redvbooks #805 - Small tree spirit
#805 - Small tree spirit
"Everyone, please report how much lifespan you have left."
Amidst the swirling spiritual mist, on a small plaza outside the forbidden grounds of the Flowing Cloud Sect, Liang Yue sat seemingly casually beneath a peach tree laden with large, pinkish-white peaches.
Opposite him, a group of people stood neatly arranged.
Needless to say, these were his disciples whose own aptitude and opportunities were lacking, trapped in place for a long time, unable to break through their bottlenecks.
Among these people, some were from the older generation, having been taken into the Heavenly Sect's fold before the founding of the New Dynasty; some were even the first batch of inner disciples that he and Teacher Jingxiang had rescued from the hands of human traffickers back then…
Besides these, there were naturally some who were a bit younger~
However, this so-called "younger" was at most a few decades younger; in the eyes of cultivators, this distance was nothing, at most just a matter of seniority.
But then again, in the real immortal cultivation world, sects didn't consider the order of entry or age when ranking seniority; they basically all based it on the level of cultivation.
Of course, among them, besides the Flowing Cloud Sect disciples from this DC world, there were also some from the mountain gates of Water Margin Heroes and Wind and Cloud World.
Some people even came from the Xia Country in the stronghold world, from the Talisman Cultivation lineage~
All in all, there were more than three hundred people.
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"Reporting to Master, this disciple is currently in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, with about a thousand years of lifespan left. Previously, I followed you in seclusion in that River of Time, unable to break through. Now~ I probably only have a few decades left to live."
An old man with white hair and a wrinkled face cupped his hands towards him with a look of shame.
"This disciple is also in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and the situation is similar to that of Senior Brother Wu. I should only have less than a hundred years of lifespan left."
Another white-haired old man bowed to him from the side.
"This disciple's cultivation is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and I have a total of more than a hundred years of lifespan left. This disciple is ashamed!"
The speaker was still an old man, and after speaking, his old eyes cautiously and quickly glanced at Liang Yue here…
"This disciple's current cultivation is at the Great Perfection of the late Nascent Soul realm, and I have about ten years of lifespan left."
"This disciple is in the early stage of the Transformation God realm, and I have about a hundred years of lifespan left."
"This disciple has been trapped in the late Nascent Soul realm, and I have less than a hundred years of lifespan left."
"This disciple…"
…
These three to four hundred people were either Liang Yue's disciples or outstanding talents who had been personally recruited from Xia Country with his consent.
In normal times, they would always call him Master or Grandmaster.
Now, they were all white-haired and approaching the twilight of their lives, some even on the verge of death.
As the teacher of these people, Liang Yue naturally couldn't show no reaction.
Although each of these disciples had poor aptitude, their Nascent Soul and Transformation God realm cultivation levels were purely built up with time and various resources.
But in fact, cultivators of this level could be considered the backbone and middle-level core members in any cultivation sect. It would be a pity to have them taken away by the River of Time.
"Alas~"
Thinking of this, Liang Yue sighed lightly, flipped his sleeve, and summoned a mass of water vapor energy from his dantian's small world, about the size of a millstone.
At this time, Liang Yue's cultivation had already reached the Tribulation Transcending stage, and the "water vapor" energy evaporated from his dantian's small tree was naturally no longer what it used to be.
The liquid as a whole was faintly purple, and under the illumination of the sky, it faintly reflected a colorful glow.
As soon as it appeared, the special fragrant meaning immediately caused a kind of agitation in this world.
The peach trees beside him, the flying insects and small beasts hidden in the peach leaves, the birds flying in the sky, and everything around him were unconsciously attracted by this liquid.
In just a moment of energy volatilization and evaporation, they were nourished with even better spirituality. The vegetation was lush, and the small beasts and birds were restless, eager to try.
Even more so, strange phenomena appeared above the sky because of this. A piece of magnificent purple energy quietly gathered, echoing this mass of water vapor energy from afar.
A pure life force was hidden within, like a deep sea undertow, surging endlessly!
"One small ball per person, swallow it, refine it."
The reason why this place was called the forbidden ground of his Flowing Cloud Sect was that the Azure Tree was planted deep in the peach forest.
As Liang Yue and the others had planned back then, the Azure Tree was planted in the center of this forbidden ground, responsible for transforming the heaven and earth spiritual energy.
A deep pit was dug near the small tree to store water. Under the nourishment of pure heaven and earth spiritual energy year after year, this water had turned into a lake of extremely high-quality spiritual water.
And on the periphery of the spirit lake was the sect's forbidden ground courtyard, composed of peach forests, bamboo forests, tea gardens, and even various medicinal materials and spirit fruits, providing cultivation resources for the Flowing Cloud Mountain Gate all year round.
In fact, it wasn't just his Flowing Cloud Sect; other sects and forces that had exchanged the planting qualifications of the small tree from Liang Yue basically had such a forbidden ground.
Heavily guarded by the trusted armed forces of the major mountain gates.
First, it was to ensure the long-term safety of the small tree, ensure the stability and longevity of the heaven and earth spiritual energy, and maintain a batch of cultivation resources around the small tree.
Secondly, in addition to being able to transform the heaven and earth spiritual energy, the Azure Tree itself could also condense another magical substance.
The existence of the small tree was originally a wonderful creation that Liang Yue had replicated after observing the transformation principle and mechanism of the World Tree during his years.
As for the World Tree, which served as a template, absorbing energy and matter from the void and spitting out heaven and earth spiritual energy was actually just a byproduct used to feed back to nature.
Synthesizing the energy and matter needed for its own growth was its main purpose.
Therefore, the Azure Tree, created using the same principle, could naturally produce a magical energy substance inside the small tree while transforming the heaven and earth spiritual energy.
Liang Yue had studied this thing for a while. It was originally emerald green, and most of it was absorbed by the main body of the Azure Tree to maintain its own existence and healthy operation.
The remaining small part was stored inside the small tree in the form of emerald green liquid and could be taken.
This liquid was a product of energy and matter being purified, filtered, and compressed. It was rich in vitality energy and could be used as a special natural treasure.
After taking it, it could be refined to increase cultivation, or it could be converted into nutrients needed by the human body to repair injuries.
However, the liquid itself had strong wood-attribute energy and had a certain degree of erosion, so it could not be taken for a long time.
After excessive consumption, it would produce abnormal reactions in the user's body. In mild cases, it would destroy the balance of the five elements in the human body and hinder cultivation. In severe cases, the internal organs, bones, etc. would turn into wood…
For the current world of superhumans, where the top combat power's cultivation realm was still stuck in the Foundation Establishment stage, taking one drop every two or three years was already the limit.
However, the efficacy of this liquid was extraordinary. The powerful life activity it contained could be used to increase lifespan to a limited extent.
Excessive consumption by the human body would produce adverse reactions, but there were not so many taboos for various herbs, fruits, and spiritual plants, which were also plants.
After being diluted, it could be used to irrigate various spiritual plants and herbs.
In addition to ensuring the health of various crops, it could also accelerate ripening and increase the various medicinal powers of the plants.
And there was a certain chance that these herbs and spiritual plants would mutate, and even have the effect of increasing their level!
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