Astral Gods

Chapter 89, "Accelerated Growth of Fate Seeds," will be available tomorrow.

The return of Tiannanxing was just a minor incident, having almost no impact on the tribe as a whole. Before long, everyone forgot about it and returned to their peaceful lives.

In June, Zishan was promoted to intermediate-level warrior at the ninth age.

It crawled out of the nest, ate the fruit given to it by the purple wormwood to restore its strength, and then spat out the broad-leaved broad-eyed orchid seed that was gestating in its life sac. It also put a cypress seed into its life sac to gestate as a life seed.

"Finally, it has advanced to the nine-year stage!" After putting the seed into her life pouch, Yew breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Yes, it's really not easy." Zi Ai also felt quite emotional about this. Zi Shan's situation was too unusual. She had never seen a similar precedent before. There were many problems and setbacks during the evolution process.

Fortunately, no matter what, the yew has advanced to the nine-year stage. As long as it passes the advanced stage, it should not have any problems for the next ten years.

"Let's sow the seeds of the broadleaf orchid!"

"no problem."

The two brothers took the seed to a prepared open space and planted it, quietly waiting for it to take root and sprout.

Just then, Lord Purple Plum arrived just in time. He hadn't found any insects in the two brothers' nest, so he searched all the way here and finally landed in front of the two insects.

"You've reached the ninth grade?"

"Yes!"

"Have the broadleaf orchid seeds already been sown?"

"The seeds have been sown, and they should take root and sprout in a few days."

"That's good."

Lord Zili said, "You will be promoted to advanced warrior next year. I am afraid that the growth time of the divinely bestowed life seed will be insufficient and will delay your evolution. Therefore, I contacted a few insectoid warriors to help you speed up the growth time of the life seed."

"Then, I'll have both the broadleaf orchid and the tulip tree enhance their abilities."

Zishan asked hesitantly, "Isn't it said that it's best not to reveal the matter of the divinely bestowed seed to outsiders?"

"One or two plants don't matter. When the time comes, just say that the tulip tree seedlings were conceived by Artemisia argyi, and the broadleaf orchid seedlings were conceived by you. No insects will doubt it."

Besides, as you get older, it doesn't matter if some small secrets are leaked. As long as you protect yourself, there won't be any major problems.

"When you advance to the Mountain Lord level, then the Lord level, so what if the outside world finds out that your destiny seed can give birth to a divinely bestowed seed? I don't believe they'll still dare to invade the territory of our Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe!"

"All right!"

Lord Zili acted swiftly, and within two days he had invited the Zerg warriors over.

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In the greenhouse where the yew and tulip tree seedlings take root on the Ziling Plain—

At this moment, in addition to a few Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors, there are also five alien Zerg Warriors here.

Lord Zili waved his tentacles at Zishan and Ziai: "Ziai, Zishan, these are insectoid warriors with wood-type support abilities that I invited from Xiangjiao Island."

They've come today to help your divinely gifted seeds accelerate their growth.

Zi Ai waved her antennae at the Zerg warriors and said, "Thank you all!"

The yew tree followed behind it, echoing, "Thank you all for your help."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all," the Zerg warriors replied politely.

They weren't being modest; the Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe had spent raw stones to hire them to work, and they were actually hoping for more of these "troublesome tasks"—otherwise, how would they earn extra money?

After exchanging pleasantries, Lord Zili began to introduce the Zerg warriors he had brought to the two brothers.

It raised its claw and pointed at a round, plump Zerg warrior with apple-sized white spots on its black elytra and said, "You should be very familiar with this Lord Willow Catkins."

The two brothers waved their antennae and greeted the large beetle: "Greetings, Lord Willow Catkins!"

As for the Lord of Willow Catkin Mountain, he has been helping the insectoid warriors on Purple Ridge strengthen their root systems during this time. Since they see each other all the time, they are indeed quite familiar with each other.

Then Lord Zili pointed to the second Zerg warrior, who was greenish-brown with a slight brown tinge, had a slender build, and exceptionally long antennae, and introduced him: "This is Lord Nandan."

The Lord of Nandan Mountain also began to introduce himself: "I am the Rice Thorn Bug Warrior, a fifth-year-old Lord of the Mountain, and I possess the Leaf Burst ability, one of the Wood-type support abilities."

"Hello Lord Nandan!"

The third Zerg warrior was a Butterfly, its body light brown with eye-like patterns on its wings: "This is Lord Windflower!"

"I am a Rice-Eyebrow Butterfly warrior, a seventh-instar mountain lord, possessing a multiplied photosynthetic ability among wood-type support abilities!"

"Greetings, Lord Fenghua!" The two brothers were somewhat confused about what "multiple photosynthetic capacity" meant, but it sounded like it was related to photosynthesis.

