thefictionvixens Chapter 570 Obtaining a Branch of the World Tree
Chapter 570 Obtaining a Branch of the World Tree
After leaving the palace of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, Chu Yang went straight to the secret realm—Tree Island.
Although it is called an island, it is more like an independent space-time.
As soon as Chu Yang stepped into this space-time, he felt a rich life force rushing towards him, refreshing his mind and body.
Colorful exotic flowers and plants cover the land, rare and exotic animals roam leisurely, and the air is filled with intoxicating fragrance, just like a fairyland.
Chu Yang remembered that in the original story, Luo Feng spent a long time before entering the Tree Island space-time, and later he only managed to get some World Tree leaves by relying on the Demon Slayer Clan clone.
In the center of the island, a colossal tree stands tall, its ancient and mysterious aura permeating the air.
This is the World Tree.
A colossal tree whose canopy stretches for a billion kilometers!
As Chu Yang approached the World Tree, the vast and boundless life force invigorated him, as if every cell in his body was cheering with joy.
"Humanity's Venerable One of Ten Thousand Laws greets the World Tree Senior."
Chu Yang bowed respectfully from a distance: "I have come here to ask you for a branch of your tree so that I may use it to comprehend the laws of life."
On the trunk of the World Tree, an aged human face appeared, its eyes as deep as the starry sky, its voice low and majestic: "Venerable One of Ten Thousand Laws, I know you! You are the human who challenged all inheritors in the World of Glory? But you want my branch? Wishful thinking!"
Chu Yang had anticipated that the World Tree wouldn't agree easily, after all, no one would give away such a treasure so easily.
He took out the token given to him by the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, a token emitting a faint glow: "Senior, this junior is from the lineage of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds..."
The World Tree's branches trembled violently, its voice tinged with disdain: "Nine Nether? Hmph, I don't care about that old fellow's face! The World Tree's branches are related to my source power, how can I easily give them away?"
Chu Yang's expression turned somewhat unpleasant; this old man was far too impolite in his speech.
Suppressing his anger, he said, "Senior, I don't covet your treasures. I only wish to use this to comprehend the laws and improve my own strength. I am willing to exchange a supreme treasure for it!"
"A treasure?" The World Tree scoffed. "Do you think I'd care?"
"Senior, I know you wouldn't care about a mere treasure."
Chu Yang remained neither humble nor arrogant; he knew that there was no benefit in directly confronting a being that had lived for countless years.
"Since you don't value this treasure, I'm willing to exchange it for something that would be helpful to you, or rather, to your descendants."
There are nine World Trees in total. Besides the strongest World Tree, there are eight others, three of which are at the Immortal level and five at the World Lord level.
Chu Yang's gaze was fixed on the five World Trees.
These eight trees were all nurtured by the strongest World Tree using its own 'tree seed', and are like its children.
However, after so many years, there are still five trees that are still at the realm master level.
As is well known, world lords generally only have a lifespan of tens of millions of years, and the World Tree, a special life form, is no exception. Once its lifespan is up, if it cannot break through to immortality, death is its only option.
Don't assume that these special life forms can break through easily. In fact, the stronger their life genes are, the more difficult it is for them to break through.
Of course, their strength increased dramatically after their breakthrough.
"What do you mean?" The World Tree's words carried a hint of anger. In his eyes, every life that coveted his branches and leaves was a bad thing and was trying to trick him out of his branches.
"Since you live as long as the heavens, you naturally wouldn't care about such worldly possessions!"
Chu Yang's tone was calm, with a hint of sarcasm: "But what about your descendants? They may not be as lucky as you."
The World Tree fell silent, its massive canopy swaying slightly, as if pondering the meaning of Chu Yang's words.
Its deep, star-like eyes were fixed on Chu Yang, as if trying to see right through him.
"What exactly do you mean?"
The World Tree's voice was deep, carrying a hint of barely perceptible tension.
Chu Yang's lips curled into a confident smile: "I know you have five descendants, senior, who are still at the Realm Lord level. A Realm Lord's lifespan is only a few million years. With their talent, their hope of breaking through to immortality is slim. Wouldn't it be a pity if their lifespan were to run out?"
In the original story, Luo Feng was bound by the original core within the Golden Horned Beast for 80,000 years before finally creating the ultimate secret technique and breaking through to immortality.
This is just the Golden Horned Beast. You should know that the Golden Horned Beast's gene multiplier is generally only about ten times that of humans, but the World Tree is far stronger than the Golden Horned Beast race.
