âTreasure sword, I will meld you down if you canât cut down this tree.â Li Qiye waved it around and said.
âClank!â The sword made a sound again. The stars in the sky rustled in fear, seemingly ready to fall down at any moment.
Strands of light poured out and illuminated the entire area. No one could keep their eyes open.
The most terrifying aspect of this was that these strands seemed to be the will of the progenitor with unmatched murderous potential. Gods and supremes, True Emperors or Everlastings; all would be killed by a single slash.
âThis sword intentâ¦â The students found it hard to stand still. The Eternals here trembled with horror.
âThe sword of a progenitorâ¦â Goldpython and Stonecarver were amazed as well, feeling the same trepidation as the rest towards this peerless sword.
Just think about it, if this sword wasnât powerful enough, would Desolate Saint have used it as his personal sword?
It was clearly better than ordinary ancestral treasures. These emperors didnât possess a weapon of a similar level.
âHey, Iâm about to chop it down, you guys might need to get out of the way.â Li Qiye held the hilt with both hands and shouted at everyone still on the tree.
âGo for it, weâll dodge when the time is right.â One student on the tree said.
âOkay then.â Li Qiye turned towards the tree and smiled: âNot a bad tree at all, itâll make perfect firewood at home.â
What could the crowd say to this ludicrous statement? Chopping down an ultimate tree just for firewoods? Such insanity.
âAhem.â Du Wenrui cleared his throat and said: âStudent Li, well, the supreme tree is a treasure of the system so you shouldnât cut it down. The system will lose out.â
âWhat does that have to do with me?â Li Qiye said.
âOf course it has nothing to do with you, but the progenitor spent great efforts in order to bring it here from a different realm. It has matured over the years, a wonderful feat. I donât think your house needs this much firewood, right? No need to kill the chicken for the eggs since your real goal is some fruits.â Wenrui smiled wryly.
Of course, he knew that it wouldnât be the sword cutting down the tree, just Li Qiye. This guy could absolutely do so even without the Sword of Repentance.
âMakes sense.â Li Qiye tilted his head, pondering.
âThe tree had persevered through years of storms and rains, it would be a shame to cut it down now. This is a beloved item of the progenitor, please reconsider.â Du Wenrui went on. The tree was finished if Li Qiye insisted. He would only need a few cuts to do so.
The tree seemed to be agreeing with Du Wenrui since its branches started rustling.
âRightâ¦â Li Qiye scratched his head and said: âProbably wasnât easy for Desolate Saint to plant this type of tree, but I still want to pick some fruits. Theyâre just up too high, how long is it gonna take to climb up there.â
âYou just need to knock, Iâm sure the fruits will fall down.â Wenrui hurriedly added, not wanting to be responsible for a disaster by bringing Li Qiye here.
âXshhâ¦â The entire tree rustled to show its agreement.
âOkay then.â Li Qiye begrudgingly said: âDean, I canât refuse after hearing your insistence. You will owe me one.â
âTree, listen up, I wonât climb up there and will just knock. Let the fruits rain down or find out how sharp my sword is, all of them.â Having said that, Li Qiye gently brushed his sword on the tree.
The tree rustled again, seemingly conceding. It looked like a chicken with a cleaver next to its neck. Saying no wasnât an option.
The sword also issued a clunk to show its impressive might, very pleased with itself.
âWhat the hell is going on? Are you watching this too?â One student became stunned after watching this.
âYou think this is a play? The tree canât understand you.â Another lost his patience and shouted at Li Qiye.
âYes, hurry up!â Others joined in.
Meanwhile, the two emperors felt something strange going on with the tree itself.
âAlright, Iâll spare you then.â Li Qiye smiled and put the sword away.
âI canât believe this guy, just coming up with one excuse after anotherâ¦â A student said with contempt.
At the same time, Li Qiye tapped the tree with the sheath.
âThump! Thump! Thump!â The student who mocked him couldnât even finish before a rain of mature supreme fruits descended from the sky.
Everyone naturally became frozen in response.
âBam! Bam! Bam!â Suddenly, the students on the tree fell off. This included the two emperors.
This was because the tree violently swung its body without any warning. The two powerful emperors were blown away too.
It was one thing for the students but even the two emperors smashed into the ground, looking quite pitiful. It should be unimaginable for beings of their level to fall flat like this but it actually happened.
The two had mud in their mouth right now to the astonishment of the crowd.
Once they calmed down and the emperors got up, Li Qiye had already waved his sleeve and took all the fallen supreme fruits.
The entire mountain fell into a hush. One student looked up and saw that there was no longer one ripe fruit left on the tree. Li Qiye had taken all of them.
âNo one else can pick any now.â A student became lost in thoughts.
One supreme fruit required a long period to bloom and bear fruit. The actual maturing process took so many years. To have this many together was the work of many generations.
Now, all of them were gone. They wouldnât come back for another generation or two.
âHow⦠can this beâ¦â The students couldnât regain their wits due to the unbelievable nature of this event.
Just one tap and all the ripe fruits fell down. Not to mention that this was a real event, even a legendary tale wouldnât have the gall to go so far.
Of course, this was no legend since they saw it with their own eyes.
âThis has to be magic, right?â A frightened student said.
A long while later, one student salivated thinking about so many fruits.
Not to mention one person, an entire sect would have a virtually endless supply, enough to make them rise.
âSigh, I guess I do want all of you to call me grandpa so that youâll learn a lesson, but getting so many unfilial and worthless children will infuriate me to death. So, forget it, no need to do that.â Li Qiye smirked at the students nearby.
They were too confused right now to even try and retort.
âLetâs go.â Li Qiye turned and left instead of waiting for them to calm down.
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