Chapter 10

The great calamity of Taicang has temporarily come to a close.

Ji Xia's consciousness took on a human form, gazing at the black trunk of the divine tree in his mind, a hint of excitement in his heart.

The power of the Yin Army Nest and the Sword of Revenge was fully demonstrated in the battle against the Jougoku nation.

And these two divine objects were merely things that grew from the first layer of branches of the divine tree. Ji Xia had a premonition that the higher the branches, the more powerful the divine objects that would grow on them!

Perhaps, the planets he saw on the upper layers of the divine tree were all real.

"I wonder when the divine tree will bear fruit again?"

Ji Xia stroked his chin, pondering.

The divine tree seemed to sense his thoughts, and a consciousness suddenly invaded his mind, slowly flowing with a lot of information.

[Immortal Tree of Eternity

Open Level: Basic

Current Divine Tree Spirit Seeds: 230

Do you want to enter the first layer of the Immortal Tree of Eternity?]

Ji Xia was taken aback. So this divine tree is called the Immortal Tree of Eternity? What are divine tree spirit seeds?

With a mix of doubt and curiosity, he confirmed in his mind: "Enter the first layer of the Immortal Tree of Eternity!"

The mysterious and massive divine tree in front of Ji Xia suddenly came a hundred times closer. The scene before his eyes began to shatter like a mirror, and the broken pieces quickly reassembled.

His consciousness remained still, sensing the vast aura of the Immortal Tree of Eternity, and the constantly changing scenery around him. He eventually arrived at a place that was pitch black but filled with many strange lights and light points.

He felt as if he were in an infinite universe, so small yet feeling like the master of this place.

The streams of light and light points seemed to sense his arrival, and they joyfully flowed and raced around him, making him feel incredibly amazed.

"Is this the first layer of the Immortal Tree of Eternity? What are these streams of light and light points?"

Ji Xia was puzzled. At that moment, another light point slowly flew by. He focused and saw that the light point, though tiny, contained a peculiar, thumb-sized creature.

It was a beautiful black-haired woman with an exquisite face and figure, but what was terrifying was that she had eight spider legs behind her, adorned with sharp, black thorns, curled up in a ball.

A piece of information flowed into Ji Xia's mind.

[Divine Monster Name: Jorōgumo

A powerful spider monster, skilled in using poison and enchantment.

Exchange Required Divine Tree Spirit Seeds: 600 points.]

"Jorōgumo? One of the most famous monsters in Japanese mythology?"

"Exchange required spirit seeds? Does that mean if I have enough spirit seeds to exchange for Jorōgumo, Jorōgumo can grow from the Immortal Tree of Eternity?"

Ji Xia marveled. He then looked at another light point, which contained a jade scroll bound with a ribbon, with four small characters written on it.

[Divine Object Name: Jade Scroll of Heavenly Secrets

After opening, it reveals a heavenly secret related to oneself.

Exchange Divine Tree Spirit Seeds: 3000 points.]

"3000 points? Recalling my pitiful 230 divine tree spirit seeds, I can't help but look away."

Another stream of light flew past Ji Xia, and in it stood a group of armored soldiers. They wore silver armor and held broadswords, standing solemnly and majestically.

Ji Xia was delighted, thinking to himself: "Indeed, there are divine objects similar to the Yin Army Nest. Although we just annihilated 6,000 of Jougoku's main forces, Taicang did not suffer too many casualties, and the Yin Army still has 800 soldiers.

However, Jougoku's strength is still far superior to Taicang. Jougoku still has 2,000 evil dog soldiers and tens of thousands of hunting soldiers. If we are careless, Taicang could still be destroyed."

[Divine Object Name: Heavenly Saint Right Guard Camp

Heavenly Saint Right Guard Camp: The strongest military unit under the command of the Sacred Emperor Heavenly Saint, equipped with broadswords, extremely powerful, with 5,000 Heavenly Saint Armored Soldiers.

Exchange Required Spirit Seeds: 6000!]

Ji Xia looked at his pitiful 230 divine tree spirit seeds and laughed bitterly: "It seems the Yin Army Nest and the Sword of Revenge are like starter packages. With my current spirit seeds, exchanging for the Heavenly Saint Guard Camp is just a pipe dream."

"I wonder how to obtain divine tree spirit seeds?"

[Divine Tree Spirit Seeds Acquisition Methods: Gain from the emotions of living beings, killing living beings; redeeming living beings; destroying nations; destroying races; creating races; destroying civilizations...]

