Chapter 1442

Before he could think further, Cai Yi casually flung out a huge leaf and said to him: "Come up, the Heavenly Pool is guarded by a Spiritual Barrier; your Li Ti is too weak to enter, use this Jianmu leaf to support yourself, only then can you enter."

This leaf is like a magic carpet, possessing miraculous functions.

Upon closer inspection, its attributes are even more formidable!

【Jianmu Leaf】: Rank 5 Supreme Treasure, flight artifact, can pass through Spiritual Barrier space; by infusing different law powers, different flight speeds can be obtained, with a maximum speed of 180 kilometers per second.

Such a tiny leaf is actually a Rank 5 Supreme Treasure!

Moreover, its maximum flight speed can reach 648,000 kilometers per hour, twice as fast as Xun Shuang Xianzi's speed, and only the Golden Winged Great Peng can surpass it.

Xiao Feng stepped onto the leaf and couldn't help exclaiming: "I've encountered the name Jianmu before; a tiny fragment is a Rank 6 material, a complete leaf is a Rank 5 Supreme Treasure—what would a complete Jianmu look like?"

Beside him, a Yellow Wing Yao King named Xi Yun chuckled: "No one has ever seen a complete Jianmu; it collapsed already in the Primordial Era. However, there are many divine trees cultivated from Jianmu twigs and sprouts in the world, such as this one behind us, which is one of them."

"Ah? This tree is just a branch of the Jianmu?" Xiao Feng felt shocked.

The tree ahead has a trunk tens of thousands of meters thick, and its height is at least hundreds of thousands of meters, which is several hundred kilometers high.

A tree several hundred kilometers tall is actually just a branch?

"No, compared to the true Jianmu, it can be said to be extremely tiny—not even a branch, merely a sprout. The legendary Jianmu connects heaven and earth, its roots suppress the myriad demons of the Nine Abysses, its trunk steadies the boundless lands of the central realm, its canopy upholds the thirty-three heavens of the Fairy Realm; it is the first divine tree of all worlds." Another Purple Wing Yao King, Zi Xi, explained.

Xiao Feng felt deeply shocked.

Although the description of Jianmu did not specify exactly how thick or tall it is.

Yet a sprout at the tip of a branch can cultivate into the divine tree before us—ten kilometers thick and at least several hundred kilometers high—which already explains much!

Cai Yi saw his shocked expression, smiled faintly, and calmly said: "Alright, let's go to the Heavenly Pool first."

As soon as she spoke, the Yao Kings fell silent, clearly the Yao Saint Cai Yi still possessed some dignity.

Cai Yi lifted her jade hand, and the Jianmu leaf expanded more than tenfold; everyone stood on the leaf and flew together toward a distant mountain far from the great tree.

That mountain is very high, its relative altitude at least tens of thousands of meters, not inferior to the peaks of the Twelve Heavens Capital.

Yet compared to the divine tree cultivated from the Jianmu sprout, it is still somewhat insignificant.

"Xiao Feng Warrior, Her Majesty the Empress said you will reside in the palace for a period of time, but I don't know exactly how long?" Xi Yun asked, flapping her pale yellow translucent wings.

"Around here, we haven't seen any men, male yao, or male beasts for hundreds of years, let alone the Empress herself bringing someone in. Quickly tell the sisters, what has Her Majesty the Empress taken a liking to in you?" Zi Xi also curiously circled him and asked.

"This little guy may have low cultivation, but he's quite handsome, and he possesses a special aura, as if he has a powerful physique. Perhaps that's why the Empress values him?" The Blue Wing Yao King You Yi offered a guess.

Xiao Feng replied, "The Senior Yao Emperor said he sees my aptitude is not bad, wants to give me some benefits, to form a good karmic bond. In the future, if I become strong, we of this Yao lineage will be good friends, able to help each other."

He always felt that the wording of these female demons' speech was a bit off, as if they were hinting at something to him.

Although Xiao Feng himself is flirtatious, he still holds great respect for a venerable-level expert like Xuan Die, and dare not let his thoughts run wild.

…If he were to miss someone, it should be the little Xuan Die!

"Forming a good karmic bond doesn't require such special treatment—you don't know, the benefits Her Majesty the Empress has prepared for you are simply countless!" Zi Xi's pair of purple eyes sparkled, and she began hinting again.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but ask, "That exaggerated? Are they going to directly help me become a God King?"

"Cough…"

At that moment, Cai Yi cleared her throat, interrupting everyone.

The several Yao Queens, upon hearing the eldest sister speak, immediately fell silent, daring not to speak further.

Cai Yi said, "The opportunities prepared for you are not few, but there are also trials; you need sufficient ability to take them on, and if your strength is lacking, you have no one to blame but yourself."

Xiao Feng nodded and said, "Mm, that's right."

His anticipation for the "various benefits" was still quite great, but the most important thing was still the enhancement of his willpower.

Xuan Die the Yao Emperor had said he would directly give him a treasure to help his willpower break through straight to the Main God Realm, then enter another cultivation stage, with growth speed faster than clearing dungeons in an ordinary world.

This is his most important purpose for coming to the Yao Emperor's Palace!

"Does bathing in the Heavenly Pool have any special meaning? I have no dirt on me, so it shouldn't be for cleaning, right?" Xiao Feng asked.

Xi Yun's lips curled as she smiled, "Of course, the Heavenly Pool of Myriad Phenomena Divine Mountain is a treasure land; even our clan's outstanding juniors find it hard to obtain the honor of bathing there. After the Heavenly Pool's baptism, your physique will undergo a great metamorphosis—this is the first gift Her Majesty the Empress has prepared for you."

Physique metamorphosis…

This likely means an improvement in one's physique, right?

I just don't know whether it's meant to raise basic attributes or cultivation realm.

Before Xiao Feng could think further, Zi Xi revealed an improper expression, smirking as she said, "Xiao Feng warrior, get ready—later we will attend to you for the Heavenly Pool baptism; you must hold yourself together, lest you disappoint everyone~"

The other few female demons also giggled and joked with him.

"Um, attend to me… that's not needed, I can do it myself!"

Xiao Feng couldn't help but feel a bit panicked upon hearing that.

No matter how you hear it, it sounds improper—could it be that a group of female demons wants to drain him dry?

Impossible!

How could the senior Xuan Die Yao Emperor, so proper, possibly arrange such a strange program for him?

It must be that this group of female demons deliberately wants to lead his thoughts astray, embellishing and distorting the true nature of the matter!

Cai Yi listened to everyone's off‑track jokes and helplessly said, "Be serious, don't scare this little guy."

Zi Xi laughed, "He's not a little kid; he's obviously an adult~"

Cai Yi added, "If you keep messing around, I'll punish you to keep quiet." Zi Xi and the others then obediently shut up, no longer teasing him.

Xiao Feng felt uneasy in his heart, truly afraid that something like an accident might happen later.

Fortunately, Cai Yi, this leading Yao Saint, is relatively serious and doesn't have so many improper jokes.

Under her leadership, shortly everyone penetrated the three layers of Spiritual Barrier and reached the summit of Myriad Phenomena Divine Mountain.

This mountain resembles a volcano in shape; the summit has a Heavenly Pool, not large in scope—about the size of a pond.

Just as they landed beside the Heavenly Pool, a system notification tone sounded.

【Notice: You have entered the Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Pool area; this region is a temporal chaos nexus, with abnormal time flow. Please pay attention to your physical condition in the real world, to avoid unnecessary trouble from excessive time disparity!】

Xiao Feng couldn't help but stare blankly.

Abnormal time flow speed?

Could it be that staying here for a while means many years have passed outside?

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