single-parent family, in the plant world, truly means a single-parent family—either hermaphroditic or asexual reproduction.

Feng Jun couldn’t help but glance at it, speaking coldly, "Is this your attitude when asking someone? Not even a courtesy of ’please’?"

"Please?" The Jade Spore Skyworm sneered. It truly has a plant-like thinking process, stubbornly straightforward, "If Elder Yi Jue hadn’t stopped me, I’d have caught you for a soul search directly. You’re so weak... are you even worthy of me saying ’please’?"

"Don’t speak nonsense!" Yi Jue snorted coldly, "Mountain Master Feng is a strategic partner in the Spiritual Plant Dao. If you continue to speak insolently, I will make you understand the fury of an Elder!"

"He’s clearly weak. I’m just speaking the truth!" The Jade Spore Skyworm couldn’t help but defend itself, "In my opinion, speaking the truth can’t count as insolence... Fine, I’ll stop talking, alright?"

It sensed a crisis of destruction, so it decisively ceased to argue. However, judging by its expression, it seemed to feel somewhat aggrieved.

"If you anger me, when I reach the nascent soul stage, I’ll even destroy your true form!" Yi Jue warned it earnestly, then turned to Feng Jun, speaking apologetically, "I’m really sorry, but as you know, trees that become spirits often have some issues."

Feng Jun wasn’t actually angry; he even felt a bit amused, a feeling akin to when he once visited a client’s home. That client lived in a city village and owned a big dog, which was very fierce and reportedly had bitten two guests.

During his visit, the dog owner kicked the dog away, but the dog still barked madly at Feng Jun.

The Jade Spore Skyworm was probably like that, knowing full well that certain actions were inappropriate, yet unable to control its nature—for this reason, its hunting skills displayed sophisticated cunning, a primitive instinct, clearly showing it had poor emotional control. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Feng Jun was unwilling to argue with this flawed creature; he even thought his seriousness earlier wasn’t really worth it, "It doesn’t matter, I was just notifying you in advance. I’m interested in that Transpatial Vine, and after the fight, I’m willing to buy it at a high price!"

"I..." The Jade Spore Skyworm wanted to say something more, but finally refrained because it could feel Yi Jue’s tolerance for it was nearing its limit.

Yi Jue smiled, "Whether you need to buy it or not remains to be seen. Let’s prepare to take action first... By the way, you said that the Transpatial Vine doesn’t help the Jade Spore Skyworm much. Why do you say so?"

Since they’re about to act, she eased the tension between the two, and used the opportunity to ask about something she was interested in—for once a battle begins, a small error can lead to great mistakes.

She’s not worried that the Jade Spore Skyworm wouldn’t exert its full strength or would feign compliance; under the contract, she can’t ignore any emotional fluctuations it might have.

However, exerting one’s full strength and exhausting one’s potential are different. "Going all out" and "spending one’s potential at any cost" are not the same.

Just like the Dragon Scale Tree, facing the Jade Spore Skyworm, it would also play tricks until it couldn’t cope anymore, then it would rush madly forward, even willing to exchange life for life.

Yi Jue, who specializes in Spirit Plants, has a good grasp of these subtleties, and asking on behalf of the matter is quite normal.

Feng Jun was certainly willing to explain, "Its bloodline enhancement actually has nothing to do with Jian Mu, moreover, its aura is already quite mixed. If it absorbs the aura of Jian Mu, it might be more harmful than beneficial."

He’s not speaking falsely because the Big Boss had expressed disdain, indicating the Jade Spore Skyworm was a failed attempt.

Analyzing the current performance of the Skyworm suggests that the organisms or multiple organisms synthesized to form it were undoubtedly high-level, but still couldn’t match the level of Jian Mu, otherwise, the Big Boss wouldn’t speak with such disrespect.

If it’s a combination lower than the Jian Mu’s level, what happens when Jian Mu’s bloodline is added?

Taking over would be good, but once the balance is disrupted, mental confusion and deviation are normal, and in extreme cases, self-detonation isn’t out of the question.

The Jade Spore Skyworm couldn’t hold back upon hearing this, but this time it was wiser, "That’s impossible, it triggered my hunger, and might even break my life barrier, allowing me to advance to the nascent soul stage... that’s what my intuition tells me."

Fine, if it hadn’t mentioned the words "Out of Body," it would have been fine. But since it did, Yi Jue would never support it getting the Transpatial Vine now.

So she spoke in a deep voice, "Your intuition...better left unsaid. What matters is that Mountain Master Feng has extensive knowledge, and his predictions are unmatched on the Tianqin Plane; they can’t be wrong."

