Chapter 608: Tree of Life (Second update, requesting all)

Li Zhangsheng did not hand the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit to the Chi Dragon; after all, it would take at least several months before the Chi Dragon could be of help to him.

In such a long time, with the channels he controlled, it would be enough to collect one or two treasures to help the Chi Dragon make up for its congenital deficiencies.

Rather than that, it was better to give it to Kailan, who was on the verge of breaking through; even if it could only increase the breakthrough percentage by a few points, that would still be precious.

Only in this way could the benefits be maximized; besides, by that time, Kailan's Sprite King Bloodline would surely reach the Vigorous Grade, and how could it be much worse than the Chi Dragon?

Furthermore, if the breakthrough were successful, Kailan's Half-Step Epic Quality might reach Epic Quality.

Because he controlled the channels of Tian Jingling and Zu Yu, among Li Zhangsheng's many Demon Pets, Kailan's evolution speed would certainly be faster than the others, and it was very likely that it would leap ahead to become Li Zhangsheng's strongest Demon Pet.

In the backyard, Li Zhangsheng introduced the Chi Dragon to his many Demon Pets.

Datou, who had transformed into a Golden-Eyed Peng, watched the Chi Dragon with some panic; ever since it was born, due to its overly keen intuition, it had feared the Chi Dragon, which had not yet hatched at the time.

However, now that Datou's bloodline had fused and transformed into the Kunpeng Bloodline, it was not much inferior to the Ancestral Dragon, just a grade lower in bloodline concentration.

At this moment, Kailan, acting as the head steward, took the initiative to lead the little companions to mingle with the Chi Dragon.

Of course, because the Chi Dragon was too weak, the Demon Pets were afraid of hurting it and held back most of their strength while playing.

While they were playing, Li Zhangsheng went to the spiritual plant area.

At this time, Xiaoguai was blinking her large eyes and, with a serious expression, cast the Sweet Dew Spell; one could see wisps of spiritual rain falling, nourishing the spiritual plants in the area.

After finishing the casting, Xiaoguai was a bit more exhausted; even though the Sweet Dew Spell was her innate ability, it was still quite a burden for her.

"Xiaoguai, thank you for your hard work!"

Li Zhangsheng stretched out his large hand and patted her little head; with such a diligent creature taking care of the spiritual plants, he could be considered quite at ease.

"This is my duty, then I'll go play now."

Xiaoguai tilted her head slightly, then used Earth-Shrinking to join the ranks of those playing with the Chi Dragon.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and came before that seedling.

This seedling had already grown to a height of half a meter, but it would take at least several decades for it to fully grow up.

If not for the care of the Breathing Soil, Life Water, and Xiaoguai, its growth cycle would definitely have been calculated in centuries.

However, even if it were only a few decades, Li Zhangsheng still felt it was too long; in such a long time, he might already be standing at the pinnacle of this world.

In order to accelerate the growth speed of this suspected Top-Grade Spiritual Root seedling, Li Zhangsheng decided to try the Glazed Pure Water first.

Under the guidance of Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power, a drop of crystal-clear, jade-like liquid flew out from the Jade Bottle and landed on the main trunk of the seedling.

The reason he did not let it fall on the roots was mainly to avoid waste; for a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure like Glazed Pure Water, the roots, main trunk, and even the leaves could absorb it autonomously.

In just a breath or two, this drop of Glazed Pure Water slowly soaked into the main trunk of the seedling and finally disappeared.

The next moment, a lustrous green radiance began to emanate from the seedling's main trunk, and in the blink of an eye, it completely enveloped the entire seedling.

At the same time, gusts of breeze blew from all directions; with Li Zhangsheng's eyesight, he could see a large number of substantial green light spots swarming over, crazily pouring into the seedling.

These green light spots were condensed from Wood Energy; under the successive influx of a large number of green light spots, the seedling began to shine brightly, turning into a dark green light pillar.

Fortunately, the Strengthened Breath-Concealing Restriction in the backyard was activated at all times, so outsiders naturally could not see the dark green light pillar.

It was also at this time that the seedling began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye; in the process of growth, the dark green radiance rapidly dimmed.

Even though the seedling absorbed the nearby Wood Energy, it still could not keep up with the growth speed.

Seeing this situation, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly took out hundreds of Low-tier Wood Element Demon Cores.

Li Zhangsheng had nearly ten thousand such Low-tier Demon Cores in his possession.

Crack—crack—crack—

Under the crushing force of his Mental Power, a sound like frying beans rang out; hundreds of Wood Element Demon Cores exploded simultaneously, turning into a large surge of rich Wood Energy.

Without needing Li Zhangsheng to operate it, this Wood Energy poured into the seedling continuously, providing the energy required for the seedling's growth.

Of course, the reason the seedling grew rapidly was that the Wood Energy could only be considered secondary; the key was the miraculous effect of the Glazed Pure Water.

Soon, five minutes passed.

At this time, the seedling had grown from half a meter to about three meters; even though the supplied energy was still sufficient, it almost stopped growing further.

Clearly, the efficacy of this drop of Glazed Pure Water had been almost completely absorbed by the seedling.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, this one drop of Glazed Pure Water had reduced the seedling's growth time by almost two years.

The two years here refers to the seedling's normal growth speed without the bonuses of the Breathing Soil, Life Water, and Xiaoguai.

For a Top-Grade Spiritual Root like this, it often takes over a hundred years from seedling to maturity.

Over a hundred years could be one hundred years, or it could be nine hundred years.

This bottle of Glazed Pure Water had a total of 20 drops; even if the efficacy did not diminish, it would only be equivalent to reducing 40 years of growth time, which was still far from maturity.

