Shennong Dao Master

"What is the commonality between the Boundary-breaking Divine Stone and Qinghua Magical Power?" Zhao Xing pondered. "The Boundary-breaking Divine Stone is a Divine Object, while Qinghua Magical Power was born from cultivating the Heart Sealing Technique, its source derived from the Divine Power of Fan Qianrou, the God of Physicians."

"Could it be that the Native Species only consume Divine Power, or are only influenced by Divine Objects in their growth rate?"

"No, Qinghua Magical Power isn’t considered Divine Power, and the Boundary-breaking Divine Stone only absorbed one percent before it stopped."

Zhao Xing suddenly felt a headache, even energy at the Divine Level being chosen selectively, making this Native Species too difficult to nurture.

"Go ahead and be picky, you won’t starve."

After toiling for half a day, the Qinghua Magical Power had been drained twice, yet there was still no significant change in the Native Species, forcing him to temporarily abandon the idea of accelerating its growth.

Zhao Xing used the remaining power of the Boundary-breaking Divine Stone to accelerate the evolution of the Primordial Ocean within his Inner World.

The Primordial Ocean is the core of the Inner World. The Self Sect cultivates the "Hun Yuan Realm" focusing on the Bursting Soldier Stream. The larger the Primordial Ocean, the more soldiers can be nurtured.

"The evolution of the Inner World has come to a pause."

Zhao Xing’s gaze fell on the four plant lives.

The first is the Black Heaven Moon Tree, the second is the Spirit-devouring Grass, the third is the Seven Realms True Spirit Bamboo, and the fourth is the Illusion Tree.

"Whoosh~"

Zhao Xing’s consciousness phantom appeared in front of the Illusion Tree.

"Emperor, congratulations on your breakthrough!"

In the heart of the Illusion Tree, a young man wearing a scholar’s robe nervously paid respects.

It had entered a phase of decline, with its lifespan nearing its end, making it of little use to Zhao Xing.

What would be its fate? Would it experience a second spring, or be discarded casually?

"Qian Huan, your realm is too weak, unsuitable to continue adventures with me." Zhao Xing stared at the Illusion Tree. "I will help you break through and leave you in the Great Zhou Minister of Agriculture Supervision, waiting for a destined person. Are you willing?"

The Illusion Tree was momentarily stunned, then the whole tree started to shake: "Thank you, Emperor, for the gift! I am willing."

Zhao Xing smiled: "Good, take that step."

"Yes."

The Illusion Tree began to sway, and in an instant, all its leaves wilted and fell, and the bark cracked extensively as if all life had been lost.

The Illusion Tree is at the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm, it must first face death before rebirth to take this step.

It had resided in the scholar’s tomb for many years, naturally knowing how to break through, but this step was extremely perilous for it.

Because it had already entered a weakened state, usually only in the Peak stage is there hope for advancement, and the later it gets, the more difficult this hope becomes.

"Crack, crack, crack~~"

The phenomenon of life reaching extinction quickly moved from outside inwards.

The concentric rings of the Illusion Tree, with the shrinking of life, tightened.

The tree’s rings represent the life and death line, appearing as a noose tightening around life.

Under the influence of cosmic natural laws, it will gradually strangle the spiritual wisdom within the tree’s heart—this is the process of advancing from decline to death, and a forced breakthrough would only expedite this process.

"This is the limitation of the laws of life, the foundational structure of the Phenomenon Layer for plant life, making their breakthroughs more difficult than other types."

"Even in my Inner World, it requires some effort to help it complete the breakthrough."

Zhao Xing extended a finger, infusing Qinghua Magical Power into the Illusion Tree’s body.

"Buzz~"

Just before the spiritual wisdom in the Illusion Tree was wiped out, the rings were stilled, and then the earth veins of the Inner World transported a large amount of life force into the roots and stems of the Illusion Tree.

Zhao Xing’s understanding of Life Dao could rival lord-level, combined with the effects of Qinghua Magical Power and the Inner World’s amplification, immediately reversing the Illusion Tree’s state from decline to rebirth. Turning back the decline, it returned to the Peak period.

"Crash~"

The Illusion Tree instantaneously transformed, shedding massive amounts of cracked bark and growing new skin, with new buds emerging on the branches.

"Thank you, Emperor!"

The spiritual wisdom of the Illusion Tree separated from the tree’s heart, kneeling on the ground.

"Your future depends on your own fortune."

"Arise!"

With a thought from Zhao Xing, the Illusion Tree, along with its roots and soil, was uprooted and placed into a World Ring. It would be placed in the Great Zhou’s Minister of Agriculture Supervision, passed on as a treasure tree.

Whoosh~

Zhao Xing then came to the Black Heaven Moon Tree.

"Compared to the Illusion Tree, the Black Heaven Moon Tree’s spiritual wisdom has not yet formed."

In the vision Zhao Xing activated, there was a full moon within the Black Heaven Moon Tree, although it was constantly oscillating, seemingly observing everything around it.

Due to the growth of the Black Heaven Moon Tree being influenced by the Time-Space Dao of Transmission Building, forcefully elevated to the Peak period, its spiritual wisdom was relatively simple, never having been taught.

The age of the Illusion Tree far exceeds that of the Black Heaven Moon Tree. Having listened to scholars recite scriptures, its spiritual wisdom is no different from a normal person. Back then, it even knew how to conspire deceit and trick Zhao Xing into letting it out.

"Whoosh~"

Zhao Xing’s consciousness pierced into the awareness clump of the Black Heaven Moon Tree like a needle, quickly encountering instinctual resistance, which blinked Zhao Xing’s strand of consciousness out.

However, under the suppression of the Hun Yuan Dao Tower, there were no further actions taken.

"The Black Heaven Moon Tree, after all, leans towards an auxiliary type. Though its repulsion is strong, it can still potentially be molded by me." Zhao Xing’s spiritual will continued to invade.

Spiritual will, like a needle syringe, imparted a large amount of memory fragments to the Black Heaven Moon Tree, as if educating a child, enlightening it.

About a year later, the spiritual wisdom of the Black Heaven Moon Tree had become much more obedient. It was now able to understand Zhao Xing’s commands.

[Black Heaven Moon Tree]

[Quality: Emperor Level]

[State: Peak]

[Innate Secret Technique: Taiyin Moonlight, Dark Domain]