Chapter 612: The Growth of the Divine Tree, Enveloping a Great Continent of Three Hundred Million Human Race

"How does our Xuanhuang Sect come to master so many types of Immortal Techniques?"

"How on earth is it done?"

Lu Tianze widened his eyes, wanting to know where Xuanhuang Sect's many Immortal Techniques actually came from.

After all, Xuanhuang Sect was merely a mortal sect; by what right could it obtain so many Immortal Techniques?

"Not sure, they were all found by the Sect Master."

"But this doesn't really have anything to do with us, does it?"

"In any case, the sheer number of Immortal Techniques is a huge benefit for us."

Shi Yunhai waved his hand, indicating he did not know how this matter was accomplished.

Although he was indeed a True Disciple and a peerless genius, he was ultimately only an Integration Stage cultivator.

How could he possibly know about such top-secret information of the Xuanhuang Sect?

Zhou Sui dispatched a large number of clones to conquer one Daluo Force after another.

"Its volume is incomparably vast; it is the largest Divine Tree in the mortal world, and at the same time, it is the guardian deity of our Xuanhuang Sect."

Once these words were spoken, Lu Tianze's heart was stirred with tumultuous waves; he had originally thought it would take a long time to find the method by which Xuanhuang Sect smuggled people into the Immortal World.

"This!"

If he could take this intelligence back to the Heavenly Court, he did not know what kind of great merit he could obtain.

Do not be fooled by the large number of Immortal Techniques in Xuanhuang Sect; most of them are low-grade Immortal Techniques.

Over the past thirty-plus million years, it was precisely through this Divine Tree that Xuanhuang Sect allowed trillions of mortal True Immortals to smuggle themselves into the Immortal World.

"Because its volume is truly too vast, its branches have already extended into the Immortal World."

This truly exceeded his imagination.

The high-grade Immortal Techniques mastered by those old-established Immortal King forces were still more numerous than those of Xuanhuang Sect.

Regardless, he was becoming increasingly curious about Xuanhuang Sect now.

Shi Yunhai did not hide anything and said it straightforwardly; in any case, this was common knowledge for Xuanhuang Sect cultivators.

That is to say, this Divine Tree was simply too numerous and too large; the trunk alone already surpassed the sky of the Xuanhuang World.

He could not even see a single branch.

What met Lu Tianze's eyes were not towering immortal mountains, but a sky-piercing, incomparably majestic tree; it was simply the most sacred and great plant in the world.

He had no idea where this Divine Tree actually extended to.

"Senior Brother Shi, you are right."

Its very existence alone was that of an Innate divine being.

Whoosh!

Before long, Shi Yunhai brought Lu Tianze back to the main sect of Xuanhuang Sect and stepped into the Forbidden Array within; instantly, the appearance of the Xuanhuang Sect's main sect was completely presented before Lu Tianze.

After conquering these Daluo Forces, the Immortal Technique Dao Steles of these forces naturally belonged to Xuanhuang Sect.

"Oh, this is our Xuanhuang Sect's guardian Divine Tree Tongtian."

To be honest, he was completely unable to see the full picture of this Divine Tree, only seeing a portion of the trunk.

"Senior Brother Shi, what, what is this?"

In fact, the reason Xuanhuang Sect had so many extra Immortal Techniques was naturally Zhou Sui's contribution.

In any case, he had already become an Inner Sect Disciple of Xuanhuang Sect, and he could slowly find the answer to this aspect in the future.

He was excited beyond measure, feeling that he seemed to have uncovered a world-shaking smuggling case.

Who could have imagined that just after entering Xuanhuang Sect, he had actually found the method by which Xuanhuang Sect smuggled people into the Immortal World; without a doubt, it was certainly the credit of the Divine Tree before his eyes.

"It can be said that this is a Divine Tree that connects the mortal world and the Immortal World."

Lu Tianze widened his eyes and couldn't help but ask, his eyes staring fixedly at this Divine Tree.

Over time, the number of Immortal Techniques mastered by Xuanhuang Sect reached 270,000.

What?!

Lu Tianze nodded; he could also see that the other party was not lying. After all, how could such important intelligence be obtained from an Integration Stage cultivator? Thus, he was not too disappointed.

As for high-grade Immortal Techniques, he could search for them later.

