Chapter 448: The Ivy Connecting to the Immortal World, Stealing the Essence of the Immortal World

"Oh, I hadn't expected it to have this kind of effect."

At this moment, Zhou Sui raised an eyebrow; his Heart Eye Power perceived the entire Fengxi City, and naturally, he became aware of the excitement and joy of the many Human Cultivators.

Although he had long known that the Wutong Tree possessed such an ability, he had not expected it to have such a significant effect and so many benefits for ordinary Humans.

After all, he himself already possessed the Dragon Elephant Bloodline, had a Dragon Elephant Dao Body, and had the Golden Cicada Gu by his side.

Given this, there was naturally no need for the Wutong Tree's meager Healing Fire.

But while it was useless to him, it was immensely useful to ordinary people; it was practically no different from a holy fire.

Even if it were merely the wisps of fire power unconsciously emitted by the Wutong Tree, for all living beings, it was an unimaginable blessing.

"Is this the power of a plant from the Immortal World? Just the radiation of its power has actually caused such an impact."

"No, it is not just the power of an Immortal World plant; it should be the power of an Immortal."

"Every Immortal possesses the power to influence a region, or even an entire world."

Zhou Sui deeply realized the extent of an Immortal's power; it was absolutely not just about being an immortal existence. The power fluctuations released by an Immortal were enough to affect an entire territory.

Even if it were an ordinary mountain, as long as an Immortal resided there, it would be transformed into an Immortal Mountain.

The Immortal might not even need to do anything.

Simply staying on this great mountain to cultivate would be entirely sufficient.

"However, this is also a good thing."

"It seems it can also increase the Luck of the Human Race."

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes; he perceived the Luck Golden Dragon above his head, its body seemingly growing continuously, devouring Luck from all directions.

The Luck that had originally been consumed to offset the calamity of the Prison Race had now actually been replenished.

It was even increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Of course, the speed at which the Luck increased was still relatively slow.

But over time, the amount of Luck power he accumulated would surely be astonishing.

To a certain extent, this could be considered a case of planting a willow by accident and having it grow into shade.

Swoosh!

After finishing all this, Zhou Sui returned to the Mountain Sea Pearl space once again; he stood upon this land and looked at the Dao Soldier Mother Tree in the distance.

He saw that after hundreds of years of growth, the Dao Soldier Mother Tree had grown to a height of several hundred meters, lush and green, with dense branches and leaves, and permeated with majestic vitality.

Its bark was covered in dense, mysterious Runes, as if they were Immortal Runes, mysterious and unfathomable.

On its branches, thumb-sized green beans had condensed.

These were the Dao Soldier Sub-beans.

Each bean possessed the power to transform into a Dao Soldier.

Now, this great tree had already condensed over ten thousand Dao Soldier Sub-beans, upon which dense Dragon Elephant Runes appeared, deep and unfathomable, containing unimaginable Dragon Elephant Power.

They hung from the branches, looking just like strange fruits.

"It has grown quite well."

"If things continue like this, it will be able to gestate even more Dao Soldiers."

"When the time comes, these Dao Soldiers will become the trump card of the Human Race."

"In the future, even if we ascend to the Immortal World, as long as these Dao Soldiers exist, the Human Race can rest easy."

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

To tell the truth, he gestated so many Dao Soldiers simply to increase the Luck and the foundation of the Human Race.

After all, for him, no matter how many Dao Soldiers there were, they were actually of little use.

They could not increase his own combat power.

But for the weak Human Race, they were an unimaginable source of assistance.

After all, these sub-bean Dao Soldiers were immortal and indestructible, with endless Longevity.

Once successfully condensed, they would be the eternal foundation of the Human Race.

They could greatly increase the power and Luck of the Human Race.

Even if the Human Race were to decline in the future, and future generations had low aptitude and no way to produce Great Vehicle Cultivators,

then by relying on these Bean Soldiers, they could still protect the safety of the Human Race, ensuring that the Human Race would always stand tall in the Spirit World.

"The most important thing is still Luck."

Zhou Sui clenched his fists.

As the Luck on his body continued to increase, he also realized the importance of the power of Luck.

Do not underestimate Luck; it is silent and traceless, but at critical moments, it can turn bad luck into good and resolve disasters.

The reason he was able to kill the Prison Emperor Heng Hai this time without suffering any harm and without inviting a great disaster

was precisely because he had consumed a large amount of his own Luck, influencing the Luck of all living beings, causing the Prison Race Cultivators to lose the desire for revenge, which allowed him to safely survive this calamity.

