Chapter 8: Taotao Is A Super Amazing Big Willow!
Ge Bai stood up and walked to Big Willow’s side, pressing her palm against the trunk and infusing her own spiritual power into it.
She closed her eyes tightly, trying to use her own spiritual power to guide Big Willow’s spiritual power.
In fact, meditation is the most common way to mobilize spiritual power. Ge Bai had been urging spiritual power to flow through her body’s meridians every day for over a decade, making her exceptionally proficient.
She tried to simulate meditation, helping Big Willow feel the process of spiritual power moving orderly within its body, and it was surprisingly very effective.
Most of the spiritual power in the willow tree’s body was concentrated in the trunk and roots. Without guidance, the spiritual power became weaker toward the tips of the branches.
This was also why the willow threads appeared particularly weak.
The originally random spiritual power gradually became orderly under Ge Bai’s mobilization.
Ge Bai’s spiritual sense stirred slightly, guiding Big Willow to draw a portion of spiritual power from the trunk and channel it into one willow thread.
Big Willow could also clearly sense the difference in its body at this moment and exclaimed in astonishment.
“I felt it, Bai Bai.”
“Don’t talk, focus on feeling it.”
Big Willow shut its mouth and focused even more on experiencing the process of mobilizing spiritual power.
“Now. Whip it out.”
Ge Bai keenly noticed that the willow thread’s spiritual power capacity was filling up and gave the command.
Big Willow obediently swung the willow thread.
Whoosh.
The willow thread infused with spiritual power was full of toughness, whipping out with a sense of breaking through the air like a whip.
Ge Bai glanced distractedly at the Spirit Plant Cultivation Atlas. Sure enough! The skills section had changed to Willow Whip – Beginner (1/100).
After swinging the Willow Whip, Big Willow was a bit dazed.
“Bai Bai, I can feel it. This is a skill I’ve learned.”
It seemed that after a spirit plant learned a skill from 0 to 1, it could sense it itself.
Ge Bai smiled and nodded. “Yes, it’s your skill.”
At this moment, the demoness also exclaimed in astonishment.
“Willow, that move you just did was amazing, really like a whip.”
Big Willow was so happy it danced with joy, its willow threads flailing wildly.
Ge Bai originally wanted to advise Big Willow not to get arrogant and to practice more, but seeing how happy it was, and since it was right next to Tao Yao Niang, she didn’t want to dampen her own kid’s spirits, so she held back.
Big Willow was quite sensible. It turned to her and said, “Bai Bai, stand a bit farther back. I want to try it myself again.”
Ge Bai smiled gratefully, thinking it was good, a motivated good child.
Without Ge Bai’s guidance, Big Willow’s speed in mobilizing internal spiritual power was much slower than before.
But with the successful first experience, replicating it once wasn’t too hard.
Whoosh, another Willow Whip.
On the atlas in Ge Bai’s spiritual sense, it smoothly changed to Willow Whip – Beginner (2/100).
It seemed more practice was still needed.
After successfully trying it itself, Big Willow was even more excited and pulled up its roots to run to the Peach Demoness’s side.
“Peach, see, I didn’t lie to you. Bai Bai really taught me a skill.”
“She said she can help me evolve, that must be true too.”
“Would you reconsider the contract matter?”
The Peach Demoness lowered her head and thought for a moment.
Neither Big Willow nor Ge Bai urged her, patiently waiting, though Big Willow’s willow threads unconsciously wrapped around the peach branches again.
Tender green willow leaves covered the peach leaves, clustering around the peach blossoms.
After a while, the Peach Demoness asked hesitantly.
“But I’m a fruit tree. Can fruit trees have attack power?”
Ge Bai wasn’t particularly familiar with the Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree variety.
If the Peach Demoness hadn’t said so, she would have thought the Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree, like most cherry trees, only bloomed without bearing fruit.
Both trees looked at Ge Bai at the same time, and Ge Bai could clearly feel their intense gazes.
She swallowed.
“I really don’t know if you’ll have attack skills after contracting.”
“Probably not. A researcher took my seedling out to cultivate it, and it could advance to Second Order.”
“It was still just a fruit tree, only able to grow from one kind of fruit to several kinds.”
The Peach Demoness’s tone was flat.
“But I don’t like bearing fruit.”
Big Willow was a bit anxious. “Come on, Bai Bai won’t force you to bear fruit.”
Ge Bai nodded sincerely.
“That’s true. I don’t think fruit trees must bear fruit. It doesn’t make sense, against nature.”
Tao Yao Niang burst out laughing.
“You’re quite interesting.”
But she still had a refusing attitude.
“Willow, you guys go. I just don’t want to move. Just remember to come back and visit me often.”
Hearing the Peach Demoness insist so firmly, Big Willow felt a bit disappointed.
“Alright then. Can you produce a seedling to contract with Ge Bai?”
“That way, I can still see you every day.”
Tao Yao Niang fell silent again.
“Willow, it’s very safe in the Botanical Garden. You don’t need to worry too much or take special care of me. I’m living well now.”
Ge Bai raised an eyebrow. There must be some story between these two trees.
But she wasn’t one to pry.