With such a large number of Immortal Techniques, even old-established Immortal King forces could hardly compare to Xuanhuang Sect.

This is because this Divine Tree can communicate between the mortal world and the Immortal World, allowing Xuanhuang Sect's cultivators to break through the Immortal World barrier without being guided by the Ascension Platform, thereby smuggling into the Immortal World silently and without notice.

This Divine Tree bloomed with rays of emerald green light, and dense patterns emerged on the bark, as if it had merged with the Heavenly Laws, containing infinite mystery.

Of course, quantity is quantity, and quality is quality.

However, for the current Xuanhuang Sect, possessing these low-grade Immortal Techniques was completely sufficient.

Even the Great Luo Golden Immortals he had seen before could not compare to this Divine Tree.

It seemed that the Divine Tree itself was the very essence of heaven and earth.

It could fully allow low-grade immortals to advance to Heavenly Immortals, or even the Mysterious Immortal Realm, and Golden Immortals.

"Senior Brother Shi, if this is the case, why can the outside world not see this Divine Tree?"

Lu Tianze felt very puzzled.

Because this Divine Tree was simply too vast, piercing through the entire Xuanhuang World.

Such a massive Divine Tree would likely be known by others the moment it entered the Xuanhuang World.

Yet, it was only after he entered Xuanhuang Sect that he discovered such a majestic figure; it was truly inconceivable.

"Oh, this is the Life-Bound Immortal Art mastered by the Divine Tree."

"It can let anyone see it, and it can also let anyone not see it."

"If the Divine Tree does not want others to see it, then even if it is standing right in front of you, you will not have any perception of it."

"Therefore, any foreign Cultivator who comes to the Xuanhuang Sect cannot perceive our Xuanhuang Sect's Divine Tree."

"Only our Xuanhuang Sect Cultivators are qualified to see it."

"Sometimes, if Lord Divine Tree is in a bad mood, it will even conceal its own body, and even we cannot see it, so this is nothing strange."

Shi Yunhai said as if it were a matter of course.

After all, this was the Xuanhuang Sect's Divine Tree, mastering many incredible Immortal Techniques, so that was also a matter of course.

"There is such a thing?!"

A glimmer of light appeared in Lu Tianze's eyes; it was no wonder that such a vast Divine Tree appeared in the Xuanhuang World, yet no one in the world discussed this Divine Tree—this was an unusual matter.

Without a doubt, this Divine Tree could easily influence others' perceptions and distort others' consciousness.

That was why it could accomplish such an inconceivable thing.

Perhaps an Immortal from the Immortal World had discovered this Divine Tree before, but they had no way to pass this information back at all.

For a moment, he also calmed down.

Even though he had discovered the secret of the Xuanhuang Sect, he could do nothing at all right now.

If he were to act rashly, he would likely die without a burial place.

Therefore, it was better to be careful now; he couldn't just die in this place for the sake of this bit of intelligence.

His life was not that lowly.

To tell the truth, he still wanted to go further.

"I wonder where we are going next?"

Lu Tianze asked curiously, unable to help but look at Shi Yunhai.

He felt that the other party telling him this information about Divine Tree Tongtian was likely not as simple as he imagined.

"The place we are heading to is naturally the God Tree World."

Shi Yunhai smiled slightly: "To be honest, your talent has been recognized by many Elders, who feel that you are qualified to enter the God Tree World to cultivate, which is why they sent me to guide you into the God Tree World."

He had no intention of hiding anything and stated the destination for this trip straightforwardly.

"God Tree World? Could it be that this Divine Tree contains a vast world inside?"

"Are many of our Xuanhuang Sect Cultivators cultivating inside?"

Hearing this, Lu Tianze's eyes flickered, and his heart could not help but start beating violently.

He never expected that he would approach the core area of the Xuanhuang Sect so easily.

It was indeed quite correct for him to fully display his talent.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to gain the attention of the Xuanhuang Sect's upper echelons.

Without gaining attention, it would naturally be impossible to enter the core area of the Xuanhuang Sect.

Sometimes one needs to play the pig to eat the tiger.

But sometimes one also needs to reveal one's edge, otherwise, others will really treat one as a pig.

"Haha, you kid are indeed smart, actually knowing how to draw inferences about other cases."

