Reincarnated as a Ginkgo Tree: I Create an Eternal Divine Kingdom - Chapter 52

Within just half an hour, a layer of mist began to shroud the perimeter of Su Family village.

At first, the mist was thin, but it gradually thickened.

An hour later, Su Family village was completely engulfed in a dense fog.

The corpse puppets inside Su Family village, although challenging for the villagers to deal with, could eventually be eliminated with effort. The primary reason they couldn’t fully exterminate the corpse puppets was due to the continuous invasion from outside and the contamination caused by falling pollen.

Now, with the emergence of this mysterious white mist, the corpse puppets were no longer able to enter Su Family village.

Once they stepped into the mist, they wandered aimlessly like headless flies.

The mist also acted as a barrier, preventing any pollen from descending into Su Family village.

“What a miraculous sight.”

“Divine Tree’s power is truly boundless.”

The core members of Su Family village were in awe.

In contrast, the other villagers inside the Su Family village were unaware of the changes outside.

From within the village, nothing seemed amiss.

Only those standing outside the Su Family village could see it being enveloped by the thick mist.

Inside the Su Family village, everything appeared normal.

Zhao Xueqing, whose cultivation was more advanced than the average cultivator, was the first to sense something unusual.

“Take this leaf with you.”

Noticing that Zhao Xueqing seemed intent on investigating outside, Su Yan handed her a leaf.

This leaf was one of those obtained from the branch of the Divine Tree.

Su Family village possessed a total of eighteen such leaves.

Only by holding one of these leaves could one enter the village; otherwise, the mist would disorient and trap anyone trying to approach, making it impossible to find the village.

Zhao Xueqing’s mind stirred.

She could feel the extraordinary nature of the leaf.

Could this leaf be connected to the secrets of the Su Family village?

Curiosity piqued, Zhao Xueqing took the leaf and left the village.

Outside the village, she was utterly astounded.

The village was nowhere to be seen.

All she could see ahead was a vast expanse of white mist.

It was as if the Su Family village had vanished into thin air.

Zhao Xueqing tried to navigate through the mist without using the leaf.

But as soon as she entered the mist, she lost all sense of direction.

It felt as though she had stepped into a misty world with no clear path forward. No matter how she advanced, she kept circling back to the same spot, unable to reach Su Family village.

“Based on my calculations, I should only be two miles from the village entrance, yet I can’t reach it no matter what.”

Zhao Xueqing was deeply shocked. “What kind of technique is this?”

Even the Violet Sun Sect didn’t have such methods.

It should be noted that the Violet Sun Sect had stood tall in Qingzhou for over a thousand years.

Realizing that she couldn’t penetrate the mist on her own, Zhao Xueqing reluctantly took out the leaf given to her by Su Yan.

With the leaf in hand, the mist parted before her.

In less than thirty breaths, she easily re-entered Su Family village.

Not only Zhao Xueqing but other core members of the Su Family village, driven by curiosity, conducted similar experiments.

Without exception, they were all deeply shaken.

But the shocks didn’t end there.

In the days that followed, the Su Family village seized the opportunity to purge the corpse puppets within.

After three days of intense fighting, all the corpse puppets within the village were exterminated.

With no new corpse puppets emerging, the Su Family village finally regained its peace.

Over a thousand surviving villagers wept with joy, feeling as though they had survived a great calamity.

The survivors’ loyalty to the Su Family village reached unprecedented levels.

This was a true test of survival.

The demonic disaster had refined the very essence of the Su Family village.

Even more gratifying was the fact that the giant black flower outside, after sensing the difficulty of dealing with Su Family village, retreated just as Su Mu had anticipated.

Outside the Su Family village, the giant black flower exuded a deep sense of wariness.

From the dense mist, it felt the presence of another powerful being.

Since the advent of the spiritual revival, it had been nearly invincible.

But this powerful presence made it feel an insurmountable threat. Of course, this thought only flickered briefly in its mind.

A few days later, it appeared in another small town.

This town was none other than Canglan Town.

The calamity that had befallen the Su Family village quickly unfolded in Canglan Town.

At this time, the villagers of Su Family village were still unaware of Canglan Town’s fate.

“It retreated.”

“The demon retreated.”

The entire Su Family village erupted in cheers.

Everyone was overwhelmed with joy.

They had been prepared to die, but to their surprise, the demon suddenly retreated.

The ordinary villagers attributed this to divine intervention.

The core members of Su Family village knew better; this was a blessing from the Divine Tree.

Without the Divine Tree, the Su Family village would have been doomed.

Their gratitude toward the Divine Tree deepened even further.

Zhao Xueqing was also in a daze.

In this world, demonic entities didn’t appear frequently, but their appearances were not rare either.

In the past, whenever a demon emerged, even entire cities would be wiped out.

Villages and towns fared even worse; none had ever survived.

Yet today, the Su Family village not only survived but repelled the demon.

She couldn’t help but think of the leaf from that day. She had already returned the leaf to Su Yan.

But the unique texture and aura of the leaf had left an indelible impression on her.

Never before had she seen a leaf that resembled green jade—so mysterious and extraordinary. Her curiosity about the tree from which the leaf originated only deepened.

But this was clearly a closely guarded secret of Su Family village.

She didn’t yet have the right to know.

Meanwhile, as the giant black flower retreated, the dark clouds overhead swiftly dissipated.

At the top of the ancestral hall, under the original painting of the Divine Tree, now lay a branch.

This branch seemed to possess consciousness.

As the dark clouds vanished, it ceased releasing the mist.

Gradually, the Su Family village returned to its previous state.

Su Yao, feeling relieved, bade farewell to the villagers, visited the Misty Territory once more, and then returned to Green Hills Mansion.

Zhao Xueqing also chose to leave, returning to Violet Sun Sect.

On the surface, it appeared as if the Su Family village had reverted to its pre-calamity state.

At least, nothing seemed different.

Ten miles outside Su Family village, a cavalry unit appeared.

The soldiers looked uncertain, their expressions troubled.

They were mostly from Nanjing City, with some from Green Hills Mansion.

Their mission was to monitor the demonic presence.

The demon’s appearance had not only alarmed Nanjing City and Green Hills Mansion but had also drawn the attention of the entire Great Xia Empire.

All of them had assumed that Su Family village, once targeted by the demon, was doomed.

Who could have predicted that the demon would suddenly retreat?

Thus, Su Family village survived.

“This Su Family village is indeed fortunate.”

“But why did the demon retreat for no reason?”

The cavalrymen discussed among themselves.

“Could it be that Su Family village has something that the demon fears? Those mists were quite strange.”

A thick-browed soldier speculated.

“That’s impossible. The demon is a Tier-Three being, even the Lord of Green Hills Mansion is wary of it, not daring to confront it lightly. Whatever could make it retreat must be incredibly terrifying.”

“Exactly, don’t overthink it. I think Su Family village just got lucky.”

The other soldiers scoffed at the idea.