Chapter 1691

In the real world, the air is a bit cool.

Translation: "In the real world, the air was a bit cool."

It's already deep autumn now.

Translation: "It was already deep autumn."

Xiao Feng just opened his eyes and saw a pretty beauty lying quietly beside him, immersed in the game world.

Translation: "Xiao Feng had just opened his eyes when he saw a pretty person lying quietly beside him, immersed in the game world."

Jiang Ning was wearing casual home clothes; although the weather had turned cool, her top‑notch physique meant she dressed rather lightly, and beneath the soft fabric her fine figure was fully revealed—especially her long, snow‑white legs, which were somewhat dazzling.

Xiao Feng gazed at his beautiful wife's sleeping face, couldn't help feeling a bit mischievous, and reached out to touch her.

Translation: "Xiao Feng looked at his beautiful wife's sleeping face, couldn't help feeling a bit mischievous, and reached out to touch her."

But… she had anticipated it, and grabbed his hand back.

Translation: "But… she had anticipated it, and one hand grabbed his back."

"You went offline without telling me—what are you trying to do?"

Translation: "\"You went offline without telling me—what are you trying to do? \""

Jiang Ning opened her eyes and said coquettishly.

Translation: "Jiang Ning opened her eyes and said coquettishly."

"What? Of course it's…"

Translation: "\"What? Of course I'm going to…\""

Xiao Feng gave a hehe laugh and lunged straight at her.

Translation: "Xiao Feng hehehed and lunged straight at her."

"You rascal, hmm…"

Translation: "\"You rascal, hmm…\""

Jiang Ning's cheeks flushed slightly; although they were an old married couple, she still couldn't help feeling a bit shy whenever they got intimate.

Translation: "Jiang Ning's pretty face blushed slightly; although they were an old married couple, she still couldn't help feeling a bit shy whenever they got intimate."

Xiao Feng loved seeing her bashful yet inviting demeanor.

Translation: "Xiao Feng loved her bashful, reluctant-yet-welcoming demeanor the most."

He was about to delve into a technical discussion with her… when suddenly he sensed a strong surge of cosmic energy!

Translation: "He was about to delve into technical matters with her… when suddenly he sensed a strong surge of cosmic energy!"

"Huh?"

Translation: "\"Huh? \""

Xiao Feng furrowed his brow, his motion pausing.

Translation: "Xiao Feng frowned, his motion pausing."

Jiang Ning was lying with her eyes closed, cheeks flushed, waiting for him to pull off the last layer of cloth, but the anticipated fervor didn't arrive.

Translation: "Jiang Ning was closing her eyes, cheeks flushed, waiting for him to pull off the last layer of cloth on her, but the anticipated frenzy did not come."

She couldn't help opening her eyes to look at her man: "What's wrong?"

Translation: "She couldn't help opening her eyes to look at her man: \"What's wrong? \""

Xiao Feng turned his head to look out the window.

Translation: "Xiao Feng turned his head to look out the window."

"I'm going…"

Translation: "\"I'll go…\""

Upon seeing that, he was completely dumbfounded.

Translation: "Just looking at it, he was completely dumbfounded."

After half a year offline, even the floor‑to‑ceiling window meant for viewing scenery showed nothing but a brown‑colored wall outside!

Translation: "After half a year offline, the floor-to-ceiling window for viewing scenery had nothing to see—outside was just a brown wall!"

No, to be precise, that wasn't a wall but a tree trunk standing so close it resembled a bulwark!

Translation: "No, to be precise, that wasn't a wall but a tree trunk standing so close it resembled a bulwark!"

"How big has this little tree grown?" he wondered.

Translation: "\"How big has this little tree grown? \" he couldn't help wondering."

Jiang Ning recalled that he had been offline for half a year and explained: "Over the past six months it has grown two meters each day, now reaching three to four hundred meters. Strangely, the surrounding vegetation hasn't been affected; nutrients remain the same. It seems to absorb only cosmic energy, converting it into terrestrial spiritual power that feeds back into Blue Star's surface environment."

Translation: "Jiang Ning recalled that he had been offline for half a year and explained: \"Over the past six months it has grown two meters a day, and now it's three to four hundred meters tall. Strangely, the surrounding vegetation hasn't been affected; nutrients remain the same. It seems to absorb only cosmic energy, convert it into heaven-earth spiritual power, and feed it back to the Blue Star's surface environment. \""

Three to four hundred meters tall!