The intuition of the Jade Spore Skyworm is sometimes really unreliable. Just when it thought it would secure the Transpatial Vine, the Vine stubbornly broke through the Void. And this kind of unreliable behavior has happened more than once; it’s no secret even in the realm of Spirit Plants.

The Jade Spore Skyworm, hearing her skepticism, felt a bit embarrassed but was more surprised, "He actually knows how to predict?"

"Mountain Master Feng is especially skilled at predicting advancement," Elder Qing Ji also noticed this Sky Worm is candid to the point of being blunt, nonchalantly saying "Out of Body." Are you not aware at all?

Even if she wasn’t from the realm of Spirit Plants, she could guess that unless the realm of Spirit Plants reached a critical life-or-death moment, such a terrifying entity would never be allowed to advance to ’Out of Body.’

The Jade Spore Skyworm was clearly tempted, but said, "I need him to predict for me first before I’ll recognize him."

"Heh," Feng Jun chuckled softly, Do I need your recognition?

However, he said nothing more. Taking such a straightforward entity seriously would be quite beneath him.

"Alright," Yi Jue spoke gravely, "Prepare to make a move. We can talk after the fight."

Just over two minutes later, the Sky Worm lifted Yi Jue by the shoulder and instantly flashed above Tiegu. Without visible action, Tiegu was suddenly enveloped in a layer of dark brown net.

"Heh," Tiegu, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes, smiled coldly, and a sudden layer of pink light appeared on his body, directly supporting that layer of web, "Finally come, have you?"

The pink light was incredibly magical; it rebounded the web of mycelium. The mycelium became noticeably thinner and fainter.

Yi Jue’s Green Luo Heavenly Net followed closely. In one’s hand, it weighed light as a feather and fits in the palm, yet when unfurled, it spanned over a hundred yards and had a locking function, though its pursuit speed was somewhat slow.

The Green Luo Heavenly Net descended, but near the pink light, it was instantly repelled!

"Repelled?" Yi Jue could hardly believe her eyes. The Green Luo Heavenly Net is considered a formidable True Artifact. Yes, it can be broken through various means, but being repelled? She’d never heard of such a thing, "What is that?"

Tiegu, with a Blink, flashed to more than ten miles away—the Void doesn’t entirely prevent Blinks, but it consumes a great deal of spiritual energy.

He could have blinked farther, but the spiritual energy cost was prohibitive. He chuckled coldly, "I knew you would come. Hmm... an extra Qing Ji? Do you think you can take me down like this?"

"Hand over the secret of the pink light," Yi Jue hovered in the void, her face cold, "I will only capture your Nascent Soul."

"Haha," True Immortal Tiegu laughed wildly, looking almost mad, "Good one, Immortal Yi Jue. Outwardly righteous, yet behind the scenes, you’re one to seize opportunities. And you still act so justified!"

Yi Jue responded expressionlessly, "I, Yi Jue, do not need you to judge my actions. How you treat me is how I will repay you... an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, that’s all."

During this exchange, Elder Qing Ji also arrived with Feng Jun. Seeing this, Elder Tiegu began to slowly retreat, his face expressionless, "Now we are in the Void; do you really want to keep pursuing?"

"Naturally," Yi Jue replied without hesitation, "We agreed on a life-and-death battle. If you don’t die, it can’t end."

Upon hearing this, Elder Qing Ji also spoke up, "I will bear witness. If you refuse to continue the fight, I might have to assist a little to uphold the dignity of a True Immortal battle."

Coming from a prominent sect is indeed different. Clearly set to besiege Tiegu, yet she speaks so righteously—this is actually a precaution against the opponent having any last resorts. Should it spread that two are bullying one, she also has the moral high ground.

On the Tianqin Plane, never underestimate an opponent’s last resorts—whatever you can’t imagine can still appear.

True Immortal Tiegu glanced at her with a peculiar expression, "I know you want to outnumber me, but do you recognize the red light around my body?"

True Immortal Qing Ji was instantly at a loss for words. She really couldn’t tell what that was.

At this moment, Feng Jun sternly spoke up beside her, "It’s just Void defense...pink, from a bloodline truth received after blood-ritualizing a Void Behemoth?"

"Little thief," Tiegu coldly glanced at him, his face fierce, "Although I wish I could eat your flesh and sleep in your skin, I must admit your insight is keener than these two foolish women!"

Then he snorted coldly, "Did you know? I’ve never activated it, just waiting for you to come. Under the protection of this thing, your attacks are futile...do you still want to fight?"

(End of the month, as usual, additional updates at midnight, ensuring minimum monthly votes for next month.)