Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

At Bai Jiu's house, everyone started to tell each other the news they had heard.

Bai Jiu spoke first, "I got some news from my fellow brothers. They said that after I joined the Monster Hunting Division, my master went out to travel and collect herbs. He didn't say the specific destination, but he went through the West City Gate, the same direction we went to Kunlun Mountain."

Hearing this, Zhuo Yichen couldn't help but say, "It seems that Lord Yuan Xin's guess is correct. I'm afraid that Sinan Water Town has really set up a trap for us."

Pei Sijing interrupted the dull atmosphere and said, "I did find out that Doctor Wen and his junior fellow apprentice Meng Xuan were once in love with a female demon. The details are still unknown, but according to the information I found out, the death of Doctor Wen's first wife is likely related to the female demon that his junior fellow apprentice Meng Xuan was in love with."

Bai Jiu certainly knew some things about Wen Zongyu's fellow apprentice Meng Xuan, but when he became their apprentice, both Meng Xuan and Wen Zongyu's wife had passed away, and he did not deliberately pay attention to the news, so he only vaguely remembered that there was a rumor in Jixin Hall that his uncle Meng Xuan was in love with a witch.

Everyone just felt that if what Pei Sijing had heard was true, then it seemed that it would be possible to explain Wen Zongyu's slaughter of the demon clan and his plot to obtain Zhu Yan's inner elixir.

Jiang Xinxin began to share the news she had heard: "I went to the black market. Even though I emptied Jixin Hall, the prices of the monster items on the black market increased again, but in fact, there didn't seem to be any problem with the quantity and supply of the items. So I guess there must be more than one place like the one under Jixin Hall in Tiandu City."

"And I have an even worse guess. Perhaps Wen Zongyu has used the demon clan's inner elixir to create a number of half-demons similar to Pei Siheng. If my guess is true, then the human race is likely to face a catastrophe in the future."

When Jiang Xinxin thought of this, she couldn't help but think of the medicine man created by the two thieves Xiao Yu and Ye Ya in the previous world.

Night Crow and Xiao Yu were so crazy that they turned living people into half-dead medicine men. Then why didn't Wen Zongyu think of transforming humans into monsters with similar power to monsters, so as to restrain the monsters and lead humans, after experiencing the monsters bewitching his junior brother and even killing his wife and children?

Although she had only met Wen Zongyu twice in secret, Jiang Xinxin had always felt very bad about him every time they met. Even though he was wearing an ugly two-faced mask that made it hard for her to describe him, the bloody aura and murderous spirit emanating from Wen Zongyu was so red that it was purple, and she still felt it was dazzling even without her third eye.

After a long silence, Zhuo Yichen spoke first: "Then let's go directly to Sinan Water Town."

Everyone else nodded in agreement, except Bai Jiu, who remained silent, biting his lip.

When everyone had left, when they opened the door, they saw that Bai Jiu's father was rarely sober. Bai Jiu had a feeling something was wrong, so he hurried over to help him. Unexpectedly, Bai Jiu's father could hardly stand.

Bai Jiu hurriedly helped his father back to the room to check him, but his father stopped him, "Xiao Jiu, Dad doesn't have many good days left. Dad has asked around and found that there is a very capable Master Yuan Shen who may be able to cure your mother's illness..."

Ying Lei felt strange, "Didn't Bai Jiu's mother disappear eight years ago?"

Bai Jiu's father looked straight at Jiang Xinxin, his face full of expectation and hope. Jiang Xinxin hesitated for a moment and nodded, "I am not good at medicine, and I don't know much about this world. I can only check Madam Ling's condition and propose specific countermeasures. The details will definitely require Bai Jiu to make decisions himself."

Bai Jiu's father nodded hurriedly and led everyone to the side yard. Bai Jiu became more and more nervous as he saw they were getting closer to the place where his mother disappeared. He couldn't help but look back at Jiang Xinxin.

Jiang Xinxin felt the seed of the sacred tree in her purple mansion tremble slightly twice. She immediately became suspicious, but did not think that Bai Jiu's mother might be related to the sacred tree. After all, she used the seed of the sacred tree to find Bai Ze Ling but there was no movement, so she thought the sacred tree was the same.

No one expected that after Bai Jiu and his son pushed open the door, there would be a bunch of dry branches and tree roots entangled in the room. Bai Jiu recalled with tears in his eyes the whole story of his mother's disappearance: "That day I played hide-and-seek with my mother as usual. I hid in a box in the warehouse and waited for my mother to find me. But after I slept for a while, my mother didn't come, so I went out to look for her by myself. When I got here, I saw her entangled by these branches and tree roots. She didn't let me get close, and then my mother disappeared..."

Jiang Xinxin couldn't sense the demonic power, so she brought Zhao Yuanzhou over and said, "Take a look in here, is there any demonic energy left?"

Zhao Yuanzhou obediently stood up and sensed for a while, and even Ying Lei sensed secretly, but neither of them sensed any remaining demonic power in the room. Instead, they both sensed the remnants of divine power.

Zhao Yuanzhou hesitated for a moment before telling the truth: "There is not a single bit of demonic power left in here, but there is a few strands of divine power."

Ying Lei also nodded to confirm what Zhao Yuanzhou said: "My grandfather is the mountain god, and I am also a demigod. I am most sensitive to divine power. There is indeed only divine power left in this room."

Bai Jiu's father looked at the pile of dry branches and roots in front of him with tenderness. Jiang Xinxin already had a guess, and now it was just confirmed, so she didn't say anything, waiting for Bai Jiu's father to personally answer everyone's questions.

Sure enough, Bai Jiu's father spoke of Bai Jiu's mother in a trembling voice: "Xiao Jiu's mother is Bai Yan. She is a very beautiful, gentle and interesting woman. We met by chance, and later we fell in love and got married. We also have a cute and sensible child, Xiao Jiu. Of course, our life is very happy and fulfilling."

"But eight years ago, on the night of the blood moon, something unexpected happened. Yan'er suddenly lost her divine power and could not even maintain her human form. I could barely see some greenery before, but now everything is withered and yellow. My own health is not good either. I am afraid I can't wait for that day..."

Zhuo Yichen, Wen Xiao and Pei Sijing just found it unbelievable. Zhuo Yichen asked: "You did say 'divine power' just now, right?"

Bai Jiu's father pulled Bai Jiu to snuggle up to the tree roots, and fondly stroked the branches beside him. He turned a blind eye to everyone's surprise and turned a deaf ear to Zhuo Yichen's questions. Bai Jiu asked again: "Dad, what is my mother's origin?"

Bai Jiu's father smiled and explained to Bai Jiu: "Your mother was originally half human and half god. The other half of her power came from the Great Wilderness Divine Tree and Baidi Shaohao. I never dreamed that I could marry her and have a child with her..."

Jiang Xinxin could see that Bai Jiu's father was really at the end of his strength. After a careful inspection, she said to the father and son, "Bai Yan was indeed transformed into her original form due to the depletion of divine power. As long as she replenishes her divine power, she will be able to recover. We are going to the Great Wilderness now. We will take her to the Baidi Tower and she will have time to recover."

As if sensing something, Bai Jiu cried and called for his father, but Bai Jiu's father only stroked the branch affectionately, "Xiao Jiu, Daddy really can't hold on any longer. The Great Wilderness is so far away. If your mother goes in, I'm afraid Daddy will never have the chance to see her again..."