If Big Willow and the Peach Demoness didn’t say, she wouldn’t ask.
Big Willow was still insistent, not speaking, just letting more willow threads climb onto the peach branches, refusing to let go.
Seeing Big Willow like this, Tao Yao Niang felt a bit helpless.
“Alright, alright, I promise you.”
Big Willow was finally satisfied.
Spirit plants producing their own seedlings? That wasn’t common.
Ge Bai was very curious. She had only heard before that spirit plants could produce their own seedlings.
But this wasn’t the common path for plant self-propagation; most spirit plants lacked the drive to reproduce this way.
The Peach Demoness actively used spiritual power to sever a peach branch, which steadily fell to the ground.
Then she infused spiritual power into the fallen peach branch. It quickly rooted and sprouted, cuttings into a small peach sapling under the spiritual power’s urging.
Once the sapling had grown enough, the Peach Demoness withdrew her spiritual power.
She said to Ge Bai, “Alright, you can contract with her now.”
Ge Bai squatted down and touched the tender peach sapling with her finger.
“Ah! Ah!” The peach sapling immediately made immature sounds.
Was this a cub that couldn’t speak yet?
“She’s so small, can she contract already?”
The Peach Demoness nodded. “No problem.”
Hearing the affirmative answer, Ge Bai didn’t say more and directly summoned the spiritual sense contract rune, pushing it in front of the little peach sapling.
The little peach sapling didn’t resist at all, extending weak spiritual power to wrap around the contract rune.
Ge Bai was very surprised. This little thing had just been born a few minutes ago, couldn’t speak clearly, but the contract went smoothly.
After completing the contract, the little peach sapling flashed with light and burrowed into Ge Bai’s spiritual consciousness space.
The system sound rang in Ge Bai’s mind again.
“Congratulations to the host for successfully contracting the second spirit plant.”
“[Spirit Plant Cultivation Atlas] Page Two [Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree] details available for viewing.”
Ge Bai promptly opened the Spirit Plant Cultivation Atlas.
[Type: Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree]
[Age: Spirit plant biological age 1, Spiritual sense birth age: 1]
[Spiritual Power Value: Zero Order First Level (1/100)]
[Beginner Attribute: Life Element]
[Skills: Spirit Recovery Peach – Beginner (0/100); Bewitching Peach Fragrance – Beginner (0/100); Golden Powder Peach – Beginner (0/100)]
It really was a just-born little peach tree.
Ge Bai was a bit confused by the skills section and planned to study it slowly back home. After all, the little peach tree was still too small.
She mobilized her spiritual sense to examine the spiritual consciousness space.
The peach sapling had already taken root in the spiritual consciousness space, looking soft and weak.
She went to the little peach tree’s side and gently asked, “Little Peach Demoness, do you want to come out to say goodbye?”
“Ah?”
The little peach tree was a bit dazed.
Ge Bai infused spiritual power into the little peach tree’s body and coaxed, “Come on, come out for a bit. It won’t delay your sleep when you come back.”
The little peach tree thought for a moment and said dryly, “Alright.”
With that, it transformed and condensed in front of Ge Bai into a little peach.
The peach was pink and tender, with two peach leaves at the bottom. The golden patterns on the leaves weren’t very obvious but were visibly intricate.
What a delicate little peach.
Wait, no.
Shouldn’t it be a little peach tree?
Ge Bai didn’t know what was going on.
She comforted herself that it was probably a varietal trait, and the little peach sapling would change when it grew bigger.
She still held the little peach to the Peach Demoness’s side.
“Peach Demoness, don’t worry. I’ll take good care of Little Peach and Big Willow.”
At this time, Big Willow extended a willow thread and gently poked the little peach.
Don’t let the small peach fool you; its temperament was not small and it immediately bristled.
“Ah! Ah!” It barked two sounds at Big Willow.
The Peach Demoness whipped a branch at the willow tree.
“Don’t bully Little Peach.”
Big Willow quickly retracted its willow thread. “I was just curious, not bullying it.”
“Peach, don’t worry. I’ll take good care of Little Peach too.”
With that, Big Willow gradually shrank into a mini little willow tree, nimbly climbing Ge Bai’s clothes to her shoulder.
“We’re heading out first.” It waved to Tao Yao Niang, and one person, one tree, and one peach turned and walked outward.
Watching Ge Bai’s receding figure, Tao Yao Niang fell silent.
As if suddenly making a decision.
She mobilized her spiritual sense, split off a strand, and quietly infused it into the little peach.
Big Willow seemed to notice something, turned its head to look at Tao Yao Niang, then at the little peach.
It chuckled.
Ge Bai didn’t react, only vaguely feeling that the little peach’s spiritual power had suddenly increased a bit.
Hearing Big Willow laugh, she was a bit surprised.
“What’s up?”
“Nothing, nothing. Let’s go quickly.”
Ge Bai didn’t pursue it, assuming it was just excited from seeing an old friend, a bit hysterical.
She withdrew the little peach into her spiritual consciousness space, started the scooter, and drove toward the Botanical Garden exit.
Tricked another little peach.
The story of the peach and willow was set, and according to the plot, it would be revealed at a small climax.
