Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 1649: Sun Moon Eyes

The ancient scholartree was trembling slightly in the dead silence of the yard. Qin Yu stared at it quietly and his eyes slowly grew darker.

A few moments later, the real body of the ancient scholartree appeared. The figure slowly formed and a young man in a light green robe appeared. He had a pleasant appearance and he carried a scholartree stick on his back. His brows were knitted together and he was puzzled.

“How did you figure it out?”

Qin Yu smiled, “When I first came in. Didn’t you wonder why the person that you feared would always look up at the sky?

“In the beginning, I did not understand either and I thought that it was merely a scholartree trying to protect and hide itself. However, even though you did not take action just now, you revealed a bit of aura and I caught it.”

The handsome ancient scholartree man laughed bitterly, “When you guys entered the Xu Family residence, I guessed that something would happen soon. Destiny is hard for man to grasp and I believe that this is the development of heavenly law and a result of its vast networks of arms.”

Qin Yu said, “I don’t understand what that means, and you have not answered my question.”

The handsome ancient scholartree man fell silent, “Because I don’t dare to.” He pointed to the empty sky, “An entry Ruler realm cultivator created a small world of his own. Ignoring that and considering that there are exceptional talents in this world, how can you be the god of that small world? I don’t understand it.”

Qin Yu’s eyes were calm, “You know a lot, more than what an ordinary enlightened scholartree spirit in East Pole County should know. Are you trying to point out to me that you have a complicated background and have someone backing you? Are you trying to make me think twice about how I should take care of you?”

The scholartree spirit smiled and cupped his hands together, “You are wise. I was not born in East Pole County and this ancient scholartree is also not my real body. I am simply using it as a shell.”

Qin Yu thought about it and turned around to sit down. “What else do you have to say? Tell me everything at once and remember to choose your words wisely. Don’t hide anything, or don’t blame me if you lost your life.”

The smile of the scholartree spirit stiffened and he frowned. A serious expression crossed his face and he stared at Qin Yu who was sitting on the stone stool. After a few moments, he said slowly, “My master is an elite in the Central Desolate Divine Area. A thousand years ago, he wanted to look for clues and he gave me a mission to send an avatar to East Pole County’s Xu Family. Using this ancient scholartree as a medium, I would secretly observe the Xu Family and wait for an appropriate chance.

“This chance would help my master’s cultivation and it is an item that he must have. If you are willing to take a step back, my master would thank you, and when you enter the Central Desolate Divine Area in the future, you can head to Sweeping Clouds Peak. You will obtain much good karma and that will be beneficial for you as you travel in the Central Desolate.”

Qin Yu was silent but his fingers drummed against the table. He had not imagined that the person behind the scholartree spirit would be an elite in the Central Desolate. Hence, he was in a bind.

There was a slight smile on the face of the scholartree spirit and his tone turned more calm, “If you want to know, my real body is a ten thousand year old black scholartree. Because this is only an avatar, my strength here is not even ten percent of my original body’s strength. My realm and power compared to my master is extremely weak. A simple wave of his sleeve would reduce me to dust.”

Qin Yu’s head lifted, “King realm?”

The scholartree spirit smiled and remained silent.

Qin Yu nodded, “Thank you.”

There was a blank look on the scholartree spirit’s face and he did not know why Qin Yu would thank him. He also did not know that Rourou prepared more than one way to help Qin Yu quickly increase his cultivation realm.

According to Rourou, these were all men who made deals with her in the past and had to repay her. Those who were noticed by her and owed her a debt were not ordinary.

For instance, one of her debtors was a Taotie. It only needed to open its mouth and thirty percent of its prey’s cultivation would be transformed into its. However, it could only use this technique once every thousand years or it would self destruct.

Qin Yu thanked the scholartree spirit because he gave Qin Yu a very suitable partner. Of course, these were all things for the future.

Although King realm cultivators gave Qin Yu a strong suppression feeling, with Rourou around, Qin Yu felt like he could give it a go…more importantly, Rourou had stated clearly that the Sun Moon Eyes of Xu Zhiruo could not only help Qin Yu’s cultivation, they were important items that could eliminate disturbances in his cultivation formation. He could not lose them.

Despite that, it was not good to turn down the elite in the Central Desolate…oh, if Rourou helped to cover up the eyes’ aura, they would not easily be found.

The scholartree spirit could not see through the intentions of the man in front of him and there was uneasiness in his heart. However, he gritted his teeth and sighed, “Your honor…”

Before he could finish, Qin Yu smiled and cupped his hands to interrupt him, “Goodbye.”

A huge wave of fear instantly rushed up his chest and the scholartree spirit yelled, “I am a black scholartree that is protected by the Sweeping Clouds Peak…” He was cut off again. However, this time, there was a thick scent of blood.

A massive tree sprouted out of nowhere and numerous branches immediately reached forward and bound the ancient scholartree in the yard. As though the branches were a mouth, they devoured the scholartree spirit and blood spurted out of the mouth and ears of the young man. With a pitiful cry, he disappeared like the clouds.

The entire process went by silently. If there wasn’t a hole in the ground, people might think that what happened before this was an illusion.

The wine tree bent over and then disappeared.

In her room, Xu Zhiruo desperately held a hand to her mouth and kept it shut. Her face was pale as she held in her screams.

When she was young, she already realized that her eyes were different from others’ and she could see things that she did not want to see.

For instance, that servant lady who killed endlessly and the assassination in the yard tonight.

She never imagined that the man who seemed to be henpecked by his wife would be such a powerful cultivator. She also had not imagined that the ancient scholartree in her yard would be so mysterious.

