Love of the Divine Tree Episode 3 Recap
> Love of the Divine Tree Recap
Twenty-two years ago, Su Yishui was ridiculed by several princes due to his status as a concubine’s son. After obtaining the Heart-Guiding Gu, he staged a life-saving act in front of the emperor, yet he was still treated as a joke. Just as he was about to teach them a harsh lesson, Su Yu arrived with his close friend Mu Qingge.
Mu Qingge used her magic to stop Su Yishui’s attack and sighed that, despite Su Yishui’s handsome appearance, he carried too much hostility. At that time, Prince Zong and Ping Qinwang were secretly vying for the position of crown prince. Su Yishui was the candidate that Ping Qinwang had carefully cultivated. From a young age, Su Yishui was taken in by Ping Qinwang, and a sorcerer implanted the Extreme Yin Spirit Spring into his body.
This was meant to enhance his magical power while also making him easier to control. The young Su Yishui was then locked inside a barrier where he had to battle demonic beasts daily. A year later, Su Yishui finally defeated the beasts and emerged from the barrier. However, due to his special status, he continued to face ridicule from other princes. His younger sister, Su Xiaoxiao, suffered the same treatment.
From an early age, Su Yishui understood that if he wanted respect, he had to become strong. Thus, he diligently practiced martial arts day after day. Upon reaching adulthood, Su Yishui was finally able to sense the Spirit Spring within him. The sorcerer then told him that he had to master the Demonic Core Essence-Draining Technique, which would allow him to absorb the powers of others.
This technique was sealed within Eternal Sect, so Su Yishui planned to join Eternal Sect, earn their trust, and eventually obtain the Demonic Core Essence-Draining Technique. He also knew that this technique could easily backfire, consuming him instead. Only by mastering martial arts and developing resistance could he fully control it. Some time later, Ping Qinwang inquired whether Su Yishui had succeeded.
Su Yishui replied that the technique was stored in the Scripture Pavilion and required the sovereign’s personal spiritual transmission to obtain. Growing impatient, Ping Qinwang urged him to hasten the process. Meanwhile, Su Yu’s younger brother, the Second Prince, was suddenly abducted. Su Yu asked Mu Qingge for help in finding him. At the scene of the incident, Mu Qingge discovered that Su Yishui was the one who had taken the prince.
She tracked him to a river and demanded his return. Though Su Yishui had disguised himself, Mu Qingge still recognized him. During their fight, Mu Qingge realized that Su Yishui, like her, was born with a Five-Spirit Root. Su Yishui attempted to escape but was entangled by Mu Qingge, who forced him to reveal the Second Prince’s whereabouts. In his panic, Su Yishui accidentally revealed his demonic root.
Finding this odd, Mu Qingge entrusted Jiu Lao Xian to investigate Su Yishui’s origins. Although Su Yishui was working for Ping Qinwang, he had not yet committed any grave misdeeds. Thus, Mu Qingge decided to take him as a disciple to suppress his demonic nature. When Su Yishui heard that Mu Qingge wanted to take him as a disciple, he found it absurd. At that moment, Wen Hongshan passed by with a few female disciples and intervened on Su Yishui’s behalf.
Su Yishui managed to shake off Mu Qingge and returned to Eternal Sect, only to be reprimanded by Yan Liangyu for staying away too long. Just then, Wen Hongshan arrived and explained that she had driven Mu Qingge away. Seeing Wen Hongshan’s concern for Su Yishui, Yan Liangyu looked displeased. Su Yishui realized Yan Liangyu’s jealousy and deliberately provoked him, forcing Yan Liangyu to use the direct spiritual power inherited from Immortal Kaiyuan.
Despite his severe injuries from the day’s events, Su Yishui extracted the spiritual power from his body that night and secretly entered the Scripture Pavilion. However, he found that Mu Qingge had already been waiting for him. Still intent on making him her disciple, Mu Qingge pressed him once more. To make her leave, Su Yishui revealed the whereabouts of the Second Prince in exchange for her departure.
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