Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
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Is there any danger?” Bai Qingqian asked anxiously.

Hou Niao comforted her, “Don’t worry, it’s not far, just in Sui Mo City, helping the Heavenly Heart Pavilion as a test stone; you shouldn’t worry about this stone, you should worry about those true disciples who come full of hope, their luck isn’t very good…”

Bai Qingqian cracked a smile, “If you could use your flying sword, I wouldn’t worry at all.

But if they restrict your best skill, swordsmanship, what would you have left?

Just those two beams of Mysterious Light?”

Hou Niao wasn’t concerned, “A true swordsman, with or without a sword, is all the same.

Without a sword, I still have fists big as sandbags!”

Since there was still time, of course, he had to take action.

Besides cultivation, his first task now was to figure out how to grow a Qi Stone Orchid in this small courtyard?

His understanding of the blind old man had shifted from vague to dim, not yet clear, but he knew that each of his words was pointed and not just casually spoken.

Bringing a Qi Stone Orchid in, he wanted to know why, especially in this courtyard, these resilient plants simply couldn’t survive?

Hence, a peculiar scene appeared in the courtyard: Bai Qingqian busied about tidying up while he silently stared at the Qi Stone Orchid in a daze.

It wasn’t exactly spacing out; rather, he was carefully observing the Wood Element aura surrounding the Qi Stone Orchid to understand what exactly was preventing its growth.

The mysteries of the Five Elements were still somewhat beyond the comprehension of Tongtian third-realm cultivators; many aspects remained in a state where they knew the phenomenon but not the reason behind it.

However, his advantage was that he had early contact with the Water and Earth Spiritual Pearls, so he understood some things he shouldn’t have known at this stage.

Water nurtures wood, and wood restrains earth; he just happened to have achievements in water and earth.

After all, what else do plants rely on if not water and earth?

This was the direction that allowed him to see some very interesting things.

He kept staring directly at the plant for three days, watching the Qi Stone Orchid from vitality to withering, from being lively when brought in to wilting after three days, much to Bai Qingqian’s bafflement.

Three days later, he moved another ten Qi Stone Orchids in and continued to watch intently.

Two days later, all the Qi Stone Orchids died.

On the sixth day, he moved a large batch of at least a hundred Qi Stone Orchids into the courtyard, arranging them into a sea of Qi Stone Orchids, still watching.

This time, even Bai Qingqian unconsciously set aside her chores to join him, although she couldn’t see anything; but she knew her man must have seen something.

After this third batch of Qi Stone Orchids was moved in, they lasted only one day before all withering away.

He closed his eyes in deep thought and, upon opening them, found his woman looking at him with deep concern.

He couldn’t help but smile,

“Life is wondrous, indeed.”

Knowing his woman didn’t understand, he, delighted with his discovery, didn’t mind sharing his insights,

“The death of the Qi Stone Orchid isn’t because there’s something strange in this courtyard, no sinister plague or curse.

I know you’re concerned about these issues—some invisible force that puts life at the brink of death.”

“No, it’s not those issues,”

he reflected, “The reason this situation arose is simply because in this courtyard, in the entire Sui Mo City, the Wood Element Power and a Great Dao clashed.

I don’t understand this Great Dao, but I guess it might be Reincarnation.

In other words, all Strange Orchids that entered this courtyard had their lives accelerated, their life processes were greatly hastened!”

“Could this be the work of Reincarnation?

I’m not sure.”

Although Bai Qingqian wasn’t very knowledgeable about the Five Elements, she still possessed the basic qualities of a cultivator, “Why is it only the Strange Orchids?

Why aren’t other plants affected?

Why is it only this courtyard, while other parts of Sui Mo City remain unaffected?

Why doesn’t the timing of death coincide, with one Strange Orchid enduring three days, yet another batch only lasts one day?”

Hou Niao touched his nose, somewhat helpless, “I can’t answer your first two questions, I am also pondering them, but I have some ideas about the last question, although I’m not certain yet.”

“The power of life and the power of Reincarnation are contradictory entities, their struggle determines the lifespan and vigor of life.

Although Reincarnation will ultimately have the last laugh, this process is the splendor of life.

The life power of the Strange Orchids comes from the Earth’s Wood Element Power, as well as from the Water and Earth Element Powers; their union in opposition to Reincarnation is the essence of the Strange Orchids’ life in this courtyard,”

Bai Qingqian looked at him tenderly, only during such times, her man truly seemed like a genuine cultivator.

She adored these moments in him,

“Every life is unique, even among the same type of plant.

We humans view Strange Orchids as identical, but in reality, they are not the same; each has different textures, unique root systems, produces leaves of various sizes, and eventually, flowers of differing colors.

If plants had eyes, they would probably see humans in the same way, right?

But only we humans know, people are indeed not the same, the differences are immense.”

Picking up two withered Strange Orchids for comparison, “You see, even after wilting, they are not the same… Thus, every Strange Orchid resists Reincarnation differently, their use of the Wood, Water, and Earth Elements also varies.

When one Strange Orchid defies alone, it can strictly follow the way that best suits its own nature, but when they gather together, they influence each other…”

“I see, what is actually affected is the mobilization of the Five Elements by life; the Five Elements powers in the entire courtyard are disordered, resulting in each orchid being affected, each not following the most suitable way for itself…

But why, precisely, Strange Orchids?”

Hou Niao had a thought, “What is in your Purple Mansion?”

This question was rather big, Bai Qingqian became somewhat frightened, “Hou Lang, Shangyu is the heart of the Continent, and Sui Mo is at the heart of Shangyu, isn’t this courtyard the center of Sui Mo?”

Hou Niao didn’t answer her, but proposed another idea, “We Jinxiu cultivators, each of us is connected with this type of orchid, because when we achieve the Way, each person’s Purple Mansion will project such a plant, various kinds, but they all share one commonality, that is, a tendency towards the form of orchids.

What does this signify?”

Bai Qingqian was somewhat in disbelief, “Hou Lang, you wouldn’t be trying to uncover the cultivation secrets of Jinxiu people here, would you?

This topic is too huge, it might, it might bring divine retribution…”

Hou Niao was unconcerned, “A cultivator’s life is one of exploration, we shouldn’t fear, otherwise, we lose the meaning of cultivation.

But these issues are indeed not something we can clarify right now.

Crossing boundaries must have limits, otherwise, we’ll eventually drive ourselves mad.

So, I won’t concern myself with that issue, I’m only interested in how the Wood Element Power in this courtyard counteracts Reincarnation, it can help me master the Wood Element Power more quickly, that’s probably the intention of the old blind man.”