If he did not have enough Luck, then no matter how powerful the Luck Gu was, it could not have achieved this.

Therefore, by increasing the foundation of the Human Race, he was fundamentally helping himself as well.

It was just that such an investment would not show a return for a while.

But in the future, such returns would surely be hundreds or thousands of times greater.

"By the way, let me test the power of the Golden Cicada Gu."

"Let's see if it can repair this Immortal Artifact, the Nine Dragon Copper Treasure Mirror."

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui moved his mind and immediately took out the palm-sized brass mirror from his body.

Swoosh~~

Instantly, a white light from the Golden Cicada Gu submerged into the deep interior of the Nine Dragon Copper Treasure Mirror.

Boom~~

A formless, surging life force poured into it, continuously repairing the internal damage within this Immortal Artifact.

One could see the Fazhe Wenlu deep inside the Immortal Artifact seemingly regenerating; some damaged parts were restored as if new, and it appeared that the Source Energy within its body had increased significantly.

But soon, the life energy of this white light was rapidly exhausted, and the restoration process came to an abrupt halt.

"It really is possible after all."

"It's just that the energy of a Seventh-Tier Mid-Grade Golden Cicada Gu is still a bit weak."

"To completely restore the power of this Immortal Artifact, I'm afraid even more powerful life force is needed."

Zhou Sui stroked his chin.

He realized the formidable nature of the Golden Cicada Gu; for the Golden Cicada Gu, all things could be healed.

No, rather than calling it healing, it would be better to call it restoring to its original state.

Restoring it to its original peak appearance.

The power of this healing force was simply inconceivable.

"No, that can't be said either."

"The Immortal Artifact itself is no longer an ordinary Dharma Treasure."

"To a certain extent, it is also a special life form, possessing powerful self-healing capabilities."

"For ordinary injuries, it would recover rapidly in minutes."

"It is only when the injury is too severe that the self-healing ability cannot take effect."

"But the power of the Golden Cicada Gu can heal the injuries sustained by the Immortal Artifact."

"In essence, it is not much different from healing an ordinary life form."

Zhou Sui sensed that he had gained a deeper understanding of the power and essence of the Immortal Artifact.

It seemed that the power of the Golden Cicada Gu could also invade the Immortal Artifact.

If the Immortal Artifact possessed an Artifact Spirit, then the power of the Golden Cicada Gu could also infect the other party, causing the Artifact Spirit to increase its favorability.

Over time, one could tame the Artifact Spirit and make the Artifact Spirit acknowledge one as its master.

This power of life was indeed incomparably great and unfathomable.

"Hmm, what is going on?"

"It seems the Evergreen Vine is about to evolve."

Originally, Zhou Sui wanted to continue studying the power of the Nine Dragon Copper Treasure Mirror, but suddenly, his primordial spirit shook, and he immediately sensed that the Evergreen Vine was undergoing a violent change.

The Heaven and Earth Origin Qi of the entire Xuanhuang World was also rolling like a tide, sweeping across the nine heavens and ten earths.

Over these years, the Evergreen Vine had been capturing different Small Thousand Worlds and Middle Thousand Worlds.

At the same time, this also caused the Xuanhuang World to constantly evolve.

On the surface, the Evergreen Vine did not seem to have changed much, but in fact, it had been accumulating power all along.

Now, the time had come for quantitative changes to lead to qualitative changes.

The Evergreen Vine, which had been entrenched deep within the Xuanhuang World, had countless green Immortal Runes emerge on its body; these Immortal Runes combined with each other to form massive Law of Line.

Finally, they formed a web of laws, shrouding every corner of its body.

It seemed that a single breath could trigger the Heavenly Law of the Endless Void, forming a Void Storm.

One could see the body of the Evergreen Vine expanding instantly, its vines continuously lengthening, lengthening, and lengthening further.

But this extension was not just an increase in length; it was infiltrating into a higher-dimensional Void.

One emerald green vine after another merged into the depths of the Void, penetrating deeper toward the upper dimensions.

It seemed that at this moment, it was ascending in dimension.

No, it should be ascending.

"How is this possible? Is the Evergreen Vine actually ascending to the Immortal World?"

Zhou Sui was stunned.

The problem was, if the Evergreen Vine really ascended to the Immortal World, then it would have to take the Xuanhuang World with it.

