The Immortal Wood Kingdom is renowned for its immortal trees and spirit birds. For example, Willow City is home to a gigantic, spiritually powerful willow tree, a unique and transcendent existence.
Besides Willow City, there are also Yang City, Huai City, Elm City…
each of these giant cities possesses a special spirit tree, also called an immortal tree, thus forming the so-called Immortal Wood Kingdom.
The Immortal Wood Kingdom is a vast system, and it is said that these so-called immortal trees are interconnected, forming a magical immortal tree array.
This is a legend; whether it's true or not, Qin Chuan doesn't know. During his visit, Qin Chuan also studied the Immortal Wood Kingdom, but his knowledge is limited.
In the Immortal Wood Kingdom, cities protected by immortal trees are powerful entities, like Willow City.
Of course, not every city's name must contain the character for a particular plant to be protected; for example, Li Wang City.
Before heading to Li Wang City, Qin Chuan naturally investigated it. Li Wang City also has an immortal tree, and a very high-grade one at that—a spirit peach tree.
In the Immortal Wood Kingdom, ordinary willow and poplar spirit trees, no matter how powerful, are inferior in quality, much like the bloodline of an animal.
Above these willow and poplar spirit trees are some special spirit trees, including fruit trees, with the peach spirit trees of Li Wang City being the best among them.
Therefore, Li Wang City is terrifying. Moreover, among the cities in the Immortal Wood Kingdom, those that can be granted the title of king are all royal cities.
Legend has it that the Immortal Wood Kingdom has twelve royal cities, and apart from the so-called capital city, these twelve royal cities are the most powerful and influential.
A huge royal city is surrounded by its vassals; it is a kingdom, but the royal city is responsible to the Immortal Wood Kingdom.
It is just unknown whether the royal family of the Immortal Wood Kingdom can control these royal cities.
Qin Chuan doesn't need to worry about these things. Now he just needs to go to Li Wang City, and of course, he will have to rely on his own abilities. After all, his father told him to reach the Immortal Emperor realm, and there must be a reason for that.
The junior sister is very calm, since she has no memories of this place, so she doesn't have much expectation.
Because, in the junior sister's view, no matter what happened here, it wouldn't have a significant impact on her life.
She was only here to observe; after all, at this level, sometimes seeking the root of the matter is a reward.
Being an orphan is ultimately a regrettable thing for a martial artist. Who are her parents? What is her home? Why did she become an orphan…?
Knowing these things would be a great gain for a martial artist, a reflection of their true self, a void in their being and spirit.
If it could be filled, it would be a tremendous achievement.
In Liucheng, she doesn't know anyone. Even if she went to Liwang City, she wouldn't know anyone there either. But her father said that going to the Li family, or Cheng Zhu family, would suffice.
Therefore, the junior sister's family might be the rulers of Liwang City, one of the twelve royal cities of the Immortal Wood Kingdom. But even with such a powerful family, why was the junior sister an orphan?
Liwang City is, after all, one of the twelve royal cities of the Immortal Wood Kingdom, so finding a way to get there is relatively easy.
The distance to Liwang City isn't short, but for someone like Qin Chuan, this journey is nothing; it can be completed in a day at most, without even needing a teleportation array.
Qin Chuan possessed the Shrinking Earth Ruler, which he could use dozens of times a day, instantly traversing vast distances.
The next day, Qin Chuan and his junior sister arrived at Li Wang City. Upon arrival, they realized the city's immense size.
This immense size wasn't just geographical; more importantly, it possessed an aura of power and grandeur, like a slumbering primordial beast.
His junior sister gazed at Li Wang City, slightly lost in thought. Qin Chuan was startled: "What's wrong?"
"I feel like I've been here before. I have a vague impression of this place, but I can't quite remember."
His junior sister frowned, seemingly trying to recall something.
Qin Chuan also frowned slightly, realizing a problem: some of his junior sister's memories might be sealed.
His junior sister's face grew paler as many things suddenly flooded her mind—memories sealed within her by someone else.
These memories were actually hers, but she was too young to retain them, so they were sealed away using special methods.
They were sealed by her mother, and these memories remained deep within her mind. Unless her cultivation reached a certain level in this lifetime, these memories would never be restored.
The key to recovery is reaching a certain level of cultivation and returning to Li Wang City, since Junior Sister appeared in the Xuan Domain back then.
If nothing unexpected happens, she has virtually no hope of ever returning to Li Wang City.
Sometimes, many things seem preordained; after so many years, history seems to have returned to its starting point, reconnecting with the past.
Junior Sister was lost in thought, her face pale. Qin Chuan stood beside her, unsure what she was remembering, but it certainly wasn't good.
So he didn't ask, quietly waiting for her to recover. He knew she would.
After a while, Junior Sister let out a long breath, then turned to look at Qin Chuan and softly said, "I want to save my mother."
Qin Chuan nodded, "As you wish!"
Qin Chuan didn't ask further. Although Junior Sister only mentioned saving her mother, not others, he didn't know if she didn't want to save them, didn't need to, or if they were already dead.
However, Qin Chuan knew that if Junior Sister wanted to speak, she would.
"Senior Brother, do you think it's acceptable for a child to kill someone who is related to their father by blood?" Junior Sister asked softly.
Qin Chuan shuddered. This problem was truly dire. While the concept of sacrificing family for the greater good was prevalent, how many could actually do it?
Blood ties were blood ties; no matter what, it was never easy.
In her eyes, her junior sister's parents were merely symbols, she had no memory of them. But once she knew they were related by blood, even if she didn't care, killing them was something few could bring themselves to do.
Qin Chuan could guess that his junior sister's father was definitely not a good person, at least not good to her and her mother, perhaps even worse.
"I don't know what happened, but since your mother is still alive, you can't kill him in principle," Qin Chuan said after a moment's thought.
"He killed my mother's entire family. It was my mother who risked her life to send me away. A sealed part of my memory was left by my mother. She seems to be alive now, imprisoned. And the story is incredibly melodramatic—a betrayal of kindness, a wrong judgment, accidental killing, and then simply wiping out the entire family..."