Of course, when Luo Feng broke through, the life gene level of his Earthling clone also reached three thousand times, which was not much inferior to the World Tree.
The trunk of the most powerful World Tree trembled violently, its voice tinged with anger: "How dare you plot against my descendants!!"
"This junior wouldn't dare!"
Chu Yang maintained his respectful demeanor: "Within our human race, there is a school of thought. In the last twelve hundred years, three powerful individuals at the King level have ascended to the Immortal realm after mastering the essence of this school!"
"Furthermore, thousands of realm lords broke through to become immortals after hearing this school's teachings for the first time!"
The World Tree fell silent. Its massive canopy stopped trembling, with only a few leaves swaying slightly, as if weighing the pros and cons. Chu Yang didn't urge it either. He knew that this kind of old monster was most responsive to gentle persuasion than force; the more you pressured it, the more it would oppose you.
After a long silence, the World Tree finally spoke, its voice so deep it seemed to come from the earth itself: "Venerable One of Ten Thousand Laws, what is the origin of this school of thought you speak of?"
"This school of thought is called the One Beginning School, and it follows the path of fusing different laws, such as the Metal Time Fusion Law and the Wood Time Fusion Law!"
Chu Yang spoke fluently, completely unconcerned about the World Tree's surprised gaze: "To be honest, senior, I am the founder of this school!"
"The First School?" The World Tree's voice carried a hint of doubt, clearly indicating that it had never heard of this name before.
"The fusion of laws from different locations? This... is unheard of!"
Chu Yang smiled slightly, knowing that his words had piqued the World Tree's interest. This was exactly the effect he wanted.
"You're quite ignorant, senior!"
Chu Yang feigned profundity and said, "This universe is vast and boundless, with countless secret techniques. It's normal that you don't know them, senior. You should know about the Lord of Qingfeng! He followed the path of integrating the laws of time and wood."
He paused, then continued, "My school of thought integrates laws of different attributes to break through bottlenecks and enhance strength."
"For example, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are the lower laws of space, while wind, lightning, and light are the lower laws of time. If one can fuse two of these with different proportions, one's strength will experience a qualitative leap!"
The World Tree fell silent. It had lived for countless years, witnessed countless geniuses, and seen all sorts of cultivation methods, but this "fusion of laws from different positions" that Chu Yang had mentioned was something it had never heard of before.
"Words are meaningless!" A hint of doubt flashed in the World Tree's enormous eyes. "How can you prove that what you say is true?"
Chu Yang was prepared. He flipped his hand, and a sphere radiating brilliant golden light and a rich wood-attribute aura appeared in his palm.
"This is the prototype of the Wood-Time Fusion Law!"
Chu Yang said calmly, "Although it's only a prototype, it's enough to prove that what I said is true."
The World Tree stared intently at the sphere in Chu Yang's hand, its massive canopy trembling slightly, as if it were somewhat excited.
"This...how is this possible?" The World Tree's voice was filled with disbelief. "The laws of time and wood can actually be fused together?"
Facts speak louder than words!
Chu Yang tossed the sphere toward the World Tree: "Senior, you might want to experience it carefully."
The World Tree extended a branch, gently wrapped it around the sphere, and carefully sensed the fluctuations of the laws within it.
After a long silence, it finally spoke, its voice trembling slightly: "Incredible! It really can fuse!"
Chu Yang smiled slightly, observing the World Tree's reaction, and realized that he had successfully piqued the interest of this ancient being, which was exactly the result he wanted.
This strongest World Tree is comparable to the Lord of the Universe. If we can establish a good relationship with it, it will be of great benefit to Chu Yang, and even to the future development of the Yi Shi School.
The massive canopy swayed gently, as if still processing the information it had just received.
Chu Yang smiled and said, "If your descendants can learn the essence of this school, they may be able to break through the limitations of the Realm Lord in a short period of time and gain the opportunity to become immortal."
"Venerable One of Ten Thousand Laws, is what you say true?"
"Of course, if you have friends in the Hongmeng, you can inquire about a new school of thought that the human race has recently developed, which is also the most popular path of cultivation right now."
Chu Yang chuckled inwardly; the old guy had finally taken the bait.
"Let me think about it!"
The World Tree's voice fell silent for a moment, then rang out again: "Venerable One of Ten Thousand Laws, I must say, I admire you greatly!"
Just now, he used a secret method to inquire with his friend, and the conclusion he received was the same as what Chu Yang had said.