"It is indeed as you guessed."

"Divine Tree Tongtian contains a world that is vast to the extreme."

"The true elites of our Xuanhuang Sect all cultivate within this internal world."

"Cultivating while staying in the God Tree World is basically no different from cultivating in the Immortal World."

"The concentration of Immortal Qi inside is even extremely high, having already reached the level of a Seven-tier Immortal Vein."

Shi Yunhai explained, briefly mentioning some of the conditions inside the God Tree World.

What?!

Lu Tianze was completely stunned; he felt that the other party was joking.

This was just a Mortal World, how could a Seven-tier Immortal Vein exist here?

One must know that even in the Immortal World, apart from the headquarters of those Immortal King forces, what other place could nurture a Seven-tier Immortal Vein?

It could be said that every Seven-tier Immortal Vein was basically occupied by Immortal King forces, and it was impossible for them to fall into the hands of other forces.

Could it be that the Xuanhuang Sect's power was already enough to rival Immortal King forces?

If that were truly the case, then it would be too exaggerated.

Since when did a small Mortal World sect develop so rapidly? It was truly inconceivable.

Boom~~

But Shi Yunhai clearly had no intention of wasting words with Lu Tianze; he saw him form seals with both hands, seemingly communicating with the nearby Divine Tree Tongtian, and suddenly the Divine Tree bloomed with a white light.

It instantly fell upon Shi Yunhai and Lu Tianze; this was simply a light of guidance.

The next second, the two were teleported into the God Tree World.

Of course, they did not arrive at the main world, but came to one of the Small Worlds within it.

For ordinary Cultivators, arriving at the main world was still too early; Small Worlds were places more suitable for mortals to survive.

"We have arrived; this is the God Tree World."

"Of course, this is not the main world, but merely one of the trillions of Small Worlds."

Shi Yunhai explained to Lu Tianze.

"Trillions of Small Worlds? What does this mean?"

Lu Tianze was completely confused, not understanding what his senior brother was talking about.

"It means exactly what it says."

"The leaves nurtured by Divine Tree Tongtian are each a Secret Realm World."

"Because the Divine Tree has been growing continuously over these thirty million years, it has nurtured a massive amount of leaves."

"Therefore, the interior of these leaves has also nurtured Small Worlds, which can house a large population."

"Do not look down on these Small Worlds just because their area is not very large; at most, they are equivalent to the area of a Middle Thousand World."

"However, they contain vast amounts of Immortal Qi."

"If one were to cultivate in these Small Worlds, it would be much the same as cultivating in the Immortal World."

"Thus, this is the true Cave Heaven of our Xuanhuang Sect; many True Disciples and Elders come here to cultivate, and basically, after a few hundred to a thousand years of bitter cultivation, they can ascend to the Immortal World."

Shi Yunhai said in a deep voice.

He indicated that staying to cultivate in the God Tree World is many times more efficient than in the Mortal World.

The two are simply not on the same level.

Staying in the God Tree World is like cultivating in the Immortal World, and the benefits gained are simply countless.

"No wonder our Xuanhuang Sect can nurture a trillion True Immortals in such a short time."

"If one has such a Cave Heaven, one can naturally nurture countless immortals."

"The problem is, if that is the case, a large number of geniuses will ascend to the Immortal World."

"Then wouldn't the high-end combat power of our Xuanhuang Sect in the Mortal World be greatly reduced?"

Lu Tianze felt very curious about this point.

Fast cultivation speed is naturally of great benefit to an individual.

But for a faction, it is not necessarily so.

After all, if these geniuses cultivate too quickly and all ascend to the Immortal World, then wouldn't those left behind be nothing but scrap metal? How would they be able to resist the enemies of the Xuanhuang Sect then?

Do not look at how the Xuanhuang Sect seems to be at its zenith now, but who knows what will happen in the future.

If the Shijie Wuda Chaoji Zhongzu were to join forces and send countless True Immortals to the mortal realm, this would be a great disaster for the Xuanhuang Sect, and they might not be able to withstand it.

"Haha, there is no need to worry about this; you truly underestimate the foundation of our Xuanhuang Sect."

"Even if all of us Great Vehicle Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect were to ascend to the Immortal World, our Xuanhuang Sect would not encounter any problems."

