Withered Tree Meets Spring, Defying Heaven to Change Fate!

Jiang Wu Xu's words instantly drew everyone's attention.

All eyes turned to Jiang Yuqiong.

They all wanted to know just how many of those "little water drops" the Emperor's child still had!

But Jiang Yuqiong himself froze, his little face stiffening as he puffed out his cheeks.

"Dad, what are you up to?"

"You're after my treasures?"

"Can we still call this a father-son relationship?"

"Huh?"

Jiang Yuqiong flailed his arms and legs, glaring fiercely at his dad and shouting.

So mad!

His dad was actually eyeing his stuff, coveting the Primal Divine Spring!

Jiang Yuqiong rolled his eyes dramatically, crossed his arms, and stared daggers at his father.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Wu Xu blinked, taken aback.

"Just that one drop?"

"Really none left?"

Su Qingshuang couldn't help but look at the little one in her arms with hopeful eyes.

"Do you think it's some common trinket?"

"That I've got an endless supply?"

"None! Not a single drop left!"

Jiang Yuqiong turned his head away, thoroughly peeved.

But then, he was suddenly scooped up by his dad and held up in front of his face.

Jiang Wu Xu's expression shifted abruptly, flaring with anger.

"You little punk! Why didn't you say so earlier!"

His mood flipped faster than a page in a book, and he flipped Jiang Yuqiong over.

A big hand came down hard on his little bottom, smacking loudly.

"OWW! Dad, you dare hit me!"

"Stop it right now!"

Jiang Yuqiong yelped in pain, tears welling up.

His dad was really laying into him!

One smack after another, heavy and unrelenting, with no hint of joking!

It infuriated Jiang Yuqiong.

Well, well!

I helped you restore your primal energy, and you turn around and spank me?

Repaying kindness with enmity, huh!

I'm warning you—stop this instant, or I'll have Mom deal with you, believe it!

"OWW! Mom, save me!"

Jiang Yuqiong cried out, the stinging pain in his backside unbearable.

"Wu Xu!"

"Jiang kid, what are you hitting him for!"

Su Qingshuang and Grandmother Xi quickly shouted, rushing to snatch Jiang Yuqiong back.

Every smack landed on the little one's body but stung their hearts even more.

Su Qingshuang's eyes brewed with anger as she glared at Jiang Wu Xu.

If not for the presence of the Holy Lands and Great Sects' strong figures, she might've unleashed a heavy-handed strike on him herself!

Meanwhile, the distant crowd of strong individuals stood dumbfounded.

Saint Ancestor Wu Xu…

He'd just been praising the Emperor's child!

Why had he suddenly started spanking him?

Surely not just because he didn't have more of that divine medicine?

That couldn't be it, right?

"Such a divine treasure—it's normal for the Emperor's child to only have a little!"

"Any divine medicine is a rare marvel, a once-in-eons find. For the Emperor's child to produce two doses is already staggering!"

Jian Lingtian and the others mused inwardly.

Something so extraordinary couldn't be as common as radishes or cabbage!

Saint Ancestor Wu Xu…

Weren't you being a bit greedy?

But Jiang Wu Xu ignored their thoughts, his anger still simmering!

"You little brat!"

"Why didn't you tell your old man sooner that it was the last drop of that divine medicine?"

"Huh?"

"I burned my primal energy—so what? A few years, and I'd recover!"

"But if we'd given it to Granny Xi… it could've done wonders!"

Jiang Wu Xu pounded his chest, his voice thick with regret.

Hearing this, everyone understood why he'd spanked the kid.

Grandmother Xi's life force was fading, her time nearly up, with only a few years left.

In this world, no treasure medicine could extend her life by much.

She was essentially counting her days.

But if that drop of divine medicine had been used on Grandmother Xi, it might've granted her decades, even a century more!

Yet it had been refined by Jiang Wu Xu!

Gone!

For a moment, Su Qingshuang's face dimmed with sorrow.

Surprisingly, it was Grandmother Xi herself who smiled warmly, revealing her toothless gums.

She cradled Jiang Yuqiong, her withered hands gently rubbing his little bottom, channeling a faint aura to heal his bruises.

"Little one, don't hold it against your dad!"

"Seeing you born has already made Granny so happy!"

"Granny's fine—I still want to watch you grow up!"

Grandmother Xi spoke tenderly, her face full of kindness.

Jiang Yuqiong finally understood, but he still felt deeply wronged.

He roared at his dad.

"All you wanted was to give it to Granny?"

"You figured it out—do you think I didn't know?"

"Could I tell you I'd already prepared for that?"

Jiang Yuqiong flailed ferociously, his temper flaring.

He huffed heavily through his nose.

Then, under a sea of incredulous gazes, he raised his little hand again.

Another shimmering droplet of spiritual liquid emerged, falling toward Grandmother Xi's mouth.

"Buzz!"

An invisible ripple spread outward.

Grandmother Xi froze in place.

"Granny, go for it!"

Jiang Yuqiong kicked his legs hard, leaping back into his mom's arms.

Then, with a "BOOM," a dazzling burst of light erupted from Grandmother Xi's body.

Her hunched, aged frame was enveloped tightly, vanishing from sight.

Boundless clouds of radiant glow dazzled the eyes.

"This…"

Every strong individual present gasped in shock.

Su Qingshuang and Jiang Wu Xu exchanged a glance, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Even a hint of bewilderment crept into Jiang Wu Xu's gaze.

This little punk!

Didn't he say there was none left?

How'd he pull out another drop?

Were you messing with your old man?!

As the crowd puzzled in astonishment, the light around Grandmother Xi flared even brighter!

"Rumble!"

A thunderous roar echoed, like lightning descending, shaking the nine heavens and ten earths!

A vast, indescribable aura emerged between heaven and earth, accompanied by an overwhelming pressure that swept into the mortal realm.

"What is this?"

The gathered Saint Ancestors' eyes quivered.

But before they could ponder further, it all receded like a tide.

The brilliant, rainbow-like glow dissipated.

Grandmother Xi's figure came into view.

Seeing her appearance, everyone's eyes widened in unison.

"How is this possible!"

"This is just… too… too terrifying!"

Voices cried out in shock.

Jiang Yuqiong's little mouth dropped open into a perfect circle, unable to believe his eyes.

Grandmother Xi had transformed completely!

Her perpetually hunched body now stood much straighter.

Her once-withered flesh had become fuller.

The wrinkles on her face had softened considerably, her skin now glistening with a faint crystalline sheen.

Her silver hair had turned gray!

Those cloudy eyes now sparkled with vibrant light!

She was still old, but compared to before, she looked as if she'd shed tens of thousands of years!

"My heavens!"

"Is that spiritual liquid the Emperor's child gave really a divine medicine?"

"Rebuilding life force, reviving the withered—this is defying fate!"

"That divine medicine is beyond comprehension!"

The crowd erupted in stunned exclamations.

Even Su Qingshuang and Jiang Wu Xu's gazes shifted.

Grandmother Xi had lived for over a hundred thousand years, her life force long since drained to the brink.

She'd relied on countless heavenly treasures to cling to life until now.

No one could predict when she'd finally fade away into the underworld.

Birth, aging, sickness, death—the cycle of nature.

Even someone as powerful as Su Qingshuang couldn't alter it!

Yet today, with just that single drop of divine liquid from her little one, Grandmother Xi had been reborn from the brink, her life force renewed!

This was truly defying fate!

Utterly terrifying!