But this was basically impossible.

After all, ascending by oneself and ascending with an entire world were completely different levels of difficulty.

Even a plant from the Immortal World like the Evergreen Vine would find it difficult to accomplish such a thing.

"No, it is not ascending to the Immortal World."

"It should be smuggling; the Evergreen Vine is smuggling itself into the Immortal World."

"Can such a thing actually be done?"

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

Because he sensed that the Evergreen Vine was not infiltrating the higher-dimensional world as a whole; it had merely extended three vines, piercing through the dimensional Void, and was constantly evolving toward the Immortal World.

Thump, thump, thump~~~

In an instant, the moment these vines pierced through the dimensional Void, countless terrifying Thunder Tribulation struck down, crazily bombarding these vines; every bolt of thunder contained terrifying destructive power, enough to shatter the Void.

But the vines of the Evergreen Vine bloomed with white light, wrapping around its entire body, seemingly forming a World Barrier; it contained countless World Runes, and no matter how these thunders bombarded it, they could not destroy this World Barrier.

It was as if blades and swords were hacking at diamond, unable to cause any marks.

It was not just the Void Thunder Tribulation; at the same time, there were also surging Void Storms, whistling and roaring, creating Void Turbulence, with shattered fragments of the Void all around.

Any single Void Storm would be enough to cause a Great Vehicle Cultivator to perish.

However, for the Evergreen Immortal Vine, it did not matter at all; its vines were simply impervious to all laws, enough to withstand all Void Storms and all Void Thunder Tribulations.

"When did the Evergreen Immortal Vine become so formidable?"

"Could this vine from the Immortal World really be that powerful?"

"No, that's not right. This Evergreen Immortal Vine has mutated; its grade has been elevated to an unimaginable degree."

"It is basically incomparable to the Evergreen Immortal Vine of the Immortal World."

Zhou Sui immediately realized the formidable nature of the Evergreen Immortal Vine at this very moment.

The reason it had grown to such a state today was inextricably linked to the Medicine Gu and the Xuanhuang World.

First was the power of the Medicine Gu, which accelerated the growth of the Evergreen Immortal Vine, even vastly increasing its potential and elevating its aptitude, causing its aptitude to reach its peak.

This was the power of the Medicine Gu, capable of thoroughly stimulating the potential of plants.

Even this plant from the Immortal World was no exception.

Second was the help of the Xuanhuang World.

Because the main body of the Evergreen Immortal Vine had merged with the Xuanhuang World, it was not just the Spirit Vein of the Xuanhuang World, but had even become like the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang World, capable of controlling all the power of this world.

At the same time, the power of Luck of the Human Race, as well as the power of belief, all merged into the Evergreen Immortal Vine.

This also caused the Evergreen Immortal Vine to harbor the Vow Power of infinite sentient beings.

Therefore, every vine was infused with World Power; the skin of its vines had transformed into a World Barrier, possessing the defense of a World Barrier, and thus it was naturally indestructible.

No matter how the Tribulation Lightning and storms in the depths of the dimensions bombarded it, it remained unscathed.

Even if it were truly damaged, it could rely on the Vow Power of the beings of the Xuanhuang World to repair the vines.

"An incredible journey; is this what a journey of ascension is?"

"No wonder there was no need to undergo a tribulation when ascending from the Immortal Cultivation World to the Spirit World in the past."

"But when ascending from the Spirit World to the Immortal World, a tribulation is required."

"These are simply two different matters."

"Because the Spirit World and the previous Immortal Cultivation World are actually located in the same dimensional Void."

"But the Immortal World, compared to the Spirit World and the Immortal Cultivation World, is already a different dimensional Void."

"The Immortal World is undoubtedly a higher dimensional Void."

"To become an immortal is to ascend from a low dimension to a high dimension; naturally, one must experience tribulations."

"And for an immortal to descend to the Spirit World is also an incomparably difficult matter; this is a dimensional descent, which is ten thousand times harder than a dimensional ascent."

"Even if one truly succeeds, one must pay a huge price."

"Generally speaking, if an immortal can truly descend to the Spirit World, they usually reincarnate into the Spirit World; after all, if only the Nascent Soul remains, the backlash encountered is naturally much smaller."

"If the main body descends to the mortal world, the price paid is simply unimaginable."

"If that's the case, then that phoenix was actually able to descend from the Immortal World to the Spirit World; wouldn't that be quite extraordinary?"

