Chapter 28

Seeing this enormous Suimu tree, Feng Ye was greatly moved. If he could move this divine tree back to Suishan, he wouldn't have to wait for the Xuanju tree to grow. This divine tree would be enough to stabilize his fortune. The spiritual energy gathered by this Suimu tree would be more than enough even for a Great Luo Jin.

However, after just a glance at the residents of Suiming Kingdom below, Feng Ye dismissed the idea. Moving the Suimu tree would mean moving them as well. He was too lazy to bother with these people. Moreover, the Suimu tree was so massive that Suishan couldn't bear its weight.

Although the main body couldn't be moved, a branch could be, right? Feng Ye pondered. Yes, this Suimu tree was unowned, unlike the Fusang tree, which the Sun God considered his exclusive possession. Dong Wanggong was reduced to a mere remnant of his true spirit and divine essence because he took a branch of the Fusang tree.

Feng Ye carefully calculated for a long time, and found that this Suimu tree had no powerful protectors. So he flew closer to the Suimu tree, looking for a suitable branch to take.

Perhaps Feng Ye's movements were too large, and the Tongming birds on the Suimu tree noticed him. After living in one place for thousands of years, what would they do if a stranger suddenly appeared? They would undoubtedly be hostile!

He miscalculated; he didn't expect these Tongming birds to be so strong. Each had the cultivation of a Golden Core stage. Although this wasn't very strong, considering the number of Tongming birds on the Suimu tree—no less than a hundred thousand—and a few at the Primordial Spirit stage, it would still be a hassle.

Unfortunately, Feng Ye didn't bring the Suiren lamp. He sighed and used the illusion spell to transform himself into a Tongming bird. This way, he wouldn't be rejected by the other Tongming birds.

Suddenly, a small stone hit Feng Ye. Naturally, this couldn't trouble him. He assumed it was an unintentional act by a Tongming bird and continued forward. But then a second stone came, followed by a third.

Alright, he was discovered. Following the trajectory of the stones, Feng Ye looked in the direction they came from. A Tongming bird? Tongming birds are usually red, but this one was clearly golden and twice the size of a regular Tongming bird. The bird looked at him with a human-like curiosity, blinking its eyes.

Bird King? This was Feng Ye's first thought, and he instinctively calculated.

This was the Tongming bird that the Su Emperor encountered long ago, from which he gained inspiration for the method of fire-making. Naturally, this Tongming bird had been imbued with virtue and opened its spiritual wisdom, becoming human-like.

After some thought, Feng Ye changed his form and flew to the branch where the golden Tongming bird was perched.

"Alright, you've discovered me. Can you tell me how you did it?"

The golden Tongming bird, looking at the red Tongming bird that Feng Ye had transformed into, fetched a worm from its nest and placed it in front of Feng Ye.

"..." He didn't understand? No way to communicate? Feng Ye was speechless and looked around. The ordinary Tongming birds would clearly avoid the golden Tongming bird when they flew here. Suddenly, Feng Ye understood. The area around the golden bird was its territory, and no one else would come near. He wasn't exposed at all.

"Let's make a deal. I need a branch of the Suimu tree. Can you help me?" Feng Ye felt silly talking to a bird, knowing it had spiritual wisdom but no worldly knowledge.

The golden Tongming bird looked at Feng Ye and fetched a red fruit from its nest, placing it in front of him. Feng Ye's lips twitched.

Suddenly, Feng Ye twisted his body, returning to human form and sitting on the branch. He created a spirit talisman and placed it on the golden bird.

"Can you understand me now?" The golden bird ignored him, unafraid, and jumped onto Feng Ye.

"What are you? I think I've seen you before?" A young divine thought came through.

When you say you've seen me before, do you mean the Su Emperor? Feng Ye used his divine thought to communicate with the Tongming bird. "What are you? I'm a human."

"What is a human?"

Feng Ye suddenly understood. It wasn't that the golden bird's wisdom was low, but that it had no worldly knowledge, living in one place and not interacting with anything. Naturally, it didn't know what he considered common knowledge.

Feng Ye thought for a moment and condensed some of his knowledge into a spirit talisman, which he placed on the golden bird. It took the bird a while to process the knowledge, despite its high spiritual wisdom.

During this time, Feng Ye had an idea about the branch where the golden Tongming bird was perched. Alright, manipulation. After all, although this Tongming bird had some wisdom, it couldn't match a human.

"You said you need a branch of the divine tree, right?" The bird's divine thought came again.

"Yes, that's right. Can you help me find a branch? I need to take it back and plant it!"

"Can you help me find someone like you? I saw him here before! I wonder how he's doing?"

Hearing the Tongming bird's words, Feng Ye's heart stirred. He summoned a Suiren fire with his left hand and placed it in front of the Tongming bird. "Can you feel anything from this?"

The Suiren fire, to be precise, was something the Su Emperor had understood from the Suimu tree and passed down through his bloodline to Feng Ye, who later awakened it. After refining the Suiren lamp, the power of the Suiren fire became even stronger, directly connected to the Su Emperor.

"Familiar scent. Do you know that person?"

"Yes, I'm his master!" Feng Ye wasn't lying; after all, the reincarnation of the Su Emperor was indeed under his tutelage. And with the help of this Tongming bird, he might be able to determine whether the Su Emperor was Feng Kui or Feng Zhong!

After all, this Tongming bird had gained its wisdom through the virtue of the Su Emperor, so there was a unique connection between them. "Look, no one here is willing to acknowledge you. Why not come with me? You might meet that person again."

"Look, there are many delicious things outside. You can try them, right?"

"If you're worried about your nest, you can take it with you, right?" Alright, the branch where the Tongming bird was perched was the focus of Feng Ye's attention. This branch of the Suimu tree was clearly better than any he had seen elsewhere.

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After a day, Feng Ye finally managed to lure the Tongming bird, now to be called Suibird, and the branch where its nest was located. He flew back to Suishan with the Suibird and the branch.

Finally back, it had been about half a year since he left. As Feng Ye returned to Suishan and passed by the Suiren tribe, a white mist suddenly flew out from the tribe, blocking his path.

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