Appreciate plum blossoms in spring, enjoy the cool in summer, pick leaves in autumn, and walk on the snow in winter.
The seasons change, and ten years pass in the blink of an eye.
On a spring night when all things come back to life, the moonlight flows like water, silver frost pours down on the earth, majestic trees stand tall, waterfalls flow, and water vapor is like fog.
Countless white vines hang down from the tree canopy like ribbons, and tiny star-shaped flowers flutter in the wind, sweeping over the roots of the sacred tree.
Surrounded by colorful butterflies, it feels like a dream.
Every night, thousands of cloud fungi would stretch out from the roots of the sacred tree, emitting a faint white light, rising and falling like breathing, and absorbing the moonlight.
Within a radius of thirty miles, no living creature can snatch the cloud fungus that dominates the roots of the sacred tree.
The Qingqiu fox tribe was extremely angry about this, and from some point on, every day when night fell, they would go to farther places early to find an open space so that they could absorb the moonlight.
After a night, the Qingqiu foxes returned to Qingqiu to sleep, cursing and swearing. Not far away in the bamboo forest, the golden-eyed apes and the hundred-tailed peacocks seemed to be fighting for territory again.
A phoenix cry was heard from the sky. The foxes of Qingqiu stopped and looked up to see two little phoenixes flying down from the crown of the sacred tree one after another, spreading their wings and soaring in the sky, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.
On the back of the phoenix in front, a woman was sitting cross-legged calmly, her white clothes fluttering in the wind, her white hair flying, and her whole body filled with fairy air. She was pure and otherworldly, like a fairy in heaven, making the Qingqiu foxes envious.
The woman lowered her eyes and saw that the foxes in Qingqiu were suddenly startled and fled in a hurry as if they were facing a great enemy. They did not dare to stay where they were for fear of being targeted by her. They were left with only a few hairs.
In the bamboo forest, a golden-eyed ape was pinning a white-tailed peacock to the ground and beating it.
"stop!"
With a clear shout, Jiang Yuebai floated down from the back of the little phoenix. The light gauze of mermaid silk lingered around his body like clouds and mist, and he exuded a fairy spirit.
She landed lightly on a green bamboo branch and looked down from above.
"Master Xianzhi is here, everyone run!"
Someone shouted, and the forest suddenly became chaotic. Both sides no longer cared about fighting and turned around and ran away.
"I'm already here, how can I let you run away?!"
Jiang Yuebai snorted coldly and raised her white hand lightly. Suddenly, the bamboo leaves in the bamboo forest turned into a sea, rolling up huge green waves that stopped a dozen golden-eyed monkeys and a dozen white-tailed peacocks flying in the air.
After a moment, both parties stood in a row in front of Jiang Yuebai obediently, trembling, lowering their heads and not daring to say a word, and hiding the important things on their bodies behind their backs.
Two little phoenixes stood guarding Jiang Yuebai on the left and right, showing off their might.
"I said it three years ago, no fighting, no fighting. We are a peaceful demon tribe. What can't we discuss together? Do we have to fight? The hair has fallen all over the ground. What a pity."
Jiang Yuebai picked up the peacock tail feather that had fallen on the ground and stuffed it into her bracelet. Seeing that half of it was still hanging behind the one that had just fought, she walked over.
The white-tailed peacock retreated in panic, and Jiang Yuebai's face fell. The white-tailed peacock immediately whimpered and stuck its butt out, allowing Jiang Yuebai to pluck out its feathers.
"And you, follow the old rules. Pay the fine for fighting, or you will all go copy books!"
The golden-eyed monkeys were terrified and hurriedly took out the spiritual fruits they had collected in the past few days from all over their bodies and piled them in front of Jiang Yuebai.
"Will you fight again in the future?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
The golden-eyed monkeys and white-tailed peacocks all shook their heads. The golden-eyed monkey that had just fought even held the bald white-tailed peacock in its arms as a sign of friendship.
Jiang Yuebai picked up a spiritual fruit and rubbed it clean on the golden-eyed monkey. He took a bite and it tasted sweet, refreshing and full of spiritual energy.
"Go ahead, don't fight next time, or the fine will be doubled! And the fine for copying books will be ten times higher!"
The bamboo leaves scattered, and both sides dispersed as if they had been pardoned.
"Ah! Watch out, boat-capping grass!"
At this moment, a small fox with three tails suddenly flew down from above Jiang Yuebai's head, swung a big wooden stick in both hands and gave him a wake-up call.
Bang!
The wooden stick missed the target. Jiang Yuebai, who was eating a fruit, stood still. His whole body flashed like a phantom, looking at Su Xiaoxiao in silence.
