Chapter 1320: Lord of the Underworld (Second update, requesting everything)

Before the Fusang Tree underwent its metamorphosis, Li Zhangsheng specifically had Xiaoguai lead the Spirit Planters to transplant the nearby spirit plants.

It did not take much time before the area around the Fusang Tree was cleared.

Unlike how the Tree of Life absorbed the branches and leaves of the World Tree, even if the main trunk of the Fusang Tree was pressed tightly against the Fusang Tree, the Fusang Tree would not absorb it; perhaps it was because their natures were different.

Li Zhangsheng cast a technique to link a special channel between the main trunk of the Fusang Tree and the Fusang Tree.

The next step was for Li Zhangsheng to carve a Forbidden Array onto the main trunk of the Fusang Tree. The main trunk was too hard, comparable to a Strange Treasure of the World Wonder grade, and coupled with its massive size, it was quite difficult to carve, so this step truly consumed a lot of time.

After spending half a day, it was finally a complete success.

After activating the Forbidden Array, the main trunk of the Fusang Tree began to emit a red radiance from the outside, but Li Zhangsheng did not feel the heat; it was completely contained by the Forbidden Array.

During this process, wisps of red mist emerged from the surface of the Fusang Tree. Under the effect of the Forbidden Array, the red mist was confined to a certain range and spontaneously condensed.

Drip~

Soon, a crystal-clear drop of red liquid formed, and using the channel between it and the Fusang Tree, it finally entered the core area of the Fusang Tree.

Whoosh~

At this moment, the branches and leaves of the Fusang Tree swayed unsteadily, and immediately after, the nearby ground began to tremble, becoming increasingly intense.

Using his Authority as the Secret Realm Master, the nearby spirit plants would not be affected in any way.

After a few breaths, the Fusang Tree began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Li Zhangsheng sensed the main trunk of the Fusang Tree; perhaps because the main trunk was too hard and the energy too abundant, the entire process of returning to the origin was not fast.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, it would take at least two or three days to fully refine it.

Li Zhangsheng did not waste time; he kept a sliver of his mind on the Fusang Tree. He did not leave, but sat cross-legged not far away and began to circulate the "Golden Crow Nine Revolutions" to refine the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure he had obtained this time.

First, naturally, were the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasures, numbering in the dozens. This was even after excluding the highest-value types of treasures, such as those for Bloodline Metamorphosis, auxiliary breakthrough aids, and longevity-increasing items.

Furthermore, this was only within the broad category of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

For the eighth revolution of the "Golden Crow Nine Revolutions," the effect of Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasures was minimal, but they had the advantage of being numerous, and the refining speed was far faster than that of World Wonder grade items.

After spending half a day, Li Zhangsheng finally finished refining the dozens of Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure. His physical strength had improved again, and he had already entered the late stage of the eighth revolution.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng began to refine the seven Ghostly Strange Crystals.

Among the Low Grade World Wonder grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, the energy fluctuations of the Ghostly Strange Crystals were in the top tier, and the refining effect was better, though the refining speed was on the slower side.

Refining just one Ghostly Strange Crystal took Li Zhangsheng over an hour.

As the progress of the "Golden Crow Nine Revolutions" increased, Li Zhangsheng's refining speed also gradually improved.

By the time the Moon Rabbit rose into the sky, Li Zhangsheng had finally refined all seven Ghostly Strange Crystals. His entire body's bones crackled incessantly, and only after a long while did the sound finally stop.

Li Zhangsheng felt as if his whole body was filled with power. This was not an illusion; he felt that he could now kill an ordinary Demon Saint-grade giant dragon with a single punch.

As for whether he could compare to the Three Sovereigns and Six Emperors, there was a ready-made candidate for that; he could just go directly to Wudi to test it.

Before that, Li Zhangsheng took a look at the Fusang Tree.

At this time, the height of the Fusang Tree already exceeded one thousand meters and was still growing rapidly.

