Chapter 1132 - 217: The Legend of the Mountain Charm (4 updates)

Chapter 1132: Chapter 217: The Legend of the Mountain Charm (4 updates)

’Cultivation hasn’t changed, but the power has become more formidable, and the affinity with the Law is higher, and also... defensive capability...’ Mu Qingge took a deep breath. If her previous defensive capability could be categorized as the Spirit Cave Realm, then now her defensive capability is akin to the Saint Realm, having improved by an entire realm!

Clenching her fist, Mu Qingge could distinctly feel the formidable power within her. The kind of genuine power that could easily punch and kill a demon beast.

Lian Qiao stared at her in a daze, complex eyes opening to speak, "You..."

However, before she could finish, Yin Chen’s voice resounded in Mu Qingge’s mind, ’Qingge, the Mountain Charm Prince wishes to see you.’

Mu Qingge’s eyes flashed, glanced at Lian Qiao, and her figure disappeared from the alchemy room.

’Here, she is heaven!’ Lian Qiao looked at where Mu Qingge had just existed, sighed inwardly.

Upon opening her eyes again, Mu Qingge was already back in the room of the Mountain Charm Clan.

Inside, Yin Chen was already standing, staring at the door, while Hou also sat up from the bed, lazily supporting his body. "Why is this prince looking for you?"

As soon as Mu Qingge appeared, he raised an eyebrow and asked her.

Mu Qingge raised her hand and flicked her robe, casually throwing a small porcelain bottle to him. Yin Chen raised his hand to catch it, looking at the bottle in his hand with confusion.

"Inside is refined True Dragon Blood, find a time to take it." Mu Qingge told him.

Having said that, she opened the door under the watchful eyes of the two and saw Qin’er standing outside.

When Qin’er saw her appear, she smiled shyly and lightly nodded. She didn’t say a word and started leading the way ahead. Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow and followed her out.

After they left, Hou spoke to Yin Chen, "You have the Fox Dragon lineage, refining this drop of True Dragon Blood will make your bloodline purer and greatly enhance your strength."

A gleam flashed in Yin Chen’s eyes as he was about to immediately refine the True Dragon Blood.

But Hou stopped him, saying, "You cannot refine here. Wait for Qingge to return, refine it in the space. Refining True Dragon Blood will cause a fluctuation in aura, and the Mountain Charm will sense what you are doing."

Yin Chen pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and carefully put away the bottle in his hand.

...

Qin’er led Mu Qingge to a place that seemed like a garden, yet not a garden.

Calling it a garden is because there are many exotic plants and flowers here, and in the middle remains an ancient tree of unknown age.

The ancient tree seems to have existed here from time immemorial; its trunk like a dragon’s body, branches and leaves like a phoenix’s tail, towering into the sky, with lush foliage likely unable to be embraced by more than a dozen people.

And there, beneath the tree, stood the Mountain Charm Prince with his back turned to her.

Qin’er led Mu Qingge here and withdrew, leaving only Mu Qingge and the prince.

"You have been here for three days now, are you accustomed to everything?" The Mountain Charm Prince turned to look at Mu Qingge.

Three days!

Mu Qingge was slightly surprised; she thought it was only two days. Unexpectedly, they had already been in the Mountain Charm Clan’s territory for three days.

She slightly gathered her gaze, smiled, "Everything is quite accustomed, thank you, Prince, for your concern."

"My name is Yin Jue, you can also call me this. Calling me Prince..." He shook his head with a smile, "It’s too awkward."

’Calling directly by name is the awkward part.’ Mu Qingge inwardly complained. She was speculating the reason Yin Jue called her here. And the significance of this tree.

Her gaze naturally gravitated towards the ancient tree, seemingly ordinary yet giving a very intriguing feeling.

"These three days, you have been staying indoor quietly, which makes me quite curious." Yin Jue said.

"Curious about what?" Mu Qingge asked in surprise.

Yin Jue approached her, closing their distance a bit more, and continued, "Curious about your true intentions."

"Our intentions haven’t been clear yet?" Mu Qingge lightly smiled, looking at Yin Jue.

Yin Jue shook his head slowly, his eyes gleaming with profound light, "Who is Hou? It can be said, the Dragon Clan has wanted him dead for tens of thousands of years. Yet, he is still alive and well. This time, he brought you here, has he really run out of options?"

Mu Qingge remained silent, quietly listening to his words.

"Moreover, Hou has always walked alone, why now does he suddenly have friends from the Human Clan? I can see Hou trusts you greatly, even respects you." Yin Jue said.

Mu Qingge narrowed her eyes slightly, still maintaining her smile.

"A person who can convince Hou, I have never heard of. So, initially, I thought you were here for the Charm Fruit. Charm Fruit, Hou may not care, but you might desire it. After all, it’s a thousand-year cultivation." Yin Jue laughed.

Mu Qingge remained unfazed, continuing to wait for Yin Jue to finish speaking.

"But after waiting for three days, I found you all made no move. This made me doubt my suspicion again. However, we Mountain Charms never enjoy scheming, so I thought instead of guessing, I’d invite you out and directly ask the truth." Yin Jue finished, his dark green eyes fixing on Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge’s smile widened, slowly saying, "You think too much." She’s not foolish; could a couple of sentences make her spill everything?

Yin Jue smiled and turned, standing beside her, raised his head to look at the ancient tree that piqued Mu Qingge’s curiosity, saying lightly, "Do you know the origin of the Mountain Charms?"

Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow, inwardly exclaiming, ’Is this going to be a story?’

"Legend has it, Mountain Charms were birthed from the first tree in the Demon Forest, born from the essence of heaven and earth." Mu Qingge repeated what Hou had told her.

Yin Jue nodded and suddenly said, "The one before you is the first tree that exists in the Demon Forest. It’s fair to say the whole Demon Forest started from it."

What!

Mu Qingge’s eyes suddenly shrank, looking at the ancient tree before her in shock.

From the first glance, she felt the uniqueness of this tree, but she dared not dwell on the idea of that unique tree. After all, according to Hou’s description, such a significant ancient tree has a special meaning—how could it just stand there openly?

Where’s the forbidden area?

Where’s the tight defense?

For a moment, Mu Qingge found it hard to wrap her mind around it, deeply shocked.

This tree..." Mu Qingge murmured softly.

And Yin Jue went on, "The existence of the Mountain Charm Clan is to protect this tree. Because there’s a saying that the Demon Forest was born from it and will also end with it."

Mu Qingge’s eyes were clear, looking at Yin Jue, reflecting his sharply defined, handsome profile. She carefully contemplated the meaning of his words.

What does it mean... Demon Forest was born from it, and will end with it?