Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 49

“This Mandrake flower is indeed quite troublesome,” Su Mu thought as he pondered over the dilemma.

The Mandrake flower possessed formidable power, and given his inability to move, Su Mu felt somewhat helpless against it. However, he could not allow Su Family Village to be destroyed. The village served as his connection to the outside world, and although its current strength was lacking, this channel was essential. He also couldn’t tolerate another powerful entity occupying his doorstep.

“Fortunately, to resolve this crisis, I don’t necessarily have to defeat or kill this giant demon. I just need to make it retreat,” Su Mu mused. “Judging by its actions, it seems to be intelligent. If it were purely destructive, even I might struggle to stop it outside the Misty Territory. But if it has intelligence, it should withdraw if it finds Su Family Village difficult to conquer. After all, there are countless territories in this world. If this demon is wise, it won’t be foolish enough to clash with Su Family Village head-on.”

He considered one of his abilities—Sword Mastery.

“If I can control a leaf myself and send it to Su Family Village, I could use it as a focal point to release the power of the mist,” Su Mu thought. “But this requires the Sword Mastery technique at the fourth-tier.”

Currently, his Sword Mastery was only at the third-tier, and raising it to the fourth would require 1,000 years of lifespan. However, he didn’t have enough lifespan to spare at the moment, so he would have to wait.

Meanwhile, the core members of Su Family Village were in a discussion.

“Father, could we ask the Divine Tree Master to eliminate this demon?” Su Qing suggested softly.

“Perhaps the Divine Tree Master does have the power to destroy this demon,” Su Yan said. “But we haven’t provided much value to the Divine Tree Master. On the contrary, it has helped us multiple times. We can’t keep troubling the Divine Tree Master for everything. Besides, if this giant demon is as terrifying as it appears, the Divine Tree Master might find it challenging as well, and we could end up dragging it into this mess.”

The villagers fell into a somber silence, realizing they couldn’t be so shameless.

“From now on, Su Family Village will be on high alert, focusing all our efforts on self-preservation,” Su Yan decided resolutely.

The giant black flower did not launch a full-scale attack on Su Family Village. Instead, its pollen drifted into the village each day. Gradually, strange occurrences began to manifest outside the village, with people turning into corpse puppets and causing havoc. Su Family Village was constantly struggling to maintain order.

Although the village had grown significantly, with many households relying on it for survival, Su Family Village couldn’t just ignore the situation, even though these people weren’t official members of the village.

But what the villagers didn’t expect was that the situation would deteriorate even further.

Members of the Violet Sun Sect had appeared within the territory of Su Family Village.

“Miss Zhao,” Su Yan said in surprise as he recognized one of the five people standing before him—it was Zhao Xueqing.

“Chief Su, this is my uncle, Deputy Hall Master of the Azure Cloud Hall of Violet Sun Sect and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Wei Renxiao,” Zhao Xueqing introduced.

The members of Su Family Village stiffened at the presence of such a powerful figure.

“Forgive us for not welcoming you properly, Hall Master Wei,” Su Yan said cautiously.

“No need for pleasantries,” Wei Renxiao replied coldly. “From now on, I will be taking control of Su Family Village. You must cooperate fully, understand?”

The villagers felt their hearts sink. This Wei Renxiao had come to seize control as soon as he arrived?

However, they quickly considered that if Wei Renxiao had a way to deal with the demonic entity, perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad to hand over control.

Su Yan then asked, “Hall Master Wei, may I ask if you have a way to resolve this demonic disaster?”

Wei Renxiao showed no emotion. “Resolve the demonic disaster? Are you joking?”

Su Yan frowned. “If that’s the case, then why do you want to take control of Su Family Village?”

“When a demonic disaster strikes, Su Family Village will be completely isolated,” Wei Renxiao explained. “In the short term, it’s manageable, but as time goes on, resources will deplete, and even food will become scarce. We must centralize all resources to survive.”

The villagers’ faces turned pale. Wei Renxiao’s words clearly indicated that he didn’t care about the survival of the villagers—likely, even Su Family Village itself was expendable to him.

However, given Wei Renxiao’s power, they dared not refuse.

“Su Family Village will cooperate,” Su Yan said, bowing his head.

“Good,” Wei Renxiao replied, satisfied.

Zhao Xueqing remained silent. Although she had some rapport with Su Family Village and believed the village to be quite extraordinary, survival took precedence over everything else. Still, she would do her best to protect Su Family Village within her capabilities.

The situation within Su Family Village continued to deteriorate, with more corpse puppets appearing daily. Ordinary cultivators no longer dared to venture outside. As food supplies held out, families sealed their doors and windows, both to guard against the corpse puppets and to avoid exposure to the pollen.

Meanwhile, Wei Renxiao’s actions grew increasingly excessive. He ruthlessly exploited Su Family Village, continuously extracting its resources. As time passed, the situation became more dire.

No one remained outside Su Family Village; those who hadn’t died had fled into the village. Even within the village, people began to die—over 200 in just three days. In this desperate situation, Wei Renxiao became increasingly irritable, killing anyone who angered him, even villagers of Su Family Village.

“Father, we must take action,” Su Yao urged. “If we don’t, Wei Renxiao will destroy Su Family Village before the demon even gets a chance.”

“But he’s a Foundation Establishment cultivator…” Su Yan hesitated.

“I still have one leaf from the Divine Tree Master,” Su Yao said.

“Although the Divine Tree Master’s power is unparalleled, I doubt a single leaf can resolve the threat of the demon,” Su Yan said, unsure.

Su Yao clarified, “I don’t intend to use the leaf against the demon—I plan to use it against Wei Renxiao.”

The core members of Su Family Village were taken aback.

“Sister, but he’s a high-ranking member of the Violet Sun Sect,” Su Qing warned. “If word gets out, the Violet Sun Sect will destroy Su Family Village.”

“The problem is, if we don’t kill Wei Renxiao, we’ll all be dead before the Violet Sun Sect even finds out,” Su Yao argued. “Besides, if we kill him and pin the blame on the demon, the Violet Sun Sect won’t be able to do anything to us.”

“Ah Yao is right,” Su Yan finally decided. “Given the current situation, we don’t have the luxury of considering the long-term consequences. We need to eliminate Wei Renxiao, so at least we can have some peace before Su Family Village is completely destroyed.”

“I have the status of a Green Hills disciple, so I shouldn’t show myself. Let’s give the leaf to Qianqian,” Su Yao suggested.

But before the Su family could act against Wei Renxiao, he approached them.

“I hear you have a secret method to destroy the corpse puppets?” Wei Renxiao asked.