Translation: "Three to four hundred meters tall!"

Is this still a tree?

Translation: "Is this still a tree?"

The surrounding spiritual power is intense, making Blue Star now completely different from how it was before the launch of 'All Heavens'—like jumping straight from the Gods' Continent onto the All‑Heavens battlefield.

Translation: "The Blue Star's surface has never seen such a huge tree before, and it has only been growing for a little over a year!"

"Okay."

Translation: "The spiritual power around is so strong that it's completely different from the Blue Star before the Myriad Heavens server launched—like jumping straight from Zhu Shen Da Lu to the Myriad Heavens Battlefield."

He got out of bed, washed up with Jiang Ning, and then left the house.

Translation: "Jiang Ning tidied her messy clothes and said: \"Let's go check it out—you've been offline for so long, many things around us have changed from before, not just the living environment. \""

Obviously, the tree's roots, after damaging the pool, have also undermined the foundation.

Translation: "\"Okay. \""

After going downstairs, Su Ni was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone.

Translation: "Xiao Feng no longer cared about having fun; his heart was filled with curiosity, and he just wanted to go out and see the whole tree."

Seeing Xiao Feng appear, she exclaimed happily, "Boss, you're finally out! It's been ages since you've eaten my cooking!"

Translation: "He got up, washed up with Jiang Ning, and then walked out the door."

"Okay!" Su Ni replied cheerfully.

Translation: "As he went downstairs, he clearly felt that the villa's foundation seemed to have shifted, the floors tilted at a slight angle…"

She immediately began ordering ingredients, ready to show off her skills.

Translation: "Obviously, the tree's roots, after destroying the pool, had also damaged the foundation."

Stepping outside, he realized just how extravagant the sapling he planted last year had become.

Translation: "The reason nobody moved out was mostly because he was still in the game and they didn't want to disturb him, plus everyone's physiques were excellent—even if the building collapsed, it wouldn't crush them, so they weren't worried about the environment's 'deterioration'."

Its roots grow downward, digging deep; the surface only shows a lateral root crossing the pool, then breaking through the foundation and extending deeper.

Translation: "After going downstairs, Su Ni was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone."

Xiao Feng looked up and saw that up to over 50 meters there wasn't even a small twig; only near 60 meters did a few modest-sized branches begin to spread.

Translation: "After reaching level 500, the maid sister couldn't break through to become a chief god, so her online frequency dropped and she returned to normal life."

Only at the very top, three to four hundred meters high, does the canopy finally unfold, forming a sun‑shade umbrella with a radius of over two hundred meters.

Translation: "Seeing Xiao Feng appear, she happily said: \"Boss, you're finally out! You haven't eaten my cooking in ages! \""

In the real world he hasn't really encountered the supernatural before, so many things are still unclear to him.

Translation: "Xiao Feng smiled and said: \"Then go ahead and make it later, make it plentiful—I'll call Mom and Dad over to eat. \""

"Let's go up and take a look."

Translation: "\"Okay! \" Su Ni replied cheerfully."

"Yah~"

Translation: "Since following Xiao Feng, she has completely shed her ordinary identity; although she isn't the mistress of the house like Jiang Ning and the others, being able to cook for Xiao Feng is also a rare honor."

The two rose into the air and approached the tree's canopy.

Translation: "She immediately started ordering ingredients, ready to show off her skills."

Xiao Feng took a bottle of drink and left the house together with Jiang Ning.

Translation: "Xiao Feng grabbed a drink and went out with Jiang Ning."

After stepping out the door, he realized how exaggerated the sapling he planted last year had become.

Translation: "Stepping out the door, he finally realized how extravagant the sapling he had planted last year had become."

The sapling awarded first place in the Primordial World now has a trunk diameter of over ten meters at its base, with rough, hard bark resembling stone.

Translation: "The sapling awarded first place in the Primordial World now has a trunk diameter of over ten meters at the base, its bark rough and hard like rock."

Its roots grow downward, digging very deep; only a lateral secondary root can be seen crossing the pool on the surface, penetrating the foundation and spreading further down.