However, Li Zhangsheng still did not hesitate to continue adding the Glazed Pure Water.

Even an immature Top-Grade Spiritual Root still had the effect of stabilizing space and attaching to void energy; even if the effect was greatly reduced, it was still precious.

Moreover, with Li Zhangsheng's acquisition channels, it was not impossible to acquire Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures like Glazed Pure Water that could accelerate the growth of spiritual plants.

As the second drop of Glazed Pure Water was added, the seedling grew from three meters to five meters; the height increase seemed less than the first drop, but this was mainly related to the seedling's diameter becoming thicker.

Seeing that the efficacy of the Glazed Pure Water had not been greatly reduced, Li Zhangsheng felt relieved and began to add the remaining Glazed Pure Water drop by drop.

The third drop, it grew to six point seven meters.

The fourth drop, it grew to eight point one meters.

By the time all the Glazed Pure Water was added, the seedling had turned into a large tree twenty meters tall and over a meter in diameter, slightly flickering with a lustrous green light.

"Tree of Life!"

Seeing the characteristics of this small tree, Li Zhangsheng finally recognized its true identity.

In legends, the World Tree that suppresses the World Origin differentiated into ten Top-Grade Spiritual Roots of different attributes, among which were the Red Fire Dragon Scale Tree and the Tree of Life.

Furthermore, among these ten Top-Grade Spiritual Roots, the Tree of Life was the Top-Grade Spiritual Root that inherited the most origin from the World Tree; legend has it that the primordial sprites were bred from the Tree of Life.

The primordial sprites could be said to be the ancestors of the sprite race; they were exceptionally gifted, and like Quasi-Gods, they could possess the Lord-tier realm upon reaching adulthood.

However, a Primal Spirit is not easily born.

These details were obtained from a portion of Di Zhiyi's memories; as for whether they are true, who knows? After all, even Di Zhiyi learned of them from an ancient text.

Furthermore, the ancient texts Di Zhiyi had read also contained the growth cycle of the Tree of Life, which shockingly requires five hundred years.

That is to say, Li Zhangsheng likely still needs ten bottles of Glazed Pure Water to allow this Tree of Life to transition from the Growth Stage to the Mature Stage.

In fact, there is a Saturation Stage above the Mature Stage, but it requires even more time.

Unlike when it was a seedling, after reaching the Growth Stage, the Tree of Life already possesses the function of automatically absorbing surrounding Wood Energy.

Wisps of green energy flowed endlessly into the backyard, making the air in the backyard feel much more refreshing, and the training effectiveness of the Demon Pets improved to varying degrees.

Most importantly, the increase in Wood Energy concentration also significantly accelerated the growth rate of the flowers, plants, and spirit herbs in the backyard.

The closer the spirit herbs were to the Tree of Life, the faster they grew, which also led Xiaoguai to transplant important spirit herbs near the Tree of Life.

Besides this, Li Zhangsheng stomped on the ground and discovered that the hardness of the ground in the backyard had improved significantly, as if it were solid granite.

At this moment, Kailan suddenly said to Li Zhangsheng: "Li Zhangsheng, I can feel that practicing near the Tree of Life not only speeds up cultivation significantly, but it also seems to have a certain bonus for breakthroughs!"

This was an unexpected surprise!

Li Zhangsheng did not think this was Kailan's illusion, only because the Crowned Flame Bird had a similar feeling when he obtained the Red Fire Dragon Scale Tree back then.

"Did you all feel it?"

Although he felt the possibility was not high, Li Zhangsheng still looked toward the other Demon Pets.

Unfortunately, apart from Kailan, the other Demon Pets shook their heads one after another.

Li Zhangsheng did not feel disappointed; after all, this belonged to an unexpected joy.

After all matters were concluded, Li Zhangsheng reached out and beckoned, and the Chi Dragon quickly shrank to half a meter in length, coiling around Li Zhangsheng's wrist.

Li Zhangsheng turned to take out his carriage, and under his signal, Adai lifted a large chest comparable to the carriage cabin with each hand, placing them onto the carriage.

These two large chests were entirely filled with one hundred high-quality Fairy Eggs purchased from Yecheng, including two Upper-Grade Fairy Eggs.

As for that Top-Grade Quasi-God Sprite Egg, it was naturally placed in Li Zhangsheng's own bedroom, and if he went out, it would be looked after by Xiaoguai.

Clatter, clatter~

The Black Dragon and Red Dragon consciously put on the chains themselves, and under Li Zhangsheng's instruction, they flew out of the Number One Courtyard, flying toward the courtyard where Lin Wan and her daughter lived.

Li Zhangsheng possessed many privileges in the Yuanling Academy, for instance, he did not have to worry about the so-called no-fly zones at all.

During the flight, the carriage began to emit various phenomena, and coupled with the two giant dragons about thirty meters in length, it naturally attracted quite a bit of attention.

In just one minute, the two giant dragons pulled the carriage and landed in the small courtyard where Lin Wan and her daughter lived.

With his current strength and reputation, he could be said to have no worries in the Pengcheng Academy District.

Such a big commotion naturally startled Lin Wan and her daughter.

In the small courtyard, there was originally a group of cubs that had clearly been born not long ago playing, but after the two giant dragons appeared, they were so scared that they hurriedly hid inside the house.

Even though the two giant dragons had tried their best to restrain their aura, their massive dragon bodies were still awe-inspiring.

Li Zhangsheng subconsciously released his Mental Power to check the quality of this batch of cubs, preparing for the Winter Auction.

"Eh!"

But when Li Zhangsheng received the feedback from his Mental Power, he could not help but exclaim in surprise.

(End of this chapter)