Hearing the World Tree's praise, Chu Yang remained calm and humbly replied, "Senior, you flatter me. It's just a few minor skills, not worth mentioning."
The World Tree remained silent for a moment, its enormous canopy slowly drooping down, as if an old man were deep in thought.
"Venerable One of Ten Thousand Laws, your method of fusing laws is indeed exquisite, but my descendants are a special case. Their life forms are different from your human race. I wonder if it will be applicable?"
Chu Yang had anticipated this question from the World Tree, and he confidently replied, "Senior, you are overthinking it. The laws are inherently interconnected, and all life forms can comprehend them. It's just that different life forms perceive the laws differently. I can make slight adjustments based on the circumstances of your descendants to make them easier to understand and master."
The World Tree's canopy swayed slightly, as if it were somewhat moved.
Finally, he slowly spoke: "I can give you a branch, but you must guarantee that my descendants will be able to learn your cultivation methods."
The World Tree did not force Chu Yang to help his descendants advance to immortality; no one can guarantee such a thing.
"Great!" Chu Yang was overjoyed, but he remained outwardly calm.
Once the world tree is on its own ship and follows a particular school of thought, it won't be afraid of him changing his mind later.
After all, this is a relatively novel path, and without the guidance of predecessors, it would be difficult to go very far.
The World Tree stretched out a branch, and with a gentle stroke, a section of the branch, exuding a rich life force, slowly drifted down.
Chu Yang quickly reached out and caught it. The surface was warm and smooth like jade, and a surge of powerful life force flowed into his body, invigorating him.
"Planting this branch into your divine kingdom will make it incredibly stable and will at least double your combat power!" the World Tree said calmly.
"Thank you, senior!" Chu Yang bowed respectfully.
"However," the World Tree's voice suddenly turned low, carrying a hint of warning, "I'll make this clear from the start: if what you say is false, or detrimental to my descendants, I will make you pay the price!"
Chu Yang's expression remained unchanged, and he maintained a respectful posture. "Senior, rest assured, how could I dare to deceive you? My actions are for the common progress of all races in the universe, and to enable more lives to break through their own limitations and reach higher realms."
His words were spoken in a grand and dignified manner, as if he were some kind of savior of the universe. Even he himself almost believed them.
The World Tree seemed satisfied with his explanation, and its massive canopy unfurled once more.
"Very well, since that's the case, I'll trust you this once. After I gather my descendants, I'll ask the Venerable One to guide me through this difficult time."
"Please go ahead, senior." Chu Yang gestured for him to proceed.
The roots of the World Tree twitched slightly, and an invisible wave spread out, as if summoning something.
Before long, five rather short World Trees came into Chu Yang's view.
Although they are not as tall and majestic as the strongest World Tree, they still exude a powerful life force, clearly having reached the peak of the World Lord level.
Chu Yang guessed that, in terms of strength, these three World Trees at the World Lord level were probably no less powerful than those at the King level.
The three smaller World Trees came to the side of the strongest World Tree and curiously looked at Chu Yang.
"Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth!"
The voice of the most powerful World Tree carried a hint of benevolence: "This is the Human Race's Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws. He has mastered a miraculous cultivation method that can help you break through the limitations of a World Lord and become immortal!"
Upon hearing this, the five little World Trees became excited.
Although they are young, they know what it means to become immortal.
"Really?" The golden World Tree spoke first, its voice clear and melodious, like a golden bell.
"Of course it's true."
Chu Yang's eyes twitched involuntarily as he watched the "tree branch" fall.
This thing, rather than being called a tree branch, is more like a floating mountain!
It stretches for hundreds of kilometers and has a diameter of over one kilometer, covered with enormous leaves that shimmer like jade and glow with fluorescent light.
Moreover, judging from the power of this small section of the World Tree branch, if it were to fall, it could probably crush a small galaxy.
He quickly mobilized the power of his divine kingdom to take the enormous creature into his possession.
The divine realm space trembled, as if it were cheering and jumping for joy.
Chu Yang could clearly sense that the stability of the Divine Kingdom space had improved by more than one level.
The World Tree hadn't lied to him; the reinforcement effect of this branch on the divine kingdom was immediate.
"Their cultivation will be entrusted to the Venerable One." The voice of the strongest World Tree interrupted Chu Yang's thoughts.
Chu Yang snapped out of his daze and looked at the five small World Trees.
The five little ones were curiously observing him, their eyes filled with anticipation. (End of Chapter)