Chapter 260 - How Could He Have the Heart to Refuse This…

After confirming that Ning Yechen had truly left the Ancient Tree's secret realm, the Ancient Tree Spirit crawled out from the soil completely naked, revealing her incarnation as the manifested spirit of the Celestial Spirit Ancient Tree.

After hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation and evolution, she already possessed an immortal body that was no different from an ordinary person's.

A fair and beautiful lovely face, a tall and straight figure, silky beautiful hair as green as a waterfall cascading down to her hips, and a completely naked, plump, and graceful form that shimmered with the glowing light of her spiritual tree fluid.

The Ancient Tree Spirit, completely naked, thus arrived before Ye Shuying, who was lying in the deep trench. She bent down and asked with concern:

"Shuying, are you alright…?!"

"Are you dead?"

"Th-Thank you for your concern, Lady Spirit. I'm not dead for the time being, but I probably will be soon…"

"Before that, could I trouble you, Lady Spirit, to please put on some clothes first…"

Ye Shuying’s body was unable to move, so he was forced to stare fixedly at the Tree Spirit bending over in front of him. A blush couldn't help but appear on his face, and blood gushed from his nose…

Although her body was dotted with a shimmering light that provided some cover, her plump and mature immortal figure was still more or less in full view.

In an instant, he felt that the injuries on his body had become even more severe…

He had already said it so many times. Why was Lady Spirit always so unguarded…

"Ah~! Shuying, your nose is bleeding!"

The Ancient Tree Spirit, seeing Ye Shuying’s nose bleeding uncontrollably, instantly became even more worried.

It looks like his injuries are even more severe than last time…!

"Lady Spirit, I'm fine…"

"It's probably just an internal injury…"

"I beg you, please put on some clothes first…"

Ye Shuying explained, his face red.

The blood in his veins was surging; he felt like the bleeding wouldn't stop…

"Oh…"

The Ancient Tree Spirit replied softly, looked down at her own naked body, but showed no embarrassment or shyness on her face.

She was the incarnation of the Celestial Spirit Ancient Tree, so she didn't have an ordinary person's sense of shame and thus didn't care much about it.

It was always Ye Shuying who had to repeatedly remind her before she would put on clothes.

The Ancient Tree Spirit stood on the spot with her arms open, and from the soil at her feet, countless vines and green leaves instantly grew and wrapped around her naked body.

When the vines receded, she was already draped in a vibrant green and red celestial dress.

"Shuying, wait a moment, I'll heal you right away."

The Ancient Tree Spirit waved her hands, and the rich celestial spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Ancient Tree's secret realm condensed around Ye Shuying. Vines also grew from beneath him, enveloping his heavily injured body.

"Thank you, Lady Spirit…"

Feeling the warm currents flowing into his body and his injuries slowly recovering bit by bit, Ye Shuying spoke his thanks.

Fortunately, he was in the Celestial Spirit Ancient Tree's secret realm and had Lady Spirit to treat him in time.

Otherwise, he might have already perished last time…

It's just that it was hard to guarantee there wouldn't be a next time…

This kind of near-death, heavy injury was something he really didn't want to experience again…

"Lady Spirit, I may not be able to protect you any longer…"

Ye Shuying said, enduring his pain as he looked at the Tree Spirit who was healing him.

"Ah…! Y-You're going to die, Shuying?"

The Ancient Tree Spirit asked with a sad expression.

Ye Shuying: "…"

Why did Lady Spirit always assume he was going to die every time she opened her mouth?

"Lady Spirit, I probably won't die for the time being…"

"It's just that I may have to leave your side after this…" Ye Shuying said helplessly.

His Ye family was not a major sect in the Heavenly Realm, but they had once received a favor from the Ancient Tree Spirit, and thus had served as the Heavenly Realm's tree guardians for generations.

Each generation, the Ye family would select the child with the most talent and strength and send them to the Ancient Tree's secret realm to cultivate, becoming the guardian of the Celestial Spirit Ancient Tree.