The fourth Zerg warrior was a yellowish-green Zerg with a large carapace, a small head, and a somewhat bloated appearance: "This is Lord Bai Xian Mountain."

"I am the Great Green Elephant Warrior, a five-year-old mountain lord, possessing the branch hardening ability among wood-type support abilities."

Greetings, Lord Bai Xian!

The fifth Zerg warrior's carapace was also round and resembled that of the Willow Catkin Mountain Lord. However, the difference was that this Zerg warrior's carapace was red with seven huge black spots on it.

Even without an introduction, everyone knows its species: ladybug, one of the 17 major tribes on Banana Island: "Black Date Mountain Lord".

Greetings, Lord of Black Date Mountain!

The ladybug warrior tapped its antennae in response: "Yes, I possess wood-type growth abilities, which allow plants to grow at twice the speed."

After introducing the Zerg warriors one by one, everyone immediately turned their attention to the Liriodendron chinense's divinely bestowed seed, which was about to unleash its enhanced abilities.

This divinely bestowed seed is not tall, only about 60 or 70 centimeters high, and looks like it was just planted not long ago.

Before the insects could have any doubts, Lord Purple Plum took the initiative to say, "The tulip tree is a life seed conceived by Purple Artemisia at the intermediate stage of the ninth instar, and it was only planted not long ago."

"Oh." Although they sensed something was amiss, none of the insects asked any further questions. They were paid to do their jobs, and it wasn't their place to concern themselves with anything else.

"Who will use their abilities first?"

The owner of Liuxu Mountain volunteered, "I'll do it!"

It possesses the ability to take root. No matter what kind of plant it is, it must first have a strong root system to grow vigorously. It is the most suitable to take the lead, not to mention that it is about to join the Rhinoceros Beetle tribe, and now is the time for it to show its strength.

It approached the Liriodendron chinense, its tentacles gathering primal energy. A green primal force struck the tree trunk, and the primal force slowly seeped into the tree.

After the Lord of Liuxu Mountain finished using his abilities, he took the initiative to retreat.

At the summit of Baixian Mountain, where Liuxu Mountain was located, it raised its thick forelegs, and a solid, jade-like green light condensed at the tip of its foot. Within the light, one could vaguely see patterns like hard stone—this was its unique ability to harden its branches.

The light fell on the tulip tree seed, creating a wonderful resonance with the rooting power of the Willow Catkin Mountain Lord, and the originally soft trunk seemed to be infused with the resilience of a rock.

"My turn!" The Nandan Mountain Master was agile and full of vitality. It leaped to the side of the tulip tree branch, and its body burst out with streams of emerald green light. These streams of light separated from its body and merged into the tree trunk.

Unlike the previous two mountain lords, these streams of light were not as restrained in their power. Wherever they passed, tender green buds sprouted on the originally sparse branches. The buds unfurled at a speed visible to the naked eye and grew into several tender new leaves in the blink of an eye. The veins on the leaves were clear and full of vitality.

The Lord of Windflower Mountain followed closely behind. Its ability was even more peculiar. A faint golden halo emanated from its body. As the halo spread, it transformed into countless tiny particles of light, like morning dew clinging to the leaves of the tulip tree.

This is the super photosynthetic capacity, which can accelerate the photosynthesis of leaves. Under the light particles, the new leaves become even greener and brighter, and even begin to emit a faint fragrance.

Finally, the Black Jujube Mountain Lord appeared, surrounded by deep green primal energy, its aura calm and profound.

It walked up to the tulip tree, and the seven large black spots on its carapace turned from black to green. Clumps of deep green primal energy emanated from its body, seeping into the soil and perfectly merging with the rooting power of the Willow Catkin Mountain Master.

Once the accelerated growth ability is unleashed, the entire tulip tree undergoes a qualitative leap. Its roots spread through the soil at a visible speed, while its branches, leaves, and trunk greedily absorb the primal energy of nature.

A small vortex of the Force even formed at the top of the tree.

Upon seeing this, Zishan and Ziai immediately took out the raw stone they had prepared in advance to scrape and replenish the original power of the Liriodendron chinense seed.

After the mountain lords finished demonstrating their abilities, the Black Date Mountain Lord reminded the Purple Plum Lord of the necessary precautions.

"With the enhancement of our abilities, the growth rate of this divinely bestowed seed can reach 3-5 times that of its normal growth state."

However, these abilities have limitations; they will become ineffective after about a week and can only be used once every two weeks.

If you provide it with more treasures containing primal energy, its growth rate can be even faster.

I heard that your Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe purchased a treasure from the Flame Spider Merchant that increases the amount of time you spend in sunlight, which should also help increase your growth rate.

"I'll replenish its Force, but it will be a bit of a hassle for you guys to make a trip every two weeks from now on!"