Sure enough, the next moment, Su Xiaoxiao foamed at the mouth, fell down, and raised her arms with difficulty.
"When did you... poison..."
Jiang Yuebai threw away the fruit core and grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's tail. He carried her weakly like a sack, wiped his hands with her tail hair, and handed it to one of the little phoenixes.
"Throw it at the door of Tushan Clan and hang it up."
"No, don't hang me at Tushan's door."
Su Xiaoxiao was about to cry. It was so embarrassing.
A hand stretched out in front of Su Xiaoxiao. Su Xiaoxiao had made several sneak attacks but failed every time. She knew the rules, so she reluctantly took out a Qilin tooth from her pocket.
"This is the tooth that the Blood Qilin replaced last month. I was planning to make a dagger out of it. You..."
Before she could finish her words, the Qilin Fang was snatched away by Jiang Yuebai, who threw it on the ground and left with the two little phoenixes.
"Come back, you boat grass! Help me detoxify first!"
Su Xiaoxiao shouted angrily, but the only response she got was the mocking cries of the two phoenixes.
"Stinky Phoenix, wait for me to climb up to the treetops during the next divine sacrifice and burn your Phoenix nest down, humph!"
Jiang Yuebai sat cross-legged on the back of the little phoenix and soared into the sky. He went out every day to maintain order among the monster tribe. It was really hard to clean up the garbage on the ground among the monster tribe. His bracelets and rings were almost full.
In addition to helping the male and female phoenix share their worries and managing the demon clan, she has rarely left the Phoenix Nest over the years. Her three clones have been practicing hard every day, and they have learned all the magic techniques of the plant and wood demon clan. They are only one step away from the late Golden Core stage, and they will be able to break through in another half a year.
She also opened a demon school under the sacred tree to enlighten the newly transformed little demons, taught them human writing and basic common sense, and encouraged them to travel.
It can be regarded as a contribution to the demon race. The female and male phoenix are very grateful to her for this and give her the two little phoenixes to command at will.
The practice life follows a routine, with not much change day after day, which is boring but fulfilling.
Back at the Phoenix Nest, the two little phoenixes looked at Jiang Yuebai cautiously, their eyes rolling around.
Jiang Yuebai waved his hand, "No more copying books today, go play, and come back in an hour."
The two little phoenixes jumped for joy and flew away quickly, fearing that if they were delayed for even a moment, Jiang Yuebai would regret it.
It's not that they didn't resist, but their parents held them back, and they couldn't beat Jiang Yuebai, so they had to accept their fate in the end.
Jiang Yuebai returned alone to the house she had built in the corner of the Phoenix Nest. Her real body sat cross-legged in the house, meditating and practicing. When she was among the demon clan, she used a white vine clone, which was full of demonic energy and would not be rejected by the demon clan.
The two little dragonfly fairies sorted out her manuscripts scattered on the floor and put them aside, then worked together to move a tray, which contained letters sent in from outside.
Every six months, a strange man from Tieyu Country would help her deliver the letters to the demon tribe.
"Thank you very much."
Jiang Yuebai sat down to open the letter. Two little dragonfly demons landed on her head and absorbed the scent of the fairy fungus on her white vine. A pair of transparent dragonfly wings were dotted with stars, and they were about to advance to the divine pill realm.
The letters were still the same as before, with Lu Nanzhi's travel notes, Xie Jingshan's business tips, Yun Chang's interesting stories about taming beasts, second junior brother Shi Xiaowu's daily reports and inquiries, and so on.
This time, there were also letters from Ge Yuchan, He Wangchen, and Tang Weimian, asking her when she would return to the sect and inviting her to drink and discuss Taoism together.
Finally, there was the master's handwritten letter, saying that there had been a great victory in Shura Domain, and the clearing mission had entered the final stage of work. He, the Supreme Elder, and the other True Lords were preparing to return to the sect.
He also said that the Supreme Elder invited Guiyuan Sword Sect and Jin Gangtai to participate in the small competition among Tianyan Sect's Qi-refining and foundation-building disciples. This time, Tianyan Sect is going to hold a grand celebration, and it's going to be very lively.
After putting away the letter, Jiang Yuebai, whether his real body or his clone, was already feeling uneasy, his heart flying back to the Tianyan Sect.
"Anan is almost at the late stage of the Golden Core, Xie Jingshan's parents have successfully formed a baby, and the Supreme Elder has returned to the sect. It seems that I should also go back and say goodbye to everyone and prepare to go to the upper realm."
(End of this chapter)