Chapter 385

A humanoid Bodhi tree?

At this moment, the true Bodhi tree had spiritual light soaring into the sky, and the entire tree was growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

On the Bodhi tree, those Bodhi fruits entwined with laws also grew significantly larger.

Correspondingly, the Dao rhymes on the Bodhi fruits were also constantly strengthening, enough to make one's heart palpitate.

Just like that, after a mere dozen seconds, the Bodhi tree had actually doubled in height.

And the aura emanating from the Bodhi tree became increasingly powerful.

Amidst the shock of everyone present, the spiritual light above the Bodhi tree began to converge.

Very quickly, the spiritual light coalesced into the shape of a young girl.

After the girl took form, she looked left and right, then knelt directly before Luo Tian.

"I offer my thanks to the Saint!" the girl said in a raw, unpracticed voice.

"Hm?" Luo Tian, having come back to his senses at this moment, looked at the Bodhi tree in shock, still not understanding what had happened.

"Who are you?" Luo Tian asked, looking at her.

The girl hurriedly said, "Reporting to the Saint, I am the tree spirit of this Bodhi tree..."

A Bodhi tree spirit?

Luo Tian was stunned for a moment, then looked up, unable to help but feel surprised: "How come this Bodhi tree seems to have grown bigger?"

Everyone was left speechless.

At this time, the Bodhi tree spirit said, "Saint, ever since I gained sentience, a thousand years have passed. For a thousand years, I have cultivated bitterly every day, yet I could not advance even an inch! If I cannot break through in another hundred years, my sentience will be annihilated by time."

"For this, I tried countless methods to seek a breakthrough, but all were to no avail! I had already resigned myself to fate, but I never expected you, Saint, to arrive! Watching your Dao rhyme, I broke through in a single glance; not only did my strength increase, but I also gained ten thousand years of lifespan!"

"To me, you are a life-saving benefactor, Saint. Please, allow me to bow to you once more!"

After saying this, she knelt and bowed to Luo Tian again.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked beyond measure once more.

That was a Bodhi tree!

Even the current Emperor of the Tianyang Imperial Kingdom would have to kneel and offer thanks after being gifted a single branch of the Bodhi tree.

Yet today, this Bodhi tree was actually kneeling to Luo Tian?

And Luo Tian, at this moment, finally understood the cause and effect.

He hadn't expected that he had come to the Bodhi tree to have an epiphany, but he hadn't had one himself; instead, he had caused the Bodhi tree to have an epiphany.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

At this time, the Bodhi tree spirit looked up and said, "Saint, I have one more presumptuous request. I wonder if the Saint might grant it?"

"Uh... tell me first," Luo Tian said.

The Bodhi tree spirit said, somewhat embarrassed, "I would like to ask the Saint to grant me one more opportunity."

Luo Tian was even more speechless.

What was going on?

When others have an epiphany, they either break through their cultivation base or comprehend martial intent.

Some even obtain leaves and branches from the Bodhi tree.

But look at him.

He hadn't obtained anything, and this Bodhi tree was actually asking him for something?

What was this?

"What do you want?" Luo Tian asked, knitting his brows as he looked at the Bodhi tree spirit.

"Anything from your side, Saint, will do! You realize the Great Dao, and perhaps you haven't even noticed it yourself, but the things around you, having accompanied you for so long, have also been stained with the traces of the Great Dao!"

"Outsiders might not be able to feel these things, but I can see them clearly! Please, Saint, grant me one!"

As she spoke, she bowed her head again.

Looking at her appearance, Luo Tian felt helpless. After thinking it over, he took a sword out of his spatial ring and handed it to her.

"This is a sword I used to carry, but I haven't used it for a long time. Do you think this will do?" Luo Tian asked.

The Bodhi tree spirit slowly raised her head, and after just one look at the sword, her entire body trembled.

Regarding Dao rhyme, such ethereal things, ordinary people could not see them.

However, as the spirit of the Bodhi tree, she could see it clearly.

The sword in Luo Tian's hand was just an ordinary iron sword.

If it were taken to the market to be sold, it would be no different from an ordinary sword.

But in her eyes, this was simply a supreme treasure.

On the iron sword, it seemed as if the Great Dao of Destruction was entwined; just one look made the Bodhi tree spirit tremble all over.

Bang!

In an instant, she knocked her head heavily on the ground again, excitedly saying, "Thank you, Saint, for the reward!"

"Uh..." Seeing this, Luo Tian was speechless once again.

It was just an iron sword, yet it had excited the other party to this extent?

Was this fellow too inexperienced?

The Bodhi tree spirit held the iron sword carefully, as if holding a supreme treasure.

On the other side, Luo Tian frowned slightly.

"I say, tree spirit, I gave you something, don't you want to give me a gift in return? I heard that your Bodhi leaves and branches and such are very powerful," Luo Tian asked.

Not only had he not had an epiphany, but he had also lost a sword.

If he didn't get something back, wouldn't that be too much of a loss?

Hearing Luo Tian's words, the Bodhi tree spirit realized, "That is true. Please forgive me, Saint, I was too excited!"

Saying this, she beckoned with her hand.

Swish, swish, swish!

The Bodhi tree branches shook, and a dozen of the Bodhi tree's Dao fruits fell before her.

Without a word, the Bodhi tree spirit plucked the Dao fruits and offered them to Luo Tian with both hands.

"Saint, please do not despise these Dao fruits!" the Bodhi tree spirit said.

Seeing this, Luo Tian was stunned.

He also knew how precious these Bodhi tree Dao fruits were.

A single one was enough to spark conflict.

Yet his broken sword could actually trade for so many?

The Bodhi tree spirit looked at Luo Tian cautiously.

Seeing his expression, the Bodhi tree spirit's heart trembled.

"Is the Saint unsatisfied? That's right, they are merely a few Dao fruits; how could the Saint look upon them? I must let the Saint see my sincerity!"

Thus, without a word, she reached out again and began to pluck the branches of the Bodhi tree.

As she plucked the branches, the hair on the tree spirit's head began to thin.

It looked like she was about to go bald.

Luo Tian only then reacted and said, "Stop! That's enough, that's enough!"

The Bodhi tree spirit stopped after plucking two more handfuls.

At this moment, the Bodhi tree spirit's hairline had receded almost to the back of her head.

Seeing this, Luo Tian couldn't help but feel a bit of pity.

"Your hair..." he muttered.

The Bodhi tree spirit smiled and said, "Don't worry, Saint, these branches will recover in three to five months! As for these Dao fruits, I'm afraid it will take several years for them to bear fruit again! If the Saint needs them, just come and take them then!"