Its roots dug deep into the Xu Family for a thousand years. With how smart Xu Zhiruo was, it was very easy to guess its intentions.

Could it be that the Xu Family fell from its grace as a prominent family in the county because of her eyes? Back then, her accomplished father caused a great calamity for the family and caused many of her relatives to die. She and her brother were the only two to survive. Was what she knew the truth, or was there something else hidden?

As soon as she thought of this, Xu Zhiruo’s face turned pale and she shivered.

All of a sudden, she screamed and her hands cupped her head and she rolled around in her bed.

Outside in the courtyard, Qin Yu glanced in the direction of Xu Zhiruo’s room with a look of pity. His body flickered like a shadow and he flew over.

The door opened and a figure flew in. Xu Zhiruo’s eyes had dazzling light gushing from them. Through her brilliant eyes, a Sun Moon illusion appeared. It was clean and clear and it seemed as though there was a moon in it.

She carried a grand opportunity since birth and her eyes hid the sun and moon. This was it.

The sun and moon in Xu Zhiruo’s eyes were not as big as the sun nor as round as the moon, but they carried the essence of them. They could be seen as the origin of the sun and moon formed from the karma of the world.

If she had sufficient opportunities and could refine the Sun Moon Eyes to make them hers, it would be an unimaginable transformation. A new super elite would be born in this world and she might cross the threshold of a human and enter the King realm.

It was a pity that this sun and moon transformation was noticed by others a thousand years ago. Xu Zhiruo’s cultivation path was blocked and she fell into a pit.

Without a teacher to guide the way for her to step on the cultivation path, the Sun Moon Eyes continued to absorb her essence.

As such, when they first met, Qin Yu did not get a good feeling from this pretty female cultivator. Her skin was pale and her aura was weak.

This was also why Rourou said that if karma was too strong and it exceeded the limits of what a body could withstand, it would kill you instead. Xu Zhiruo could only live if she handed over the Sun Moon Eyes.

Tonight, her feelings were unsettled and it triggered the activation of the sun and moon. That was how she saw what happened. Compared to the past, it had been a dangerous night. Without external help, Xu Zhiruo could lose everything and even her life.

At the same time, the Sun Moon Eyes would also die with her. The dispersing of the clouds would return the karma back to the earth. Who knew how many years would pass before another baby would inherit this karma and be born with Sun Moon Eyes.

Qin Yu definitely would not let this slip through his hands. He had already offended the elite in the Central Desolate. If he ended up flipping the bucket over and returning empty-handed, that would be the most tragic outcome.

He stepped forward and placed a finger between Xu Zhiruo’s eyebrows. The pair of Sun Moon Eyes were ‘starved’ for many years and they finally had a delicacy placed in front of them.

Boom –

A terrifying devouring force instantly erupted from her eyes and captured Qin Yu.

Qin Yu’s expression hardened and he said in a deep voice, “Xu Zhiruo, wake up. The calamity that befell the Xu Family started because of you, but it is not something that you can decide by yourself!”

Opposite him, Xu Zhiruo’s eyes remained tightly shut and she did not respond to his words as she was overwhelmed in pain.

Qin Yu’s frown grew deeper. He sighed deeply and said, “Xu Zhiruo, I don’t know if your mind is truly in turmoil or if you are faking it…I will count to three. If you don’t wake up, I will pull away. Then, not only will you die, your brother will also die.

“One.

“Two.”

Xu Zhiruo’s eyes opened. There was a pained look in them, but they were calm.

She looked at Qin Yu silently. Inside her eyes, the shadows of a sun and moon danced around. It felt like a god in the heavens above. Qin Yu’s heart sank.

However, he was not fearful and his pupils did not shrink. His finger remained on her forehead and he allowed the powerful devouring force to take his energy.

“Xu Zhiruo, if you want to change your destiny and keep the opportunity for yourself, you can try…because you are qualified enough.

“However, trust me. You will not succeed. You can decide whether to continue living now or drag Xu Xianglin to his death with you.”

There was a pained look in Xu Zhiruo’s eyes. She closed her eyes and the Sun Moon illusion in them quickly disappeared.

The devouring force that had ‘bitten’ Qin Yu vanished. He took a few steps back and panted softly.

The amount of time that passed from when he pressed his finger to her head till he removed it was short. However, he lost almost thirty percent of his strength. Compared to the assassination outside the yard, this was much more terrifying.

If more than half of his energy was stolen, Qin Yu would become a helpless fish on a chopping board. It would be hard for him to escape the fate of death.

Xu Zhiruo’s eyes opened and she said in a soft voice, “You purposely mentioned my brother just now because you were fearful, right?”

Qin Yu continued to pant. He looked at her and did not hesitate to nod, “That’s right, I was scared that you would take the risk.”

After hearing this, Xu Zhiruo collapsed onto the bed and lost consciousness.

Qin Yu sighed deeply and he turned around to go back to the yard. His expression was calm but his face was pale.

He truly did have a way to forcefully interrupt the devouring by the Sun Moon Eyes. However, if he did so, Xu Zhiruo would definitely die.

In the end, Xu Zhiruo let go of him not because she did not dare to pull everyone into the fight. Instead, she knew that even if she succeeded and used Qin Yu’s energy to refine the Sun Moon Eyes, she would still end up dying. Rourou would definitely not allow her to continue living. With the Sun Moon Eyes, Xu Zhiruo could already see how terrifying she was.

Rourou was an existence that could truly make her feel despair. This was why Xu Zhiruo did not hesitate to agree when Rourou brought up the deal.

If she did not agree, she would have died.

Xu Zhiruo was sure that even if she died, that lady would still have a way to get the things that she wanted.

At most, she would have to pay a price.