Chapter 475: Chapter 41: The Gifted Treasure
Reincarnation inheritance is a special Dark Technique that distinguishes the Spirit Tree Clan from Dark Beasts and Dark Practitioners.
Only those of the Spirit Tree Clan who have broken through to the Dark Heavenly Cultivation level can use it.
This Dark Technique can only be used once in a lifetime, and it is a Cultivation Technique for passing on one’s entire lifetime of cultivation to an heir.
Su Xi knew fifty years ago that his life was drawing to an end.
The only way to extend his lifespan was to break through to the Core Formation Stage and form the Spirit Tree Holy Pill.
But forming a Holy Pill is not something that can be done by just saying it; even though he tried various methods, Su Xi’s cultivation could not make a breakthrough.
As the only surviving patriarch of the Chi Mei Holy Wood lineage in the Canglong Continent, Su Xi had no choice but to seek out an appropriate heir for the continuation of his lineage.
Alas, there was not a single Grass Soldier or Wood Guard on Wood Puppet Peak who could inherit his legacy, until Yue Chen appeared, whose hidden bloodline of the Chi Mei Clan drew Su Xi’s attention.
Yue Chen, also bearing the Holy Clan bloodline of the Chi Mei Clan, undoubtedly became his best choice.
When the bright moon hung directly overhead, as bright as day, shining over the entire Wood Puppet Peak.
The ancient Reincarnation Altar was once again activated.
Hand in hand, Su Xi and Yue Chen were gently lifted by those ancient Spirit Vines, which moments earlier had threatened Yue Jinghua’s life, all the way up to the moon.
Su Xi chanted continuously, in the most ancient and solemn language of the Chi Mei Clan.
The ethereal spell circled over the vacant forest canopy.
On Wood Puppet Peak, thousands of trees bowed, and countless grasses prostrated; all living beings knelt on the ground with utmost reverence.
Su Xi’s body, which had already taken human form, once again transformed into its true origin.
It was an ancient Parasol Tree; its trunk, old and strong, its branches spreading far and wide, its gnarled roots deeply entrenched into the earth.
As the whisper of the ancient Parasol Tree echoed throughout Wood Puppet Peak, its lush foliage fell like sudden rain.
The leaves turned into specks of green Wood Element, enveloping Yue Chen.
As more and more green Dark Power gathered, Yue Chen, surrounded by green Wood Element, also underwent a transformation.
He was like a sapling that, after breaking through the soil, received the nourishment of spring rain and grew rapidly.
The red cinnabar mark on his forehead fell away, releasing the power of the prohibitions that had been imposed upon him.
Yue Jinghua heard in the sky a sound like the cry of a phoenix, coming from the north, south, east, and west, each direction revealing different colored Dark Energy fluctuations.
The other Four Saints of the Five Saints Mountain all knew that tonight, Su Xi would choose his heir.
From now on, that person would be the new ruler of the Wood Puppet Peak and the entire Chi Mei Clan.
When the green Wood Element was completely consumed, the ancient Parasol Tree turned into an old tree on the verge of withering; its branches became brittle and decayed, and the gnarly roots that burrowed into the earth also lost their life force.
Taking another look at Yue Chen, as the green light scattered away.
One could see a tall figure; the little boy with short arms and legs no longer existed.
Vines for hair, wood for body, and eyes greener than Jade Lake, the spot on his forehead where the red mole used to be had turned into a dark green vine pattern.
He is Yue Chen, yet he is not Yue Chen.
The Chi Mei Clan ruler before us, in every movement, no longer bears the appearance of the former Yue Chen.
Perhaps, this is the true visage of Yue Chen.
"My King---"
Atop Wood Puppet Peak, all the Grass Soldiers and Wood Guards cheered for this newly born king.
Su Xi’s face was worn and ravaged by the elements, resembling an old tree battered by the wind, yet there was a content smile between his brows.
Yue Chen gazed at Yue Jinghua.
The little boy who once only came up to Yue Jinghua’s shoulders had now grown a good half head taller than her.
He looked at Yue Jinghua, hesitating, unsure of what to do next.
Does she like his new appearance?
According to his pact with Su Xi, once he accepted the inheritance, he must return to the Senhai Realm.
The Spiritual Energy of the Canglong Continent was insufficient, only by returning to the ancestral land of the Chi Mei Clan, the Senhai Realm, could he consolidate his Cultivation and become a true Chime King.
When it came time to utter the word "farewell," it was painfully difficult.
On his tongue, as if weighed down by heavy lead, those two words simply could not be spoken.
If life were as it was at first sight...
In the moonlight, Yue Chen’s moth-wing-like eyelashes cast a layer of shadow on his face, and in the depth of his emerald eyes, melancholy rippled like a pebble stirring ripples of light.
Yue Jinghua stood there stunned, seemingly still not recovered from the Reincarnation inheritance ceremony just before.
The silence continued.
Ye Zi stood not far away, opening her mouth to say something, only to be interrupted by Su Xi.
Between the two of them, at this very moment, there was no room for others to intrude.
In the end, it was Yue Jinghua who broke the silence, pinching Yue Chen’s lean cheeks with great force.
The latter winced in pain.
"The feeling is wrong," watching her little Baozi who had undergone torment become a Chime King poised to overturn all living beings, Yue Jinghua curled her lips, "I preferred the original Baozi face, but this current look is acceptable. Don’t just stand there like a block of wood. As a man, you shouldn’t be so hesitant. Go back to your Senhai Realm, I’ll wait for your return."
"I’ll wait for your return," this phrase, like a ray of sunshine piercing through the haze.
Yue Chen was moved, and the sorrow in his eyes rippled away like lake waters.
No matter when or into what he transformed, the girl before him remained the same as in the beginning.
Heart overflowing, Yue Chen knew that this was the feeling of happiness.
He smiled faintly, and on that face which was at least four or five times more devastating than when he was a little boy, there was a newfound eagerness that strained Yue Jinghua’s eyes.
In Yue Chen’s hand, a halo appeared, within which glowed the Sky Sun Shuttle that Yue Jinghua had seen before.
With the recovery of Yue Chen, his previously fragmented memories and a part of his sealed energy were awakened.
He recalled the massacre of his people and, although he still didn’t know the true identities of those invaders into the Senhai Realm, Yue Chen was determined to return, consolidate his Cultivation, and reclaim the domains that rightfully belonged to the Chi Mei Clan.
But before leaving, he wanted to give Yue Jinghua two gifts, one of which, after his recovery, he had reactivated using his own abilities, the "Sky Sun Treasure Shuttle."
"I leave this Sky Sun Shuttle for you, its functions have been activated," he spoke while waving his sleeve, and under the moonlight, the shuttle, small as a date pit, resembled a gracefully dancing girl.
Light flickered, and from small to large, it kept changing, as if the embryonic form of a boat was gradually taking shape within the light.
"The Sky Sun Shuttle was a Spiritual Treasure that I made with the core of the Reincarnation Fruit in my childhood, a High-level Holy-grade Dark Artifact. It can change size and transform into a ship’s body, capable of riding the wind and waves and traversing the vast sky." In the blink of an eye, the Sky Sun Shuttle transformed into a ship.