Chapter 1360 - 40: Saintess! Dust Settles

"Indeed, that is possible." Mingcheng Zhenren said, "Our Glazed Mingwang Hall has been passed down generation after generation. The patriarchs of the past also felt that the [Glazed Ming King Battle Body] has a great potential for development. After this matter is settled, as your master, I will go to the Immortal Palace Scripture Pavilion to look for clues. Perhaps there is some trace of our Treasure Manual."

In the past, Mingcheng Zhenren didn’t really care, since even if they had a Treasure Manual, no one in their line could inherit it. But now with Wang Luqiu emerging, things were different.

Luqiu’s talent, though just a step away from being unparalleled, if there was a Treasure Manual, it could elevate the Glazed Mingwang Hall to a Saint Hall, where they could finally stand against the Lingyun Saint Master’s line.

"Haha~ Let’s hope we truly find one. Only then will it do justice to Luqiu’s talent. Maybe one day, Luqiu will indeed become an Empress." His greatest fortune in this life was having taken Wang Luqiu as his direct disciple. It was a pity that his own cultivation level was only in the Purple Mansion Realm, and his lifespan wouldn’t exceed a thousand years. He wouldn’t live to see the day Luqiu reigns supreme and becomes an Empress.

As the teacher and disciple were talking, the scene on the crystal stone screen shifted again. This time, it showed Green Vi’s war scene from the Cyan Emperor Valley lineage.

Honestly speaking.

Initially, nobody had high hopes for Green Vi.

It wasn’t that her bloodline was lacking or her combat power was insufficient, but Green Vi was famously a recluse throughout Lingyun Sacred Land. She didn’t like fighting and was not adept at growth management.

Even when she accumulated vast wealth, it was merely a byproduct of her love for research.

Indeed, her greatest passion was researching plants.

It was rumored.

The rapid development of the Changning Wang Family was partly due to Green Vi’s influence. It was because Wang Shouzhe got involved with Green Vi, using his body to gain superior quality seeds, allowing the Wang Family to prosper in such a short time.

There was plenty of evidence, along with many rumors.

One of the most compelling pieces of evidence was when the young clan leader of the Wang Family, Wang Zong’an, was seeking assistance from Longzuo Academy to support Emperor’s Son An in opening the Dara Desert. Green Vi wholeheartedly supported him, which led Wang Zong’an to achieve greatness.

Moreover, Wang Zong’an spent some time living in Eternal Spring Valley as a child, reuniting with Green Vi, and through her, he acquired a Longevity Tree Spirit Species as his lifebound spirit plant.

Of course, this is all just gossip.

The real reason Green Vi from the Cyan Emperor Valley lineage was sent to participate in the Contest of Saintess was mainly to boost their presence. It was a way for the Cyan Emperor Valley line to showcase their strength.

However, when Green Vi’s war footage appeared, everyone was stunned.

On the battlefield, officers and soldiers were clad in dark brown armor resembling tree bark, holding vine shields and wooden thorn battle spears. They seemed practically indestructible, and whenever provoked, thorny vines sprouted from their bodies, binding their opponents tightly.

This was still acceptable, given that the Cyan Emperor Valley lineage was adept at using spirit wood and spirit trees to craft weapons. These were quite standard techniques; it was simply that Green Vi’s development pace far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

But what about those moving Tree-people on the battlefield?

The smallest of them was at least three to four zhang tall, and the largest was dozens of zhang high. Though moving slowly, they possessed immense strength. A sweep of their thick branches would crack and shatter solid city walls.

The most shocking was that these Tree-people bled when injured, suggesting that this species was somehow related to humans, not the traditional spirit trees transformed by some wood element divine techniques.

"This girl Green Vi is too reckless." Cyan Pine Zhenren’s face turned unnatural.

This clearly showed her disregard for the prohibition and that she had privately continued researching Tree-men.

He couldn’t help but turn back and glare at Changchun Ascendant: "Changchun, how have you been educating her? This research path is clearly forbidden!"

Changchun Ascendant also looked helpless: "Green Vi usually follows the rules. She was interested in those forbidden research paths as a child, but after I lectured her a few times, she knew it was wrong and stopped researching them. I have no idea why this time...?"

While everyone in the Trial Hall was left dumbfounded.

Inside the Trial Ground.

"Ah~~ this Trial World is truly great."

Amidst the combat formations, Junior Sister Lvwei rode atop a large tree, her face radiant with a bright smile.

The robust tree trunk and gnarled branches accentuated her petite and exquisite form, and her green dress swayed in the wind, making her appear like a tree spirit.

Looking at the dense army of Tree-people around her, she expressed pure delight, her demeanor filled with excitement and longing: "In this world, there are no rules, no laws, and none of those old folks nagging in your ear incessantly. One can do whatever they please, and there are countless people willing to volunteer as experimental materials. It truly is my dream paradise~"

"I couldn’t care less about being a Saintess." Green Vi murmured to herself, "Once this is over, I shall purchase a set of trial equipment, allowing me to freely research new technologies."

After all, she wasn’t experimenting on real people; could those old conservatives really interfere with her playing games?

"..."

The prominent figures of Cyan Emperor Valley were all left in wide-eyed amazement.