Chapter 297: 188, Supporting Mulberry Tree, Golden Crow's Body (4k Big Chapter)
In this dark space, his consciousness was nourished and grew stronger.
From a bundle of consciousness, it gradually evolved into Divine Soul, which could perceive the external world and whether it was daytime or night.
I'm underground...
Day after day, after witnessing the world's day and night change a thousand times, Xu Xing's weak Divine Soul grew stronger. He was able to perceive light and even hear sounds, like the mountain woodcutter's song.
"Watching chess, the axe handle rots away, THWACK THWACK, the sound of chopping wood does play. Slowly I walk by Cloud Valley's pass, selling firewood for wine, my spirits joyfully amass..."
"I know these ancient woods, climb cliffs and cross the range, with axe in hand, dead vines I change. Gathered to a bundle, I sing upon the market road, for three liters of rice, I trade my woody load... Those I meet, be they immortal or of the Dao's true way, sit quietly with me, The Yellow Court's truths to convey..."
The woodcutter's song grew louder before fading away. After a moment, only an echo lingered in the valley, accompanied by the chattering of apes.
When cultivating Divine Soul, meditate on the "Dragon Flame Sacred Jiao Method"...
Xu Xing's consciousness submerged, drawing the Saint Jiao Dharma Phase in his mind with Divine Sense, studying it repeatedly to strengthen his Divine Soul.
Thus, an unknown number of days and nights passed.
All he knew was that the woodcutter's singing voice changed from young to old, then from old back to young, more than ten times over.
His Divine Soul blazed like fire.
Emerging from the darkness, he saw the blazing Great Sun and basked in its sunlight.
Is it just an ordinary mulberry seedling?
Xu Xing looked down at himself, discovering that he had transformed into a small tree no taller than three feet.
Moreover, this tree seemed ordinary, with no divine characteristics, just a common Mulberry Tree. Its branches were laden with green mulberry leaves.
No, it's not just an ordinary mulberry seedling. This tree has a Yang-property aura and other divine characteristics. It is pregnant, a treasure getting high on itself...
Xu Xing inspected this mulberry wood, discovering layers of innate law prohibitions hidden inside, from the roots to the crown.
These law prohibitions contained the Dao and laws, extremely intricate, as if they concealed a shocking secret.
Moreover, the Immortal Fate and Destiny in my Taoist Fruits column don't seem to be on cooldown. Can they still be solidified?
A human body? A Yin Soul Body?
With his powerful Divine Soul Power, he could immerse his consciousness in his mental space, sense the Bronze Ancient Mirror, and see the various Destinies and Immortal Fates solidified by Taoist Fruits upon it.
These Destinies and Immortal Fates had disintegrated, and he needed to solidify them once more.
This was similar to his last reincarnation in the Bloodline World.
Let's try to solidify the Bright Yellow Destiny 'Righteous Hero' first...
Xu Xing focused his gaze on the 'Righteous Hero' Destiny, which he had long left unattended.
This Bright Yellow Destiny, 'Righteous Hero', was one he had condensed during his first trial instance.
However, this Destiny was of no great use to him, so it had remained idle in the Destiny column, not yet solidified using Taoist Fruits.
A peculiar sensation welled up within him.
The Mulberry Tree swayed gently.
A patch of mulberry leaves on one of its branches yellowed; that branch, compared to others, also appeared somewhat withered and dry, as if its life Origin Energy had been extracted.
A significant amount of life Origin Energy has been consumed...
I've lost about ten percent.
Seeing this, Xu Xing frowned deeply.
Logically, this Mulberry Tree, born of "Earthly Pregnancy" and containing innate law prohibitions, should possess robust Origin Energy. It shouldn't suffer such a conspicuous loss of essence after solidifying a mere Bright Yellow Destiny.
No, it's not that the Mulberry Tree lost ten percent of its Origin Energy. Rather, the part that I control lost ten percent of its Origin Energy.
After a brief investigation, Xu Xing understood the reason.
He had been "Earthly Pregnanted" forth, a weak Divine Soul birthed by this Immortal Plant.
The Immortal Plant was his true body.
However—
By visualizing the Dragon Flame Sacred Jiao, his Divine Soul had grown strong, and he had chosen to emerge prematurely.
Therefore, this Immortal Plant had not yet fully integrated with him. He only controlled its exterior, not its true core Origin Energy.
Emerging prematurely is a good thing. If I had continued to grow for countless years, integrating with it...
Who knows how long it would have taken to be born?
Xu Xing was not disheartened.
By emerging prematurely, under his conscious control, he could refine this Immortal Plant much faster.
Moreover, since he could solidify the Bright Yellow Destiny 'Righteous Hero', he could also solidify other Destinies and Immortal Fates.
In that case, the potential of this Immortal Plant would undoubtedly far exceed its current state.
This Immortal Plant...
It seems to be related to the immortal seed that Giant Sword Daoist Monarch gave me...
Just as Xu Xing was about to try absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish his true body, he inadvertently noticed the yellowed immortal seed.
This immortal seed had sprouted.
Its aura was somewhat similar to that of this mulberry Immortal Plant.
What kind of seed is this? My reincarnation into the Emperor Jin World as a Mulberry Tree must be inextricably linked to the Eighth Extremes Immortal Life: Fusang Golden Crow...
But this immortal seed from the Main World...
Xu Xing pondered but could not find an answer.
It couldn't be such a coincidence that the immortal seed was also a mulberry seed.
I accepted the secret decree, the Agriculture Edict given by Sect Master Ren Yuanrui. If I succeed in forming the Dao Pill, Ren Yuanrui will probably appear to meet me, just like during the second Fate Deduction in the Returning Core Realm...
Perhaps he knows the origin of this immortal seed.
Further thought was fruitless. Xu Xing suppressed his curiosity and focused on absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
One day...
Two days...
「On about the fifth day.」
A young man dressed as a woodcutter arrived in this stretch of woods.
His face was dark, clearly indicating a poor upbringing, and he carried a hoe on his shoulder. He looked left and right, seemingly searching for a suitable Mulberry Tree in the mulberry forest.
Is it because of the 'Righteous Hero' Destiny?
When the young man paused before the Mulberry Tree in which Xu Xing resided, Xu Xing opened his eyes and observed him.