With Shi Rui’s guidance, Zhang Jian first headed to the Chang Chun Hall.
Around the Chang Chun Hall, there was another Demon God guarding, a wood attribute Demon God, but the moment Zhang Jian entered, he was immediately captured by the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
His Map of Mountains and Rivers silently enveloped the Chang Chun Hall.
No matter what demon stepped inside, they would be bewildered by the Map of Mountains and Rivers, unknowingly stepping into a dead end.
At this moment, Zhang Jian also saw the treasure trees Shi Rui mentioned.
The first to catch his eye was an ancient tree with white jade bark and cyan jade leaves, standing a zhang tall. Under the sunlight, the tree glowed slightly, and among the leaf veins, there were a dozen or so White Jade Spirit Fruits, three of which were already mature, showing a white jade color, while over ten more were not yet ripe, likely needing some more time to mature fully.
"White Jade Spirit Fruit!"
Gazing at this extremely precious treasure, Zhang Jian’s eyes brightened.
He might not care for other spirit fruits, but such a treasure that could cleanse the bloodlines of the Demon Race and Divine Beasts was something he highly valued.
Beside him, Bai Liying was indifferent.
Bai Nu, Zhang Yi, the White Turtle, and Phoenix Spirit could all use it.
And Bai Xianyin among the Four Symbols Divine Beast.
The future offspring of Zhang Yi could also use it.
Without saying a word, Zhang Jian first used the jade disc to pick the three ripe fruits, then with a wave of his hand, stored the entire tree into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, uprooting it entirely.
This action made Shi Rui somewhat ashamed.
At this moment, Zhang Jian also noticed Shi Rui, and said calmly,
"In our practice, none of the aspects — wealth, companions, techniques, and land — should be lacking. If these Heavenly and Earthly Treasures fell into the hands of cultivators carrying Divine Beast bloodlines, they could serve a great purpose. If there were a life-and-death duel or a deadly calamity, perhaps one Heaven and Earth Spirit Fruit could change the course of life and death!"
Hearing this, Shi Rui said,
"Master, is it so that we cultivators could seize any opportunity to grow stronger by any means necessary?"
Zhang Jian looked at the silent Shi Rui in surprise, seeing his somewhat confused expression, and then smiled,
"Using any means necessary is the way of the demons. Our Immortal Sect Dao Lineage emphasizes the Dao heart, parallel cultivation of body and spirit. Apart from pursuing longevity, we need to maintain a heart that seeks the Dao, adhering to various precepts; some abstain, some uphold, only then can we seek. Otherwise, sooner or later the Dao heart will collapse, and the cultivation technique will backfire!"
But Shi Rui was not done; he continued,
"Master, over these years I’ve wandered in Three Saints City, and I’ve seen many cultivators, but it seems many do not adhere to the precepts, rather doing as they please!"
"So most of their magical power is impure, unable to improve, or their Primordial Spirit Dao Heart has flaws, breeding many demon appearances. Those demonic primordial spirits, filled with demonic qi, may possess grand divine techniques, but they are either controlled by demons or are striving desperately to suppress the Demon Heart and purify their demonic qi to grow strong quickly, lest they become snacks for even more powerful demons!"
Zhang Jian was quite busy at this time.
His gaze fell upon other peculiar trees in the Chang Chun Hall.
Beside it, there was another tree, its color a brilliant green, the bark appearing jade-like, the entire form towering, with its crown resembling a cyan cloud floating in the void.
That was the Cyan Spirit Tree, its fruit being an excellent enhancer for wood attribute affinity and improving wood attribute spirit roots.
This fruit only bears eight or nine every five hundred years.
Zhang Jian casually plucked them as well.
There were also two ancient trees whose fruits were fiery red, seemingly poisonous, likely used for feeding poisonous creatures, enhancing the quality of poisonous insects, or aiding poison attribute exotic beasts, Demon Race, or Divine Beasts in refining their venom.
Seeing these rare trees, Zhang Jian instantly collected them as well.
Furthermore, there was the Ancient Bodhi Treasure Tree that Shi Rui mentioned.
This was a lush, large-branched ancient tree.
However, Zhang Jian noticed that this peculiar Bodhi Treasure Tree had no main trunk; one trunk split into dozens of branches gathered together, bending upwards like a sentient being’s brain, filled with a unique Great Dao charm, with a glow of wisdom emanating from it.
But there were no bodhi seeds on it.
Gazing at this treasure tree, Zhang Jian’s eyes slightly brightened.
The Bodhi Treasure Tree is extremely rare in Heaven and Earth, especially one this large. The bodhi seeds it bears are treasures that concentrate divine wisdom and enhance comprehension. Cultivating under the tree aids in meditation and cultivation practice.
Shi Rui did not notice this scene, instead, he earnestly asked,
"Master, then how do those more powerful demons, Demon Gods cultivate?"
"You have countless ’whys’ in your heart!"
Zhang Jian snorted softly, but he wasn’t impatient and simply said,
"Heavenly Dao is fifty, Dae, Yan is forty-nine, there are always those who can cross the single-log bridge in Heaven and Earth, same for these demonic cultivators. Don’t ask too many questions, now that you’re under my Tongshan Dao Lineage, you must adhere to precepts, otherwise be careful, I might expel you from the sect!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Rui’s expression became solemn.
But Zhang Jian quickly changed his tone.
"However, dealing with these demons, demonic cultivators, there’s no need to care about so many things, leaving such treasures in their hands will only harm more people, robbing them is robbing the rich to help the poor, eradicating harm for the people!"
As he spoke, Zhang Jian glanced at the lush Bodhi Treasure Tree.
Shi Rui caught sight of the bumpy ground with the corner of his eye and nodded.
"Let’s go to the next place. Didn’t you say there’s a pool of lotuses in the Dragon Transformation Pool? Let’s go take a look now!"
But Zhang Jian did not pay much attention, taking Shi Rui to the next location.