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

His heart was very shocked; it was as if raging waves had been stirred up.

As the vines continuously extended and continuously ascended in dimensions, he perceived the magnificent scenes in the surroundings through the power of the Evergreen Immortal Vine, and he benefited greatly.

It seemed that the surrounding Void dimensions were shattering, and dense Void Cracks appeared.

Countless Heavenly Laws were shattered, drifting in the Void.

Vaguely, he felt as if he had touched the profound meanings of many laws.

If he could observe like this at all times, his comprehension of the Heavenly Laws would certainly increase countless times over.

However, he soon gave up on observing.

Because he simply could not understand it.

It was like an elementary school student studying university mathematics; one could not even understand the symbols, let alone learn them.

Comprehending laws is actually the same principle.

The profound meanings of these Heavenly Laws were truly a bit beyond his level; even if the answer were placed in front of him, he would not know which answer was the correct one.

Perhaps only when ascending to the Great Vehicle Realm could one comprehend a thing or two.

Not long after, Zhou Sui withdrew his consciousness and no longer observed the scenery in the depths of the dimensions.

Instead, he began to ponder the matter of the phoenix that was undergoing Phoenix Nirvana.

To tell the truth, he felt that perhaps he had still underestimated this phoenix, Feng Jiuyou; being able to descend to the Spirit World with its main body was not such a simple matter; even in the Immortal World, this phoenix must be an extraordinary figure.

It was definitely not some minor character that could be ignored.

Of course, since the phoenix was currently undergoing Phoenix Nirvana, its cultivation needed to be practiced from the beginning.

He did not need to be overly wary of this phoenix.

The only thing worth being wary of was the Wutong Tree in the Phoenix Immortal Mansion.

However, that Wutong Tree was restricted by the laws of the Spirit World, and it was estimated that it would not dare to act rashly, otherwise it would definitely trigger Heavenly Punishment.

Overall, for the time being, he did not need to worry about his safety being threatened.

Rumble~~~

In the blink of an eye, another few months passed.

The vines of the Evergreen Vine had been continuously extending upward, sometimes moving and sometimes stopping; after all, the closer it got to the Immortal World, the more violent the storms encountered, and a slight carelessness would lead to the vines being destroyed.

Therefore, it also wasted a lot of time, but after months of long trekking, the vines traversed an unknown length of dimensional space and finally reached the end, arriving at a Void barrier.

"This!"

Zhou Sui's heart shook; he perceived that what appeared before him was a vast Void, simply boundless, and the depths of the Void barrier were permeated with infinite Immortal Qi.

Even if a random portion of that Immortal Qi were to fall, it would be enough to fill the entire Qianmiao Secret Realm.

The Immortal World!

Without a doubt, what appeared before him was the legendary Immortal World barrier.

He never expected that he would so easily come into contact with the Immortal World barrier, and he was only one step away from the Immortal World.

One must know that the Immortal World is the destination of the Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Regardless of which world in the depths of the Void it is, or which Cultivator it is, the destination for all is the Immortal World.

It is rumored that the Immortal World possesses the method for eternal life.

It is the destination of all Dao.

Attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal is basically the dream of the infinite living beings across the Heavens and Myriad Realms.

And becoming an immortal is for the sake of entering the dream-like Immortal World.

But now, it seems there is no need to undergo Heavenly Tribulation or become a Great Vehicle Cultivator at all; he has the opportunity to come into contact with the Immortal World.

It might even be possible to enter the Immortal World.

If this matter were to spread, it would likely shake the Heavens and Myriad Realms; this is simply an unimaginable fortuitous encounter.

Boom!

Before Zhou Sui could decide what to do, three green vines instantly pierced into the barrier of the Immortal World, like three pipes, greedily devouring the massive amount of Immortal Qi radiating from the Immortal World barrier.

One could see these vines constantly writhing, with vast amounts of Immortal Qi surging over; it was just like a tap water pipe, drawing down large quantities of Immortal Qi to be swallowed and absorbed by the Evergreen Immortal Vine.

"It's actually devouring Immortal Qi directly?!"

Zhou Sui's pupils contracted; he instantly understood what the Evergreen Immortal Vine wanted to do—it had reached deep into the endless dimensions of the Void precisely to connect to the Immortal World and steal its Source Energy.

After all, the growth of the Evergreen Immortal Vine in the Mortal World had basically reached its limit.

