Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 26

Su Tao, Su Ming, and the others were filled with regret, their intestines twisting with remorse.

If they had known that Su Family Village had a hidden, mysterious ancestor, how could they have possibly betrayed the village?

But seeing Su Yan’s cold expression, they knew there was no longer any room for reconciliation.

Without hesitation, Su Tao and the others knelt on the ground, bowing nine times to Su Yan before leaving with heavy hearts and deep regret.

Once Su Tao and his group had left, Su Yan quickly ordered, “Close the gates.”

As soon as the gates were shut, Su Zheng, who had been maintaining a brave front, suddenly collapsed, nearly falling to the ground.

“Father!” Su Qianqian, who seemed to have anticipated this, quickly moved to support her father.

As a woman, she naturally understood her father’s abilities.

“Ah Zheng, are you okay?” Su Yan asked anxiously.

“I’m fine, just exhausted from overusing my spiritual power,” Su Zheng replied.

“You were the one who acted just now?” The other villagers looked at Su Zheng in disbelief.

“It was me,” Su Zheng nodded.

“What kind of technique did you use?” Someone asked, puzzled.

“Of course, it was my ventriloquism,” Su Zheng smiled.

“We know you’re skilled in ventriloquism, but your usual tricks never had such a thunderous effect,” the villagers remarked.

Su Zheng didn’t answer, instead looking to Su Yan, waiting for him to decide.

Su Yan nodded slightly. Then he addressed the crowd, “Previously, there were too many people in Su Family Village, and some secrets couldn’t be shared openly. Now, you are the ones who have endured through hardships and have proven to be the true, trustworthy core of our village. There’s no need to hide the truth from you anymore. Our Su Family now has five cultivators…”

He briefly explained the situation.

After hearing this, the people of Su Family Village were overjoyed.

Meanwhile, all of Su Family Village’s developments were reported back to Su Mu by the spirit crows.

Su Mu was very pleased with how things had turned out.

As long as Su Family Village could establish a strong foothold, he could indirectly control the situation at the edge of the Ancient Wilderness Mountain Range through them.

But for Su Mu, something else was of even greater importance.

The temperature around Su Mu began to plummet. Snowflakes even appeared in the air.

Beneath Su Mu, the Snow Spirit Mink had become entirely encased in ice.

The ice seemed to form a cocoon, and the Snow Spirit Mink was on the verge of breaking out.

Indeed, when Su Mu advanced to the third stage, all the spirit beasts under his command received significant benefits.

The Snow Spirit Mink, with its exceptionally strong foundation, had its cultivation bottleneck loosened.

Now, after a period of accumulation, its bottleneck finally shattered.

The transformation of the Snow Spirit Mink lasted for half an hour.

Finally, after half an hour:

Crack!

The icy cocoon split open. The Snow Spirit Mink emerged. Its aura had completely changed.

[Species: Snow Spirit Mink]

[Length: 8 feet]

[Lifespan: 300 years]

[Grade: Second-Tier, Lower Grade]

[Abilities: Phantom Snow Eyes, Snow’s Ice Seal]

The Snow Spirit Mink had become the first Second-Tier spirit beast under Su Mu’s command.

“Among all the spirit beasts, it seems the Snow Spirit Mink has the strongest talent,” Su Mu mused.

“Divine… Divine Tree…” Suddenly, a delicate and somewhat hesitant voice echoed beside Su Mu.

Su Mu was stunned. This voice was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Familiar because he had heard it many times in his mind.

Unfamiliar because this time, the voice wasn’t just in his mind.

Su Mu looked sharply at the Snow Spirit Mink. “Phantom Snow?”

“Yes… it’s me,” the Snow Spirit Mink nodded, its eyes filled with joy.

Su Mu was taken aback. The Snow Spirit Mink had actually spoken!

Although Su Mu had always known that this was a world of cultivation, he had never truly felt the full impact of that reality.

This was mainly because he rarely interacted with the outside world, focusing solely on his own improvement.

But now, at this moment…

He was genuinely struck.

A mink could speak human language.

In his previous life, such a thing was purely the stuff of myth and legend.

Now it was as if myth had become reality.

“When a spirit beast can speak, it is referred to as a ‘demon’ in human society,” Su Mu recalled something Su Yao had mentioned.

The fact that the Snow Spirit Mink could talk meant it had truly transcended the realm of mere beasts, evolving into a demon.

Of course, even if a demon could speak, it didn’t automatically know how to speak human language.

The Snow Spirit Mink’s ability to speak was partly thanks to Su Yao.

Before leaving for Nanjing City, Su Yao had often come to worship Su Mu.

It was likely during that time that the Snow Spirit Mink had memorized some of the words she spoke.

At this point, the Snow Spirit Mink’s vocabulary was still very limited.

It could only say words like “Divine Tree,” “sacred,” and “great,” among a few others.

“It seems I’ll need to have someone from Su Family Village come and teach Phantom Snow how to speak,” Su Mu thought, very pleased.

Although he himself couldn’t speak, the fact that the Snow Spirit Mink could talk filled him with immense excitement.

After all, his soul was human.

The Snow Spirit Mink’s ability to speak made him feel a sense of companionship, and the future didn’t seem so lonely anymore.

Three days later:

Roar!

A loud roar echoed through the skies.

Following the Snow Spirit Mink, the Ironback Ape also advanced to the Second-Tier.

[Species: Ironback Ape]

[Height: 4 meters]

[Lifespan: 300 years]

[Grade: Second-Tier, Lower Grade]

[Abilities: Diamond Power, Mighty Force]

“Divine… Divine… Tree…” The Ironback Ape also began to speak.

However, its vocabulary was even more limited than that of the Snow Spirit Mink, and its speech was far less fluent.

Su Mu was equally delighted.

He now had another truly intelligent being under his command.

As Su Mu and his spirit beasts continued their low-profile development…

In Jiang Family Village…

The people from the three villages had gathered once again.

But this time, the village chiefs were not the most respected people present!

At this moment, all three village chiefs wore expressions of respect as they looked at a young man and woman standing before them!

These young men and women appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

But the village chiefs did not dare to show the slightest bit of disrespect.

Because both of these young individuals were at the peak of the Qi Refining stage.

Not only that!

Their identities were far from simple!

They were disciples of the Violet Sun Sect in Qingzhou!

Green Hills Mansion was actually an alliance of multiple forces, functioning much like a cultivation academy.

Beyond Green Hills Mansion, there were many other cultivation forces.

The Violet Sun Sect was one of them and a significant source of students for Green Hills Mansion.

The sect master of Violet Sun Sect, Master Violet Sun, was a powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator!

The real backer behind the three villages was none other than the Violet Sun Sect.

“Are you certain that Su Family Village possesses some supreme secret technique and not an actual ancestor?” the young man asked eagerly.

The thought of a technique capable of controlling the wind made his heart race with excitement.

This was precisely what had drawn him here!

“We’re completely certain!” Jiang Yuqian replied with a hint of resentment. “We know Su Family Village’s ways quite well; they are by no means a virtuous group. Not long ago, when we besieged Su Family Village, a mysterious person from their village repelled us with a wind-controlling technique. Since then, we’ve been on edge, fearing retaliation, yet nothing has happened. If Su Family Village truly had an ancient ancestor, why would they remain silent? The only explanation is that Su Family Village was bluffing. They have no ancestor, just a technique to control the wind. Former Su Family elders Su Tao and Su Ming can also testify to this.”