Although it was only a section of the Fusang Tree's main trunk, this trunk had already lived for who knows how many years; its origin was profound. Perhaps after it was fully refined, the height of Li Zhangsheng's Fusang Tree could reach two thousand meters.

In this way, the stability of the Secret Realm could be raised by a notch, and the speed of absorbing Fire Element energy from the void would be greatly increased.

Fortunately, there was the Element Pool to regulate it; otherwise, Fire Element and Wood Element energy would occupy the majority, and the energy ratio of the entire Secret Realm would be completely unbalanced.

However, the Element Pool ultimately had its limits, and Li Zhangsheng had to restrict the Secret Realm from absorbing Fire Element and Wood Element energy every so often to avoid serious energy imbalance.

At this time, Li Zhangsheng closed his eyes, and the Seeking Dao Jade Pendant rotated above his head, reflecting him in a green light.

As one of the top ten existences among the Three Thousand Great Daos, the difficulty of comprehending the Great Five Elements Technique was naturally far beyond that of the Great Deduction Technique.

However, Li Zhangsheng had consumed Wisdom Fruit and absorbed the Five-colored Peacock Essence Blood, and crucially, he had the assistance of the Seeking Dao Jade Pendant, so even though the Great Five Elements Technique was difficult to comprehend, the progress was still quite gratifying.

Judging by the current progress, I am afraid that in less than a month, Li Zhangsheng's Great Five Elements Technique would be able to reach the introductory level.

It must be said that Ning Bizhen had already made her choice; she did not choose the same Great Five Elements Technique as Li Zhangsheng, and ultimately chose the Great Transcendence Technique.

In fact, this was reasonable, because if Li Zhangsheng cultivated the Great Five Elements Technique to perfection, the path for others who also cultivated the Great Five Elements Technique would be cut off, and they could at most reach Great Accomplishment.

There was no help for it; the rules were such.

Therefore, Ning Bizhen did not choose the Great Five Elements Technique.

As for why she chose the Great Transcendence Technique instead of the Great Light Technique, it was mainly because Ning Bizhen felt that the Underworld was chaotic, and if she had the Great Transcendence Technique, this might be an opportunity for her.

For a Small Thousand World to advance to a Medium Thousand World, it must possess the Three Realms, namely the Underworld, the Earth Realm, and the Heavenly Realm.

Besides that, the Three Realms must also have perfect rules.

In the Fairy World, there was no need to mention the Earth Realm; the Heavenly Realm seemed closed, but it was actually tending toward perfection, otherwise there would not be the Heaven and Earth Hegemony. Only the Underworld remained imperfect.

The reason was simple: even if the Three Sovereigns and Six Emperors entered the Underworld, they would be gradually assimilated by the rules of the Underworld over time, eventually becoming a part of the Underworld.

Originally, under the nourishment of the Fairy World's Heavenly Dao, the rules of the Underworld were partially perfected, but unfortunately, the Abyss invaded, and the Heavenly Dao could no longer spare the extra power to perfect the Underworld, leading to all previous efforts being wasted. The Underworld could be described as a mess, becoming a gathering place for all kinds of ghosts and monsters, and the effect of Reincarnation was greatly reduced.

Judging from the introduction of the Great Transcendence Technique, as long as the Great Transcendence Technique reached the introductory level, one could release the Light of Transcendence; it was just unknown whether it could resist the erosion of the Underworld for a long time.

If it were feasible, as long as Ning Bizhen swept through the Underworld and helped the Heavenly Dao perfect the rules of the Underworld, she would have the opportunity to become the Lord of the Underworld. At that time, even if there were no vacancies for an Emperor position, she could still become an Emperor.

Not only that, as long as one held the Underworld, one could continuously obtain merit.

Of course, to perfect the Underworld, the Great Transcendence Technique was likely not enough; the Great Reincarnation Technique would be needed, and some treasures and manpower would also be required for assistance.

(End of this chapter)