The Master of Beasts-Chapter 565 - 140: Heart of the Azure Tree

How long does it take for a seed to grow into a towering tree?

Just an instant!

"Swish, swish, swish"

Breaking the ground, growing tall, obscuring the sun!

Chen Jiuge looked at the massive tree that had grown in an instant in his hand, a hint of delight on his face: "This 'Green Emperor Scripture' is really useful!"

This tree was brought forth by Chen Jiuge, naturally different from ordinary trees, it is not only more resilient but can actively entangle and attack other creatures, truly an integrated offense and defense!

"Perhaps I can also pretend to be a God of Ninjutsu!"

"Tree Realm Descent!"

Hands together, immortal power surged within, and trees rose from the ground, turning half of the Sun and Moon Pond Grassland into a dense primordial forest in an instant.

"Hehehe, it's really interesting." Chen Jiuge laughed heartily, hands on his hips.

His delight was short-lived, interrupted by frantic cries of spiritual beasts; it turned out the trees grabbed those beasts from the ground as they grew.

The increasingly tight branches slowly absorbed the mana within the spiritual beasts, and the shadow of death made them howl madly.

"Hey hey hey, stop, stop, can't kill them all." Chen Jiuge frantically controlled the trees to set the spiritual beasts down.

The casting only took a moment, but undoing it took a quarter of an hour.

Chen Jiuge glanced at the pitted ground and the spiritual beasts running about in panic, a trace of helplessness on his face: "This divine skill is really hard to control!"

This was a divine skill — Heart of Grey Wood.

"Master, there's a caravan seeking an audience!"

"Caravan? What caravan?" Chen Jiuge, while contemplating the Heart of Grey Wood attempting to smooth the pits on the grassland, responded.

Ci Yao bowed slightly: "It's from the Zi Jing Blossom of Commerce, led by a manager named Zhu Ying."

"Hmm? Zhu Ying? Why is she here?" Chen Jiuge was somewhat surprised; the development of Purple Gold Flower has gained significant momentum, publicly with his investment, under the banner of the Five Elements Sect, covertly aided by the Jiang Family, truly a time to dominate everywhere.

"Bring her to me, just her."

"Yes."

...

Wearing a fox fur coat, Zhu Ying's exquisite face showed a hint of fatigue, her originally bright eyes now covered with a layer of gloom, due to excessive mental exhaustion.

"Long time no see, why do you look like this?" Chen Jiuge rose and offered her a cup of refreshing spiritual tea.

Zhu Ying smiled wryly, drank the tea in one gulp, and gazed over the Star Moon Pond Grassland, complaining a bit: "How could I be as carefree as you!"

Chen Jiuge laughed heartily, twice: "If you want, you can certainly come to me as a Carefree Immortal, but would you be willing?"

Though a joke, Zhu Ying actually contemplated seriously, ending somewhat helplessly: "Not now, but who knows in the future, hope you remember your words then, Lord Chen."

"Something troubling you, to make me wish for this?" Chen Jiuge inquired.

Zhu Ying sighed lightly: "It's all because of the North causing trouble."

"Explain."

"Since opening to the North, the development of Zi Jing Blossom of Commerce has accelerated greatly, the North's unique environment also let me and the chairman recruit many cultivators, rapidly expanding strength."

"Originally a good thing, but the Jiang Family intervened." Zhu Ying clenched her teeth a bit.

"Wait, don't tell me, the Jiang Family wants to reap the rewards!" Chen Jiuge's expression became peculiar.

"Indeed, Lord Chen, they're reaping rewards." Zhu Ying smiled bitterly and continued: "I thought it was directed at me, but it turns out it's their tradition!"

"What nonsense recluse family, they're a robber family, every dispute over business, every fight for interest involves lives, and the Jiang Family hesitates to risk direct lineage descendants, using collateral disciples to explore."

"Once any collateral disciple successfully develops an industry, the Jiang Family sends direct lineage descendants to take over!"

Chen Jiuge frowned, the Zi Jing Blossom of Commerce surely has significant shares belonging to himself, abandoning it is not possible, Star Moon City developed quickly, most spiritual beasts needed were supplied by the Zi Jing Blossom of Commerce.

Not to mention the endless stream of Northern cultivators, who are not only sacrificial offerings but currently the main force of Star Moon City!

"Do you want me to intervene?"

Zhu Ying shook her head: "I'm afraid even if you intervene it won't work, this Jiang Family is quite unusual."

"Must make it work, letting them steal food from me, they must chip a tooth at least!" Chen Jiuge's face darkened, Zhu Ying's straightforward personality indicated the Jiang Family sent someone formidable.

Zhu Ying wanted to persuade him, but recalling something, she silently shook her head: "If you don't want to give up, come with me to Five Luminaries City in three days."

"Okay, rest well these three days."

"Alright."

After arranging Zhu Ying, Ci Yao appeared silently, coldly: "Master, should I assassinate this Jiang Family member?"

A flick knocked on Ci Yao's head, instantly dispelling it.

Ci Yao stomped in exasperation: "Master, why did you do that?"

Chen Jiuge dismissed: "With your cultivation, to assassinate others, better spend effort grooming spiritual beasts and saving money to improve cultivation."

Ci Yao walked away sulking.

"Jiang Family, Guardian Beast, occupying collateral disciple industries, feels a bit like spies, doesn't it?" Chen Jiuge rubbed his chin.

"Shouldn't be possible, after all, the Jiang Family's in Muling Immortal City, which is the core city of Five Elements Sect, if infiltrated this easily, Five Elements Sect would've been gone."