Chapter 1243: Chapter 1247 Lies

She extended her palm and gently stroked across the forehead of the Nine-tailed Dragon.

As a goddess associated with Juvenile Spirits, one of her Divine Skills allows her to etch a Juvenile Spirit Mark on all Juvenile Spirits. This mark is akin to the Spirit Bond of a Dragon Shepherd and signifies that once any Juvenile Spirit transforms into a Dragon, they can form a contract with it.

However, even a goddess can’t rear so many Young Dragons.

Although she wasn’t the founder of the Young Spirit Institute, she undoubtedly was an important deity within it.

On the Nine-tailed Dragon’s forehead, the first mark to appear was indeed the contract of the Dragon Shepherd, an exact match to the mark on Zhu Minglang’s palm.

Beneath that contract there was a very faint mark, presented in light green, which also precisely matched the Juvenile Spirit Mark on the back of the palm of the goddess of Young Spirit Institute!

A hint of surprise flashed in the goddess’s eyes, and a look of disbelief spread across her cheeks.

It is the Juvenile Spirit Mark!

This indeed belongs to the Little Fox Spirit that was taken from the Young Spirit Institute!

Nine-tailed Dragon??

Little Fox Spirit??

In just over a month…

How did this young man achieve this!

Could there truly be miracles in this world??

“How about it, Our God?” the leader of the Black Pavilion asked.

Naturally, no one else could see the mark, only the goddess from Young Spirit Institute could.

The overseer and the other leaders from the White Pavilion were also watching the goddess of the Young Spirit Institute.

“There is no Juvenile Spirit Mark.” Finally, the goddess of Young Spirit Institute declared the result.

“Exactly!!”

“I knew it! How could this kid accomplish that? Unless he’s the reincarnation of an Immortal God!”

“Shameless! To do such a thing and not admit it, his crime deserves harsher punishment!”

“Hahaha, let’s see what you have to say now! Prepare to face your punishment!” The leader of the Black Pavilion let out a long breath.

“Lock him in the Water Cell, for three years!”

“Hmph, I thought he might be some saintly child prodigy, but he’s just a rogue who tells lies so convincingly he believes them himself,” the overseer sneered disdainfully, flicking his sleeve and turning to leave.

“Let him do chores in the mountain Institute. Although his behavior is reprehensible, we must still base the punishment on his deeds. Considering that you are young and ignorant, and this is your first offense,” said the goddess of the Young Spirit Institute.

Hearing these words, Zhu Minglang laughed.

“What are you laughing at?” the leader of the Black Pavilion shouted angrily.

“Nothing much. Alright, I accept the punishment. Just chores,” Zhu Minglang nodded and extended a hand towards the open sky, signaling the Sword Spirit Dragon not to come any closer.

“Arrange for him to be placed in my Qing Chen Mountain Institute. I’ll personally supervise him. Possessing a Nine-tailed Dragon suggests he’s a potential young Dragon Shepherd. If he can change his despicable ways, he can still contribute to our Young Spirit Institute,” said the goddess of the Young Spirit Institute.

“Now, kneel and thank Our God. If it wasn’t for your young age, your legs would’ve been broken by now!”

“And what about me, Our God? Can I receive a lighter punishment?” At this moment, Chang Xu hurriedly asked.

The goddess looked slightly impatient, replying coldly, “The punishment will be as it should be!”

“Seize him, break his arms!” the leader of the Black Pavilion commanded.

“No, please no, no…”

“Today’s Red Sun is a bit too agitated. Add some more shading canopies here,” the goddess said as she departed.

“This servant thinks the same.”

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…

In the following days, the sunlight was fierce, and by midday, everything wilted in the heat.

Zhu Minglang wore a coarse linen garment, cleaning up the courtyard of Qing Chen Institute, sweeping the fallen leaves together.

The Nine-tailed Dragon helped alongside, its five tails sweeping up leaves much more swiftly, quickly filling a large bag.

At this moment, the goddess of the Young spirit court, clearly understanding Qing Chen, slowly approached, her accompanying White Tiger Divine Dragon imposing and dominant.

“Still not planning to say?” Bai Qingchen asked.

“Say what?” Zhu Minglang responded indifferently.

“Your encounter.”

“I didn’t have any encounter.”

“I know you are angry, but I did this for your own good. As a young man new to the world, if all those people present at that time knew you had entered the Immortal Mansion Spirit Cave, you would be abducted within half a Time after leaving the Young spirit court. In the face of sufficiently tempting Immortal Roots, no law can restrain their wildness,” Bai Qingchen explained.

“Including gods like you?” Zhu Minglang retorted.

“I told you, I am protecting you. As a young man, you’re unaware of the dangers of this world.”

“Then you can let me go now, I can slip away quietly,” Zhu Minglang stated.

“Tell me the location of the Immortal Root, and I will let you go,” Bai Qingchen said.

House arrest with a soft approach, this goddess Bai Qingchen was clearly not planning to let Zhu Minglang set off on his journey.

She was convinced that Zhu Minglang must have encountered an extremely rare Condensed Immortal Root, which she desperately needed!

“I don’t know,” Zhu Minglang said.

“I’ll be going on a long journey, and I’ll be back in a month. By then, I hope you’ll think it over. Working with me will only benefit you. I can also support you in ascending to the Godly Realm in the future,” Bai Qingchen stated.

“Have a safe trip,” Zhu Minglang said coldly.

Bai Qingchen snorted coldly, yet she ultimately maintained her image as a deity.

However, if she comes back after a month and starts her ascension to higher Cultivation Base, and this young man is still unwilling to tell her, she won’t have such a good temper anymore!

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After Bai Qingchen left, Zhu Minglang rested in the courtyard.

Looking at the sun in the sky, Zhu Minglang knew that the Sword Spirit Dragon was worried about him again.

“No need for concern, a minor deity. If you take action, it would throw Jun Tian into chaos, and Emperor Elder would punish you. I can handle this by myself.”

“Besides, I stayed here on purpose. Sharpening my axe will not delay the work of cutting wood. Little Xian Tail is not yet strong enough to carry me on a star and moon chase. Training here for a month to gain strength before setting off is much more effective than running around blindly for a month without finding spiritual resources.”

“This Young spirit court, I smell several Condensed Immortal Herbs, just right since their deity has stepped out, I’ll roll them up later.”

“They were unkind first, I’ll have to collect something to compensate for my spiritual loss.”

Zhu Minglang soothed the Sword Spirit Dragon’s mood.

Bai Qingchen was merely keeping him under house arrest in this Li Prefecture Young spirit court, had she made a move, the Sword Spirit Dragon would have turned her into a dried corpse already.

However, Zhu Minglang also knew that Bai Qingchen’s patience would only last a month.

Before she returned, he needed the strength to match her.

Having the Sword Spirit Dragon take action would be overkill, and Zhu Minglang did not wish to involve the innocent. During its duty cycle, the Sword Spirit Dragon must not come close to the mortal realm.

“Let’s go, time to steal some treasures!” Zhu Minglang gave the Nine-tailed Dragon a knowing look.

The Nine-tailed Dragon’s cute fox eyes suddenly sparkled.

If they can’t beat Bai Qingchen, they can steal the Immortal Herbs she is cultivating!