If it wanted to go further, the only way was to steal the energy of the Immortal World.

The resources and energy of the Mortal World alone were far from enough to satisfy the appetite of the Evergreen Immortal Vine.

Of course, even if ordinary living beings wanted to do this, they would not have the strength.

Only the Evergreen Immortal Vine possesses such an incredible divine ability.

It is able to cross the endless dimensions of the Void to reach the barrier of the Immortal World.

And this is just the beginning.

As the Evergreen Immortal Vine continues to evolve, it will be able to drive more vines deep into the barrier of the Immortal World to steal energy.

"Right, it seems there are also Immortal Artifacts in the Spirit World capable of drawing in energy from the Immortal World."

"The Immortal Crystals possessed by those True Spirit Races are manufactured in this way."

"Could it be that this is the same principle?"

Zhou Sui was suddenly enlightened; he understood in an instant exactly how the True Spirit Races manufactured Immortal Crystals.

The so-called Immortal Crystals are likely created by those True Spirit Races using the power of Immortal Artifacts to cross endless dimensions, reach the barrier of the Immortal World, and then take the opportunity to steal some Immortal Qi.

Over the years, those True Spirit Races have obtained vast amounts of Immortal Qi.

However, Immortal Qi evaporates easily and dissipates into the world.

Thus, in order to store the Immortal Qi, they created a technique to seal it away, which became Immortal Crystals.

It is precisely because of this that the True Spirit Races possess large quantities of Immortal Crystals.

They are equivalent to controlling a banknote printing machine, capable of printing banknotes endlessly.

Immortal Crystals alone are enough to harvest a vast amount of wealth from the Spirit World.

Therefore, the True Spirit Races have become increasingly wealthy, while other races work for them.

"If this is the case, then doesn't that mean I also possess a super banknote printing machine?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui's heart skipped a beat, and he was filled with excitement.

Moreover, his advantage is many times greater than those of the True Spirit Races.

Because for those True Spirit Races to draw in Immortal Qi, they still need a Great Vehicle Cultivator to take action and activate an Immortal Artifact.

But the energy of a Great Vehicle Cultivator is also limited, and they still need to cultivate and deal with Heavenly Tribulation.

Therefore, the amount of Immortal Qi they draw in cannot be too much.

However, he is different.

The vines of the Evergreen Immortal Vine have reached the barrier of the Immortal World directly and have even installed a tap water pipe on it.

It can be said that it is drawing in massive amounts of Immortal Qi at every moment.

In terms of the efficiency of devouring Immortal Qi, it is many times faster than those True Spirit Races.

If it continues to grow like this, the Immortal Qi devoured by the Evergreen Immortal Vine will likely be many times more than all the Immortal Qi devoured by the True Spirit Races of the entire Spirit World combined.

From a certain perspective, this is simply a dimensional strike.

It is equivalent to the technology of the industrial age crushing the manual workshops of the agricultural age.

The two are simply not on the same level.

In the future, perhaps he can also manufacture large quantities of Immortal Crystals to provide to Cultivators in the Spirit World in bulk.

Perhaps the price of Immortal Crystals in the Spirit World will be driven down by him, and they will never be as valuable as before.

"I'm rich, I'm rich, I've really hit the jackpot this time."

Zhou Sui clenched his fists; he couldn't wait to return to the Xuanhuang World immediately.

Such an evolution of the Evergreen Immortal Vine is an unimaginable improvement for the Xuanhuang World.

Of course, there is no need to worry that doing this will provoke a counterattack from the Immortal World.

Because for the vast and boundless Immortal World, this little bit of Immortal Qi is nothing at all.

It doesn't even count as a drop in the ocean.

Even if the stolen Immortal Qi were to fill the entire Spirit World, it would likely be insignificant.

As the Immortal World, the destination of all worlds, how could it be such an ordinary dimensional world?!

It is estimated that this bit of Immortal Qi doesn't even count as a mosquito bite.

That is why the Evergreen Immortal Vine can steal Immortal Qi so unscrupulously.

"If the Evergreen Immortal Vine continues to grow like this, then perhaps I can use the power of the Evergreen Immortal Vine to sneak into the Immortal World," Zhou Sui thought, a possibility occurring to him.

Perhaps he does not need to go through the formal process to ascend to the Immortal World; he could entirely sneak his way up.

In this way, he would be able to disguise himself as a native of the Immortal World, thereby avoiding the exposure of his identity.