Chapter 867: Rescuing the Lost
The news of the Adamant Nymph Emperor being struck and sent flying by the Ancestral Tree spread quickly across the Solstice Empire. After all, not only was he an Emperor, but he was renowned for his extraordinary defense, and yet he had been simply swatted away by the sheer force of the Ancestral Tree. Who else across the entire continent could achieve such a feat with raw strength alone?
The Blue Gold Tree clan, once viewed merely as a resource, suddenly reappeared in the sights of the continent's powerful clans.
Tang San's seclusion didn't last long—after seven days, he awoke from his meditation.
He had first attempted to communicate with the Ancestral Tree using his divine consciousness. As expected, the Ancestral Tree operated on instinct—it was vaguely sentient, but its intelligence was far from awakening. Thanks to the chaos energy, Tang San was able to establish a connection with it, and this allowed him to borrow some of the tree's power, but as he had predicted, the idea of inheriting its life essence was immediately met with rejection.
Thus, he had given up on the idea, and simply proceeded with his cultivation, not willing to waste time on futile endeavors. While infusing a small amount of chaos energy into the Ancestral Tree, Tang San absorbed the vast life energy it fed back to him, continuously nourishing and refining his body. His life energy and physical strength were significantly enhanced. Except for the Discerning Eye of Heaven, which was reliant on the Celestial Fox bloodline, all of his bloodline imprints had now reached the eleventh order.
Additionally, Tang San discovered that when he used the Ancestral Tree's life energy to nourish the Blue Gold Tree clan, he could access even more of the Ancestral Tree's power. The Ancestral Tree, it seemed, had a strong instinct to protect its people. Over these few days, Tang San had carefully studied and sensed this phenomenon, and in the meantime, his role as the Ancestral Tree's representative had been fully accepted by all members of the Blue Gold Tree clan. Skytree City had been revitalized, now brimming with an overwhelming amount of life energy.
The Ancestral Tree's power was growing, a fact that all members of the Blue Gold Tree clan could feel. However, beyond the first three days of blessing the world, the Ancestral Tree's energy now only benefited the Blue Gold Tree clan and had no effect on other races.
When Tang San awoke from his cultivation, the Blue Gold Tree elders who had been protecting him opened their eyes as well, their gazes all focusing on him. Tang San stood up, and the elders followed suit, rising to their feet and bowing to him respectfully.
Tang San's eyes glowed with blue-gold radiance as he spoke in a steady voice, "Grand Elder."