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Two days later, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Lan Yinzi traversed more than two thousand miles to arrive at the Blue Silver Forest.
This forest was located in a massive basin, desolate and uninhabited. The trees within were predominantly blue-green in color; upon closer inspection, they were actually Blue Silver Grass!
Many Blue Silver Grass plants intertwined to form shrub-like structures, mimicking trees!
Tang San took a deep breath, feeling an overwhelming sense of comfort, as if he had truly returned home. The Blue Silver Grass and Blue Silver Trees before him felt like his real family.
"It's just as it was before, unchanged. The Blue Silver Grass might be a bit more lush, perhaps because of my past sacrifice, or maybe because your Blue Silver Emperor transformed into reality, granting them a blessing from the unseen forces," Lan Yinzi said, calming down. She was happy to see her people again, though not overly emotional, as she had seen this place for nearly a hundred thousand years in her "previous life."
"Emperor! Great Emperor! Have you returned?"
At this moment, an excited voice echoed in Tang San and Lan Yinzi's minds, like a child joyfully running to greet their parents.
"It's me." Lan Yinzi smiled, but her smile soon froze as she realized she couldn't communicate mentally.
Right!
Her current body was possessed, not her original Blue Silver Emperor form. She lacked the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline, and she could hear the Blue Silver King's voice only due to her powerful spiritual strength and her Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit.
Therefore—
The Blue Silver King in this forest no longer recognized her as the emperor!
"What's wrong?" Tang San asked, puzzled by the series of emotions crossing Lan Yinzi's face—joy, surprise, contemplation, and finally calm. A question mark seemed to float above his head.
Could there be something wrong with the Blue Silver King?
"Nothing, it's just that I might have been expelled from the Blue Silver Grass clan," Lan Yinzi said, looking melancholic.
Tang San: "???"
Xiao Wu was equally confused.
"Let's go. I'll lead the way," Lan Yinzi said without further explanation. She released her Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit and led them forward. Despite lacking the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline, the aura of the martial spirit still made the nearby Blue Silver Grass bow.
Seeing this, Tang San also released his Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit. The surrounding Blue Silver Grass began to sway, as if cheering, dancing, and welcoming their true emperor!
Lan Yinzi's eyes showed a mix of complex emotions, but mostly relief. After all, Tang San was her son, and gaining the recognition of her people meant she had nothing to be sad about.
The Blue Silver Grass leaves blocking their path moved aside on their own. When they encountered uneven ground or small rivers without bridges, the Blue Silver Grass extended its leaves to form a carpet or a rope bridge for them to walk on.
"This place is like a fairy tale kingdom," Xiao Wu said, marveling as she walked on the Blue Silver Grass rope bridge. "It will provide great inspiration for my writing. And the Blue Silver Grass smells so fragrant; it must taste good too."
Lan Yinzi almost stumbled, thinking, "I almost forgot, Xiao Wu is a Soft Bone Rabbit who loves eating Blue Silver Grass. But in human form, her taste is like that of a human. Dried Blue Silver Grass makes decent tea, but eating it directly with its bitter sap would be hard to swallow."
"By the way, does the juice of the Blue Silver Grass still taste bitter after evolving into the Blue Silver King?"
Ten minutes later, the three arrived before the Blue Silver King.
Unlike the other Blue Silver Grass, this Blue Silver King was not very tall, only about ten meters high. Its leaves were broader and thicker than ordinary Blue Silver Grass, and its veins were silver, marking its extraordinary royal status.
"My emperor, you have finally returned, but you seem different—stronger, and you have changed from female to male..."
Hearing the voice of the Blue Silver King, Tang San covered his mouth while Lan Yinzi's face darkened, scolding, "Don't be ridiculous, you little brat!"
The Blue Silver King, understanding human speech, was puzzled by Lan Yinzi's outburst and asked Tang San, "Great Emperor, is this young girl with the Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit your daughter? She seems a bit useless, having not inherited your bloodline, merely possessing your martial spirit, making her an ordinary human."
Lan Yinzi clenched her fists, veins popping as she resisted the urge to uproot the creature.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Wu, lacking the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline, couldn't understand the Blue Silver King's telepathic messages and didn't know why Lan Yinzi was angry, while Tang San was stifling his laughter.
"Uh, it's nothing, just a misunderstanding by the Blue Silver King. Wait a moment, I'll connect a bit of my spiritual power with you so you can understand what the Blue Silver King is saying." Tang San sent a sliver of his spiritual power to connect with Xiao Wu's upper dantian, seamlessly merging their spiritual energies.
"Blue Silver King, you misunderstood. I'm not the Blue Silver Emperor but a descendant of the Blue Silver Emperor..." Tang San explained, and the Blue Silver King struggled to comprehend. Despite developing near-human intelligence, it was still a lot of information to process.
However, one thing was clear: the original Blue Silver Emperor had become truly human, and the "Blue Silver Emperor" before her was the offspring of their emperor.
"I see~" The Blue Silver King's mental presence radiated joy. "You are the emperor's offspring, so you are also our emperor. We Blue Silver Grass are honored by your presence!"
To the Blue Silver King, as long as someone bore the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline and aura, they were the emperor, and all Blue Silver Grass would obey them!
"I have come to ask a favor," Tang San stated his purpose. "Help me condense a spirit ring."
"That is no problem," the Blue Silver King readily agreed. "But how many years of a spirit ring do you need? I can help you condense one to the maximum limit your body can withstand, and it can grow with your spirit power level. With your current physical strength... are you sure you're not a transformed hundred-thousand-year spirit beast? This is a human body?"
After a brief spiritual assessment of Tang San's physique, the Blue Silver King was stunned.
His physical condition rivaled that of a hundred-thousand-year-old dragon spirit beast!
"Is it not possible to condense one?" Tang San asked, frowning.
"It's not that. I am merely a Blue Silver King, and my influence extends only to this Blue Silver Forest," the Blue Silver King sighed. "Condensing a spirit ring requires energy. Even if I exhausted all the Blue Silver Grass in this forest, I could only condense a spirit ring close to a hundred-thousand-year level."
"Blue Silver Grass, unlike other plants, grows very slowly. It's only recently that their cultivation speed has increased..."
(End of the Chapter)