"No problem."

Lord Zili gently tapped Zishan's head with his antennae: "This little warrior also possesses a divinely bestowed seed. It has just been planted. Once it grows a bit more, we'll need you all to use your abilities to strengthen it."

"Another divinely bestowed seed?" The insects' eyes lit up, and Lord Fenghua couldn't help but exclaim, "Lord Zili is so generous!"

Lord Purple Plum charges a hefty price to have them use their abilities once. Lord Willow Catkins was recruited by the Rhinoceros Golden Turtle tribe, and they will provide it with a batch of resources for evolution at the end of the year, without needing to provide any additional Primogems.

The Lord of Nandan Mountain requires 200 Primogems to use his ability once, the Lord of Fenghua Mountain requires 200 Primogems to use his ability once, the Lord of Baixian Mountain requires 400 Primogems to use his ability once, and the Lord of Heizao Mountain has the highest appearance price, requiring 800 Primogems to use his ability once.

If we really include the cost of the Mountain Lord of Willow Catkins, a single trip would cost at least two thousand raw stones, which is equivalent to the annual output of two ordinary life seeds of a Mountain Lord-level warrior.

Moreover, these abilities can only be maintained for a week, and they need to be used at least twice a month, which requires four thousand primal stones.

If you really want your destiny seed to undergo a significant change and reach a certain scale, you won't see any noticeable effect without using your abilities ten or eight times to stack them together.

Just hiring them is an extremely high cost, not to mention all sorts of other miscellaneous expenses. It's impossible to stop without spending at least 20,000 to 30,000 ore stones.

If they come a few more times, a mountain lord's entire year's work will be wasted. It's fair to say that most Zerg warriors wouldn't be willing to make such a waste.

Customers are reluctant to part with their businesses, making it difficult for them to operate. They can usually only utilize their abilities within their own tribes.

Lord Purple Plum was willing to invest in two divinely bestowed seeds, making him a major customer.

Actually, it's just that the other life forms of the yew tree are not suitable for exposure, otherwise Lord Zili would have wanted them to give all the life forms of the yew tree an ability.

After using their abilities, the mountain lords all left Ziling, except for Mountain Lord Liuxu, who remained.

Seeing that the other insects had left, the Willow Catkin Mountain Lord could no longer contain its curiosity. It raised its paw and pointed at the Liriodendron chinense seed: "Lord Purple Plum, your tribe's little warriors have too many divinely bestowed seeds, don't they?"

I've seen six of them, plus this tulip tree, a divinely bestowed seed, and the yew tree you mentioned that was just planted, also a divinely bestowed seed, making a total of eight!

The Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe was ultimately just a small tribe with only a few hundred members; it's hard to believe they would entrust two or three divinely bestowed seeds to a young warrior to nurture.

But this is almost a double-digit number of divinely bestowed seeds, and even if it's stupid, it knows that something is unusual.

Lord Zili did not respond directly, but said, "Lord Liuxu, there are some things that are not convenient to tell you now. You will gradually learn about the inside story after you join our tribe."

Since Lord Zili has said this, it's clear that Lord Liuxu should stop asking about this matter. Naturally, it won't be foolish enough to ask any more questions.

Lord Zili spoke about matters related to this ability enhancement: "Lord Liuxu, based on your experience, after these ability enhancements, and with the assistance of various primal force treasures, how many times can the Divine Seed grow each month at the fastest?"

The mountain lord of Liuxu calculated: "After our various abilities are combined, as long as the original force and fertilizer are sufficient, we can achieve a growth rate of about four times."

The plants on Ziling Mountain are also exposed to artificial light, allowing them to photosynthesize for four hours longer each day than other plants.

If you were to invest in more Force soil fertilizer, original liquid, or use things like God-given Seed remnants or Force gems regardless of the cost, the growth rate would be even faster, probably increasing by five or six times.

"Grow for a week, rest for a week, and use your abilities twice a month. This averages out to be three times the growth rate!"

That means that the growth of the divinely bestowed seed in half a year is equivalent to the growth in a year and a half under normal conditions, which is already quite remarkable.

The mountain master of Willow Catkins said, "I have heard that some bee clans can collect pollen, peel off the peel and pulp of life-type fruits, and mix them together to make primal force honey that enhances life force."

This honey can be digested by both Zerg warriors and Lifeforms, and it is extremely helpful for the growth of Lifeforms, even more so than the Force fertilizer and the original liquid combined.

Lord Zili asked impatiently, "Where can I buy it?"

"The Black Pine Rock Bee Tribe sells them, but they're quite expensive. One jar costs three thousand raw stones. If you dilute it with water and use it on the Iron Holly God-given Seed, it will last for two or three months!"

Lord Zili clenched his teeth and said firmly, "Buy!"