Translation: "Its roots grow downward, digging very deep; on the surface only a lateral root can be seen crossing the pool, then breaking through the foundation and spreading deeper."

This tree has very few branches.

Translation: "This tree has very few branches."

Xiao Feng looked up and saw that the trunk had no small branches for over 50 meters upward; only near about 60 meters high did a few medium-sized branches begin to spread.

Translation: "Xiao Feng looked up and saw that the trunk had no small branches for over fifty meters up; only near sixty meters high did a few moderately sized branches extend outward."

It resembles a utility pole, growing straight up into the sky.

Translation: "It resembled a utility pole, growing straight up into the sky."

Only at the top, three to four hundred meters high, does the crown finally unfold, forming a canopy like a giant umbrella covering a radius of over two hundred meters.

Translation: "Only at the very top, three to four hundred meters high, did the canopy finally unfold, forming a sunshade covering a radius of over two hundred meters."

"What kind of tree is this?" Xiao Feng wondered.

Translation: "\"What kind of tree is this? \" Xiao Feng couldn't help wondering."

In the real world he had hardly encountered the supernatural, so many things were unfamiliar to him.

Translation: "In the real world he hadn't yet come into contact with the supernatural realm, so many things were unclear to him."

"I'm not sure either; I asked Shen Zhuo and others in the game before, but they didn't know either. Perhaps you could ask He Yunshan—he's the overseer and knows more." Jiang Ning said.

Translation: "\"I'm not sure either; I asked Shen Chuo and the others in the game before, but they didn't know. Perhaps you could ask He Yunshan—he's the overseer and knows more. \" Jiang Ning said."

"Let's go up and take a look."

Translation: "\"Let's go up and take a look. \""

Xiao Feng put his arm around Jiang Ning's waist, and with a thought, his anti-gravity gene activated, lifting them into the air.

Translation: "Xiao Feng hooked his arm around Jiang Ning's waist, a thought moved him, the anti-gravity gene activated, and they flew up."

"Yah~"

Translation: "\"Yah~\""

Experiencing flight in the real world was somewhat frightening, so Jiang Ning quickly clung tightly to him.

Translation: "Experiencing flight in the real world was a bit scary, so Jiang Ning quickly clung tightly to him."

The two rose into the air and arrived near the treetop.

Translation: "The two rose into the air and came near the treetop."

The tree crown is composed of leaves grown from eight branches, each leaf as large as a banana leaf, with veins clearly visible and a thickness of nearly 1 centimeter.

If it fell down, hitting someone would probably hurt quite a bit.

However, there isn't a single fallen leaf under the tree; I guess it simply doesn't shed leaves.

There's a flat spot on the tree big enough to hold a mahjong table.

Xiao Feng and Jiang Ning landed on it, feeling the tree's wonder as they looked down over the world below.

"Big Brother Xiao Feng, do you feel it? It's growing."

Jiang Ning crouched down, one hand stroking the surface of the tree trunk.

Xiao Feng gave a slight nod; he indeed felt it—the great tree beneath his feet kept growing.

This canopy is like a set of solar panels, absorbing energy to fuel its own growth.

But what it absorbs isn't solar energy; it's energy from the cosmos, from the nine heavens above.

If you look with your mind, the spot where the canopy meets the high sky looks like a pillar of light, constantly drawing in external energy, tearing open the atmosphere into a funnel shape.

This tree is too miraculous.

Now not only has the residential compound been transformed into a place rich with spiritual energy, rivaling the Myriad Heavens Battlefield in a game, but even the entire nearby city has been suffused with it, its spiritual energy far surpassing that of other places.

Jiang Ning pulled him down to sit and said, "This tree has attracted a lot of attention; various countries have sent expert teams to collect samples of its bark and leaves for study, but it seems they haven't gained anything."

Xiao Feng lay down directly, laughing, "My divine tree, a gift from an advanced cosmic civilization—if they could figure it out, that'd be weird. By the way, shouldn't we change our residence?"

"Yeah, the building's all tilted; we're just waiting for you to log off and move."

"Haha, you should have told me to log off earlier; lately I've just been cultivating, doing nothing else. But having grown used to the power in the game, I'm a bit reluctant to leave."

"Your pressure is huge; we'll try not to disturb you," Jiang Ning replied.

As she said that, a faint worry flickered in the depths of her eyes.