"Because the Xuanhuang Sect has nurtured a massive number of Dao Soldiers."

"These Dao Soldiers are all at the True Immortal level, and their numbers exceed hundreds of millions."

"If the Immortal World really sent a large number of True Immortals to the mortal realm, these Puppet Dao Soldiers alone would be enough to annihilate them."

"Of course, even if we really cultivate to the Great Vehicle Realm within a few hundred years, we will not ascend to the Immortal World so quickly."

"Sometimes, staying in the Mortal World is actually better for our cultivation."

"So you will also see some Great Vehicle Cultivators who have stayed in the Mortal World for tens of thousands of years and still cannot bear to leave."

Shi Yunhai smiled; he was not worried about this problem at all.

Because he understood just how terrifying the foundation of the Xuanhuang Sect was.

As a super sect that has dominated the Mortal World for over thirty million years, it is not so easily destroyed.

"Why is it better to stay in the Mortal World to cultivate?"

"Is it not said that the cultivation environment of the Immortal World is more superior?"

Lu Tianze asked curiously.

"It is very simple; once you ascend to become an immortal, if you want to improve your cultivation, you can only comprehend the Heavenly Law."

"The problem is that the laws of the Immortal World are very rigid, making it extremely difficult to comprehend them."

"But the Mortal World is different."

"Because the laws are very fragile, they are relatively easier to comprehend."

"Therefore, many Great Vehicle Cultivators would rather stay in the Mortal World for a longer time than ascend to the Immortal World so quickly."

Shi Yunhai explained.

"So that is how it is."

Lu Tianze could not help but nod; he had indeed noticed this point as well.

Compared to the Immortal World, it is undoubtedly easier to comprehend the Heavenly Law in the Mortal World.

It is no wonder that some ancient immortals want to reincarnate into the Mortal World to break through their bottlenecks.

It is likely to utilize the special environment of the Mortal World to comprehend more mysteries of the laws.

If one were to truly ascend to the Immortal World, then one would likely not have such a good environment for comprehending the laws.

Even if it delays things for tens of thousands of years, as long as one can improve the level of comprehension of the laws, then everything is worth it.

He also fully understood the thoughts and actions of those Great Vehicle Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect.

This is definitely a plan formulated for long-term goals.

"However, how do our Xuanhuang Sect cultivators actually go to the Immortal World?"

Lu Tianze asked calmly, wanting to know how the Great Vehicle Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect actually go to the Immortal World.

"Naturally, by utilizing the power of the Divine Tree."

"Did I not just tell you? The Divine Tree is a magical plant that connects the Mortal World and the Immortal World."

"So once we utilize the power of the Divine Tree, we can easily break through the barriers of the Immortal World."

"Thereby allowing us to sneak into various places in the Immortal World and then become local residents of the Immortal World."

Shi Yunhai explained.

He felt that since Lu Tianze had naturally become a member of the God Tree World, he was naturally one of their own.

So he did not intend to hide such common knowledge.

In any case, Lu Tianze would know about this sooner or later, and now it could be considered learning about the relevant matters in advance.

"It really is the power of the Divine Tree."

Hearing this, Lu Tianze had already verified the guess deep in his heart and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It could be said that he had now completed most of the tasks entrusted to him by the Heavenly Court.

As long as he transmitted the information he had obtained back, then the mission would be considered completely finished.

At that time, he would be able to receive a massive reward from the Heavenly Court.

It was a pity that he was currently unable to transmit any message back, and could only wait for an opportunity.

"Could it be that we can use the power of the Divine Tree to sneak into any place in the Immortal World?"

Lu Tianze asked curiously.

"For the time being, it is not possible to sneak into just any place."

"The places we can currently reach are basically all within the Human Territory."

"But as the Divine Tree continues to grow, the range covered by the Divine Tree Domain is getting larger and larger."

"Right now, the Divine Tree Domain can cover a total of three hundred million Human Race great provinces."

"It covers at least one-quarter of the Human Territory."

"If it continues to develop, it won't take long before it can cover the entire Human Territory."

Shi Yunhai smiled slightly.

What?!

Lu Tianze felt very shocked; he had never imagined that the Xuanhuang Sect's sphere of influence had actually reached such a degree, being able to cover three hundred million Human Race great provinces—this was simply too exaggerated.