A series of information flooded into Ji Xia's mind.

While digesting this information, Ji Xia was speechless: "Gaining from the emotions of living beings, killing living beings, redeeming living beings is understandable, but destroying nations? Destroying races? Creating races? Destroying civilizations?"

"Does the divine tree want me to be a tyrant who loves war, like Genghis Khan, a complete conqueror?"

He thought for a while, but with his current perspective, he couldn't understand the power needed to destroy a civilization, so he decided not to think about it.

"I wonder what I can exchange with these 230 spirit seeds?"

He carefully examined the light points and streams of light flowing past him and finally selected three light points.

Holding these three light points in his hand, Ji Xia felt a bit hesitant.

230 spirit seeds were not many, but there were things to exchange in the first layer of the divine tree, which made him pleasantly surprised.

"This Spirit Gathering Rune is a pleasant surprise."

[Divine Object: Spirit Gathering Rune

A basic rune from mythology used to gather spiritual energy and accelerate cultivation, can be planted within the body.

Required Divine Tree Spirit Seeds: 180 points.]

He had been on the battlefield of the wilderness and knew the importance of cultivation and the boundless power cultivators could possess.

However, the original owner of this body was a complete waste, with almost no cultivation foundation.

The Crown Prince was already nineteen years old. Although it was not too late to start cultivating now, he had wasted a lot of valuable time, and compared to other cultivators of the same age, he had a significant gap.

The Spirit Gathering Rune could make up for this gap. Although he didn't know how much faster the gathering of spiritual energy would be with the rune, Ji Xia had a mysterious confidence in the products of the divine tree.

The second and third choices made Ji Xia a bit hesitant.

[Divine Object: Bright Light Armor

Extremely hard armor that can withstand powerful attacks and provide the wearer with extraordinary energy.

Exchange Required Divine Tree Spirit Seeds: 50.]

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[Divine Object: Spirit Retention Gourd

Absorbs the souls of those who died within three days, keeping them in an unconscious state in the gourd.

Retention Period: One year

Exchange Required Divine Tree Spirit Seeds: 50 points.]

These two divine objects required exactly 50 spirit seeds each, and together with the 180 points for the Spirit Gathering Rune, they perfectly consumed all of Ji Xia's current spirit seeds.

Now, he was torn between which one to choose.

In terms of practicality, the Bright Light Armor was more useful. For the weak Ji Xia at this stage, having such a defensive treasure was very necessary.

Moreover, the Bright Light Armor could also provide the wearer with extraordinary energy, which made Ji Xia very tempted.

As for the Spirit Retention Gourd...

When he saw the gourd, he suddenly thought of the respected Taicang ruler, whom all Taicang people silently respected and were willing to die for.

From the mouths of his subjects, he learned that this great man named Ji Shang, due to a battle with a Jougoku general, was severely injured. Later, when the meteor disaster struck, he was so concerned about Taicang that he worked tirelessly without time to heal, and his health gradually deteriorated.

The Crown Prince's destruction of the Taicang Jade was the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing his heart to reverse and leading to his sudden death.

Ji Xia respected this man who had dedicated himself to the country and its people, and he felt a bit guilty.

He knew that the one who had angered Ji Shang was not him, but he still felt guilty towards the former ruler, perhaps influenced by the Crown Prince's memories.

Just like a person from a civilized era, when he came to this vast wilderness, he felt no sense of disorientation, and even killing with his own hands did not make him uncomfortable.

After much deliberation, Ji Xia bit his lip and made a firm decision in his mind.

"The Bright Light Armor can be exchanged at any time, but the ruler's soul will be unable to be gathered in the Spirit Retention Gourd after the deadline."

"Perhaps when the second layer of the divine tree space opens, a method to revive the former ruler can be found."

"Exchange the Spirit Gathering Rune and the Spirit Retention Gourd."

A faint golden light emitted from his body, transforming into strange seeds that covered the light points corresponding to the Spirit Gathering Rune and the Spirit Retention Gourd.

These two light points flew away from Ji Xia's hand, expanded, and then disappeared from the first layer of the Immortal Tree of Eternity.

Ji Xia's mind moved, and the first layer space shattered and reassembled, and he reappeared in front of the Immortal Tree of Eternity.

The divine tree remained as massive and mysterious as ever. The only change was that two fruits had grown on the first layer of branches.

These two fruits were like amber, crystal clear and very beautiful.

One amber fruit contained a rune emitting a blue light, gently pulsating.

The other fruit contained a light brown gourd, plain and unremarkable.