Chapter 1315: Violently Wasting Heaven's Treasure!

A white figure flashed, appearing behind the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet.

He stared intently at the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet without saying a word. His eyes glowed with a strange light, his gaze seeming to penetrate the puppet's body, profoundly deep.

Seeing this, Qin Sang stopped asking questions, restraining his curiosity as he quietly watched Bai's actions.

A moment later, Bai suddenly raised a hand, placing it against the puppet's back. A strange fluctuation emanated from his palm and entered the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet's body.

"Roar!"The Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet let out a fierce roar.

Whatever Bai did, the seals on the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet were released.

Runes flickered across its body, and its expression immediately turned incredibly ferocious. It suddenly twisted its head, filled with madness and bloodlust, and made to pounce on Bai.

Qin Sang's brow furrowed slightly, but he restrained himself from acting.

Given Bai's strength, he should be able to handle the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet.

Qing Jun opened her mouth, about to warn Bai to be careful of the puppet's backlash, when she suddenly heard Bai let out a cold snort and firmly press his joined fingers onto the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet's glabella.

"Whoosh!"A streak of blood-red light entered the puppet's body.

The Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet's figure suddenly stiffened. Its ferocious expression still lingered on its face, but the madness in its eyes receded like a tide, calming down in the blink of an eye.

A hint of surprise flashed in Qing Jun's eyes.

She could sense that the restless soul within the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet suddenly became still at that moment. She couldn't tell if it was appeased or suppressed, and she couldn't discern what secret art Bai had used.

She and Qin Sang needed the puppet seal to achieve this, a process far from as effortless as Bai's.

Qing Jun looked at Qin Sang.

Qin Sang shook his head slightly, also unable to guess Bai's intentions.

They both quietly observed.

After suppressing the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet, Bai gestured downwards with his palm, and the puppet obediently sat cross-legged on the ground. Then, Bai sat in front of the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet, his fingers still pressed against its glabella, and closed his eyes.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Bai and the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet remained motionless.

Qin Sang drank several pots of peach blossom wine, finding it sweet, clear, and refreshingly invigorating, not noticing his senior sister glaring at him with her almond eyes.

Later, Qing Jun directly activated the restriction on the wooden hut where the wine was stored, preventing him from drinking more.

They dared not disturb Bai. They could only sense the fluctuations in the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet's aura. For such a long time, Bai had been searching for something within the puppet.

Another hour passed.

Bai withdrew his fingers, opened his eyes, and glared fiercely at the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet, angrily cursing repeatedly: "Ignorant fool! What a waste! What a waste!"

Because of a Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet, Bai had lost his composure a second time.

He snorted angrily, stood up, tossed the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet back to Qin Sang, and plopped down onto a wooden chair, grumbling, "Please excuse my outburst. I've made a fool of myself in front of you two."

The sealed Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet was only palm-sized.

Qin Sang held it in his hand, idly examining it. He realized Bai had been cursing the person who had refined the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet.

The ancestor of the Shangyuan Qingjing Palace had refined a puppet comparable in strength to a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, yet in Bai's eyes, it was deemed the work of an "ignorant fool."

"Brother Bai values it so highly," Qin Sang said, "it seems the material of this puppet must be very special." He had suspected as much before.

Bai nodded. "It was only after seeing this puppet that my memories were triggered. I never expected to encounter such a thing here. If this truly is that legendary treasure, I could easily shed my corpse refinement body and become a normal person again!"

Qin Sang was utterly shocked.

He knew Bai had always wanted to escape the path of corpse cultivation, viewing it as a crooked and evil path. But first, he was trapped by the Heavenly Corpse Talisman, then to advance to Corpse King, he cultivated the Bone Curse, becoming too deeply entangled to turn back.

No wonder Bai was so agitated.

The Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet actually possessed such miraculous efficacy!

"This puppet was refined from an extremely rare Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root," Bai explained, "and it was a complete divine tree."

"Path-Evolving Tree?"

Qin Sang examined the small figure in his hand. It felt like wood but wasn't quite wood, its surface had a glazed sheen, and it felt warm and smooth to the touch.

How could it be a tree?

The name "Path-Evolving Tree" sounded extraordinary.

Qin Sang looked at the small figure, and a thought suddenly occurred to him: he wondered if he could integrate it into the Ebony Sword.

Bai, discerning Qin Sang's thoughts, snorted. "Not all of the Ten Great Divine Woods are used for refining artifacts. Legends about the Path-Evolving Tree are quite vague because few have ever seen one. According to rumors, a fully matured Path-Evolving Tree is the best medium and vessel for some peerless Daoist divine abilities, offering miraculous effects with half the effort. Imagine how astonishing its value must be! And it has another function, one I've always dreamed of. The Path-Evolving Tree is a rare Heaven and Earth Spiritual Embryo; lost souls and wandering spirits can use it to be reborn into a new body without harming their cultivation, gaining a Dao Wood Spirit Body, along with many unforeseen benefits! The fact that this puppet can contain souls is precisely because of this."

Qin Sang and Qing Jun were both dumbfounded by what they heard. They stared blankly at the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet, having never expected this unassuming little figure to have such an astonishing origin.

The peerless Daoist divine abilities Bai mentioned were certainly not just at the Nascent Soul level; they must be at a level beyond their imagination.

As for "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Embryo," they had never even heard of it.

Qin Sang also never expected that he had originally only intended to thwart Dongyang Bo's scheme, but by sheer coincidence, he had acquired such a rare treasure.

How did the Shangyuan Qingjing Palace obtain a Path-Evolving Tree?

Qin Sang speculated it must have come either from the Ziwei Palace or been unearthed from the ruins of the ancient immortal battlefield; it couldn't possibly have grown naturally in this current era.

To use it for refining a Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet was indeed a great waste of the Path-Evolving Tree's potential.

The supreme treasure didn't cloud Qin Sang's judgment. He caught Bai's implication and countered, "Is this an immature Path-Evolving Tree?"

Bai hummed in affirmation. "A fully matured Path-Evolving Tree, nurtured by Heaven and Earth, stands three feet tall. Yours is far from that."

"Can it still be nurtured to maturity?" Qin Sang mused. It was a pity that the Three Lights Jade Liquid was used up, otherwise he could try.

"Don't even dream of it."

Bai's tone was still resentful. "Do you know, the Path-Evolving Tree has another characteristic, called the 'Immaculate Body'. Its essence is the purest substance in the world. Once its body is touched by any other secret art or power, even a mere trace, it will completely solidify and become irreversible. Heaven is jealous of such a treasure! From ancient times to the present, there may have been many Path-Evolving Trees birthed by Heaven and Earth, but whether even one has matured, nobody knows."

"Oh..."

Qin Sang was startled, and finally understood why Bai was so utterly furious.

The Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet was first imprinted with a talisman seal, then had countless souls merged into it, and now he and Qing Jun had transformed it into a puppet seal. It had already been completely transformed beyond recognition.

A dignified Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root could now only exist as a puppet. It was truly a terrible waste of a heavenly treasure.

Qin Sang looked at the Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet, his expression complex. It was hard to say how much disappointment he truly felt.

Because, with his current understanding and cultivation, he had no way of estimating how valuable a matured Path-Evolving Tree would be, or what immense benefits it could bring him.