It had been like this for generations, a duty they observed for a lifetime.

In the end, the tree guardians of every generation either exhausted their lifespan and rested here for eternity.

Or they abided by their duty as tree guardians and perished while protecting the Celestial Spirit Ancient Tree.

Although there was a certain amount of danger, and from time to time, some petty scoundrels who coveted the Celestial Spirit Ancient Tree would come, it was extremely rare to encounter life-threatening danger.

Basically, every tree guardian throughout history had safely guarded the Ancient Tree's secret realm for tens of thousands of years.

But he had only been here for a little over six hundred years, and in a short period of time, he had already nearly died twice…

It was completely different from the peaceful life of cultivation he had imagined…!

"You're leaving…?"

"Leaving my side?"

Hearing that Ye Shuying planned to leave the Ancient Tree's secret realm, the Ancient Tree Spirit leaned down low, her face sad, the drooping collar of her dress revealing a flash of bright snow-white.

The nosebleed Ye Shuying had just managed to hold back once again couldn't help but gush out, and he turned his crimson face away…

"Ah! You're bleeding again!"

The Ancient Tree Spirit was greatly alarmed. She placed her palm on Ye Shuying’s forehead and hurriedly circulated her celestial spiritual power again to heal him.

"You're being too unfair, Lady Spirit…" Ye Shuying muttered softly, embarrassed, his face red.

How could he have the heart to refuse this…

"Hmm? Did you say something?" The Ancient Tree Spirit asked, puzzled.

Just now, in order to focus on healing Ye Shuying’s injuries, she hadn't clearly heard what he said.

"N-No, it's nothing, Lady Spirit…"

"I've decided! I will continue to stay by your side and protect you!"

Ye Shuying shook his head and said with a determined expression.

He had decided!

Even if it meant death, he would continue to protect Lady Spirit and fulfill his duty as a tree guardian!

"That's wonderful~!"

"Thank you, Shuying."

The Ancient Tree Spirit happily threw herself onto Ye Shuying, hugging him as she spoke.

"La-Lady Spirit… y-you're pressing on me…"

Feeling the soft contact on his body, Ye Shuying’s face flushed red, and he didn't know what to do.

He had been sent into the Ancient Tree's secret realm since he was a child and had never had contact with any woman.

How could a hot-blooded young man like him, who was just over six hundred years old, possibly bear this…

The Ancient Tree Spirit thought she had accidentally used too much force and pressed on Ye Shuying’s wounds. She hurriedly got up and apologized:

"I'm sorry, I forgot about your injuries…"

"Your injuries this time seem even more severe than last time…!"

"The blood from your nose doesn't seem to want to stop…!"

Looking at Ye Shuying, whose nose was still bleeding uncontrollably, the Ancient Tree Spirit simply sat down, controlled the vines to have him lie on her lap, and condensed a drop of Celestial Spirit Tree Fluid on her finger, letting it drip into his mouth.

Ye Shuying’s eyes widened, overwhelmed by the favor.

The Celestial Spirit Tree Fluid was so precious, yet Lady Spirit had actually, for his sake, offered up a drop of her own sweet fluid…

As he swallowed the Celestial Spirit Tree Fluid, a vast and scorching celestial spiritual energy bloomed from within his body, spreading throughout the meridians and sea of spirit in his entire being!

Under the circulation guided by the Ancient Tree Spirit, his body did not feel any discomfort, but was instead exceptionally comfortable.

Ye Shuying couldn't help but peacefully close his eyes, lying contentedly on the Tree Spirit’s lap…

Perhaps it was because he had twice been placed on the verge of death and survived; as his body gradually recovered, he actually felt that his cultivation had improved!

Ye Shuying suddenly felt that getting hit by the Demon Lord wasn't so bad after all…

Even if he were to die, to be able to die in Lady Spirit’s arms, he would die without regrets…

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