One had to know that the Human Race in the Immortal World currently only possessed one billion two hundred and ninety-six million great provinces.

This also meant that the Xuanhuang Sect's sphere of influence had already reached an unimaginable level.

In other words, the trillion True Immortals cultivated by the Xuanhuang Sect were scattered among those three hundred million Human Race great provinces.

No wonder the Immortal World's Heavenly Court had been unable to find any trace of the Xuanhuang Sect for such a long time.

Don't look at a trillion True Immortals as if it were a lot; if they were dispersed across three hundred million great provinces, then each Human Race great province would only need to receive ten thousand or more True Immortals, which was enough.

But the territory of a Human Race great province was vast and boundless; accommodating ten thousand True Immortals was simply a trivial matter.

This was fundamentally like a drop of water merging into the ocean.

According to the current level of control held by the Human Heavenly Court, it was very normal that they could not find these Ascenders.

"Senior Brother Shi, after so many of us Xuanhuang Sect True Immortals ascend to the Immortal World, will there be any tasks?"

Lu Tianze inquired.

He had always suspected that the Xuanhuang Sect had ulterior motives.

Expending such great effort to cultivate so many True Immortals could not just be to increase the strength of the Human Race.

That Xuanhuang Daoist's plan must be shocking to an appalling degree.

"There are no special tasks; we just need to integrate into the Immortal World."

"But the ultimate goal of our Xuanhuang Sect is very simple."

"That is to rule the entire Human Race and let our Xuanhuang Sect become the new Heavenly Court."

Shi Yunhai said straightforwardly.

After all, this was something known to all Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect.

Almost everyone was working hard in this direction.

"This."

Lu Tianze was completely stunned; even if he stretched his imagination to the limit, he could not have thought that the Xuanhuang Sect's ambition was actually this great—to actually want to become the new Heavenly Court and rule the Human Race of the Immortal World.

They were merely a sect from the Mortal World, yet their ambition was so terrifying; it was simply rebelling against the natural order.

If they really succeeded, wouldn't this group of Ascenders be riding on the heads of the local Immortals of the Immortal World, acting tyrannically?

As a local human resident of the Immortal World, he could not accept such a result at all.

The Xuanhuang Sect was completely insane to actually want to create a new Heavenly Court.

"What's wrong? Were you scared?"

"Actually, you don't need to worry too much; right now, our Xuanhuang Sect's plan is proceeding very smoothly."

"Quite a few Immortal World factions have already been secretly controlled by our Xuanhuang Sect."

"It is only a matter of time before our Xuanhuang Sect steps onto the stage of the Immortal World."

"If our Xuanhuang Sect gives birth to a few more Immortal Kings, then controlling the Heavenly Court will be a certainty."

Shi Yunhai said triumphantly.

It is said that it is easy to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

If the Xuanhuang Sect became increasingly powerful, then the lives of these Disciples would only get better.

Once the Xuanhuang Sect reached the pinnacle of the Immortal World, they would all be ministers who helped establish the dynasty and could become high-ranking officials in the Immortal World.

Afterwards, they would not only be able to dominate the Mortal World, but also dominate the Immortal World.

"No, I am just happy."

"I didn't expect our Xuanhuang Sect to be so powerful, having such influence even in the Immortal World."

Lu Tianze was burning with anxiety; he was simply impatient to transmit the intelligence he had obtained back.

But under Shi Yunhai's gaze, he could only suppress his state of mind and continue to endure.

Another day passed.

He had finally settled down temporarily in the God Tree World and had his own Cave Abode, where he could cultivate with peace of mind.

"Great, I've finally found an opportunity."

"Now I will transmit the information about the Xuanhuang Sect back."

Lu Tianze took a deep breath.

He felt that he had finally waited for a suitable opportunity to shake off Shi Yunhai's surveillance.

Boom~~

But just at this moment, before Lu Tianze could even make a move, an invisible Soul fluctuation descended upon him; this was the power of the Dream Soul Gu, instantly tampering with many of the memories in his Soul.

In an instant, Lu Tianze's Heavenly Immortal memories from his past life were basically wiped clean, leaving behind only some cultivation memories, and his Soul's personality also reverted to that of this current life.